Working It Out Wednesday: Picnic

"Mom, why don't you blog about E's picnic today." my 10 year old son suggested.  At first, I thought it was a nice idea simply because he was thinking of his younger brother, but then I thought, "Sure, why not" because it incorporates reading & summer, two themes I wanted to touch upon today.

Today marks the official start of our Summer Giveaways!  We've created a separate page for this special event, Ta-Da!!!.  We encourage you to participate in the giveaways and become a fan of our blog if you haven't already.

In celebration of the last week of school, my 8 year-old son's class is walking to a nearby park and having a picnic today.  Parents will also attend and were asked to bring a book to read with their child while picnicking.   It made me think about some of the books I loved to read as a kid and one I'd like to re-read just for the fun of it is James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl.  My kids love the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney and the Dear Dumb Diary series by Jim Benton as well.  Although neither one has ever picked up James and the Giant Peach, I'm delighted that they've found several book series they love to read.

The weather is supposed to be amazingly hot today (heat index of 100 degrees) so we'll try to find a shady spot at the park to eat and read under.  I know my son's very excited about having me and his 2 year-old brother join him for lunch today, and I'm looking forward to it as well. 

Find a happy place to read, enjoy the summer fruit that's now available (I will be packing some in our picnic basket), and be sure to enter our giveaway contest.

Wishing all a Wonderful Wednesday,

Elena

Working it Out Wednesday: Giveaways!

Summer is soon upon us and with it comes Summer Reading!!!  To add to your summer reading list we will be having some random summer giveaways on our blog over the next few months.  The key is to stay tuned and keep reading our blog.  Our giveaways are to add to the fun of summer but also a token of our appreciation for following & enjoying our blog.


Now, regarding summer reading, I've added a current photo of my nightstand reading.  Currently, I'm enjoying a Harlequin Nocturne book called The Beholder by Connie Hall and as soon as I've finished it I'll read another Nocturne novel called Ghost Stalker by Jenna Kernan.  A fun read I heard about was Bite Me by Christopher Moore so I'm hoping to read that soon too. 

Books currently on my night stand...

For anyone loving Star Wars and Crafts I would like to recommend The Star Wars Craft Book by Bonnie Burton.  The book has fun & easy, "no sew" crafts.  In fact, some of my own crafts are photographed in this book and I admit that they were easy to make and the end results were really cute.  I made a Star Wars T-shirt throw pillow and a Star Wars T-shirt tote.


Finally - who's loving Game of Thrones on HBO?  After each episode I literally sit there and think "wow".  Plus, I'm totally loving Jason Momoa as the strong & sexy Khal Drogo.  I recently got the boxed set written by George R.R. Martin since I'm loving the HBO story so much and am not anticipating the end of the season.  Yet, these are lengthy books so they're not going to be quick reads but I have all summer. 


So what's on your summer-must-read list?  Go ahead and share your summer reading recommendations...


Happy Reading!!!


Elena