Flashback: Trading Spaces

Once again, the Book Keeper is guilty of neglecting the blog.  The Book Keeper traded a book for a paint brush this week.  It was not a good decision.  Due to several fun interruptions over the weekend, I did not get the room finished before having to return to work.  Last night I looked around the room and realized that I would not finish.  I began thinking that perhaps I should just pack everything up and wait a couple of weeks to finish when "things slowed down."  Then I remembered what I told myself earlier in the evening:  "Finishing this room is your homework."  I would never turn in an incomplete assignment, so why would I stop when the room was incomplete?  One thought led to another and all of a sudden I remembered those fun Trading Spaces episodes.  Do you remember?  Vern, Doug, and Genevieve would all give out the "homework" that had to be finished by the next morning.  UGH.  Now I know how those poor people felt painting into the wee hours of the morning.  Ahh, good memories, but where is the connection to books.  Well, when I started looking for paint colors, I got out my old Trading Spaces books!  They have some crazy ideas, including the one where they glued plastic flowers to every square inch of a powder room.  I did not decide on anything too crazy, but the books did inspire me to "think outside the box."

Goodnight Chicago by Adam Gamble

Tuesday's theory:  Books make great gifts.  The holidays are right around the corner.  Are you looking for the perfect gift for the cute little Midwesterner in your life?  The Book Keeper recommends Goodnight Chicago.  Joe Veno's illustrations are timeless.  It is the perfect selection for facilitating the process of learning to read; Goodnight Chicago is a boardbook so it is easy for a small child to hold and turn pages.  It is the Book Keeper's personal favorite!