Creating a Menu of Summer Activities

Creating a Menu of Summer Activities

231/365 Summer is almost here! I don't mean the season since that's over a month away. I mean that time of year when the kids are out of school for weeks on end. Here in the Valley of the Sun, kids generally get out before Memorial Day and go back in early August. That's ten weeks of uninterrupted stay-at-home-parent-and-kid-time! Since…
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Read Across America—For Free!

Read Across America—For Free!

156/365 Today is Dr. Seuss's birthday, nationally recognized as Read Across America day. Maggie and I decided to celebrate today with a trip to our local public library. So here I sit writing, while she is snuggled up in a comfy chair reading. Perfect Saturday! Celebrating Dr. Seuss When I was teaching, I had a lot of fun with this…
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