While I was “researching” the Harriet Carter catalog for blog fodder, I came across a pore cleaning device “as seen on TV” and felt it was ridiculous, possibly useless, and I must have it. However, I was unwilling to pay $7.95 on the off chance that one of my pores could be cleansed of [...]
This lovely little book about potty training has done a number on me. Just binging up the topic of potty training now that Magoo’s nearing 2 and a half makes me twitch a little. I delight in the fact that he’s not showing the signs of readiness. Rather than looking forward with [...]
The internet’s been down all day here so Tip Tuesday is gonna be mostly on Wednesday this week but I know you can roll “wid” it because y’all are cool like that.
When Laylee was first born, I read to her obsessively. I had all kinds of reading goals, plans and agendas and I loved [...]
I periodically sign up to receive review copies of books that seem interesting to me. The books arrive and I open them with anticipation. I touch and cuddle the books and put them on a stack next to my computer, waiting for the magical day when I will suddenly be overcome with the [...]
We took my review copy of Poetry Speaks to Children on vacation with us this July to try it out with the kids. It’s a hard cover picture book of poetry compiled by Elise Paschen with poems written by just about every famous poet around and a few I’d never heard of.
It comes with [...]
J. K. Rowling is trying to take over the world through social isolation, lack of personal hygiene and sleep deprivation. With half the world’s population starved for quality sleep, unshowered and refusing to talk to even their closest friends, Ms. Rowling is poised to take over the muggle world.
I finally finished last night and [...]
And now for installment 4 of The Series:
Finally a shelf big enough for my VCR!!
“TV Topshelf - Sturdy shelf lets your TV do something handy!”
After Gandalf was reborn, he invented his own line of cleaning products.
White Wizard Stain Remover
The trees are lonely.
“Sweet William Floral Ring - Pre-seeded floral ring spruces up lonely trees instantly!”
Whoever said [...]
And now for week 3 of The Series:
If you don’t have enough pet hair on your couch, you can get it in just 3 easy steps.
Doggy Steps™
Why waste another day worrying about that ugly septic pipe in your yard when you could spend your time looking at an ugly fake plastic tree stump? (includes lifelike [...]
And now for week 2 of The Series:
If you purchased all of the organizers and devices in the catalog, you would need an organizer to hold all of your organizers. It appears that the catalog itself is an organizer for exclamation points and photographs of sythetic materials.
“Dashboard Organizer keeps essentials at your fingertips so [...]
Dan and I love getting the Harriet Carter catalog and devour it like we’re reading the color funnies. But more than an entertaining page-turner, the Harriet Carter catalog is also an educational tool. The next 4 weekends, I will share some lessons we’ve learned from Harriet Carter that may enrich your lives as [...]
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