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I just happen across a blog giving away this book. I just love free stuff and most of all, I love books so what could be better!

I saw this book at B&N last week but I still have several books lined up for my summer reading list so I didn’t get it. It would be great if I win this one. Go on over there and sign up to win Stealing Athena.

Thanks, Mel, for the tip.

My latest read has been reviewed on Found Not Lost. I just finished reading (finally) American Gods by Neal Gaiman after it was recommended by a number of friends. I strongly recommend it now too

Jade also reviewed a book she just finished, it’s called For Matrimonial Purposes. Check them all out.

I stumbled across this video today, this little girl is five years old and has been blind since birth. She has never had any piano lessons, she ‘feels’ the notes on the keyboard once she hears the melody once. Amazing!

It’s been almost three weeks since we dropped her off. That’s what it felt like too, like a momma bird watching her fledgling drop from the nest for the first time. We worried whether she was going to remember to eat, to clean her room, do her laundry…. brush her teeth… Luckily, it didn’t take long for our worries to ease. She called everyday (well, for the first three days), letting us know how much fun she’s having. She sounded, hyper excited, she sounded like she was in her world. She didn’t once complain about boring teachers or disruptive classmates. She wasn’t mad about some trivial inanities from people she doesn’t even know. She talked on and on about the work she’d doing, the sculpture she’s making… she is so happy, I’m glad she got this chance this summer.

Her home away from home…


 

 

 
She called last Thursday night, to say her card got denied at Starbucks. What the!!! Well, luckily her aunt was picking her up to go on a short trip with them for the long weekend, because it sure was too late to go to the bank to deposit more money in her account. We had a long talk about budgeting her money and making it last. She just spent her four weeks allowance in two weeks. Oh well, I’m sure I’m not the first parent to get that call, and I’m sure it won’t be the last.

Today, we’re driving up to see her, maybe take her out to dinner. I could have mailed her portfolio, that she said she needed to apply for the fall course, but we’ve missed her and just wanted to peek in on her. Her sisters are excited and she was too, when I told her we were coming.

I said I was going to do better at updating my blogs, and look, it’s almost been a month! I’ll try to post tonight from home. I’m getting ready to leave work now. I’ll try to do some bloghopping too, if the computer hogs go to sleep at a decent time.