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Alphabet Cereal
Finding the alphabet letters in my cereal with My Mom at our Kitchen table before riding the bus to school -
Popcorn
Re-Reading the same book at night with Mom. "Popcorn" by Frank Asch is still my favorite children's book. My Mom eventually hid it from me. -
Encyclopedia Britannica
My parents gave me my own set of Encyclopedias and children's how to books which were proudly perched on a small bookcase in my bedroom -
I am a poet
A poet visited my school and taught me how to write different forms of poetry. I became a poet. -
In love with Judy Blume
Vivid Memory of Reading an entire Judy Blume Chapter Book (in hardback) in one day while sitting at the desk in my room. -
My First Poetry Reading
I was selected to read my own poem "Free as a Bird" aloud at Fifth Grade Graduation -
Stage Reading
Reading the script for my first lead role in a play with my cousin over Christmas Holiday -
Meeting Emma
Reading "Emma" by Jane Austen. A selection from the summer reading assignment list. I loved it! I have re-read countless times finding it funnier each time and learning something new each time. -
Meeting Darcy
Began dating my husband. Read "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen in the weeks following. -
Last Hurrah with Harry!
I read the Seventh Harry Potter Novel "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in the final days before my first child was born. -
Baby Names
Named my second child after one of my favorite literary characters -
The Alphabet Continues
Sing and Point to the Alphabet with my children at night before bed.