Last month, Ryan attended an A to Z Mystery themed birthday party. The party host presented each of the boys in attendance with one of the A to Z Mystery books (by Ron Roy) as a party favor. Ryan read the entire book that afternoon and begged to head to the library before it closed…
I am a reader! I LOVE to read. Staying up until 4:00am to finish a good book is not at all unusual for me. I am the child of two readers. I can remember having this conversation with my Mom… many times: “Mom, what’s for dinner?” Mom, her nose in a book, “Whatever you…
It’s Happy Hour at Starbucks: half-price Frappuccino blended beverages from 3:00 and 5:00 pm daily through May 16th! I know a certain six-year-old who will indeed be happy when he hears this! Yes, that’s right, a six-year-old! My six-year-old! I was never much of a coffee drinker. In fact, I didn’t drink it at all……
The Saturday before Easter, the boys built a butterfly house at a local Home Depot Kids Workshop. Today, we took advantage of the beautiful Spring weather and invited a neighbor to join us in painting the houses to attract our colorful, winged friends. Butterflies prefer bright reds, oranges, yellows, and purples, so those are…
One hot, humid August afternoon last summer, we joined friends for a last minute get-together at our local AMF Lane. While there I learned about the AMF Kids Bowl Free program, an incredible program that allows all registered children ages 15 and under to bowl 2 FREE! games each day throughout the…
Some parents call it bribery, some call it unnecessary, in our family, we call it FUN! Pizza Hut’s Book-It Program rewards kids in grades K through six who meet teacher-, or in the case of homeschoolers, parent-set reading goals with one FREE personal-pan pizza each month between October and March. Pizza in exchange for reading,…