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I'm SO Excited!

A few things have me kicking up my heels this bright and beautiful afternoon ...

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1. I have now heard from several excellent (not to mention, lovely) sources (thanks for the tip, Elizabeth!) that VICTORIA magazine is coming back into print this fall! Say it with me ladies - hooray!! I simply cannot believe it! This magazine is, perhaps - no, definitely - my all-time favorite periodical. I started collecting it when I was, gosh, 18 or so I think? My grandmother and I shared a subscription and we loved every single page of it - columns, recipes, photography - even the ads were a joy. We were so sorry to see it go out of print, and I have cherished the copies I kept as a treasure. I can't wait to tell Gram our beloved Victoria is returning to us this October! I can just envision how gorgeous that first issue will be - all decked out in its holiday finery no doubt. I think we (meaning all we online friends) should join together for a virtual "blog tea" this October to celebrate! Who's with me? :)

2. And thanks to a morning visit at Jennifer's I learned that it's Educator Week at Barnes & Noble (beginning today) and so, naturally, I added that favorite haunt to my Saturday errand list. I have been waiting for this discount week to purchase a certain book ... and today was my chance! I think The History of the Ancient World will tear me away from Austen's Victorian England for a bit. ;) Its author is Susan Wise Bauer who wrote the history program I've used with the boys for years now. And as much as I enjoy SOTW (learning right along with my children), this new book is meant for grown ups - it's thick, heavy and filled with maps and timelines. I can hardly wait to dig in! I enjoy history to begin with, but this book is particularly timely as we are returning to SOTW 1: Ancient Times next year (meaning September 2007). Well, I've just found my summer reading ~ I'll let you all know what I think when I get through it.

And finally ...

3. This morning Bookworm and I attended the first VBS meeting of the new year. Oh, was it fun! And so nice to see many familiar faces (and meet some new ones, too)! This year's VBS (or vacation bible school) theme is Avalanche Ranch: A Wild Ride through God's Word. At every turn we'll be hollering "Wahoo!" and twirling our (pretend) lassos in the air. (You might remember we had a ton of fun at last year's Fiesta.) At today's meeting we practiced some of the songs, games and dances (oh, we're a lively group, I assure you) and figured out who would lead which stations. Bookworm will be a (gulp!) teen leader this year; even though he's only 12 in June, he's considered a teen for VBS purposes. I am back at the games station again, or, as it will be known this year, Horseplay Games. After the meeting Bookworm and I picked up the signature red shirts at the craft store (love the crimson shade - last year's yellow was not my color). ;) Do any of you do VBS at your church? If so, what theme are y'all doing? (Guess I'd better work on my cowgirl accent!)

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Stay tuned to hear all about our VBS adventures as we go along. It's a long way to August, but it will be here before we know it!

Have a great evening, my friends, and enjoy a blessed Sunday tomorrow. Good night!

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