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,…
Cub Scouts, AWANA, Lowes Build and Grow Workshops… know what these three things have in common? Patches, lots of patches to be sewn onto shirts, vests, and aprons. Early on in my eldest son’s Cub Scout career, I discovered a little secret that has made sewing patches so (pun intended) easy: I GLUE the patch…
With the advent of e-mail and text messages, the art of the hand-written thank-you note seems to have become a thing of the past. Somehow, however, e-mails and text messages just don’t convey the same feelings as a thoughtfully hand-penned note that can be held in your hands, read again and again, and cherished for…
I recently heard on the radio that McDonald’s was building new music-themed play areas in some of its restaurants. The company was reportedly hoping the new play areas would be a draw to families who are eating out less during the current economic crisis. And, from on-line reports of families driving two hours to…