Last Camp Out of the Summer

BENJAMIN ELLEFSON

Summer is almost over.  The sounds of school buses full of kids is almost here.  Now is the time it seize the day and take that last weekend camp out with the kids before it is too late.

If you haven’t already booked a campsite, the chances are all of the campgrounds near you are already reserved.  You can try you luck calling every nearby campgrounds to see if there are any left.  Or you stay closer to home and camp out in your own backyard.

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MUSIC: A force to be reckoned with!

 

Did you know that music can:

Make a runner run faster?

Make a sick person more comfortable?

Make a scary movie scarier?

Make athletes lift heavier weights and jump greater distances?

Soothe, pamper, relax and heal?

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BIRTHDAY BOOKS! Happy Reading to You!

Birthdays can be great! Except … if it’s your brother or sister’s, and you have to be nice while he or she gets the presents … or if it’s yours, and your presents are dictionaries and socks … or if you’re the host, and there are soda and cake smears on the table and kids screaming everywhere…

The books on this list are about all kinds of children having all kinds of birthdays. There are many different stories, but one thing they all have in common is they show that cake and candles mean you’re growing up – which is the really great part of having a birthday.

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