Even though I don’t have a cat now, I grew up with Siamese cats so I thought I would round out my Foods that Kills Dogs with a cat version. I noticed that the foods are basically the same for dogs and cats but I found a chart of plants that are bad for cats (and probably dogs too).
Author: Pragmatic Mom
Family Reunion Vacations: Kennebunkport, Maine, The Colony Hotel
This was our second Family Reunion Vacation trip and it was based on my family’s two previous pleasant summer seaside vacation and I have to say that results were so good that I absolutely recommend The Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport, Maine if you are looking for a New England Beach family reunion destination.
Chinese for Munchkins App for Kids
iPhone app: Chinese for Munchkins
HUMOR: Cartoon of Teachers 1960 vs. 2010
Funny cartoon of teachers in 1960 versus 2010
Mom, Are We Rich? and Other Tough Questions …
My brother sent me this great article from the New York Times Money section. Written by Ron Lieber and published on July 9, 2010, you can click here for the entire article. It’s a nicely done article when kids ask the darndest questions:
How Much Do You Make?
Are We Rich? Are We Poor?
Why Don’t We Have (fill in the blank…)? Summer Home? 2nd Car?
2010 Children’s Book Award Winners
2010 Children’s Lit Award Winners: Caldecott, Newbery, Batchelder, Belpre, Geisel, and Silbert awards.
If You Love That Dog by Creech, A Latina Version
This novel is a thing of beauty; three parts: poetry, prose and letters to mami who remains in Puerto Rico. Short chapters, each a vignette or snippet of poetic prose or, actual poetry. Told from Maria’s perspective, we, the reader, watch Maria blossom in her barrio neighborhood of New York City to become a poet. I suspect this is Judith Ortiz Cofer’s own story as she, too, immigrated from San Juan and is now a creative writing professor.