Misti: The Rainmaker

I finished a book yesterday so Richard said I should blog about it - and some other things. I'm sure you are all anxiously waiting to hear all the thrills and excitement in my life that will be set forth below.

To begin, we stopped by a thrift store the other day and picked up a John Grisham book called The Rainmaker. I've only read a few books by John Grisham, and seen a few of his movies - so far I haven't been disappointed. So, I read the book. It was very funny in many parts and very serious in others. I found the end a little unsettling but understandable. Apparently they made a movie based on the book, in 1997, with Matt Damon starring as the the young lawyer. I'd like to see the movie now that I've finished the book.

I also watched a movie yesterday - due to a horrible pounding headache that kept me on the couch for many hours. The movie was Hatari! - starring John Wayne. My father has always been a big fan of John Wayne so I'm sure I've seen the movie before but didn't remember most of it. So, I watched it again and enjoyed it. My kids loved watching all the animals. I liked the little elephants and the rhinos. After the movie and some Ibuprofen my headache finally subsided enough that I could function until bedtime. I was grateful when the little ones were finally in bed and I could sleep off the pain.

I am pleased to say that I have lost a little over 15 pounds now and am finally fitting back into some of my smaller sized clothing. As I am not down to the weight I would like to be yet, I will not divulge my actual weight, but I am happy that it's going down. I have been running - jogging - pretty regularly which is something doctor's told me not to do in excess any more after I had hip surgery 11 years ago. I figure a few months to help me lose weight won't be harmful and I've been careful. The doctors always said, "if it hurts don't do it". So far I've only had to stop a handful of times due to pain. It's exciting for me, though, because for the first time in 11 years I'm not completely grossed out at the site of my own legs. I still have quite a bit of work ahead of me, but they are shaping up quite nicely. =)

Jared is starting to be a parrot now that Becky's in school. He copies just about anything anyone says - be it Mom, Dad, Becky, movie, music, or whatever. He says "bish" for fish, "chi" for chip, "drinka" for drink, and "sha-sha-shaka" when his 'ba-ba' is finished heating in the microwave. He also thinks it's very important to let me know that he has a poopy diaper these days. Instead of just saying "Po-po" for when his diaper is messy, he has to stick his hand down his pants and bring me his nasty, poop-covered fingers while saying "po-po, po-po". Aaahhh - the joys of motherhood! If I'm lucky, I can get him changed before that happens. But on occasion he wins and I've got two messes to clean. Lucky for me, though, he comes to me instead of deciding to try out his artistic talents on the walls.

Becky is loving school and comes home full of excitement from her adventures during the day as a Kindergartener. She already has lots of little friends from her class and talks about them all the time. She's a little social bug!

And I am also pleased to add that so far no mice have returned to our house. They have been completely gone for almost a week straight now. I am finally getting sleep again. This is my first experience with mice - and although I have learned a lot - I really don't want to go through it again. Even though some day in my future I'm sure I will. However, next time I will know exactly which brand of mice poison to get! Apparently they like some more than others. So ends our war with mice - for now.