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After the brouhaha from Thoroughly Modern Millie, I feel like I am way more sensitive to racism so when I get asked “Where am I from?”, this video immediately comes to mind. So where am I from? Or where am I from … from?! I was born in Anaheim, California, not far from Disneyland. I grew…
Happy Mother’s Day! Hope you enjoy this viral video with the very funny mom song. I’ll bet you can relate to it! “The Mom” song, sung to the William Tell Overture, by Anita Renfroe. What a mom says in 24 hours, condensed into 2 minutes and 55 seconds! Hilarious and talented! Lyrics for “The Mom…
Happy Sunday ladies! Happy Mother’s Day to all! I hope you’re having a wonderful and blessed day! We are looking for guest co-hosts! Feel free to fill out the form HERE to guest host! Welcome to Countdown in Style ~ Week {21}! Here are our favorites from Week 20: Have you ever been challenged to…
I wanted you to meet Jonathan Stroud next. He was part of the Rick Riordan Mega Awesome event along with Ridley Pearson and Eoin Colfer. Jonathan is a Brit with the world’s best wife. She let him quit his job to try to be a writer. It was six months before Bartimaeus emerged in its infancy…
This is the last year we’ll be able to watch the Boston Marathon from our living room window because we are moving nearby but no longer on the route. I am happy that we were able to watch this special year, reeling from the bombings that affected everyone by two degrees of separation. It was especially weird…
Now that it’s spring and we can finally get outside here in Boston, it’s a great time to explore. My kids have this aversion to insects — I’m not sure why, but they are terrified by spiders in particular — so some outside insect exploration would be a good thing. I like to use books…
I am so proud of my freshman college roommate, Sylvia Mathews Burwell. She will be the next Health Secretary on Obama’s Cabinet. “President Barack Obama announced Friday that he will nominate Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who currently directs the White House budget office, to be the next health secretary, the Cabinet official who’s ultimately responsible for…