Painting and then hiding rocks has become this summer’s craze. Rock painting is taking place in cities everywhere and there are often social media pages devoted to this fun trend. The local Facebook page for my community, 719 Rocks!, has gained over 16,000 followers in a few months’ time. I must say, I think this is such a positive use of technology.
Saying I have a flair for the dramatic is not an exaggeration. As a matter of fact, if you look up flair for dramatic, you may find a picture of none other than yours truly. I have been known to celebrate birthday weeks and months, decorate for fall as soon as August ends, get a little carried away with parties and play dates and put bows on my daughter that are bigger than her entire head.
What are you thankful for? This is something that I want to focus on as we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving. It is easy to get wrapped up in life and forget to appreciate what we have, especially for little ones.
We are only a few weeks into summer vacation and my daughter has already asked for screen time more than I care to admit. She normally loves playing outside but this summer it is all about technology. She has a beautiful imagination so I have decided screen time is out and creativity is in. It hasn’t been completely taken away but it is on lockdown and must be earned!
On the recommendation of a friend I recently started watching the women of Wisteria Lane. That’s right, those Desperate Housewives. I love them! I love them not only for their crazy antics and endless mysteries but, most of all, for their unwavering friendship.
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Do you love games nights? Me too! I love getting together with my family and friends to play games, have a drink, and just hang out. We usually try and get together about once a month and take turns hosting. This is great because I don’t always have to be the one with a clean house!
Lately my daughter’s favorite thing to play is library. She will sit by her little bookshelf for hours, where she organizes, makes signs, and offers books to anyone that happens to go by. She even has a little librarian badge that she made herself! It didn’t take long before it was clear that we needed to expand on this area of play, especially when she started letting her friends borrow her books. So we got to work creating a neighborhood sharing library for her.