One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛
I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
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When a stressful week with deadlines ends with Nat When a stressful week with deadlines ends with National Cheese Lovers Day, how could I not partake? Tbh, I wasn’t especially hungry, and the appetizers are always the best section of any menu, so the queso blanco from El Mejicano in town wasn’t too hard a choice. It’s smoky and cheesy and I could have licked the bowl clean, but a girl’s gotta have some boundaries. Happy weekend, friends! ✨
A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her of me and dropped it off in our mailbox, which really touched me. 💛 Life is too freaking short not to make conscious decisions to do more of what makes you happy, and to cut out the things that don’t. Rainbow Rowell said it best, “So, what if, instead of thinking about solving you whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.”
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I mean, I might have a slight obsession but also m I mean, I might have a slight obsession but also my lips are never chapped, so there’s that. 😂 And this is only one of my refill stashes. When I was in middle school, I had literally THE WORST chapped lips ever. Like a complete red ring around my top and bottom lips. I don’t think that’s where my lip balm obsession started, but it certainly didn’t help. Jersey winters are no joke (or our hot summers), so don’t mind me while I just add to my collection. What’s your fave?
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The 100 Book Challenge

September 6, 2008 · 100 Book Challenge, Narrative

peter-rabbit.jpgGrowing up, nary a day went by where you wouldn’t find me with my head buried in a book.  I could easily while away hours on end, lying on my bed, getting lost in chapter after chapter of something, anything.  These days, my love for the written word hasn’t changed, although my time spent lying on the bed reading quietly is certainly limited with two kids and an endless list of things to do.  Now I just choose my titles a little more carefully.

It tickles me to no end that Nicholas is following in my footsteps.  We make regular trips to the library … both the “real” library and the bookstore, which Nicholas also calls the library.  I haven’t decided yet if that’s a good thing or not.  I think it is.

During the school year, when the Scholastic book order forms come home every month, we sit together and pore over them, carefully compiling a list of which books to get.  Now as he can read more and more by himself, he gets even more excited when we read together, reading a lot of it right along with me.

Tonight, as I read both kids The Tale of Peter Rabbit, I told Nicholas that I thought we should have a little challenge.

“What does ‘challenge’ mean, Mom?” he asked.

“It means that we kind of have a little contest to see if we can do something or not.”

“Oh,” he said, mulling it over in his mind.  “What do we have to do?”

“Let’s see if we can read 100 different books by Christmas.  What do you think?”

He nodded.  He was in.  Since we read stories together all the time, the 100 by Christmas isn’t as much of a challenge as reading 100 different titles is.  We decided we would use tonight’s book choice as our first one on the list, since, believe it or not, it was the first time we had read The Tale of Peter Rabbit together.  I know, simply unacceptable.

I created a 100 Book Challenge page on the nav bar up on the top of this site, so if you’re interested, you can follow along with us.  We’d love to hear some of your favorite books and recommendations.  Happy reading!

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  1. Sandy S says

    September 6, 2008 at 11:47 pm

    This is a great idea, Cate! We’ve been doing “family reading” for years, and the kids are still really into it (we all read our own books together; but they still like to be read to occasionally, and to read aloud). It’s a great way to keep them engaged in books even into the “reading’s not cool” years. :)

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  2. Sarah says

    September 7, 2008 at 12:12 am

    Are you going to read 100 new books? or is it 100 diff books, even if you’ve read them before? Just curious.

    That is such a great idea. Good lucK!

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  3. Cate says

    September 7, 2008 at 12:15 am

    Sandy – that’s great that they’ve continued as they’ve gotten older. I think once you get bitten by the reading bug, that’s it. :)

    Sarah – The goal is 100 books that we have not read before, although I’m sure we’ll be visting some favorites along the way, just no repeats. Luckily he already has quite the colletcion to get us going.

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  4. Missus Dymund says

    September 7, 2008 at 8:50 am

    This is a great idea, I highly recommend anything by Lauren Child, especially Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Book? and Beware the Storybook Wolves. They are both fun twists on fairy tales, and the protagonist is a little boy just starting to read on his own. Very funny and clever for adults as well as kids. When Madeline is into books, your family may also get a kick out of the Charlie and Lola series, wherein a little sister frequently drives her older brother bonkers. This series is also an animated BBC TV series.

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  5. claire says

    September 7, 2008 at 4:44 pm

    Such a fun idea!

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One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛
I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
✌🏻 ✌🏻
When you really really really want to be best frie When you really really really want to be best friends. 💛
When a stressful week with deadlines ends with Nat When a stressful week with deadlines ends with National Cheese Lovers Day, how could I not partake? Tbh, I wasn’t especially hungry, and the appetizers are always the best section of any menu, so the queso blanco from El Mejicano in town wasn’t too hard a choice. It’s smoky and cheesy and I could have licked the bowl clean, but a girl’s gotta have some boundaries. Happy weekend, friends! ✨
A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her of me and dropped it off in our mailbox, which really touched me. 💛 Life is too freaking short not to make conscious decisions to do more of what makes you happy, and to cut out the things that don’t. Rainbow Rowell said it best, “So, what if, instead of thinking about solving you whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.”
The face and the daily hiccups… 😍 The face and the daily hiccups… 😍
I mean, I might have a slight obsession but also m I mean, I might have a slight obsession but also my lips are never chapped, so there’s that. 😂 And this is only one of my refill stashes. When I was in middle school, I had literally THE WORST chapped lips ever. Like a complete red ring around my top and bottom lips. I don’t think that’s where my lip balm obsession started, but it certainly didn’t help. Jersey winters are no joke (or our hot summers), so don’t mind me while I just add to my collection. What’s your fave?

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