Truce

Oh honey, I didn't mean to get ugly! I was half a bottle down when I wrote last night! My brother stopped by to pick up his kids, then stayed for dinner and some 7 Deadly Zins (one of my new faves). He loved my soup, as did my husband, nephew, and - get this - JJ :-O I bagged on the football game in favor of visiting with Brother J, then CC stopped by later on. It was quite a nice evening; as you know, J's in the financial business, so every day is a challenge for him these days. He's not making a lot of money so he's a bit on the stressed side. I think the wine helped...

I do remember you telling me a long time ago that Isabel's Bed wasn't where I should have started. I will definitely give her a whole-hearted second chance. JJ decided, this morning, that he is going to tackle Twilight. I wasn't sure about it, not having read it myself; I was afraid it might be a little too old for him. Then my little neighbor girl pipes up with "Oh, my brother's reading that!" and I knew it would be ok. Their mom is ultra conservative (as in, no High School Musical, because they kiss.) I was surprised to hear she'd read the entire Twilight series and was letting her son read it too (he's only a year older than JJ); I guess it's not as risque as I thought it was. And if it is, oh well. Sooner or later he's going to get there. And, the fact that he's interested in a book that is a) above his reading level, and b) not about football, is amazing!

Note on genre fiction: not a huge fan myself, but I think there is some good stuff out there. For instance, I did read every Anne Rice vampire novel, and I think she's an excellent writer.

Today I have to get the housework done that I didn't do yesterday. I have a meds check with my shrink at 1:45, then I'm off to the big city, to meet KB for dinner. We're going to some Mexican place she found. No margaritas :( since I'll have to drive home, but still. Girl's night out. I'll just have to be careful of the one-way streets.

Love,
A