Current Quandary

How can I lounge in the pool AND read a book?

Esther Williams could probably do it.

Movie Tickets and Bookmarks

Wow, this person is exremely like-minded...

My grandiose cinematic confession.

Countered by...

My top ten movie go to list.

It's eerie how much we think alike.

I'm back...

Well, it's been a few years, but it is most definitely time to start writing again. The final straw...a friend asked me to write a letter of reference and I was secretly thrilled. Okay, I don't guess my excitement was really concealed when I asked my friend how many pages it needed to be.

It already feels good to be putting thoughts onto paper...or computer screen, as it were. I'm coming to terms with my love of words, including all language, grammar, storytelling, dictionaries, thesauruses, writing, and reading books. My passion has not waned, nor has the glitter of words faded in my mind's eye.

I will always be that person who actually likes to write. In my mind, I will never stop correcting grammar, written or spoken. Hearing "theirselves" or "hisself" will ever make me wince, even coming from the mouths of my own, beloved children. My own misspoken words cause me to groan. There shall continually be a dictionary tab open on my computer.

My world perpetually spins on words...yours and mine.

WOO! HOO!

I found my camera! What a great feeling. I was organizing the pile beside my bed & Hello, camera. I should have known.

The pile beside my bed consists of my current reads. I'm a literary junkie. I REALLY like to read. I wish my house was a library.

Let me share what was hiding my camera. I've been reading "Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII" for awhile. I really like the style of the author, David Starkey. "Jane Austen The Complete Novels", "Costume Jewelry", & "Virtual Vintage" are some standbys.

I am currently borrowing several writing books from the library. They are "2007 Writer's Market", "The Art & Craft of Poetry", "The Poetry Home Repair Manual", "Beginner's Guide to Getting Published", "Making & Keeping Creative Journals", & "Writing & Illustrating Children's Books for Publishing". "Not So Big Solutions for Your Home" doesn't fit the writing genre, but was snagged while waiting for the boys.

Used book stores are a favorite hang-out of mine. My latest treasures include "The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson", "Leonardo Da Vinci", & "The Great Thoughts". I was recently intrigued by Da Vinci while studying Italy with my boys for a Geography Fair. "The Great Thoughts" book made me laugh when I bought it. I was thinking to myself, "You don't have any great thoughts of your own?" The cover says "From Abelard to Zola, from ancient Greece to contemporary America, the ideas that have shaped the history of the world." I have only searched out the section on George Washington so far.

I also have a few publications waiting bedside. They are "OCHEC Informer", "Lucky", a few crosswords, & a sudoku. If you're looking for a fashion/shopping mag without all the sleaze articles & gossip junk, I enjoy "Lucky". I also always have my AVON brochures on hand.

I always have a Bible on hand too. Riley loves for me to read scripture to him while he's going to sleep, very soothing indeed. It is also usually a great time for Bible study with the whole gang.

Riley has a few of his books there too. Our all-time favorite is "Skippyjon Jones" by Judy Schachner. This is one of the best books ever! Rye also has "Cacti & Succulents". He really likes cactus.

Ok, now that I have my camera, I can get busy on my new idea, picture charades. Wanna play?
Well, I can't get started on that until I finish my taxes. So, I'm off to it. Do I work for a CPA? That's right, I do...