for cheap. Yes, yes, the correct word is inexpensive, but it doesn’t make sense in context. One of my favorite new/used bookstores was having a great sale today. At first Patty and I thought maybe we would share a bag, the sale was fill a bag for $5. After about 30 minutes, we realized we were each going to need a bag. I found many interesting treasures. In the daylight tomorrow, I am going to try to remember to artfully arrange my books and grab a photo. In another area I found and turned down The Scarlet Letter, Wuthering Heights (I think I may already have this one), a very cool NIV Study Bible (but if it’s still there next time) and a really old and worn Bible that would have made some great scanned textures-the end pages showed interesting wear, as did several pages but $60 seriously? for a water-damaged, mold infested, well worn book. A few finds that I have been looking for and managed to make it into my bag: a book of Henrik Ibsen plays, some silly little books with pithy sayings that may be useful in scrapbooks, and a few catechism books. I also found a book that apparently will guide me in using Harry Potter to teach young adult fiction. I will most likely never need to do that, but the book screamed to be placed in the bag, as one of the last books before the bag was impossibly full.
Tags: books, GR
The Proefrocks held a family fun day in Grand Rapids on Saturday. We decided to meet at the VanAndel Museum at 9 and then hop across the street in the afternoon for the Gerald R. Ford. We will have to return to GR to do the presidential museum eventually. The museum is an ABC of Grand Rapids and surrounding communities. Beginning with automobile manufacturers that are or were in Grand Rapids. We followed the letters down the hall, up a few sets of stairs and ended on the top floor mid-afternoon. We looked at clocks, fossils, glass, and city hall. We read about hats and ivory, saw dolls from many nations and read about the furniture industry in GR.
We stopped for lunch around 11 and found lovely salads and chicken nuggets for lunch. Most of the salads had cheese, which was most unfortunate. The only thing on the menu was chicken nuggets with fruit. They let me read the bag of frozen nuggets. Mine were dinosaur shaped and it came with an explorer’s map and free carousel ride. I ran out of time for the ride, so I’ll go back another day. The salads came with bread products and apparently the rolls were a little difficult to open.
We had a wonderful time in the MAPS exhibit. While it was most likely designed for children to enjoy, we all enjoyed the hands-on activities. I really wanted to knock over the pyramids and rebuild them, unfortunately, there were a lot of children at that one. I played an interactive game that teaches how to read the legends on a map with a taxi game. I earn $79 for driving people around the island in 1 minute and 3 seconds.
Jeff enjoyed steering a ship, when I reminded him that he should be wearing a PFD, he promptly put it on and continued sailing. More, many more pictures of our fun filled day can be viewed here. We concluded our day with two planetarium shows. I took a small nap during the first one and learned a new constellation in the second one. We parted ways around 3:30 or 4:00 and I remembered to trade a squished penny to Jeff and Jeanne for a taste of summer sausage.
I’m sure I’ve left things out, but I wanted to post and let people grab pictures if desired. I’ll update or edit later as it seems necessary.
Tags: family fun day, GR, museums