Yearly Archives: 2009


Word of the Week

besiege (v.) to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble If troops besiege their stronghold, the rebel forces may be forced to surrender SYNONYMS: blockade, encircle, pressure, hound Source: Vocabulary Workshop New Edition     SADLIER-OXFORD      Jerome Shostak   Level A
















Weekend Edition

William-Sonoma Fun Food 25 Delicious Recipes That Kids Can Cook Review This cookbook is great for kids. All of the steps are clearly printed and there are helpful pictures throughout the book. There are also many variations of the basic recipe. This is one of the many cookbooks that William-Sonoma […]


Funday Friday

The Little Giant® Book of CARD GAMES by Alfred Sheinwold, Sheila Anne Barry, and Marie Golick This book has almost every card game (literally speaking.) It has poker, old maid, solitaire. Almost everything (literally speaking again.) I learned so many new card games from the book, and I still have […]




Guest Blogger…..M.O.M

Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot By Dav Pilkey Pictures by Martin Ontiveros Ricky Rocotta is a young small mouse (who wears glasses) and lives in Squeakyville with his mother and father, and is often lonely. Bullies pick on him and so he wishes something BIG would happen. The appearance of Dr. […]