The Eye Has It

PONYFECTION:  Recently, I caught Annabelle studying a couple of drawings of hers side-by-side. She was marveling at how she's progressed in the art of drawing ponies. You can definitely tell the before and after in the picture above.

Speaking of ponies, the new season of "My Little Pony Friendship is Magic" premieres this Saturday (Nov. 23) at 7 a.m. our time. We'll be watching, of course.


Prior to the season premiere, there's a MLP marathon. It starts at 3 a.m. I don't think we'll be up for that. ;)

PRETTY IN PINK:  Annabelle made a cartoon a couple days ago. ...

The text is small in this format. The first panel says MOST MAJOR TOY COMPANIES on top. The characters are saying: "We need another product, STAT!" and the other thinks, "Hmmmm."
The second character then says, "I got it!" ... We take the regular, color it pink, and say it's for girls!"

"It's perfect!" the first one declares.

It was made in response to this great ad for not-your-normal girls' toys, GoldieBlox.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFpe3Up9T_g

SAVE THE DATE: Exciting news in the inbox today. An email from Scholastic let us know they have an event planned featuring authors Jeff Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) and Dav Pilkey (Captain Underpants), two of CJ and Annabelle's favorites on one stage. 

On Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 at 10 a.m. PST, the authors will share a "Story Smashup." Students are invited to write an ending for the story.

You can learn more and sign up on line here: http://www.scholastic.com/kpwebcast/?eml=TRADE/e/20131121///PilkeyKinneyWebcast//////&ym_MID=1508572&ym_rid=5795565

ABBREVIATED: This post is going to be short, because it's actually causing me significant pain to write it. Something wretched has happened to my right eye. It's the color of Mars and burns like Mercury. Painful, and looking at light/a computer screen makes it worse. It started on Tuesday. I suppose if it's not markedly better tomorrow, I'm going to have to go to the doctor. Boo.