Tag Archives: Children

Quiet Time

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Cathy LaGrow

I saw a woman at the park the other day who held forth to a group of her friends, no kidding, for at least an hour solid. I kept looking up from my book, in astonishment – Yep, she’s still talking. … Continue reading →

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My Swiftly Tilting Planet

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Cathy LaGrow

On the Tuesday before Christmas, when my husband was on vacation, we took our boys to a water park, located at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville. This is the place where they house the Spruce Goose and lots of … Continue reading →

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The Littlest Bookworm

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Cathy LaGrow

A Mama friend recently asked me to recommend some books for her fifth-grade daughter (who is reading at a ninth-grade level, but the teachers apparently want her to stick with fifth-grade books, which sounds to me like some sort of … Continue reading →

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