I am back!!! Back by popular demand!! And all that good stuff, I will try to make a commitment to write more often. Who knew people were even reading it. (Maybe it is just Beth and my sister Michelle!) now onto the good stuff.
Skeleton Creek:
Victoria is now in middle school, can you believe it! Any way she is a bit of a reluctant reader and I thought a good way to encourage her would be to read with her. Meagan, who teaches middle school, (can you believe it!) suggested this book called Skeleton Creek. It is a different kind of book. It is half journal and half video diary. We read the parts together and then watch the movies so we stay together. I should preface this whole story with the fact that I hate being scared. I hate it. Hate hate hate. I don't like roller coasters, haunted houses, even suspense is not my favorite. The music alone freaks me out. I especially don't like scary movies like Blair Witch Project!
So me being me thought that this is a kids book and could be that bad. HA!
Let me set the scene for you. We read the first part and then the first video was scary. It was filmed like the Blair Witch movie and was a bit freaky because this ghost man thing shows up in a window. I was ok, Vic was ok then we moved on to the second chapter. Now the book is odd because something has happened but we as the reader don't know what yet. So we get to the next video.
The video called the Raven. Whew... I am going to need a moment. Ok.
So we as the viewer know something weird is going to happen and I know something scary is going to happen because is saw a website that talked about the book before I started reading it and it said this video was scary. It is 6:15 in the morning, Val is eating breakfast, Bill is in the study and Vic and I are watching it on the iPad.
We start it going and the music alone is scary. The girl comes on and tells us to watch all the way to the end because we won't believe what is on the end. Victoria and I are holding hands and watching. The girls is again taping and she is filming so we can't see her. The boy falls, and then this thing makes some weird noise and a little plastic bag or something floats by. I think oh this is the "scary" thing and turn to tell Vic oh that isn't so bad. The music is still scary but I have made it. As I turn back to the screen, this thing (ghost or otherwise) jumps into the screen.
Several things happen at once:
-I scream at the top of my lungs
-Victoria screams at the top of her lungs
- We both turn to each other and scream again in each other's faces.
- We both clutch each other in a giant hug because we are still alive.
- I turn and fall over the couch laughing at how crazy Victoria looked
- she turns and falls onto the couch holding her chest and kind of laughing
(I can act this all out for you next time we are together of course! )
This is where Bill strolls out of the study because he has been living with us long enough to know this is not a real issue but just a normal Friday morning.
I was very freaked out to say the least. I even made Vallerie walk out to the car in front of me. I thought well at least she won't want to watch or read anymore... Nope! She is ready to go on to the next section.
We just finished it and had to watch the next video. Good news we think is that nothing popped up I say we think because neither of us watched the whole thing. We were alternately holding hands, looking away, or covering our eyes. Vic at one point covered her ears!
Until next time, hopefully it won't be too long!
Xo
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