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Happy Labor Day!

Aren’t you glad I’m here to give you something to blog about?

I thought so.

All you have to do is answer the questions below either in the comment section, or on your blog. And elaborate! Make these questions show your unique and special personalities. This meme entry will post at 12:01 every Monday morning and will be the first postentry listed on WFK all day Monday. (This is an all-day Monday meme, so please, play all day!)

September 6th Questions:

1. If you could take back something you did to someone, what would it be?

2. Would you describe yourself as spiritual, religious, or something else?

3. Did you ever receive detention in school? What sort of kid were you in school – bookworm, smart kid, troublemaker, quiet … etc.

4. When’s the last time you ran a mile? How often do you exercise?

5. Bonus: Write a caption, poem or short story inspired by this picture:

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(please be patient, it’s a little slow sometimes)

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monday morning meme

Good morning!!

Aren’t you glad I’m here to give you something to blog about?

I thought so.

All you have to do is answer the questions below either in the comment section, or on your blog. And elaborate! Make these questions show your unique and special personalities. This meme entry will post at 12:01 every Monday morning and will be the first postentry listed on WFK all day Monday. (This is an all-day Monday meme, so please, play all day!)

August 30th Questions:

1. What would you say to your 16-year-old self, and why?

2. What are you avoiding?

3. Describe a “Hah! I told you so” moment you had recently.

4. Do you think that back-to-school shopping is a big deal? How did your back-to-school shopping go this year?

5. Bonus: Write a caption, poem or short story inspired by this picture:

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Want to see next week’s questions? Your wish is my command.

monday morning meme

Good morning!!

Aren’t you glad I’m here to give you something to blog about?

I thought so.

All you have to do is answer the questions below either in the comment section, or on your blog. And elaborate! Make these questions show your unique and special personalities. This meme entry will post at 12:01 every Monday morning and will be the first postentry listed on WFK all day Monday. (This is an all-day Monday meme, so please, play all day!)

August 23rd Questions:

1. What’s more important, where you live or what you do for a living? Why?

2. Swear words: Are you pro or con? Why?

3. Paper or plastic? Do you prefer to pack your own groceries?

4. Do you have a shoe fetish? How often do you buy new shoes? Do you ever get rid of a pair of shoes?

5. Bonus: Write a caption, poem or short story inspired by this picture:

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Want to see next week’s questions? Your wish is my command.

monday morning meme

It’s back!!

I don’t know if you remember this meme or not, but I thought I’d bring it back to try and give people something to blog about on Mondays. Please join in!

All you have to do is answer the questions below either in the comment section, or on your blog. And elaborate! Make these questions show your unique and special personalities. This meme entry will post at 12:01 every Monday morning and will be the first postentry listed on WFK all day Monday. (This is an all-day Monday meme, so please, play all day!)

August 16th Questions:

1. If you could be any book character, who would it be?

2. What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever heard a child say?

3. Thunderstorm arrives, power outage! How do you occupy your time?

4. Do you usually write your blog post first and then the title? Or do you write the title first, and then the blog?

5. Bonus: Write a caption, poem or short story inspired by this picture:

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Want to see next week’s questions? Your wish is my command.

monday morning meme

It’s back!!

I don’t know if you remember this meme or not, but I thought I’d bring it back to try and give people something to blog about on Mondays. Please join in!

All you have to do is answer the questions below either in the comment section, or on your blog. And elaborate! Make these questions show your unique and special personalities. This meme entry will post at 12:01 every Monday morning and will be the first postentry listed on WFK all day Monday. (This is an all-day Monday meme, so please, play all day!)

August 9th Questions:

1. Name a movie that moved you.

2. What’s guaranteed to make you roll your eyes?

3. What keeps you up at night?

4. Could you live without the internet for a month? How long have you gone without the internet? How did you handle it?

5. Bonus: Write a caption, poem or short story inspired by this picture:

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Want to see next week’s questions? Your wish is my command.

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Monday Morning Meme is a sticky post, please scroll down for more Monday entries. Thanks!

All you have to do is answer the questions below either in the comment section, or on your blog. And elaborate! Make these questions show your unique and special personalities. This meme entry will post at 12:01 every Monday morning and will be the first postentry listed on WFK all day Monday. (This is an all-day Monday meme, so please, play all day!)

Don’t forget to leave your link in the Mr. Linky box!

May 26th Questions:

1. What was the last movie you saw? Was it good? What made it good? What made it bad? What could have been better? Why did you choose this particular movie? Would you recommend it to a friend? To your mom? To your significant other?

