Just wanted to say.....

Book Review #9: Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

Well, This hasn't happened in a while! This book gets a big BOO!! The premise seems promising, but turned out to be a dud, and so very disappointing!! It's only less than 300 pages, and I finished it in one day while I was at work...not because it was a page turner and I couldn't put it down, but because it didnt require any thought while reading. I felt like I was just watching a really boring movie! It had some interesting points, but the author left a million holes in her ideas. I had so many questions when I finished, and I doubt there will be a sequel. Oh well! My rating....D+

"I need my Jamie!!!"

....These are the famous words of my not even 2-year-old daughter last night! Do your kids call you by name?!? So here's what happened: Jake and I were putting Lily to bed last night, and the last few nights have been a struggle! I said "Lily, it's time to go to bed"...and she ran over to my door, shut it, and stood infront of it like that was gonna stop me from putting her in bed. So, I tucked her in, kissed her, after we had read at least 4 book of course.... the usual bedtime routine, and went back to my room...shutting both doors! She cried hysterically for a while, so Jake and I just turned up the volume on the tv a little louder. :-) I have a little baby tv monitor on my nightstand so I can see her in her crib. She was standing, crying....and then......"I thought, did I hear that right?"...."Jake, mute the tv....". Sure enough, clear as can be, " Jamie! Jamie! Jamie! Jamie! Get back here! Jamie! I'm stuck in here!!!!" Jake and I just looked at each other and giggled. After about 10 mins of her yelling that in a pretty methodical chant, Jake went to check on her and try to calm her down. I could see him singing, and faintly from the next room hear him singing "Itsy Bitsy Spider", which she did NOT like, and screamed at the top of her lungs until he stopped! He came back in to our room defeated, and said, "will you please go calm her down!? All she keeps saying is I need my Jamie!!" Awww! So I went in, rocked her in the rocking chair, and she was out in literally 2 mintues. What can I say!....She really needs her Jamie! ;-)

Soulja Boy+Sponge Bob

Ok, while I dont actually like this song, I was looking it up to show my family how Lily sings along with this song in the car when it comes on the radio, and found this on youtube! It's pretty funny!Ps.....You're gonna want to turn off the music before you play this!

More Lily....

I was instructed by my dad that I needed to post more pictures of Lily that he'd taken, since the other ones make her look like "trailer trash"! So, since I am such an obediant daughter, here are some more! :-)

Book Review # 8: The Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card

This book was more up my alley than "Ender's Game", considering it's about magic, and people that are born with special abilities or "knacks" as they are called in the book, but, I think that I enjoyed "Ender" more. Don't get me wrong, I really did like this one, and I'm excited about reading the rest of the series, but I felt like I connected
more with Ender than Alvin, whom this book is about. I do recommend this one though! It's written well, as all Orson Scott Card books are, and it's really very interesting! I was wishing that I had a special power....maybe I do!! :-) My rating....A B+!

Grandpa and Lily forever!

My Dad loves Lily....as any grandpa would. But, You've never seen anything like this, it's really quite precious! She is his best little pal! He cant get enough! He takes her on little journey's...mostly to the Harley store and the Guitar Center... Anyways, Everytime he watches her, there are new "photoshoots" he's done of her, so I thought I'd post them...some of them are pretty dang cute, minus her post naptime hair-do! The title above is their motto...he even has her say it! :-)