Loving Frank....

Loving this Book! A big thank you to Jill for recommending it to me, I probably would never have picked it up otherwise.

So, it is fiction, based on actual events that took place b/t Frank Lloyd Wright and his Lover Mamuh Cheney. It begins at the beginning of their affair....when Frank is contracted to build a home for Mamuh and her husband. I don't want to give too many details, and I'm still in the beginning of the book...but I can't help myself from rooting for this clandestine love affair. It's as if the Universe brought them together, they understood each other in a way that their spouses didn't. They filled the void that was in each of them and quickly fell in Love...

They both know it is wrong, but can't stay away from each other, like a magnetic force pulling them together. As the reader, I can almost feel the emotions that they are experiencing...I know that what they are doing it awful and insensitive, but yet, it's romantic and they truly belong together...Where are my ethics?? I don't even feel bad for their spouses!

Because I know the history of Frank Lloyd Wright, I know the destiny that they will meet..but even knowing this doesn't stop me from holding on to every page and hanging on every word, wondering what will happen next.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves history, and who is themself a hopeless romantic.

P.S. I sort of love Frank myself

Just another Manic Monday....

  

So, I had a pretty successful weekend, but am dearly paying for it today! On Saturday, we finished landscaping the backyard, I mowed the lawn, gave the Dingo a bath and washed the deck and table and chairs. Oh, and even went to a cookout! Tricia 1 - Pregnancy sickness -0~

Sunday started with making about 3 dozen chocolate chip cookies and then spending the day at the park with the kickball team....this is where things started to go awry.. it was hot! and I may have been a little overdressed for the occasion wearing jeans...but in my defense, nothing feels comfy anymore, so I have decided to invest in some moo-moos... Anyway, I think I wore out my welcome with Mother Nature...after three hours in the sun, a farmers tan, and an overwhelming sense of nausea...I gave in. My body shut down and the nausea set in. Pregnancy Sickness 1- Tricia-0 

So, I spent the rest of the evening on the couch and in the bathroom up to my usual antics....I felt like I had consumed a case of beer...when really it was only a few G2's. Sunday had extended over into Monday and here I lie on the couch, home from work, wearing a moo-moo and wondering how I'm going to talk myself into going to my Dr's appt.  It's my first ultrasound with the Peri-natal specialist and I must admit I am a little nervous and I hate that I have to go alone--well me and the tribe. Also, in my sick twisted mind, I'm convinced that another little Indian is going to appear from the shadows and up the ante.... So, say a little prayer to the Universe that the tribe is complete!!  Must go now, I hear the drums beating......

Is that your final answer??

Any guesses on how much day care for multiples would be????? Well, I just called around today for kicks to see and I came up with a shocking number.....ready.......Set......$950.40 per week!!! And this isn't even a montessori!! That's $3,801.00 a month...that's $45,0000 per year.... Dear Lord!! at this rate, we will be living in a cardboard box...but don't worry, I will send you our new address so you can keep up with us!!

Happy Weekend!

Yes It is Official.....I am pregnant

And this statement is not far from the truth. I am in my 9th week of pregnancy, and ladies, can I be honest for a moment? It is not glamorous....

I found out I was pregnant about a month ago. We have been trying for quite a while, so as you can imagine, we were very happy to find out the news....now imagine our excitement when we find out....drumroll...it's multiples!!!! I'm not saying exactly how many, but let's just say more than two, less than five. This came as a total surprise to us, as we were not doing anything medically or otherwise to promote this. So our little family of two has quickly turned into a tribe of (not saying:))... There are so many emotions going through my head right now. If you know me, you know that I absolutely adore children, there is nothing I love more, well, other than the Dingo and Spencercat. And I can't wait to have my little family with me experiencing all the joys and wonders of life. But people....I am freaked out! Seriously! Pregnancy is rough, but mutiply it by more than two and less than five, and it becomes a bitch!!! I have really turned into Sybil (who happened to have 16 multiple personalities)

I find myself on the lunatic fringe more often than not and what little filter I had is gone! I tell myself that I deserve it for all that I am going through and after all people should really know the truth....but I think I may have stepped over the line a few times:) and reeling it back in is not so easy...

On the flipside, I am getting a lot of sleep, which I L.O.V.E and I get to eat whatever I want, correction, whatever I can keep down. Also, I get to buy c.u.t.e maternity dresses and Eric does give me alot of foot massages!! I am looking forward to the baby showers and cute little baby clothes...and the smell of babies....Oh I love it! I guess in retrospect, it won't really be that bad, I just wish Gestation was a little shorter, like two months!!! The universe should really do something about that! Feeling sleepy.....so signing off.

Not only a journalist, but a teacher...he will be missed

I had planned on my first entry after vacation to be about our Hawaiian vacation and to share pics and all of our memories and good times. But unfortunately, something much more important has come to the forefront that I feel the need to discuss. 

Yesterday, Tim Russert, the chief at the Washington Bureau died at the age of 58. As most of you know, I am a political junkie, I grew up watching and reading the news with my father, who always spent his mornings and evenings keeping up with current events. So, I guess it is somewhat in my genetics.  

Tim Russert was the host of one of my favorite morning shows, Meet the Press. I am not a journalist, or trained in the field of Journalism, but he was a somewhat of a mentor to me.  He had an amazing way of asking the right questions without being hostile or confrontational, and always got his point across. He drilled down to the heart of the issue in a very real and honest way. I watched this show nearly every Sunday, and saw many interviews with him on MSNBC. I trusted him, because he was a sincere and honest person. Now, you ask, how do I know this? I know this because it is something that I could identify in the way he conducted himself.  I know this because of the way he spoke of his passion for politics, passion for his father, and passion for his family. He wasn't arrogant, he wasn't  above admitting when he was wrong, and he identified with the working class citizens of our country.  

He was raised in a working class family in upstate NY. His father taught him values and honesty which he always reflected in his actions. I recently saw an interview with him about the  book  he wrote about his father.  The interviewer made the comment that the Russert family came a long way in one generation. His father worked in sanitation, and Tim was the pinnacle of Journalism. Quickly, Tim made the comment that while that might be true, the family remained the same. When asked what how he did this, he simply replied that they are "grounded, we know who we are." This statement really struck a chord with me. "They know who they are"- this is something very few can say with integrity. This is what most of us try to achieve it life. This is a life lesson that I vow to teach my children, and I learned it from him. Tim was not only a journalist, but a teacher. A teacher of politics, a teacher of inspiration, a teacher of values.  I only hope that I can someday have the same infectious enthusiasm and passion that he displayed.

When asked the question, if you could have dinner with any person dead or alive who would it be? I have a very short list. He is on that list shared with Barack Obama.  I am  saddened as if I knew him personally. Every election, he was the person that led the nation in information. I literally got excited when I saw he was the moderator or the person reporting the final results. This election is historical, and I would guess, the most exciting time of his career. I can't imagine not seeing him again, not learning from him, and not sharing in the excitement with him. I'm just a viewer, but he touched me in many ways. Some say that in life, the show must go on... but this is an exception to that rule. It can't go on, not in the same way. 

Aloha, Mr. Hand...

We are leaving for the Hawaiian Islands tomorrow and will be travelling to Maui and Kauai. We have never been before, so we are very excited. I can't wait to have some fresh Sushi!

I'll be online at some point...so until then.