Just some more pics of the construction site. In consecutive order they are from Saturday (July 19, 2008), Monday (July 21, 2008), and Tuesday (July 22, 2008).
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Views from Hickory
Just some more pics of the construction site. In consecutive order they are from Saturday (July 19, 2008), Monday (July 21, 2008), and Tuesday (July 22, 2008).
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Amazing Progress!
These are pictures taken one week apart. The first one is from last Thursday (July 10th) and the last is from tonight (Thursday, July 17th).
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The Tale of Despereaux
Dear Friends, I have just gotten wonderful news. Revealing this news will tell you simultaneously what a nerd I am and also, how little it takes to create excitement in the life of this stay-at-home mom. :)
The news that has been the cause of great joy for me (like the drama, David?) is this: my favorite, favorite, favorite Newbery winning book, The Tale of Despereaux, has been made into a movie!! It will be in theatres around Christmas this year -- I can hardly wait!
Let me try to persuade you to read the book before you see the movie. The full name of the book is: The Tale of Despereaux being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup and a spool of thread. You are just dying to read it now, aren't you? It is written by Kate DiCamillo, the author of Because of Winn-Dixie and more recently, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.
I loved this book and then read it aloud to Jack and Claire who, with no exaggerration, begged me to read "just one more chapter" EVERY night. I understood completely because the chapters are short and almost always end with a cliff-hanger.
The book is so beautifully written and has all of the dichotomies that I love: love and hate, good and evil, dark and light, forgiveness and revenge. It is incredible and I PROMISE will capture adults and children alike!
It is a great summer read (winter, fall, spring read) for anyone!
The news that has been the cause of great joy for me (like the drama, David?) is this: my favorite, favorite, favorite Newbery winning book, The Tale of Despereaux, has been made into a movie!! It will be in theatres around Christmas this year -- I can hardly wait!
Let me try to persuade you to read the book before you see the movie. The full name of the book is: The Tale of Despereaux being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup and a spool of thread. You are just dying to read it now, aren't you? It is written by Kate DiCamillo, the author of Because of Winn-Dixie and more recently, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.
I loved this book and then read it aloud to Jack and Claire who, with no exaggerration, begged me to read "just one more chapter" EVERY night. I understood completely because the chapters are short and almost always end with a cliff-hanger.
The book is so beautifully written and has all of the dichotomies that I love: love and hate, good and evil, dark and light, forgiveness and revenge. It is incredible and I PROMISE will capture adults and children alike!
It is a great summer read (winter, fall, spring read) for anyone!
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