Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

Once again I’m doing the post of shame. Maybe I should just accept that summer posting is going to be irregular? Last week was one of those weeks with lots of day things–the temple, giving blood, a ministering interview, therapy–plus, you know, kids home. Which continues to be not good for concentration. (Oh, and on Friday night all of us but my son saw another teen edition of “Six” with my second girlie’s friend in it. On Saturday my oldest and I–and my hubby, for much of it–watched “Evita”, but “Six” is still what’s in our heads.)

On the other hand, I did end up finishing Katherine Center’s Hello Stranger over the weekend, so there’s that. And yowsers, what a ride! If you’re not familiar with face blindness as a medical condition, you’ll have to google it, but if you are, the plot potential in the concept of a portrait artist being diagnosed with probably temporary face blindness should strike you pretty much immediately. Throw in family difficulties, an aging dog, and some overdue therapy, and you have Sadie Montgomery’s story.

I will say that this novel requires more suspension of disbelief than many; on the other hand, Center does provide (relatively) reasonable explanations of as many things as she can. The ending is satisfying, and there’s enough resolution with the antagonist that I was fine with it; overall, it’s maybe not my very favorite Center novel, but it’s still worth your time. (If you’re a fan of women’s fiction with a definite romantic element, that is. If that’s not your thing, you may not want to go there.)

In the meantime, I’ve got to gather library books due tomorrow and do whiteboards with the kiddos to plan out our day. But I did get a lot done in my food room on Saturday while my hubby took those kiddos to Taylorsville Dayz! Here’s wishing y’all luck in your own endeavors for the day…