Oh, what do you do in the summertime?
How was your summer?  I can't wait to hear. Mine was great!  I went camping and hiking, helped at my sister's wedding, visited Southland and Altara Elementaries in Utah and PS 154 in Harlem (other schools where I have worked), helped a friend make a movie, and spent some time at the beach!  Here I am, hiking near Pawling, NY, at Camp Liahona.  Have you ever been camping?  What was your favorite part about it?  (I liked canoeing, building fires, cooking, swimming, and sleeping in a tent!) This is an island near Santa Barbara, CA, where the characters in the book 'Island of the Blue Dolphins' lived!  I was excited to find it, and decided I need to re-read the book this year.  Have you ever read 'Island of the Blue Dolphins?'  I'd love to know what you thought.