From Amber’s Sketchbook
This one has been taped to the wall by my desk for a while. I don't remember if it's an archeopteryx or one of the other early birds....
Game Night – Monopoly
Monopoly is a classic boardgame. You know the one. You buy properties, charge each other rent, and basically hope to make everyone but you broke and begging. This week we played one game at our house spread out over 4 evenings. We played with short game rules, too, and it still took us probably a total of three hours. We could leave it set up and it's easier to play if you're not playing the whole game in one sitting, especially when one of the players is nine years old. She won by the way. Crushed us. And we weren't even playing nicely.
What amazes me though is the variety of Monopoly games available. We played the Littlest Pet Shop Edition, but I've seen Transformers, Spiderman, Sponge Bob, in addition to the classic version, electronic, and on and on. There is one for anybody....
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
When we were at the movies last weekend, we saw the preview for Where the Wild Things Are, which looks absolutely gorgeous. Just from the tidbits shown, I feel like the movie is going to stay true to the feeling of the book and I'm really looking forward to it. Of course, I had to go back and re-read the book, for the umpteenth time. We used to read it a lot when Amber was younger and I do think it's a classic that should be in every child's personal library.
Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
Max, a little boy, gets in trouble and is sent to his room by his mom without dinner. In his room, he goes on a fantastic journey to where the wild things live. He becomes king, but eventually decides he want to come home. When he gets back to his room, his supper is waiting for him.
I love this book. The pictures are...
Monthly Wrap-up
I've never done a monthly wrap-up before, but I thought it might be a good idea. Kind of give me an idea of where I've been, where I'm going. I'm not sure what all I'm going to put in these posts, so bear with me as I get it figured out.
This month I only read six books.
Laced with Magic by Barbara Bretton
The Witch’s Grave by Shirley Damsgaard
The Fairy-Tale Detectives (Sisters Grimm #1) by Michael Buckley
Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey
Lucan by Susan Kearney
Three Samurai Cats retold by Eric A. Kimmel
I read the Sisters Gimm with Amber and Samurai Cats when she had one of her friends over. Her friend loves cats and Amber loves having me read aloud before bed, so it worked out well. Of the "adult" books, two are mysteries and two are romances, but three out of the four have paranormal/fantasy elements, four out of five, if you count the Sisters Grimm.
I also listened to one audiobook...
Awards
I truly appreciate the awards I've received, but I am horrible at passing them on. So, I'm going to try harder. Here are a few that I've received recently.
Thanks, Michael! If you haven't checked out his blog, A Few Minutes with Michael, you should.
This award means that this blog is:
B: Beautiful
I: Informative
N: Neighborly
G: Gorgeous
O: Outstanding
I'm going to pass this on to:
B: Beautiful -Sweet Vernal Zephyr
I: Informative- The Movieholic and Bilbiophile's Blog
N: Neighborly- Wordsmithonia
G: Gorgeous- Seductive Musings
O: Outstanding-Things Mean a Lot
Thanks, Ryan! I mentioned his blog, Wordsmithonia, above. You should definitely stop by and visit him.
Here are the rules for this award:
1. Each Superior Scribbler must in turn pass The Award on to 5 most-deserving Bloggy Friends.
2. Each Superior Scribbler must link to the author & the name of the blog from whom he/she has received The Award.
3. Each Superior Scribbler must display The Award on his/her blog, and link to This Post, which explains The Award.
4. Each Blogger who wins...
H is for Haunted
Vicki of Reading At The Beach hosts A-Z Wednesday. Today's letter is H.
I read this in the summer of 2008, before I started this blog. I remember loving the setting. I'm not sure why I never got around to picking up Lake of Sorrows, the second in the series. I need to before the third comes out next year.
Haunted Ground by Erin Hart
From the author's website:
Two farmers cutting turf in the west of Ireland make a grisly discovery—the perfectly preserved severed head of a beautiful young woman with long red hair. Called out to the bog to investigate, Irish archeologist Cormac Maguire and American pathologist Nora Gavin are thrown together by their shared curiosity about her fate.
Archaeologist Cormac Maguire is quickly called to the scene—“bog bodies” are always a remarkable find, sometimes centuries old but still close to their original condition. Cormac and Nora embark on a mission to determine the identity of the beautiful young woman and what led...