Can't Get Enough...

Of this book:
If you are like me and love the Hunger Games series, you are probably well aware and counting down the days until the 3rd book is released on August 24, 2010. I use Scholastic book orders in my classroom and was so excited when I opened the May book order to find that you can pre-order the 3rd book for only $13!! No shipping! They will mail it to your house on the release date. If you can find a better offer, please let me know. And if you would like to participate in this offer and help me earn bonus points which I use to buy books for my classroom you can by mailing me a check for $13 made out to Scholastic (and your address so the book is mailed to you!) by the end of April and I will submit your order with the rest of my students' orders. I promise not to run off with your money :) Happy reading!

I also can't get enough of this girl:
The weather has been so nice lately, I just couldn't resist taking some pics of Brooke outside playing. I can already tell this is going to be such a fun summer. Brooke is really into exploring and loves playing with rocks!

She carried the container of chalk around with her all over the yardThis is a woman with a mission! She knows right where to go!

And for some reason, Brooke can't get enough of Gunner. She calls him "pa-pa" and lights up just looking at these pictures. That is, she loves him when he is in his kennel or she is safely indoors looking at him through the window. When he is not in his kennel, she is terrified of him and clings to me like he going to eat her.Perhaps you are wondering at Gunner's snazzy new haircut? Gunner ran away a few days ago and we could not find him. Blake went out searching for him and this lady heard him calling for his dog. She ran out and told him that they had taken him in and were planning to keep him so they shaved him because they thought he was hot. Doesn't he look so ridiculous? We laugh every time we see him.

Oh you poor, poor dog...