Just got back from California tonight — the family and I went to Disneyland for a few days and had a wonderful time. My oldest daughter got a hug from Snow White and Alice in Wonderland, while my youngest daughter got to see Tinkerbell fly from the Matterhorn down to Sleeping Beauty’s castle and set off the fireworks, so it was a magical adventure for both of them. (My 3-year-old son stayed with Grandma and Grandpa and had the time of his life here in Peoria.) Anyway, I’m back now and have a stack of newspapers to peruse.

While I was on vacation, I got some reading done (we took the train to California, so I had plenty of time to enjoy the scenery, play games with the kids, and read). I’ve been reading The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris. I had started it some time ago, but never got very far. This trip I was able to nearly finish it, and I’m already looking forward to Morris’s follow-up book, Theodore Rex. What an interesting and remarkable man Mr. Roosevelt was!

Well, it’s good to be back home. I’m not sure what the joke is with all the song lyrics on one of my previous posts, but whatever. From reading Billy Dennis’s blog, it looks like not much has changed since I left — he has several more posts slamming the library expansion plan. Too bad he hates books and literacy so much. [/joking]

Talk to you all soon!