In an effort to ignite a more passionate reader in Jonas I looked at upcoming movie releases a few months ago. I was specifically looking for age-appropriate movies based on books. I planned on extending a reading challenge with attending the new movie as the reward for completing the book. Jonas hasn’t had enough experience with loving a book and being disappointed by Hollywood’s interpretation. :) I noticed The Giver (released Aug 15). I hadn’t read the book, but knew the m

Several people have asked us about Driving Down a Dream’s “plans” or chosen “route.” For those who are aware of my OCD tendencies (or CDO, if you’re hardcore OCD and need to have it alphabetized) there was some genuine shock when I mentioned that we didn’t have a “plan.” We had a general idea based on hitting the top 3 bucket list items: 1) Experience a New England autumn 2) Visit NYC 3) Visit Harry Potter World (Universal Studios) in Florida Frankly, I didn’t have a lot of t