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My top 10 BEA moments (which really aren’t in top 10 order, because how could I possibly choose?) 10) Twitter people! It was great to put ...

Put on your sunglasses, ‘cuz I am beaming ! If you haven’t checked it out yet, stop over to Jonathan Maberry’s blog and read his interview ...

647 tickets were sold for Rick Riordan’s book signing in New Jersey last night. Run by the Clinton Bookshop , the event began with Riordan ...

Some people handle meeting their heroes with poise and grace. I can’t even handle crossing the kitchen without walking into a chair, droppi...

I always mean to update my Goodreads list, but I never do. I also have every intention of keeping a book journal or rating the books I rea...

We have a pickle tray in my family. I’m not sure if this is a normal thing or just a wacky my-family thing, but we do. It’s glass or cryst...

Sixth graders are not stealthy. This isn’t news to me, but it was brought to my attention today –yet again – in a quite adorable way. Apri...

The high temp for Doylestown today was 86°. The lowest temperature my classroom managed today was 86° - and that was at 7:30 in the morning ...

I am NOT a ballerina – and not just because of a mid-recital-altercation that may have taken place when I was six (more on that below). I’m...

What was the headstone company thinking when they posted a sign reading: “Drive Safe. We Can Wait” ? I obsess over this each time we drive p...

I volunteered at an Autism Awareness 5K this morning. I probably could’ve run it, but – since the tan lines from last summer’s ankle brace ...

Whatever temperature today was, it’s my favorite. I needed to apply sunblock before post-school lounging in the backyard with a book. There ...

“And they all lived happily ever after.” My dad would close the book cover and lean down to give me goodnight kiss. “And then what?” This ...

There’s a scene in Alice in Wonderland where the White Rabbit oversees the playing cards as they frantically paint tulips. Yes, paint them...

26. 2 miles = length of a marathon (42.195 kilometers) 113 = Yesterday – April 20th, 2009 – was the 113th Boston Marathon. 25,000 + = the n...

Today is Marathon Monday in Boston, the first day of Massachusetts’s spring break, and also Patriots’ Day. It’s Marathon Monday that drew m...

There’s a brick tied with pink ribbon that sits on the floor beside the bureau in my childhood bedroom. It was a gift from four of my best f...

There are a few things I can depend upon in this world. The emphasis here is in things , not people. There are lots of people I can depend ...

♫ There’s a song that they sing when they take to the highway ♫ And conveniently that is a line from my song; the song that I sing when we...

I’m not naturally an unhappy person. Naturally I’m a please-keep-her-away-from-sugar-because-she’s-already-overly-effusive person. But I don...