Terra Firma: She's Here -- Katy Elizabeth

On Saturday morning at 5:47AM, Katy Elizabeth Love graced us with her presence as she entered the world and became part of our family.

I received an email from Bryan's mother Darlene wondering why this baby is now three days old and I have yet to post it on my blog. So here she is for all to see......our precious little bundle of joy.

I will post more about the delivery tomorrow but wanted to make sure I made the Florida grandmother happy. Enjoy.

2009/Books Read

Await Your Reply...Dan Chaon "4"
Last Night At Twisted River...John Irving "6"
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo...Stieg Larsson "10"
Love And Summer...William Trevor "4"
The Overlook...Michael Connelly "8"
Travel Writing...Peter Ferry "4"
Echo Park...Michael Connelly "9"
No Time To Wave Goodbye...Jaqueline Mitchard "6"
No Mercy...John Gilstrap "8"
The White Queen...Philippa Gregory "9"
The Closers...Michael Connelly "9"
South of Broad...Pat Conroy "7.5"
Rules of Vengeance...Christopher Reich "8.5"
That Old Cape Magic...Richard Russo "9"
The Narrows...Michael Connelly "8.5"
Breakfast At Sallys...Richard Lemieux "2"
The Help....Kathryn Stockett "10"
Vanished...Joseph Finder "8.5"
Brooklyn...Colm Toibin "7"
The Scarecrow...Michael Connelly "10"
Cutting For Stone...Abraham Verghese "10"
Trust No One...Greg Hurwitz "6.5"
The Beach Trip...Cathy Holton "6"
The Turnaround...George Pelecanos "7"
The Boleyn Inheritance...Philippa Gregory "10"
The Book Thief...Markus Zusak "9"
Leaving The World...Douglas Kennedy "8.5"
The Brass Verdict...Michael Connelly "10"
Olive Kitteridge...Elizabeth Stout "7"
The House At Riverton...Kate Morton "5"
The Hour I First Believed...Wally Lamb "4"
The Lincoln Lawyer...Michael Connelly "10"

2008/Books Read

The Christmas Shoes...Donna VanLiere "6"
The Given Day...Dennis Lehane "8.5"
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society...Shaffer and Barrows "8"
Power Play...Joseph Finder "9.5"
The Art of Racing in the Rain...Garth Stein "10"
Rules of Deception...Christopher Reich "7.5"
The Constant Princess...Philippa Gregory "7.5"
"G" Is For Gumshoe.....Sue Grafton "5"
The Winter Rose.....Jennifer Donnelly "7.5"
Running Blind.....Lee Child "7.5"
Belong To Me.....Marisa de los Santos "7"
The Finder.....Colin Harrison "7.5"
The Palace of Illusions....Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni "3"
Violets Are Blue.....James Patterson "6"
Pompeii.....Robert Harris "5"
Undue Influence.....Steve Martini "9"
Bridge of Sighs......Richard Russo "10"
Killer Instinct....Joseph Finder "10"
World Without End....Ken Follett "10"

2010/Netflix Rentals

The Ugly Truth -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Enjoyable.
Wall Street -- 4 out of 5 stars -- An oldie I had never seen before.
Mystic Pizza -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Cute
Inglourious Basterds -- 4 of 5 stars -- Silly concept -- Brad Pitt awful.
American Gangster -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Denzel is great in this one.
The Prestige -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Enjoyed the magic in this movie.
Law Abiding Citizen -- 3 out of 5 stars -- Just okay.
The Magdalene Sisters -- 4 of 5 stars -- Decent movie.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- 5 out of 5 stars -- 1st in the trilogy -- GREAT.
Proof of Life -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Meg Ryan/Russell Crowe -- Exciting.
The Proposal -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Good romantic comedy....love Sandra Bullock.
(500) Days of Summer -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Really cute movie.
Hachi -- A Dog's Tale -- 5 out of 5 stars -- THE BEST -- Cried my eyes out.
The Illusionist -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Ed Norton great acting.
The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard -- 3 out of 5 stars -- BBC series -- a bit boring.
Once Upon a Time in America -- 4 out of 5 stars -- 1920's Jewish Mob story
Taken -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Unbelievably tense...Liam Neeson incredible.
Far From Heaven -- 4 out of 5 stars -- good acting -- Julianne Moore/Dennis Quaid

