Book Chatter

In a previous post, I mentioned that my son had an interesting book report project. He had to choose a mystery and then act it out with friends and family. That meant that we had to stage scenes, dress-up, etc. I was originally slated to be the “Gypsy” but my daughter wanted to get in on the act so I dodged that bullet.

He chose Fall Of The Amazing Zalindas, by Tracy Mack and Michael Citrin. It is Casebook #1 of the Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars series. He loved it. Check out some of the pics. I printed them in “sepia” tones but to share…I’ll use the color pics:

The Gypsy

The Dead Tightrope Walker

(okay, he is wearing an old Halloween costume but it works)

Sherlock Holmes
(my husband does not look like him and even has a beard so a shadow profile works here)

My son is 10 years old and he really enjoyed the story. I’m glad that his teacher made the project fun. There are lots more pics and now he has to put them together on a display board but overall, it was a fun project and it made reading fun!

You are probably wondering what is up with the clip art I used to the left. I used it because I can be weird sometimes. Yep, me. This piece of clip art made me laugh this morning. It’s funny, and quirky and according to Trish (who tagged me for this meme) she thinks I have some weirdness in me. She may be right.

Six quirky things about me:

1) I once got drunk from water. This happens when you drink too much water and your electrolytes are depleted. You can read about it here.

2) I like to bake bacon in my oven. Did you know you can do that? You place it on a baking rack over a cookie sheet and you can cook an entire package of bacon, till crisp and not get splattered by hot grease. Cook it on 425 for 15 min or so.

3) I sit in a dark office, lit only by two small indirect daylight lamps. I have Lupus and I cannot sit under fluorescent lighting without it triggering a flare and this seems to help.

4) I won’t park next to a junky car even if the parking space is a really good one. I feel that
[a junky car = a careless driver] and I don’t like getting dinged.

5) When I go to the movies, I look forward to the 20 minutes of movie previews. I LOVE previews.

6) After taking a shower, I have to lie down again for at least 20 minutes before I can begin my day. I think initially it was to give my hair time to dry a bit in the towel but since I have to wake at 4:30am on most days, the extra 20 minutes allows me to wake up slowly.

If you want to read more weird stuff about me, check out this post from a few weeks ago.

I am supposed to tag six other people but I will just leave it open. If you want to share some of your quirks please do so!

Chatting with friends about books and life…