100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I really loved this book! I read it years ago and loved it then as well. But, I do remember thinking it was a bit too scary for my children to read then, although my 11 year old daughter read the series in July and really liked it. When I was at the book store and stumbled across the second book in this series, Dandelion Fire, I was so excited! I somehow missed the sequel and was thrilled to find out that it was not the last book either and in fact N.D. Wilson had turned this exciting book into a Trilogy!! I was sold! I bought all three! And I am very glad I did! While I really think any one of the books in this series would do well enough to stand alone, it was an amazing 5 days of reading to power through them one after the other. Although, I was frantic for a few hours when I couldn't locate book 2 after my daughter had read it and couldn't remember where she had last put it down! But, some manic cleaning of her bedroom finally uncovered it stashed under her stuffed animals at the foot of the bed (along with a small flashlight of course).
This book is very fun to read. If you have ever adventured into an old house and searched through the closets, up the staircase and into the attic all the while hoping for secret passageways.. imagining adventure and magic behind every door.. then you will be in for quite a thrilling read! I would recommend this book to older children and to adults alike. I felt like it was still a little too scary to read before tucking into bed at night, but my daughter just laughed at me! I would give this book a PG rating (for my Movie Rating) and for kids about 10 and up.



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DAVE!

Well, I haven't blogged in awhile, but I just posted two posts with lots of pictures that Dave has sent us over the last few months. The girls and I have been writing to him, and I wanted to share some of the things he has told us about. So check out the Foxfyre Blog for some more photos and the latest updates!

KIRSTEN in Code

KIRSTEN in Braille (Blind) Alphabet :

KIRSTEN in Sign Language :

KIRSTEN in Morse Code :

-.-...-....-.-.

KIRSTEN in Marine Flag Language :

Storms Sweeping through Southern California

A series of storms are hitting Souther California this week and creating an immense amount of work for rescue crews and citizens alike.
The following pictures are from LATimes.com:

As for us, we are still in the hotel right on the coast at San Pedro and other than getting wet, we are doing just fine.

Martin Luther King Day

Read the phrase within the artwork
Art by Phil Hansen

S O L D ! !

Our Home Has SOLD!!

Thank you everyone for your prayers and support, it has been a long year for us and we are grateful to Heavenly Father our house has finally sold!

We're so glad that Daddy came home!!

On July 8th 2009 Brian came home from Qatar, Saudi Arabia.
We were so thrilled to have him home!

The first thing we did was take him out to lunch for some good 'ol American BBQ!

Since Brian came home, life has been busy and packed with fun! I will begin posting updates on our activities and try to get this blog a little bit caught up over the next few weeks. We've had so much fun being reunited and getting back to life as usual.