Justice On The Acropolis

I had the pleasure of receiving an unanticipated surprise- Justice on the Acropolis by B.B. Gallagher 

My son enjoys other books that are fantasies with moral messages, so I can understand how this fits well in that genre.  This is a book about a little girl named Maggie who has an encounter with a guardian Angel.

My son and I really enjoyed this book.  He also really liked that there were pictures interspersed, so great for kids transitioning to chapter books.  It does a great job at explaining honoring thy father and mother and that we don't have control over what other people do, but we do have control over our reactions.  This is great for kids who have interests in adventure books like the Magic Tree House books, yet this series has a very Catholic foundations.

It was well-written and just like life, did not have a predictable ending.  It did a great job at demonstrating justice and the ends do not justify the means.

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A funny Super Bowl Memory....

 I could talk about the time I worked Super Bowl Sunday Night in an animal hospital ER and how it was really busy right before the Super Bowl and then slowed down during it, and all the interesting characters I met. Instead, the Super Bowl memory that recently came to mind for me was from about 10 years ago.  I was living in Tucson, Arizona and my mom and Grandma had come to visit me.  My Grandma had been experiencing some hip pain and some other issues and it all culminated in a visit to the ER on Super Bowl Sunday night.

It had not been the night any of us had wanted, but it was what it was.  Fortunately, the women in my family somewhat defy stereotype and we all wanted to watch the Super Bowl, (I'm not sure who wanted to watch it for the game, the half time show or the ads, or all 3).

So there the three of us were, my Grandma admitted to the hospital in an unfamiliar state, watching the Super Bowl.  It was the strangest human ER experience I ever had.  I could not believe the care and attention my Grandma received.  Someone was popping into her room every few minutes to check on her, offer food, offer water, extra pillows, blankets.  Doctors and nurses were so attentive!  I don't remember who said it, or how we figured it out, but apparently my Grandma's room had become known around the ER by the staff as "the one that has the Super Bowl game on."  So.... if you ever find yourself in an ER on Super Bowl Sunday, make sure to turn the game on, even if you don't watch football.