The second leg of our Orlando to Seattle drive has begun! I (Erin) flew out yesterday morning to Minneapolis to meet Cora and my sister Allie. After a Father’s Day lunch, re-packing the van so that someone could actually sit in the back bench seat took a while, so we didn’t actually get on the […]
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Left Florida – almost to New Jersey!
This is Cora, not Erin. After two rather long days of driving, Claire and I are 6 hours from New Jersey. Tomorrow the Lit Lab will be parked in Claire’s driveway in New Providence while we enjoy a Memorial Day BBQ. Unbelievable! Getting ready to leave only took about twice as much time as I […]
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The shelves have been put in (thanks, Uncle Tom!); the costumes, props, and books are being packed as we speak; the Literacy Lab is currently being wrapped with really awesome graphics thanks to Elite Signs and Graphics; and Claire has arrived in Winter Park ready to drive the Literacy Lab to New Jersey with Cora […]
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As I mentioned before, my mom purchased the Literacy Lab about a month ago, but we did not have the van until now, due to the seats and windows having to be put in! But this weekend, my mom picked the van up and is currently in route from Orlando, FL to West Palm Beach, […]
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For years now, my mom (Cora) and I have been talking about literacy initatives. She was a teacher until a few years ago and I recently got a Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Washington with an interest in children and youth librarianship, so we’re a pretty perfect match. Although she […]
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