The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

I really enjoyed this book. It was definitely historical fiction, but the events that took place were not the fictional part. The motivations, because obviously the author cannot know for sure why each person did what they did, are the fictonal part. The story of the court of King Henry VIII is facinating. The whole world, the double standards, the morality, all of it is really interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to read a great historical fiction book based in fact. The other neat thing was that at the end of this book, in this edition, the author lists her sources and also has a Q&A session based on some of the factual things and fictional things she included in the book. I loved this book. It was really great.

Hello There Friend...

I decided to write a bit this afternoon. Ethan is in his room fighting his nap and thus I have a few precious minutes of "me" time. I should be doing laundry, but hey, nobody is perfect.

Today has been a pretty good day. Jenny and I took the kids to lunch at Jason's Deli, somewhere new for us. Lunch was really good. Ethan decided to be a pill and got worse after lunch. We went over to Seagull Book after lunch for a few minutes and he decided today was the day he was going to be a little bum. He ran away from me and found a box containing a big painting which, of course, was wrapped in that giant bubble wrap. He screamed when I tore him away from said wrap. He was oh so excited about being able to pop it. What is it that is so hypnotic and gratifying about popping those little bubbles? Some questions won't be answered in this life I guess...

Idaho Trip

We just got back from our trip to Idaho yesterday. We all had a great time. It was really nice to see the family. It has been far too long. My dad rented a Suburban and we all rode up together on Saturday. We took a drive around town and saw some of my dad's old haunts. I loved the view in my grandparents' backyard. Their trees were in full bloom. Ethan loved playing outside and going to see the horses. All in all, it was a great weekend. We had a wonderful time!

Happy Josh

On our way home from Idaho.