Father's Day Root Beer Tasting - 6/14

Lots of fun summer events happening this weekend.  One we're going to hit up is in Wabash, Indiana.  If you've never been to Charlie Creek Inn, it is a very cool old restored hotel - worth checking out!

Library's Summer Reading Program for Kids (6/2 - 7/27)

The children's Summer Reading Program at the Marion Public Library starts next week! Get in and get your kids signed up! My kids love this program - like their Dad, anything that is a competition gets them motivated, and it is a fun way to keep them in learning-mode over the summer. :)

Monday June 2 through Saturday, July 26 2014 
Early Literacy Program: Infants - Pre-Kindergarten 
Children's Program: Kindergarten - Eighth Grade 

 Program Guidelines 
1. Children in the Early Literacy Program will read for 1 hour each week and the participants in the Children's Program will read for two hours per week. Cross off a symbol on your reading log for every 15 minutes you read. This is meant to be completed weekly, but you can work ahead.

2. You may read books, magazines, and listen to audio books or read-alongs, preferably from the Marion Public Library.

3. Each week bring in your reading log to receive a prize. A designated prize will be given each week.

4. To finish the program, you must complete all reading. The children who complete this program can enter into the Grand Prize drawings, and will be invited to a Completion Party.

5. Additional prizes from the treasure box can be earned by: All entries for Grand Prize drawings will be given out the week of July 21. Winners of the Grand Prize drawings will be notified and prizes given away at the Completion Party.

• Completing Incentive Game (on the back of the reading log)
• Read bonus time (ask for sheet)

6.  All entries for Grand Prize drawings will be given out the week of July 21.

7.  Winners of the Grand Prize drawings will be notified and prizes given away at the Completion Party.

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Daylight Savings Time - This WEEKEND!

Don't forget to SPRING FORWARD! Daylight Savings Time is this weekend and you have to set your clocks ahead on Saturday night/Sunday morning (2am) on March 9, 2013. At least this means Spring is here? :)

Big Lots 20% off Weekend

This weekend Big Lots is having their 20% off sale, Saturday afternoon (2pm-close) & all day Sunday.  Sat you have to scan your Rewards Card  to get discount (you can get one for free if you don't have one), but Sunday you need the coupon (below).  Great chance to stock up on snacks, cereal & toiletries!  

Free Lego Club Magazine Subscription

Free subscription to Lego Club magazine, just for filling out a survey.  My boys each get these, and they are a fun surprise when they come in the mail!  Click HERE to sign up! 

Home delivery of LEGO Club Magazine & much more!

When you sign up, you will receive:

The FREE LEGO® Club Magazine, full of comic adventures, games and puzzles, building challenges and Cool Creations built by LEGO fans!

- Exclusive content online at LEGO.com/club!!
- A monthly email newsletter with exclusive LEGO Club news, building steps and contests. You can unsubscribe at anytime.
- Club Codes to unlock cool stuff on the website

SwapaDVD.com - Out with the old, in with the new

I'm taking my boys to see my Dad over their spring break.  We'll be flying from Indy to Boise, via Denver, so we have multiple hours on the plane.  Trying to think ahead about entertainment, I was reminded that all of the DVDs that used to keep my boys entertained mindlessly for hours on a plane (Dora, Backyardigans, etc.), no longer hold their interest.  So, I revisited a site I haven't been on in a while.

Have you heard of SwapaDVD.com?  It is a great site/program - easy to use.  Basically, you list any DVDs you have for sale, others request them, you mail them directly to the person who requested it (with the help of easy mailing labels printed out from the SwapaDVD system), and then you have "credits" to shop their system with for any DVDs others have.  I spent about 25 minutes loading in the list of DVDs my boys no longer watch, and within days I had requests to mail 5 DVDs, which got me 5 credits to get new movies for the flight for my boys to Boise!

I admit, I was a little sad about trading in Dora for Superheros cartoons, but my boys are still pretty stinkin' cute, so I'll be okay.  :)

If you haven't tried the site/program before, I recommend it.  I almost just took the DVDs down to the  kids consignment store here, but am glad I spent a few minutes to enter them instead as 5 new super hero videos are worth a lot more to me than the $5 I would have gotten at the consignment shop.

Check it out!   www.SwapaDVD.com