Finis!

Well, I finally finished Pride & Prejudice this week. It's reading that takes a little more concentration than my usual no-brainer books. I really enjoyed it. In fact, I went and bought the Kierra Knightley movie so I could watch it. While I did find the movie enjoyable, it seemed to go to quickly. I would like to see the BBC version with Colin Firth. I'd also be curious to see the Lawrence Olivier version so I can decide which Mr. Darcy is my favorite. I needed a no-brainer for my next book so I am reading Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. We enjoyed Bear Lake this week. It started out pretty overcast, but turned out to be a nice day. Afterwards, Tori and I stopped by Tony Grove and went for a hike. (I included a picture of Tori at Tony Grove). We saw 2 deer, and another little baby deer that unfortunately wasn't with a mom. We were afraid the mom was hit by a car because we saw two that had been hit not far from where we saw the baby. I couldn't believe all the wildflowers at Tony Grove. They were everywhere! It looks like a nice lake for canoeing. I've still thought it would be fun to have our own canoe. Another exciting thing we did this week was buy new exterior doors and a water softener. They will hopefully be installed within the next couple of weeks. We really needed them. My favorite purchase was a new Yamaha piano. I found a gorgeous black piano at an excellent sale price and I jumped on it. The piano was delivered yesterday and Tori and I have had fun playing it. I've continued to give her some piano lessons but we will most likely get her an "official" piano teacher since she really seems to have the talent for it. I would be good for only teaching her the basics. She's learned some simple songs and has done so realatively quick. It's fun to hear her play. Tyler is enjoying Michigan and should be home one week from today. I miss him but am glad he can have the opportunity to be there. He went to Charlevoix this past week with his Grandpa Papiernik and Josh. He's also getting spoiled. I hear they've done some school shopping with Grandpa. They were also going to go over to Lewiston to see Grandma and Grandpa Lee. It will be good to welcome him home again.