Lesson 7 – Is it me or does it seem as if back-to-school shopping is starting earlier and earlier each year? You can feel the heat and humidity in the air, but yet you can’t avoid seeing signs in store windows of kids with backpacks in sweaters and jeans. read more…
Lesson 8 – I’ll never forget it. A couple of years ago I attended my son's Back to School Night for Kindergarten. His teacher told us how great the children were doing and she shared a cute story from earlier in the day. She told the parents that there were some boys in the corner playing when it suddenly became very loud. She went over to see what was going on and one of the boys said excitedly “there can only be one manager, and I'm the manager of the restaurant!” I don't know if it was my son or not who made the comment, but, it goes to show that five year olds are already taking charge. Future CEOs? Could be.. read more…
Lesson 9 – My son is a big fan of a book called “Discovering Art Kids.” He also likes one called “Hello, Picasso!” As well as “Hello, Van Gogh!” The latter two are published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Some of the artwork he finds silly, some he finds strange and some he really likes! In fact, in “Discovering Art Kids,” there is a painting from the 1700’s of a little girl and when we read that page he exclaims, “A beauty, a cutie!”
He also remembers quite a bit from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which we visited some time ago. He had so many questions as we walked around the museum and it was so amazing to see which works of art he was a fan of. I recently read the Wall Street Journal and came across two interesting stories about art. One was about an upcoming auction at Sotheby’s of $85 million worth of art. The other spoke of an art collector and an art purchase he made in 1985 for $6,500 after an adviser recommended it would be a good investment. read more…
Lesson 10 – I recently had so much fun with my 11-year old niece. My family was over her home to celebrate a birthday and when we arrived I immediately noticed how amazing her fingernails looked. She had adorable pink flowers painted on a beautifully polished light green background. “Where did you get those decals for your nails?” I asked her. She told me that they weren’t decals but rather nail polish she painted on. Yes, she’s 11-years old, I thought to myself, but I too must have those nails! The next thing I knew, I was being pampered by her and thought to myself that this is actually better than being in a nail salon. Ten minutes later and I was as giddy as a child showing off my perfectly painted flower nails.
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