From Sailor Lessie
"I have been reading Vampirates for about two months and Im on book 4 and more then half way done! I adore the book and characters though my connection with Grace sometimes scares me... I guess you could also say Im a Grace look alike (brown wavy hair-greeeeeeen eyes and so forth) and honestly I dont think its an age thing at all for this book. I think its a book that is easily lovable for all ages even my dad and I fight over who gets to read the next book 1st. all I can say is if you havent read it you should and REALLY dont knock it to you try it.... Twilight fairly ruined peoples thoughts on vampires!"

It is lovely having others write blog entries for me. Sorry I did not spot the email come in and so rather late.

I do hope the Captain enjoyed his birthday and all of you enjoyed the summer. As this week is the week schools go back I do hope you all had a chance to relax over the summer.

My summer was spent teaching my youngest to read. Under who am I, you may have read that I am dyslexic and reading was a struggle at school. I did not want to repeat my fear of words with my youngest. It looks like we are returning from Canada to the UK during the autumn term, which effects my children as the UK are a year ahead of Canada. So although my three foot high ninja will be starting kindergarten tomorrow morning, on touching down on British soil she will be expected to attend year 1. I am impressed with her, in two months she can now read basic words and the occasional hard one and she proved tonight she can also tie her shoe laces.

To everyone who is going back to school, I do hope you enjoy this term. As I have learnt the hard way, enjoying learning to read to my kids helped me relearn to read.