2. What three words do you think of when someone says ‘Saturday’?

3. Do you tan? If so, how many hours a week do you tan? If you don’t tan, why not? Do you tan easily? Do you burn easily? Tell us about the worst burn you’ve ever had. How many hours, in the summer, would you say you spend in the sun? What sort of sunscreen do you use?

4. If you had to wear a sign around your neck all day today, what would your sign say?

*By the way, everyone who plays and leaves a link earns a link through Technorati, Google and all the search engines. How? I convert the Mr. Linky link code into permanent links after the meme is over - so leave a link, earn a link!

If you’re not playing, please do not leave a link. Links from non-players will be removed and not converted. Thanks.

monday morning meme

Monday Morning Meme is a sticky post, please scroll down for more Monday entries. Thanks!

All you have to do is answer the questions below either in the comment section, or on your blog. And elaborate! Make these questions show your unique and special personalities. This meme entry will post at 12:01 every Monday morning and will be the first postentry listed on WFK all day Monday. (This is an all-day Monday meme, so please, play all day!)

Don’t forget to leave your link in the Mr. Linky box!

May 19th Questions:

1. If you were cooking dinner for a friend, what would you serve? (If you can, post the recipe!) WHY would you serve this particular meal for this particular friend?

2. How many hours a day do you spend blogging? What do you think about this number? If you weren’t spending that time blogging, what would you be spending that time doing?

3. How much money is in your wallet right now? Do you carry a lot of cash on you? Why or why not?

4. What is your favorite day of the year? WHY is this your favorite day of the year? Now, what is your second favorite? Why is this your second favorite?

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Monday Morning Meme is a sticky post, please scroll down for more Monday entries. Thanks!

Good Monday, everyone!

All you have to do is answer the questions below either in the comment section, or on your blog. And elaborate! Make these questions show your unique and special personalities. This meme entry will post at 12:01 every Monday morning and will be the first postentry listed on WFK all day Monday. (This is an all-day Monday meme, so please, play all day!)

Don’t forget to leave your link in the Mr. Linky box!

May 5th Questions:

1. What did you do over the weekend?

2. What’s for dinner tonight? What is for dinner Tuesday night? Do you normally plan your meals ahead of time? Why or why not?

3. What advice do you have for the last person who honked their horn at you? WHY did they honk their horn at you? Was it jusitifed?

4. Have you ever faked an illness to get out of doing something? If so, what was the illness? What was the thing you wanted to get out of doing? How many times have you faked an illness? How many times do you call in sick to work? If you’ve never faked an illness, would you if you needed to get out of work for something really important?

monday morning meme

Monday Morning Meme is a sticky post, please scroll down for more Monday entries. Thanks!

Good Monday, everyone!

All you have to do is answer the questions below either in the comment section, or on your blog. And elaborate! Make these questions show your unique and special personalities. This meme entry will post at 12:01 every Monday morning and will be the first postentry listed on WFK all day Monday. (This is an all-day Monday meme, so please, play all day!)

Don’t forget to leave your link in the Mr. Linky box!

April 21st Questions:

1. What do you think of when you hear the word bliss?

2. If you could have invented something in history, including very recent history, what would it be and why?

3. If you could have a magic red button on your desk or in your home, that did one thing when you pressed it, what would you want that one thing to be?

4. What do you think would be the best thing about being the opposite sex?

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Monday Morning Meme is a sticky post, please scroll down for more Monday entries. Thanks!

Good Monday, everyone!

All you have to do is answer the questions below either in the comment section, or on your blog. And elaborate! Make these questions show your unique and special personalities. This meme entry will post at 12:01 every Monday morning and will be the first postentry listed on WFK all day Monday. (This is an all-day Monday meme, so please, play all day!)

Don’t forget to leave your link in the Mr. Linky box!

April 14th Questions:

1. If you had one week to do anything you wanted, unlimited means to do so, what are some of the things you would try to do?

2. What’s the last thing you bought for yourself? Do you buy yourself things very often? If you were rich, would you buy yourself things more often? Why or why not?

3. When was the last time you sang? What did you sing? Do you ever sing in front of people? Why or why not? Does your significant other sing well? If you were (are) a good singer and it was financially within your means to do so, would you ever consider auditioning for American Idol?

4. If you found $1000 dollars in an unmarked wallet on the street, what would you do? Be specific. Don’t just say, “keep it,” Or “turn it in.” WHY would you keep it? HOW would you turn it in? (And if you turned it in, would you follow up to see if anyone claimed it later?)

Monday Morning Meme is a sticky post, please scroll down for more Monday entries. Thanks!

Good Monday, everyone!

