Dust Jackets

January 28, 2009 By sullijo

Could someone please explain to me why books have dust jackets? Are they, as the name implies, to keep dust off of the books? Or to make books look pretty?

I just don’t know what to do with the dust jackets. If I leave them on, they get torn and I feel badly, but now I have a stash of dust jackets and I have no idea what to do with them. Should I keep them? I am very clutter-phobic, so the thought of a big pile of paper that I will never use gives me chills. I know we have some librarians who comment regularly. Clearly, this is not the most substantial question asked on this blog, but thoughts?

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Fireproof

January 26, 2009 By Katrina
“Fireproof is an excellent film that makes marriage commitment real and attainable with Christ’s grace.” ~ Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, Archbishop of Louisville
If anyone has trouble viewing the video above, here is a link to the website where you can view the movie trailer.
Fireproof comes out today on DVD, and looks like a thought-provoking movie!  If any of our readers have seen this movie, please comment and let us know your thoughts!

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Beyond Peanut Butter

January 26, 2009 By Bethany "B-mama"

I was surprised to learn of other food product recalls from stores around the country!
Be informed and aware…

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Booster Blur

January 26, 2009 By sullijo

My eyes are starting to fall out from staring at booster seat explanations and statistics and reviews online… I hope you don’t mind if I take a shortcut and ask for your advice.

Here’s our situation: baby Angelina is about ready for a convertible carseat. We already have two Evenflo Titan Vs which we love, but I can’t fathom getting a third, and I’m not sure if we even have room for a third in the backseat of our car (a Toyota Camry). So I’m hoping we can move Bella (turning 4 in May) into a booster. However, she’s small-average for her age, weighing only about 33 lbs. From what I’m seeing, some 5-point harness boosters can accommodate kids her size and then grow with them as they get larger and ready to use the car’s seatbelt.

Here are the features of my ideal booster:
(1) very narrow: this is key since we’re working with the backseat of a Camry with two convertible carseats already in there
(2) 5-point harness but can eventually become a booster for use with the seatbelt
(3) performs very well on safety tests, good reputation for safety
(4) not expensive

Any suggestions, dear miracle workers?

And then my thoughts wander… just how many infant seats and convertible seats and booster seats do most large families with kids close in age own these days? My dad was one of six, and I’m pretty sure they all piled into the far-back of a station wagon with no seatbelts while the babies lay on the floor of the car with pacifiers and rattles. What’s a twenty-first century family to do?

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