Book reviews

I read 3 books while gone. Boy was it relaxing! I am so boring, reading on the balcony of the ship is my ideal! I did get some sun too. I am sure my Vitamin D level is good!

1. My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Very good book, and will be a great movie. My only complaint was the use of the "F" word multiple times. It was not needed and could have been replaced with another word with the same effect. I know I am a prude(this was evidenced multiple times on the trip!) but come on! Amy's teacher recommended the book to her and she read it for a report in school. I can't keep up with all of her books and read them before her. This really frustrates me.

2. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Great book, very sad. I am also looking forward to this movie. It is the Holocaust in the perspective of a nine year old boy. Quick read.

3. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Great book and I want to see the video of the actual lecture. Good ideas for living, but not anything spiritual. I could have been seen crying on the plane ride home.

4. Dear Mom by Melody Carlson
Not finished yet, but over half way. This is a book on raising teen daughters written like a teen wrote it. She took lots of letters she has received and put them in a helpful book form. Amy looked at it and approved me reading it. Amy loves Melody Carlson's teen fiction series'. Great perspective, I have already learned a lot.

Home

We got home Sunday night about 1030pm. I am still trying to get things unpacked, washed and put away. I worked all day yesterday, so that threw us all for a loop. We have basketball camps, swim meets and getting ready for Cooperstown. I got quite overwhelmed with life last night. Every room in the house was a wreck. Joe was working in the office all day while I was at work. Good Lord was it a wreck! The kids had a check list of things to do and did not do any of them. So today, I feel like a drill Sargent. I am sure they are real glad I am home:)
I will post more about the trip soon. We have to set up the external hard drive before I post any pictures. They are breathtaking though. I am sure the photo will not do it justice.