Alice I Have Been

What I am reading right now:

I picked this book up at the bookstore because my girls encouraged me too (they love anything Alice in Wonderland). Even though they knew it was an "adult" book and one I would not be reading to them they marveled at the idea of their mom getting some inside info. on the real Alice. Well a big fat thank you to my girls for the nudging because this just so happens to be a great book! Little did I know that Lewis Carroll had so much mystery following him, where have I been, or that there was a true Alice the book was written for. Guess I am the last to find out but better late than never right? I love the type of book you read that is such a great story it just sucks you in but because it is somewhat based on history you can then go to the internet and investigate true facts!!! Love it!!! So if you want a good read give it a try and let me know what you think!

Let The Wild Rumpus Start

Is anyone else out there as excited about the release of the movie Where The Wild Things Are as we are? Pretty much it is all we can talk about around here. We were thrilled to find the new Wild Things book based on the movie and the music from the soundtrack is streaming through our house and car at all times. We are so ready for the release we can hardly stand it!!!!!

When we were at the book store buying our copy of the new book we also picked up a brochure from the National Wildlife Federation with a variety of lesson plans and activities based on Where The Wild Things Are. You can find a copy of it here. One of the activities they mention is fort building. The people over at We Love you So are taking it a step further and turning it into a contest. Unfortunately the deadline is tomorrow, Monday Oct. 12th, but if you hurry you can still make it. We just might try to pull something together after school tomorrow, if we do I will make sure to post some pics. So get your Wild Rumpus started and have some fun!!!!