I'm a little bummed today because I got a letter in the mail yesterday telling me there was only three weeks left of my summer break. :( Although that is indeed quite a bit of time still, I wish it were more. I still have tons of things on my to do list. There is no possible way I can get them all done in three weeks. I guess I prioritize and do what I can.
Let's talk books for a bit. I've been reading the Twilight series this summer. Love that series. But that isn't the book I wanted to discuss today. While I was waiting for Breaking Dawn to be released this weekend, I picked up The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. Quite of few of my friends were reading it and recommended it. I came across it in a yard sale and picked up the hardback for a buck. Didn't even read the sleeve. I wish I had. I love to read and I don't mind angst. But this book I put down after a few short chapters. I gave me an icky feeling every time I picked it up. I did not like it or the foundation on which it was written.
"When you first meet Susie she is already in heaven, As she looks down from this strange new place, she tells us, in a fresh and spirited voice of a 14 year old girl, a take that is both haunting and full of hope.
In the weeks following her death, Susie watches life continuing without her- her school friends trading rumors about her disapperarance, her family holding out hope that she will be found, her killer trying to cover his tracks. As months pass without leads, her sister hardening herself in an effort to stay strong, and her little brother trying to grasp the meaning of the word gone........"
I would not recommend this book. Reading of a young girl being raped and murdered is not my idea of a good read.
On to more happy things... I did a lo this week. One of the designers I work with has a guest spot for the month of August at The Lily Pad. I used stuff from the BYOC to make this.
The kids and I went up to Seattle this last week and started our back to school shopping. It went pretty well. We stopped and had lunch at the Rain forest Cafe. It was a lot of fun!
My son wasn't that excited when I told him where we were going to eat. He thought is was going to be "for babies." I'm so happy that once we got there he did in fact enjoy himself. The environment they create is so cool. And the food is good too. :)
And my dear hubby is home. Yay! Yesterday was his first day off. He saw the lighting and the painting we'd been working on and loved it. Here are pics of the lights-
I still have to do some painting in the kitchen behind appliances. I was waiting for hubby to get home and move them. Then the kitchen will be done. And he is still working on that front porch. (He did that yesterday while running a garage sale by the way. lol!) It'll be so nice and sturdy once its finished. I'm getting excited as all these projects are starting to come together. :)
Well, I better be off to paint. You all have a wonderful weekend!
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