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Saturday, May 18, 2013

What Should We Celebrate Today? Holidays in May!

Do you like to celebrate those quirky fun holidays but you don't know what they are?

So I ask you!

When you think of May, you think of celebrating the following Holidays …

May Day/Beltaine

Cinco de Mayo

Mother's Day - second Sunday

Victoria Day (Canada)

Memorial Day

But there is so much more!!!

THESE DO NOT CHANGE EACH YEAR

*Amtrak Day: 1

*Batman Day: 1

*Beltaine: 1

*Executive Coaching Day: 1

*Global Love Day: 1

*Keep Kids Alive! Drive 25 Day: 1

*Law Day: 1

*Lei Day: 1

*Loyalty Day: 1

*May Day: 1

*Mother Goose Day: 1

*National Bubba Day: 1

*New Homeowner's Day: 1

*Save the Rhino Day: 1

*School Principals' Day: 1

*Silver Star Day: 1

*Stepmother's Day: 1

*Baby Day: 2

*Brothers and Sisters Day: 2

*Martin Z. Mollusk Day: 2

*Roberts Rule of Order Day: 2

*Play Your Ukulele Day: 2

*Garden Meditation Day: 3

*Hug Your Cat Day: 3 (Note: Different sponsor than one on May 12)

*Lumpy Rug Day: 3

*National Special-abled Pets Day: 3

*National Two Different Colored Shoes Day: 3

*Paranormal Day: 3

*Public Radio Day: 3

*World Press Freedom Day: 3

*Bird Day

*Intergalactic Star Wars Day: 4 (May the Fourth Be With You!)

*International Firefighters Day: 4

*International Respect for Chickens Day: 4

*National Candied Orange Peel Day: 4

*Renewal Day

*Star Wars Day: 4 (May the Fourth Be With You!)

*World Give Day: 4

* Cartoonists Day: 5

*Childhood Stroke Awareness Day: 5

*Cinco de Mayo: 5

*International Midwives' Day: 5

*National Hoagie Day: 5

*Oyster Day: 5

*Totally Chipotle Day: 5

*Celebrate your Favorite Beverage Day: 5

*Joseph Brackett Day: 6

*National Tourist Appreciation Day: 6

*No Diet Day: 6

*No Homework Day: 6

*Nurses Day or National RN Recognition Day: 6

*National Roast Leg of Lamb Day: 7

*National Tourism Day: 7

*Iris Day: 8

*National Have a Coke Day: 8

*No Socks Day: 8

*Time of Remembrance & Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War: 8-9

*V E Day (Victory in Europe Day – WWII): 8

*World Red Cross / Red Crescent Day: 8

*National Moscato Day: 9

*Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Day: 9

*Lost Sock Memorial Day: 9

*Lupus Day: 10

*Windmill Day: 10

*Clean Up Your Room Day: 10

*Eat What You Want Day: 11

*Twilight Zone Day: 11

*Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day: 12

*Hug Your Cat Day: 12 (Purina)

