Dads make a difference

I hope all the many different types of Dads have a great Father's Day.

 It's not just biology that makes a Father, but the more you care for your baby the more you will actually want to.   Especially those first scary weeks; when women experience a burst of oxytocin following childbirth, men can too!  Being present in your child's life makes a huge difference not just in your life, but your child's as well.

I wanted to share this article I recently found about how Dads are more important than Mom in some cases.

It doesn't take staying married to the mother of your child to be a good father.  Just remember that you are their co-parent.  Divorce and separation are always harder on the children, as they didn't choose this situation or have any control over it at all.


Thank you to my wonderful husband.  For always doing whatever it took to take care of your family even at the cost of your pride and ego.  Thank you for standing with me when others tried to pry us apart by any means.  I love the wonderful kids I am raising with you.  I will be proud the day our sons grow into amazing men just like their father.

Happy Father's Day 

to the 

Super Hero in our House.  

Time for a Baby Shower!

NOT MY BABY SHOWER! 

Today I get to go to my niece's baby shower.  

I made her a fruit salad.

Took me about an hour and half from start to finish.  Would have gone faster if I hadn't misplaced my specialty tools in one of our moves over the last 15 years. Only the crinkle cut on the honeydew and cantaloupe were done by a crinkle tool. The edging on the watermelon I did by hand.

Going on a Book Adventure

http://bookadventure.com

Where has the site been all my life?  Ok, ok.. I actually lived before there was Internet, home computers and push button phones.  ::creepy music plays::

When I tell my kids this they look at me like I grew up in a cave.  It's a look that's a mixture of horror, pity and morbid curiosity.  What happened when I wanted to know the answer to something. I had to go to a library or our trusty volumes of Encyclopedia's.  Paper cuts and all.

I had plans to use Book Adventure for our summer reading enrichment. Then to my great surprise their virtual school, NVVA, decided to use this program too and offer incentives as well. Mom wins!!

I hope you have a Book Adventure this summer as well. Foster a love for reading. Let your kids see you read often and they will discover their own love for it.  (Monkey See, Monkey Do) Unplug and unwind with a good book.
http://bookadventure.com

I finally cracked the code when it came to my oldest and a love for reading.  I just had to find the right book.  What book, you ask, was it that finally sparked her flame?  War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells.  I have a Sci-Fi nut on my hands.   It started as a school lesson meant to be spread out over 2 weeks.  She finished the entire unit and book in 3-4 days.  I convinced her recently to give Tuck Everlasting a try.  The rate she is reading this book she will be done quickly as well.

Do you have a favorite book from your early teens?  It would be hard to pick just one for me, but the Dragonriders of Pern series would be at the top.