Lisey's Story by Stephen King

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
Although this book had a very slow start (it took me a few days to actually get into it), once it got going it was captivating. Stephen King once again strikes with horror... only this time it is the horror inside the human psyche. It is a very dark novel, but provides light at the end of the tunnel. I would recommend this book to someone who doesn't mind dark reading and has the time to invest in a good book.


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Road Trip, Labor Day and pictures

Well, yesterday we got home from a short road trip to NE. We went for Jeremy's childhood friend Brandon's wedding on Saturday, in which Jeremy was a groomsman. I was designated as Dain-chaser. Dain was not a very easy kid to travel with, and we caught our first glimpses of the two's, which seem to be starting a bit early! He learned how to throw a tantrum to a captive audience (in the car) which gave Mommy and Daddy a headache! I'm so thankful that the trip is over! Unfortunately, there were no pictures taken in NE.

Today, after a nice long sleep (even Dain slept in till almost 8 am) we decided to go to the zoo since Jeremy has the day off. We met up with my parents and 2 of Dain's cousins. Here are a few pictures from it:

I guess this is from Jeremy playing with the camera or something.

Here's Dain with Grandpa on his first Carousel ride ever! He was a bit unsure but liked it by the end of the ride.

Jeremy and Dain at the playground at the zoo. Dain loved the slide!

Dain and Jeremy watching the grizzly play underwater. What a cool exhibit!

I need your opinion! :)

Well, with the unfortunate and untimely passing of our cat Tigger, Butters has been pretty lonesome. Jeremy and I are kicking around the idea of getting a kitten for Butters. However, we are unsure as to whether or not Dain would kill it. :) He tends to abuse Butters pretty well, but Butters is a BIG cat and Dain can't really hurt him. I do spend all day with Dain, so supervision with a kitten wouldn't be too hard and it would be a good way to teach him how to be more gentle. What do you think? I posted a poll and would love your opinion!

Updates

Hi, I'm back! Sorry about the long lag of no blogs. We had Jeremy's dad visiting from CA and Jeremy's grandma visiting from MD. Both stayed with us for about 2 weeks so I didn't really have a lot of free time. We had a nice time visiting. Dain had a blast having 2 more people around to play with. I think right now he's kind of wondering where they went, just as he was getting used to having them around. Here's a picture from when we went to the zoo on Wednesday, the first sunny day we had during their visit.

Dain's eyes: On Tuesday, we saw Dr. P. He has recommended that we have a consultation with a surgeon to discuss the surgery Dain will need. We're not in a hurry, and have time to "shop around." However, he did say that if the surgery is done before Dain turns 2, he has a better chance at developing better binocular vision. I'll keep you updated, as we haven't heard from Dr. P. that he's ready for us to make the appointment yet.

Tigger: Due to some questions about my prior post (remembering Tigger), here's what happened (I won't share too many details). To preface, we live on the very edge of town where there is still quite a bit of wildlife around. Tigger didn’t come home Thursday morning, which happens sometimes. Thursday night we still hadn’t seen her. Yesterday (Friday) morning, Jeremy looked out window and saw her in the small field behind our house. He went outside and took a closer look… it looked like the coyotes got her. I ended up burying her after Jeremy left for work – I didn’t want to leave her out there all day. Needless to say, I cried most of the day yesterday and I think it will take me a while to get over losing her.

Well, to brighten things up, here's another picture of Dain with yet another new toy. :) His aunt Carrie recently bought a motorcycle as her Master's Degree graduation present, and Dain thought it looked like something she should have gotten for him .

Tigger

Tigger - April 2002 - August 21, 2008

Goodbye my sweet Tigger, my baby girl. I miss you so much!

Cooling Off

Thankfully, the last few days have cooled the weather down a bit. We've had rain, and yesterday only saw the sun for maybe an hour! (This is unusual in the area where I live, where we get 300 days of sun a year.) The downside is that all the rain we didn't get in July saved itself up and dumped on us within the span of 3 days. Well... we're always thankful when we get it! At least I haven't been lusting after the neighbor's AC unit lately. :)

Dain's new favorite toy

Dain has a new favorite toy... he kept playing with it at bedtime tonight. Guess there's more than one use for everything! He thinks it's more fun than his real toys!

Here's Dain without his glasses, right before bed. :)