Over-readerAnonymous

Hi, I'm Julie and I am an over-reader. I remember why I go through phases of beinge reading...I LOVE it! I can't wait to get to the end. It is like sitting down to a whole chocolate cake and not being able just to eat one piece, but I have to eat the whole thing. Last night I read "Calico Captive" by Elizabeth Speare and I really just had to read to the end. It was really well written and a good story and it was quiet and no one kept bothering me so I stayed up until midnight finishing the book, but now I have no book to read. This week I have read through this author (only 4 books) but I am looking for another one.

I remember in 8th grade wanting to have the titile "book worm of the year" (partly because I loved to read and partly because I wanted to beat Courtney West-the top reader in the other class) Well I did and I think I read something like 850 books...or something like that. My teacher didn't make me write book reports on all those books I just had to write the title and author. I think that year I read all of the "Nancy Drew" books (partly because I enjoyed it and partly because they were short but not too short to count)

When I was first introduced to "Harry Potter" I was engrossed. Sarah was a baby and I remember when she would wake up I would either nurse her back to sleep or rock her in her swing so I could just keep reading...maybe that is where she got her love for books and Harry Potter. She just finished the second book (in two days) and Aaorn was a little miffed because we had said that she was going to wait, but like amanda said I really don't think she gets it. I am looking forward to the last book though...do you think it will be the last?

Easter Memories

I love Easter! I have always loved Easter! I can remember as a child so excited to dye, hunt and re-hide eggs. I loved going out in the woods and looking for the eggs. I liked the fact that the Easter Bunny hid the eggs we colored. Now he just hides plastic eggs. I didn't get the girls dresses this year, maybe next year.

I remember going to Grandma Hunts house with the Cranes and waking up to eggs hidden in the backyard. That was great fun! We had wonderful adventures with the Crane's it is a shame we didn't get to know our other cousins. I am looking forward to moving back west to be closer to family so my kids will know their cousins better than they do now. We will have to plan trips to UT to see Amanda and of course we will see Eric and Suzie and their families a lot due to proximity. So I guess I love Easter so much because it is another time we have traditions with our family!

The tale of two sisters

So this morning at church the girls sang an Easter song. Sarah and Becca were standing next to each other and Sarah was nicely singing the words and Becca was singing the words but got louder and louder as the verse went on. (I think it was because the conductor kept saying sing louder and Becca took her seriously). So as Becca sang louder (she was on key and really was the only one you could really hear) Sarah kept shushing her or flicking at her to be quiet. It was really embarrassing, but now as I think of it I think it is kind of funny. Man these two are so different!

Chocolate Girl's Easter Recomendations

Here are my favorites (this year):

Hershey dark chocolate truffle kisses
Reses Mini Peanutbutter cups (always a favorite!)
Cadberry solid milk chocolate eggs (conched a full 72 hours for smooth texture)
Extra smooth chocolate eggs
Coconut kisses
Anything else delicious!

Happy Easter

Ripped off...maybe

When I walk into an auto shop with a problem and they tell me that it will cost x amount I think to myself am I getting ripped off. Man, if only I would have taken auto shop in high school. I think when we are done here I will take an auto shop class at a community college or something. I don't like walking into a situation where I know nothing and the person behind the counter knows I know nothing. I would love to go to a shop and say my car is doing this and I think it is this and I looked it up and it should cost around this to fix. Then I think we would go somewhere and I wouldn't feel ripped off...but as for now only the person behind the counter knows if they are ripping me off.

The Witch

I just finished reading "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth Speare. I highly recommend it. It is a children's book and a newbery award winner, but I hadn't read it. It was a charming look on life in the 1600s. I have always been a little fascinated by the Salem Witch Trials and read another kids book from the Dear America series about them. Anything that could not be explained or anyone that was different was considered a witch. If anyone is looking for a good fast read, this is it.

I am a mother

After I changed my persona a great friend of mine sent me this link about motherhood. I love the article because I am a mother!