Puppies, Books, and Disney

So, yeah. It's been awhile, huh? I really am trying to be a little more consistent about this, but as you can see, I've been failing miserably. Unfortunately, it can't really be helped right now :(

Well, my dog had puppies a week ago! You should see them -- they are so cute! I can't wait until they are able to open their little eyes. Their mom is beautiful, and their dad is absolutely gorgeous! There is one puppy who looks like a Rottweiler. I'm absolutely in love with her; if we decide to keep one, she's the one I want :D

It's almost summer! I'm almost finished with senior year! No more high school! I'm still having a pretty hard time believing that I'm officially an adult! I don't feel eighteen, and I certainly don't feel like someone who's about to graduate high school!

I've been switching between reading and writing, but right now I'm on a big reading kick. So I though I would recommend some books to anyone who might care.

• Love Comes Softly is a series of at least eight books, by Janette Oke. She's a very talented writer, and she provides excellent, realistic fiction, much like Laura Ingalls Wilder. I've loved following Marty Claridge Davis and her family through the American West. 
• The Princess by Lori Wick is about an arranged marriage between a widowed prince and a young woman, Shelby. It's basically about their journey as they grow closer to each other. The writing style may drive some people crazy, but I personally found very little wrong. I would suggest it to anyone who enjoys a romance. 
• I Am Number Four is a good story, though the writing style does tend to annoy me at first. Written in the first-person present, the story follows "John Smith," one of six remaining escapees of the world of Lorien. The original nine -- each had been given a number -- were each gifted in their own way. They were meant to return to Lorien to save the planet, but three of the nine have been killed. "John" is Number Four. 
• The Hunger Games is written in the same style as I Am Number Four. The story was definitely an "edge-of-your-seat" type, but the grammar and point of view tended to distract me from the story. 
• The Lost Books series by Ted Dekker is one that I would recommend to lovers of fantasy. It doesn't follow the normal style of Ted Dekker, or so I'm told (I haven't read any of his other works, though I hear he is an exceptional writer). I love what I've read of the series -- I'm starting book 5 out of 6, I believe -- and I can't wait to finish!
• DragnKeeper Chronicles by Donita K. Paul is definitely one of my favorite series so far. The series follows Kale as she makes the transition from a lowly slave girl to a faithful follower of Paladin -- and as she grows into her legacy as the great Dragon Keeper. While the first book, DragonSpell, can be a little confusing, the series as a whole is very good. Donita K. Paul is an excellent writer, and I can't wait to get my hands on more of her work. 

I've also been feeling a strange craving for a Disney marathon. Maybe this is why I'm having such a hard time believing I'm a senior -- I will still drop whatever I'm doing when I see an opportunity to watch one of the Disney classics. And as I watch them, I'm realizing that little kids must miss a lot of the stuff in these movies! I didn't realize how creepy some of them were! I mean, there were some seriously twisted villains in these movies!
Of course, that doesn't make me like Disney any less... and it won't stop me from raising my kids on Disney!