Category Archives for Books

Christmas Money

I’m getting ready to spend some of the Christmas money my in-laws gave me. Here’s what I’m picking up… Continue reading →

06. January 2010 by Jillian Frank
Categories: Books, Daily Life | Tags: 12 Steps to Raw Foods, Joy of Cooking: All About Vegetarian, Willow Toys | 1 comment

What Happens on Tuesdays

What happens on Tuesdays is we all wake up a little earlier than Josh and I would like… Continue reading →

11. November 2009 by Jillian Frank
Categories: Books, Daily Life | Tags: Emily Jenkins, What Happens on Wednesdays | Leave a comment

Books

If I had a million dollars, I’d take about $100 of it and buy these books… Continue reading →

23. July 2009 by Jillian Frank
Categories: Books | Tags: alfie kohn, aviva jill romm, Dana Ullman, Homeopathic Medicine for Children and Infants, Naomi Aldort, Naturally Healthy Babies and Children, Raising a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor, raising our children raising ourselves, Robert S. Mendelsohn M.D., The Unschooling Unmanual, unconditional parenting | Leave a comment

Harnessing Evil

Well, okay, not exactly evil, but today I employed the use of the almighty DVD so that I could finish (re)reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows… Continue reading →

09. June 2009 by Jillian Frank
Categories: Books, Daily Life, Parenting | Tags: Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, VeggieTales | 1 comment

Upon our arrival home from our trip to PA, Josh came down with a wicked sinus infection. He ended up staying home from work all of last week, and even today, he’s not feeling fantastic… Continue reading →

26. May 2009 by Jillian Frank
Categories: Books, Daily Life, Jude | Tags: aviva jill romm, Naturally Healthy Babies and Children | 1 comment

Vaccine Research-Getting Started

After reading my last post on vaccinations, some of you may be considering (or reconsidering) the safeness and effectiveness of vaccines… Continue reading →

15. April 2009 by Jillian Frank
Categories: Books, Daily Life, Parenting | Tags: aviva jill romm, childhood vaccinations, Stephanie Cave, Vaccines: A Thoughtful Paren't Guide, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children's Vacc | 3 comments

Hold It!

Since moving to Rogers Park, Jude and I have been visiting the library at least once per week… Continue reading →

10. March 2009 by Jillian Frank
Categories: Books, Daily Life | Tags: aldort namoi, alfie kohn, becoming the parent you want to be, brisingr, buddhism for mothers, christopher paolini, eldest, eragon, greenwitch, janis keyser, jonathan stroud, laura davis, over sea under stone, raising our children raising ourselves, sarah napthali, sliver on the tree, susan cooper, the amulet of samarkand, the bartimaeus triolgy, the dark is rising, the dark is rising sequence, the grey king, unconditional parenting | 3 comments

Library Card

It’s sad, really. I’ve lived in this city for more than five months now, and I *just* got a library card yesterday… Continue reading →

24. January 2009 by Jillian Frank
Categories: Books, Daily Life, Uncategorized | Tags: Gentle Discipline, Parenting | 3 comments

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