Still Alice

"You're so beautiful," said Alice. "I'm so afraid of looking at you and not knowing who you are."

"I think that even if you don't know who I am someday, you'll still know that I love you."

"What if I see you, and I don't know that you're my daughter, and I don't know that you love me?"

"Then, I'll tell you that I do, and you'll believe me."

This week I read Still Alice by Lisa Genova. It was a tough book to read because it is very personal for me. The story is about a 49 year old Harvard professor, who realizes she has Alzheimer's disease. My grandmother, aunt, uncle and mother-in-law all had or in my uncle's case has Alzheimer's disease. I have seen up close and personal the toll it takes on the individual and the caregivers. At one point in this story, Alice wished for cancer, because she said at least that was a disease she could fight. It is a very depressing subject and this book may not be for everyone, but I think the story was told in a way that gives insight into how a person diagnosed with this disease feels. It might also just cause you to be thankful for each new day and make you spend more time just enjoying it!

New Product for Easter

While looking at some other blogs today, I came across this product that sounds like it will be fun for the little ones at Easter. I can't wait to find some for my favorite boy. The website says they will be available in March at Rite-Aid, Target and Walmart. They are called:

Hide 'Em & Find 'Em Eggs™ puts a twist on the standard egg hunt game. Featuring advanced electronics and a surprise inside, it is great fun for kids and families! Hide the eggs to start the egg hunt fun. The eggs then begin talking, laughing, and making noises as you try to find them. Open them up to see the cute bunny or baby chick say, "You found me!" The eggs come in 6 colors: violet, pink, green, yellow, orange and blue and have 5 different speech lines and 3 different sound effects including: "I'm hiding," and "I'm over here!"

Maybe Spring isn't too far away!

I discovered these flowers blooming this afternoon!

Oh Yeah, Baby!

I am already planning my next midnight movie trip.(if they have a midnight showing) I am sure they will considering there were 1000 crazy dedicated fans there the last time! I cannot wait to see this!  Who all will I see at the theater @ midnight THIS time?

Watch This Movie!

I bought my husband the Fireproof movie for our anniversary.   Last night we got to watch it together.   I had heard a lot of publicity about it.   They are calling it "them movie every married couple needs to watch."   It was a great movie!!!   We really enjoyed it.   I, of course, shed alot of tears as I do when I watch many movies.   I think it made us both realize what the other one is feeling in our relationship.   I think my marriage is "fireproof" anyway, but I am really glad we watched this together and I think it will make our marriage even stronger!   

Check it out!!!  

Hundreds Attend Global Warming Protest!

The Wednesday Letters

On Monday I read The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright. I did not realize until I finished that I had read another book he wrote called The Christmas Jar.
Who doesn't like to get a letter? In this story a man writes a letter to his wife every Wednesday. I don't want to give away the story, so I'll just say you should read it yourself. Maybe it will make you start writing letters!

The Letter M

Keyton gave me the letter M a while back and I'm just now getting around to it. Thanks Keyton! I'll do my best!

10 Things I Love That Begin With The Letter *M*

1. The picture says it all....Mickey Mouse....don't we all love this mouse? You can't help but smile when you hang out with the mouse!

2. Mom...she's the best friend that will always be there no matter what. I love my MOM!

3. Mother-in-law...yikes...did I say that? Yes, I did. I have a wonderful Mother-in-law. Her name is Jewell Pritchett and she's as good as GOLD.

4. Milk...it does a body good! I love Milk! I drink skim milk. I buy 2 gallons about every 3 days. Yes, there are other people in my house who love it too! ( :

5. Macaroni...I love pasta! Jack says I could live on it. Yep, I could.

6. Malls...I love to go to a Mall! I don't have to be looking for anything in particular. I love to look and look. I can go home empty-handed and that's ok. I love to people watch too. Where else can you see so many hair colors and new fashion all at one place!?

7. Memories...I love the memories I have of family and friends. There are so many wonderful times etched in my heart!

8. M & M's...one of my favorite candies! I love plain or peanut! Just give me some now! Thanks Ethan for the peanut ones earlier today! I got into his Valentine bag from school!

9. Magazines...I love to read magazines as much as I do books! I have subscriptions to several. And I just ordered more through the school. I got 3 requests in the mail. So what do we have coming this time? Redbook, National Geographic and Sports Illustrated...guess which ones belong to who?!

10. Movies...I love to watch movies when I have time...at the theater or on Lifetime or the Hallmark Channel.

Bad DAY?

I've told you about my bff who forwards mail to me everyday. Well, she sent this today and it is share worthy because I have talked to several people lately who have had a bad day--had a couple myself. Most of us bounce right back. . . but read this!

Things Got Ya Down? Well Then, Consider These . . .

In a hospital's Intensive Care Unit, patients always died in the same bed, on Sunday morning, at about 11:00 am, regardless of their medical condition. This puzzled the doctors and some even thought it had something to do with the super natural. No one could solve the mystery as to why the deaths occurred around 11:00 AM Sunday, so a worldwide team of experts was assembled to investigate the cause of the incidents. The next Sunday morning, a few minutes before 11:00 AM all of the doctors and nurses nervously waited outside the ward to see for themselves what the terrible phenomenon was all about. Some were holding wooden crosses, prayer books, and other holy objects to ward off the evil spirits. Just when the clock struck 11:00, Pookie Johnson, the part-time Sunday sweeper, entered the ward and unplugged the life support system so he could use the vacuum cleaner.


Still Having a Bad Day????

The average cost of rehabilitating a seal after the Exxon Valdez Oil spill in Alaska was $80,000.00. At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively saved animals were being released back into the wild amid cheers and applause from onlookers. A minute later, in full view, a killer whale ate them both.

Still think you are having a Bad Day????

A woman came home to find her husband in the kitchen shaking frantically, almost in a dancing frenzy, with some kind of wire running from his waist towards the electric kettle. Intending to jolt him away from the deadly current, she whacked him with a handy plank of wood, breaking his arm in two places. Up to that moment, he had been happily listening to his Walkman.

Are Ya OK Now? - No?

Two animal rights defenders were protesting the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn , Germany . Suddenly, all two thousand pigs broke loose and escaped through a broken fence, stampeding madly. The two helpless protesters were trampled to death.

What?? STILL having a Bad Day????

Iraqi terrorist Khay Rahnajet didn't pay enough postage on a letter bomb. It came back with 'Return to Sender' stamped on it. Forgetting it was the bomb, he opened it and was blown to bits.


There now, Feeling Better?

Learning the Ropes

Very cute cartoons on this blog.