Lady in a Small Town

I hope to read 50 books in 2008. Here is what I have read so far:

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes I had never read any Sherlock Holmes, so when I finished everything on my nightstand I grabbed this one off the bookcase. Except for a few words I had to learn, from my […]

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Today is the official first day of spring. Spring is my favorite season. It contains several of my favorite events:

My birthday
Mother’s Day
Easter
The end of the school year (most years)

I also love the change in weather.

I get all jazzed up and happy.
Everything seems better.
The days are getting longer and brighter.
School is winding up.
Things smell […]

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Things I haven’t done, that you probably think I have

Downhill skiing My parents took us once when we were kids and I hated it. I totally don’t understand the appeal. It is cold, windy, difficult, why would you want that?
Spent large amounts of time in Canada You would think, since I live in […]

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I am so glad it is finally Friday. This was a very long week. My class has been kind of off the wall. We’ve had fluctuating attendance and disruptions. We are working our way slowly through the book, focusing on the story, retelling, spelling, and grammar. I am skipping several […]

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Every year my school has a Thanksgiving dinner for the parents.  The kitchen staff and a lot of parent volunteers work really hard to make it great.  There are two seatings and since I had a class during the second seating I ate with the big kids.
Thursday nights I have pottery.   I am not that […]

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T and I went to Borders on Saturday for a little browsing.  We bought the His Dark Materials trilogy in one large volume.  Now if only I could find time to read it.
As I browsed the education section I noticed a title that caused me to laugh out loud.  I support homeschooling, but if you have […]

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What’s Your Harry Potter IQ?
Outstanding

Hermione’s got nothing on you! You know just about everything about Harry’s magical world.

Not the best HP quiz (Portkey is one word, not two), but I got a picture of Hermione, so who cares.

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Spoilers below
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Before book 7:
Trust Snape?
Where are all the horcruxes?
Will Hermione and Ron get together?
Will Harry and Ginny end up together?
Will Harry live?
Who will die?
Will Tonks and Lupin get together?
Will Harry go back to school?
Is Harry a horcrux?
What are the Deathly Hallows?
Who was supposed to die but didn’t?
Who died, but was originally going to live?
What will […]

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I have read some great stuff in the two weeks following the HP release. I was talking to Best Lady about it, and she thinks I should post them here. She is not going to go look at them yet, but some of the rest of you might.
Cheryl Klein is the US “Potterologist“, […]

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One of my favorite moments in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is when HP finds the Mirror of Erised.  He goes back two more times to look into the mirror, once taking Ron who sees something entirely different than Harry.  On the third visit Dumbledore finds him and talks to Harry about the mirror.  […]

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