ugh...10 days later

I'm such a slacker. Who knew being a stay at home mom (SAHM) would be such a job? So I've miserably failed at 365 photos. I'm still taking when I remember. I've also done a shoddy job at updating every day that I take a picture.

So, what's new?

Well, I'm in school. Yes, again. What better thing to do when you need money but are forbade to work (or get fired/sued) than take out a student loan to help pay bills. So here I am taking 6 hours at SLU. I decided to get certified to become a School Librarian so when the jobs are available I'll have that option already. I'm also taking one class toward SPED certification. Not that I want it, but I HAD to take 6 hours to get the loan.

Here are the books I've already read for the semester that started on Jan. 18.

*The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman (NB)

*The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (NB)~ One of my favorites of the children's books I've read. Very cute story.

*Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (CC)

*Tuesday by David Wiesner (CC)~Check this out, very different.

*Flotsam by David Wiesner (CC)~same as Tuesday, check it out

*The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster (CC)~ The story was cute, the illustrations drove me batty.

*Heaven by Angela Johnson (CSK)

*Currently reading Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes (CSK).

The assignment was to read 2 books in each category: Newbery (NB), Caldecott (CC), and Coretta Scott King (CSK). The First Part Last follows a character that appears in Heaven. I couldn't decide between the two CSK books so I decided to read the first few pages and see what caught my attention and I haven't been able to put down Nikki Grimes' Bronx Masquerade. I read Jazmin's Notebook years ago and remembered that I loved it. I think I like Nikki Grimes's style of writing.