We went to our local library today to return some books and pick up the books that were being held for us. While we were checking out those books, a librarian handed me a brown envelope addressed to the library from Department of Environmental Quality. I was dumbfounded ; why was she giving it to me? I carefully opened the envelope and took out a flat item. To my astounding surprise, it was a bookmark that my daughter made when she was 4 1/2 years old!! She won the first prize at a bookmark design contest at the local library. At that time, the library produced many of her bookmarks to give out to patrons. We took several and laminated them. The one in the envelope was one of those we laminated because it had her name and age written on the back (my handwriting). I think we gave some to friends and relatives. Oh…I forgot to mention that there’s a sticky note attached to the bookmark saying, "Found in a Spanish book 10/29/07. Thought you might like it." signed with initials. Who found this and who left it in that Spanish book? How and where did that person get the bookmark? Why did the finder send it to this library with that sticky note? Doesn’t this make an interesting, suspenseful case? Any volunteer detectives?
A Mile in His Shoes is a family-friendly movie (PG) about a young man diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome (a form of autism) and how his God-given talent (his amazing throwing ability) helps him and others. It's about overcoming challenges in life. It is based on the book "The Legend of Mickey Tussler" (a true story). It's directed by William Dear, the director of "Angels In the Outfield." It stars Dean Cain who plays Arthur Murphy, a baseball coach and Luke Schroder who plays Mickey, the main character. Excellent performances! My family and I enjoyed this movie. It spoke to my heart deeply because one of my kids has symptoms that are similar to Asperger's Syndrome but the doctors diagnosed him with anxiety disorder, instead. My son is very athletic and great with numbers like Mickey. He is also sensitive to noise and crowds like Mickey. When Coach Murphy sees Mickey (a farmer boy) throw apples at a bucket for his pigs, he knows that he has just fo...
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