All together

Outside Natalie's cute new house. Great friends with our favorite mascot Cole! This month we read Stanley Gordon West's Sweet Shattered Dreams.

My two cents

So, I know I totally missed the deadline for finishing the book, but I just finished it tonight and really enjoyed it. I thought it was pretty interesting, I think SGW is kind of obsessed with death and I think he had someone in his life that was very close to him die and it's been hard for him to recover. I saw Sonny/Frank's death coming though - I wasn't too surprised by it. I was trying to decide what about this book was so intriguing that I finished it in four days? It wasn't earth shattering, it didn't make me look at who I am or how I live my life and strike onto some giant revelation, but something about it draws you in and keeps you engrossed in the story.

I think he does a great job with character development and so you feel really drawn to the people, their lives, their actions, their thoughts, and their interactions with the other characters. Whatever it is, I think he does a good job at keeping my interest in what when I go back and think about it, is really a pretty benign story. I guess that's the sign of a good writer though. Sorry my thoughts are five days late! I saw a case of West Nile Virus today though - so does that help make up for my leniency?

HEH ALL

Heh guys, I was inspired by Sarah's idea to have a blog site for us all and so I started one up. We can post photos, just update each other on news, talk about new books we've read, share great recipes, tell funny jokes, or just express how much we love each other!

Let's have fun -
Kristi