I’m getting older. Yes, I’m going to be 52, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. There are a lot of us out there that are aging. Thanks to my older and wiser sister, I have a different outlook on getting old. You see, she only lived to be 51.
It’s March, and most of us are looking forward to the first signs of spring: warm weather and all those gardening chores that allow us to putter and get our hands dirty. Many gardeners have started their seedlings and are planning their vegetable gardens. It’s our annual return to the soil.
A year ago a friend asked me if my husband and I would like to form a reading group with her and her husband and two other couples that I knew. I love to read and I said yes. Also, there would be food, and I love to eat. Each month a couple hosts and serves dinner. They also pick out the book for that month.
Like many forms of cancer, reading difficulties can be easy to treat when caught early but more and more difficult to remedy as time goes by. What may seem like a minor difficulty in kindergarten can become an overwhelming embarrassment for students in the upper elementary grades.
Unfortunately, many kindergarten students are already behind in reading skills before they meet their teacher. A child who is well-prepared for kindergarten should be able to:
Health Newsletters at the Library: Great Information in Layman's Terms
Do you watch Dr. Oz or The Doctors for the most recent medical information? Do you think that you have explored the North Independence Branch of MCPL? There is another collection of resources you may want to seek out.
We have all decided at some time or another to make that resolution to get fit. Last year was my year. I knew it was time to "get with the program" and start exercising. I could not afford a gym membership nor did I have the extra hours in the day to drive back and forth to the local gym. What was I to do?
LearningExpress Library: Yet Another Service Available Virtually
Need help with math, English, or other classes?How about getting help with your GED?How about occupations oractice tests or U.S. citizenship? The Library has the perfect database to help you.It is called LearningExpress Library.
My husband and I own a house that is over 100 years old. Needless to say, it needs a lot of updating and improvements. Because of this, one of our favorite channels to watch is HGTV. We get a lot of ideas on improving our home but little know-how. Like many homeowners, we don't have thousands lying around to pay someone to do our improvements, so we try to do things on our own with a little bit of help from others.
Growing up, having venison for dinner never occurred in my household. Common meals in my house were beef, chicken, and fish, so that is what I learned to cook. So it has been quite an experience for me being married to a hunter and having a freezer full of venison meat. I didn't know where to start. I didn't have any recipes for venison, and I knew I couldn't call and ask my mother for advice on preparing it since she's never cooked with it either.
After a recent visit to a Chinese restaurant, I was eager to open the crunchy cookie to find my "fortune." The words of wisdom that fell onto my lap were "Book lovers never go to bed alone." With the cold and raging winds of winter making a return (after a delightful little warm spell), many may be home sick in bed. And what better way to pass the time than to lose oneself in a good book?
