Quotation Saturday: It's All About MEEEEEEEE! (Selfishness)

Mamacita says:  Everybody is selfish on occasion; it’s human nature to want to “feel good,” and “look out for Number One” and think things like “this is best for ME,” and “I won’t share my candy!” and “It’s all for … Continue reading

Update: Quotation Saturday: Children's and YA Literature Quiz

Mamacita says: By popular demand – and I really had no idea I was popular at all – here are the answers to the literature quiz of a few weeks ago.  I would have posted this sooner, but teachers asked … Continue reading

"Slow Down" My Aunt Fanny

Mamacita says:  I hated elementary school, and by “hated” what I really mean is, well, HATED. I learned to read when I was really little, but I have never read as most other people do.  When I read, I look … Continue reading

Poetry Friday: Emily Dickinson, and Katie Rose Belford

Mamacita says:  Emily Dickinson knew me; that’s the only explanation. How else could she have. . . . known? This first poem helped me understand faith.  The second confirmed my belief that Dickinson rocked because Katie Rose Belford and her … Continue reading