How do you Celebrate?

Traditions

One of my favorite traditions growing up was making gingerbread houses. My children are older now and aren't that interested in having gingerbread houses, but I decided we could still make one and donate it to the festival of trees. This is the one we made to donate this year. Traditions sometimes come and go, but the memories we have from our traditions will stay with us forever.

I also loved laying on the floor by our fireplace and listening to the record of "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen. It is a sad story and I don't know exactly why I loved listening to it so much. I think because it was a "tradition"and I had a personal connection with the story. 

Children's Vinyl Record Series

I hope you have traditions that you look forward to, 

things that bring you joy and help you to create memories.

What are you thankful for?

Mayflower History

Special Badges...

Did you know that you can now earn special badges on RTS for logging your minutes read on specific days? Here are a couple badges that you can earn for logging reading time on Halloween and/or November 2nd, for American Indian Heritage Month.

Some other days you can earn special badges in the coming months are
November
5- Donut Day
12- Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
14- Pickle Day
27- Thanksgiving
28- Hanukkah
December
3- Cookie Day
7- Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
17- Wright Brothers Day
24- Christmas Eve
25- Christmas
29- Chocolate Day

Keep reading and logging your minutes on Road to Success.

Wishing you a "magical" Halloween!

We Give Books

http://www.wegivebooks.org is a website that offers free online digital books to read.

I thought you might like this spooky parody of "Goodnight Moon," "Goodnight Goon." 

Click on the picture above to go to this book on the "We Give Books" site.

5 little bats

5 little bats sitting on the floor

1 flew away and then there were 4

4 little bats sitting in a tree

1 flew away and then there were 3

3 little bats tasting witches brew

1 flew away and then there were 2

2 little bats just having fun

1 flew away and then there was 1

1 little bat who likes to pretend

Won’t fly away because he is your friend