by Mary Carver | Apr 8, 2016 | Books, Movies & TV
I left one thing out of last week’s What I’m Into post. I’ve been working more hours on my part-time job, which means more hours sitting at my computer. And that means I’ve had more time to listen to podcasts. My three favorites are The Popcast...
by Mary Carver | Apr 2, 2016 | Books, Movies & TV, Giving Up on Perfect, What I'm Into
March is for tea parties. And Easter shoes and father/daughter dances and reading fun books. It was also a month for orthodontist appointments, real estate transactions, and taxes. So, basically, it was just like any other month – jam packed with great things...
by Mary Carver | Mar 11, 2016 | Books, Movies & TV, Giving Up on Perfect
I really don’t like to quit things. I mean. Non-job things. Because Lord knows I have quit more than my share of jobs. And, FINE, diets. Or, as the diet people call them, LIFESTYLE CHANGES. Whatevs. I have quit a whole bunch of those, too. But TV shows? Or movie...
by Mary Carver | Feb 16, 2016 | Books, Movies & TV, parenting
Several months ago I shared a list of 16 children’s books about the library. It was a perfect storm of some of my very favorite things: lists, books, the library. But as I told you then, once I started searching for kids’ books about the library, I...
by Mary Carver | Jan 20, 2016 | Books, Movies & TV
I haven’t seen the new Stars Wars movie yet. Okay? I know. I KNOW. I am as appalled – nay, more appalled – by this fact as you are. Especially when I consider that the movie came out on my birthday. MY BIRTHDAY. And when you combine it with the...
by Mary Carver | Jan 19, 2016 | My Life
When I first started dreaming up ideas for my book launch party, I tried to think of ways to add JOY to the event. That makes sense, right? I immediately thought of a flash mob. And then I thought of Jimmy Fallon. I mean, flash mobs and Jimmy Fallon bits (specifically...
