So, I've been reading a BUNCH while I've been off of school during my longish evenings alone. I've read a TON of Jodi--maybe 3 or 4 of hers (Change of Heart, Mercy, 19 Minutes, Perfect Match). I think I've read a total of 10 of her books now. Crazy. I think Perfect Match was one of her best; it could also be that it's the most recent of her books that I've read. Who knows. :)
In order to break up the typical Jodi-courtroom-fiction, I've also found Sara Strohmeyer. She's a fun, easy, read (not christian, at least not all the time), but they are officially the first books to ever make me laugh out loud. She has Sweet Love, The Cindarella Pact, and The Sleeping Beauty Proposal, and while the names are sort of cheesy, they're actually quite funny and good. I highly recommend all 3. I still have The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives to read and finish, hopefully before school starts this coming Monday.
And, in order to exercise my mind just a bit between the fluffy, funny Sara Strohmeyer books, I found a really good book: The Splendor of Silence, by Indu Sundaresan. It's a book that is more history than I normally read, but I literally could not put it down. Set in the 1940's (around the time of India's struggle for freedom from the British), it's a four-day whirlwind of love, romance, struggles, and history, set in the under the hot sun in the dry desert of southeastern India. It was a lovely book.
We had a wonderful time seeing all of you guys, by the way! (Cha, we missed you so much..). Joel and Shelley, we have a sleepsuit from my mom that she gave to me to give to you but I forgot... Maybe I'll mail it or something.
Sarah, thanks for the towel and picture book--what a great idea!, and Shelley, thanks for the puzzle and the truck. Caleb LOVES both. I think nixing the adult gift exchange was a great idea. We came home with enough junk as it is. And, really, the boys felt blessed (or overloaded, I'm not sure!). Caleb looked at the christmas tree this morning and said, "Presents on blanket?" (the tree skirt). Nope, buddy, gotta wait another 12 interminable months. :) (interminable? sp?)
It was lovely to see all of you. I love you all. Happy New Year.
kak
PS I know that I hold the title of "Throw away QUEEN", but I am having a really hard time goinng through the kid's toys and getting rid of things. What do you guys suggest? How do you recommend getting rid of toys? I keep thinking, "They play with this! They just played with it yesterday!" (granted, it had been 2 mos before that, but...) :)
3 comments:
girlfriend,
If you don't think they'll miss it, or if they'll only miss it briefly, get rid of it and simplify your life! That's our motto and it's wonderful! I hope to read some of these books soon!
I just put The Splendor of Silence on hold at the library. I'll let you know how it goes.
It's sort of hard to get into at first, but I think you'll like it. It's a good read, completely out of the normal rut of books that we read... and we can relate to the whole "India" backdrop (sort of, at least!).
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