Well, the annual family book exchange is over. We all had a great time getting together to chat. Here are my brother in Dallas and my uncle in Baltimore catching up the new-fangled way.
And here is my other uncle and cousin showing them the book my uncle had just picked from that big pile on the floor.
We had 22 books in the hopper this year, and here's the one I came away with.
I liked the Harry series so will have to give this one a try in the new year. But before we get too far into the new year I just wanted to thank all of you friends of Reading With Scissors who helped make this year such a fun one for me.
I put away enough money folding books that I was able to surprise Captain America with a new bike for Christmas.
And look at the fancy-dancy tag I made to put on it.
It kind of fell apart as you can see. Maybe if he could have waited for the glue to dry before I gave it to him. But the kids didn't get to our house until late afternoon and he was going crazy not being able to open a present, so I gave him the bike before they got there.
Speaking of gifts a few years ago my parents established a scholarship in my name at my alma mater. And thanks to your help, this year Reading With Scissors was able to make a very nice contribution to the Stephanie Dahlem Pounds Endowed Scholarship.
Thank you for sharing all the book-folding fun with me in 2013 and for buying more than a few of works. Here's to more fun in 2014! Here we go!
Nice Bicycle, make sure you put a speedometer on there so you can keep track of his mileage :-)
ReplyDeleteAn all-round yay for everything you mentioned! Can't wait to see what you'll make and read this year.
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