September 16, 2006
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Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life
Boring, Old Update
Okay, so nobody wants to talk about miracles except the usual suspects. (Thanks, guys!) I’m still thinking about it, even if no one else is.
Today, I took a five-mile walk with my mom on a bike path near her house. We alternately hit each other in a humorously violent way to kill the little bloodsuckers that attacked often. It’s always a good time with my mom. Tomorrow we have football and cheerleading to watch, which should be a nice time as it is supposed to be sunny and close to 80 degrees–a nice change after all the gray days we’ve had.
I’m reading the most interesting book. Ruth, who is known to some as Mrs. G and to some as Mom, gave it to me. Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life is like reading someone’s lists, someone’s blog, someone’s diary. There is no story being told. There is no fantastic moral or allegory. Instead, it’s just musings on an ordinary life arranged in alphabetical order. Why do I find it so fascinating? Well, I suppose her writing and listing mirror how I think. Also, I enjoy snippets of lives. So far, it’s been an entertaining, quirky read.I’m in the mood to watch Tuck Everlasting or an action adventure flick. Instead, I think I’ll ablute (which really isn’t a word, is it? I have to say “participate in ablution.”)
Comments (4)
hint on solving WOTD:
w=word
tell all your kids “good luck” especially rachel, never have i seen a more spirited cheerleader!
you always read such fascinating books! (but i can’t figure out where you find the time to do so!)
Hi– I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Ency of An Ord Life!!! I always recommend it when I do writing workshops, as it is such great inspiration on how to write about well, ordinary life… Hope you enjoy it as much as I did… Makes me want to request it at the library again! Marybeth
Mary, Oh my how are you? I haven’t seen you in a couple years. I’m pretty new (okay totally new) to this blogging thing and I was bopping around and came across yours. In school I was Tracy Kester and I think the only time I left Grampian was when I went to college in Indian, PA (out of respect for a fellow Penn State(r) I won’t mention the university name, lol). I started a blog on homeschoolforms.com called cappuccino’s blog. Nothing exciting I only have 2 entries. Drop by sometime so I can figure out how to chat with you without taking up all this space on your blog, I said I’m totally new to this, lol. Tracy