Alex, having just turned 14, attend his first church dance last night. Since it is October, he could wear a costume, if he wanted. Hannah tried to convince him to wear his pajamas, shape his hair in the front, and go up to girls and say that he was the man of their dreams. No big surprise, but he refused and didn't dress up at all.
He was a bit nervous, but it seems he had a good time. He danced with 6 different girls...5 of whom asked him to dance (thanks girls!!!) and the 6th one, well, someone he doesn't know dragged him over to a girl he didn't know, so Alex asked her if she wanted to dance and she said yes. Too funny.
Our library is about to go through a big remodeling, so when you check out books this month you have the option to keep them until next March so they don't have to pack them up and store them while the building is under construction. Alex and I have our winter reading all lined up. I have 3 books on gingerbread houses, two on emergency preparedness, one each on making stained glass items, on making beaded jewelry, and on how to do family history research on the internet. I also borrowed 3 Harry Potter books in Spanish, one mystery novel (A Crossword to Die For--it has several crosswords sprinkled throughout the book), and 4 non-fiction books. One of them is Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World (my dad worked for Chiquita for 30 years, so I had to get that one). Another book is Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes, which is a book I read years ago. Then there's Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and also Hungry for Change: Ditch the Diets, Conquer the Cravings, and Eat Your Way to Lifelong Health that are in my home now. I'm excited to read them all. Glad I have until March to do so.
Yesterday, to celebrate a friend's birthday, a few of us went to Reno to the craft fair at McQueen High School. We had a great time. There were a ton of gorgeous and delicious things. I usually don't buy things, but this time I did. I love quails and am always on the lookout for them. I found this fused glass quail that I thought was adorable. I also found a family tree picture to put on our wall.
