Mondays and April!

Mondays are easy days for us usually. Busy but easy. Mondays are our days to volunteer. I'm lucky since the girls can volunteer with me and I don't have to put them into daycare. A lot of places don't want children to volunteer with you. The girls have found there is lots they can do to help out and the other volunteers (mostly older ladies) miss them when they're not there. Simple things like sorting hangers suddenly have new meaning. This Tuesday our home school support group won't be meeting due to Spring Break this week. The youth center we usually meet at is being used so we won't be able to. So we will be volunteering again today!

April is a month full of observances. A simple search of "observances in month of April" will give you numerous leads. I've already told you that April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. But it's also Mathematics Awareness Month, Autism Awareness Month, Financial Literacy Month, check out the list here to see many, many more! But the one that is dear to my heart is that it's the Month of the Military Child. Being a military brat myself and now having two we try to go to many of the things that go on around us to celebrate it. With so many observances going on in this month it's easy enough to look in the paper, or on the Internet for many free or extremely low cost things going on. Try something new like being in a marathon, or seeing a festival that you've been meaning to get to. This is probably the easiest month to do it!

National Child Abuse Prevention Month

"April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect and encourage individuals and communities to support children and families. Learn more about the history of the month, see examples of Presidential and State proclamations, and find strategies for engaging communities and supporting families. You may also want to learn more about the 17th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect in April."-quoted from www.childwelfare.gov

Please speak up for the little ones who can't if you suspect anything. I would rather be wrong than right! I'm glad someone did for me! Thank you Paul where ever you are, may god bless you!