Books I've been reading...

I have been working on the boy's books read list, but it is a long one!  I thought I would also start keeping track of books I am reading or listening to myself.  For a lot of motherhood years, I didn't get to read much at all.  I know myself well enough to know  I will be grouching if interrupted from a book.  This past year or so I dove in head-first, sometimes over-indulging to be sure!

(I don't do TV or movies really)

This list is from books from the past year:


JRR Tolkien:
Hobbit
LOTR
Simarillion
Untold Stories

(My second or third read through of the books... This time I got to read Hobbit and LOTR to Noah)











PG Wodehouse:
Clicking of Cuthburt
Summer Lightning
A Damsel in Distress
The Coming of Bill
Meet Mr Mulliner
Blandings Castle and Elsewhere
Lord Emsworth and Others
A Pelican at Blandings
The Girl in Blue






Jane Austen:
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility
Lady Susan
Emma
Mansfield Park
Northanger Abbey
Persuasion







Ursula Le Guin:
Wizard of Earthsea
Tombs of Atuan
The Furthest Shore
Tehanu
Tales from Earthsea
The Other Wind
Gifts
Voices
Powers
Lathe of Heaven



Charlotte Bronte:
Jane Eyre

Chess

My husbands' new interest naturally becomes the study of my kids. They have all been taking instructions from Bobby Fishers' book.  Ahsh has a natural proclivity for it.  Today as he casually puts dad in check he remarks, "maybe someday I'll be a granny master!"

Sweet 16.. Fancy dinner and photobooth party

Quote of the day! We share the same philosophy!

..Ran across this today while recipe hunting:

I’m a believer in “go big or go home”. If you have a craving for sweets why bother with something half-arsed like a low-fat, aspartame-filled carrot cake that tastes like sawdust? If you’re going to eat something decadent, enjoy it thoroughly, otherwise you would walk around afterwards feeling utterly unsatisfied.

My sentiments exactly! 

First attempt at macarons... Happy Resurrection Day!

More from Seaside spring break...

Seaside...

planning the sweet 16...

Can't believe she's 16!!!!

Republic. More to come...

Beau's 30!

Juicin'

Boys in the car today...

Ahshua, "Don't we know someone that had to sleep in a chair."
Noah, "Tim Tebow.   I mean Palomalu when he broke his rib."
Ahshua, "Yeah, I knew it was someone we knew."
Noah, "We don't know Palomalu Ahsh."
Ahshua, "I meant know him like "that's Palomalu!"  not "Hey Palomalu, wanna chat?"

Final catch up..

December 2012 - Monumental moment!  She's taller!!!  (On our way out to the Nutcracher from the Oregon Ballet.  My birthday present from Merodie)

Big shoes to fill...

Decorating for Christmas 12.2.2012

Apple tasting at Porland Nursery

Trampoline time! (purchased for Ahsh's birthday in Feb. 2012)

Fall 2012... photos by Anni

Haircuts and football in the heat... (Sept 2012)

Noah's first short haircut since age 2.  Of course Ahsh had to have the same cut! 

more shots with bunny...