John's big day - and Ian is happy

Book List - Updated

1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – Mary Ann Sheffer
Read and really liked. It was a quick and easy read.
2. The Unnamed – Joshua Ferris
Tried to read and I hated it.
3. Run – Ann Patchett
This was a really good book. Not much else to say about it.
4. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home – Rhoda Janzen
Hate. I can't say enough times how much I hated it. I like the reviews and discussions here -
http://100memoirs.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/laughing-out-loud-mennonite-in-a-little-black-dress/
5. The Lacuna – Barbara Kingsolver
I could probably write about this book a lot. You have to pay attention to every single word. It is a beautiful story of an American boy who grows up in Mexico. There are so many themes and stories - communism, his friendship with Frida Kahlo, WWII, etc.
6. The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible – AJ Jacobs
I'm reading this book now and so far I love it. It is very interesting and funny.
7. Last Night in Twisted River – John Irving
Oh how I love John Irving. Here is the best line from this amazing story -
"We don't always have a choice how we get to know one another. Sometimes, people fall into our lives cleanly--as if out of the sky, or as if there were a direct flight from Heaven to Earth--the same sudden way we lose people, who once seemed they would always be part of our lives"
8. Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
9. You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
10. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore

And because I know most people really only want to see Ian, here are a few pictures of that guy -

Operation Ohio Surprise

On Friday I surprised John in Ohio. He didn't think I was coming, but he was wrong. I told Ian, and thankfully he kept the secret. Here is John's face right after I said "SURPRISE!"

i'll see you next time around

"If I should go by in the wink of an eye
Do not worry for me where I'm bound
Beginnings and endings are only pretendings
I'll see you next time around."

Monday Funny

The great white North

This batch is from our first few days in Alaska. We drove from Anchorage to Kenai and the drive is amazing. On the way is the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. They have black and brown bears, reindeer, moose, porcupines, bison (did you know there are no buffalo in N. America, except maybe at the zoo. They have never been buffalo - our elementary teachers lied), eagles, owls, musk ox, and elk. Ian enjoyed seeing the animals and getting out of the car. Then we arrived in Kenai where we stayed for the first half of our trip. We were hoping to see moose roaming the streets, but alas, they stayed away. We did see several along the side of the road. From Kenai you can see Mount Redoubt, an active volcano (which you can see in the distance in the picture of Ian and me). We ate at the coolest little cafe called Veronica's. I fell in love with Kenai when we were there. Next time - Seward and the Kenai Fjords Cruise.

Ian {Denver}

There are years ahead for cleaning and cooking.
So, quiet now cobwebs, dust go to sleep.
I'm nursing my baby, and babies don't keep.

Blue Poppies

I'll add more Alaska pictures soon, but for right now I'll add pictures of my new obsession. I don't think I could keep them alive in Colorado, but I will try.

Anniversary

silly

This is how he acts with a slight fever.