arrrrrr matey!

last weekend melinda long was in town, signing copies of her newest children's book "pirates don't change diapers". even though i wasn't feeling that great and i didn't even have the girls, i decided to go.

kaely met melinda long a couple of years ago and we have a signed copy of "how i became a pirate",

so i couldn't pass up the opportunity to add to our collection :)

the signing was at a local bookstore (park road bookstore), not one of the huge chains and it is a really neat place. i bought the pirate book straight away and then wandered a bit. i enjoyed the mystery section.and then i discovered that dave barry...yes! dave barry!...has written a couple of children's novels. we always knew when someone in the house was reading his column in the miami herald (the phrase "i laughed till i cried" applies here)...so anything written by him must be good. his series might also solve my "what can kaely read" dilemma for the short term. luckily, it was time for the signing to begin, or who knows how many books i would have walked out of there carrying!

ms. long signed everyone's copy of the book and then she read the book (and it is every bit as awesome as the first). after she read, she signed posters from the publisher.if you look next to the water bottle, that is the picture of kaely with the first book. the whole thing was just a really neat experience! i can't wait until the next book comes out! in the meantime, i'm going to try to get my hands on some of her other titles :)