Sharing Some Exciting News!

I just read on another blog that one of my favorite books will be turned into a movie. I'm so happy - I can not wait to see the movie.

My Sister’s Keeper film news: During a brief visit to the LA set last week I had the pleasure of meeting many of the actors, and watching them work. Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric are brilliantly portraying Sara and Brian Fitzgerald - you’re going to be very impressed. As for the Anna and Kate’s characters, Abigail Breslin and Sofia Vassilieva are such remarkable little actresses that they literally had the entire crew in tears during one particularly emotional scene - an assistant was handing out Kleenex! Kudos to Nick Cassavetes, the very gifted director who is working all this magic. I will be going back to the set soon, meeting the rest of the actors (including Joan Cusack and Alec Baldwin) and will post more about my second visit - I can’t wait!

I just had to pass on this news!

Got Books?

PaperBack Swap is a great website and very easy to use! If you have books that you want to trade - this is very handy.

1. I listed all the books that I recently had read (and one that I just couldn't finish)



2. Added some books I want to read to my "Wish List"

3. Within hours of listing my books I have I received notices that all 4 of my books had been requested.

4. I printed up the mailing labels they provided.

5. Packaged them all up nice and neat

6. Took them to the post office and sent them off to their new owners.

Today I got a notice that one of the books I requested is on it's way to me. : )

Books I've Read, Reading and Want to Read

I go through spurts of reading books. I don't do it often because I get too engrossed with a book that I do nothing but read. The laundry suffers, the cleaning is half way done and all my poor husband sees is the front of the book while I have my nose buried. The kids were on Spring Break so I decided to read a couple books and take advantage of no homework.

Books I've Read

I had heard great things about My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. This book did not disappoint. It was so well written that when I finished I actually missed the characters. She wrote in each person's perspective so you got to know them and how they were feeling. At the end I felt as if I knew them and was sad when I finished. There haven't been too many books that I actually was sad to finish but this was one.

The subject is so thought provoking. Being both a mom and a sister I'm not sure what I would have done had I been in this situation. I think every parent would, I know I would do anything to keep my children alive and healthy - but at what cost? I stopped so many times while I was reading and thought, what would I do?

A definite must read.

At the airport on the way back home from visiting my dad I picked up Marley & Me. I had also heard this was a sweet book. It was, very sweet and funny. It was a quick read and I think any pet lover would enjoy it.

I heard they are making this into a movie with Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson. As much as I enjoyed the book, I'm having a hard time seeing how they can turn it into a movie.

Book I'm ReadingCurrently, I'm reading Mistaken Identity. It's a true story about two girls (Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak) that were in an accident killing one of them. They were misidentified after the accident leaving one family caring for the girl they thought was their daughter for five weeks while she was in a coma. Another family grieving over their youngest daughter only to learn the daughter they thought was dead was actually alive. I've been in tears multiple times while reading this book. An incredible story.

I didn't know until after I bought the book that the two families were recently on the Today Show.

Books I Want to Read

Book I Can't Finish

I LOVED Wicked so much that I ran out the next day and bought the book. I still had so many unanswered questions regarding the story. I dove right into it and quickly came to a halt. The book is dark and I couldn't get into it. I would force myself to read it hoping I would magically like it. The consensus I get is some loved the book and some hated it. I think the ones that loved it maybe read it before the play. Maybe because time has passed since we saw the play I can get back into the book. I was comparing the two too much.