Last night, though, we had the added bonus of Tessa, who woke up at around 4:15 or so and wasn't having any suggestion of going back to sleep. With all of us piled in, little arms and legs and stuffed beasties flying everywhere, and me half-asleep (maybe not quite half), I was struck with an image I hadn't thought of in years. What I wouldn't have given for nine feet high and six feet wide...
Friday, February 27, 2009
Something like this...
Anna meandered into our room, half-asleep, at some point overnight, and we pulled her in to zonk out with us. This happens with some frequency. I can't say that I really mind, since I don't get to see her during the day. Some snuggle time is just fine, and it's not out of hand as she usually burrows in and is sound asleep from about the time her head hits the pillow.
Last night, though, we had the added bonus of Tessa, who woke up at around 4:15 or so and wasn't having any suggestion of going back to sleep. With all of us piled in, little arms and legs and stuffed beasties flying everywhere, and me half-asleep (maybe not quite half), I was struck with an image I hadn't thought of in years. What I wouldn't have given for nine feet high and six feet wide...
Last night, though, we had the added bonus of Tessa, who woke up at around 4:15 or so and wasn't having any suggestion of going back to sleep. With all of us piled in, little arms and legs and stuffed beasties flying everywhere, and me half-asleep (maybe not quite half), I was struck with an image I hadn't thought of in years. What I wouldn't have given for nine feet high and six feet wide...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Books I Read in 2008
I've been meaning to post this list for the past month and a half, but I've been busy starting on the 2009 list! Without further ado, here are the books I read in 2008. The titles in bold are the ones I liked the most, for whatever reason. Just about all of these are first-time reads.
1. The Ecco Book of Christmas Stories - Alberto Manguel, ed.
2. The Gathering - Anne Enright
3. Come Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey through Hell and Back - Claire Fontaine and Mia Fontaine
4. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson
5. I Am America (And So Can You!) - Stephen Colbert
6. Fantasyland: A Season on Baseball's Lunatic Fringe - Sam Walker
7. The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen
8. Coraline - Neil Gaiman
9. The Senator's Wife - Sue Miller
10. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
11. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
12. The Namesake - Jumpala Lahiri
13. The Whole World Over - Julia Glass
14. Eat Pray Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
15. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
16. Uglies - Scott Westerfeld
17. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
18. Pretties - Scott Westerfeld
19. Specials – Scott Westerfeld
20. The Looking Glass Wars – Frank Beddor
21. Neverwhere – Neil Gaiman
22. Just in Case – Meg Rosoff
23. Smoke and Mirrors – Neil Gaiman
24. The Post-Birthday World – Lionel Shriver
25. Replay – Ken Grimwood
26. The Speed of Light – Elizabeth Rosner
27. The Host – Stephenie Meyer
28. We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories from Rwanda – Philip Gourevitch
29. In His Sights: A True Story of Love and Obsession – Kate Brennan
30. What Happened to Anna K: A Novel – Irina Reyn
31. The Summer of Naked Swim Parties: A Novel – Jessica Anya Blau
32. We Need to Talk about Kevin – Lionel Shriver
33. The Three of Us: A Family Story – Julia Blackburn
34. Ender’s Game – Orson Scott Card
35. Case of a Lifetime: A Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Story – Abbe Smith
36. Playing for Pizza – John Grisham
37. Run – Ann Patchett
38. I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman – Nora Ephron
39. Everyman – Philip Roth
40. Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace… One School at a Time – Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
