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| Wednesday, September 13, 2006 |
| License to drive |
Are you really SURE he's old enough to drive this thing, Mommy?Labels: Cole, Harper |
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| Tuesday, September 12, 2006 |
| zipper pulls |
Here's an easy kid/mom craft for you. I spent a weekend working on these suckers for a project that never came to fruition. But I still like the idea, so I was glad to see that Making Memories used it for their blog. ; )
zipper pulls
PS. For the puppy frame, I used a rectangle "frame" stamp from MM and then adhered the puppy photo after the shrinky dink was baked. You could also laminate the photo (or even just cover it with a small piece of clear tape) before attaching the photo to the frame to make it a little less susceptible to wear and tear.Labels: kids' crafts |
| posted by Joanna Bolick @ 1:59 PM |
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| Monday, September 11, 2006 |
| to be a girl |
One day she's all about the teddy bears, and the next day she's hijacking our remotes and hiding them in her room. From sweet to silly to mischievous...'Tis good to be a little girl!
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| posted by Joanna Bolick @ 12:51 PM |
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| Tuesday, September 05, 2006 |
| Highlands |
Coley and I drove up to Highlands, NC on Saturday. Considering that Highlands sits at an altitude of slightly over 4100 feet, we literally drove up a winding, sometimes tedious, two-lane mountain road. But, because of its altitude, it happens to be one of the coolest places around! Our reason for going was a little bookshop called Cyrano's, squeezed between a cafe with specials of the day featuring quiche and bisque and an art gallery where they all commented on Cole's curls. I had read in the Asheville paper earlier in the week that Pat Conroy was going to be signing books between 1-3pm at Cyrano's, and I really couldn't pass up the chance to meet one of my favorite authors. Apparently he has been up in Highlands all summer working on his next book, and had consented to sign books at the store because his wife (Cassandra King) and the bookstore owner had become friends.
Since we arrived early, and miraculously secured a front-row parking spot, I figured we'd be able to get out of there fairly quickly, but alas, we were back in the children's section perusing books (there's a new Olivia book out now) when the line started to form. So, unfortunately, we had to wait longer than anticipated, but Cole took it all in a stride and was very good. I think it had something to do with the fact that our next stops were going to be the toy store and the ice cream shop! He shook Mr. Conroy's hand and watched as Pat signed a book for him as well as Beach Music for me.
What I love most about attending book signings is not the actual signatures but instead the little glimpses you see of the authors' personalities. For instance, I expected Pat Conroy to be a little gruff, as his stories always have a hard edge to them. But instead, he was warm, genuine, and funny, and asked most of the people in line where they lived and seemed to know a little something about every single town they named. He spent time with each person instead of signing and handing off books at random, and while it caused the line to move a little slower it was definitely time well spent. Plus, the lady in front of us in line (Kate) gave me a whole bunch of new book recommendations to read, which is great.
So anyway, after the book store, the toy store, and the ice cream shop, we headed a little further out of town to view another waterfall. Considering that Looking Glass Falls is quite beautiful, we were perhaps a little letdown by the smaller size and trickle of Bridal Veil Falls. Apparently you used to be able to drive behind the falls, but alas, a big boulder fell down on top of the road, preventing this. I think if we'd been able to view them from a higher point it would be prettier because we could have seen more of the actual falls.
Here's the view from behind the falls. (You can see a small portion of the boulder to Cole's right.)
So anyway, that was most of our Saturday. Then we returned home to Harper and Mark, who had spent a leisurely day napping and watching tv. When I put Cole to bed that night he said, "Mommy, next time can we buy the firetruck book?"
Yes, Cole, I suppose we could. ; )Labels: Asheville |
| posted by Joanna Bolick @ 7:44 AM |
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| Friday, September 01, 2006 |
| Friday |
Took this one this morning.
Also spotted two vagabond children while I was there, stripped down to their skivvies and playing in the water as if it was just as warm as the ocean last week. ; )
Happy Labor Day weekend!Labels: a humorous life, Asheville |
| posted by Joanna Bolick @ 3:10 PM |
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