When I saw this book as an upcoming release, I was excited to learn more about him. All I knew him from was Home Alone and City Slickers. I actually read a free sample from Amazon on my Kindle, and then found the book at my local library. So, I had no clue he was…
Father’s Day
Being a dad is the best thing I could’ve ever asked for, and I just love him so much. For the longest time, Nina would hang out with him in his bedroom until he fell asleep. But, for the past few weeks, I have been doing it every other day. It’s a drastic routine change…
Time to Make the Donuts – by William Rosenberg
Sometimes, I find myself going down a rabbit hole of similar books. I just read books about Stuckey’s and Howard Johnson’s, and now I just finished this one about the founder of Dunkin’ Donuts. I enjoyed learning about his background and all of his jobs. He was driven to be successful, and surrounded himself with…
Goodbye 2nd Grade and Hello Summer Break
On Thursday, Niko finished his last day of 2nd grade. That morning and before we got him to school, one of his baby teeth finally fell out! It was loose for a few weeks. It was funny because he woke up and I heard him say my tooth fell out, can you find it in…
A History of Howard Johnson’s: How a Massachusetts Soda Fountain Became an American Icon – by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco
This was actually an interesting book, as I learned a lot about the Howard Johnson legacy. Not only did this book dive into a wonderful history of the company, but also about perfection as everything that was done had to be performed a certain way. I, for one, had no clue it got started as…