Summer Memories

Ahhhh, the last day of summer: August 31. School started on the 25th for Daysa, we've attended two high school football games already, Taylor and Laney and kids left on the 21, August 28 I taught my first 7H class of the semester, Phil and I celebrated another anniversary, attended a H.S. reunion, and it's dark by 8:30 now.

Anyway, here are a few pics worth sharing.

Deadly Animals (Come to Australia)

So we're seriously considering visiting Australia next March. This makes me a wee bit nervous.
Should we stay or should we go? Thanks Dave--does this mean you want us to join you down under or you're trying to scare us away?

Read it and loved it.

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I thoroughly enjoyed the book. There were times in the book I was slightly bored but I loved the ending--it wasn't all neatly tied up and sweet and syrupy which is one of the things I love about the series. I love that Katniss is a real girl with real conflicting emotions. She's not flat and she's not a super hero.

It is a tear jerker in some places.

So all in all, the book lived up to expectation.

Daysa, my 16 year old started it yesterday and she'll probably be done today--she says she loves it.


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Charlotte Figg

This is a delightful and sweet book and totally a chick book. I felt like I personally got to know Charlotte and her neighbors. I enjoyed watching Charlote "grow up" spiritually and emotionally.
 If you're looking for a nice story with nice people and a nice ending with a good message, this is the book.

ARC #4

  Room by Emma Donoghue

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I put off reading this book Room: A Novel since I knew what the premise of it is but finally I needed a book to read and so I dove in and now I'm glad I waited so I could thoroughly savor it.

I wavered back and forth on whether or not to give this 4 or 5 stars and then I realized that this book definitely passes my acid test. I didn't read this all at one sitting--it took me a week to get through this book but it's because it was uncomfortable and awkward and painful and poignant and beautifully written.

I found myself thinking about Jack and Ma at random times throughout the week. I thought about what I would do, what Ma should do, what's going to happen when Jack grows up.

I highly recommend this book. It would be a fabulous book club book because of the discussions it would invoke. And I predict that this book will be made into a movie.

Read it and if you disagree, I'd love to talk about it just because that's the kind of book this is. It will create discussions.

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Are you ready for 'Mockingjay'?

Click on this link to see what is being done to prepare for the big August 24th launch.

Marketing 'Mockingjay'

Jessica's "Daily Affirmation"

We should all start our day this way--go Jessica! I'd like to see where Jessica is in 20 years. Probably happy and healthy.

My daily affirmation: I like my life.