Katie
Katie shares her passion for reading and learning as an elementary school librarian. She is a San Antonio transplant who loves traveling, reading, and encouraging her hubby’s new-found talents in BBQ. Her favorite time of year is a toss-up between summer for traveling and fall for college football (Roll Tide!). After six wonderful years of marriage, Katie and Jason welcomed their daughter in December of 2013! Although the journey to motherhood hasn’t been an easy one, she is thankful for the lessons in how important her faith, family, and friends truly are in life.
Avoid the Summer Slump: READ!
Only four weeks of school left until summer vacation! While teachers are marking days off their calendar waiting for a break, parents may see a countdown to longer days the dreaded “b” word: boredom. ...
Overcoming infertility: Becoming her mommy
Becoming a mom doesn’t happen the same way for everyone. For some it’s an accidental blessing. Others make a plan that just works. Still others plan and hope and dream and pray….and wait…and wait…and...
Easy Access: Dressing for Nursing
Once I was finally able to juggle the car seat, stroller, and packing a diaper bag to get out of the house with my newborn for more than an hour at a time, I...
The Quest for a Great Daycare
As I return from my “maternity leave” from blogging, my maternity leave from work is also coming to an end. I have very mixed emotions about returning to work: I cherished every single moment...
Ten (not quite) Classic Holiday Books
We all have our favorite holiday books to read this time of the year, from Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas to Clement Moore’s famous poem “The Night Before Christmas”. This holiday season,...
Journey to Motherhood: How You Can Help
As I’ve been sharing our story about our struggles with infertility, I’ve been constantly reminded of the many people who helped us along this journey. If someone you love is hurting because she is...
Journey to Motherhood: Fertility Tests and Treatments
A few weeks ago I shared part of our story about some of the challenges along my journey to motherhood. If you are in a battle with infertility, you are not alone! Making that first...
Journey to Motherhood: Our Struggle with Infertility
Any other Friends fanatics out there?
Remember those episodes in seasons eight and nine of Friends where Monica and Chandler are trying to have a baby? They see Ross & Rachel’s beautiful little Emma and...
Decisions, Decisions: Preparing for a Baby
I am not a quick decision maker. Before making any major decisions (“major” defined by me as anything from buying a new TV to switching makeup or shampoo brands), I research product info and...
School libraries are more than Dr. Seuss
Most San Antonio kids have now been back in school about two weeks. The new has worn off and routines are setting in, both at home and in their classrooms. Homework is probably shifting...
Fact or Fiction? Gender Predictions from a First Time Mom
I've made it past the half way point in my pregnancy! I’m feeling like a normal person again and have more than enough energy to participate in life again. Smells don’t bother me (much)...
Great Books that Will Make Your Kids Say, “Yay School!”
As a librarian, I love this time of year! It’s a chance for me to get acquainted with a room full of books that have been resting all summer in my unusually quiet library,...