It seems that January wanted to be known for ice this year. We’re having yet another “snow day”, so if you’re coming to the library today, please take care. The steps are clear and the walkway is pretty good, but that parking lot is ICY!! And with snow in the forecast for this afternoon…………
Our Hockeyville Kraft Night on January 24th was a HUGE success! We had lots of young crafters who were ready to get their hands dirty, and we were joined by a few fantastic team members from the Carleton Place Canadians!
We made some crazy goalie masks and everyone got to design their own hockey jersey as well! Our hockey players did a fantastic job helping the kids to create their “krafts”. No one went home without a handful of projects, including the hockey players themselves!
We’d love to thank the members of the Carleton Place Canadians who took an hour out of their schedules to come and be with us. Not only did they learn the kids’ names, they didn’t even hesitate to get out of their comfort zones and get creative with us! It was a very fun evening and we hope it’ll help towards our goal of making Carleton Place Kraft Hockeyville 2012!
A BIG thanks to Brodie Barrick, Shayne Morrissey, Luke Martin, Luke Edwards and Jessica Smith for helping us out. Go Carleton Place!
I just started reading Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus, but already, I want to be home reading it instead of at work! It tells the story of a young boy, Marco, and a young girl, Celia, who are taken under the watchful guidance of a pair of rivaling magicians. Both are taught the art of magic and they are destined to duel each other until there is only one survivor. But the unthinkable happens….they fall in love. You can read a little more about the whole synopsis of the book here (don’t worry…it doesn’t give anything away.)
Morgenstern wrote this book in a variety of renditions, during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month….we’ve talked about that on this blog countless times). Her journey to publication hasn’t been easy, and after many revisions, she ended up with her pick of agents, which is a writer’s dream. But boy, is this book worth it! It’s not what I might normally read, but she draws you in right from page one and unravels the mystery of the Night Circus with characters that are rich and fascinating. I can’t wait to pick the book back up tonight, but at the same time, I know this is one that I’d like to savour.
If you haven’t read it yet, stop in and put your name down for The Night Circus. You won’t be disappointed.
It’s a big day for us! We’re hosting our own little event in support of the Carleton Place bid to become Kraft Hockeyville! There’s only about another week left until all of the entries have to be in, so we’re looking forward to tonight so that we can finally post some great pictures to our town’s Kraft Hockeyville page! (If you haven’t signed up to be a member of our “team”, you can still visit the Kraft Hockeyville page and join us. The more members we have, the better.) And while you’re there, upload a few pictures or a story about your experiences with hockey in Carleton Place. We know there are tons of hockey moms and dads out there….show your support, and help us earn our way into the Kraft Hockeyville title!
But getting back to Hockey Kraft Night, we’ll be joined by several members of the Carleton Place Canadians! Yes, even hockey players like to do crafts, and they’ll be along to surprise our group of young crafters and help us make some wonderful items to take home. (Oh, and there might be cake……) We’ll have plenty of great photos to post later this week, and we’ll pop some video and stills onto the Kraft Hockeyville website to help boost our standings.
We’ll keep you posted!
If you’re fluent in Latin, you’ll know what the title is all about. What if you just want to impress your friends? Here’s a handy list of Latin sayings that you can pepper into your daily conversation (I know I’m going to!).
Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
- How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Sona si Latine loqueris. – Honk if you speak Latin.
Vacca foeda – Stupid cow
Utinam barbari spatium proprium tuum invadant!
- May barbarians invade your personal space!
Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant!
- May faulty logic undermine your entire philosophy!
Radix lecti – Couch potato
O! Plus! Perge! Aio! Hui! Hem!
- Oh! More! Go on! Yes! Ooh! Ummm!
Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem!
- Stand aside plebians! I am on imperial business.
Fac ut vivas. – Get a life.
Ventis secundis, tene cursum. – Go with the flow.
Have fun with it!
(Thanks to Dark Roasted Blend for the great list!)
For our Frivolous Friday post, we’ll visit a little topic that holds a special place in my heart…music! And in the spirit of spelling bees, we’re going to play a little game where you must identify the musical instrument that is spelled incorrectly. (No cheating….just take your time and see if you can figure out which one is spelled wrong.)
Can you see it? If you think you know the answer, click here.
Thanks to Mental Floss for always providing stimulating content!
