February 2020

Are you looking for an animal friend for life from a shelter that doesn't euthenize pets? If so, you may want to check out PAWS Cat City and Companion Animal Shelter, where you can not only get help in finding a pet, but also get help in rehabilitating a pet's negative behaviors to keep the pet in your home. 

PAWS offers many different services, from spaying and neutering to assistance with finding the specific type of pet you want. They also help people find lost pets.

My teen is all about weird food history right now, and I've been informed that a lot of people don't use real wasabi due to cost and actually substitute horseradish dyed green instead. You may want to check that with your favorite restaurant!

According to SyFy Wire, Netflix's new show I Am Not Okay with This is "Stranger Things Meets Teen Wolf and John Hughes," and I could not be more excited about it! It also stars Sophia Lillis, who was lovely in the latest It films, as a teen with superpowers. 

I had planned on sharing this fascinating news about artificial leaves being designed to convert carbon dioxide into liquid fuel, and I encourage you to check it out, but I have to share a gardening gaffe that I committed yesterday with you. 

Recently I was given a copy of Daily Warm Ups: Poetry by Shari Goldberg and my kiddo and I are loving this fun introduction to poetry. It's filled with not only snippets of poems to analyze but also creative writing assignments, many of which include some doodling to keep it interesting. 

I ran across a wonderful little book explaining all about frogs from Scholastic. It's called Frogs, and it's written by Nic Bishop. It's full of beautiful colors, frog facts and lots of interesting information to teach kids all about your favorite amphibians!

Dementia is one of the cruelest illnesses human beings experience, but every year it sounds like there are more and more ways to cope with it until we can prevent it from happening in the first place. The innovative technology of today is especially helpful.

While the Grateful Dead has always had a huge fan following, they've never been the biggest chart toppers, which really doesn't always matter. They have, however, hit a big milestone: Dave's Picks Vol. 33: Evans Field House, N. Illinois University, Dekalb, IL just made the band reach their 100th chartered album!

This is a big milestone for the band and Jerry Garcia would no doubt be pleased to hear the news. Fans remain dedicated all these years later and likely will for many years to come.