All you have to do is answer the questions below either in the comment section, or on your blog. And elaborate! Make these questions show your unique and special personalities. This meme entry will post at 12:01 every Monday morning and will be the first postentry listed on WFK all day Monday. (This is an all-day Monday meme, so please, play all day!)

Don’t forget to leave your link in the Mr. Linky box!

March 24th Questions:

1. Name three things you wish you would have never loaned to anyone. Did you ever get them back? How did you get them back? If you never got them back, do you miss these items? Would you ever loan anything to this person (people) again? What’s the biggest thing you ever allowed someone to borrow?

2. When is the last time you laughed so hard it hurt? And what was so funny about it? Tell us the story behind the joke, (if you can).

3. What stresses you out? Are you stressed out often? What is your favorite stress-reliever? Tell us the last thing that stressed you out (if you can).

4. Walk us through your Easter Sunday. What did you do? Where did you go? What was your favorite part about the holiday? Post your favorite picture.

Monday Morning Meme is a sticky post, please scroll down for more Monday entries. Thanks!

Good Monday, everyone!

All you have to do is answer the questions below either in the comment section, or on your blog. And elaborate! Make these questions show your unique and special personalities. This meme entry will post at 12:01 every Monday morning and will be the first postentry listed on WFK all day Monday. (This is an all-day Monday meme, so please, play all day!)

Don’t forget to leave your link in the Mr. Linky box!

March 10th Questions:

1. What book is currently on your nightstand? Please offer the blurb to your readers. What attracted you to this book? If you’re reading it, what do you like about it? If you haven’t read it yet, what are your expectations?

2. Please finish this line: Sometimes I wish I could go back to the days when I was six and my biggest problem was….

Now, what is your biggest problem today? (Either be specific or general, whatever you feel comfortable revealing).

3. Name your three favorite teachers and tell us what grade or subject they taught. Why were they your favorite? If you have children, what do you like, or dislike, about your children’s teachers?

4. Name three things that make a woman or man sexy. Now, please tell us WHY you think these attributes are sexy. Name three things that you think are sexy about you. (NO negative answers, please, stay positive - you’re beautiful as you are )

I’ve put my answers in the comment section. Your turn …

Respected kidlit blogger Jen Robinson is the guest expert for the PBS Parents Q&A site for the month of January.

Jen writes, "If you have a moment, please click through and check it out. I'll be responding to comments and questions about children's books and encouraging reading, and I'm really hoping that people will HAVE comments to which I can respond."

Congratulations, Jen! This is so well-deserved!

Okay, what are you waiting for? Go on, and ask Jen some good questions.

There’s a feature of children’s books that’s often talked about, though a surprisingly high number of people are not willing to admit; you don’t have to be a child to enjoy one. In fact, you don’t even need to have a child to pick up a children’s book and read it.

Those who are in on that belief are passionate about children’s books in a way that’s near impossible to measure. Take, for example, Jen Robinson. In many ways, she’s redefining that passion. Her blog, Jen Robinson’s Book Page, is a showcase piece of the kidlitosphere, a community of bloggers and podcasters that promote children’s literacy, picture and young adult books and the people behind them.

On this edition of Just One More Book!, Mark speaks with Jen Robinson about her love of children’s books, the tools she uses to promote literacy and tackle literacy related issues, and a new children’s literature portal.

Photo: Jen Robinson’s Book Page

Unfortunately owing to timing issues and being out all day Saturday, I found out too late that Midwestern Lodestar was hosting the 12th Carnival of Children's Literature, but do check it out - it's huge ! (And if you want to know what a "Carnival of Children's Literature" is, check out this explanation from Susan at Chicken Spaghetti). Fortunately, I already know that Jen Robinson of Jen Robinson's Book Page is hosting the next one, so the date's firmly in my "diary" to participate.

Talking of the lovely Jen, she's the latest Blogger to be interviewed by Jules and Eisha over at the fantastically named Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast (because why stop at Six ?!) Blog. I love "7-Imp" as it's affectionately known, though I've only recently started reading it (and must add them to my Blog roll !). Jules and Eisha also do a new series on a weekend called (at present) "Seven Good Things Before Monday", to which everyone's invited to contribute seven (or more, or less) good things that they've read, seen, heard, experienced - it's meant to be a celebration of the good things in life, to make up for all the dire news and grotty things that fill the newspapers and news stories.

And finally, Camille over at Book Moot linked to this FANTASTIC Hobbit House that was designed as a "fitting repository for a client's valuable collection of J. R. R. Tolkien manuscripts and artifacts" - I SO want to live here !! Do check the page out as the photos are awesome.