October & November '14 Reading Log

• Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
• The Secret Tree by Natalie Standiford
• The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks

May '14 Reading Log

Finished this month is: 

• Coraline by Neil Gaiman

I started reading this book awhile ago, finally, so long after I bought it. It was an easy, fun book to read. I began reading it to my Literacy Group (Grades 4-5) at school, too, and was happy to see that the kids were enjoying it, always asking for more. When I finish reading it to my class, I hope I can show them the movie. :)

March '13 Reading Log

It has been awhile, but I was able to read one book this month, even during a busy week!

• The Bar Code Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn

I bought this book, because as I was looking through the Scholastic flyers, it looked interesting. And it was indeed an interesting read. Simple, and makes you think.

I hope I have time to read more this summer!

July '12 Reading Log

• Before I Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson

R.I.P. Grandpa

You were truly a wonderful grandpa. I will always remember the last time I saw you standing and well - after a family dinner/gathering, waving at us through the window as we were leaving from your house until we were out of sight. It shows how much you care. =) For almost a decade, you've been unable to live like the rest of us, suffering for much of the time, but you were still strong and caring. Now, I'm certain that you will be in peace. I love you and I miss you, gramps!

On a side note...

Here is a list of the books I've read since my last "reading log" post (August 2009?):

• The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
• Tribute by Nora Roberts
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
• New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

11-11-11

11:11  <3
An eventful day. A happy day. =)

6 Stitches!

What an eventful day for me...

Woke up to play a non-serious softball game at around noon, and it was good practice. But lucky me... (or just clumsy me >_<;;) I ended up injuring myself and having to get stitches. =( I don't even remember exactly what happened, because it happened so fast and unexpectedly. I was up at bat. I'd hit the ball and started to run... then it was a combination of losing balance, slipping, tripping, falling, and my shoes being old and crappy ... *bam* - right knee lands hard onto (most likely) the edge of the home plate. My arm went down too, but that was super minor... Just brushed off some sand and it was okay. What an epic fall. Hah. I was obviously out at that point, so I got up to walk back out to my team. I didn't even notice the severity of what happened until then, while I was brushing sand and dust off my knees. My friend noticed it at the same time... a nasty-looking gash about 2 inches long and 5 mm deep... looked like an eye. It was disgusting. I didn't even want to look at it for long. I sat down, we washed it off, and very soon, a guy came cycling over with his first aid kit. He started cleaning the wound and doing stuff to it (painful, but not as much as I expected it to be, because my whole knee was pretty numb at that point), but quickly went off again to grab some other things he forgot to bring. Joyce stayed with me, but pretty much everyone else went to continue the game. I'm not too sure what happened to me after, but maybe because it was the intense heat of the day, or me not having enough sugars in me, or I was just too freaked out... I started to feel dizzy and stuff. I knew I was gonna faint, so I warned Joyce. lol. I felt the world becoming distant, and felt blood rushing out of my head. It was weird. Then apparently, I fainted for a bit onto her. Then after I was laid down, I started to wake up... and like everyone was around me. lol. I drank some water, and started to feel better. Then I got carried to a bench in a shady area, and waited for the first aid guy to come back while the others continued to finish the game. Stephen gave me a granola bar, and I ate that to get some energy in me. Joyce and some of the other guys stayed with me throughout after... just coming back and forth in between plays. The guy came back to clean and fix me up, and got a few of us some freezies after too. Hehe. So that was basically what happened at the field. Because I didn't have my health card with me, I called mom/dad to tell them to go home and get it for me. Luckily, they weren't too freaked out (I think). After the game was over, a few of the guys carried me over to Redford's car, and he drove me to meet my parents at this medical walk-in clinic to get my wound looked at and stitched up. When we got there, we discovered that the place was closed early because it was Saturday. So we had to go to the hospital - Scarborough Grace. My parents took me there, and after waiting for about 2 hours in total (a relatively short wait), I got stitched up by the doctor. I was laid down when he did the stitching, so I didn't see anything, but I felt some of the poking and most of the pulling. My knee was numbed by freezing, but it still felt weird and kinda painful. =( It was done in about 5 minutes, and a nurse came and bandaged me up afterwards. I also got a tetanus shot, because I didn't remember when the last time I got it was (now I know I'm good for the next 10 years. lol). After the bandaging up, I was good to go. So that's it. I started off practicing at a softball game (which we won, btw), and in the end, I got 6 stitches on my right knee. My first stitches ever.