Books! Books! Books!

So as I was watching our daughter in a nail-biting playoffs game in volleyball yesterday, our son sat deeply engrossed in a book about Matthew Henson getting to the North Pole.  Our son was completely oblivious to the crowd around him, the game on the court and even the occasional ball that narrowly missed him on his close-to-the-sidelines bench!

A Dad of another player is in management at our local Chapters and asked, "Does he always read like that?"  My response: "Yes!  Thankfully!"  What followed was an interesting discussion about books vs tablets, Kobo eReaders, Kindles, etc. !  He shared the fact that Chapters book sales went UP last year instead of the expected down with the onslaught of e-books!

I was pleased to read this article by Michael Hyatt this morning.  He succinctly makes many of my points for me!!

Happy Australia Day!

ANZAC Biscuits

Our favourite ANZAC Biscuits (Cookies) Recipe:

1 cup quick oats

¾ cup desiccated coconut

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

125 g (4 oz) butter

2 tbsp golden syrup

½ tsp baking soda

1 tbsp boiling water

Preheat oven to 300 F (150 C).

Mix oats, flour, sugar and coconut together.

Melt syrup and butter together.

Mix soda with boiling water and add to melted butter and syrup

Add to dry ingredients.

Place 1 tablespoonfuls of mixture on greased tray or parchment paper (allow room for spreading).

Bake for 20 minutes.

Loosen while warm; cool on trays.

(Makes about 35).

Thoughtful Thursday

Children desperately need to know – and to hear in ways they understand and remember – that they’re loved and valued by mom and dad.

-Paul Smally