November 23, 2009 – 7:39 am
Thanksgiving happens to be my favorite holiday of the year. People expect less of me than they do on Christmas. Cooking is one of my hobbies. I adore Turkey. And I have a lot to be thankful for.
We tend to list the big things we are thankful for each year. But it goes without saying that I am grateful for my family, friends, career, house, pets…etc…etc…
What are some of the small things you feel thankful for? I’ll go first.
Farm fresh brown eggs.
Coffee in the morning.
Slip on shoes.
A child’s sense of humor.
That my favorite authors existed.
The hutch my husband built me.
Making apple butter.
The smell of my favorite spices.
Family jokes.
There’s just a few. It’s fun to sit down and take a moment to think of the small things we so easily overlook that have contributed to our joy and content.
Happy thanksgiving. 
October 16, 2009 – 2:31 pm
Cheerios Spoonful of Stories literacy project is holding a vote for books that will appear inside of boxes of Cheerios, and BEAR NEEDS YOUR HELP!
Vote for Bear!
To recap, Spoonful of Stories is a great project designed to get free books into the hands of young kids. Millions of quality children’s books are printed in itty-bitty kid-sized copies and put in specially marked Cheerios boxes! Talk about the best cereal prize ever!Books to read!
Bear’s New Friend is behind and Bear needs your help. VOTE. And you can vote daily too.
Here’s How To Vote
1. Click on this link.
2. Click on the “MORE BOOKS” link at the bottom of the page.
3. Vote for Bear’s New Friend.
4. Remember to visit the site daily to vote again!
I thank you all for your support! And I apologize for the shameful begging.
October 12, 2009 – 4:21 pm
Great news! Sleepyhead was chosen to be a Spoonful of Stories book. This is exciting because it means that my book is getting right where every children’s author dreams their books will end up–the hands of kids.
Spoonful of Stories is a literacy project that is a joint effort of Cheerios and First Book (children’s literacy charity). This time the news gets even better though– every book will have the story printed in both English and Spanish!
If you’d like to learn more about this great project or just discuss literature in general, the awesome Mom It Forward blog is hosting a Twitter chat tomorrow and I’m a panel member! Hope to see ya there. Here’s some info.
