Following Garrett: the Astronaut Update

Space Shuttle Atlantis Mission STS-132 is past the halfway mark and they have been busy.  Here are some goodies we are keeping up with:

• Did you know that the Space Shuttle carries a load of mementos?
• The Rassvet has been installed, how about a $200 million dollar addition (the size of a small Winnebago)?  Christian Science Monitor featured a great article explaining the Research Module yesterday (read it here.)  While you are there check out this fantastic series of International Space Station photos (click here) --we love photos of the astronauts with long hair!
• For more day-to-day on the International Space Station, read this Spaceflight Now article (click here) including timelines and tons of video.
• Tomorrow morning, bright and early, Garrett has another space walk, watch it on NASA TV (to tune in click here.)

Did you know that one of our Books for Walls Project 'goals' is to learn about life on the International Space Station --in particular we want to know if they can bring books up there and do they have a library?  And we'd love to know what they are reading.  If you know any astronauts or space buffs --share the project help us learn!

Getting Ready for a Library Book Sale

Step One:  Reduce --look over our book shelves and find titles we can part with.

Step Two:  Donate --go to favorite library and give the bags of books to a friendly librarian.

Step Three:  Shop --find a library (click here), learn when there sales are, and then shop like crazy because the profits go to a very good place.

Step Four:  Build shelves --optional, but we love this part since The Dad is such a great builder of shelves.

Step Five:  Repeat

For our local (Northern Michigan) readers there are some great sales coming up.  Traverse Area District Library has a new sale this year: One Day One Dollar on Saturday, May 29th (click here for more.)  Interlochen Public Library's sale is on June 25th this year --this is our favorite, it's always during the week of The Big Sister's Birthday-- so we get there early and bring a wagon.

Have you taken a challenge lately?  Tell us about a Really Really Really Good Book, click here!