Review of "Same Kind of Different As Me"

From the moment I read the very first page of Same Kind of Different As Me, I knew that I had in my possession a true gem of a book. I was immediately enraptured by the true story of how Denver and Ron's very different lives came together. Denver Moore is a black man raised as a twentieth-century slave to “the Man,” who, after a series of personal tragedies, becomes homeless and in trouble with the law, ultimately leading him to life on the streets in Texas. It is there that Denver meets the wealthy Ron and his wife Deborah Hall, who serve dinner to the homeless on Tuesdays. Deborah sees something special in Denver, despite his rough exterior, and urges her husband to befriend him, which impacts all of their lives far more than any of them could have ever imagined. I am generally turned off from books with changing points of view, but this was definitely the exception. In fact, I found this particular point of view, alternating between Ron's and Denver's, riveting, attention-catching, and never confusing. This book is going on my list of favorites, and I love recommending it to others! I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com book review program. I was not required to write a positive review; my opinions, therefore, are completely unbiased.

"Mr. Sandman, Bring Me a Dream"

It's almost 3 AM... not that that's not normal for my summer sleeping pattern... and I'm tired and am actually about to go to bed, but I've been searching for knitting yarns and patterns like crazy lately. I received my Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport yarn (which I'm completely and totally in love with!), in the color Somerset, and size 3 knitting needles in the mail today, so I've been working on making baby booties, which is pretty useless as a personal project, seeing as I don't really know of many, if any, babies (especially female babies, since the yarn has so much pink in it) to knit the booties for! Oh well. I love it anyway. :)

"Good Times & Bum Times, I've Seen Them All & My Dear... I'm Still Here!"

Yes, indeed, I'm still here. I haven't abandoned this blog; I just still haven't had much to write about.

I'm still knitting up a storm. :) I finished the Gryffindor Illusion Scarf a few days ago and am now practicing a few various patterns from Ravelry.

There was an all-day marathon of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman on GMC today! And all of the episodes featured Sully. Gah, that man is so... sexy. And I don't easily classify people as sexy. It must be mostly the hair, though, because Joe Lando himself just doesn't do anything for me. I'm telling you, if Byron Sully were real, I'd be in Colorado Springs in a heartbeat. ;D *purr* Woo. Anyway.... *deep breaths*

My mother came home from the hospital again yesterday. She was diagnosed with leukemia the Thursday before Easter of this year, and this past hospital visit should be her last round of chemotherapy for awhile.

Also, I watched my second favorite movie of all time, Borrowed Hearts, for the billionth time the other day. (For the record, my favorite movie of all time is The Sound of Music.) It's a Thanksgiving/Christmas movie, but I don't care. I think I may even watch it again in the next day or two.

So, maybe next time I'll have something interesting to write here? Yeah, I doubt it too. :)