and September's sapphire haired beauty, Iris. she is available FOR SALE here:
i'll be posting little Opal (October's mermaid) in the next day or two. just have to scan her, as she's been done for a few days now.
September means FALL and wow, it can not come quick enough for me! this rain forest-like climate is a bit much. never liked summer. never will.
looking forward to all the smells of autumn (like pumpkins, apples, cinnamon...). speaking of pumpkins, i am already drooling at the anticipation of my first cup of pumpkin spice coffee from dunkin' donuts. OMG....SO YUMMY!!! and if that wasn't enough to excite me....
4 MORE DAYS TIL KICK OFF AND MY MAN PEYTON TAKING THE FIELD!!! SUPER STOKED!!!
i thought this was appropriate for this week's IF prompt *tribute*....my mad crazy love for mr. manning!
can't wait for football season to start!!!!
but it still counts!:)
just wanted to show my man peyton some love tonight (as we all know i have plenty of that for him!!!)
so, go kick some bears a**!!!
love, pippa
xxx
Kimberly Dana's latest book will bring hours of reading pleasure to teen girls, especially those with a particular interest in cheerleading.
Years ago, a murder was committed in a cheerleading camp: a beautiful teenager with beautiful red flowing hair was drowned in the lake. Rumors say the killer was her best friend.
Now, ten years later, our witty protagonist Tiki Tinklemeyer is put in the same camp by her parents, who want their daughter to become more social and outgoing. But Tiki couldn't hate the situation more. She feels awkward and out of place, to say the least. She's not into fashion, makeup and boys, like the other girls in the camp. Worst of all, she's never done cheerleading in her life! How could her parents have been so cruel? How will she possibly fit in? Thank God, one of her roommates, Rubi, turns out to be rather nice.
Soon, Tiki finds out about the ten-year old murder and the rumors that the dead girl's ghost still roams the camp. Tiki can handle rumors of ghosts. After all, she's an intelligent girl with common sense. However, things take a turn for the worse when strange events begin to take place in the camp. Is it one of the girls playing a trick on her — or is it the ghost of the murdered girl?
This was a delightful read! Dana really has a talent for getting inside the head of teen girls. The voice is young and fresh and the pace moves quickly with lots of fun, quirky dialogue. So this is a soft horror story with a humorous twist. The story was intriguing enough to keep me reading throughout, and the ending was good, promising more to come in Book Two. The only thing I found a little annoying was how the author wrote the dialogue by some of the girls in capitals. At times it was too much, and I found it distracting. Because of this detail, I'm going to give this book 4.5 instead of 5. Recommended!
like everyone who knows me didn't know this was coming!
pippa loves peyton:)
just a quick little sketch i did about a month ago. it was to be my profile pic on facebook everytime my beloved indianaplois colts played a game. well, for all who know me, i am the BIGGEST peyton manning fan alive! LOVE THIS MAN!
sad to say, peyton and i have a few things in common now....neck surgeries:( word is he is out for this season...and poor little nicole is bummed beyond belief! i feel for him literally.. having undergone 2 neck/spinal surgeries/fusions last august and october. no fun!:(
i wish him the speediest recovery and hope and pray he can return to indy next season...better than ever!!!
Basically, this is something new SLJ's been trying. Take an article and convert it into a graphic storyline. Unlike those comics attached to journals with only a tangential attachment to the magazine itself (paging Tales From the Slush Pile) this is a useful piece of writing done in an interesting and unique fashion. The article Everything Bad is Good works. The art is well done (again, not something you see every day in a kidlit or plain ordinary lit mag) and the piece worth discussing. It certainly got me to thinking. The school librarians who bend backwards to get their kids whatever they want, no matter what the cost, is which of the following:
A) A saint
B) A masochist
C) A well-meaning but ultimately flawed soul
Brian Kenney explains more here.
Re-thinking “The Way Things Are”
In this show: Critical Insights on “You, Me, and Dupree”, Cheerleader by Deirdre Flint
Music: Cheerleader by Deirdre Flint from the Podsafe Music Network
Special Thanks to : Sarah Vander Zanden, Bloomington, IN, for the Station ID
Podcasts Mentioned: Podcasts for Educators ,Catfish Show, Just One More Book, Andycast
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