I Brake for Library Book Sales

Another day, another library book sale haul. Oh, and I won the tote bag in the library’s summer reading raffle drawing! Right now we’re reading/listening to “The Indian in the Cupboard” by Lynne Reid Banks (with dad) and “All-of-a-Kind Family” by Sydney Taylor (car rides without dad). 📚 What are you reading/listening to?

Extreme Book Nerd 2024 – Completed!

We enjoy participating in the Idaho Falls extreme book nerd challenges even though we live in Nevada now. The challenges are a lot of fun. The books have to be at least 100 pages in length to count for this challenge. Here’s what we listened to together or read independently to complete the Idaho Falls … Continue reading Extreme Book Nerd 2024 – Completed!

Winter Reading Challenge

My kiddos and I just completed various levels of our library’s winter reading challenge. The challenge begins in late November and concludes in late February. It was a lot of fun! I’m so grateful for our librarians who put so much creativity into these fun programs! This particular challenge certainly makes the coldest part of … Continue reading Winter Reading Challenge

Happy Mother’s Day to Me

Found this 8ft bookshelf at Idaho Youth Ranch thrift store for $70. Found the ladder (which is hinged and folds into a chair) at Deseret Industries thrift store for $40. Finally having a place to put my book collection - priceless! Update 5/12/22: Since setting up our home library with 2 bookcases, the one shown … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day to Me