Dee Garretson's Blog, page 15
October 1, 2009
Unintentional Halloween Costumes
If you are overwhelmed by coming up with the perfect Halloween costume, take inspiration from these LOLCATZ pictures.
Shakespeare Cat
Burrito Cat
September 25, 2009
Contest! Prizes! Author Interview!
To celebrate my leap into blogging, I'm thrilled to post my interview with author R.L LaFevers about her new middle grade adventure, NATHANIEL FLOOD, BEASTOLOGIST: THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX. At the end of the interview are instructions on how to enter the contest to win either a copy of The Flight of the Phoenix or a $15.00 Barnes and Noble gift card.
The...
September 14, 2009
Quicksand for Fun
Help! Help!
My kids and I have made cornstarch and water quicksand before, but I had forgotten about it until some friends told us about their recent adventures in Mexico. The family was on a hike in the Yucatan, with the daughter, Molly, age 10, leading the way. Knowing Molly, she was probably on the lookout for animals, because this girl knows incredible facts about hundreds and hundreds of creatures. She didn't know there was a danger of quicksand, and she walked right into a patch of it...
July 13, 2009
Pigwigeon
We've embarked on a mini-marathon of Harry Potter movies as we wait for the sixth movie to be released. Last night we rewatched the 4th movie, and I wished the director would have found a spot for Pigwigeon, Ron's owl. J.K Rowlings describes Harry's first impression of Pig as a "small, gray, feathery tennis ball" and later as "small enough to fit into the palm of his hand." I was happy to find a great website about the owls of Harry Potter, maintained by owl expert, Laura Erickson. According...
July 8, 2009
Breathing Underwater
I've completed the first part of scuba diving lessons. (Imagine a Snoopy dance here.) My family and I are taking a trip to the Caribbean soon, and we want to dive there. I learned to dive as a teenager, but needed a refresher course, so my husband, son and I recruited two other friends and have been taking lessons. The lessons consist of classroom work and then several hours practicing in a swimming pool, good for practice because of the lack of sharks. The pool part is mainly learning how...
July 7, 2009
Independence Day
We love holidays in our family, and the evidence of this can be found in an overflowing closet devoted to holiday decorations. The closet is so full that Easter had to relocate into the linen closet, where assorted decorative bunnies now live amongst the sheets and towels, and they apparently lay eggs as well, because plastic eggs fall out every time I grab a pillowcase. I have recently become aware we have very limited Independence Day decorations, and I don't know how I slipped up.
This...
