Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss

"If we didn't have birthdays,

you wouldn't be YOU!
If you'd never been born,
then what would YOU do?"
~Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel)

I'm jealous. Green with envy. In my daughter's sixth grade class, the kids will be reading all day long on Monday, March 2. They can even wear their pajamas to school if they wish.The National Education Association sponsors Read Across America, which is now in its twelfth year. This national program focuses on motivating children to read, and the celebration takes place each year on or near March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Across the United States, thousands of libraries, schools, and community centers participate by bringing together kids and books. Aren't these children lucky? I wish I could take a "pajama holiday" and read all day long. Just one day! Since I can't right now, I plan on setting aside about an hour during the day on Monday for reading. After all, it's a birthday celebration, and I don't want to be a party pooper.

How will you celebrate,

what will YOU do?

Will you read all day?

Or just an hour or TWO?

Blogging with Moxie

"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous."
~Coco Chanel

Spunk. Spirit. Courage. Energy. Pluck. Know-how. It's that je ne sais quoi that separates the good blogs from the so-so ones. It's moxie. Can you get it from a book? I'm betting on it. The IT Girl's Guide to Blogging with Moxie by bloggers Joelle Reeder and Katherine Scoleri promises to enlighten bloggers of the female persuasion and put a spring back into our steps. I've been reading Blogging with Moxie and it is a lot of fun (stay tuned for better blogging!). Written with a wonderful sense of humor, this reference book may well become the best friend of many women bloggers. It offers a great deal of inspiration, advice you'll actually want to listen to, and even some recipes to try, for refreshments such as photo-finish frappe and chocolate cream pie for the baking impaired.