The Perfect Year-Round Gift

Have you ever wanted to give a special someone in your life the perfect year-round gift he or she will enjoy? Better than something that keeps a person occupied in a house, a fishing boat lets the owner see and experience the great outdoors any time of year. While the fish may not be biting on a particular day, having the ability to get outside and experience nature helps people become more relaxed and gives time for quiet reflection.

The gift of a fishing boat is also fun activity that promotes bonding. Couples can have some quiet time together on the water and talk about life’s issues in a relaxing setting, or a spouse can spend the day with his or her fishing buddy while the other spouse pursues his or her interests. This mutual appreciation of each person’s hobbies helps provide end-of-day conversational topics and allows for each person to add another element of personal satisfaction in his or her life.

Not limited to adults, a fishing boat is also a great way for parents to teach children about the hobby of fishing and to instill boating safety techniques in their children. When old enough, parents can also encourage teens to take a boating safety class and teach them how to operate the boat. For this reason alone, having a boat is a great way to work on parent-child relationship building now and for years to come.

Happy Independence Day!!!

Family watching fireworks (free clip art)
Family watching fireworks (free clip art)

I love the 4th of July!!  We really go all out to decorate, well we do that for every holiday but there’s just something about Independence Day that I love!!  We always have a huge community picnic type party with grilled hot dogs and hamburgers with all the fixin’s and of course potato salad, baked beans and we can’t forget the banana pudding and homemade ice cream.

Then there’s the fireworks display.  I love all of the laughter, ooohhh’s and aaahhh’s from the children when the fireworks start.  It’s just a wonderful time for all!!!   I hope each and every one of you have a wonderful 4th of July and remember what the celebration is all about, our independence!!!

Children’s Literature Favorites

One of my most favorite books ever growing up as a kid was, Where The Wild Things Are. I remember Max tromping off into the scary woods and dancing with the wild things. I loved how he was dressed up and seemed to fit right in with the rest of the monsters.

I always wondered what had happened to him earlier in the day that led him to go to this far off place where the wild things lived. Did he get into trouble? Did he tell a lie? Was he trying to escape something he didn’t like? He sure had a gigantic imagination to dream up a place like that.

Every kid should have a chance to read that story. It would be a lot of fun to make up your own prequel or sequel to the story to explain what happened before or after to Max and his family. I might even do that with my own kids. I bet they would love to write and illustrate their own stories about Max.