We talk a lot about how summer is a time of no schedules and no responsibilities, but then you remember the work packets that school sends home. Sure, it’s nothing compared to regular homework, but when you’re so far out of the usual swing of things, keeping a reading log and doing some math is a struggle.
Katie Bingham-Smith freely admits: “I didn’t want to worry about getting reading in when we were on vacation or friends asked us to go to the beach for the day.” You know what she did? She said: forget that. Read to find out why – and what happened when she did.
— Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor |