Summer Flowers

More Books

Last week, I read:

Utterly Me, Clarice Brown- an older Junie B. Jones type character, but doesn't get in quite as much trouble as Junie B.

Lawn Boy- not your typical Gary Paulsen book (author of Hatchet). Quick read. About a boy who needs a new bike tire, so his grandma gives him a lawn mower to raise the money to buy a new tire. He ends up making hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The Magician's Elephant- typical Kate DiCamillo book- short, big vocabulary for a children's book, and an overall cute story involving people and animals.

Swindle- by Gordon Korman- Griffin plans a heist to take back an old Babe Ruth card after he was told it was a fake. Great read. Can't wait to read Zoo Break, which is the follow up.

Benjamin Pratt & The Keepers of the School: We the Children

Just read this great book by one of my favorite intermediate age authors, Andrew Clements. Ben and his friend Jill have to save their school from being torn down and turned into an amusement park. Luckily, before he died, the janitor gave Ben a special coin to help solve the mystery. The book is short, the chapters are short, and there are some illustrations- great book for boys in grades 4-6, especially reluctant readers.

Open House

Last night I had a few friends over for desserts and to show off my house. I was too busy eating and talking to take pictures, but I did manage to take some of the flower arrangements before everyone showed up.

June 12

What a great, but busy day!

First, I headed over to the Autism Walk at Blair County Ballpark, where I was the official CBH (Creamer Baby Holder). It was so much fun to catch up with everyone I used to work with and see how their babies had grown since last summer. It was brutally hot on the field, so we weren't able to walk as long as we normally do each year.




After I left the Walk, I drove to the produce farms in Sinking Valley where I bought 3 more quarts of strawberries. I think I've already eaten 12 quarts, and they've only been picking them since Memorial Day.

yummmm!

When I got back into town, I had enough time to run in the house and store all the produce in the fridge before I had to be at my mom's house to pick her up so we could head to my grandma's for her church's strawberry festival.


The strawberry festival was UH-MAY-ZING!!!!!!!!!! They make all of their sandwich buns from scratch. Then, they bring you these desserts that are HUGE and made from scratch. I couldn't decide between the strawberry pie and the strawberry shortcake, so I got both, along with homemade ice cream for on them. It was DELICIOUS!!!! I already have the date for the Peach Festival written down in my calendar! It was so much fun to spend the afternoon with my grandma and cousin, especially when Kristie and I decided to take a trip down memory lane...

I'm Back!!!!

I haven't blogged about anything in forever! I decided I would try to blog a ton this summer, so when I think I haven't done anything, I can look back and see all the things I have done.

More House updates

Moving day is quickly approaching! I have 4 days left to finish up some odds and ends at the house and finish packing my stuff. Luckily, my parents and the handyman have been working like crazy to get everything done. I'm not very handy, so I'm not allowed to help too much because the job ends up taking longer than if I just stay out of the way.

Here are a few pictures of the finished dining room, minus the new light.

I'll post more pictures this weekend or early next week once my furniture is in and the boxes are unpacked!