time

so i've been thinking a lot lately (shock, i know).......i realized, travis and i have been together for 10, yes 10, years! i don't know where the time has gone. we started out here (weren't we nice and thin)

and now, 10 years later.............................

a little heavier

and 3 kids......................

it just seems unreal!

and next my 10 year high school reunion......then 30 years old.........it never stops!

unexpected interruptions

i just finished reading unexpected interruptions by trice hickman and i loved it! i like to read lots of different things......normally i don't like interracial romances as much (i know that is probably shocking). but usually they are all the same....the bw is usually really extreme, stereotypical, strong black woman and the wm is usually extreme conservative with waspy family. they whole plot is centered around their races and will they be accepted, etc.

unexpected interruptions is the story of victoria small, an smart, independent a.a. executive who is getting ready to begin dating again after being terribly hurt by her fiance a year ago. she asks God to send her a man and finds herself with two.....be careful what you wish for. anyway, the first is her boss: the white ted thurston. the second is mr. gorgeous: black surgeon parker brightwood. the story is her journey as she figures out who she is and who she should be with as she is in love with both of these men.

unexpected interruptions, yes race was an issue (lets face it, it has to be on some level) but not the entire plot of the book.

i found myself identifying with victoria and i love that because i like to be able to identify somewhat with the characters i'm reading about or it's just not believeable for me.

i found myself laughing out loud in the very first chapter which is usually a positive sign for the book as a whole.

i loved the fact that ms. hickman dealt with the skin "color" issue. as a lighter-skined black woman i have always had issues (now whether they were always real or sometimes imagined is another story) to deal with. and you don't always read a story that confronts that so it was refreshing.

i was happy to get to know parker brightwood. you don't always read a story where the black male lead is so........perfect. he was smart, caring, charming and hey, mr. gorgeous.

in other reviews i read about the book, many said they weren't sure who victoria would choose in the end. while reading, i knew she would pick ted, especially toward the end because imo parker became too much of an ass. :-( did ms. hickman write him that way because he was too good and needed victoria to choose ted? i don't know. but i had issues with ted too. i almost thought him to be controlling and manipulative. did he really love victoria or just want her. i like to think it was love.

i have many wonderful things to say about this book and as you can see my thoughts are scattered and jumbled which is another good sign for this book. if i can write a polished review that meant i didn't have enough good things to say about it. with this review all these things keep just "popping up" as i sit here reflecting on the story.

i usually try to read reviews before i get a book because i can kind of determine if i am wasting my time by reading it that way. every review i read was good! i don't think i have ever encountered that. usually as i read reviews on amazon, you will usually have one or two bad reviews thrown in there too, but for this story not one bad review.

so if this is you sort of book, go out and read it.....you'll love it!

until the next time..................................

blogger sucks!

let me just say......Blogger SUCKS!
i am finding myself hugely frustrated. for a week i have been trying to upload images to a post. fails everytime. i have tried all their "helps", deleting cookies, changing browsers, etc. nothing fixes the problem. i think it's related to whatever "fix" they did earlier in the week because i didn't have problems before then, so i think it is an issue on their end. but can i report that.....NO. please tell me someone how to actually contact support because i can't seem to get there. i get to another help group, or support group. most of the image uploading issues they have are dated from october 2007. i did find a few current ones, but they all seemed to be like me......looking for help but with no answers.
i started my blog as an enjoyable way to keep friends and family updated about my family and as kind of a family journal, but they have made that process so frustrating that i am ready to give up on blogger and discourage all my friends too!

Kids

WELL I HAVE DECIDED TO POST THIS EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE ABOUT 4 MORE PICTURES THAT I WANTED TO ADD, BUT I AM SO FRUSTRATED.......I GIVE UP. SO HERE IS MY LATEST POSTING NOT IN ITS ENTIRETY (SP?)!

noah had his first t-ball game monday night. am i a bad mom if i didn't go? honestly, after working 10 hours in an office without air conditioning, i just wanted to go home and go to bed. but travis took pictures for me and they both related all the tales of the game.

before heading to the game, i told noah to have fun. his reply was that he would and he just knew he was going to make a lot of friends. i love that that is his only concern: making lots of friends. and noah usually makes tons of friends where ever he goes because he will talk to anyone (we do have to work on that because it is a little scary sometimes).

overall, much fun was had at t-ball and he's ready to go back next week.

INSERT PICTURES FROM GAME HERE!!!!!!

mia has decided what sport she would like to play.........................jumprope! she says because she likes to jump. i'm sure she will be awesome at it.

well, travis worked tuesday night, so the kids and i had to entertain ourselves. noah would rather watch tv then hang out with the rest of us (but when it's time for bed then he will beg for "family fun time"). so mia and i decided aidan needed to have his picture taken, and she was more then willing to take a few with him. (if she does not become a model/actress/some sort of entertainer as an adult, then all of her vanity now will be wasted! you will never meet a kid who loves to have their picture taken more and pose too!)

then we gave aidan his bath

INSERT PICTURES OF BATHTIME HERE!!!!!!!!

which then put him to sleep

INSERT SLEEPING AIDAN PICTURE HERE!!!!! (YOU GET THE IDEA!)

by 8:30 they were all asleep and life was grand!

till next time............................................