Subway, No way!

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We live in a teeny-tiny town. For a long time, the absolute only "restaurant" in town was Subway. Then, there was another restaurant. It, too, was Subway. I will never figure that one out. Now, we have a plethora of restaurants. We don't need Subway. And it's a good thing too, because Subway is no friend to homeschoolers.
HT: Jennifer

UPDATE: Lorri sent me this explanation from Subway:
"Regarding your concerns about the Subway contest that excludes home
schools from contest eligibility, Scholastic and Subway apologize to
all individuals who have taken offense at this. Our intention was
never to make independent schooled children feel discriminated
against or excluded from this specific promotion.

Throughout the course of the year Scholastic runs a number of
contests and sweepstakes that are open to all teachers and students.
The eligibility of this contest in particular was solely put in place
to award a large group of children with the grand prize of $5,000
worth of athletic equipment. We do however understand how home-
schooled children could benefit from this type of prizing and will
make sure eligibility is open to everyone in future promotions.

We appreciate your feedback and will make sure a similar situation
does not happen in the future.

If anyone has any additional comments to make regarding this contest,
please email Scholastic directly at P&Cconnects@scholastic.com and we
will respond promptly to your concerns. Other email addresses or
phone numbers shown in this blog will not reach individuals who are
equipped to help you. Again, please direct all comments/inquiries to
P&Cconnects@scholastic.com and we would be more than happy to speak
with you regarding this.

Thank you!"

Trust and Obedience

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Rachel Balducci writes:

When I was fifteen and learning how to drive, my dad gave me countless opportunities to practice this skill. Being the oldest of eight children, I didn’t learn on a typical small vehicle, but instead tooled around in a fifteen-passenger van.

One evening, I was driving home from the grocery store; my dad was in the passenger seat and one of my brothers was buckled in behind me. We were climbing a hill in our neighborhood, heading towards an intersecting street that had a stop sign, giving us the right-of-way.

Just as we approached the intersection, my dad yelled.

“Stop,” he shouted, “stop the car!” Read the rest; do NOT miss the rest.

What a Great Idea!

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Bassproshops

Bass Pro Shops might be my new favorite store! Now we have somewhere to take all those dated video games. And the trade-in value could be quite good, depending on how we cash in.

If you take them up on their "Get Off The Couch & Go Outdoors" offer, from May 21st though the 26th you can trade in an old video game for 15% off Bass Pro Shops branded merchandise across several categories. The good folks at Bass Pro shops want our kids outside. Even if they're still going to sit, better to "Sit Somewhere Else" without game buttons in their hands. (Full disclosure: I learned about this promo while sitting on the couch watching endless loops of Sports Center. The Bass Pro Shops commercial is really clever.)

According to the good folks at Bass Pro Shops, "The donated games will all be going to Get Well Gamersfor redistribution among their network of hospitals. M rated games will find their way to troops overseas through GWG's partnership with Fun for Our Troops

Find a Bass Pro Shops near you and get off the couch and get outside!