2009 Netflix Rentals

Frost/Nixon -- 3 of 5 stars -- Well acted but boring
Revolutionary Road -- 3 of 5 stars -- Well acted but depressing
Man On Fire -- 5 of 5 stars -- Denzel Washington is great in this nail-biter
Nothing But The Truth -- 5 of 5 stars -- Kate Beckinsale is great as a journalist who refuses to give up her source
Berkeley Square -- 4 of 5 stars -- Enjoyable BBC production of three nannies in London
Australia-- 5 of 5 stars -- Beautiful production with a great ending
The Scarlet Letter -- 3 of 5 stars -- Demi Moore in an abominable performance
Elegy -- 5 of 5 stars -- Penelope Cruz and Ben Kingsley give two amazing performances
Brick Lane -- 4 of 5 stars -- based on the book, good but not great
I've Loved You So Long -- 4 of 5 stars -- slow moving but decent story
Valkyrie -- 5 of 5 stars -- Great story....on the edge of my seat all the way
The Pianist -- 5 of 5 stars -- This was the movie Adrian Brody won the Oscar for. An amazing production but very depressing.
The Red Violin -- 4 of 5 stars -- Interesting movie following the life of a violen from the 1600's to the present time
The Other Boleyn Girl-- 3 of 5 stars -- BBC production -- The movie of the same title was much, much better
Tell No One -- 5 of 5 stars-- French sub-titled thriller
Return To Me -- 5 of 5 stars -- Bonnie Hunt wrote, directed and acted in this really terrific movie
Pride and Prejudice--3 of 5 stars -- BBC production not as good as others I've seen with this title
Doubt -- 4 of 5 stars -- Great acting but I had my own doubts in the end
Flash of Genius -- 4 of 5 stars -- Interesting story about the man who invented the intermittent wipers (and Ford took credit for it)
Rachel Getting Married -- 2 of 5 stars -- What an absolute train wreck of a movie
Vicky Christina Barcelona -- 4 of 5 stars -- I really enjoyed this quirky Woody Allen movie
Changeling-- 5 of 5 stars -- Don't like Angelina Jolie but this movie was amazing and so was she
Frozen River --5 of 5 stars-- Wow, what an amazing movie/story
Rebecca -- 5 of 5 stars -- Based on one of my all time favorite books by Daphne DuMaurier -- Fabulous Masterpiece Theater production!!
To Serve Them All My Days -- 4 of 5 stars -- Hated the beginning and ended up loving it
The Way We Live Now -- 3 of 5 stars -- There wasn't one redeemable character in this entire production
Tess -- 4 of 5 stars -- I enjoyed the Masterpiece Theater production better than this Rolman Polanski version
Persuasion -- 5 of 5 stars -- A Jane Austen story with a happy ending!!
Oliver Twist -- 5 of 5 stars -- Poor Oliver...great story
Les Miserables -- 5 of 5 stars -- Unbelievable portrayal of injustice at its best and worst
A Tale of Two Cities -- 5 of 5 stars -- It was the best of times; it was the worst of times...great movie
The House of Mirth -- 3 of 5 stars -- Based on an Edith Wharton novel, just a bit boring
Nicholas Nickleby -- 4 of 5 stars -- 2002 movie; not quite as dark as the Bravo mini-series ;
Martin Chuzzlewit -- 4 of 5 stars -- Dickens must have known some really evil people to be able to write about them this way
The House of Elliot - Seasons 1,2,3 -- 5 of 5 stars -- Absolutely loved this BBC production which takes place in the 1920's
Jane Eyre -- 4 of 5 stars -- Franco Zeffirelli's 1996 production not as good as the Masterpiece Theater production

2008/Netflix Rentals

Emma -- 3 out of 5 stars -- Casting was abominable...This was the BBC production; the movie is probably better
Howard's End -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Enjoyable...I'm becoming a Helena Bonham Carter fan
He Knew He Was Right -- 5 out of 5 stars -- A BBC production of an Anthony Trollope book
Lady Jane -- 5 out of 5 stars -- A young Helena Bonham Carter is fabulous in this nine day reign of Jane Grey
Mary, Queen of Scots -- 3 out of 4 stars -- 1971 production with Vanessa Redgrave and Glenda Jackson -- Overacted and they all need porcelain veneers
Great Expectations -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Continuing my Dickens' obsession, good yet depressing....aren't they all?
Northanger Abbey -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Based on a posthumously published Jane Austen work, just okay
Elizabeth -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Cate Blanchett in another superb performance
Daniel Deronda -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Based on the George Eliot novel, I loved this one!!
Nicholas Nickleby -- 4 out of 5 stars -- I'm on a Dickens' kick -- this one a bit depressing
Bleak House -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Masterpiece Theater Production of a great Charles Dickens' classic -- Fabulous
Jane Eyre -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Masterpiece Theater Production -- Loved it!!
Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen -- 4 out of 5 stars -- the Masterpiece Theater production -- movie is better
Rendition -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Scary interpretation of the Patriot Act at work
Elizabeth: The Golden Age -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Cate Blanchett is fabulous
Bella -- 3 out of 5 stars -- Nice story but nothing great
North and South -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Another great BBC production
Wives & Daughters -- 5 out of 5 stars -- I love this BBC stuff
Cranford -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Wonderful BBC Production
Mad Men -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Fascinating
Raiders of the Lost Ark -- 3 out of 5 stars -- Far Fetched
The Savages -- 1 out of 5 stars -- Depressing
Tara Road -- 1 out of 5 stars -- Awful
The Tudors Season 1 -- 5 out of 5 stars -- Visually Powerful
After the Wedding -- 5 out of 5 stars -- I thought it was great
The Best of Youth -- 5 out of 5 stars -- very enjoyable
Nip Tuck Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4 -- 5 out of 5 stars -- loved it

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She's Here -- Katy Elizabeth

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