Although I was familiar with the story, this was the first time I’d read this book for myself. I picked it up specifically because a friend said that it was similar to The Century Cube. I love the narrator and
I read this book with my 9 and 7 year old boys. It caught their attention from the start and we were all excited to get back to reading it. August is an endearing character and we sympathized with him
The Pits: None. The Peaks: I finished reading Artemis by Andy Weir, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
The Pits: I was up late and up early to manage our big website update. Much of the day was dealing with complaints and reports of issues with the launch. As the day went on, things seemed to get better,
The Pits: Rainy, gloomy weather. The Peaks: Off work early to beat traffic. It was nice to finish up the day in the house with the family and then get to have dinner with them. I recently contacted Khalid’s family
The Pits: I’ve been busy trying to finish up some items at work so I can relax on our upcoming vacation. It’s gotten me a bit off my normal schedule. The Peaks: Made omelettes for Traci and me for breakfast.
The Pits: Didn’t get all the items on my todo list done. The Peaks: Had a nice morning with the boys before dropping them off at Encore Camp. Finished reading Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. This was an oddly humorous book,
The Pits: I spent too much time researching a new lunchbox. The Peaks: The boys started a new basketball summer camp at Oak Hill. We had a nice morning together. We let the boys stay up a bit to watch
The Pits: The boys wanted to spend the night on the screen porch, but it was too cold and rainy. Instead, we played Monopoly, which is a horrible idea for a family game. You should be able to tell by
The Pits: Turner fell in the water while jumping across rocks at High Falls. His resulting attitude put a lot of strain on the remainder of the day. The Peaks: We started off the morning with a quick bike ride