Blog Apathy

I have realized that I am having blog apathy lately.

I could write about the latest book I've read, The Color of Water, which was amazing. Or the book I am currently reading, The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd (author of the Secret Life of Bees.) Both great books, but I'm not feeling it.

I could write about Ann Curry's Dateline interview last night with the infamous Octuplets mother. But, I don't feel like bad-mouthing a woman that just gave birth to 8 babies regardless of the fact that she is un-wed, has 6 other children and living off of disability checks and food stamps.

I could write about the devastating blow my family felt this week. My Dad's cousin, David Ryan, was killed in a freakish house fire leaving a wife and 3 teenage kids. My Dad was extremely close to David. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it yet. David was larger than life and nothing about this seems real. My Dad always has a way of putting everything into beautiful perspective. He wrote about his feelings in a touching tribute to David on his blog. So, I'll let my Dad do the writing on this one. Please read it.

My friend Jenni and I are in charge of our boys kindergarten Valentine party on Friday. Maybe I'll have some cute pictures to share in a more uplifting post next time.