My friends all over the country are back in school mode after Labor Day finally! I think our state is one of the first to go back. When I was in high school, these first few weeks of school were usually spent going over the summer reading and assignments for the advanced classes. Did you … Continue reading This Week: September 7th
I woke up this morning thinking we still had a few weeks left before Labor Day...but that's tomorrow! How are we already at the end of another month?! I hope you and your family are celebrating safely this weekend - we are spending some time finishing up projects around the house and reading lots of … Continue reading This Week: August 31st
If you noticed some missing posts the past week or so....I want to explain. Do you remember a few weeks ago when I mentioned we were playing the "is it allergies or did you catch something at school" game? Well....the smallest Barger caught COVID his first week of school and shared it with all of … Continue reading This Week: August 24th
So many of my friends have teens starting their senior year of high school in the next few weeks - does that include you? We have been talking about our own memories of those final days of childhood quite a bit lately, so I thought this week would be a great time to explore coming … Continue reading This Week: August 17th
Happy Sunday, friends! Our house is dealing with all the expected first week of school things and preparing for the second week - homework, charging computers, washing uniforms, signing forms....and playing the "is it allergies, or did you catch something at school" game. Last week really ran us all down as we got used to … Continue reading This Week: August 10th
And just like that, summer is over for our house! Tomorrow, my youngest starts his first day of 4th grade and we are all so very excited for what this year has in store for him. One thing I'm not excited about? Less time to read - so much more time in the car running … Continue reading This Week: August 3rd
I am offline this weekend to celebrate my birthday, but I'm still having a lot of literary-focused fun! Between reading good books and trips to some of my favorite independent booksellers, I'm celebrating with my favorite people this weekend and getting ready to share good books with you this week. A birthday party turned hostage … Continue reading This Week: July 27th
This week is all about birthdays! While it's not quite my birthday, it is in the next few days and I am reading some great books to celebrate! We are reading about a birthday vacation that changes everything, a presidential biography, and a phenomenal book by one of my favorite authors! What are you reading … Continue reading This Week: July 20th
At this point in the summer, I'm thinking about travel. I don't usually take vacations in the summer because it's like a sauna in the Georgia heat, but it's a great time to start planning a fall getaway. This week's prompt has us thinking about those vacations, too, as we read books set in a … Continue reading This Week: July 13th
When it gets this hot, I always wish I could get away to somewhere cooler...or at least to somewhere with plenty of sand and water! When I went on vacation earlier this year, I loved spending my mornings on the beach watching the sunrise over the Atlantic while reading a good book. Do you like … Continue reading This Week: July 6th
