And there are new tights!

with patterns and stuff! :-)
Plus 6 bags of raked leaves, 600 or so more words on story that needs to be completed, 3 loads of wash done and some minimal sorting and straightening out of stuff. And there was dimsum brunch. Life is good.

Scholastic censors book in which character has two mommies...

Scholastic (the folks who bring you Harry Potter, among other things) has decided that children of lesbian couples are a wee bit too controversial for their school book fairs. Author Lauren Myracle was asked to rewrite her novel Luv Ya Bunches so that the character with two moms would magically acquire a mommy and daddy instead, something the author refused to do. Refusing to cave in means that her book won't get the extra exposure and readership that would come from having it included in the bookfairs. Go Lauren Myracle for saying no!
Read the full article at The School Library Journal,  send a note to Scholastic at Change.org and buy the book at your local indie bookseller.


Update 10/29/09 - After hearing from thousands of people, Scholastic has resdiscovered its "commitment to diversity" and the book will be included in the book fairs this year. Full text here - http://onourmindsatscholastic.blogspot.com/2009/10/news-regarding-lauren-myracles-luv-ya.html