- My grandmother passed away last Saturday. I'm sad, but not heartbroken (she was 90!). I'm really glad I took the Princess to meet her first.
- I have a ton of pictures of the Princess from our trip. I might need to do an entire post on all the new things she did.
- School starts Wednesday. The Pirate is NOT ready. We're trying to come up with a fun annual back to school ritual. I'm leaning towards Mexican food.
- My vacation from my weekend job is over as of tomorrow. I really dread going back to work every weekend night.
- Our trip to Aberdeen was a lot of fun. The campground was perfect and the kids had a blast.
- Mike and I are becoming gym rats. In fact, I might have to cut this short in order to get there in time for the morning daycare hours!
- I'm looking for the perfect green smoothie recipe. Do you have one?
- Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated
by Alison Arngrim. Funny, interesting, but written to the easiest of reading levels. Some gossip, but anything about Little House on the Prairie is incredibly positive.
- Dinner: A Love Story: It all begins at the family table
by Jenny Rosenstrach. Still enjoying this tremendously, still wishing I had an easy way to mark recipes.
- Molly Cooper's Dream Date (Harlequin Romance)
by Barbara Hanney. Harlequin Romance from January 2011. I read this on my Nook. I might review it later, it has an interesting format.
- Fifty Shades of Grey
by E. L. James. I'm only 4 or 5 chapters in. It's not awful but when I put it down I can walk away.
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum. I've read half and frankly, it's a little weird and heavy handed. I never want to hear another person complain about the moral lessons from The Little Prince. I will continue though, as it's part of my personal challenge.
- Chick Ink: 40 Stories of Tattoos--and the Women Who Wear Them
edited by Karen L Hudson. Thought it would be interesting, but turns out to be really defensive essays on why girls get tattoos. Will likely go back unfinished.
- Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
by Brian Wansink. This is a reread from several years ago. Still fascinating. Janssen, you'd like this. (Not yet finished)
Wow, school starts on the 21st here, and I thought that was early!
ReplyDeleteBook requested! You know me well :)
ReplyDeleteI also loved Dinner A Love Story, but reading it on my Kindle Fire made it hard for me as well. I wanted to page back and forth in it.
ReplyDeleteI love this picture!! It sounds like you have had 3 very busy weeks :) My oldest isn't ready for school AT ALL but my middle one is chomping at the bit to start preschool. Go figure! I'm going to need a 2nd job just to pay for all of it!
ReplyDeleteSorry about your grandmother, but it is hard to stay sad when someone passes after a nice long life. Hope you Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry about grandma but glad that you were able to head out there and spend more time than you originally expected. I'm not going to lie--I'll be devastated when my grandma goes. Need to plan a trip pronto.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you and the gym! Pass that motivation on to me! Although this morning did mark day 3 (ahem, in the past week) of getting up at 5:15 to go running. Once you get into it it's addicting, huh??
Somehow, I missed this post. I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother. It was really nice that you and Princess got to see her before she passed.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about your grandma. I know it was hectic to get it all put together but I'm so glad you got there in time to be with her at the end for her to meet The Princess.
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