Gettin' Hooked up?

I said that I would blog about part of Cora's spring break last week but I ran out of time.  So I thought I would take a minute to sit down and listen to the rain and get my thoughts together. 

This experience started simply enough.  Cora enjoys listening to the 2 Girls and a Guy morning show for the 20 minutes that we are in the car in the morning.  She got to meet Kelly, one of the girls, at the Aquarium but she missed meeting Tanya, the other girl, and Mike the Guy by a minute when they were at the Stingrays hockey game. 

So I posted on their facebook page that Cora was bummed she missed meeting them and we hoped we would get the chance to meet them before we moved.  Tanya posted back and invited Cora to come in over spring break to check things out.

So last Thursday I took Cora to the station and she got to meet Tanya and Mike.  She also got to see SPCA Kay and play with the kitty she brought in.  Cora even wore her Justin Beiber shirt so Mike would say she had the Beiber fever.  We were there about an hour and left.....but Cora talked and talked about it!

In our house that is what we call getting hooked up.....and Cora even knows what that phrase means.  But I really question whether it really is getting hooked up?  There are many things that my daughter has gotten to do that someone would consider getting hooked up.....but I just think it is part of being a parent.  As a parent we are charged with raising our children to be well rounded.  Learning doesn't stop once our teachers put our children on the bus......learning should go on 24 hrs a day.....365 days a year.  And in our house....the best "hook ups" generally don't cost money or cost very little.  Here are a few...

Cora with Mike the Guy

Finally Getting to meet Tanya!

Great pic with Kelly!

At the Laundromat....weird I know but she had a great time!

A visit from two of her favorite stingray hockey players

Strawberry picking is the best experience ever!

sitting on the bench watching your favorite player warm up!

Going crabbin' with your uncle!

The best part of getting hooked up?  All I did was ask!  I asked if she could come to the radio station, I asked if those players could come to her class.....I asked if she could sit on the bench.  Opportunities are out there for our children....ask away!

~cora's mom aka queen of the hookups!