Okay, so I did watch the Oscars last night. And I wore my wonderful jeans and t-shirt and then I had a costume change and I changed into my very plush pjs.
Sandra Bullock’s acceptance speech for her lead role in The Blind Side, was quite touching, when at one point she said, “I would like to thank what this film was to me, which are the moms who take care of the babies and the children no matter where it is they come from.”
Thank you Ms. B. and congrats!
Okay, tonight is the big night. It’s the night that Hollywood decides who should go home with the Golden Statue. This year there are 10 nominations for best picture, including The Blind Side, this month’s selection for the Ultimate Adoption Book Club. Sandra Bullock is also nominated for best actress for playing a Southern belle turned foster mom in the film and, believe it or not, she is favored to win. She has already taken home a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role as foster mom, Leigh Anne Tuohy.
Well, I haven’t seen the film and I rarely watch the Oscars, but I am tempted to tune in tonight. I’ve read the book and have lots of questions (!) so my interest is piqued. I may watch tonight but, then again, I may not. I may do some light reading or I may dust my shelves. The possibilities are endless. But, no matter what I’m doing tonight, I will probably be wearing my favorite outfit: jeans and a t-shirt.
Anyhoo, will you be tuning in to the Academy Awards? Going to an Oscar party? And, most importantly, what are you wearing tonight?
Okay, so we haven’t left for the Caribbean just yet. And with all this snow outside, I’m hopeful that we will get to fly out of here tomorrow. My fingers and toes are crossed.
In the meantime, this snow day has given me a wonderful opportunity to draft one last post before we fly off to clear blue Caribbean water.
I am starting a book club and I hope you will join me. Since I started down the adoption path, I’ve been having really interesting conversations about adoption, adopting after infertility, pre-adoption, post- adoption, transracial adoption, same-sex adoption, you name it. One of the things I learned is that almost all of us have been touched by adoption in some form or other, and we all have feelings and opinions about it.
And as many of you know, I”ve even started a weekly Teachable Moments Column, precisely about times when I learn something about myself or other people or when I have the opportunity to teach someone about my point of view.
Now, I am starting a book club, appropriately names, The Ultimate Adoption Book Club, which will focus on adoption stories. The idea is that it will be a little bit like talking around the water cooler. It will be stress free, nourishing, and an escape from the day to day. In the month of March, we will read, The Blind Side by Michael Lewis.
If you are interested in learning more about the club and how you can get involved, click here. I hope you will join me.
