Of course Zach wanted to check out Utah State, after he heard so much about our last trip. And Kehau just couldn't resist visiting Logan once again. ;) Davey liked Kehau so much, he wants her to be his first ever girlfriend. He asks, "Where's Kehau?" every time he calls. They even made this handsome Lego man together.
Nicole (yay!) invited Stephanie and I along on her work trip to Chicago.
This was the first time Stephanie and I had visited the ol' Windy City, so we did all the regular touristy stuff. It was truly WINDY and freezing, but we had a great time. Ashley drove out from Louisville to meet us and turned out to be a great tour guide. So, here are the highlights: Millennium Park and the giant BEAN.
The Field Museum and the largest tyrannasaurus in the world. Ol' Sue. Uno's Pizza. As delicious as Nicole promised. A mob tour, complete with gun shots and prizes. We were even able to do a session at the temple.
rating: 3 of 5 stars Story of an LDS guy from Bear River, Utah who worked as a spy in Russia. This could have been ME if I'd only decided to become a spy instead of a teacher!
"War and Peace" -- somehow, I've never read this...
"Bud, Not Buddy" -- this is a middle school book, but my students talk about it all the time. I need to read it.
Other random books that are already on my bookshelf. According to TJY, you can't put a book on your shelf until you've actually read it. Right. Good advice that actually did helped me ace my PRAXIS exam, since I had to either read "Crime and Punishment" or take it off the shelf.
"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. I've read and taught this novel a few times, but I still don't like it. I think if I read it again, for pleasure, and really, really, really think about it, I'll (hopefully) like it. Everyone else likes it. I think English teachers are required to like the classics. I'm just not quite sure why I still hate this book so much. I need to find a way to like it. :(
Best American Short Stories 2006--- I have to read this for class, but I'll be honest, I've really just skimmed through the stories so I have SOMETHING to talk about during our class discussions. I think I'd like the stories, though... if I ever found the time to actually read them. Uggghhhh.
"The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kid
"One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez