Did you ever go to summer camp when you were little? I was always a bit jealous of those kids who got to spend weeks on end in the woods, swimming in the lake and climbing trees and making s'mores and singing songs around the camp fire. Well, thanks to Diane Falanga's P.S. I Still Hate It Here! More Kids' Letters From Camp, we get a behind-the-scenes look inside the good, bad and mostly hilarious world of summer camp -- all from the young campers' point of view...
How awesome are these letters? Oh, the minds of children! You can read more missives on camping life in Falanga's first book, P.S. I Hate It Here. The inspiration for both books? The camp letters Falanga once received from her own eight-year-old daughter! xoxoP.S. More book love, including A History of the World In 1,000 Objects, When My Baby Dreams, A Labor of Love and Dear Photograph.
After a morning of shopping, an outing which should have resulted in the purchase of a few small goldfish for our new tank, my sister gallantly burst in the house revealing a smile bigger than a child’s face on Christmas morning.
But by the tenth day, she was raring to go. To explore her world beyond those four white walls. So we opened the door. Out she scampered. At first, she and Harry avoided each other like the plague, then they got within a few feet of each other and finally, they began to look at each other. First out of fear. Then out of genuine curiosity. 
It was clear: Stella had brought life and laughter into our house. Without my father, our house can feel like a hollow tomb sometimes. But now for the first time, our smiles and glee didn’t feel fake or forced. We, like those two cats, were feeling genuine happiness – and curiosity about the big wide world. It looked like our little experiment was a success. For everyone.
I thought this would be so easy
We've asked that age-old question: Can men and women just be friends? We've also waxed poetic about the frustrations of the friend zone. Well, today, let's look at a new question researchers are asking: Should men and women even be friends in the first place?
Today's giveaway is from Keely, a Tennessee-based artist who creates prints and notebooks inspired by nature. She fills her Etsy shop with original prints, large prints, painted driftwood and pocket notebooks.
Seriously, this comes together SO quick!
Here is the darling saying that ties the whole gift together:
Here is the digital card I made using this s'more kit by Whimsy Primsy.It's on sale for only $2!
This is a "sweet" gift to give to show your appreciation to those wonderful teachers!Give as is, or stuff a gift card in the bag too!
Ideally, I think this would be great in the fall when you have excess apples falling off your trees, but we didn't want to wait that long!
Have the parent peel the skins off the apples...
Then hand the kids butter knives and let them start carving a face into their apples:)
All the extra 'knicks' and 'bumps' add character!
My 3-yr-old took lots of enjoyment in the fact that I was letting her (encouraging her) to cut with a knife...yikes!
Make sure to eat the parts you carve off!
I put our apples on bamboo skewers and wrote the kids' names on the end
They really come to life!No really, the kids couldn't keep them still:)
They truly have their own personalities!
Last week, the Today show interviewed Mel and Joey Schwanke. The couple, who have been married for 64 years, shared their secrets to wedded bliss. So, what's the thread that has tied them together all these years? They always wear matching outfits. Joey has 146 dresses and her husband, Mel, has 146 ties to match. The idea came about years ago when their dressmaker had cloth leftover from unused belts. Now, the couple say, people expect to see their matching attire. "We go to church on Sunday morning, and they check us both out to be sure that we match," says Mel. Check out their full interview here.