today

Today I went here to attend the state PTA convention. I am a council president next year. I am really excited about it. It is going to be a good year. Lucky for us... Governor Huntsman spoke then, the keynote speaker was my favorite-
Shannon Hale!!
She was great- she's a great speaker & such an amazing author.
Loved it. Really- if you haven't read one of her books- if you have a daughter 10+ you really should get one of her books for the summer. They are fabulous. We have them all.

I am happy to say (after yesterday's fiasco) that there is not smoke damage in the kitchen, it looks like the oven still works, but my house really stinks.
*do you know how to get smoke smell out of your house?

Girl's Night with Shannon Hale

Last night was so much fun. Megan, Hailey, Chloe & I went to Barnes & Noble and met Shannon Hale. One of our favorite authors. She has written the Goose Girl series and the Newberry winner Princess Academy. They are fabulous! It has been a real great connection for us to read all the books. She has a new book out titled Austenland. We waited in line quite a while but it was so worth it. She was really sarcastic and funny, very personable. The girl's had some questions for her, she was great to answer them and let us take a picture with her. Afterwards we went to dinner at MiMi's Cafe and on the way home Hailey said- thanks for taking us mom, I'm never going to forget this. Hailey wants to be a writer someday.