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(S'mee in WA) said:

> I can't help it, I'm so proud and I've just gotta share this. Got
> home from errands this morning and found a message on the machine
> from our son's principal (Buddy is 8 now and in 3rd grade). My first
> thought was "uh-oh", but it was good news.
>
> Over the summer, the principal challenged the kids to read for at
> least 25 hours (they kept logs); their reward was to be a root beer
> float. Well, it seems that Buddy's log was soooo good (37 hours),
> they want to give him and another child a pizza party, and needed
> parental permission (naturally I said "yes")...


Congratulate Buddy for me, okay? Maybe even a hug, unless he's old enough
to be humiliated by same. It's never too early to start appreciating
books.

Carol