Happy New Year Everyone,
The big news is that I moved into my new house in Morro Bay. The bigger news is that I AM GOING TO FRANCE for 6 month! I just finished filling out the paperwork or application (there is a lot of that). I will be going to France with a group called Enfamille and when I return I will be bring back a French sister with me. I am very excited. Of course I will post more and more about it as it gets closer and I hope to be able to keep posting while I am there. I have know for a while that I wanted to go, but now I am finishing the paperwork so it seems so much more real.
Since Christmas has just passed, I thought I would give you a few details about the holiday at my house. My favorite two gift were an ereader (like a nook thing) and my new bedroom. Since we were just moving and since I haven't really had a regular bedroom for at least a year, my parents gave me (along with my my Grandma and Papa Green) a new decorated bedroom. My room is beautiful and romantic. It has a chandalier and a swirIy purple comfortor and white airy curtains that have little holes in them. There are a lot of other great things. I can tell that my parents worked really hard on this room. I gave two gifts that made me really happy. The first was a toy stuffed Garfield cat. My sister wanted it so badly! She was very surprised when she opened it. My sister and I gave my parents $50 for Christmas to go out to a nice dinner. We gave it to them early so that my grandparents were in town and they were able to go out without worrying about us. They had a really nice evening.
It has really been a great month at my house.
Au Revoir,
Gigi
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Books that I have read this year!
1. "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan, 2."Winnie-the-Pooh" by A.A.Milne; 3."Betsy-Tacy" by Maude Hart Lovelace; 4."Siren and Sea Monsters" by Mary Pope Osbourne; 5. "The Grey-Eyed Goddess" by M.P.O; 6."Return to Ithica" by M.P.O.; 7."The Final Battle" by M.P.O. 8. "Betsy-Tacy and Tib" by Maud Hart Lovelace 9."The Austere Academy" by Lemony Snicket 10! "From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg 11. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl 12."James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl 13. "Elvis and Olive" by Stephanie Watson 14. "Lumber Camp Library" by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock 15. "Elvis and Olive" by Stephanie Watson 16. "Jeremy the Honest Bunny" by Jan Karon 17. "Alanna The First Adventure" by Tamora Pierce 18. "The Minstrel in the Tower" by Gloria Skurynski 19, "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" by Roald Dahl 20. "A Doctor Like Papa" by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock 21. "Pippi Longstocking" by Astrid Lindgren 22. "Bed-Knob and Brooksticks" by Mary Norton 23. "Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective" by. Donald J. Sobol 24. "Roman Diary, The Journal of Iliona of Mytilini" by Richard Platt and David Parkins. 25. "Akimbo and the Snakes" by Alexander McCall Smith 26. "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleichman 27. "Pippi in the South Seas" by Astrid Lindgren 28. "The Pagemaster" by David Kirschner & Ernie Contreras 29. "Egyptian Diary: The journal of Nakht" by Richard Platt 30. "Vile Verses" by Roald Dahl 31. "Fairy Grandmother Academy Birdies Book" by Jan Bozarth 32. "Lanie" by Jane Kurtz 33. "Lanie's Real Adventure" by Jane Kurtz 34. "Night of the Twisters" Ivy Ruckman 35. "Circle of Gold" by Candy Dawson Boyd 36. "Pandora Gets Vain" by Carolyn Hennesy 37. Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld 38. "10 Girls Who Made a Difference" by Irene Howat 39. "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis 40. "10 Girls Who Changed the World" by Irene Howat 41. "10 Girls Who Used Their Talents" by Irene Howat 42. "10 Girls Who Made History" by Irene Howat 43. "10 Girls Who Didn't Give In" by Irene Howat 44. "Mystery of the Rom an Ransom" Henry Winterfeld 45. "Mr. Poppers Penguins" by Richard Atwater 46. "Addy's Short Story Collection" by Connie Porter 47. "Felicity's Short Story Collection" by Valerie Tripp 48. "The Children of Green Knowe" by L.M. Boston 49, "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli 50. "Pocahontas and the Strangers" by Clyde Robert Bulla 51. "Harriet Tubman Conductor of the Underground Jill ShRailroad" by Kate McMullah 52. "The Beloved Dearly" by Doug Cooney 53. "I know Who Likes You" by Doug Cooney 54." Freaky Friday" 55. "Ramona and Her Father" by Beverly Clearly 56. "The BFG" by Roald Dahl 57. "Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse 58. "Hoot" by 59. "Fraser" by Jill Sheeley 60. "Mitch and Amy" by Beverly Cleary 61. "Kaya's Short Stories" by Janet Shaw 62. "Ramona Quimbly, age 8" 63. "Foiled" by Jane Yolen 64. