Welcome to the Sunday Surf, a tour of the best blogposts I've read throughout the week.

A café near us has enchanting vintage entertainment possibilities, like this shake-'em-up ride with Batman that I decided was akin to the spin cycle. Throw up your fries and shakes, kids!

This clown will sing and dance for you for just a quarter! That's some old-school entertainment.

Mikko was so taken with the juke box (I helped him choose the Beatles' "Birthday" since it's one of his favorites) that he wants to build his own. He was fascinated when I told him I actually have a record player stashed away somewhere. No records, but a genuine player. Not bad amusement value for 75 cents total!

Good links to share!

21 seconds ago

#unschooling
#homeschooling

How to Answer Homeschool Critics with Love {Not Snark} | Adorable Chaos
4 days ago (1 note)

#adulthood
#age
#thirties
This is thirty eight – A Design So Vast →
I am 37, and this is all such truth. 
Thirty eight is solidly in the middle of my life.  Thirty eight is realizing that there are likely as many years behind me as there are ahead.  It is acknowledging that life is no longer a green field, that certain doors are closed, that some choices are irrevocable, and that many of the big what-ifs that haunted my childhood have been answered.  Thirty eight is also realizing that despite these answers, there are far, far more new questions.
If you are not yet 38, come back to this. Or write your own. If you are past, let me know what’s to come. Or maybe let it be a surprise. I’m still coming to terms with this part of my life.
Love this one as well: Things you do when you are an adult.
5 days ago (2 notes)

#Babywearing
#mei tai
#tutorials

Aw! Check out the DIY Mei Tai Baby Carrier at 1plus1equals9 based off my mei tai tutorial. She’s got a great tip for making it even sturdier, and do I love that rainbow print? Yes, yes, yes, I do! Happy carrier, happy baby.

Carnival news:

Calling for submissions for the July 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Learning About Diversity
Theme: Learning About Diversity: Diversity surrounds us — our family make-ups are unique, our abilities and goals differ from our friends, we have different standards of living and sets of beliefs … both across our communities and around the world. How do you teach your children to embrace and respect diversity?

Deadline: Tuesday, July 2. Fill out the webform and email your submission to us by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time: CarNatPar {at} NaturalParentsNetwork.com

Surf with us:

We love following along with fellow Sunday Surfers. If you have your own post of reading links to share, please link up your post on Hobo Mama or on Authentic Parenting. The linky will go live every Sunday, and you can link up any day that week. You only need to add your post to one of the sites, and the linky will automatically show up on both sites.

You can get the Sunday Surf button by Jenna Designs and some code to add to your post from my Sunday Surf page.

Check out previous editions for good reading, and you can find more shared items during the week at my Tumblr blog, Hobo Mama's Shared Items.

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