Rebekah, you must read this!!!

Sometimes, when I read other blogs, I just get to thinking that I lead such a boring life, because I can never think of things to write. But sometimes other people write about nothing, so that is what I will do today: update for the sake of updating....string some random thoughts of the day together and see what happens.

While studying Esther (the person and book of the Bible) today, I realized afresh how weird a book it is. It is actually happy! It is written like a fairy tale! The beautiful commoner marries the King and saves the Kingdom (or HER people) from death. And the bad guys dies and the good guys are honored. As a fan of fairy tales and happy endings, I am delighted. And the other thing that is weird is that God is not mentioned at all. It is mentioned that the Jews fast in this serious, life-threatening time, but nothing about praying or about how maybe God will save them. I'm pretty sure God is given no glory in this book. I mean, I still love it. If God's ok with it, then I am too! I just think it was written by someone who didn't know God. Which makes it pretty darn interesting, as a book of the Bible. But who knows?

I went shopping with my sister Krista today and found some great deals at Bath and Body Works. Lotion and soap that is normally super expensive! Sweet! I like nice smells- they are one of the simple things in life that makes me happy. Like chocolate and tea and roses and murder mysteries. Ah, joy.

I am currently reading The Count of Monte Cristo. I really thought it would be completely lame, but it isn't! I am really enjoying it! As soon as he got to prison, I was hooked. But for some reason the first 30 or so pages before prison were very slow and I barely made it through.

I am also reading All Creatures Great and Small, an autobiographical account of a Scottish veterinarian's life in the Yorkshire Dales. That one is heart-warming! There is no other word for it! Okay, yeah, there is, like happy and brilliant and fantastic. James Herriot is hysterical. I highly recommend it, if you like happiness.

In other news, I have had enough of the snow! This darn snow is pretty, yes, but it keeps on pushing snowfall records, despite "global warming", and I think we, up here, are all sick of seriously cold temperatures! Zero is too common up here!! (that's -17*C, for some perspective) I'm thinking of moving to New Mexico! (What do you think, Bethany?)

Besides this whining I have nothing else to say. I need some tea.