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Resolution means oath, pledge, promise, declaration. How many of us make resolutions at the start of each new year only to break them or give them up a few short weeks later? I count myself amongst the guilty. I admire those who are able to see their resolutions through, those who reach goals, those who make changes, those who conquer a fear or a long-over due task or see something to conclusion. I used to be like that when I had more time. Now, I try not to make a resolution at all. I don’t want another year of failure after all. Instead, I try. Yes, I try to write more. I try to exercise more. I try to clean more. I try to blog more. I do my best to accomplish my goals. But they are not goals set in stone. I allow myself the freedom to add, cancel, or change my goals-or even to put a goal on hold. If I’d rather spend time playing with my puppy than sweeping the kitchen floor, then that’s what I’ll do. At the end of the year, I don’t feel guilty if I didn’t reach all of my goals. By then, I probably have all new ones anyway. All you can really do is just keep trying and keep living. And hopefully enjoy life along the way. Happy New Year Everyone!

 RIF is asking for our help. Click on the Reading is Fundamental link in the sidebar. Look for the Action Alert. Congress will be voting soon “on an amendment to ban ALL domestic earmarks in the FY11, FY12, and FY13 budget cycles.  Although RIF IS AN AUTHORIZED PROGRAM AND NOT AN EARMARK, this moratorium would cover all national projects, authorized or unauthorized, local or national in scope.  This would include Reading Is Fundamental and a number of other programs.” (RIF) You can help by using RIFs online form to contact the Senate and ask them to vote “no” on the moratorium. It’s quick and easy. The vote is tomorrow, so hurry!

Happy Halloween from Finley and me!!! Have fun, but don’t eat too much candy.

I just wanted to hop by and apologize for my absence. It’s been a while since I last checked in. I also want to relay a message from my studious co-host who hasn’t posted in two weeks! She promises to post tomorrow. She’s been very busy lately. Not only does she work full-time at the library, she’s taking classes at night. She wishes she could spend more time here on Frog On A Blog. But keep checking back because more content is coming soon. And in the summer, she plans to be here more often.

As for my excuse, what do you expect, I’m a frog. I have lots of puddle-jumping, stream-splashing, garden-digging, and fly-catching to do. But I promise to visit again soon. Until then, keep on hoppin’!  

 Hi all! I finally fished my bunny slippers out of the pond. I had to wait until the weather got warmer and the ice melted. Boy oh boy, that water was cold!!! I dipped my webbed toes in to test it. Much too cold! So I decided to use my fishing pole instead. It took three hours to hook just one slipper and another 2 1/2 hours to hook the other-even though I tied a carrot to the end of my pole. Hey, bunny slippers like carrots, don’t they? Now that I think about it, maybe just a regular hook would have worked better. Oh well, I’ll remember that next time. Anyway, I’m really hoppy that I finally have my bunny slippers back. Of course, I have to wait until they’re dry before I can wear them. Wet slippers-EEwww!!! Frogs don’t like being wet all the time, you know. Maybe I’ll get the hairdryer out tonight to help dry my slippers more quickly. Why do I have a hairdryer when I have no hair, you ask? Well, for situations precisely like this. Last year, I accidentally wore my elephant slippers in the pond. The year before that, it was my teddy bear slippers. Do you see a pattern here? I guess I’m a little scatter brained. Well, got to go. I have some bunny slipper blow-drying to do. Thanks for hopping by my blog. See you soon.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I’m a strong proponent of the benefits of learning to read, especially for children. I believe that the ability to read is the jump-off point from which all of life’s successes take flight. That is why I think this issue is so important. Since 1966, Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) has prepared and motivated children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to children and families who need them most. Recently, RIF has asked for our help because it has been eliminated from the President’s FY11 proposed budget. It’s not too late to help. Follow this link: http://www.rif.org/. Literacy for the youngest members of our country is too important to be cast aside. Find out how you can help by following the RIF link today!