APR 30, 25.. BOOKS and CHILDREN and READING..
Long Pause.
It is NOT the best thing that, at 12:55am, Tuesday morning the (now) 30th of April, I am finally sitting down here to put a Post together! I don’t have the time nor the words to accurately describe our “re-entry” back into our Anchorage “world” after being away five plus months.
Here is just one “for instance”: Five plus MONTHS of unopened mail to process. Just “opening it”, one letter at a time, is a job in and of itself.
Some of it with a return address from the Internal Revenue Service. Far too many notices that some bills have not been paid. I don’t have “autopay” on for my United States Veterans Affairs notifications for medical prescriptions over due and collecting interest ($1 or so a month) on a less than $15 balance due. Nor do I have “autopay” set up for hospital and other medicals bills originating in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
End It Captain!
Done deal! Ended!
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Thank You NATIONAL TODAY for this Holiday. It is your top, number one on your list, of April 30th “Holidays”.
It is a “Passion” for Patti who just loves seeing young mothers at libraries with youngsters with a armload of books to read! Patti has always loved to read newspapers. Her younger brother, when he was four, asked her one day how she could tell what the words said. She gave him a lesson in phonics on the front page of that newpaper that day. His kindergarten teacher was astounded the first day of his school when she realized he could read! He loved reading and grew up and became an Attorney.
The Day of the Child, celebrated on April 30, is a nationally known program that promotes the value and healthy habit of reading among all children, regardless of their socioeconomic status and cultural background. It connects kids and their families and introduces them to the world of books, languages, and cultures. It is also known as ‘El Dia de los Niños’ or’ ‘El Dia de los Libros’ (Children’s Day or Book Day). The holiday stresses the importance of literacy among children no matter where they come from.
Oh My! There certainly are some “Extremely good and positive” activities in our “mixed up” world!
The day emphasizes the necessity of loving, accepting, and respecting children. Teachers plan a day for their students on this day (or the nearest weekday if it occurs on a weekend), which includes games, music, and food sharing. ‘Piñatas’ (which means ‘jugs’ or ‘pots’) are frequently made and broken by youngsters. Lessons are halted for the day in certain schools. Some families also take their children on a day trip. In parks and sports centers, children may participate in unique activities. Families occasionally offer gifts to their children. Children of radio and television hosts appear on their parents’ shows, which are often themed with children’s entertainment for the day — more like a de facto Take Your Children to Work Day in the media industry.
The original Children’s Day was observed on May 8 in Tantoyuca, Veracruz, but it was altered in 1925 by President Lvaro Obregón after the country ratified the Geneva Conventions and began to care for children devastated by World War I. The League of Nations then issued the Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child on November 26, 1924, acknowledging that children are the ones most affected by war occurrences.
The United Nations proposed that the world celebrate Children’s Day on November 20. There was one problem though — the day fell on Revolution Day in Mexico. So April 30 was chosen to avoid the celebrations on May 1 (Labor Day) and Cinco de Mayo (The Day of the Battle of Puebla).
According to statistics, about 45 million Americans cannot read beyond the capacity of a fifth grader.
Children learn almost 300 more words when they reach the age of two if their mothers often speak to them.
Books intended for kids contain 50% more words they won’t encounter in everyday conversation, or by watching T.V. or listening to the radio.
About 61% of low-income families can’t give their children books to read at home.
About 80% of children in economically challenged communities lose their reading skills while they’re in their summer break owing to a lack of access to books.
Here you go! Below is a link to the NATIONAL TODAY website for today’s Holliday.
https://nationaltoday.com/day-of-the-child/
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Time .. For .. Bed .. Red .. Ryder!
Cap and Patti my “Reader Par Excellence”
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Cap and Patti, So glad you’re safely home and your batteries are charging! A late night posting for you results in my early reading content. It’s 5:15am, Tim’s getting ready for work, and I get to sip my coffee with you. It should rain more today which has been desperately needed, and we’re catching up. Thank goodness it’s been steady. The damp ground will be good for our fencing party to be held soon. 1320 feet of fence to put up with our new neighbors at our new ranch outside Sturgis near Bear Butte, SD.
Well, in this crazy world i am thankful for the normalcy of waking up and reading your blog. It makes my day start great. Hugs to you both. Stay well, and keep reading!
Kit (and Tim too)
I have another friend back in Michigan who also looks for Posts “first thing in the morning” so I work to be sure I publish a Post ahead of his morning coffee. Happy you enjoy our efforts Kit. And for some long time now! We are loving cool days with light rain Kit. Cap and Patti
Oh, my! Not those nasty, paltry notices from the VA co-pay bills. I recently had a bad experience with the inital ‘balance due’ being only $1. Well, I did the most non-thinking reaction: I put it under a set of paperwork and lost track. After a couple of months I received a notice from a gosh-danged BILL COLLECTION agency. They demanded I pay the now increased bill which had a penalty + the original payment due. It actually approached $50! The most maddening aspect was I contacted the bill collector and they wanted all of my personal ID numbers so I said screw it, I’ll just pay online direct. Bottom line…. I had to pay directly to the Dept. of Treasury (I believe) to stop the ‘circle-jerk!’ Additionally, I learned that after a balance due has not been paid of 90 days, then they stop sending reminders! We get put into the hands of bill collection agencies! All because we missed any new notifications from the VA billing. What a pain in ye ol’….you know what! Lesson learned. I can only imagine the amount of mail you’ve had to address, open, resolve…and then to the dumpster. Sounds like a ‘File 13’ ending!
Praying you and Patti are catching up on your Zzzzzz’s and once again in touch with all of your amigos up north!
Love you both to pieces!
Michael and Little Bit
My solution is this Michael. I now have entered the V.A. Bill Payment phone number, along with my account number, into my smart phone contacts. Now when I am out of town (next Autumn to Spring) I will periodically call the V.A. and ask them” “Do I owe you anything?” The last thing I want to have to deal with is being on a V.A. “bad creditor” list. Smiles Cap
Oh I hate when I get behind on mail. I pay most of my bills online which I find wonderful because I can set up payments to go out after my deposits hit, when it’s in a day or two weeks. I don’t have to worry about stamps or getting it to the post office (there have been more than a few PO boxes stolen here and other places.) I refuse to do auto-pay though. You never know when they might add a zero or two in the wrong spot.
What piles up for me is junk mail. I open it and either put a cover stamp over my name and address or tear off that part before tossing in the recycle bin. Or I shred it. Depends on which is closest. But I hate doing it so sometimes it piles up. I’m sorry about getting IRS letters. That is never a happy thing. Although I think that last time I did receive something from them it was a check well under a dollar in value. That was shredded.
What a hassle it is Kathleen to have to take the time, and go to the effort, to remove our names and addresses from junk mail. We also have a very nice shredder. Luckily for me Patti is great at handling our mail. Cap and Patti for sure!