Pleased to report

I am pleased to report that six months after moving to our new house the princess room is finally finished. I repeat ... the princess is sleeping soundly ... over.

It's a major award

Congrats to Miss Ava Hosac on receiving her alphabet crown which certifies that she truthfully knows all her letters and sounds. This must be a sign of great things to come!

What a doll

Just when Ava thought there couldn't be anything more fun than dressing up exactly like her favorite doll . . .

If you are in the mood ...

If you are in the mood for a non-fiction read... you should try out this one.

Malcolm Gladwell is a good writer which makes this book hard to put down and his ideas are interesting and will at least have you saying hmmmmm.

This is from the front flap:

"Outliers explains what the Beatles and Bill Gates have in common, the extraordinary success of Asians at math, the hidden advantages of star athletes, why all top New York lawyers have the same resume, and the reason you’ve never heard of the world’s smartest man – all in terms of generation, family, culture, and class. It matters what year you were born if you want to be a Silicon Valley billionaire, Gladwell argues, and it matters where you were born if you want to be a successful pilot. The lives of outliers – those people whose achievements fall outside normal experience – follow a peculiar and unexpected logic, and in making that logic plain Gladwell presents a fascinating and provocative blueprint for making the most of human potential.”

This was such an easy read I'm considering checking out his other two books: blink and tipping point. I'll let you know if they are good!

Have a good day!! Heather

Just to hear his voice.

I watched this twice -- Just to hear his voice.

Papillon

So this is what I am loving right now .....



It is the paper butterfly chandelier from pottery barn kids. I can't stop thinking that it would look so cute hung over the light in Ava's toy room. So magical. And speaking of butterflies ... If you are into foreign films you should check out the movie The diving bell and the butterfly. Click here please.

The movie is in french with subtitles. It is the story of Jean-dominique the editor of elle magazine who became entirely paralyzed except for one eye. Communicating by blinking he wrote a whole book. We watched it last night and I can't stop thinking about the symbolism of the diving bell (stuck underwater-unable to move- sinking) and the butterfly (stuck in a cocoon waiting for the emergence of something greater). The movie was really interesting. And if you like kids books you probably already have this one.

Nate and I have read this book so many times that we didn't need any subtitles for the word papillon. (butterfly - bien sur).