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I have been patiently waiting for the Nook, an eBook reader from Barnes & Noble and can’t thank them enough for asking me to join in their webinars to learn more about the Nook and for sending me a Nook.
The Nook arrives in a hard plastic case. The sleek device is nice to hold and [...]
A little yeehaw, yayhoo, and hoodoggies are in order for this year’s western gift guide! Talk about some great submissions into this year’s gift guide! It was super hard to narrow it down but I had to or else I’d be spending the whole dang year writing the posts for them! Today, I’m bringing [...]
When I was growing up, there was one book that always stood out to me; The Lion, The Witch , and The Wardrobe. Isn’t it funny what stays with you? I mean, of all books I’ve read, THAT one has stayed with me. It’s the magical wonder and wild imagination thing I suppose. [...]
And LeapFrog made me Ambassador! I was so excited when LeapFrog asked me to be ambassador of their Summer Reading Program! As Ambassador, I would be given the LeapFrog Tag Reading Systems to my local libraries, including some extra Tag Kits to handout to families! (That’s another post, this one’s about the library;)
I chose to [...]
We decorate our house with junk mostly but several pieces are real cowboy gear that has been retired. When I say junk, I mean old things like whiskey jugs and gas cans and pieces of branded barn wood. We have this shelf over the fireplace and it’s pretty much the focal point of the house [...]
It’s a flat out fact that reading makes your kids smarter. It increased their vocabulary and creativity at the same time. To encourage your child to read, Scholastic is giving one winner 4 books tailored for their child. A great value and a great thing you can do for your kid by [...]