A Little Sumpin' Sumpin'

So, for real, it has been quite some time.  Apparently I am delving into work these days, or hanging out with friends, or...I don't really know.  All I know is that I keep reading a lot of books and taking lots of pictures of said books and then the words never hit the screen.

THE SNOW IS GONE!!!

My sincerest apologies.  Did you even notice?

Let's start with some updates.

1.  I survived another birthday!  Got the blues as expected but I also had a fabulous dinner with a custom-made menu.  That was pretty special.

2.  I spent Spring Break with my Gram.  We had milkshakes and told stories.  I freakin' love her.

3.  My friends from Seattle came to visit for a few days.  It was just what my birthday blues needed.  All blues were cured and we laughed a whole lot.

We dyed my hair.  It was special.  (midlife crisis moment!)

4.  Last week 8 of my students and I went to see Kate DiCamillo.  She was funny, genuine, and generous with her time with us.  After we got our autographs and gushed, she spent a couple minutes with the girls.  One asked her if she had paparazzi hanging outside her house all the time and it was perfect.  We headed out to dinner together in downtown Boston.  All girls experienced their first author reading and most their first Shirley Temple.

I can't even keep up with all the books I have been reading.  I am really going to try to tell you all about them.  I also made a special visit to an independent bookstore that I am dying to tell you about. Maybe I should just do a Vlog (video blog, yes?) so it won't take so long.  Here are some covers in the meantime!