Things That Interest Me...

and I wanted to share them with you:

:::::::::::::::::::Don't Mess With Mother Nature::::::::::

Michael heard this story on NPR and related it to me.
Elephants vs. Ants vs. Tree Absolutely fascinating!

:::::::::::::::::::Weird & Cool:::::::::

Human hair mulch.

I heard this story "Who Is Singing", while driving to my mom's house a couple of weeks ago and I teared up...not great while driving. This story of an orphaned Irish girl who later hears a traditional Irish song that she never remembers hearing before singing in her head.

::::::::::::::::::B Flat::::::::

Stuff you may not have known about B Flat...I know I didn't!

The world is complex and fascinating!

Smiles!

Girl, Work That Hat!

_{Foxy Lady kit by Miss Mint freebie
Doodle Alpha by Weeds and Wildflowers
Backward Staples by Jenn Patrick
Doodle Arrow from Cora by Amanda Roberts
Hand Stamped Alpha by Michelle Coleman
Font: DJB GINAE by Darcy Baldwin at The Digichick(color modified)}

:::::::::::::::::::::The Infinite Mind:::::::::

I really enjoy this show on NPR. They had a really neat program about time this week. To check out the full broadcast click here! They discuss such things as time paradox and worm holes. You can also see other links for some other very interesting topics.

:::::::::::::::::::::School::::::::

starts tomorrow. Rachel is so excited and Noah is his usual mellow self. I had to take Rachel into the after hours care facility at Kaiser Permanente because she was crying during Church and said her throat hurt. We found out she has a middle ear infection. So I think we have covered all the parts of the ear in the last month and a half. I had an inner ear, Noah had inflammation to the lining of the ear and Rachel got the middle. Aaron is currently taking a placement test for a new program called Georgia Virtual Academy. It is an internet form of public school. It looks promising and my sister in law has already started using the program with her kids and is please. The curriculum she showed me included Joy Hakim. I love her writing, so that looked good. After he takes the placement tests we will know better where he stands.

Eve meets her teacher for her preschool class on the 27th and she is thrilled to make new friends and learn. She is attending the same preschool as her older siblings and she thinks that is neat too.


Till later!

Some Fun and Shabby Comments

My husband saw this comic strip and thought of me:



A little background on this as it relates to being funny to us. When I was a kid my mother would introduce me to people and they would then begin calling me Vicky. My mother would politely correct them that that was not my name. This scenario has been repeated all of my life. My husband, Michael, is a "Michael", so when folks call and ask for Mike I just laugh and tell him that someone we don't know is calling. Once someone who purported to know us well introduced us from the pulpit as "Mike and Vicky". We cringed. Names are important, or else we wouldn't use them and name and classify everything. I try not to be pushy about it, though. Rachel will usually tell people for me. She will say, "My mom likes to be called Victoria."

So, if I have been getting your name wrong let me know...after my little diatribe. ;)


::::::::::::::::::Jim Dale of Harry Potter fame::::::::

I love Jim Dale's voice and he was hilarious on Wait! Wait!. Got to the section called "Not My Job". You get such tidbits as where he got the voice for Dobby.


:::::::::::::::::::::Date Night?::::::

Michael and I are hoping to go on a date night and see The Bourne Ultimatim. We enjoyed the previous two films.

::::::::::::A Shabby Invitation...never looked so good:::::::

Once my dsl was repaired and I opened my email this invitation was waiting for me:


I'm excited to be able to play with her great designs in a few months.
I get to sport this little thing as part of the November Guest C.T.



:::::::::::::::Shopping with my Girly!:::::::






::::::::::::::Book Review::::::::
The Sisters Grimm: Once Upon a Crime


Another action packed story from Michael Buckley that kept the kids pleading to, "read ONE MORE CHAPTER! PLEASE!" The action takes place in NYC where the rag tag group led by Granny Grimm go to take the injured Puck. The king of Fairie, Oberon, is murdered and the Grimms, along with ex-sheriff Hamstead (one of the 3 little pigs) and Mr. Canis (The Big Bad Wolf) try to track down the killer. There is even a love interest for Mr. Hamstead. There is also the pungent cocoon that follows Sabrina around that creates a lot of laughs. The Wizard of Oz also plays quite a prominent role as a friend of Veronica Grimm, the girls' mother. Everyone is surprised to find out some information about Veronica that makes Sabrina rethink an important decision. This is a wonderful continuation of the series and we look forward, excitedly, to book 5 that will be coming out in December.

Non Sequitur
Just thought this was funny in light of the whole fairy tale genre book review.



:::::::::::::Aunt Teashy:::::::


This is one of my SIL's with our twin nieces.


Text: When Corinna and Dakotta saw Aunt Teashy they set off running and she scooped them up into her open arms.


_{Midnight in the Garden kit by Kay Miller
Word Art by Bethany Mott
Doodle Journal art, Pipecleaner flowers, doodled photo corner (Color Me Funky combo with Gina Miller) by Kate Hadfield
Doodle Frame by Holly McCaig
Black frame, scalloped border and white tab from Springtime in Paris by Michelle Godin
Doodle Alpha by Weeds and Wildflowers
Proof frame (modified) by Christina Renee
Block Alpha by Natalie Braxton
Font: DJB MANDY by Darcy Baldwin at The Digichick}

::::::::::::::::Next Family Reading Book::::::

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift


Have a happy weekend!

Smiles!