41. Blindness – Jose Saramago
42. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
43. On Chesil Beach – Ian McEwan
44. Revolutionary Road – Richard Yates
45. Dangerous Laughter: 13 Stories – Steven Millhauser
46. The Secret History – Donna Tartt
47. I Was Told There’d Be Cake – Sloane Crosley
48. Netherland – Joseph O’Neill
1. The Ecco Book of Christmas Stories - Alberto Manguel, ed.
2. The Gathering - Anne Enright
3. Come Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey through Hell and Back - Claire Fontaine and Mia Fontaine
4. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson
5. I Am America (And So Can You!) - Stephen Colbert
6. Fantasyland: A Season on Baseball's Lunatic Fringe - Sam Walker
7. The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen
8. Coraline - Neil Gaiman
9. The Senator's Wife - Sue Miller
10. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
11. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
12. The Namesake - Jumpala Lahiri
13. The Whole World Over - Julia Glass
14. Eat Pray Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
15. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
16. Uglies - Scott Westerfeld
17. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
18. Pretties - Scott Westerfeld
19. Specials – Scott Westerfeld
20. The Looking Glass Wars – Frank Beddor
21. Neverwhere – Neil Gaiman
22. Just in Case – Meg Rosoff
23. Smoke and Mirrors – Neil Gaiman
24. The Post-Birthday World – Lionel Shriver
25. Replay – Ken Grimwood
26. The Speed of Light – Elizabeth Rosner
27. The Host – Stephenie Meyer
28. We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories from Rwanda – Philip Gourevitch
29. In His Sights: A True Story of Love and Obsession – Kate Brennan
30. What Happened to Anna K: A Novel – Irina Reyn
31. The Summer of Naked Swim Parties: A Novel – Jessica Anya Blau
32. We Need to Talk about Kevin – Lionel Shriver
33. The Three of Us: A Family Story – Julia Blackburn
34. Ender’s Game – Orson Scott Card
35. Case of a Lifetime: A Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Story – Abbe Smith
36. Playing for Pizza – John Grisham
37. Run – Ann Patchett
38. I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman – Nora Ephron
39. Everyman – Philip Roth
40. Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace… One School at a Time – Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
41. Blindness – Jose Saramago
42. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
43. On Chesil Beach – Ian McEwan
44. Revolutionary Road – Richard Yates
45. Dangerous Laughter: 13 Stories – Steven Millhauser
46. The Secret History – Donna Tartt
47. I Was Told There’d Be Cake – Sloane Crosley
48. Netherland – Joseph O’Neill
Monday, January 26, 2009
Modeling for Grandma
Look, Mom - she grew into it!
Toasty warm, and so cute. Grandma Sweaters are extra warm because of all the love.
Toasty warm, and so cute. Grandma Sweaters are extra warm because of all the love.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Recap
Well. That was a long stretch of no posting. I blame Facebook and our new Wii. But I'm here to tell you that these past two and a half months have been full of activity. Let me tell it from Anna's and Tessa's perspectives. To them, the past two and a half months boil down to one event: CHRISTMAS!!!
The requisite early morning PJ pictures show the girls reveling in their new (and larger) dollhouse,
Tessa going absolutely bananas over her most favorite Disney princess (thanks to Anna for schooling her on all of the options),
and Anna breaking out her first Guitar Hero moment - no electronics required!
We've had a great couple of months despite getting some kind of virus or another at every turn lately. We've enjoyed visits from family, and we've especially enjoyed watching our country take a step into a new and brighter light. As cheesy as that sounds, I can't think of a better way to describe the feeling I had on January 20th as Eric and I watched the inauguration on a giant screen in a (warm) movie theater near home. Anna describes that day as "President Obama's special day," and I think it was a special day for a lot of us.
More to come soon!
The requisite early morning PJ pictures show the girls reveling in their new (and larger) dollhouse,
Tessa going absolutely bananas over her most favorite Disney princess (thanks to Anna for schooling her on all of the options),
and Anna breaking out her first Guitar Hero moment - no electronics required!
We've had a great couple of months despite getting some kind of virus or another at every turn lately. We've enjoyed visits from family, and we've especially enjoyed watching our country take a step into a new and brighter light. As cheesy as that sounds, I can't think of a better way to describe the feeling I had on January 20th as Eric and I watched the inauguration on a giant screen in a (warm) movie theater near home. Anna describes that day as "President Obama's special day," and I think it was a special day for a lot of us.
More to come soon!
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