Books Galore

It has been unseasonably cold this week here in MN. I had planned on starting to ride my bicycle to school by now, but the cold weather is just lingering. That also means more illness is also lingering in our house. So far, Panod hasn't been graced by this horrible cold bug, but the kids and I have been down and out for the better part of the past week. Ugh!

The kids and I had Friday off of school, so we spent most of that day at the Roseville Public Library. We learned that they are planning on renovating and adding on to the library, which we couldn't be more thrilled about. The kids and I also got some books on how to build tree houses. We are going to try and build one in the biggish maple tree that is in the back yard this summer. That should prove to be fun!

Taylor has been busy writing her first novel in her writing class. She's doing it on wolves, from the perspective of a wolf's daily journal. She has already been able to type up the first three chapters this past week, and we have really been impressed with her ability to convey what she has pictured in her mind.

Ian is really excited about an upcoming trip to the Minnesota Institute of Arts with his class. He has also been enjoying the Magic Tree House & Junie B. Jones series of books. For those of you who know about the school choice thing - we have finally made a decision for him. Ian will be headed to our neighborhood school in the fall. The test scores are wonderful, and we couldn't be happier with our decision. We do wish we could have the kids in the same school for the next two years, but that just wasn't in the cards.

My next post should be about the auto show. I'll be headed out there on Wednesday after class - with the Nikon in one hand, and a thermos of tea in the other. Panod may even join me this time since I'll be headed out there while the kids are still in school.

These pictures are from our day at the Library....