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Book review of SUBURBAN HAIKU: Poetic Dispatches from Behind the Picket Fence

It's Friday, it's the second day of Spring, and I just read a book. Off to a good start I'd say. Now if I could get the laundry done, and the dishes put away before dinner time that would be some accomplishment.  The book I read this morning is titled SUBURBAN HAIKU: Poetic Dispatches from Behind the Picket Fence.  Do you know what a haiku is? It's a 17-syllable, three line poem. I took a creative writing class in high school and we wrote haiku poems, not that I was good at it, but those three lines of a poem had to hold very meaningful words. It was one topic of the class I actually enjoyed, so when I saw the title of this book I knew I wanted to read it.  The book is written by Petyon Price, a mom living in a suburban neighborhood. Can you relate? I can. We moved into our neighborhood while it was still being built so I think the families all had a common bond, new house, new neighbors, new ways to see how each other decorated, what kind of cars we drove, and who had ...

Get ready for Disney's MUPPETS MOST WANTED opening day with free fancy nail art tutorials and printables.

MUPPETS MOST WANTED opens in a theater near you March 21, 2104. Get your nails done before the show with these nail art tutorials,and print out the activity sheet for the kids to do while you get your nails done. Enjoy the show! Treat yourself to a manicure or do it yourself with fun styles from the movie.   Like The Muppets on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Muppets   Follow The Muppets on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMuppets   Follow Miss Piggy on Twitter: @RealMissPiggy   Follow The Muppets on Tumblr: http://themuppets.tumblr.com  Follow The Muppets on Instagram: @TheMuppets   Visit the Official Site: http://disney.com/muppets