Monday, November 26, 2007

I haven't blogged in a while...we have been busy learning and spending time together as a family which has meant spending considerably less time on the computer and watching television. I had to stop by tonight and share a funny from my little bit; my 6 year old daughter.

She told my husband and I she could tell fortunes if she read our palms. She took my hand first, squinting her eyes and concentrating on my palm. "You are going to have a lot of money." she tells me. Oh yeah, tell me more! "How?" I ask. She brings my palm all the way up to her face staring hard. "Well", she says, "by stopping buying things." Geez. I thought I had hit the jackpot for a moment. ;) My husband said, "You really are a fortune teller!!" That is until she read his palm with equal intensity and told him, "You are going to buy me a puppy." Hmmmm, I see....a future in persuasion.

I also wanted to refer some great books I have read lately, some of them book lovers have probably already read:

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See Now one of my top ten!

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell I am obsessed with this book-very strange but fascinating, I have ordered all other books by this author

The Giver by Lois Lowry Phenomenal

Sleep Toward Heaven by Amanda Eyre Ward Sad but engrossing

So Many Books So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading by Sarah Nelson Funny, smart and easy to read a chapter at a time

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingslover This book resonated with me as my cousin is an African missionary and this story revolves around a missionary family in the Congo. I found the end to be a bit slow, but worth it.

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova I loved this story, it took a while to get through but I savored every moment

The Nanny Diaries by Emma Krauss One word; hilarious!

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Piccolt A very interesting and morally challenging story, never expect any less from Ms. Piccolt!

Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier Infinitely better than the movie.

I am now reading the sequel to the Sparrow~Children of God by Mary Doria Russell. I am relishing every page. Hopefully I will get some better info on these up soon and review my favorites.