I Know it's a Mouthfull..

"The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship of Her Own Making." Wheew! Yeah, definitely a mouthful. But it's a really good book. My friend recommended it to me, well, actually, this friend just handed it to me and said I should read it and so I did and it was quite good. A bit confusing at first, I'll admit. I mean, Wind is a person, wyvern's not only exist they are the offspring of libraries (you know, with books?), leopards fly, dragons cannot, lanterns have arms and talk, furniture is alive, the queen is Stumbled, and the protagonist is Ravished.

...So. If you have any spare time and can somehow get ahold of this book (I've no idea where you'd find it but on Amazon) you should read it. It reminded me a lot of Alice in Wonderland, and since I have never actually read that book but have only seen the movies I thought this book was much, MUCH stranger than the simple tale of Wonderland versus Fairyland. But yes, if you have a chance it's by Catherynne M. Valente. And be sure to keep your head about you at all times, as well as both shoes!

Thoughts of a Mommy.

I've noticed in my time of babysitting some thoughts that come and go throughout the day. So, for all you mommies out there, are these thoughts not true? or are there thoughts more true than these that you would like to share?

Thought one: Do they really NOT know how to sleep in??
Thought two: Is that really the ONLY option for breakfast?
Thought three: Why am I so cranky?? I've only been awake for two hours!
Thought four: Thank goodness for television!
Thought five: Oookay. Who is stinky this time?
Thought six: Child, you have the strangest ideas of entertainment.
Thought seven: How in the world did you figure that out??
Thought eight: Only one more hour 'til bed time!
Thought nine: Yes! Finally. Peace and quiet.
Thought ten: ..Dang kids, go to sleep!
Thought eleven: NOW for some peace and quiet.
Thought twelve: You know, I sure love those kids!

Wives and Daughters.

So, my sister Jessica and I have been babysitting all week and a few days ago we decided to find one of those four hour 18th century movies on instant Netflix that neither of us had seen before. (Oh and don't worry, the kids were all in bed by this time!) And so, after checking the reviews online and all that jazz we decided to watch "Wives and Daughters." The synopsis is as follows: The daughter of a country doctor copes with an unwanted stepmother, an impetuous stepsister, burdensome secrets, the town gossips, and the tug on her own heartstrings for a man who thinks of her only as a friend. (And keep an eye out for Lady Harriet. She's my favorite!) Well, we sat and watched all four hours in order with no breaks. We were sure that when we checked the time halfway through that it would be about one in the morning, but it was only eleven! Hooray for putting kids to bed early! Anyways, the movie was awesome! We both got sucked in during the first hour and we loved every bit of it! The story was great and the characters were very well developed. So yeah. All I'm saying is that if you have four extra hours in your day (perhaps after you put the kids to bed) you should watch this!

Back to Missouri.

So, I know I just got back to Missouri and all, but I am SO ready to go back to school! My schedule is so completely opposite of what it was before. I had a job, fifteen credits, homework for those credits, a social life, a calling, and a lot of other things to do! Now.. I have no job, hardly any social life, no calling, and very few things to do. Of course I read and, I shamefully say, I've taken up playing a lot of Plants vs. Zombies. I don't watch too many movies as we have no TV and I've started cross stitching again, along with making an occasional sketch or two. I feel like I've been babysitting a lot too although I don't think I really have.. Anyhow. My life is pretty dull right now and I'm not sure why I felt like blogging. But I did. ..Maybe soon I'll actually have something worth reading..