Crazy Weather

So, I hear there is a virtual heat wave going on in the east. Humph! We are experiencing cooler temperatures again. This morning it's only 33. We had planned on running outside last night but when I got home it starting raining/freezing rain. Sgt Dad and I had hoped/planned to ride to Chugiak High School today but we decided not to since the temperature is just above freezing.

We had been enjoying warmer temperatures and actual sunshine the past couple of weeks. One day we got up to 56! Here's hoping we have a great summer! Send us the warm!

My Boyfriends

We All Need Our Back Scratched

Real Life, You Just Can't Make It Up!

Quoted from Overheard in the Office

Male worker #1, talking about the future: We probably will all be huge fat blobs staring into our computer screens, like in Wall-E.
Female worker: I doubt it. I bet they'll have a drug that makes everybody really attractive.
Male worker #2: They already do! It's called "alcohol."

Portland, Oregon

via Overheard in the Office,

I Wish I Were Reading

Anyone who has known me for any length of time knows that I LOVE books! Lately, I've been finding time to read. It is such a great escape from the stress of life. I enjoy reading so much that I would love to write my own book, to give another the person the joy I get from a great read.
When I read, the world could fall down around me and I wouldn't notice. If the author is good enough, I LIVE in the world he or she has created. It doesn't matter much to me the author's point of view; first person, narrative, third person, they all captivate me.
I tend not to get into books that are set in present day. I prefer something that is realistic, yet not real- if that makes any sense. Take Harry Potter for example, those books are sort of set in modern day but in a world that is very different from reality. I love Stephen King too. He also writes in modern day but a very different world from our own. I think he has a reputation for his gory horrors but there is much more to him that that. His Gunslinger series is a great, epic tale and not at all like Cujo or Carrie. My all time favorite has to be Diana Gabaldon and her Outlander series. Her books are HUGE (even longer than HP books) but the story is so good that it doesn't feel like a long book. Her writing is so captivating that I blazed through the first five of the series is under a month. I gave myself headaches from marathon reading!
There's not really a point to this post, no great nugget of my mind, just a simple statement about my love of reading. It's my reward for a job well done. When I'm overwhelmed at work, I just think about the great book waiting to be picked up when I get home!
And now, I'm off to read!

Tater Goes to Prom

Here's a very lovely picture of Tater with his girlfriend on their way to Senior Prom. Aren't they a lovely couple?