HEY

So I haven't been on my blog in awhile. Sorry about that! I've had such a busy summer so far. But I'll be able to post for the Darkwood tour next week. And guess what?! I'm going to Florida in SIX days! :] I'm so excited!

MUSICAL IS HERE!

We've now prepared for three months and you can tell everybody's starting to get tired but we can't because.......THE PARENT PERFORMANCE IS TONIGHT! And opening night for the public is TOMORROW! You can definitely tell from the chatter during lunch about buying tickets, how many people are going to be there, and of course how good it's going to turn out! The set looks amazing and I'm so excited for tonight! One of my favorite parts is getting ready before the show. This year, there's a tie between two hairstyles: crimped hair or curly hair. When my hair is crimped, it looks as if I braided my hair the night before. When I curl it, I put some of it back with a clip. I really like both styles, but we'll see which one I choose. I'm so excited for tonight!

Musical Update

I'm so nervous for the musical! It's in a WEEK! Our first performance is in SIX DAYS for the parents of actors. I know that Marie from Fireside Musings and her sister Maggie from My Utopia are both coming to see it. Hopefully it'll turn out nicely. I'm really nervous! I just received my character shoes and our little kids starting coming to rehearsal too. I have yet to get my musical t-shirt and pajama pants though.

Meet the Austins by Madeleine L'engle

I read the book Meet the Austins because Marie from Fireside Musings recommended it to me on a library visit we took last week to kill time.

Meet the Austins is set in the hustle and bustle of the Austins' home.The family all lives happily together with the four children and their mother and father. There are four children in the family: Vicky-the kind sister, John-the brains of the family, Suzy-who is set on being a doctor, and Rob-the young, sweet brother. The Austins decide to adopt a troubled girl named Maggy. She is violenta and very tough to get along with. Having been an only child, Maggy doesn't know how to live with a family. She must learn how to get along with a family and not always be dying for attention. The family learns how to all stick together and get along as a whole.



I enjoyed the book because I liked the realistic elements that came along with being in a large family. It wasn't my favorites but I enjoyed it. I can definitely relate to being in a family and having to make adjustments. My sister moves in and out for college; home for the summer and away for the school year. Also, me and my sisters used to argue all the time. None of us got along until the two of my older sisters moved out. Now we all get along like sisters should.

Pigs Flew!

Hahahaha get it?! Pigs flew! As in SWINE FLU!

But seriously.......is anybody else freaking out about this besides me? This is going to turn into an epidemic like Yellow Fever!



Speaking of which, Fever, 1793 is a book about Yellow Fever. I read it for school a few years back and actually really enjoyed it. It's a great book, especially now during this future epidemic...no worries.

Savvy Tour

I would like to start by saying that I wanted to do the tour all three days but yesterday, I was either lying in bed all day or at the doctors' office. I have a sinus infection and an ear infection and I feel as if I can hardly move. Back to the book...



Savvy, by Ingrid Law, may have been one of the most enjoyable books I've read for the tours I've participated in. I really enjoyed it. First off, what is a savvy?....

sav⋅vy 
-noun
Also, sav⋅vi⋅ness. practical understanding; shrewdness or intelligence

WARNING: I GAVE SOME SURPRISES AWAY FROM THE BOOK.

Mibs is growing up and she's just about to get her savvy. It's almost her thirteenth birthday and she doesn't know what to wish for. Every child on her mother's side of the family get a savvy on their thirteenth birthday and now it's her turn. She wants some kind of cool super power at first but decides to go for something a bit smaller when she finds out that her Poppa had a terrible accident. She wishes for something that can help him. Just when Mibs thinks she's found what her savvy is, everything gets messed up. She stows away during her birthday party on a bus and finds out that the bus she's on is going even further from the hospital!



The part about the book that I loved was towards the end when Mibs is on the bus. Because it wasn't just any ordinary school bus. It was a pink bus. I actually found that to be quite funny. I don't think I've ever seen a pink bus before.

I enjoyed Savvy a lot because it was realistic fiction with a bit of a twist of fantasy. The characters in the book were all so warm-hearted and I loved it. I would highly recommend reading it. The book is a New York Times bestseller and I can definitely see why. I would also like to say that I fell in love with the cover of the book. It looked absolutely beautiful...and I don't say that much about book covers!



I was also interested in reading some info on Ingrid Law. You can get to her website here. If you look on her FAQ in the website, you'll probably be very entertained. I loved some of the things that she said. One of the questions asked was "What would your savvy be?" She answered "If I could pick, my savvy would probably be the ability to fly or to breathe underwater. But if I were to declare what my real, true, everyday savvy is, I think that I would have to say that I smile a lot, even through rough times..." I loved that answer!

Check out these other great bloggers in the tour....

A Christian Worldview of Fiction, All About Children’s Books, Becky’s Book Reviews, Booking Mama, Cafe of Dreams, Dolce Bellezza, Fireside Musings, Hyperbole, KidzBookBuzz.com, Looking Glass Reviews, Maw Books Blog, Never Jam Today, Olive Tree, Our Big Earth, The 160 Acrewoods, Through a Child’s Eyes

Tonight

This is probably one of my favorite songs I've ever heard. It's called Tonight by FM Static. The video is from the movie A Walk to Remember.