Tomorrow is my day to coach in Sherwood Park. Normally the kids stay behind with my mom but tomorrow my mom is busy...so tag along they must. I have to pick up a coffee table in the westend and then I think I am going to take the girls to Telus World of Science. I haven't been to the Space Science Center oops Telus World of Science in probably 10-12 years. Natasha has yet to go and I think she will have lots of fun. Depending on how our day goes maybe we will make it a weekly thing. I would love to head back to the Alberta Museum again.
Anyway I am tired.
I started a new book, No Country for Old Men. This may be one book I have to close before I finish it. I really don't like the writing style. The author does not use quotation marks which I believe is taught in elementary school at some point. I guess not using proper punctuation is a literary effect that is just way over my head. I have a number of other books waiting in the wing so maybe I should accept defeat and move onto something else whilst I am still motivated.
I also watched a movie tonight upon recommendation of a fellow blogger. Away from Her. It is the story of a husband and wife, married 44 years. The wife develops Alzheimers. It follows the relationship through the early stages, moving to a home, and the progression. I like that, early on, she was made aware of her disease, read up on it, and was the primary decision maker when it came to move to a home. This subject touches close to home as someone dear to me suffers from Alzheimers at a very early age.
Well I am off to bed.
4 comments:
What did you think of Away from her? I thought it was very well done - it took me a coupe of days to really digest the story properly- to really appreciate it. Its very different from The Notebook. I love the novel of The Notebook but wasn't keen on the movie. But Away from Her....Wow. Its so Lloyd. I can just see him doing the same thing. the scene at Christmas where he watches her with the other man. I was crying my eyes out and practically hitting Lloyd telling him if he DARES do that if he DARES to be so stupid as to put himself through so much heart ache!!!!! But I know he would :(
When I was nursing I had a patient who couldn't feed herself,couldn't move, couldn't talk, didn't remember anything....just sat and smiled. Her husband visited her EVERY single day without fail. Thats true love. I don't know if I could do that. Lloyd could.
I should add that I think this is our greatest fear as a couple - that one of us will contract dementia - how tragic to love someone so much and they forget you? How sad to have a parent not remember who you are? Just so sad :(
Hey you, if you get this before you come to the city...drop by and pick up your diapers!
Have fun at the TWOS!
I feel so guilty when I stop reading a book, even when I am hating it. Slaughterhouse Five was painful for me to finish, knowing it's supposed to be such a great scifi classic. Blah. Stinky is stinky.
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