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A Much Deserved Break in Your Hammock Swing

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It is a warm, sunny day. You’ve just completed the monumental task of mowing your lawn. Perhaps you were washing your car. You deserve a break. You‘re hot, tired, and drenched in perspiration: your thoughts drift towards resting. But, where to rest? Where to get this much needed respite? The couch in the living room is always appealing, but you want to be outside. Besides, you don’t really feel the need to have your significant other upset with you. Then you remember, the hammock swing hammock: the present you got for your birthday. That’s it! Why not go for a swing on that hammock?

You took your time to find the most pleasant spot for it. Your choice provides the best view and the most shade. Strung up between two large oak trees, in the shade, is that hammock swing. Get yourself a glass of your favorite beverage. Or, better yet, have someone bring you a glass of your favorite beverage. Then, prepare yourself for a pleasant rest in your hammock.
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Seuss Books

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Theodor Geisel, better known by his pen name of Dr Seuss, is a national treasure in the United States and a part of most people’s childhood. He wrote and illustrated dozens of children’s books over his long career. Some of those Seuss books have become classics of children’s literature. In addition to being fun for adults and children alike, they are also helpful in teaching the very young to read.

Seuss was born in 1904 in Massachusetts to parents who wished for him to become a doctor. That ambition was derailed when he became more interested in his writing and cartoons. Newspapers and magazines accepted his illustrations and funny articles. During the depression, Seuss made ends meet for himself and his wife by drawing advertisements for major companies. By the time World War II began, there were four Seuss books published for children. During the war, Seuss contributed political cartoons to a left wing newspaper and wrote propaganda films on behalf of the US armed forces and war effort.
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Word Search Puzzles

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I can’t seem to find much time for myself, but I do find a moment or two between working, my child, cleaning, and my husband to do something for myself. There are times when I just want to take a half an hour to do a crossword puzzle. Of course, me sitting and doing what appears to be nothing is a great way to attract the attention of my child. She always wants to come over to see what it is that I am doing. She is far to young to do these, but that does not stop her from wanting to try. Instead of letting her scribble in my crossword book, I have been looking for word search puzzles that she can do at her age.
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