Saturday, July 11, 2009

oh, what a night.

Getting up in the middle of the night with a throwing up child is bad, but getting up in the middle of the night to throw up yourself is worse. The flu has finally come my way. And what better time for it to hit than right in the middle of a ward party? a party that I happened to be in charge of. oh well. I left right after it started and had a party at home with the toilet.

A big thanks to Aaron for staying at the party to clean up and then coming home to take care of me. You know someone loves you when he gets out of bed at 2 am to fetch you a glass of water and make you a piece of toast. What a mighty good man I have.

The highlight of my miserable night was reading an incredibly awesome book while laying in bed. I finished it in less than 24 hours and I loved it. The Hunger Games is leagues above the Twilight series. The author knows how to write in complete sentences, the love story is riveting, and the main character is actually a three dimensional heroine rather than some lame, ditzy girl without a personality. If you haven't read The Hunger Games yet-- do so. It's sequel, Catching Fire will be released in September. I cannot wait.

10 comments:

Jenn said...

Poor, poor bunny. It's not fun getting sick when you're pregnant either.

becks said...

it's not fun planning a ward party when your pregnant either. but I bet you do such a great job.

hope you're feeling better soon. I am off to buy that book on Amazon!

Starnes fam said...

Hungar Games really is AWESOME! It is one where you can't really explain the plot to anyone beforehand though. They look at you like you are CrAzY! I can't wait for the sequel!!

Jane said...

I didn't even know you got sick! I'm sorry...I hope you are feeling better. I read Hunger Games in a day too. My kids got ignored and the house got neglected, but I could not put it down. I'm so excited for the next one.

Let me know if you need anything!

bevany said...

I've been trying to get ahold of a copy of The Hunger Games. I heard it's way good. I'm like #130 on the waiting list at the library. I'm so sorry you got the flu. It's bad enough when you're not pregnant. Yuck.

KT said...

Diddo to the hunger games comment. It is an awesome book that I could not put down. I am pretty sure I read it in about 2 days!

Emily B said...

I'm so glad to hear there is a sequel on it's way. At the end I was like, "What? The end of book one? Then what's book two?" Hunger Games was crazy and awesome. I hope you're feeling better, Janet. I saw you at church, so I think that's a good sign. And did you hear Rebecca keep saying, "Mom, there's Sister Shumway."

vickersfam said...

LOVED the Hunger Games! I was worthless while I read it, glad it was mostly a weekend and Rodney could take care of emergencies with the kids.
SO sorry you got the flu! I heard about you getting sick at the party and leaving early. That's awful. I'll call you in the morning to see how you're faring.

Sheri said...

Ugh, so sorry to hear you've been sick... and on top of pregnancy too! That's awful.

Oh, how I LOVED the Hugner Games! I already have Catching Fire pre-ordered on Amazon. Can't wait!! Why aren't you on Goodreads with me?

Kristen said...

Pregnant AND sick - you poor thing! The Hunger Games was fantastic! Totally agree it was much, much better than Twilight.