Like a Weed

I love this series of Everett. The last two show the mischief in the kid's eyes. He's a wild one and he's done quite a few things here at Grammy and Opa's. New Milestones:
*Sitting from laying down. He can pop right up onto his bottom now, and that's exactly where I found him this afternoon after his nap!
*He plays ball. No joke, he can roll it back and forth. Clever boy.
*Gives big wet juicy kisses.
*Says "Dog"
*He's been dancing for about a month or so now, but now he's really got the beat. Boy's got rhythm.
*Separation anxiety in full force (so textbook according to development!)--he gets sad when his caretaker leaves the room.
*First almond butter sandwich. Tsk tsk. Technically that should wait until he's a year due to the high-allergen factor, however, I was desperate. Desperate calls for desperate measures. Kid wolfed it down and asked for more.
*Has been pulling himself up on things here.
And the clown:

Gold Nugget


Who would have ever known? I now TRULY understand the saying, "don't judge a book by it's cover". Not a fan of romance novels, and not a fan of most Christian fiction, let alone a Christian romance novel? This one didn't have a chance.
However.
Highly recommended from one of my closest friends, Melissa, and knowing it had been read by several others in a burn-through-pages style, I decided to give it a try.
I read it in two days.
It was full of drama, but not in a hokey way. I actually really enjoyed it.
Set in the 1850's and in the heat of the gold-rush, it's a modern day story (well, I guess not so modern day as it was back then) of Hosea and the prostitute Gomer. In a historical sense, it reminded me of a book I read a few years ago, "Daughter of Fortune" (which is a great read, by the way). I should finish before actually ruining the plot... but if you're looking for an easy, fun read, pick it up. Just don't look at the cover, er, or the back as the author's turtleneck is a bit distracting.