D.E.A.R. Day- Drop Everything And Read

Drop Everything and Read is celebrated nationwide to help celebrate the birthday of Beverly Cleary. Beverly Cleary is a children's author, best known for Ramona Quimby books. 

D.E.A.R. is a month long celebration of reading that aims at getting more people to make reading a priority. There are many D.E.A.R. programs held on April 12 to honor Beverly Cleary on her birthday. Beverly Cleary first introduced the D.E.A.R in her Ramona books.

So on April 12 we all should drop everything we are doing and pick up a book and enjoy the time reading. 

You can find out more about D.E.A.R. at the following website: http://www.dropeverythingandread.com/NationalDEARday.html

National Pet Day is April 11

National Pet Day is April 11 here in the United States. It is a time for pet owners can celebrate with their fur babies. National Pet Day is also the time to recognize that as pet owners we need to take steps to ensure there are not unwanted litters from our pets. There are over 16,000 pets being put to sleep due to the fact they are unwanted. We should make sure our pets are spayed and neutered. 

It is a good time to volunteer at your local animal shelter. Many animals would love the extra attention and too many animals it may be their last time with any human touch. Make a difference in a pet's life and volunteer. 

National Siblings Day

National Siblings Day is April 10. It is a good day to celebrate if you have either a brother or sister or even both.

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Although, it's a not celebrated in all states, it is also not federally recognized as most holidays. The holiday was created by Claudia Evart to honor both her brother and sister who died at an early age. 

Siblings Day is a great way to remember your brothers and sisters and do something special with them. It is a day to appreciate and cherish your brothers and sisters. After all, they are our first friends, playmates, and supporters through out life.

Papa John's Pizza

I will never order from Papa John's Pizza ever again. I received an email today from Papa John's stating I earned a free pizza. When I went to redeem that pizza I was told I didn't have enough points to get a free pizza. If that is the case then why send me an email stating I am eligible for a free pizza? I call the call center at the number I was given by an employee at Papa John's and was told by her that I had already used my points on March 22. If that was true then why am I still receiving an email about a free pizza. I told the woman not to worry about it and that I will not be ordering another pizza from Papa John's. This is poor customer service and besides that the pizza is nasty tasting. My kids don't even like the pizza from Papa John's. They have gone up on delivery fees as well along with the prices of the pizza. It's not even worth getting food from them.

Paid Viewpoint

Paid Viewpoint is a site where you get paid for taking survey's. The least amount you can make per survey is $0.10 but, you are able to make more than that. Paid Viewpoint sends out e-mails letting you know about special surveys that you are able to take, but there is a catch, these survey's must be completed within a certain time frame. I once made over $2 for one of these surveys. Once you get to $15 and your PayPal account is verified as well as your telephone number then you can cash out.

Paid Viewpoint.com paid

It is really easy to get up to the amount to cash out as long as they keep giving you surveys to complete. It doesn't take very long to receive your money once they can verify that you did not use a bot of any kind. 

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No Housework Day

No Housework Day

Today is No Housework Day so now is your chance to take advantage of not having to do any chores to do. You are able to do anything today, but housework.

Now if you are the one that is constantly having to do all of the housework, now is your day to prop your feet up and let someone else do the work for you. If someone else in your house does all of the household chores, let them prop their feet up while you do their job. Everyone needs a break every once in awhile from household chores that seem to never end.

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Whoever created this wonderful day is a pure genius and they must have been really tired from having to do all of the household chores themselves.

NuNu and the Soccer Ball

NuNu

I personally like to think I have one of the best dogs in the world. He is the brightest dog I have ever met as well. He doesn't think he is a dog, but he thinks he is a baby and that he is just as human as you and I. He loves to play, he really loves playing with his best buddy Alex. When Alex isn't around he has me to play with and I always try to get him tired while we are playing. 

Today we played with a soccer ball that Alex left in the living room. I simply rolled it into the hallway and NuNu knew exactly what I wanted him to do. He started barking at it and nudging it with his nose. I grabbed my camera and started recording. At one point, I even picked the ball up to show him but he kept running from the ball and was barking from around the corner. He is too cute when he does that.