Catching up

The last couple of weeks have been insane.  I've had meetings, bookstore events, and the heat has been almost unbearable.  Here's the run down on what's been going on.

~Last Saturday I beat my brother in our local triathlon by five minutes.  He will make excuses, saying he didn't train. And while that is true, I only trained for a week.  And seriously, five minutes is a LOT of time.

~I decided this week that I am going to take a trip to Europe.  I may have to sell my kidney, but I'm going to go.  Ty, the husband, said "Why would you want to waste money and go there?"  I have no idea how we ever got married.  I'm going to go, and take my kids too. Gosh darn it, they will be cultured.  Even if I have to shove it down their throats! For those who have been to Europe, where should I go? Italy? France? England? Greece? If you've been, let me know.

~The munchkins and I have been reading chapter books at night, and tonight we are going to start reading, Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Miline.  I am ridiculously excited.

~The broccoli that I am growing in my garden is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.  I'm not kidding.  Sometimes after I cut a head off the plant I just stare in wonder at it's beauty.  And I don't even like broccoli! I absolutely love eating food from my garden. I get a sick kind of pleasure staying out late weeding it.  It's a sickness.

~My chickens are still adorable, and they love blueberries.

~I reread one of my favorite books in the world, The Giver by Lois Lowry.  If you haven't read it, you need too.  That's all I'm going to say.  It's a middle grade book, so read it to your kids too.  OK, seriously I'm done now.

~ I'll leave you with my quote of the week.  I saw this up on Goodreads and loved it instantly.  It kind of sums up how I am feeling this week. "Have you felt it too? Have you seen how your best friends love everything about you - except the things that count? And your most important is nothing to them; nothing, not even a sound they can recognize." -Ayn Rand  

Seriously, who doesn't love Any Rand.  Her books are amazing. You need to go to the library right now, or my bookstore, and pick up The Giver and anything by Ayn Rand.  I prefer the Fountainhead. Go. Now.  I'm not going to ask you again.

P.S. These random picture are for my sister. She is away on vacation and says she needs to see the kids. So here they are.