BOOK REVIEW

"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain
Product Description(Amazon.com)
“We said there was no home like a raft. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery…but you feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.” Sail down the Mississippi with Huck Finn and the runaway slave, Jim. Twain’s beloved tale, with its folksy language, creates an indelible image of antebellum America with its sleepy river towns, con men, family feuds, and a variety of colorful characters.
Reading level: Ages 7 and up
Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Sterling; Abridged edition (March 28, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1402724993
ISBN-13: 978-1402724992

MY THOUGHTS: There isn't too much to say about this book. It's a great adventure to re-live from my childhood. But at the time I read this, I didn't know it was a banned book. I don't really understand why they ban books. Just because someone doesn't like the language???? It's the way they talked in that time period. Anyway, if you haven't read this book, give it a try. You'll love Huck's adventure down the river. He gets into some really big messes.

MY RATING: 5

BOOKS

Over at Creative Scrappers the challenge is up to use this sketch.....

This is my version.....

BOOKS - I love to read. I'll read anything, but mostly I like reading mysteries. This is a stack of several books that are all around the house. I usually read 2 or 3 books at a time.

I'm also linking up with Scrapbookers Anonymous for their A to Z challenge. The letter is "F". I've used flowers and fabric on this LO.

BOOKING THROUGH THURSDAY

Over at Booking Through Thursday today the question asks.................

I saw this article the other day that asked, “Are you ashamed of skipping parts of books?” Which, naturally, made me want to ask all of YOU.

Do you skip ahead in a book? Do you feel badly about it when you do?

Well I guess I'm guilty of doing this. Not very often but sometimes. If the book doesn't keep me interested I do skip ahead to find something that does. But that doesn't always work. I did that with this book.................

In The Kitchen by Monica Ali

I skipped pages looking for something that would hold by interest. But it didn't work, I couldn't finish the book. Way too many characters and too much info, it kept me flipping pages trying to figure out who was who and what they were doing. Do I feel guilty about skipping pages? No, it gets me to where I want to be faster and I can enjoy the book much more.

PROJECT 51 - WEEK 2 & 3

A seed pod, it's one of many from the Trumpet Vine.

Me holding Bella and Luke.

ONE A DAY PROJECT - TUESDAY'S TALLIES

Carole over at Gingerbread Girl is the host for One A Day Project. Working on a project and want to share? Head over to Carole's place and check it out.

Last week I couldn't show you how much progress I made. My camera was having issues. But it's all fixed for now and all 147 pictures got uploaded to my computer.

Before

4 more rows added on and more in the stack ready to be added on. I haven't measured yet, but I think it's about halfway done now. I'll have to check that out later.

PROJECT 366 REWIND - WK. #2

We had a winter storm blow through last week. It brought about 4 inches of snow, 50 mile an hour winds and frigid temps. It was not a nice couple of day. We were under a winter storm warning for 2 days. Luckily we didn't get as much snow as they predicted.


The weather has been kind of strange here. We were having 50 and 60 degree days. Some of the spring flowers are coming up. I even found a dandelion blooming.

You ever watch your kids faces? They make some funny ones. This is Bella and Luke making some of their funny faces.
Bella

Luke

A seed pod on the Trumpet Vine.

Bella and Luke love chase each other. And they like it even better when mommy chases them.

The snow began and the winds were howling. This is the cold/chilly aftermath.

Car parking, for toy cars.

The bright blue sky after the storm. As for the tree, it was damaged in an ice storm we had about 10 years ago. It hasn't recovered very well.

CREATIVE SCRAPPERS # 190

Over at Creative Scrappers the give you a sketch to work with. This one really jumped out at me. Here is the sketch.....

Here is my version.....
Spring...is in the air - this little bunny came hopping out of my flower bed one day. He sat there a few minutes and then hopped off.

SKETCHES IN THYME # 66

ART - some unusual buildings around my town. Glass, Metal and Brick.

SKETCHES IN THYME # 65

DRIVE UP - one of my favorite places to eat.

SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY

Ashly over at Ramblings and Photos is the host for Scavenger Hunt Sunday. Hop over and check out all the folks sharing their scavenger shots.

Stacked Up - the dishes stack up pretty fast around here.

Winter Wonderland - we had a winter storm blow through with snow, 50 mph winds and frigid temps.

Sweet - Pecan Rolls and Mountain Dew, not my favorite, but Heather's.

Hole - lots of them in the cement.

Frozen - inside our freezer are lots of goodies to eat.

Next weeks list......

1. Sunset
2. Black and White
3. A Day in My Life
4. Four (suggested approach: a set of four photos that go together...four photos of your pet, around your house, scenery, whatever you like)
5. Colorful

HOME

I've been thinking about this one for a couple weeks, trying to figure out what represents home to me. I've had several ideas, but this one is what is HOME to me.

All the things that go on around my home, laundry, cooking, the twins, and being outside, is home. But mostly it's my house that's home to me. If I've been away for a while it's a welcome sight when I drive into the driveway.

WE PROMISE......to love you forever

I've done a scrapbook page for Bird is the Word and Scrapbookers Anonymous. The requirements for Bird is the Word is to use the word Promise. For Scarpbookers Anonymous you have to use ink, mist, or paint and masking!

I had several pictures of the twins when they were tiny. We all were holding them and thought this would work great for Bird is the Word's Promise challenge. As for masking, I used a stencil I had and used ink. This is my page.......

Head over to Bird is the Word and Scrapbookers Anonymous to check out everyone's pages. There are some awesome designers at each place and they share their take on both of these challenges.

TEN ON TEN

My Day by the hour!

Clean kitchen for now.

Tommy coming in the back door.

Reading and Computer, my passions.

Some vines and berries in the garden.

Bubber taking a nap on the couch.

Laundry is never ending around here.

Bella and Luke having some broccoli, they love it.

Toys everywhere.

Bella trying to steal my pen.

All back in place for now.

GAME OF CHASE

Bella and Luke love to chase each other. They get the giggles and run into each other most of the time. Or they like it when mommy joins in the fun.

ONE A DAY PROJECT - TUESDAY'S TALLIES

I'm still working on my Hexagon blanket. Haven't made a One A Day post since December 6. At that time my blanket only had 2 rows.

I've worked on it off and on the month of December. This picture shows 7 rows.

My camera is having issues. I can't upload my new picture. Hopefully that will be resolved today. My son is getting me a card reader so then I can upload my pictures. My new picture of the Hexagon Blanket is on the camera with about 100 other pictures. I've put a few more rows on the blanket. It's about halfway done I think. So I'll have to show it to you next time.