Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince teaser

Saw this today and thought... hmm, used to be a book, maybe library campers would like to see this too.

http://www.youtube.com/user/harrypotterhbp?ob=4

Real world copyright infringement

I thought that this article was timely considering our copyright area of study lately. Could be really useful to show to students to teach about copyright and plagiarism.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080730/en_celeb_eo/db2d1b138b87_4569_90c1_4310934d617d

Amy's other Ghana blog

Amy gave an update to her travels on her main Ghana blog. For those of you who haven't poked around to get at it here is the link! Ghana Adopt Three.

Follow Your Heart

Amy,
You are so right to do what YOUR heart tells you. The other moms maybe can't or don't choose to and that's okay for them. Don't let it make you feel anything negative at all. You are probably running on adrenaline, so take time to rest and take care of yourself. I am awed by what your are doing and taking on. Take care and we are all pulling for you.

Off to Africa

I know you probably all know that I am leaving tomorrow.  I don't feel very mentally strong right now, but I am praying.  There is a lot to finish up tonight and I have to be at the airport here in Wenatchee at 5am.  I am feeling so awful about leaving Luke and Jonah for such a long time and I haven't prepared them properly.  How could I in such a short amount of time? But they have an amazing father, my mom is here, and we have friends that are ready to jump in and help.  It will be hard, but hopefully they will do all right.

I've caused quite a stir with the other 2 moms that now feel they aren't doing what they should by not going to their daughters that were involved.  I have no thoughts other than I am doing what I feel I must and it is up to them to follow their hearts.  It kind of bums me out that one of them was insinuating that my thinking my children need me is naive- they are with their aunties whom they know and trust and she doubts they'll lean on me.  Truthfully it doesn't matter if they do or if they don't feel they "need" me, but they will know that I am there and I love them.  :)  I'm sure she was trying to make herself feel better, but it was icky to hear (and I can't whine about it on my regular blog!  She reads that one! Ha!).  

I appreciate the support everyone has offered and besides the overwhelming feeling of wanting to vomit, I feel like this is the right decision.  It is impossible for me to not go when I know what they experienced.  Even with the aunties (who are traumatized themselves), there are 32 kids there.  I look forward to being another person to love every one of those kiddos (mine especially).  I plan to spend a lot of time there during the day (with the 4 of us leaving well before dark each night) because this is their family- they have full cousins there and best friends whom they adore.  We will not be severing those ties, especially because we'll be there at least 6 weeks.

All prayers are welcome and I will try to update my regular blog often (although Internet is spotty over there).  My blog address is: http://ghanaadoptthree.blogspot.com  And thanks for talking about what my options are with Leona today.  Mr. Britto told her we could work something out, maybe an independent study???  Anyway, school shmool!  I am going to be hugging my kids on Wednesday!

Amy,

We heard you're flying out tomorrow, just know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Lori said you would try to update us on this blog, so we hope you can. We'll be thinking of you. In 24 hours or so you will have your children in your arms. They are so lucky to have you for their mom.

Love the countdown clock!

Love the new look

It looks great, Amy. Thanks for setting it up. I have the memory of a gnat, so I don't know how much info I'll be able to add to the "empty your brain here" spot. I would like to have something left in my noggin' after the test, so I'm not sure I'll empty it. I took a practice praxis and passsed. That's promising and good enough for me. See you all in class. Claire