Author: Lisa Mandina

Second book almost done

I checked out The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman last night at the bookstore, one of the Truman list. Didn’t get a lot of time to read it last night, and so wasn’t quite “feeling” it. Well, today, between waiting in the doctor’s office as well as using every other “opportune” moment to read, I’m […]

Posted August 26, 2009 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

1st book on the lists

I picked the first book to read from the Truman list because it is actually one I’d been thinking about reading for awhile, and it was one I knew we carried in hardcover at the bookstore so that I could check it out last night. It is called Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It is […]

Posted August 24, 2009 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

Ready for fall tv to start

While I’m glad there isn’t much tv going on, because I don’t seem to have much time to watch it, I’m also ready for all my shows to be back. I got five miles in today. Worried if I would because the clouds just looked really scary all night, but we didn’t get anything. Then […]

Posted August 20, 2009 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

First REAL day of school

The morning started out pretty good. I actually felt after the first 2 classes that I could maybe do this for another year. Then, my 5th hour started. A class of 20 boys and 9 girls. That should tell you right there what the issue was. Boys with constant, stupid questions, just to be smart-alecs. […]

Posted August 19, 2009 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

First day of school, sort of

So today was kind of the first day of school. 6th graders, and new to the school 7th and 8th graders came for half a day. I was getting a lot done and on the road to being ready for tomorrow the first “real” day of school, until we had to meet about Greater Gator, […]

Posted August 18, 2009 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

Two days gone!

Oh my goodness, what a waste of a weekend. Sorry no blog for two days. And right now, this is just a short update to let you know I’ll try to write more tonight when I get home from the bookstore. Kids had a half day, and they’re gone now, so I’m trying to get […]

Posted August 17, 2009 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

First Friday Post

Tonight was a favorite Friday night for me because I got to see two movies: The Time Traveler’s Wife and District 9. So I’ll now do my first movie reviews on this new blog. The Time Traveler’s Wife: This was a really good book. It’s been a while since I read it, but I think […]

Posted August 15, 2009 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments