Bangito! Crashito! POPito! Skippito!

In need of a great children's book? Buy this one! I love this book! It is not only fun for Jaykeb to listen to but it is fun for me to read. How can you not love a story about a cat who thinks he is a chihuahua?! There are several books in the series so if you love this one you can get more and have the adventures continue.

I just discovered this book recently. I bought it at the evil book fair the school set up in the entrance a month or so ago but hadn't read it yet. The other night I was looking for some books that we hadn't read yet and grabbed this one. I honestly don't know who enjoyed it more, him or me! I enjoyed it so much I MADE him let me read it to him again tonight.

The little cat uses his imagination to turn into Skipito the masked chihuahua and heads out to fight banditos! My family (on my Dad's side) has had a love affair going on with Mexico lately...trips to Mexico, Mexican food, Mexican dogs... so I enjoyed the book even more because of that. Dad has 3 cats and two chihuahuas and I'm not sure if any of them know which is which so I found this extra amusing. I am going to send it with The Boy next Tuesday when he is spending the day over there. Meemaw can read it aloud to all of them...boy, cats, and chihuahuas!

Good Books

Occasionally I like to write a blog entry about what I'm reading or some product that makes my life easier for those who read this who don't care what my kid is doing. Today I'm in the mood to write one of those posts.

When I moved to South Carolina a little over a year ago I was obsessed with all things Southern. So much so that I even found myself at the Jockey Lot of all places. The Jockey Lot is a huge flea market. Something I have tried to avoid most of my married life. The hubs loves a good flea market and even better, an auction. He likes to try to drag me to these events occasionally, knowing it isn't my thing. I have to admit though, if it hadn't been 30 degrees hotter than hades out there I may have liked The Jockey Lot. Maybe we should check it out in the fall, but I digress.

In my quest for anything Southern I was turned onto Mary Kay Andrews by my mother. She is an author who writes comedic books about the south for women. (Mary Kay Andrews, not my mother.) I supposed a man might read them too but I think her main audience is women. I loved that the books were mainly set in the Charleston area of South Carolina, Savannah, and Atlanta with a little Tybee Island thrown in for good measure. Her descriptions of antique hunting always makes me want to run right out to an estate sale. I learned what that pesky vine called Kudzu, growing all over the place is from reading her books. They are about as Southern as you can get. My only complaint is that there aren't enough of them!

I've read all but two of her books. One of which I am reading right now. Blue Christmas.

One of my favorite things about her books is she uses the same characters but in different stories. I like to be able to follow a character through more than one book. I think that is why I have put off reading these last two until now, because I know there isn't another one yet to follow them up. I did, however, find something to tide me over until she writes another tale of Weezy and Bebe's adventures. Mary Kay Andrew's blog, appropriately titled The Kudzu Telegraph . Check it out! And, if you love books about The South, read hers. You will be hooked!