Category Archives: Life Stuff

Messages of Beauty

Jessica Alba is featured on the cover of Self Magazine’s February 2010 issue and in the issue she talks pretty blatantly about her body after baby. Pregnancy was the most incredible experience I’ve ever had, so I’ll take the stretch marks. I’ll take the sagging boobs. I’ll take the cellulite I can never get rid of. [...]
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Adventures in Spelling

We watch a lot of movies in the Yule household. Frankly, its one of the few cheap things that we all can enjoy together, plus I get to stay in my sweats and eat popcorn (heaven). One night, the Yule Clan gathered to watch the infamous movie, “Up.” As we were all settling into the [...]
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Childhood Memories, Rats, and a Present

One of my favorite books of childhood was the movie-edition of Mrs. Brisby and the Rats of NIMH (also known as Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH and The Secret of NIMH). While I also adored the movie, the book was extra special because I could pour over the beautiful images from the movie. [...]
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The Aftermath of a Good Book

Last week, I finished listening to The Road by Cormac McCarthy. After I listened to the last CD in my van, I did  not turn the radio on and I did not put in another CD. I just drove in silence. I wanted to absorb every word the narrator had spoken. I wanted to hear [...]
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Teaching Book Freakishness to My Child

Callapidder Days is hosting a challenge called Fall Into Reading. The challenge is to basically catch up on your reading and/or accomplish some kind of reading goal. This is a wonderful challenge for the season! In Minnesota, we have only three months of summer and I have to cram every possible outdoor activity into [...]
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