Been getting caught up on some books...in between kids' camp and cleaning, anyway.  Read the new Emily Giffin, Love the One You're With,  and Walsh/McLaughlin's Dedicated.  I liked them both, both made me think about first love/infedelity, and making difficult choices.  I thought that LTOYW, especially, was realistic, and made me think how women romanticize past relationships and sabotage current ones because of it.  Really good stuff.
Dedicated was fun, mostly because of all the 80's references. That one kept me on my couch all day, oblivious to all of the chaos around me. The ending was a little bittersweet, but I've come to expect that from Walsh and McLaughlin.

So, the hubby and I finally watched Juno last night.  You know, the quirky little movie that came out a long time ago?  Just reaffirming that he and I will never be there at the beginning of anything. 

Anyway, thought it was good.  Ellen Page was terrific, She was perfect and believable.  I adore Jason Bateman and also thought he did well, I loved it when Juno called him old.  I looked at the hubby and was like, "Yeah, that's what anyone under 25 thinks about us." Sad but true.

Wasn't expecting to like Jennifer Garner, but when she held that baby at the end, I was in tears.

Allison Janney was so perfect, I love her in anything.  And mostly I've been listening to her as the voice of the starfish in Finding Nemo, so it was good to see her.

Finally, I've been doing some writing.  Nothing big, just trying it out again after a long time.  I love the process, I love writing something, and looking at it the next day and tweaking it--making it better.  We'll see if I'm brave enough to post anything.

 Hmm....okay, so let's get this going.  Who am I and why do I have this LJ?

First, I am a 30ish mom of four.  That's four kiddos in 6 1/2 years.  I am currently in the process of reclaiming a little of my former self who has, for the last several years, only been known as "Mommy".   I actually carry a purse now, not a diaper bag.  We took our crib down for the first time in 10 years last summer.  No more bottles, binkys, or bibs.   All that's left is nighttime pull-ups and sippy cups!  Oh, and carseats.  So, maybe not so far out of toddler-dom, as I thought.  But still.

Second, I love to read.  And, for the last several years the only things I've read are What to Expect When You're Expecting and Goodnight Moon.  So I happened to stumble upon Something Borrowed and Something Blue by Emily Giffin, and I was reminded that reading was fun.  It had been awhile.  And because I adore Harry Potter, but got tired of waiting two years in between books, I started reading chick-lit, and also re-reading some classics that I hadn't looked at in years.  Seriously, if you haven't read To Kill a Mockingbird in since high school, you should read it again.  So good.  I also love Jane Austen.  I know she's supposed to be the originator of the romcom/chick-lit genre, and maybe that's the appeal for me.   But, although I love P&P, my favorite Austen book is Persuasion.  Seriously, if anyone deserved a happy ending it was Anne Elliot.

Okay, so I mentioned before that I adore Harry Potter.  Funny story, I taught school before I had my kids and everybody was reading Sorcerer's Stone in 1997.  And then, CoS and PoA, and I just didn't get what all the fuss was about.  I mean, adults?  Reading these books?  All I cared is that there was finally a series of books that the boys in my class were reading.  So,  flash forward a few years and I'm packing all my teaching stuff away, including my classroom library because I'm pregnant and I'm going to stay home with my then 2 year old and the new baby.  So I start leafing through SS, and I can't put the thing down.   So I read the first 3 books in a week and I'm like Rowling is a freaking genius, and then GoF came out that fall and totally blew me away.  So, yeah, I get it now.   I also like to read HP fanfiction, which is another reason I'm here.  

Third, I'm late to the party on everything.  As you read above, I never get in on the beginning of anything!  Lame, I know.  I blame others who refuse to convince me of the awesomeness of things from the beginning.  My husband and I started watching The Office in fall of 2006 after I kept reading how great it was.  Did not disappoint.  So we DVRed the first of season 3 and watched all of the first two seasons in about a month.  Second season is still my favorite, Jim Halpert just kills me.  But I have to say that I watch a lot of that show through my fingers because it's just so uncomfortable!    So...I'm trying to decide if I want to read the Twlight series by Stephanie Meyer.  I don't do Horror, but I love romance and apparently these books are full of both and lots of UST, which I adore.  And, once again, everyone but me is reading it.  I seriously have like, childhood fears about vampires so I'm a little concerned, but want to try if it is as awesome as everyone says.  

So to recap...mommy, reader, lover of The Office and Harry Potter, chick-lit and Jane Austen.   That's it for now....

 

Welcome to my brand spankin' new LJ.  As you can see,  everything is very new and shiny.  Hopefully, I will have time to update soon!