The only thing worth writing about today

December's Reads

The Bookseller of Kabul
by Asne Seierstad. I've started reading this several times, but now I finally got the audiobook. We'll see if that helps me finish.
Sleep Tight, Little Bear (with DVD)
by Martin Waddell. Oh my sweet goodness. If you can get the book with the DVD, then you'll be treated to Waddell reading the story in his beautiful Irish accent. THIS is the book (and DVD) to get for wee children this season.

Big Reads

Eclipse
by Stephenie Meyer. Certainly my favorite of the series so far. That's not to say I'm absolutely loving the series, only that I'm continuing to read them.
New Moon
by Stephenie Meyer. Working my way through the books. I liked this one better than the first one, although a trend is developing that the plot doesn't work for me once the crisis is over.
Twilight
by Stephenie Meyer. You know what? It wasn't half bad. I'm going to finish the series and then write a full review.
Brooklyn: A Novel
by Colm Toibin. Even though it was slow, I was totally captured by the plot. The story is about an Irish girl's new life in America. I found it engaging, but then the ending was flat for me. (Odd since that's what seems to redeem it for most people.) (****)
The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion. (audiobook version) After my summer of grief (which seems to be following me into my autumn), this was the book I needed to read. Cathartic. If you have ever experienced the loss of a loved one, you need to read this book. Absolutely. (*****)
Reading in the Dark: A Novel
by Seamus Deane. Read it again with my Irish lit class. Haunting, mythic, and reads like a memoir. Happy to say my students enjoyed it as much as I did. (*****)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith. A wonderful coming-of-age story. I read it on the airplane and cried. Beautiful blends the identities of being Irish, being American, and growing up poor. (*****)
Where the Heart Is
by Billie Letts. I was very skeptical about this book, and it ended up being such a delight. Really loved it. (****)

The only thing worth writing about today

Jason's flight arrives at 11:14 pm tonight.

And then it will be official: WE'LL BE LIVING TOGETHER AGAIN. Every day! Weekdays. Weekends. Holidays. Thursdays.

We'll get to watch So You Think You Can Dance TOGETHER.

I'll get to SLEEP IN every other day.

I might actually have time to blog. Or maybe, I'll just be spending all my time with Jason and so I'll never blog again. Goodbye forever. Or not.

I won't have to do bedtime routine anymore. EVER AGAIN. Except sometimes.

It's amazing. It's practically miraculous, in an understated way.

I did it. I survived 3 1/2 months of mostly solo parenting. I'm a little bit crazier for it, and a little bit crabbier, but no sense fussing about it now. We all do the best we can with what we have, am I right?

Just seven more hours to go...

Celebrate with me, people.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 04:16 PM in Joys | Permalink

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YAY! So glad for you! And brava for managing these 3 1/2 months on your own!

Posted by: Jess | Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 06:43 PM

Woohoo! That is worth celebrating indeed!

Posted by: Jen @ The Short Years | Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 06:57 PM

Yay! (Too much of that snuggling and you might be welcoming #3!) :-)

Posted by: heather | Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 07:16 PM

Woot woot for having your hubby back!

Posted by: Squeaky | Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 07:56 PM

WhooHoo!! Hurrah for you!!

Posted by: Rachel | Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 08:23 PM

Yay for husbands!! I'm glad that you are finished with the solo parenting; it does make one stressed and crabby.

Posted by: Margaret | Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 08:30 PM

Yippy!!! So glad you can put that all behind you now. Enjoy your weekend together and then the next week and the week after that!

Posted by: Karen | Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 01:23 PM

Celebrating with you!

Posted by: Katy | Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 07:48 PM

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