A blog of book reviews, by 'Til

'Til I write my own novel, I'll read the work of others and write my thoughts here. . . for research.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

quick catch up. . . . .

Dental Care
I had a two hour visit to the dentist this morning. It left me with the entire right side of my face numb for hours. I could not speaking and was even drooling a bit. Making matters worse, I got to work, thinking I'd be alone in the office today, only to find my boss here in a meeting with someone else! Classic Matilda Moment. The left side is scheduled for later this month, yikes!

The VMA's
Poor Brittney. Enough said.

Good In Bed by Jennifer Weiner
Loved it, Loved it! Jennifer Weiner did a fab job on this book. Some of it was a little far-fetched. For example the heroine gets everything her little heart ever desired and all her enemies got exactly as they deserved at the end. Not resembling real life not even closely. However, it’s just a book and those are the things that we can fantasize about, right? The main character, Cannie, is super successful, sharp, witty, with a pretty face. BUT she’s a size 16. Cannie let’s this tiny detail rule her entire life! Jennifer Weiner teaches Cannie her lesson and sends her off with a happy ending, my favorite. The book also includes some hilarious innuendoes.


Teething

Before I left for Portland, Thomas was sick and my heart went out to him. That helpless feeling just eats me up. Then, upon my return from Portland, my other baby, Toby, starts running a fever. He’s TEETHING! He’s only 3 and ½ months old, so this was totally unexpected. He’s drooling like a drippy faucet and gnawing on whatever we put near his mouth. Thankfully, on this round, the fever only last a day and half. I did have to miss a friend’s baby shower, so that kind of sucked.
Portland
This is my second time in Portland for work. It was great to go out there and mingle with all my Pacific Coast Co-Workers, but it’s always hard to be away from my family. (even if it is just for a couple of days) I being brave before I left, right up until Thomas got all teary-eyed on me when we said good-bye at the airport. I was over it by later that night. I went to happy hour. I watched everybody shoot pool and then I had a couple of drinks and some appetizers. Then a few of us went to have dinner. I tried the Washington Crab! Traveling back was a nightmare. My train to the airport left at 3:45pm PST where I caught a 5:30pm flight to Arizona. Then from Arizona to DFW was another 3 hours, getting me to Dallas at 2am CST. I got home, kissed the boys, took a shower, broke Rodney’s glasses when I stepped on them, and hopped into bed. And by 4:30am I was up again feeding the baby. My life had returned to regular programming after only 2 and half hours of sleep.

1 comment:

you can call me al said...

teething already! ah! i know what you mean by the drooling, carmen now dons a bib with every outfit.