Book Club?

I have considered joining the book club held by the law wives, but I'm just not sure if I'm up for reading heavy books (both subject matter and length). I'm so thoroughly enjoying the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares (devouring the third one now), that I'm beginning to think I would derive more enjoyment out of "fluff" books throughout my life than from deep novels. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed almost every Oprah book I ever picked up, but they are usually very heavy and not always what I'm up for at the end of a long tiresome day. The Sisterhood books are great, even if they are about teenagers, and they include great quotes like this one:

You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
--E. L. Doctorow

If the book club would read something fun like Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg (one of my all-time favorites...laugh out loud funny!), then I'd be all for joining up for some womany fellowship. It might do me good to have an adult conversation about something other than Ava or scrapbooking. In the meantime, I'll just keep right on devouring the Sisterhood books as long as Ms. Brashares is willing to churn them out.

Mt. Washmore

I have my work cut out for me. Why can't our homes just magically take care of themselves when holiday busy-ness takes over?

Recent Thoughts

What is with the furry Nordic boots worn on the outside of your pants? And this is considered "fashionable" now? Really, people!?

Why, oh why, can't some company create a PETITE version of all the fashionable trends in outerwear!? Why do they mostly have to look like something a matronly lady would wear?

For the love of Pete! WHY can't some computer geek create a way to make a DAILY calendar with your home photos instead of just a 12 month calendar!!? AAARRRRGGGHHH!

Why does Microsoft Word have to be so fussy now on the Draw features. It used to be intuitive. I could figure out just about anything just by fiddling around. Just ask Howard and Betty. Now I'm pulling my hair out, rubbing my carpal tunnel an hour later, and still have nothing to show for it but the almost irrepressible urge to YELL. VERY. LOUDLY.

Why do men have to be so hard to shop for?

Are people like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt really good parents to their adopted kids from 3rd world countries, or are they actually just good managers for their kids, orchestrating excellent care and education for them from movie sets?

Hey, wait! I didn't get my latest issue of Domino or Organic Style! No fair! I bet the mail man (Excuse me. I mean "Letter Carrier.") mistakenly put them into the wrong mail box, and some other resident of this fine place stole my magazines last month!

How many times this season will I make my "last stop" at a given store only to realize upon leaving said store that I forgot to get some single necessary item? FRUSTRATION.

How many gazillion printings of toy catalogs can companies print and mail out between November 15th and December 25th? Stop the madness!!!!

Holiday busy-ness has officially taken over my body. I'm exhausted.