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10 Reasons I Did Not Buy Harry Potter 7

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No. I did not go to a HP party at Midnight on Friday. No. I did not buy HP7. No, I do not know who died. (PLEASE tell me. I don’t mind a spoiler!)

I didn’t buy Harry Potter because I’ve been busy shopping for other things.

Here’s the 10 things I’ve bought instead:

1. Schwinn Sierra Women’s Comfort Bike. Look out, Big Dam Bridge, here I come.

2. Wintergreen Lifesavers. Bag after bag.
3. Made to Stick, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. Stories stick, of course. An interesting look at what ideas/stories are “sticky” and why. It doesn’t totally explain the HP phenomenon, but it’s interesting, nonetheless. Basically, they say things that are sticky are SUCCESs: Simple, Unexpected, Concrete, Credible and Emotional Stories. I’ve also been reading Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins. Both books are more from a business standpoint, but both talk about stories and that’s enough for me. I especially liked Simmons’ book because it talks about using stories to teach, something I do a lot.

4. Collared polo shirts for my son’s school uniforms. Only 18 shopping days left until school starts on August 13.
5. Bathing suits on sale for 50% off. (DH wants to know which half was left off, top or bottom. Ha! Old joke and still not funny.)
6. Paula’s beauty products. The Cosmetics Cop has GOT to know how to make good makeup, right?
7. Sunscreen with zinc oxide. Finally, a sun blocker that works!
8. Fresh bing cherries. Bag after bag.
9. Tickets to the Arkansas Travelers baseball games. Our local minor league team has a great new ball field making this book out of date; the Trav’s season is going, well, I don’t know how it’s going–it’s just fun to go to the games.
10. Tickets to float the Ocoee River next Saturday. A last exciting trip with our kids before school starts.