The Happiness Project - Week 18

I took Ethan to the

Ontario Science Centre.

We went a couple of years ago

and Ethan loved it.

So, since we're in the city,

why not go for another visit?

Currently,

the Science Centre 

has a special exhibit.

Game On 2.0!

It's the history of the video game.

Which translates to....

Ethan playing a video game...

after video game....

after video game....

after video game...

after...
you guess it,
video game.

I,
meanwhile,
well..
I adore my Commodore
my Commodore 64!

Happiness is a flash of the past.

Graceling - Kristin Cashore

I've had this book

on my Kindle

for who-knows-how-long.

I never got around to reading it.

And when I finally did,

I couldn't remember what the story was about.

Which was cool.

You start reading a book 

with no synopsis.

Everything is new.

Graceling takes place

in a fantasy world of seven kingdoms.

A handful of people are born

with unique skills,

called graces.

These graces cover a wide range of skills.

Katsa, the niece of King Randa,

has been grace with the ability to kill.

She is feared.

And she is used as a thug

by her greedy uncle. 

Then Katsa meets Po.

He has been graced with the skill 

of fighting. 

He shows her that she is not a thug.

And together,

they set off on an adventure.

I loved this book.

It wasn't a OMG-I-can't-put-this-down book,

but it was exciting.

Each time you thought you knew something,

you learnt something new. 

The Happiness Project - Week 17

For the last 2 years,

Ethan and I have been coming home for

the summer.

This means we are home

for Canada Day.

For the last 2 years,

we have gone to a 

Toronto Blue Jays

baseball game 

on Canada Day.

This year,

however,

we are in Ottawa.

For those of you

unfamiliar with Canada,

that would be the capital city!!!

We went to Parliament Hill.

Sat by the fire.

With no pennies around, what do people use to make wishes?

Hung out with the Mounties.

And had a fabulous time

with my brother.

Happiness is Canada Day

in Ottawa.

Spartan Frost - Jennifer Estep

Why is Gwen on the cover of

Spartan Frost?

This is Logan's book.

Ok, not quite a book,

a novella.

But it's his.

We need a picture of him.

But I digress.

Spartan Frost is book 4.5

in the Mythos Academy series.

It takes place shortly after

Crimson Frost.

Logan has left Mythos Academy

and suffers nightmares from what happened.

This is his story.

It's his POV.

We see his fears,

and begin to understand who he is

a little better.

And it has a great lead in

to Midnight Frost

(where Gwen is once again a brunette).

The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan

I really enjoyed the first
Percy Jackson book
and it was such an easy read,
I thought I'd read another one
before I begin my summer courses.
Hmmm...
one of my courses is on
children's literature.
Perhaps this was research?

Well,
if I loved the first one,
I loved the second one.
I love how there's no fluff.
You get right into the story
and a fabulous new character.

Here,
Percy has,
almost,
survived his new school
without incident.
Almost.
The last day of school,
brings on a new adventure.
Camp Half-Blood has been attacked.
Zeus' daughter,
now a pine tree
that protects the camp
has been poisoned.
Only the Golden Fleece
can save the camp.
And while it should be up to
Percy to save the day,
Clarisse,
daughter of Ares,
is chosen.
But Percy is determined to save his friend,
Grover.
So, a new adventure is in store
for our favourite
half god.

The Happiness Project - Week 16

We're home!!!

Well Ethan and I are.

We arrived Sunday night.

We have a tad bit of jet-lag.

But we're home!!!!

And how does one celebrate

being back in Canada?

With Starbucks,

of course!

Happiness is being home

for the summer.

The Lightening Thief - Rick Riordan

For some time now,

my teaching partner has been talking about

a series her younger daughter loves.

She could never remember the name,

only that it was about Greek Gods.

Last week, 

she and another mate were chatting about the series.

My other mate

also could not remember the title

but recalled it was about the 

son of Poseidon.

So, of course,

I googled it,

and just had to read the first one.

The story is about

Percy Jackson,

who keeps getting kicked out of boarding schools,

has been labelled a trouble maker

and has all kinds of weird things happen to him.

One summer day,

he's going away with his mom,

and is attacked by a Minotaur.

He then finds himself at Camp Half-Blood

where he learns he is the son of Poseidon.

He is also sent on a quest,

to stop the impending war

between Poseidon and Zeus.

I can see why this book is loved by

kids.

I loved it.

I can't wait to read more.