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This has been a tough week, with what I thought was slim pickin's of the good stuff. But, life is full of joy, if you only know where to look, and as my dad told me during a tough time when I was in my teens, "There is always a rainbow after a storm..."
- My youngest is now FIVE!!! I look at this miracle of a child and am blessed.
- My other two blessings, her older sisters, helped organize a spontaneous birthday party for five-year-old and four of her little friends at our house. This is the first friend birthday party she's ever had and she had a blast. Her sisters helped with the different stations--painting bat masks, face painting, balloon animals (thank goodness for YouTube and good instructions), and a singing/dance area. A good time was had by all.
- I decided I needed a break this week and took time to take care of my family. I played with the kids. Did lots of cooking and baking for loved ones. Visited with family and friends.
- I didn't write this week. No 1,000 words-a-day and it was strangely liberating. It actually gave me time to think about different scenarios that could lead to one crucial scene and I started writing again today.
- The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson: First of all, the cover is simply stunning and perfect for this book. Then there is the premise...How far would you go to save someone you love? Finally, there is the read, which unlayered psychological, physical and philosophical questions that made me finish this book in one gulp. Go read this book and give all your loved ones hugs and kisses.
Hope you're all enjoying your weekend!
I made my third grader cry today. And I only have Clementine to blame. Okay, fine. I blame myself.
We went to the library today, and the Clementine audiobook was available. My daughter likes to read books while she listens to the audiobooks. It helps her process the words and focus on what's going on in the story. Especially when the actor/actress reading the audiobook is good.
In the first
I am so pleased to welcome Robin Brande, author of Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature, here on my blog. To tell you the truth, I should probably tell you I'm a frequent visitor of Robin's blog and think of her as a blog friend. How can I resist when she offers up clever and insightful observations and her peeps stop by to engage in laugh out loud discussions? She's the ultimate hostess--
You know you're in for a great read when you start laughing out loud in the pediatrician's waiting room and your eldest daughter starts inching away from you. And you're only on Chapter One.
The book? The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis.
Go read it. I'll post a review when I finish this.
Here's the May issue of readergirlz, featuring Shannon Hale's Book of a Thousand Days. Join us over at the readergirlz forum for wonderful discussions.
sidewalk art by Hani, corner of 79th and 5th Avenue, near the Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 23, 2007
HOW TO PREPARE FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH KIRSTEN MILLER
1. Read Kirsten Miller's books. This can be more of a challenge if you have a nine-year-old who thinks the book covers are cool and loves the stories. And if said daughter notices a Kiki Strike book on the kitchen table, she'll stash it
Justina Chen Headley is celebrating the release of her new book, Girl Overboard, in a big way. For those of you familiar with readergirlz, you know this vivacious readergirlz diva is big into encouragement, empowerment, and giving back. This generous lady not only talks the talk...she walks the walk.
Justina donated half of her advance from The Patch, her first picture book, to InfantSEE, a
I'm in love, thanks to Chris, of The Simple and the Ordinary. Let me introduce my new favorite band/singer, Five for Fighting, which features the talents of singer, pianist, guitarist and activist John Ondrasik. John has this wonderful charitable video website, inspired by his song World, called What Kind of World Do You Want? Basically, you go over to this site and view a video for a particular
Congratulations on knowing when to take that break. It is huge, isn't it, to just let something go for a few days--even something you love. Sometimes all the multi-tasking we do is too much. :)And, yes, TOTALLY agree with you about Jenna Fox. Whew.
I loved Adoration also! And I'm glad you took a break this week. I can see the liberation of it.Glad you're doing OK and looking at everything positive in life.
Isn't it weird how during a break from writing your brain keeps churning out ideas? Same for me. Happy Monday!