okay, so i went whatever time i went without seeing that people had commented – i apologize – i blame the county for not sending them along to my e-mail – in their defense, maybe they block the word “foul” from their system – live and learn…
so for personal shout outs before i continue…
timothy – good to hear from you – glad summer is going well – yes, you’re welcomed to blog comments for the summer
marcy – funny about the book – although, aggravating – i can relate b/c i got a book last year with some of our boxtop money – “intelligence and how to get it” – ironically, the book contained duplicate pages and neglected others – wonderful experience (and you’ll notice we never used the book in class) – oh, best wishes with training with coach sutton (at least, i think that’s your trainer:)
st. k – did you read that bristol pailin is coming to town in july for a book signing??? i think you should totally go and then bug her for dance moves:) (i’d volunteer to take you but i know your father adores the republican party so i don’t think you’ll have a problem getting a ride for that one:)
olive-a – LOVED the blog:) and yes, i thought this morning about smiling – and remembered you – although, it would be hard to forget b/c i changed my desktop to the photo of you and i that last day of school – it makes me smile (in part b/c i’m wearing a twilight shirt) and cry at the same time (no, i’m not pregnant and over-emotional people – just a good last day this year – but sad – but good – still sad though…)
okay, reading…
WAIT – forgot – subject header – jordan knight, one of the members of “new kids” had a new album this week – first solo album since 1999 – so i was sort of excited about the deal – and the album was well worth the wait – i’ve only listened to it like 40 times through already – good pop to run to
okay, reading…
“massage” – something like that – it was a book on massage therapy – i read it b/c i’ve decided if i knew how to give massages that i’d be a better potential boyfriend/husband – and considering i haven’t updated my skill set of relationship things in like, oh, 85 years, i figured it couldn’t hurt to learn how to give massages – oooooooorrrrrrrrrrr… i read the book to learn how to do some self-massage on my legs and feet – to help me recover from 80-mile plus weeks – it’s one or the other…
“alphabet juice” – ny times writer wrote about words – and the letters of the alphabet – the author would die teaching middle school b/c misuse of english bothers him (me, not as much b/c i know i’m first in line for having messed things up)
“connection in communities” – free nook book – not worth the free price – basically, i was encouraged to start a small group at my church – by inviting families in my neighborhood to join my family in cookouts and such (if you’re paying attention, you’ll know that i don’t have a family – even though that seems to be assumed if you’re my age and in the church – sigh…)
“ny public library book” – not the title, but another free nook book – great book – good reading – collection of authors about their favorite pieces at the NY library – good motivation to get to ny and run its marathon (a goal – not sure how much i’m progressing towards it)
“running with joy” – by ryan hall – oh, how i loved that book – the ups and downs of an elite marathoner as he trained for boston last year and tried to live out his christian walk – i too ran boston last year so it was cool on that level – and i run enough miles a week that the ups and downs hall goes through are similar to what i feel at times (you can live and die by the clock when you reach a certain age – like, when you start, every race is faster than you’ve ever gone – but eventually, the times don’t come down but you have to trust that things are okay – or try to)
okay, really long, but i was starved for attention this week so four e-mails make the week (again, it was a productive week if you exclude social communication – i cleaned the entire house, donated four bags to the thrift store – and managed to escape the store by only getting a cookie monster shirt in return:) and i’m up to 47,000 words in my third novel)
my sister tells me there’s a preview of “breaking dawn, part one” tonight on some awards show – i can only hope it involves bella and edward and a beach… 🙂
maf
Mr. Mayfield I am so glad that Olivia sent you the copy of our wonderful story… with many grammatical errors… But we thought we were all so witty.. (Which we are) I’m bored right now so I decided to tell you I hope that you are having a good summer. I am. I’ve spent me summer doing pretty much nothing.. Which is fine with me. My grandparent live in Vestavia Hills. And they built a new library out in the forest. I went there Thursday and checked out 20 books.. I hope I can put them on my reading log.. Because they’re huge and it would be a waste. So far I’m on the fourth book I checked out.. Well anyways. Glad you saw our story from facebook(:
-Julie
Okay, Hello Mr. Mayfield, once again. Thus begins week number two of my summer blogging experience. I didn’t hear about Bristol Palin, but if I tell my dad we might actually end up going. 😛
Okay, I’m still reading Fire b/c I’m lazy like that, but I’m finishing it tonight! I know I am. (BTW, you need to read Graceling and Fire, I prefer Fire over Graceling, but they are amazing books and they are (to me) as good as the Hunger Games)
Mon.- I’m going to start by explaining what monsters can do, because I don’t think I did a good job at that last week. They can take over peoples minds, and command them to do whatever they tell them to, if they have a week noggin. And they can communicate to anyone, even if they have a strong mind. Yeah, so that’s clear now.
Tues.- I’m a lot further a long in the book now, so I’ll start to where Archer is dead. So Archer is dead now, and Fire freaks out and burns down Cutters’ home and then she kills all his monster pets he has illegally. Then she sets off on foot into the wilderness in the middle of February.
Wed.- Fire finds this horse and starts to ride it, and the little boy that can control people’s minds shows up and she tries to shoot him, but her horse kicks him in the face and he falls into a hole in the ground and never returns. She eventually gets really sick and her hands get frostbite and she finds people to help her.
Thurs.- So Brigan isn’t dead and neither is Nash, and she is still really upset and it gets really boring right in here cause all she does is sleep and eat. She’s basically like a baby. Then she starts to get better and talks to people and helps wounded soldiers.
Okay, so did you like the Breaking Dawn trailer? It doesn’t involve a beach, but the breaking of headboards is done… 🙂
Cant wait for the movie.
-St K
-When the moon is blue, the clock strikes noon