I was thinking this morning about all my shortcomings and came to the realization that some of them might actually save me from even bigger disasters if I did know how to do those things. Not making sense? I'm tired. Read ahead anyway and see if any of the things you suck at might actually help you in the long run.
1. I cannot successfully light a match, so I will never start a forest fire.
2. I cannot open any sort of prepackaged snack, so I will not consume 150 extra calories of processed food.
3. I cannot go 8 hours without getting up to use the bathroom, so I can make sure my kids are not being eaten by monsters every few hours.
4. I suck at saying no to a cause, so I will forever help out at my daughters' schools.
5. I suck at being on time, so... yeah I don't really see an upside to that one either. Miss out on good parking? Frustrate my friends? Don't think those are so great.
This list will only grow and grow so I will be sure to update it. I'm pretty sure I suck at over using the comma, but so it goes. Hope you find the good in everything in which you suck!
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A Long Read Ahead
There is no greater escape than the fictional world of literature. I have gone on many an adventure whilst munching my favorite snack wrapped in a comfy blanket. I was wrapped in the blanket- not my snack.
Today was A's first day of a new ballet session and baby E was of course far too rambunctious for the audience. We played outside for a bit, but Mommy soon grew tired of walking up and down the steps. Eve of course was having the time of her life showing off her new skills of stair master, using only the railing for support instead of Mom's outstretched hand. She unwillingly accompanied me to the library next door where I dropped her off with the toys on the kids' carpet and perused the fiction section. I came back at the exact moment she realized I was gone shouting, "Ma Ma!" when she spotted me right in front of her. She grinned and I showed her the two books I had picked out, one for Sissy and one for Mommy. I gained her attention by pointing out Fancy Nancy's pet pooch and had Eve point out the dog on different pages while I carried her to the check-out line.
During my forty second escape at the library I flipped through the pages of the second book I plucked from the shelves. Ink doodles splattered the pages of an apparent journal seemingly marketed for the Young Adult demographic. I tend to gravitate toward the YA section probably because I have the maturity of a fourteen-year-old girl and because I simply enjoy the quick reads. I am a proud Twilight and Hunger Games fan, although I'm angered at the assumption the two series are even remotely similar. Their heroines alone are more different than Jesse Stone and Harry Potter.
After struggling to sooth little E to sleep late tonight I was finally able to sink my teeth into my newest loan, Cathy's Book. If I was exhausted earlier, I've been zapped awake now. A thrilling and unique story unfolds as you read through Cathy's unexpectedly bizarre life. Cathy Brigg paints a tantalizing word picture along side appropriately mesmerizing ink sketches. I've only just begun Cathy's adventure- I'm going to wrap up the night only having reached page 54 and there are still two books to go! The characters' dilemmas will haunt my dreams tonight, not unlike those of my favorite literary heroines: Katniss Everdeen, Hermione Granger, Josey Cirrini and Susie Salmon. (No, Miss Swan is not a favorite of mine. Her story is one of the great romances [be quiet, haters] but her character is the fingernail on my chalkboard).
I can't wait to gobble up this novel and go back for seconds and thirds to complete the series. Did I mention I love a good series? A wonderful story should be dragged out for at least three books. Unless of course we're speaking of Robert Jordan, then yes he should have wrapped that thing up before someone else had to finish it for him.
Ready for a night of dark dreams, I will close my laptop and my book ready for a tomorrow of wearing out kids and hoping for long naps so I can flip through another hundred pages (who am I kidding? I might get to page 72 if I'm lucky). Good night and good reading!
Today was A's first day of a new ballet session and baby E was of course far too rambunctious for the audience. We played outside for a bit, but Mommy soon grew tired of walking up and down the steps. Eve of course was having the time of her life showing off her new skills of stair master, using only the railing for support instead of Mom's outstretched hand. She unwillingly accompanied me to the library next door where I dropped her off with the toys on the kids' carpet and perused the fiction section. I came back at the exact moment she realized I was gone shouting, "Ma Ma!" when she spotted me right in front of her. She grinned and I showed her the two books I had picked out, one for Sissy and one for Mommy. I gained her attention by pointing out Fancy Nancy's pet pooch and had Eve point out the dog on different pages while I carried her to the check-out line.
During my forty second escape at the library I flipped through the pages of the second book I plucked from the shelves. Ink doodles splattered the pages of an apparent journal seemingly marketed for the Young Adult demographic. I tend to gravitate toward the YA section probably because I have the maturity of a fourteen-year-old girl and because I simply enjoy the quick reads. I am a proud Twilight and Hunger Games fan, although I'm angered at the assumption the two series are even remotely similar. Their heroines alone are more different than Jesse Stone and Harry Potter.
After struggling to sooth little E to sleep late tonight I was finally able to sink my teeth into my newest loan, Cathy's Book. If I was exhausted earlier, I've been zapped awake now. A thrilling and unique story unfolds as you read through Cathy's unexpectedly bizarre life. Cathy Brigg paints a tantalizing word picture along side appropriately mesmerizing ink sketches. I've only just begun Cathy's adventure- I'm going to wrap up the night only having reached page 54 and there are still two books to go! The characters' dilemmas will haunt my dreams tonight, not unlike those of my favorite literary heroines: Katniss Everdeen, Hermione Granger, Josey Cirrini and Susie Salmon. (No, Miss Swan is not a favorite of mine. Her story is one of the great romances [be quiet, haters] but her character is the fingernail on my chalkboard).
I can't wait to gobble up this novel and go back for seconds and thirds to complete the series. Did I mention I love a good series? A wonderful story should be dragged out for at least three books. Unless of course we're speaking of Robert Jordan, then yes he should have wrapped that thing up before someone else had to finish it for him.
Ready for a night of dark dreams, I will close my laptop and my book ready for a tomorrow of wearing out kids and hoping for long naps so I can flip through another hundred pages (who am I kidding? I might get to page 72 if I'm lucky). Good night and good reading!
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