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  • Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail | Book Study Activities

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    NATE THE GREAT AND THE SNOWY TRAILLooking for a winter chapter book for guided reading in First Grade or Second Grade? Nate the Great and the Snowy...

  • Your Guide to Winter 2023 YA Books: January-March

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    It might be blustery out, and it might be cold and darker out than you’d prefer, but there is something to be celebrated about January. In additio...

  • In 2022, We Wanted to Tease That Brain of Yours

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    Puzzles are everywhere these days—on our phones and in our hands and in the corners of our brains. And we think maybe we know why: Puzzles are safe...

  • 10+ Things, 1/1

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    Happy New Year! The girls are still on their holiday break until next Wednesday, but we just got back to Chicago and we’re enjoying some downtime...

  • The ultimate guide to getting upgraded on United Airlines

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    With increased ticket prices and the same reduced pandemic-era status requirements in 2022, many United Airlines MileagePlus members have recently ...

  • It’s a NEW YEAR

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     I woke up super excited! It's a New Year, and we have another 365 days to do stuff! This time last year, I was deep in the throes of decluttering,...

  • Extreme Dot to Dot: Around the World Review {Timberdoodle’s Customized Curriculum Kit}

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    D has been using her customized Timberdoodle kit for her 8th grade year.  I want to share with you today one of the fun items included in her math...

  • Stanley Kubrick Used Full Metal Jacket’s Casting Call As A Publicity Stunt

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    By the time Stanley Kubrick came to direct "Full Metal Jacket" in the mid-1980s, his legendary status had been well and truly established. At that ...

  • Skiing, Puzzling, and Overlooking - The Week in Review

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    Good morning from Maine where it's overcast and unseasonably warm. I took most of the week off to ski with my kids, teach some skiing lessons to ot...

  • Superhero Bits: Wakanda Forever Sets A Box Office Record, Fewer Marvel Shows On Disney+ In 2023 & More

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    (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For c...

  • The Blue House Tour

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    June calls our home, “The Blue House.” We always laugh because the house is actually a dark gray color that I’ve always said looks more blue, but G...

  • “Hiding In Plain Sight”: 82 Photos That You Might Need To Stare At For A Moment Before You Catch What’s Hiding

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    I spy, with my little eye, something in the sky! Something blue! Something fuzzy! Something sharp! Something you can eat! Something that wouldn’t b...