*International Nurses Day: 12

*Limerick Day: 12

*National Nutty Fudge Day: 12

*Odometer Day: 12

*Frog Jumping Day: 13

*Leprechaun Day: 13

*National Apple Pie Day: 13

*National Fruit Cocktail Day: 13

*National Buttermilk Biscuit Day: 14

*National Chicken Dance Day: 14

*The Stars and Stripes Forever Day: 14

*Underground America Day: 14

*Hyperemisis Gravidarum Awareness Day: 15

*International Day of Families: 15

*International MPS Awareness Day: 15

*National Chocolate Chip Day: 15

*National Tuberous Sclerosis Day: 15

*Nylon Stockings Day: 15

*Peace/Police Officer Memorial Day: 15

*Straw Hat Day: 15

*Biographer's Day: 16

*Love a Tree Day: 16

*National Sea Monkey Day: 16

*Wear Purple for Peace Day: 16

*National Cherry Cobbler Day: 17

*Pack Rat Day: 17

*Syttende Mai: 17

*World Hypertension Day: 17

*World Information Society Day: 17

*World Telecommunications Day: 17

*HIV Vaccine Awareness Day: 18

*I Love Reeses Day: 18

*International Museum Day: 18

*Mother Whistler Day: 18

*National Chees Souffle Day: 18

*No Dirty Dishes Day: 18

*Visit Your Relatives Day: 18

*Boys Club & Girls Club Day: 19

*Devil’s Food Cake Day: 18

*May Ray Day: 19

*National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: 19

*Be a Millionaire Day

*Eliza Doolittle Day: 20

*Pick Strawberries Day: 20

*Weights & Measures Day: 20

*American Red Cross Founder's Day: 21

*I Need A Patch For That Day: 21

*National Endangered Species Day: 21

*National Memo Day: 21

*National Strawberries and Cream Day: 21

*National Wait Staff Day: 21

*Sister Maria Hummel Day: 21

*World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue & Development: 21

*Buy a Musical Instrument Day: 22

*Canadian Immigrants Day: 22

*Goth Day

*International Day for Biological Diversity: 22

*National Maritime Day: 22

*Vanilla Pudding Day: 22

*Declaration of the Bab Day: 23

*Lucky Penny Day: 23

*National Taffy Day: 23

*National Wig Out Day: 23

*World Crohn's and Colitis Day: 23

*World Turtle Day: 23

*Brother's Day: 24

*International Tiara Day: 24

*Morse Code Day: 24 (Some also observe on April 27)

*National Escargot Da: 24

*Cookie Monster's Birthday: 25 (See also November 2)

*National Missing Children's Day: 25

*National Tap Dance Day: 25

*Nerd Pride Day or Geek Pride Day: 25

*Towel Day: 25

*Blueberry Cheesecake Day: 26

*Sally Ride Day: 26

*Cellophane Tape Day: 27

*Grape Popsicle Day

*Sun Screen Day: 27

*Amnesty International Day: 28

*National Hamburger Day: 28

*Sierra Club Day: 28

*Slugs Return From Capistrano Day: 28

*Ascension of Baha'u'Llah: 29

*International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers: 29

*Learn About Composting Day: 29

*Put A Pillow On Your Fridge Day: 29

*Loomis Day: 30

*Water a Flower Day: 30

*National Macaroon Day: 31

*Save Your Hearing Day: 31

*What You Think Upon Grows Day: 31

*World No-Tobacco Day: 31

THESE CHANGE YEAR TO YEAR

* 2013 Dates *

Great American Grump Out: 1 (First Saturday)

National Day of Prayer: 2 (First Thursday)

National Day of Reason: 2 (First Thursday)

Bats Day: 3-5

No Pants Day: 3 (First Friday)

International Tuba Day: 3 (First Friday)

Space Day: 3 (First Friday)

Kentucky Derby: 4 ( First Saturday)

Armed Forces Day Military-Amateur Crossband Communications Day: 4 (First Saturday)

Bladder Cancer Awareness Day: 4 (First Saturday)

Free Comic Book Day: 4 (First Saturday)

International Space Day: 4 (First Friday)

Join Hands Day: 4 (First Saturday)

National Homebrew Day: 4 (First Saturday)

National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy: 4 (First Saturday)

National Scrapbooking Day: 4 (First Saturday)

Space Day 4: (First Saturday)

National Infertility Survival Day: 5 (First Sunday)

World Laughter Day: 5 (First Sunday)

International Baby Lost Mother's Day: 5 (First Sunday)

Motorcycle Mass & Blessing of The Bikes Day: 5 (First Sunday)

National Infertility Survival Day: 5 (First Sunday)

Buddah Day: 6

Melanoma Monday: 6 (First Monday)

Accountant's Day or Accounting Day: 7

Childhood Depression Awareness Day: 7 (First Tuesday)

National Teacher Day: 7 (First Tuesday of the First Full Week)

World Asthma Day: 7 (First Tuesday)

Donate A Day's Wages To Charity: 8 (Second Wednesday)

National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day: 8

National Night Shift Workers Day: 8 (Second Wednesday)

National Third Shift Workers Day: 8 (Second Wednesday)

Occupational Safety & Health Day: 8 (Wednesday of The First Full Week)

Receptionists Day: 8 (Second Wednesday)

Ascension Day: 9

School Nurse Day: 9

Child Care Provider Day: 10 (Friday before Mother's Day)

Fintastic Friday: Giving Sharks A Voice: 10 (2nd Friday)

