http://browngirl.blogsome.com Just trying to find my place in this world Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:17:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Head on over to the new and improved BrownGirl Speaks. http://browngirl.blogsome.com/2009/11/23/wont-you-be-my-neighbor/ Say it with me in the Claire Huxtable voice: “MY BABY!” So, this tooth has been loose for several weeks and, in the meantime, the new tooth decided to show up prematurely. AND the tooth next to it! They were growing in behind the teeth in front. The ... http://browngirl.blogsome.com/2009/08/18/z-lost-his-first-tooth/ I just came across the cutest of resources, one for note taking and one for creating your own newspaper. They can both be found on the ReadWriteThink website. The website is full of student materials and information related to literacy. Now, these are ahead of my first grader, but I ... http://browngirl.blogsome.com/2009/08/03/notetaking-and-newspapers/ I have been dealing with some major conflicting emotions lately, well…maybe not just lately. I battle the realist lying dormant inside me. I really need the realist to leave me altogether. I know everyone’s all about “keepin’ it real”, but for me, keepin’ it real meant a constant negative attitude ... http://browngirl.blogsome.com/2009/07/28/on-the-cusp/ My bff and I have had numerous discussions regarding home schooling especially in the Black community. She’s a relatively new mom and doesn’t have plans to home school her little one, but always has encouraging words for my family’s doing so. I understand that for her, it may not be ... http://browngirl.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/home-schooling-sacrifice-or-privilege/ So much going on in my little microcosm these days… I’m working for The Infinite Field Magazine. It’s a digital spiritual lifestyle magazine. The premiere issue is scheduled for August. Do not miss out on what this magazine has to offer. I’m working on an African American History/Literature homeschool curriculum. ... http://browngirl.blogsome.com/2009/07/07/a-full-plate/ I mourn and celebrate the life of an artist. MJ was a man, a human, full of err just like the rest of us. However, he made contributions to the music and dance world unprecedented and never to be duplicated. Respect. http://browngirl.blogsome.com/2009/06/26/celebrating-michael-jackson/ http://browngirl.blogsome.com/2009/06/13/saturday-sounds-africa/ Truessence tagged me. Total books I own: currently 213 (not including my son’s library)   Last book I bought: Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin   Last book I read: The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Adichie   Five books that mean a lot to me: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston Like the ... http://browngirl.blogsome.com/2009/05/26/book-meme/   The Thing Around Your Neck should be on your summer reading list. Adichie is definitely becoming one of my favorite writers. This is only the second work of hers I’ve read, the first being Half of a Yellow Sun which is phenomenal. Beautiful prose… from "A Private Experience" "…that religion and ethnicity ... http://browngirl.blogsome.com/2009/05/18/the-thing-around-your-neck/