Sequel

Well this one only took a day to read because I couldn't stand not knowing what happened in the end. Now I can hardly stand to wait for the third. I don't want to spoil anything for anyone who hasn't read it. I'll just say by the end I felt their world was so real, that these characters were so real to me - she's an amazing author. I am now going through withdrawals and need to talk with someone about this book.
The next few books on my list are Angels and Demons by Dan Brown and Small Steps: the year I got polio by Peg Kehret. I think I have already read more books this month than I did all of last year. I know that is really sad I didn't read much - but true. I'm on a new path, maybe I'll even join the book club I've been thinking about joining for 3 1/2 years now - maybe.

READ

I have spent a great deal of time over the last 4 days reading. Although I am completely unqualified to critique or analyze any book I can at least recommend it. For those of you who read it, loved it and peeked my interest - thanks. I've been carrying it around the house to read whenever the kids were preoccupied and honestly even when they weren't. I finished it at noon today and I'm 200 pages into the sequel. I love not being able to put it down and falling in love with the characters. I can't wait to find out what happens in the next one, I hope it's what I'm wishing for. Oh, I guess I should tell you the book. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. The next one is New Moon. I'm off to read more before forcing myself to sleep!

Silly Silly

snow fort

We had our first real snowfall Sat night. The kids loved it. In fact two days earlier Kate and her friend were excited about this snowfall where they had to go to the gutter to get enough snow to shovel, imagine their excitement two days later! When Ray was a kid they piled up the snow around their trampoline creating a snow fort. They even created little areas to hold candles inside the fort around the edge. Seems like he has many fond memories of making snow forts. So this was our kids first. We had to pile the snow up but it was well worth it, Kate thought it was so neat. I don't have a final picture since Jack and I went in to make cookies while they stayed out to finish and made it even bigger. It's still standing 2 days later and I'm sure we'll be out every day until it melts. Ray hollowing it out. Jack would only peer inside. Notice Jack is wearing pink gloves. They were the only ones I could find and now he is attached to them, carrying them around with his snow pants banging on the door to go back outside - funny kid!

This week in pictures

Fear is not a Factor

We were at our Science center yesterday. We got there just at the right time as they were starting their animal/insect show. Kate sat for about 20 minutes looking at tarantulas, mice, caterpillars, centipedes and even touched the Madagascar hissing cockroach. It was fun to see how interested she was. After all the kids eventually wandered off she sat with two other kids and the guy teaching looking at petrified insects in glass containers for quite a while. I'll have to let her go dig in the dirt a little more often. Jack also liked the insects but mostly just wanted to shake the cages. This is the best picture I took of Jack - always on the go!

More Sunshine

We had a fairly warm weekend. Warm enough to go have some fun at the park.

Lizard

One of Jack's toys for Christmas was a growing lizard. He liked it before and he liked it even more after. This is one of those things that little and big kids like, or at least we hope so because we sent one to our 21 yr old nephew. We hope he had a little fun too.

"BEFORE""AFTER"