Military Spouse Appreciation Day: 10 (Friday before Mother's Day)

Birthmother's Day (Saturday before Mother's Day): 11

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day: 11 (2nd Saturday)

International Migratory Bird Day: 11

Letter Carrier's Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day: 11

Mother Ocean Day: 11 (Saturday Before Mother's Day)

National Babysitters Day: 11 (Saturday before Mother's Day)

National Miniature Golf Day: 11 (2nd Saturday)

National Windmill Day: 11 (2nd Saturday)

Stay Up All Night: 11 (2nd Saturday)

National Train Day: 11 (2nd Saturday)

World Belly Dance Day: 11 (2nd Saturday)

Mother's Day: 12

Mothers At The Wall Day: 12

National Doodle Day: 12

World Fair Trade Day: 12

Shavuot: 14

National Women's Check-up Day: 15 (3rd Wednesday)

National Employee Health & Fitness Day: 15 (3rd Wednesday)

Turn Beauty Inside Out Day: 15 (3rd Wednesday)

Endangered Species Day: 17 (3rd Friday)

International Virtual Assistants Day: 17 (3rd Friday)

NASCAR Day: 17 (3rd Friday)

National Bike to Work Day: 17 (3rd Friday)

National Defense Transportation Day: 17 (3rd Friday)

National Pizza Party Day: 17 (3rd Friday)

World Neurofibromatosis Day (NF Day): 17

Armed Forces Day: 18 (3rd Saturday)

National Learn To Swim Day: 18 (Saturday of Week Before Memorial Day)

O. Henry Pun-off Day: 18 (3rd Friday)

Mike, The Headless Chicken Day: 19-20 ( Always 3rd weekend)

Neighbor Day: 19 (Sunday before Memorial Day Weekend)

Pentecost: 19

World Autoimmune Arthritis Day: 19-21

End of the World or Rapture Party Day: 21 (Prediction)

Victoria Day: 21 (Always celebrated on the weekend before Memorial Day in the US.)

Don't Fry Day: 24 (Friday Before Memorial Day)

Heat Awareness Day: 24

National Wig Out Day: 24 (Always Fri. before Memorial Day)

International Jazz Day: 25 (Always Sat. before Memorial Day)

Julia Pierpont Day: 25

Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day (ARMAD): 25 (Always the Saturday before Memorial Day)

Shavout: 26

Trinity Sunday: 26

Indianapolis 500: 26 (Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend)

Whit Sunday: 27

Memorial Day: 27 (Observed.) (Traditionally on 30th)

Prayer for Peace Memorial Day: 27

National Senior Health & Fitness Day: 29 (Last Wednesday)

World MS Day (Multiple Sclerosis): 29 (Last Wednesday)

Heat Awareness Safety Day: 31 (Last Friday in May)

* Dates Listed are based on 2013 Dates*

What Should We ... May Series
Observations the Month of May
Observations during the Weeks of May
Observations with their own Special Day in May
On This Day in History ... May

*If you have anything you'd like to add that I have forgotten, please message me!*

What Should We Celebrate This Week? Holidays in May!

Do you like to celebrate those quirky fun holidays but you don't know what they are?

So I ask you!

MAY WEEKLY OBSERVANCES

DATES DO NOT CHANGE

*Dystonia Awareness Week: 5-13

*National Nurses Day and Week: 5-11

*National Wildflower Week: 6-12

*Universal Family Week: 10-16

*Week of Solidarity With The People of Non-Self-Governing Territories: 25-31

DATES CHANGE EACH YEAR

~ 2013 Dates ~

FIRST WEEK

Choose Privacy Week: 1-7

International Wildlife Film Week: 4-11

SECOND WEEK (First Full Week)

Be Kind To Animals Week: 5-11 (First full Week)

Children's Mental Health Week: 5-11 (First full Week)

Drinking Water Week: 5-11 (First Full Week)

Flexible Work Arrangement Week: 5-11 (First full Week)

Goodwill Industries Week: 5-11 (First full Week)

Kids Win Week: 5-11 (First full Week)

National Alcohol & Drug Related Birth Defects Awareness Week: 5-11 (Always First Full Week)

National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week: 5-11(First full Week)