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney 65. "Mandy" Julie Edwards 66. "The Miserable Mill" by Lemony Snicket 67. "Ramona Forever" by Beverly Cleary 68. "Diary of a wimpy Kid- Rodrick Rules" by Jeff Kinney 69. "Dragon Slippers" by Jessica Day George 70. "Holes" by Louis Sachar 71. "The Railway Children" by E. Nesbit 72. "Clementine's Letter" by Sara Pennypacker 73. "The Hostile Hospital" by Lemony Snicket 74. "The Vile Village" by Lemony Snicket 75. "The Carnivorous Carnival" by Lemony Snicket 76. "Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography" by Lemony Snicket 77. "The Slippery Slope" by Lemony Snicket 78. "The Grim Grotto" by Lemony Snicket
79. "The Penultimate Peril" by Lemony Snicket 80. "The Ersatz Elevator" by Lemony Snicket 81. "The Charioteer of Delphi" by Caroline Lawrence 82. "The End" by Lemony Snicket 83."Lucy Out of Bounds" by Nancy Rue 83. "The Beatrice Letters" by Lemony Snicket 84. "Mary Poppin Comes Back" by P.I.Travers 85. "Lily's In London?!" by Nancy Rue 86. "Mary Poppins Comes Back" by P. L. Travers 87. "Mary Poppins Opens the Door" by P.L. Travers 88. "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott 89. "The Royal Diaries, Kaiulani." Ellen Emerson White 90. "Penny Dreadful" by Laurel Snyder 91. "Here's Lily" by Nancy Rue 92. "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" by Judy Blume 93. "Superfudge" by Judy Blume 94. "Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great" by Judy Bloom 95. "Jess" by Mary Casanova 96. "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan 97. "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan 98. "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan 99. "Rough and Rugged Lily" by Nancy Rue 100. "Lily's Ultimate Party" by Nancy Rue 101. "The Palace of Laughter" by Jon Berkeley 102. "Zora and Me" by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon 103. "Double Fudge" by Judy Blume
79. "The Penultimate Peril" by Lemony Snicket 80. "The Ersatz Elevator" by Lemony Snicket 81. "The Charioteer of Delphi" by Caroline Lawrence 82. "The End" by Lemony Snicket 83."Lucy Out of Bounds" by Nancy Rue 83. "The Beatrice Letters" by Lemony Snicket 84. "Mary Poppin Comes Back" by P.I.Travers 85. "Lily's In London?!" by Nancy Rue 86. "Mary Poppins Comes Back" by P. L. Travers 87. "Mary Poppins Opens the Door" by P.L. Travers 88. "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott 89. "The Royal Diaries, Kaiulani." Ellen Emerson White 90. "Penny Dreadful" by Laurel Snyder 91. "Here's Lily" by Nancy Rue 92. "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" by Judy Blume 93. "Superfudge" by Judy Blume 94. "Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great" by Judy Bloom 95. "Jess" by Mary Casanova 96. "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan 97. "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan 98. "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan 99. "Rough and Rugged Lily" by Nancy Rue 100. "Lily's Ultimate Party" by Nancy Rue 101. "The Palace of Laughter" by Jon Berkeley 102. "Zora and Me" by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon 103. "Double Fudge" by Judy Blume
Wow! That's very exciting news. Can't wait to hear the details. Your bedroom sounds like a dream. That was so nice of you to treat your parents to dinner for their Christmas present. I bet they had a really enjoyable time together.
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Gracie (or is it Gigi now?), my job with En Famille doesn't include deciding who gets picked to go to France. But I hope that Jacques, who's in charge of that, finds you THE BEST FRENCH SISTER EVER!!!
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That's great, Gracie! I look forward to hearing all about your trip. Tell me where you will be going when you find out. I am so excited for you!
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