Linky love.

Well, I guess it's been a spell since I posted. Things are pretty much the same as they usually are for us... work, school, puppy. We've been slacking on practicing Olive's skills at home, so while she still has "sit" down to an art (as in, she'll go up to other dogs and sit, like she thinks that they'll give her a treat or let her play after she sits), she was looking a little slow in class this week when all the other dogs could lay and she would only sit. We still love her, though. Anyhow, no new pictures because I've been slacking in that department too. So instead I'll share a few links.

• The Good Blog. "Good is a collaboration of individuals, businesses, and nonprofits pushing the world forward." You may have seen some of this stuff at your local Starbucks. I really appreciate the graphic design, news bites, and overall feel of the blog.
  

• Martha Stewart's FOOD recipes online. That link takes you to one of the two new recipes we tried out over the weekend: Pineapple-Stuffed Jerk Chicken. We served it with some Carribbean rice (Zatarain's) for an extra tasty dinner. I will caution that if you have the cheapy-cheap oven like we do, with no real vent or broiler temperature control, you can pretty much bank on the smoke alarms gonig off. Ours went off a few times that evening. We still like Martha because she inspires us to try new menu items, many of which end up in regular rotation.
  

• PsyBlog. It's a bit of a mix between a dry scientific research blog and a popular media page - catchy headlines, pithy little lists of things... But I like it because it makes the research accesible and it always links back to original sources, so you can do your homework and follow up on interesting articles.

• Intervention Central. Okay, my linky list is getting more and more nerdy as we move along so I'll stop here. But if you work in schools at all, you'll fall in love with Intervention Central. While the page design leaves a lot to be desired, if you look deeper you'll find solid, evidence-based interventions for just about any classroom or learning issue under the sun. It's a great tool for schools using the Response-to-Intervention approach, which will soon be just about every school (yay!).
  

There you have it.

This week will bring some meetings, some reading interventions, some website redesign planning, a birthday, and a Valentine's Day fancy-pants feast for me and Jonathan on our tenth Valentine's Day. Hooray!