I started the day off by visiting the library for some new books. I've finished reading "Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez as well as Sophie Kinsella's "Shopaholic & Sister"and "Shopaholic & Baby". Compared to "One Hundred Years of Solitude", I preferred "Love in the Time of Cholera", but I wouldn't read it again. It is about a man named Florentino Ariza who decides to wait for his love Fermina Daza, who has rejected him. He ends up waiting for 51 years, 9 months, and 4 days (which is when her husband passes away). It ended quite beautifully, but I didn't like the constant focus on prostitution throughout the book.But, alas, it's just my opinion.
As for Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic books, I thoroughly enjoyed them because Bex (Shopaholic) finds herself in more sticky situations when she discovers that she has a sister that she never knew existed. She finally meets her sister, who hates shopping and is the complete opposite of Bex.
The book "Shopaholic & Baby" deals with Bex discovering that she's pregnant, which means that a baby can never have too many clothes, prams, etc, right? Lol. Other than her shopaholic ways, Bex discovers that her doctor was her hubby's exgirlfriend from his college days. This causes some friction, which escalates with the doctor declaring her love for Bex's husband! It's a must read as well!!!
After getting some more books to read from the library, I went over to visit Mom. Then Linda took me out for lunch. We met up with a friend of hers named Peggy. Afterwards, we returned to the nursing home and saw Leigh there working on the internet. We spent some more time with Mom, who was very drowsy from her afternoon nap. A few hours later, I met Leigh for dinner and then I came home to feed the pets (cat, fish, and dog) while Leigh had a bit more work to get done.
P.S. Oooh! I bought a book titled " A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle, and I've just signed up for an online, summer course study offered at www.oprah.com site.
