a good read

I am happy to report that I am doing so much better than I was on Tuesday! I'm shocked, really. I went to physical therapy yesterday. It felt great and I was surprised by how much mobility I had. I came home, had lunch with Jill, and then went and did several errands that were hanging over me. I didn't plan on here staying with my kids all day long! She went above and beyond, because she also did some cleaning while she was here. I tell you, she's even better than another me.

Today I took Lucas to get a haircut (finally!!) and did another errand. I was hardly limping today at all! It seems that every day this week I feel about twice as good as the previous day. Just what I needed. I can go downstairs now, just by taking it slowly. I did all the laundry today, packed up a big bag of things that need to be shredded, and worked on cleaning up my downstairs. I am loving being able to get stuff done!

I have more good mail to report, but I'm too tired tonight, so I'll just tell you a little about one of the books I read last week.


the short summary on Barnes & Noble.com:

"The super-seller memoir of a Cherokee boyhood in the 1930s. The most sensitive and evocative autobiographical account ever of the Cherokee way, as seen through the eyes of a young boy in the Appalachian Mountains."

I found it beautiful. The narrator is a 6-year-old orphaned boy who went to live with his grandparents in the mountains. One of the reviews on the back cover says, "Some of it is sad, some of it is hilarious, some of it is unbelievable, and all of it is charming." That about sums up my feelings about this lovely little quick read.

And now for my favorite quotes:

Gramma said when you come on something good, first thing to do is share it with whoever you can find; that way, the good spreads out where no telling it will go. Which is right.

[after the death of one of their dogs] I felt total bad about it, and empty. Granpa said he knew how I felt, for he was feeling the same way. But Granpa said everything you lost which you had loved give you that feeling. He said the only way round it was not to love anything, which was worse because you would feel empty all the time.... He said it was a funny thing, but when you got old and remembered them you loved, you only remembered the good, never the bad, which proved the bad didn't count nohow.

'When ye hear somebody using words agin' somebody, don't go by his words, fer they won't make no damn sense. Go by his tone, and ye'll know if he's mean and lying.' Granpa was pretty much down on having too many words. Which was reasonable.

Mr. Wine said that one habit led to another habit, and if they was bad habits, it would give you a bad character. If was loose with your money, then you would get loose with your time, loose with your thinking and practical everything else.

I felt like I was gaining wisdom with this read, and it just put a smile on my face!