Books...Books...Books....

On someone's blog there was a contest for people naming their favorite children’s book, I am too late to enter that (the prize; books for married women did not really fit my single state anyways), but it got me thinking about my favorite books.

I do not know if I can choose….I was a HUGE reader and like different authors at different stages of life, but here are a few of my favorites for me in my pre-teen years.

Willard Price and is Adventure series, eg Lion Adventure, Amazon Adventure. Based on two boys who travel around the world capturing animals for zoos and the adventures they got into. Really focused for boys to read but I loved the adventure and animals.

Laura Ingalls Wilder and the books about her childhood.

Maurice Gee. A Kiwi author who wrote “Under the Mountain” and the “Halfmen of O” series. Scifi/fantasy books.

Roald Dahl’s books eg, “The BFG”, “The Twits”, “The Witches”, “George and the Marvelous Medicine”. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”

"Caddie Woodlawn" by Carol Ryrie Brink. In the same vein as Laura Ingalls.

“The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Nancy Drew detective series by Carolyn Keene

The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton

Now I still LOVE novels and my favorite authors now include:

Agatha Christie

Stephen Lawhead

Francine Rivers

Frank Peretti

Karen Kingsbury

Terri Blackstock

Dee Henderson

It is times like this where I wish I lived a lifestyle where I stayed in one place was able to collect books.

Newsletter Done

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Nico

Meet Nico.....I am dog-sitting him for three weeks. He is a nice dog, old, nearly blind and at least he acts deaf. Don't let that cute little face fool you, he is a stubborn little thing, however I have worked a lot with two years old kids so I am more stubborn. So when I think it is time to go for a walk, he does not agree and would rather sleep. So after some persuasion he comes (either that or get dragged) and walks straight to the car....nope, bad luck, so after more conceiving off we go...Nico looking like the old dog he is. Miracles occur on the way back though as all of a sudden he is transformed into a puppy; prancing and running all the way home.
Well he comes with an apartment to stay in for free so I can be a doggy-sitter for a few weeks

1am North Norway

Here is what it looked like at 1 am the other night from my window.....we may have 24 hour night in the winter....but in the summer....24 hour daylight!

Photos

Hello all,

The school of communication foundations has finished now and my parents are with me here in Switzerland. It has been a fun few days seeing things and going places I would not normally be about to afford; eating at restaurants is a treat as well.

I have lots of photos from our trip to Europes highest mountain, but decided to start up a flickr sight to share them with you...here is the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9528720@N05/
Or go to Flickr.com and search for Flying Kiwi 2007

I am in the process of writing a newsletter; but it is a very frustrating process as i never get around to finishing it...it I am getting more annoyed because I want to!!! And yes I know the answer to my problem is to JUST FINISH IT!! .....but...but...but....dang it can't think of any good excuse.....OK I will finish it soon...promise.

Anyways...check out the photos!

Dancing Matt

Here is a funny video I came across. This guy Matt has been traveling around the world doing this funny dance...and now he is sponsored to do it!!! He is a clever witty writer as well as you can read in his website: http://wherethehellismatt.com/index.shtml

Has we head past the longest day of the year here in the Northern part of the earth...I found this video to remind us of what to look forward to. Funny thing is that Statoil is a Norwegian company!