So these are the books I've been reading lately. I just started Catching Fire, the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy, tonight and am excited to get back to it. I really liked Hunger Games and read it not knowing very much about it. That is sometimes the most rewarding thing, to read a book that you know nothing about, but you end up enjoying immensely.

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane was another one of those, though I'll tone down "enjoyed immensely" to "found very interesting." And Empire left me with a lot of food for thought, especially as concerns politics and political parties. I really enjoyed that book also. I don't read nearly as much as I used to, but I am glad that I still have a chance every now and then.

Merry Christmas!

Per had a great Christmas, as you can see by his expression. This was taken just after we finished opening presents. I will be posting more pictures of Christmas and catching up on everything that is going on in our lives these days sometime very soon. Until then, enjoy this little Taco Bender's cute face!

New Moon

I decided last week that I really needed a break, and Zak was kind enough to let me have that break. Per had woken up the night before at 11:30 and never went back to bed. That's right. Little dude thinks it's time to be up all night. Cuckoo.
I digress. Zak came home from work and I left to go see a movie at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. I used to go to movies by myself all the time, and it's something I really like to do, but since we've had Per there hasn't been as much time for that. I obviously chose to see New Moon, and really liked it, despite not caring much for Twilight. It was a much-needed escape into the world of make-believe. I still prefer the books to the movies, as is almost always the case, but I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by New Moon. (And I almost switched to Team Jacob. Almost.)

It turns out that Per's not sleeping through the night stuff (which has been going on since before Thanksgiving) is due to a rather nasty ear infection. Poor guy. He is now on antibiotics and seems to be doing better. We should all be sleeping a lot better by the end of the week!