You will find Colm and I here every Thursday at lunchtime.
Archive for April 15th 2010
Backyard landscaping is optional around here, but it’s not optional as far as I am concerned. I have a dog; I can’t have a backyard full of dirt. Can you imagine the amount of dirt and mud that would get tracked through our house??? Anyways, I was very excited to stop by our house and find this:
We are using our local toy store’s game library to the fullest extent. Every week we check out two new games. By the time school is out I think we will have checked them all out. 🙂 Ruckus is a fast-paced game that involves making matches and also stealing other players’ matches. Camp is a board game I wish I would have had when I was a camp counselor. Players learn about animals, nature, etc. and it’s a quick game. Camp was definitely Colm’s favorite game this week. I think he liked it best because it comes with a secret decoder.
This book is about the lives of five young mothers in the late 1960’s who meet at the park one day where they have all taken their children to play. Over time their chance meeting turns into something deep and lasting, the kind of friendship that can withstand misunderstandings, prejudice, illness and the like.