One Busy Day by Lola M. Schaefer and Illustrated by Jessica Meserve

I don’t know about you, but reading is a major part of our day!! When I find colorful and fun books I get so excited!!! This one is a KEEPER!!! One Busy Day: A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters is written by Lola M. Schaefer and illustrated by Jessica Meserve. This is a large, hardcover book. It’s perfect for kids that are ages 3 to 5, and older too! It’s a book specially written for brothers and sisters.

The story is so cute!!  Mia wants to play with her big brother Spencer. Like most big brothers, Spencer is always too busy!! So Mia starts playing by herself painting, dancing and exploring. Eventually Spencer sees that it’s much more fun to play together.

It was so funny to watch Alice and Eli as my daughter Selena was reading to them. At first Eli (the older cousin) wasn’t interested in hearing a story. But as the story went on Eli is just as intrigued as Alice.  Alice was engrossed in the story from page one.

This story is so funny to me because it mimics the exact relationship between Eli and Alice when they are together. Both secretly watching the other play! The story shows both kids using their imaginations as they play, exactly like Eli and Alice. This story is full of imaginary play from fort building to playing outside. Mia and Spencer’s story is full of fun and adventure!!

Price: $16.99

ISBN: 1423171128

I can’t wait to read Lola M Schaefers book Frankie Stein, it was awarded the Children’s Choice Book Award AND the Mockingbird Award too!! Lola has written more than 200 children’s books!

Jessica Meserve is an author/illustrator of Small Sister and Can Anybody Hear Me?? I love the fact that Jessica’s children helped her inspire the artwork in this book!!

This book gets 8 thumbs WAY UP!!! Cute CUTE book!!

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Refreshing My Old Blog Posts: The Good, The Bad, and The 404s

Updating an old blog post is a lot like an archaeological dig. You head in expecting to “dust” the archives and end up unearthing a series of questionable life choices from a decade ago. From over-filtered photos to advice that aged like room-temperature milk, the past can be… loud.

But it’s not just my old writing style that’s haunting me. It turns out, I have a resident spirit: The Ghost of Peanut Butter and Whine.

Meet the Ghost in the Machine

Apparently, while I was busy living my life, this digital poltergeist has been redecorating the archives. I recently opened a “quick update” only to find:

• The Vanishing Act: The Ghost has been deleting images, leaving behind empty boxes where helpful tutorial steps used to be. Apparently, my 2016 photography wasn’t “aesthetic” enough for the afterlife.
• The Dead Link Graveyard: Half my former brand partners have been exorcised. I’m finding links that lead to nowhere or, worse, to “AI Crypto Collectives” that definitely weren’t there before.
• Font Sabotage: The Ghost clearly has a vendetta against modern typography. I’m finding sections of text that have reverted to antique fonts that haven’t been cool since dial-up, making my blog look like a Geocities fan page.

I Am Giving My Content a Facelift

I’m sitting on a mountain of old posts, so here is the official Peanut Butter and Whine guide to a quick blog refresh (and ghost-busting):

1. Exorcising the 404s: I’m using a plugin to hunt down those dead links the Ghost left behind and pointing them somewhere that actually exists.
2. Updating the “Now”: If I mentioned a “must-have” product from five years ago, I’m swapping it for the 2026 version.
3. Spruce up the Metadata: I’m ensuring my focus keyword (blog) is in the headers and the first paragraph so the algorithms know exactly what’s up.

While You’re Here…

Don’t let your visit be a “one and done!” Since I’m already tidying up the place, why not stay a while?

• Win Big: Check out the sidebar for my current giveaway—I promise this one is actually alive and kicking!
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