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Dec
Celebrating The Winter Solstice
Happy Winter! December 21st or December 22nd of each year marks the first day of winter. For the past year or so, my family has been celebrating the rhythm of the seasons marked by the solstices and equinoxes. We find this to be a good way to learn about, reflect, prepare, and celebrate the season […]
11
Feb
Chinese New Year Storytime
新年快樂 Happy Chinese New Year! The most important Chinese holiday for the year, the Lunar New Year, started yesterday and will go on for the next 15 days. I have an extreme fondness of Chinese holidays and have many Chinese parents and families that regularly attend Sunday storytime, so having a Chinese New Year storytime […]
22
Nov
Happy Thanksgiving
Wishing everyone a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving Day! With much love, Rebecca Image: Roald Dahl, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Knopf, 1970. Illustrated by Donald Chaffin via Flavorwire
8
Jul
Two
And then she was two. Today is L’s second birthday. Since I worked today, we celebrated before I left with a big girl birthday brunch of blueberry pancakes, watermelon juice, and cupcakes. She opened her presents from us… a few books and a tea set. Tea parties ensued for the remainder of the day. When […]
4
Jul
Happy 4th
Land of the free and the home of the brave. Have a happy and safe 4th of July! image source: Neo-Traditionalist
28
May
Memorial Day Hello
Happy Memorial Day! How was everyone’s weekend? Go anywhere exciting? Read any good books? My sister-in-law is visiting us for the holiday, so we’ve been enjoying some family pool time, gardening, and outside play. Definitely have relished the two days in a row off work. With that said, the library was closed yesterday and today […]
23
Jan
Chinese New Year Storytime
新年快乐! Happy Chinese New Year! Today marks the Lunar New Year, so for yesterday’s storytime we celebrated the event with some special books and a dragon craft. It was by far the biggest crowd I’ve ever read to (about 60+). A great way to ring in the new year! Chinese New Year Storytime Line Up: […]
25
Dec
Season’s Greetings
Hello and Merry Christmas! We’ve been spending the holiday at my folks houses in Texas. Have some great pics to share with you upon our return this week! Hope everyone is at home safe and cozy with friends and family. Much love to you and yours, Rebecca image source: greetings
1
Dec
December
December, December, how is it already December? Found the above chalkboard at the Habitat for Humanity restore. We had lots of fun with it for Nacho Normal Thanksgiving… Thanksgiving was just the right amount of chaos to take us away from our usual chaos. Lots of family. Lots of friends. Lots of love. Before Thanksgiving […]
22
Nov
This Week
There will be no Storytime Sunday post this week. I was off last Sunday. BUT, they will resume next week and owls will be the theme! While I’m still contemplating which stories to read, I’ve already picked out a fun, owly craft. As family and friends slowly trickle in for the holiday weekend (the head […]
