it’s been forever.

almost 2 whole months since I’ve posted. I have a ton of things on my mind, and posts in the works…we celebrated Myka’s 3rd bday-need to do a 3 year update on her, had a fun trip to LA, we are headed to Denver/New Mexico in a few short weeks to visit Matt’s family…and this little bean has been keeping me in bed, or hugging a toilet for the past 6 weeks…

all in all, lots going on, and lots coming up…I’ll be working on the posts soon, well hopefully today, as long as it continues to be a good-notfeelinggrossandIhavesomeenergy-kind of day.

Sarah’s Key

You can now loan books via the kindle…and the other day my mother in law sent me this one. Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. I hadn’t heard of it but read the quick description [from Amazon] “Sarah’s Key fictionalizes the 1942 Paris roundups and deportations, in which thousands of Jewish families were arrested, held at the Vélodrome d’Hiver outside the city, then transported to Auschwitz.” and downloaded it immediately. (I’m pretty much a sucker for any novel set during the Holocaust rooted in my love for Corrie Ten Boone’s The Hiding Place). I read it in 3 days. I couldn’t put it down. It was inspiring, sobering and emotional.

I was instantly attached to both girls in the story, Sarah, the little girl dealing with being sent to a camp and separated from her family, and Julia, a journalist looking into the events of July 1942 and finding her family suddenly connected to Sarah’s family. At one point someone asks Julia why she, an American born long after the war and with no connection to the tragedy, is so determined to find Sarah. Julia replies that she wants to apologize, “Sorry for not knowing. Sorry for being 45 years old and not knowing.” Reading Sarah’s Key helps us all know a little more.

snow day

so Matt and Myka have had a lot of fun these past few Saturdays while I’ve been in class. A few weeks ago they headed up to Shaver Lake with our church. Myka loves the snow!

pirate cake fail.

the inspiration: bakedbree’s pirate ship cake

the outcome: sinking pirate ship cake

it was fun though. always thankful for time I get to spend with this girl!

the hubby is blogging again

Our church is reading through the New Testament this year…and Matt is blogging about it here…it’s good stuff, with some really good insights. I love him!

what is the what

Last night I finished What is the What by Dave Eggers. It’s a long book. And very intense in many parts. It tells the story of Achak, a young boy who ran, and then walked, for his life in Sudan. It’s almost a modern day story of Job. Of suffering, of loss, despair…and yet, Achak continues on. But he doesn’t just continue, he continues well. He lives life, he keeps trying, he doesn’t give up, and he never counts himself a victim. I know I haven’t digested it all. It will definitely be one of those books that keeps me thinking, and continues to inspire me. But with all that is going on in Sudan right now, it was helpful to get a small glimpse of what life was and still is for so many people there.

hard work

much harder than I anticipated…but worth every ounce of it…mostly because pull ups were required at daycare (can’t say I blame her…I wouldn’t want to have 4 kids peeing all over my floor either) but now Myka is potty trained. Diapers are merely a sleep thing…panties are the new cool…and my daughter is no longer a baby. (she hasn’t been for awhile, I just refuse to admit it.) I won’t post a pic of her, but don’t worry we have plenty…

Myka, we are SO proud of you! You amaze us everyday, and this is another moment to celebrate you and all that you are and all that you will become!

 

I love my new Kindle

I didn’t ask for one…so I was genuinely surprised when I opened it on Christmas morning. My in-laws are both huge fans of theirs and when they visited over Thanksgiving, I showed some interest…so they surprised me. I chose The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls as my first book…great read. But since I’ve finished, I can’t stop browsing the kindle store…to get any and every free book that interests me…to get ideas for things I want to read…and to just browse (I have a list on the fridge of possible purchases). My favorite feature may be that they let you download a sample of any book, to see if you’re going to like it before you buy it. awesome! And it looks so cute in it’s green case. I wasn’t sure how much I would enjoy reading digitally…but so far, I’m very impressed.

it’s officially MY turn

I just registered for my first class at city college in 10 years. I’m on the super slow route…hoping to do 1 of the 5 prerequisites I have left a semester, depending on money and schedules…and then on to the nursing program. I’ve known I wanted to be a nurse for the past fews…and it was always our plan for me to go back after Matt finished. And so it’s officially my turn. I think I’m ready. Freaked out. But ready.

we don’t have snow…

but we have had a ton of rain…and Myka loves to jump in puddles…so after being inside for most of the weekend…we set out to get wet.

mission accomplished.