Slow reading of late...

I have been a little pre-occupied with report writing, portfolio assembling, staff functions etc to do any major reading of late. In fact I am still slowly churning my way through Diana Gabaldon's A Breath of Snow and Ashes. I originally picked this book from mybook shelves to re-read before reading the next book in the series...but it seems that I never read it in the first place. Knowing me, I had several books on the go, and I put it on the shelf for a 'must read later'...and forgot about it. I am nearly finished, and am looking forward to the next installment, plus the book i mentioned in a previous blog post that Mum lent me.

I daresay that any major reading will not happen until December 18 - first day of my holiday!

But! My friend, Bridget and I are going to the movies on Wednesday night to see New Moon (second Twilight movie). I didn't really like the first movie that much, but I have seen the preview of this next movie....and it looks GGOOOOODDDDD!


I still think the casting people could have found a better Edward though...

Time Traveler's Wife

Another good movie to come out this month! A great book called Time Traveler's Wife has been made into a movie...marvellous!!!

Looking forward to next weekend

Next weekend, Malcolm and I are going camping at Lake Benmore. This is our first camping trip together...but I am assuming it will consist of Malcolm spending most of his time fishing and me sitting in the sun (because YES it WILL be sunny) reading. Sounds like bliss...

My student teacher had her last day in Room 5 yesterday and she gave me a Whitcoulls voucher to say thank you - very nice of her - so I purchased Diana Gabaldon's latest book An Echo in the Bones to read. I am currently re-reading the book that comes before it (I think there are 7 books in total?) as a refresher. It is called A Breath of Snow ans Ashes. I love this series - it begain with Cross-Stitch. The series is about a woman, Claire, who accidentally goes back in time and falls in love with a Scottish Highlander. VERY GOOD!!!

Also, Mum and Dad were up for lunch today and Mum has lent me the latest Anita Diamant book called Day After Night. Anita Diamant is one of my favourite authors. She hasn't got many books released yet...but the three she has are superb. The Red Tent was the first - about Dinah who was Joseph's (of the technicolour dreamcoat) sister in the Bible, and tells the tragedy of when her jealous brothers killed her husband and his family...another suberb story. Anyway, this new book is about some young women who escaped to Israel from Nazi Europe during WWII...sounds interesting.

Will let you know how the books go after next weekend.