Books and stuff

I didn’t think the words “too much chocolate” would ever come falling from my lips, but as of this morning, I definitely don’t care if I see any for a while.  We were given gifts of candy bars, gifts of sundae sauces, gifts of cookies, gifts of brownies, gifts of boxed chocolates, gifts of products to help you cook stuff with chocolate… it made me crave potato chips.  Tomorrow morning it’s all going in the freezer and I’ll sort it out later.  I know I’ll appreciate it all eventually, and I love to be prepared for any chocolate emergency, but right now I’m on chocolate hiatus.

I was very excited to receive some great non-edibles as well.  Nancy’s parents gave me an ASPCA t-shirt, which I’ve coveted ever since I first spotted it in the ASPCA.org online store.  The shirt says, “I found my best friend at at animal shelter”, and I have to admit that might not be the absolute truth.  Our most celebrated animal shelter find is Phoenix, and I often think she doesn’t even like me very much, let alone think of me as her best friend.  That’s the price I pay for being the one who does the doggie dirty work—baths, ear cleanings, toenail trims, allergy shots, etc.  No one ever appreciates the scut work.  They also gave me the Dead Like Me Season 1 DVD box set.  Nancy and I just love “Dead Like Me”, but discovered the show a bit late and haven’t seen some episodes from season 1.  Now we’ll be able to catch up at our own pace.  From some other friends (my online “Secret Santa”), I received Life of Pi and A Writer on Writing by Margaret Atwood.  I need to start going to bed earlier so I can get more reading accomplished.

Speaking of “accomplished”, I just finished reading, Swimming to Antarctica by Lynne Cox.  Not the most grippingly-written book, but a pretty fascinating story about a woman who has incredible endurance and can withstand intensely cold temperatures for long periods of time.  Read it while you’re huddled up under a blanket even though your furnace is at 74 degrees so and you’ll really appreciate what she was able to accomplish.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 12/25 at 08:21 PM

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