Second Grace on the Left - Darynda Jones

Charley Davidson is back!

And kicking butt,

when she isn't getting her 

butt kicked!

In Second Grave on the Left

Charley has a lot to deal with.

Cookie asks her to help her find

her missing friend.

Along the way,

she discovers Dead Truck Guy

in Cookie's car.

Someone,

or a few someones,

want her dead.

And if that's not enough,

she's trying to find 

Reyes' body

before his corpeal being dies.

Now, 

this all sounds very serious,

and very confusing

but Darynda Jones

has a way of making this all

hilarious and entertaining. 

Wordless Wednesday

Ethan on his class field trip

to Celtic Freight.

The Happiness Project - Week 31

This past weekend,

I decided to be the awesome mom.

The over-achieving mom.

The mom with grace and patience. 

The mom that makes her own fruit roll-ups.

And I began the mom who can't figure out how to do it.

My roll-ups,

were an epic fail!

But, not to give up,

I decided to try something else.

My cousin in England

shared with me a cool recipe for 2-ingredient pancakes.

Yes two ingredients!

Eggs and banana!

Yes that's it.

Now it called for one banana 

and two eggs.

But when I made the first one,

I was a little concerned

it was an omelet

with banana.

And then I began to wonder,

if this recipe called

for one of those large bananas

I see at home.

So I added an extra banana. 

Ethan loved them.

Even though some were 

slightly

over cooked.

Happiness is pancakes

for breakfast.

The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan

I took 3 courses this summer,

so my reading for pleasure

was limited.

So for the last week,

I have been on a reading binge.

I have thoroughly enjoyed 

the first two books

in this series.

So when I found 

The Titan's Curse

in our school's library

I just had to pick it up.

The story begins with 

Thalia, Percy, Annabeth and Grover

trying to save two young Half Bloods.

A battle ensues.

And Annabeth goes missing.

We meet the goddess,

Artemis,

and her huntresses.

But soon,

Artemis is taken.

It is now up to Percy, Thalia and Grover

along with the Huntress lieutenant Zoe,

and newly recruited Huntress and Half Blood Bianca

to save Artemis,

and bring back Annabeth.

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo

I read a lot of books to

and with

my students. 

I never include them on my blog.

I don't consider them a part of

my reading challenge.

However,

this book was a little different.

I was looking for a good

chapter book

to share with my class.

Our fabulous librarian suggested

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.

I have been loving it.

As had my class.

I have a little over a week left,

before my time at AISL comes to an end,

and I was slightly concerned

that I would not finish the book.

So I brought it home to read.

Ethan took one look

and commented it was a fantastic book.

His class read it at the beginning of the year.

Ohhh..... this must be the book his teacher was telling me about.

Ethan cried at one point.

Makes sense.

I cried too.

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

is the story of a china rabbit,

who is loved by a little girl.

But does he love her?

He is suddenly separated from her

and so his journey begins.

Edward is now passing

from owner to owner

(or rather companions).

During his journey,

he endures great love and great tragedy.

He learns that no matter what happens in life

it is most important to open your heart....

and let yourself love and be loved. 

Wordless Wednesday

Think we need a zip line

at our new place.

The Happiness Project - Week 30

Last year,

after every unit,

the 1st graders held an

end of unit celebration.

Because Scott was in Kitwe,

he was never able to make it.

Or maybe he made it to one.

Either way,

this is grade 2.

And Ethan's first workshare day

was on Friday.

His first Unit of Inquiry

was on health.

The second graders set up their classrooms

as a Spa.

One classroom was for yoga,

the second for spa treatments.

They also organised healthy foods to share.

Scott was able to make this one.

He was treated to a head massage

and a yogurt facial.

Happiness is showing your daddy
all that you learnt.