Before, During & After: A School Visit

BEFORE

As I was racing around this morning, getting ready to leave for my school visit and shooing children out the door to school, here was the conversation in my kitchen:

Child #3: There is no real food for lunches in this house.

Child #4: You're not going to wear flip-flops, are you, Mom?

Mr. Summy: What time am I supposed to pick up Child #3 again?

Child #1: You have a good reason for doing these visits, right?

Dorothy the dog: Can we walk there?

Child #2 didn't say much of anything this a.m.


DURING

Here is the front of Reynolds Elementary School in Oceanside, CA where the students are inquisitive and fun! The visit went super well. Thank you Barnes & Noble CRM Connie and Librarian Caroline for setting up this delightful event!

A couple of unusual student questions:

"Do you want any of your children to grow up to be writers?"

"How many pages do all your books add up to?"

"Is your house haunted?"

I have never before used a popcorn machine as a stand for the LCD projector and my netbook. But, guess what? It worked perfectly. And was fun to look at.

AFTER

I treated myself to a sushi lunch. Scrumptious!

**TONIGHT IS A BOOK SIGNING AT THE OCEANSIDE BARNES & NOBLE (2615 Vista Way, Oceanside), 6PM-8PM.**