I read this book with my 9 and 7 year old boys. It caught their attention from the start and we were all excited to get back to reading it. August is an endearing character and we sympathized with him
Wonder by R. J. Palacio
Artemis
The Pits: None. The Peaks: I finished reading Artemis by Andy Weir, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Going Glossy
The Pits: The boys had bad behavior in the afternoon. The Peaks: A few months ago, I donated a photo session to a silent auction for the Miles for Amelia charity run. Today, we met the winning bidder at Arrington
Paperwhite and Black
The Pits: Trek had pooped on the kitchen rug during the night. It was cold for our walk this morning and he had diarrhea so liquidy that it was fruitless to attempt to pick it up with the bag. The
The Fault in our Launch
The Pits: I was up late and up early to manage our big website update. Much of the day was dealing with complaints and reports of issues with the launch. As the day went on, things seemed to get better,
Hello From The Carline
The Pits: Rainy, gloomy weather. The Peaks: Off work early to beat traffic. It was nice to finish up the day in the house with the family and then get to have dinner with them. I recently contacted Khalid’s family
Encorers
The Pits: Didn’t get all the items on my todo list done. The Peaks: Had a nice morning with the boys before dropping them off at Encore Camp. Finished reading Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. This was an oddly humorous book,
New Bball Camp and Completed Book and Journal
The Pits: I spent too much time researching a new lunchbox. The Peaks: The boys started a new basketball summer camp at Oak Hill. We had a nice morning together. We let the boys stay up a bit to watch
The Dumb Caveman
The Pits: Started a big project at work trying to merge two WordPress sites. The Peaks: Traci had to take her Pilot to Tire Discounters to get a front bearing replaced. The boys and I dropped her off to pick
Play Monopoly, They Said. It’ll Be Fun, They said.
The Pits: The boys wanted to spend the night on the screen porch, but it was too cold and rainy. Instead, we played Monopoly, which is a horrible idea for a family game. You should be able to tell by