Auntie M has just returned from the wilds of the midwest, visiting her 4 Grands and far too many hockey rinks…where she picked up a stomach flu…in the middle of a hockey tournament (I leave the details to your imagination, but trust me, the ladies room is NOT like yours at home)…which the 16 mos old had two days later. Reminded me why younger people have babies, as I did those three baths and changes of clothes in one 8AM to 1 PM shift when Mom was teaching. Since 3 of 4 Grands plus Mom play hockey ( you are in serious trouble out here if you don’t), and since hot chocolate wouldn’t stay down, it was not my favorite part of the trip. But I digress.
Being around children who remind me of the natural curiosity and wonder of this world is worth a few trips to the ice rink. Taking a trip to the bookstore was my favorite outing. Along with Green Girl of Wisconsin’s blog last week, I agree that there are plenty of non-fiction books that rival those of the storied kind. My 7 yr old g-dtgr. asked for The Dangerous Book for Girls for her May birthday, and you know it’s coming to her. 9 yr old g-son is reading a series where he can design his own ending for the book! That they are all in love with books is a real delight to this Nana. Reading aloud the original Peter Pan, chapter one, the G’s were astounded to find that “Nana” was the Darling children’s dog nanny. Score one for this Nana.
We also took the three bigs to see “Horton” and where else can a couple laugh with delight at an animated movie with abandon unless they are surrounded by the kids the movie is designed for. Too loud, a pet peeve of mine at cinema’s, but well done.
I did manage to reada few by Claire Curzon, the Mike Yeading series, and R. M. Kinder’s An Absolute Gentleman, which neatly illustrates everything you wanted to know inside the mind of an academic serial killer, as opposed to the purely sociopathic one of the Dexter novels. Which is coming on CBS tonight. So if you want to wander around for a bit with a serial killer, read either or the above or tune in at 10Pm EST. You just can’t make this stuff up.
Auntiemwrites Crime-Mystery Author M K Graff 