Day.Sixty.Five.

IT IS HERE!!!!! Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons!


Today was the day. After school, I headed to Barnes and Noble to pick up my reserved copy of the new Pete the Cat! As I was there, of course, I saw at least 10 books I would love to buy and use in my classroom. That is my true weakness.... book for my classroom. I love children's literature. Anyway.. back to Pete! So, as I was standing in line, a woman in front of me was talking to the cashier about how her daughter loves the books and she was excited to get her the next book. Well... she didn't have the new one. So, I thought I should tell her about the new release. She was grateful and went to buy the new one.

As soon as I got into my car, I couldn't just let it sit on the front seat as I drove home. I just HAD to read it and find out the ending. I am definitely a kid at heart. I couldn't wait. Well... I won't give away details, but the ending was FABULOUS! I chuckled a bit... and I know the kids will!

Tomorrow, I have jury duty. I should be able to be back in the room by the afternoon, so I will be sure to share it with my KSACC kiddos. They are going to love it!

Check it out online: http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/feature/petethecat/

Happy Reading/Listening!
-Alexis

Day.Forty.

Forty days. I am impressed with myself and my writing. It has definitely been a challenge to keep it up at times with the schedules we have. But... I am... so moving on:

Saturday.

We had a lot planned for this day and I woke up excited! First, visit GG and GP at their new place! It is a blessing that they are in a place that they will be taken care of properly with minimal invasiveness. It is a fabulous thing to see them sticking together through all of their moves and through life. They fully support each other at all times. It is a blessing to witness a 94 and 95 year old, but two that are so in love... remarkable! They loved the Easter basket... yumm! GG is doing wonderfully and we love visiting. We wish our schedules allowed us to visit more.

After our visit with GG and GP, John and I got to go on a DATE! You heard it... a date. It has been a while since we have had the chance to just relax and go out. With Easter being tomorrow, we headed to Easton to watch The Hunger Games and get in a fun shopping trip! TJ Maxx never disappoints. I found a SUPER cute dress for only $24.99 and a cute skirt. (I must brag for a minute: It was two sizes smaller than normal! Whew! It is paying off!) John got some new shorts and shirt. Check out my cute new dress...for Easter:

(I love it!)

The Hunger Games did not disappoint. John has not read the book, so I felt like I had to keep updating him, or giving him back-story. Other than that, I think it was a good way to portray the book. I enjoyed walking around Easton. Back in the glory days... (ODU Days) we always walked around Easton. A lot has changed! More stores... updated theaters... same ol' parking issues. After our date, we came home and got all of the goodies for Easter lunch ready. Pics will be up tomorrow! Have a great night!

-Alexis