Father's Day Interview

For the past few years,

Ethan and I celebrate 

Father's Day

with an interview.

Ethan gets asked a bunch of questions

about his dad

and we share it.

This year,

we headed to Orlando

on Father's Day,

which made getting this post up,

a little harder.

But,

better late than never,

I suppose.

What is something Daddy always says to you?

He always says, "Listen to mommy."
(This "listen" thing seems to be a theme.
Same thing last year!)

What makes Daddy happy?

If I listen.
(Obviously he still isn't listening,
if Daddy is still saying this!)

What makes him sad?

If I'm being mean.

What does he do that makes you laugh?

He makes funny jokes and voices. 

What was he like as a child?

I don't know!
Tall?
Like me?

How old is Daddy?

42? 41? I don't know.
C'mon!

How tall is he?

Ummm....
61 inches?
(HA!!! Daddy's shorter than me!!!!)

What is his favourite thing to do?

Yell at people!!
People on the computer and in real life!

What does he do when you're not around?

Work.
(That's pretty consistent!)

If Daddy was famous, what would it be for?

His work.

What is he really good at?

Yelling at people.
(Yikes, Daddy's not doing very well this year.)

What is he not really good at?

Not yelling at people!
I'm just joking!
He's not really good at...
I don't know.
He's pretty much good at everything.

What does he do for his job?

He makes trucks...
ships trucks.

What is Daddy's favourite food?

Chicken. Beef. Ham. Bacon.
These meats!

What makes you proud of him?

How happy he makes me feel.

If Daddy was a cartoon character, who would he be?

Bugs Bunny.
He always talks in silly voices,
and Bugs Bunny talks in a silly voice.

What do you and Daddy do together?

We play card games.

How are you and Daddy the same?

He's a man, and I'm a man.
And we're both good at swimming.

How are you different?

He's better at card games than I am.
He's better at baseball than I am.
He's pretty much better.

How do you know he loves you?

He gives me hugs,

Where is Daddy's favourite place to go?

Disney!
I mean Universal.
I don't know!

Obviously the last answer is based on our last week.
Thanks for a great vacation.
Thanks for being an amazing dad.
Love you.

The Mark of Athena - Rick Riordan

It is time to save the world!!!

Members of the Greek,

Camp Half-Blood,

and the Roman,

Camp Jupiter

must come together on a quest

to stop the rise of Gaea.

But things don't go as planned.

Annabeth, Jason, Piper and Leo 

arrive at Camp Jupiter.

They are not trusted,

and things go from bad to worse

when Leo is taken over by an Idolan

and attacks the camp.

Percy, Hazel and Frank,

join them as they escape and head to Rome,

to try and stop Gaea. 

And this is not an easy task.

They need to save Nico

who is held captive.

And Annabeth

has a side quest of her own.

She has been given the task

to follow the Mark of Athena

and find something that was stolen

when the Romans conquered the Greeks.

This will,

apparently,

help unite both sides. 

But can the seven

do all this in time?

Writer's Workshop - Disney Princess

If you had to choose a Disney princess 

to live the rest of your life as....

which princess would you choose

and why?

I love Disney.

I love Disney princesses.

I have a boy, 

so I'm one of those moms 

that doesn't get upset

that the princesses are princesses.

Yes, 

I love the fractured fairy tales

where the princess is tough.

But I do love a good fairy tale too.

I have a slight Cinderella obsession.

I collect Cinderella books.

I have a whole lot!

So,

when I saw this prompt,

I immediately thought

Cinderella!

I mean,

isn't she the Queen of Princesses?

If you've read

Chris Colfer's Land of Stories

series

Cinderella is awesome,

yet boring.

Kind of. 

Red Riding Hood is more interesting.

And then I thought;

Do I want to be a princess who sits around

all day in fancy gowns?

Ummm... no!

But then,

every once in awhile,

I get a picture of a Rebel Princess

show up on my Facebook page.

Have you seen them?

My main issue with the Disney princesses

is I don't fit in.

I have a mouth.

And an attitude.

So these non-traditional princesses

suit me better.

So, let's re-visit today's prompt.

Which princess would I be?

I decided to go with Belle.

Come on...

she lives in a huge house filled with

BOOKS!!!

Plus,

I came across this picture...

Who can resist Sheldon?

And this....

Doesn't she look awesome?

So,

good looks + attitude + books = Belle!

The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins

I've read a lot of reviews,

comparing this book to

Gone Girl.

People who loved the latter

are recommending this one.

Well...

I'm someone who wasn't crazy about

Gone Girl

but I loved this one!

The Girl on the Train

is a psychological thriller

told in the POV of the three leading female characters.

Rachel is an alcoholic.

Her marriage fell apart

when she became depressed that she could not conceive.

She turned to alcohol for comfort

and her husband turned to someone else.

Now, 

she's bitter, divorced and

unemployed.

Yet everyday,

she rides the commuter train to London

where she watches the houses as they go buy

and imagines the life of the people in them.

Megan has a loving husband.

But she has secrets

which causes anxiety.

She seeks the help of a psychologist

and starts to feel better.

Anna seemingly lives a perfect life.

She fell in love with a married man,

but he left his wife for her.

Now they have a beautiful daughter.

But his ex-wife keeps calling

and harassing them.

One day, 

while on the train,

Rachel sees something shocking.

It shatters her image of the people in the houses.

Then a girl goes missing

and Rachel believes she has important information.

Suddenly the lives of these three women

have become intertwined

and what happens next

is shocking!