Where the Wild Things Are

It is not news that I love Where the Wild Things Are.  Last night, I read the classic to Little Miss.  She gets to pick a book and I get to pick a book at bedtime.  She usually picks old favorites.  She doesn't read the same book all the time, but they are the same handful.  So, I try to sneak in a new one every so often - at the very least for my own sanity.  She noticed that this copy was from Nanny and Papa (because my mom writes the date in every book she gives), and I said it was my book from when I turned 5.  Well.  That just made it the perfect book according to Little Miss who is going to be 5 - just like I was.  

Also, when we got to the last page, she asked me to read it again because it really made her laugh for some reason.  "And it was still hot." 

My New Obsession

As a friend will tell you, I'm obsessed with Etsy. I bought almost all of my Mother's Day presents there. I've yet to buy myself anything, but here are a couple of things that caught my eye this week:

1. Bert and Ernie earrings;
2. Chocolate chip cookie earrings and matching ring;
3. A Smurf wristlet which I think are made with a fabric similar, if not identical, to my old bedsheets;
4. A Grey Goose drinking glass;
5. A purple bag which keeps calling out my name;
6. Last, but not least, the one item I may actually buy - a Where the Wild Things Are pendant.

I love all the retro stuff. There's also some Pacman and Ms. Pacman jewelry which is adorable. I love that the stuff is handmade or crafted from existing materials. It also makes me wish I was crafty.

Eventually, Everything Comes Back into Style...

Earlier this year, I heard that Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is being made into a movie. It looks awesome. I cannot wait to see it and see how one of my favorite books is adapted.

Today, I read that Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary is being adapted into a movie, too! I don't necessarily remember this particular book, but Ramona Quimby was one of my favorite characters as a child.

Little Miss will still be too young for either in the theater, but I can't wait to share the books and perhaps the movies with her when she's older. She does have a lot in common with Max making his mischief of one kind and another and another. However, she'll never go to bed without dinner... all bets are off with witholding dessert.