So much to do, so little time

Many adventures have passed since my last blog. I have travelled to two other states, gotten through two more books and started three others (one of which I never intend to finish). I have been busy with church and Austin and waiting for family to arrive. I have attended birthday parties, and game nights, and considered turning off my phone and making like a hermit for a couple of days. Through all this a little voice has been whispering in my head "Update your blog, Update your blog!!" Not to mention Cordell reminding me likewise as often as he could think to. So here I finally am at eight in the morning sitting in my bath robe, finishing off a bowl of cereal and writing my goings-on.


Many of you who read this know that Cordell, my mom, Austin, and I loaded up our mid-sized Altima to the brim and drove *through the night* to New Mexico. Whereupon we chatted with my great grandma and where able to take some really great photos of four of the five generations from Austin to his great-great grandma brink. Here is a peek at some of them -

After a couple of days there we packed up our bags and continued our journey to Arizona. Where we where then able to take some really great four generation photos, here's a peek at some of those -



We had a great time visiting family! It was also fun for Austin to experience so many new things, he went swimming for the first time -
Meet a dog,

and floated in a crab :DWe have been home for about a week and Austin has been craving the kind of attention he got while he was surrounded by family. Good thing Cordell's family is coming out today to celebrate Cordell's graduation!

My not-so-great day

Today Austin decided that he needed to be a little more independent. I knew this would happen at some point but I did not expect it to happen so quickly. Austin absolutely refused to take a nap until about 2:00pm and cried like there was no tomorrow on and off throughout the day (I guess he thought this made him a big boy, but I thought it made him seem more like a one month old.) However, what's a mother to do when she wants her son to independent -eventually :D

The chaos did not end there. When I fed Austin Squash today he decided, going with the big boy trend, that he would feed himself. The pictures below describe it better then I could ever write it out -
I had to get my own spoon so that he could actually eat. BTW his bib says "Feed Me" I thought it was quite funny.

So, after all the crying and only one nap I was sure that bedtime would be a cinch! Oh was I wrong... at first it was a success, he fell right asleep while he was eating. Then he thought it would be oh so cool to wake up just an hour later. Well it was another hour struggle and he was finally asleep. So now here I sit 10:00 at night writing to relieve the stress of a crazy day. To say the least I look forward to a better tomorrow!

5 years

I just wanted to show off the pretty roses Cordell got me for our five year anniversary!

Austin eating

Here is a cute video of Austin eating some yams, enjoy! p.s. his hair is crazy because he just woke up.

Book Review: Wuthering Heights

My rating 2 1/2 stars

Wuthering Heights, written by Emily Bronte is a classic, tragic, tale of several inter-related romances.

Just because it's slated as a classic doesn't mean it's enjoyable to read from start to finish. Some people may believe a book should be revered and respected because it is a classic, but I say that you don't have to love something simply because it has endured the test of time.

Heathcliff is a detestable character and he is whom the story is mostly about. He loves a woman he grew up with who returns his love, but marries someone else for her own selfish desires (money, of course). Heathcliff upon finding this out leaves and becomes rich, he returns to court the married woman he loves, Cathryn. She then dies in childbirth and has baby girl; who is also named Cahtryn. Heathcliff, spiteful man that he is, marries Cathryn's husband's sister; and treats her poorly for revenge. Heathcliff's wife runs away and bears a son whom she names Linton (which was her maiden name). By the time both children are almost sixteen Linton's mother dies and he goes to live with Heathcliff, who at first spoils him rotten - making him also very self-centered, then abuses to obtain more wealth. Heathcliff had obtained his love, Cathryn's brothers property and young boy by deceit. He hatches a plan to have the his son and Cathryn's daughter marry so that he may also own everything that once belonged to his Cathryn.

Heathcliff attains his purpose by beating his son and commanding him to send for his cousin (Cathryn the younger) and upon her arrival he locks her up and hits her when she is defiant. He then forces the marriage and his son who was very ill dies a few days later, Cathryn's father also dies leaving Heathcliff with everything, including Cathryn's sanity.

None of the characters are really likable except the young Cathryn and then Heathcliff turns her sullen as well. However, in the end he is driven mad by thinking the Cathryn he loved is haunting her and dies from it. I sad when you are glad to see a character who was a main love interest kick the bucket.

Although I will not say I am sorry I read the book, only because I understood Stephenie Meyer's books a little better and believe reading can only improve someone who would like to write some day. This book defiantly helped me to know what emotions I wouldn't want others who would feel reading something I wrote. Overall, it was kinda depressing but it ended well so that ind of made up for it.