National Family Week: 5-11 (First full Week)

National Pet Week: 5-11 (First full Week)

National Raisin Week: 5-11 (Always First Full Week)

North American Occupational Safety & Health Week: 5-11 ( First Full Week)

PTA Teacher Appreciation Week: 5-11 (First full Week)

Public Service Recognition Week: 5-11 ( First Week)

National Occupational Safety & Health Day: 5-11 (First Full Week)

Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week: 6-12 (First Week)

National Correctional Officer's Week: 6-12 (First full week in May)

NAOSH Week: 6-12 (First Full Week)

Teacher Appreciation Week: 6-10 (First Full Week)

National Hospital Week: 5-11

National Hug Holiday Week: 5-11

Update Your References Week: 5-11

Intimate Apparel Week: 6-10 (Feb. 4-8, May 6-10, Aug. 5-9, Nov. 4-8)

THIRD WEEK (Second Full Week)

National Tourism Week: 11-18

Food Allergy Awareness Week: 12-18

National Dog Bite Prevention Week: 12-18

National Educational Bosses' Week: 12-18

National Police Week: 12-18

National Women's Health Week: 12-18

Salute to Moms 35+ Week: 12-18

Work At Home Moms Week: 12-18

National Return To Work Week: 12-18 (2nd Full Week)

Reading is Fun Week: 12-18 (2nd Full Week)

National Etiquette Week: 13-17 (Begins 2nd Monday of Full Week)

Children's Book Week: 13-19 (2nd full week starting Monday)

National Stuttering Awareness Week: 13-19 (Second full Week)

American Craft Beer Week: 13-19 (3rd Week)

National Nursing Home Week: 12-18 (Starts Mother's Day to Saturday)

National Transportation Week: 12-18 (Always Includes the 3rd Friday)

FOURTH WEEK (Third Full Week)

National Bike to Work Week: 19-25 (3rd Full Week)

National Medical Transcription Week: 19-26 (3rd Full Week)

World Trade Week: 19-25 (3rd Week)

National Backyard Games Week: 20-26 (3rd Week)

National New Friends, Old Friends Week: 18-25

National Safe Boating Week: 18-24

EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week: 19-25

National Stationery Week: 19-22

International Coaching Week: 20-26

Mudbug Madness Week: 23-26

Hurricane Preparedness Week: 26-6/1

Black Single Parents Week: 29-6/4 (?)

Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week: 19-26 (Week before Memorial Day)

Old-Time Player Piano Weekend: 24-27 (Always Memorial Day Weekend)

What Should We Celebrate This Month? Holidays of May

Do you like to celebrate those quirky fun holidays but you don't know what they are?

So I ask you!

MAY MONTHLY OBSERVANCES

ALS Awareness Month

(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's Disease)

American Wetlands Month

APS ( Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome) Awareness Month

Arthritis Awareness Month

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Awareness of Medical Orphans Month

Better Hearing & Speech Month

Borderline Personality Disorder Month

Brain Tumor Awareness Month

Carrots and Cauliflower

Celiac Awareness Month

Clean Air Month

Community Living Month (Ontario, Canada):

Creative Beginnings Month

Date Your Mate Month

EcoDriving Month

Family Wellness Month

Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month

Foster Care Month

Freedom Shrine Month

Gardening for Wildlife Month

Get Caught Reading Month

Gifts From The Garden Month

Global Civility Awareness Month

Go Fetch! Food Drive for Homeless Animals Month

Grapefruit and Kiwi Month

Haitian Heritage Month

Heal the Children Month

Healthy Vision Month

Huntington's Disease Awareness Month

International Audit Month

International Business Image Improvement Month

International Civility Awareness Month

International Victorious Woman Month

Jewish-American Heritage Month

Latino Books Month

Lupus Awareness Month

Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month

Motorcycle Safety Month

National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month

National Barbeque Month

National Better Hearing Month

National Bike Month

National Blood Pressure Month

National Egg Month

National Foster Care Month

National Good Car Keeping Month

National Hamburger Month

National Hepatitis Awareness Month

National Inventors Month

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month (aka NF Month)

