A whole post on reading! Yep, it's kind of a big deal for me because I have read so little over the last many years. Must be related to having all my kids in school now, hmmmmm. I do have so many other things I should be doing but I am indulging myself at the present. I even gave myself an early birthday gift and it's name is Kindle! So keep reading, if you care!
There has been no TV watching except for one hour on Thursday night in my house! [Last night was an extreme disappointment btw.] For the first time ever I am not even watching Survivor! What's even more ridiculous is that I have not cancelled cable yet! Ok, I do watch/listen to the first part of the Today Show but I'm not sure if that counts as TV watching. What do we do after the kids get tucked into bed? Well, read of course!
I finished "Love in the time of Cholera" by Gabriel García Márquez, and even ventured as far as to Netflix the movie that I didn't know existed until I was halfway through the book. If you'll allow me the old trusty cliche, the book was better. Of course it was! Has there ever been a movie that came out better than the book? For me, even if the movie is bad, I still like to see it come to life with some directors vision and I didn't hate it. It was just all squeezed and sensationalized and smushed up.
After that book, I read "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave. I was better than just ok for me, but just barely. It was fun to read in the alternating narrative voice by chapter fashion and the story was good, I guess the main character bugged me too much. I just discovered that it too will be a movie someday soon with Nicole Kidman in the lead part. I also read "The Madman" by Kahlil Gibran, which is a poetic short story collection and I though it was absolutely mesmerizing and beautiful. Exactly what I expected it to be. You can find that one and read it for free very quickly online [it's very short] because of the copyright expiration.
So now I am halfway through "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett after waiting for it for over two months from the library. It has that alternating narrative voice as well and so far I'm really enjoying this one. It's a southern civil rights/slice of life story about white people and their maids [of course] and I love reading that 1st person southern drawl. Especially the character Aibileen, who I am convinced speaks just as if my own dear Granny was speaking to me from years ago. She constantly uses "Law" [as in Lord have mercy] and it gives me a warm fuzzy feeling every time I see it as the first word in her sentences.
That's it for now. I added my Shelfari to the blog sidebar [I think it's cute], I hope to load it up eventually. I'm not going to bother for now with adding books I read years ago, half of them I can't remember and they're probably not worth mentioning anyway.
The only book I read from my Kindle was "The Madman", it was short, and free. I don't expect to read too many current books that I would have to pay for on it any time soon because there is so much free content that will keep me busy for a long time.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
October.
I haven't blogged for a while and I'm sort of jumbled up about it so here it is in my own ragged little fashion.
Things I want to remember:
Eva's friend Michael walked into our house this week and looked around for Eva. Not finding her, he walked through each room saying over and over loudly and sweetly in his adorable four year old voice, "Where are you? You silly girl!"
How extra lovable and cuddly my kids [even Emily in her own way] get at bedtime, after the often dreadful tooth brushing. Eva had already been tucked in the other night and she kept getting up and making trips to my bedside for hugs. After I don't know how many trips back and forth to her bed she came in and told me "Momma I wish I could hug you forever." Could anything in the world be more pleasing than that? Not in my eyes.
The last day I swam was October 14 and the water temperature was 78°. Today it was 64°. *Shiver*
Emily and Sarah went up for another year of Girl Scout camping at Camp Sylvester last weekend and I went up to help again too, our 5th year. It's something like 90 girls from many different local troops and 25 adults. It was the first year we had anything more than just cold weather, it rained all three days we were there. It was still a great weekend in the mountains, just a great indoor weekend in the mountains.
Eva is a Daisy Girl Scout now, awwww. Four kids in scouting, wha?
Both my September birthday girls had parties. I told you it was a long time since I blogged! They both had a pool party, don't look so surprised! Eva's 5th birthday was on a Wednesday. We have minimum days every Wednesday and I called up a few of my awesome mom friends to bring their kids over and celebrate with us after school. It was one of the last few days that we had weather in the 90+ degree range so it was still perfect pool weather and all the kids had a bona fide blast.
Favorite photo's from Sarah's birthday:
Favorite photo's from Eva's birthday:
Volleyball has been over for three weeks but Emily is now playing basketball for her school and she has already played two games. So far one win & one loss. We are still enjoying [no, really] soccer season but now there are only three more games and we may already be finished with weekday practices.
I can't remember and am much too lazy to go and look to see if I told you that Emily is playing piano in the Jazz Band for her school. She is growing in fun new directions with her piano skills. Sarah as well has blossomed into a beautiful piano talent since she started piano lessons with our lovely friend and piano teacher Lisa. I always thought that Emily's skills were augmented by her blessed long fingers, but Sarah's short little sweet fingers are just as fast and dexterous and I am proud mama when they sit down in front of those keys!
The sweetest thing about this month: Sarah became an altar server. The next sweetest: we actually had a photographer take our family photos! First time since the beach trip in 2007. I haven't seen them yet but I'll surely share when I do!
We had an extra hot but not all that unusual beginning of fall, but that's changing up now! Welcome cold and rain!
Happy Fall & Happy Halloween!
Things I want to remember:
Eva's friend Michael walked into our house this week and looked around for Eva. Not finding her, he walked through each room saying over and over loudly and sweetly in his adorable four year old voice, "Where are you? You silly girl!"
How extra lovable and cuddly my kids [even Emily in her own way] get at bedtime, after the often dreadful tooth brushing. Eva had already been tucked in the other night and she kept getting up and making trips to my bedside for hugs. After I don't know how many trips back and forth to her bed she came in and told me "Momma I wish I could hug you forever." Could anything in the world be more pleasing than that? Not in my eyes.
The last day I swam was October 14 and the water temperature was 78°. Today it was 64°. *Shiver*
Emily and Sarah went up for another year of Girl Scout camping at Camp Sylvester last weekend and I went up to help again too, our 5th year. It's something like 90 girls from many different local troops and 25 adults. It was the first year we had anything more than just cold weather, it rained all three days we were there. It was still a great weekend in the mountains, just a great indoor weekend in the mountains.
Eva is a Daisy Girl Scout now, awwww. Four kids in scouting, wha?
Both my September birthday girls had parties. I told you it was a long time since I blogged! They both had a pool party, don't look so surprised! Eva's 5th birthday was on a Wednesday. We have minimum days every Wednesday and I called up a few of my awesome mom friends to bring their kids over and celebrate with us after school. It was one of the last few days that we had weather in the 90+ degree range so it was still perfect pool weather and all the kids had a bona fide blast.
Favorite photo's from Sarah's birthday:
Favorite photo's from Eva's birthday:
Volleyball has been over for three weeks but Emily is now playing basketball for her school and she has already played two games. So far one win & one loss. We are still enjoying [no, really] soccer season but now there are only three more games and we may already be finished with weekday practices.
I can't remember and am much too lazy to go and look to see if I told you that Emily is playing piano in the Jazz Band for her school. She is growing in fun new directions with her piano skills. Sarah as well has blossomed into a beautiful piano talent since she started piano lessons with our lovely friend and piano teacher Lisa. I always thought that Emily's skills were augmented by her blessed long fingers, but Sarah's short little sweet fingers are just as fast and dexterous and I am proud mama when they sit down in front of those keys!
The sweetest thing about this month: Sarah became an altar server. The next sweetest: we actually had a photographer take our family photos! First time since the beach trip in 2007. I haven't seen them yet but I'll surely share when I do!
We had an extra hot but not all that unusual beginning of fall, but that's changing up now! Welcome cold and rain!
Happy Fall & Happy Halloween!
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