Monday, August 09, 2010

Summer Reading

I finished reading Shanghai Girls by Lisa See - it was very good. I liked Snow Flower and the Secret Fan better but this was still a great read. I have now started reading The Choice by Nicholas Sparks - a light read but enjoyable. I think I will reach my goal of 10 books by the end of the summer!

Sunday, August 01, 2010

Thoughts on turning 42...

• not really a good time to ask because I still feel crappy, thus old!

• I have a really great life and am very lucky

• my husband loves me - I love that he was worried about leaving for the week because I was sick and that he asked my friend to look out for me

• I am spoiled when it comes to gifts on my birthday (and Christmas too!)

• 13 years of marriage - it hasn't all been rosy but I wouldn't change anything

• I was 19 when my mom was 42 - my kids are 9 and 2

• my body is starting to "feel 42" - I need to take better care of it

• getting married on my birthday hasn't turned out so bad (I really didn't want to do it but I didn't want to wait to get married either) - Aaron always makes it more about my birthday

• I really want to work on personal goals for the next year - my life is good and I want to feel more like I deserve this good life

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

not feeling great

I've been sick for a week now and it is really getting me down. It started with a fever/flu, moved to sinuses, then cough and now conjunctivitus (pinkeye). This last one is the worst as my eyes are itching, watery and very red. I went to the doctor today and got some drops so hopefully I will start to see improvement tomorrow. I'm worried that Lily is going to get sick too, she felt very hot this evening. It's hard to tell because it is so warm outside.

Heading to the island next week. It will be nice to have a different way to keep the girls busy. Aaron will be away again for my birthday but he bought me beautiful diamond earrings so he's forgiven - LOL.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Whew, where was I?

Ok, so I'm a sporatic blogger, sue me. Not that anyone reads this except me and the odd time Aaron, LOL.

Anyway, Arden and I have challenged ourselves to read 10 books each this summer. I am getting ready to start #6. She is a little stalled but is reading 3 books at the same time. I'm not sure she is going to be the reader that I was at her age but hopefully it will come.

So far I have read:

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyers
Wicked by Gregory McGuire
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
A Boy of Good Breeding by Miriam Toews

My next read is Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

I love summer!