(World) Lyme Disease Awareness Month

National Meditation Month

National Mediterranean Diet Month

National Mental Health Month

National Military Appreciation Month

National Moving Month

National Osteoporosis Prevention Month

National Photograph Month

National Physical Fitness & Sports Month

National Physiotherapy Month

National Preservation Month

National Recommitment Month

National Salad Month

National Salsa Month (the food)

National Smile Month
National Strawberry Month

National Stroke Awareness Month

National Sweet Vidalia Onions Month

National Tuberous Sclerosis Month

National Water Safety Month

Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month

National Vinegar Month

National Youth Traffic Safety Month

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month

Older Americans Month

Personal History Month

Potatoes and Limes Month

Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month

Preeclampsia Awareness Month

React Month

Revise Your Work Schedule Month

Skin Cancer Awareness Month

Strike Out Strokes Month

Teen CEO Month

Tennis Month

Tay-Sachs and Canavan Diseases Month

Ultra-violet Awareness Month

Women's Health Care Month

Young Achievers of Tomorrow Month

STARTING MID MONTH

National Family Month (2013: 5/12 to 6/16) * From Mother’s Day to Father’s Day

Prepare Tomorrow's Parents Month (2013: 5/12-6/16) * From Mother’s Day to Father’s Day

Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month (2013: 5/15 - 6/15)

Friday, May 17, 2013

Great Product!! Check out Kidecals!

Have you ever wanted an amazing label? Perhaps to announce an Allergy? To put on Autistic kids when you are in a crowded area where you might be likely to lose them? I know that was my first thought when I saw this product!!

I can put that on Nathan and have it say something like.... "My name is Nathan, I'm Autistic, If you find me lost, call (our cell # here)." It could - literally - be a life saver!!

As you can see - there are a ton of FUN products that they have!! Here are a few examples I liked a lot!

KIDECALS

They have fun stuff like.........

And Keyboard Stickers........ I donno about you, but I wear the letters off my keyboard all the time. As a writer & blogger, I am at my computer a lot .. the first letter to always go for me .... N.... Ha ha!

KIDECALS ARE ...

Durable
Waterproof
Dishwasher Safe
Washer/Dryer Safe
Don't Peel Off
Personalize-able
Don't Damage Items
FUN!

Seriously - what more can you want!?!?

Personalized Kids Name Labels:

Do you have kids who HATE losing their stuff? You can label anything from water bottles, to books, to toys,sports gear, whatever you can think of that might need to be labeled! Perhaps you lend out books or DVD's ... this is a great way to make sure that they get back to you!! There are a ton of fun and trendy designs, and all the stickers are durable, dishwasher, washing machine AND dryer safe!!! They don't damage the surfaces of what you put them on either!

Waterproof Labels:

Have you ever resorted to using a sharpie to label things? Eventually you have to write over it again because it wears off, or even sharpie ink doesn't stick to what you are needing to mark!! Well, these decals are waterproof! The labels are extremely durable and stick to just about anything from clothes, to backpacks, to your computer! They stay put during washing of any sort, and you can even label pool and beach toys!

Fun Mustache Stickers:

Have you jumped on the Mustache bandwagon??? I have seen a lot of my friends doing this mustache thing! They even have MUSTACHE stickers and labels!! HOW FUN!!! Use them for parties or just for fun!!

Organizational Stickers:

I am an organizer! I want things labeled where I can see it - that way I can grab what I need and do what I need to do - without having to go through a bunch of folders or binders and notebooks! Eazy-peazie!

Chalkboard Labels that you can write on:

Another HUGE thing - especially for homeschoolers!!! How awesome to be able to use this for a quick and fun way to learn! Also perfect for things that you have to change out! Toy bins, art supplies... name it! Stick it!

Daycare & School Labels:

Do you have kids in daycare? Or in school? Need to label EVERYTHING? Done!! They are super cute and safe! You can put it on bottles, sippy cups, and even snack containers! Diaper bag? Yep! Blankets? You bet!

Camp Labels:

Summer is coming up! Sending the kids to camp??? This is perfect!! You may not have a hope of getting everything back, BUT - slap the labels on and you have a lot better chance of it! Especially when kids have items that are exactly the same or very similar! There won't be any "That's MINE!" arguments with another kid ending up with your kids stuff!

Kidecals was created by a mom of two rough and tumble kind of boys! This is an amazing product!! I truly cannot wait to get mine in the mail :)

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Some Freebie Links!

