This past winter, we started talking about summer holidays. Would we take a trip somewhere? Go camping? Stay home and take the kids on daily outings? We settled on renting a cottage. Never having spent a week at a cottage before, we packed everything we could think of in order to be prepared to spend a week away from home.
We knew there wasn't going to be any TV, internet, or phone; including no cell phone service; which meant no texting! With 2 teenagers and 2 younger children, I worried about how we would keep everyone entertained.
Our first day proved to be hectic and fun, the thrill of arriving, unpacking, jumping into the lake, and enjoying a bonfire. But the next day, after a day of fishing, swimming, boating and playing games, all of us, including my husband, started to wonder "what to do next".
Thankfully, before we left, I had picked up quite a few books, at second hand stores, to suit all the kids, as well a BBQ cookbook for my husband and some from Ophra's Book Club for myself. They were wonderful!
We couldn't have lasted the week without "Summer Reading".
We knew there wasn't going to be any TV, internet, or phone; including no cell phone service; which meant no texting! With 2 teenagers and 2 younger children, I worried about how we would keep everyone entertained.
Our first day proved to be hectic and fun, the thrill of arriving, unpacking, jumping into the lake, and enjoying a bonfire. But the next day, after a day of fishing, swimming, boating and playing games, all of us, including my husband, started to wonder "what to do next".
Thankfully, before we left, I had picked up quite a few books, at second hand stores, to suit all the kids, as well a BBQ cookbook for my husband and some from Ophra's Book Club for myself. They were wonderful!
We couldn't have lasted the week without "Summer Reading".
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