January 16, 2006
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Shopping and Dropping
Hoo-boy! If you are looking to stock up on clothes for next year, now
is the time to hit the stores. It seems as if everyone has things 75%
off or more. At JC Penney’s today, I got polar fleece sweatshirts
for the boys for $3.47 each (marked down from $24). At B. Moss, I got
Libby three great skirts for $10 each! Target had a ton of stuff
also. I was able to find the good doctor a nice half-price sports
coat in just his size. He looks quite GQ!Libby had her first flute lesson tonight, and I was thrilled at how
well she did. I sat in with her and did my Bible study. Her
teacher, Susan Kroeker, is a professional flutist (flautist?) and said
that Libby was better than 85% of her beginning flute students!
So, for a first lesson, it was a B+!Today we wore ourselves out watching the babies and toddlers and
preschoolers at Apples of Gold, the monthly mom’s Bible study at our
church. Today was a calmer day than many, but my kids left feeling
exhausted today! Maybe they were just tired to begin with.
The Papa John’s pizza and soda for lunch didn’t perk them up
enough. We did have the yummiest salad there. It was just a
typical salad with some sort of Italian-like dressing, but it also had
Crasins (cranberries) and tiny nuts of some sort mixed in. Boy, was it
yummy!As to the Bride/Pride and Prejudices, I loved the new one. I don’t
think you could find a wrong place to laugh in the India one.
It’s funny all through it. How can you take a movie seriously
when they have a 200-plus African-American gospel choir belting things
out on the beach on risers during an “Aren’t we falling in love” type
scene?Could everyone give me some book recommendations? I’m feeling a bit of reading burnout.
Comments (7)
Hi there!
I heard/saw bits and pieces of B&P when the girls watched it. It was so…odd!.. that I couldn’t help but laugh.
Book suggestions… didn’t I see Nanny Diaries on this blog somewhere? If so, I’ll confess a compulsion to indulge in chick-lit every so often. I just finished The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella.
On a much higher plane…. I absolutely relish the Ellis Peters “Brother Cadfael” series. Dig into the first one and you’ll be hooked! (ok, it might take you the first 2 to get hooked. After that….) These are medieval mysteries set in an English monastery where the main character is an former crusading knight and now works as an herbalist. Page turners, yes, but also breathtakingly descriptive – a rare combination in mysteries.
Looking forward to the other recommendations!
I used to play the flute, by play I mean I owned it, took it to band class, and pretended to play! As for book recommendations I just finished “The Go-To Girl”, by Louise Bagshawe and loved it. It was fresh and entertaining, plus it was unpredictable…well as much as a chic-lit novel can be. If you’re looking for something light-hearted, I defenitly say pick it up! I’m currently reading Sense and Sensibility, all this Jane Austin has gotten me in the mood.
I just finished “Tamar” by Francine Rivers – it is a quick read, but good.
What exactly do you want the reading to do for you? Tell me and then I will think and recommend the best book I know for that effect.
That yummy salad came in a bag, dressing and all. It is from Dole and it is called “Fall Harvest”. It is my new favorite. You can buy it at Giant.
I just finished Nervous System over Christmas. It was funny, entertaining, and insightful.
I highly recommend any of Beverly Lewis’ books. “The Shunning,” “The Confession,” and ”The Reckoning.” She is excellent. She had me crying and laughing. A good writer who can provoke such emotion.