Today we got back from our 5 day holiday. It was LOVELY to come home to see Layla all happy and chirpy. Mom and dad did a great job with Layla and said that she only had one weepy time yesterday morning. Mom took her to the library a couple of times....we've started taking Layla to the library for the toddler story time and she's really enjoyed it. I love the library, but honestly, I'd kept away from the library because I knew I'd miss it so much more once we headed back home. I've given up on that now (= Layla is at the age she needs a little more stimulation and she is such a reader that I figured we'd just head on down to the library while we're here.
Our vacation time was lovely - I think I read 5 books - it was wonderful to have so much time to READ! Here's what I remember at the moment:
Animal Vegetable Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver - great read! a family decides to eat local food for one year and writes a book about it. Very interesting and informative without being preachy.
Good News Words by somebody Aitles - the story of a Wyclifffe couple working with a South American Indian tribe. It was a great overview of their life's work.
The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander MCcall Smith - lovely stories of Africa told in SUCH an African rhythm. I've read this whole series and loved each one. They are fairly similar so I can't read them right in a row, though...
The Choice by Nicholas Sparks - just wanted a nice, generic story. Of course there is a romance but there is quite a tragedy to manoever through at the end. Well done and simple to read.
Halide's Gift by Frances Kazan - a lovely family epic set in Turkey at the end of the Ottoman Empire. Fascinating, not depressing or weird or anything. Just my style. Even though I was a World History major in college and do lots of reading of that genre, I just have NEVER felt I understood the Ottoman empire at all. Not sure how I missed it since it was a huge part of the history Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Baltic states, and Greece. You'd think I'd have stumbled across it more than I have.....
I can't remember the others, or the ones I took along just to skim through (=
All that being said, we had a great time and it was lovely to not be on call all the time. We're so grateful for mom and dad and how layla is so flexible. I'm really pooped. I probably shouldn't be blogging this late at night!
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