Ellie@Home by Nicole Kapise-Perkins

Here dear friends is an update from my family's reading. Again, a few (new) favs for Lulu's Library: Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin: TOO FUNNY! This fabulous book is a nearly step-by-step guide to hosting the perfect dragon party. Just make sure you don't forget to serve tacos, because dragons LOVE tacos!!! What Forest Knows by George Ella Lyon (with a nod to Illustrator August Hall!): The best word to describe this book is 'beautiful.' Beautiful illustrations (very, I might add), simple but beautiful text, this book about the changing of the seasons and what the forest 'knows' has become a bedtime favorite, and my little guy loves to point out details of the pictures and discuss them. Check this one out: I'm sure it will become a favorite. Good Night Yoga by Mariam Gates: This sweet bedtime story is written as a series of yoga poses, guaranteed to get your little one interacting, but in just the way you would want them to at bedtime. Col

    Despite my best intentions, my blog has again been neglected: work has taken a 360 and I've been left somewhere in the dust (can you see me waving?). My supervisor, who is a very good friend, is leaving the facility we work at, moving on to new adventures, and guess who gets to fill in for her in the meantime? Yep. Yours truly. Do you have any idea how much stuff goes into being an activity director???? I didn't either. I don't think I can manage half as well as she has, but I'm going to try my best. It is, after all, the best that I can do.      Today I have a rare day off, with no plans except grocery shopping and returning overdue library books. I am finding this rather wonderful. True, there are a dozen things I could do today: the living room corners are so cobwebby that the spiders can't find vacancies (though this means I don't have to decorate for Halloween...maybe this isn't so horrible after all...), my little boy's room is so messy I ca

October 6, 2015 How Much Water Should You Drink Each Day? How much water should you drink each day? This topic is discussed constantly and before we answer how much, I think it’s important that we understand just how incredibly important water is to the body. Water is the most important “nutrient” in the body. It makes up about 55-60% of our total body mass and is found in all tissues. You can go about eight weeks without food, but only a few days without water. The roles of water in the body are pretty incredible. Here’s a list of some of the important things water does to support the body : Improves oxygen delivery to the cells Transports nutrients Enables cellular hydration Cushions bones and joints Regulates body temperature Removes wastes and flushes toxins Prevents tissues from sticking Lubricates joints Improves cell-to-cell communications Maintains normal electrical properties of the cells Empowers the body’s natural healing process As you can see

All Hallows Eve :                        A Tale of Terror                               … sort of .                               By                  Nicole Kapise Perkins                        ‘Twas All Hallow’s Eve and all through the house everyone was cowering in fear of a vampire mouse. Ragged socks hung dripping by the fireplace with dread; we hoped Jack O’Lantern wouldn’t stuff them with shrunken heads. The dumb supper was set out, a plate of bread and a horn of stout; carved pumpkins glared ghastly grins, guarding those that slept within. From the woods there came a howl and a shriek, on the steps a creak; I dove to the floor and rolled under my bed, dragging a quilt to hide my head. Something slimy snuffled and burbled, my stomach quivered and gurgled. Mom told me not to eat so much candy; now a monster will hear it and eat me, isn’t that just dandy. An evil green glow

I just placed a big order at my library the other day, but decided I needed something to read while I was waiting, and so dug around in the biographies, and was rewarded with:                                                                                                         AND:                                                                                       I'm finishing Dean Koontz's Brother Odd, but I've only got a couple chapters to go, then on to history! Herstory!

These aren't true recipes, but I doubt you keep this stuff in your bathroom, and our great-great grandmothers did make up all kinds of home remedies in their kitchens, so......(these are from my fav blog, Hello Natural) Feel Better Faster with 8 Natural Cough + Sore Throat Remedies September 29, 2015 by Dana Raidt 4 Comments I don’t know about you, but to me coughing and sore throats are probably the worst cold symptoms—worse than all the others combined! When I get a sore throat in the winter months, it’s a surefire sign I’m about to be feeling like crap for a few days, and the pain can be unbearable. (When you can’t even swallow because it hurts—ugh.) A hacking cough isn’t any fun to deal with either. Of course, the first line of defense against sore throats and coughs is to keep your immune system working properly through eating the right foods , getting plenty of rest and managing your stress level. But, when the inevitable sore throat or cough strikes, here