Original Weight

Just a little chuckle to get you through hump day.  I don't think I even weighed seven pounds when I was born making my original weight that much more unrealistic!!  That's okay, I'm healthier than I've probably ever been so all is good.  My hope is that no matter what your current circumstance, you are happy in this very moment in your life. 

He's Gone, A Novel by Deb Caletti

Book Summary:

The Sunday morning starts like any other, aside from the slight hangover. Dani Keller wakes up on her Seattle houseboat, a headache building behind her eyes from the wine she drank at a party the night before. But on this particular Sunday morning, she's surprised to see that her husband, Ian, is not home. As the hours pass, Dani fills her day with small things. But still, Ian does not return. Irritation shifts to worry, worry slides almost imperceptibly into panic. And then, like a relentless blackness, the terrible realization hits Dani: He's gone.

As the police work methodically through all the logical explanations--he's hurt, he's run off, he's been killed--Dani searches frantically for a clue as to whether Ian is in fact dead or alive. And, slowly, she unpacks their relationship, holding each moment up to the light: from its intense, adulterous beginning, to the grandeur of their new love, to the difficulties of forever. She examines all the sins she can--and cannot--remember. As the days pass, Dani will plumb the depths of her conscience, turning over and revealing the darkest of her secrets in order to discover the hard truth--about herself, her husband, and their lives together. 

I recently finished reading this book and have to say it was moving as well as thought provoking.  I wondered to myself if I were to wake up to an empty house, my husband having inexplicably vanished, what would I do?  What would I think?  Where would I go?  Who would I talk to?  How would I cope?  Dani Keller took me on a journey that I could relate to.  I can't say that I have or would make the same choices but hey, I'm walking in my own shoes, not another's.  

It's a good read that moves quickly, actually, the entire book is told within a ten day time span.  I wasn't sure what to expect when I reached the end and was certainly not disappointed.  Deb Caletti told her story with raw emotion, grit, dirt, and direct yet naked candor.  Though the story has concluded, it has taken root in my mind and I've had a tough time letting it go.

There Are Consequences...

A friend sent me this picture yesterday.  I laughed and HAD to share it.  Yes - be very, very careful around me.  You never know when you might catch a glimpse of yourself between the pages of an upcoming novel.  My goal is have the next one finished and hopefully on the market by the end of this year.  Yes - I Can Do It!!! 

Mothers vs. Fathers

Laugh out loud!  Isn't this the truth?  

Have a great weekend! 

Because of You

To all of you who have been in my life a very long time, for a specific reason, or a brief moment, I want to say thank you.  You have enhanced my life, helped me to change my life, or pushed me onto a different path.  Without you, I would not be where I am today.  I hope that each of you have a life full of family, friendships, love and blessings.  

A Little Boy Toy Humor...

As I am quickly approaching the end of my 40's, I had to laugh out loud at this.  If you celebrate your 29th birthday for twenty years in a row, what age is inappropriate for that of a boy toy?  Does anyone have an answer for that one?  (To put things into perspective, I guess it's probably wrong to celebrate your 29th birthday the same year your oldest child turns 29.)  Calgon, take me away!  I will reevaluate this situation once I climb out of the bathtub.  It may be a while though, so don't hold your breath.   

Happy WW!

 

I plan to laugh out loud a lot today - I'm having lunch with my Mother!  It's been a while since we have had a girls afternoon out and I'm so looking forward to it.  Whether your Wednesday is wacky or anything but, enjoy it - it's the only Wednesday on the calendar this week!