The Weekly R.E.P.O.R.T.

wk 16/52 - 2024

Apr 21, 2024

R - Reading

Whew! This was a great reading week now that I’m back from vacation and on a routine again. I finished Birding with Benefits in paperback earlier in the week and immediately picked up Charlotte’s Web as part of my rereading project. I finished How to End a Love Story and the humor in Wedding Issues has been the perfect remedy for a heavier romance. I flipped through Health Nut by Jess Damuck and bookmarked a bunch of recipes. I might actually give this cookbook a slight edge over Salad Freak! On the Kid Lit side of things, I finished my read-aloud of The BSC: Claudia and the Bad Joke. My daughter thought that The Bike Lesson was the funniest book! I’m so glad The Berenstain Bears are a hit because this post from Sri has me thinking about what other series I might want to share with my kids.

Readable Moments

Classics Corner: Paddington Bear

In my recent call out for content you’d be interested in seeing from this newsletter, a whopping amount of you said that you’d love to see reviews of the classic children’s books and how they’ve held up. Many of the most beloved children’s books were published within the last century and a lot has changed since they were first released. I’m tickled to d…

a year ago · 10 likes · 21 comments · Sri Juneja

E - Eating

$6 pizzas from The Fresh Market because sometimes it’s easier than making things from scratch

Brittany Viklund

Kate Taylor

, and

Clare Elisse

have been sharing weekly meal plans in their newsletters so I’m scoping out inspiration for our May menu.

P - Playing

The New York Times mini crossword puzzle. The Vox Crossword puzzles are also great and you can play without a subscription.

I’m also relearning Chess thanks to my husband’s latest hyperfixation.

O - Obsessing over

TTPD, obviously. All the Swiftie detectives were right. We did get two albums. My gut reaction is that The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived will be a clear favorite.

R - Recommending

The new Bluey episode “The Sign”. And yes, I’m bawling my eyes out with all the other Moms across the world.

T - Treating myself to

Fun Drink Friday! See the pizza comment above. My kids have gotten a little burnt out on homemade pizza + movie night on Fridays so I decided to switch things up a little bit and start Fun Drink Friday where I roll into the Sonic drive-thru and let them pick out whatever type of mini slush creation they can come up with.

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Hope you’re having a great weekend!