Teachingmommy: Nadas Anyone???

Monday, July 28, 2008

Nadas Anyone???

SOOOOOOO much fun! I know many of you have heard me talk about this band before but really, if you haven't seen them in person yet, you MUST try to get to a show!

Even though my mom was in town this weekend, she wanted to help babysit the little princess so Christina and I could go catch my favorite band to see live on Sat night at the Little Bear in Evergreen. The Nadas are a great, fun and very entertaining (not to mention CUTE) boy band from Iowa that have been playing together for over 15 years. Kevin describes them as "non offensive rock." I like to say they are "fun bar rock" but any way you describe them works. Mainly they play good ole' rock and roll and they are a very tight, experienced and talented group.

The Little Bear is the best place (outside of Red Rocks of course) to see a show in CO. It's awesome. We got a table in the front and we were literally 5 feet away from the band the entire show. During the breaks, the guys come out and mingle with the crowd. I've been so often (yes, I'm a bit of a groupie) that I've even been to a few of their "After-Parties" and they recognize me and we usually chat for a bit before or after the shows.

Christina and I had a great time. It was so much fun to be out and about and doing stuff that I used to do all the time (pre-Maelin). If you're in the mood for some fun boy-band-music, check out The Nadas. I hope you like them!

Christina and I dancing and enjoying our time out. We had a great time!

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Must Read Books & Great Authors

"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" is a novel by Betty Smith first published in 1943. It relates the coming-of-age story of its main character, Francie Nolan, and her Irish-American family struggling against poverty in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. The novel is set in the first and second decades of the 20th century. The book was an immense success, a nationwide best-seller that was distributed to servicemen overseas.
"Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell. This is my all-time favorite book and you MUST read this at least once in your lifetime. It has won the Pulitzer Prize, it is available in 31 different countries and it has been hearlded as "The Great Amercian Novel"
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"The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls is a memoir about a nomadic, deprived childhood told with the wonderment of a child who always wants to believe that Daddy will be a hero in the end and that Momma really does know best. You are enrapt reading about Walls and her siblings rifling through trash cans at school looking for food, doing the skedaddle in the middle of the night, or waiting for Dad to come home after another bender. It's a riveting story and a testament to Walls' desire to rise above a life that could have easily turned her into just another tragic headline. I really appreciated this story because of the very real probability that some of my students are living this very life.
One of my favorite authors (I have everything she's ever written) is Marian Keyes whose stories are set in Britian or Ireland. She is the internationally bestselling author of Watermelon (which is my favorite), Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Rachel's Holiday, The Last Chance Saloon, Angels, Sushi for Beginners, Under the Duvet, and her latest, The Other Side of the Story. Her books have touched readers around the world, and they are now published in 35 countries and in many different languages.