Sunday Salon – November 16, 2008

I really enjoy Sundays. They are not as lazy as I would like, but they tend to run at a much slower pace than any other day of the week. At least for me anyway!

Yesterday, Southern California was hit with wildfires (again). All of the freeways were closed so we had to cancel our husband and wife dental appointments. However, Grandma still wanted to take the kids to the movies so they saw Madagascar 2 and hubby and I had a grown-up lunch at Buca Di Beppo. YUM! We then attempted to go shopping at the mall as I was wanting a new purse. Every purse I picked up was met with, “that looks like a hooker purse.” Apparently, my husband thinks that all of the new styles resemble that of what a lady of the night would select. Lesson learned? Never take the hubby shopping again.

In the evening, I curled up on the couch and read The Misadventures Of Oliver Booth. I still have a little bit of it to read today and then I will move on to Who By Fire. At some point I have to run to Toys R Us for a birthday present. I FEAR that store. I get wrapped up in the toy vortex. It sucks you in!

Later this afternoon the kids have rehearsal and I am not sure what else is on the plate but I hope it involves me, on the couch with a bowl of soup because I have been craving soup lately. What’s your day like today?

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

Jill over at Fizzy Thoughts was kind enough to bestow upon me, this delightful Bookworm Award. Thank you Jill!

It requires me to:

Open the closest book to you, not your favorite or most intellectual book, but the book closest to you at the moment, to page 56. Write out the fifth sentence, as well as two to five sentences following there.

The book that is closest to me is The Woman In White by Wilkie Collins.

“A Mamma, fair and fat; the Misses, fair and fat; two young Misters, fair and fat; and a Papa, the fairest and fattest of all; who is a mighty merchant, up to his eyes in gold-a fine man once, but seeing that he has got a naked head and two chins, fine no longer at the present time. Now mind! I teach the sublime Dante to the young Misses, and ah!-my soul-bless-my-soul!”

What the heck was that? Those are the strangest sentences I have ever read!

I’m supposed to tag but I will just invite those that want to join in, to just join in.

So what are you waiting for?

Chatting with friends about books and life…