What a silly little man

Just a few pictures of our silly little man always trying to make us laugh

Two is always better then one!

Where's the Binky?

There it is!

Fun with a stool and a hat

Hi Mom

Jacob's new hiding spot

Where's Jacob?

There he is!

What I am reading...

The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

This was a quick read for me. I love to read anything to do with World War II or the Holocaust. It was a thought provoking book, if you let it - although it could easily be read for the story and then move on. I enjoyed the story, and understanding how this young man grew up, his thoughts and feelings, I thought he was able to really explain his feelings at the time, and also give me an understanding of how his prospective changed as he got older. It is a new idea to me, looking back and reviewing my life threw the eyes I have today.

I have heard the movie has a lot of nakedness....but the book was definitely not R - maybe PG13 - hard to say with the way they rate movies these days.

The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama -

I have to admit that this is a slow read for me. I have read several other books since I started this. However I find passages that really hit home to me. If you consider that it was published in 2006 and likely written before that, it really amazes me what he saw happening.

So I am on page...148 in chapter titled Opportunity

through out the pages before hand his is talking about the tax cuts, reduction of regulation and so on that Pres. Bush initiated . He talks about how the "consequence of doing nothing and letting globalization run its course won't result in the imminent collapse of the U.S. economy." Then he says "But over the long ten, doing nothing probably means an America very different from the one most of us grew up in. It will mean a nation even more stratified economically and socially then it is." (meaning the rich get richer and everyone else gets poorer)

Wow - it makes me hopeful that now that he is in office things can start on a different path and get better. It also gives me a great deal of confidence in the man elected - This is just one of the many passages I have read that tells me - he knew what type of future we were headed for, and he wanted to change it for the better.

What have you read lately?

Zane's Activities.....

Our Zane is soooo talented, he keeps us busy. He HATES to practice, but when I finally get him to sit down, he amazes me. He can read the music and produce what it says. AMAZING!!! This particular time I asked him to start while I went to check on Jacob. I came down to find him doig it perfectly. I asked him if I could grab the camera - but of course he loves to preform.