I swiped these from Christine over at Our Home School Review .... go check out her blog :) I'm going through her Thrift Thursday posts and I want to share some of the links I've really liked!

FREE Science Experiment Guide {$25 Value} @ Supercharged Science

FREE Online Homeschooling Workshop {TODAY ONLY} @ How to Homeschool My Child

FREE Printables @ Hearts and Trees

FREE Complete Curriculum @ Easy Peasy - All In One Homeschool

FREE Butterfly Preschool Printables @ Homeschooling Hearts & Minds

FREE Summer Learning Packet @ A Journey Through Learning Lapbooks

FREE Homeschool Planners, Forms, and More @ Free Homeschool Deals

FREE Children's Classic Literature on Kindle @ Amazon

FREE Subscriber Only History Unit Study {Heroines of the Past} @ Homeschool Giveaways and Freebies

I checked out the Science Experiment Guide, you sign up for an email, the email has a link to a PDF file (I added the link to the side bar under Science) ... and she also sends a link for her FREE Science Class. The next one (on the 21st) is to make a solar oven. I have fallen in love with the All in One Homeschool site!

So I started to look through the older links....

Math Printables
Free Multiplication Worksheets and Cards

This is really put together well and we're going to be using these for sure!!

Free Homeschool Lessons at Kahn Academy
Kahn Academy has over 2,000 educational videos on subject from math to history. ALL FREE! And if you use Singapore Math, you will be excited to learn that they are starting with Grade 3a, Unit 1 and will (eventually) do all of the lectures in the Singapore Math curriculum!! Just scroll down to "S".

I love this one too!! Pretty awesome!

Disguise Kit for Kids
Get you free disguise kit for kids printout. Very cute!

This is a pretty cute set - Here is a screen caption of it :)

She has a lot of great freebie links - definitely worth checking out :)

Thursday, May 16, 2013

The Hermit Crab Story: RIP Max ... The Story begins for Max II

The Hermit Crab Story so far ....

Hermit Crabs: Introduction

The Hermit Crab Story: Part 1

We ended up losing Max (the first) on May 15th.

On the 14th he ended up losing limbs and on the 15th lost more, and eventually by the time we got home, he wasn't with us anymore.

I want to state for the record, the following picture was taken AFTER he lost the first two limbs, but before he died :(

So luckily we managed to have the warranty and it was still in the time frame, so we took Kaedyn to pick out another crab. He ended up naming him Max II (the second) ...

The lady at the register at the pet store was funny. We put Max in a cup, took him in there, and I started explaining how I had called earlier and talked to someone and the whole thing... and I showed her the cup, and I said "This is Max" ... and Kaedyn pipes up ... "He's DEAD!"

Yep, that's my kid!

So she calls some guy (I think the manager?) and she lifts up the cup and says "This is Max, this little handsome guy needs a new Max."

LOL....

So he took us back to the hermit crab cage and we were looking at all the shells and stuff... and I saw this green one with spikes on it hiding, so I pointed, explained, and said I think he would like that one a lot. He pulls it out (after having to box with another ...) and Kaedyn sees that it's a green turtle shell and he got all excited. So ... Max II was named immediately. "That's my new Max!"

I also want to say that I was a bit disturbed by seeing a naked hermie.... I'm scarred for life. I hope he was just changing shells :(

It was bad enough watching Max loose limbs :(

So anyway - here is the introduction for Max II ...

Dennis says that he's a ham already .....

Horton Hatches an Egg by Dr. Seuss

Today Noah listened to HORTON HATCHES AN EGG by Dr. Seuss ....

This is a video of her grandma reading the book for her grandchildren .... Noah liked this one better because he could see the book.

There is one of the First Lady reading it HERE and an audio version HERE.

He answered the following questions:

What did you think of Horton?

He sat on the eggs - he is a boy of many words!

What did you think of Maisy?

She was lazy!

What did you think of what came out of the egg?

An Elephant Bird... it was funny

Why do you think it came out an Elephant Bird?

Because Horton sat on it for 51 weeks and it was an elephant because of that and a bird cuz Maisy was the Momma.

He drew a picture of Horton and the eggs, and Maisy.