Wordless Wednesday...

This or That Tuesday...

Conner Gray
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Isla June
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Anna Elizabeth

Week in Review

This last week I read and finished Mercy by Jodi Picoult and started The No. 1 Ladies' Dectective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. I really enjoyed Mercy and the thoughts it brought forth. Such as, if you truly love someone do you let go or do you hold on tight?

Personally, I think that question is really loaded. You have to take in a lot of factors and even with a lot of thought, sometimes the right answer is not the answer you should make. So, do you make the right answer or the correct answer? Deep stuff. It's not always easy to let the person you love leave when there are a lot of unanswered questions that turn into a bunch of what if questions.

The No. 1... is not starting out like I expected. I had heard good things about it, but I can't remember what it was exactly. It seems like a slow start so I am hoping it gets good soon or I will be sad. Not sure if I will be going to the library this week or try to get through the stacks I already have at home!

Jodi P

"I don't know about Jamie, but I understand doing something you know you shouldn't be doing, and knowing at the same time it's not wrong." - Mia, pg. 293, Mercy by Jodi Picoult.

Do you connect with this statement? Why or why not?

Wordless Wednesday...

Looking for some suggestions..

Okay, so in about a year or so the DH and I are thinking about expanding our family. I really want to read some books that relate to this. Some non-fiction, some fiction. I've had many recommendations for Taking Control of your Fertility and plain on sucking it up and buying it on Amazon, since my local library does not have it. Besides that, any other suggestions that might be helpful? I am open for anything from chick-lit, to historical, to non-fiction, to medical to anything really. I just want to read more about parenting, pregnancy and famililes. So if you could throw out some suggestions, that would be great!

In the past I have read... Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner, Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult, My Not so Fairy-Tail Life by Julie Wright, and The Doctor's Wife by Elizabeth Brundage. Just a few that are some-what related to the topic...

Suave Does NOT equal Secret

In a reading blunder, I was recently at the drugstore pickingout deodorant and I am not one to be a follower of a particular brand or anything, I just tend to stay away from some that I have tried in the past that do not work. However, I typically lean towards Secret because it is effective. Probably too much body odor information for the general public, but stay with me. So I picked up my normal blue "Secret" deodorant and went on my merry way.

The weather was slightly warmer but I seemed to be extra sweaty. Then about a week later I a mindlessly putting on the goods and I read on the cap "Suave vs. Secret, can you tell the difference? and I thought huh???? And I turned it around and lo and behold it said Suave! DOH!

Well let me tell ya, Suave is NOT as good as Secret for me and I will be dilligently reading my labels from now on!!

Eights are GRATE on Wednesdays...

8x8

8 Things I Am Looking Forward To:
1. Summertime
2. Getting a Job
3. Having children
4. Summer baseball/softball games
5. My weekend
6. Making sangria on Sunday
7. Blueberry picking
8. Watching Bride Wars

8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Worked
2. Drank margaritas
3. Ate tacos
4. Watched the Tigers beat the Twins!
5. Voted
6. Talked to my grandma
7. Spent too much time on facebook
8. Read the prologue for Mercy

8 Things I Wish I Could Do:
1. Go on another all inclusive vacation
2. Go to Kenny's concert this year
3. Make my best-friend happy
4. Teach kindergarten
5. Get children to realize they do need to memorize math
6. Get children to slow down and read directions
7. Make sure all children are hugged, kissed, fed and loved every day
8. Eat all the ice cream in the world and be skinny

8 Shows I Watch:
1. NCIS
2. Law & Order: SVU
3. In Plain Sight
4. Criminal Minds
5. Grey's
6. Brother's and Sisters
7. Medium
8. Burn Notice

8 Favorite Fruits:
1. Strawberries
2. Blueberries
3. Pineapple
4. Apples
5. Kiwi
6. Oranges
7. Blackberries
8. Grapes

8 Places I'd Like to Travel:
1. Mexico
2. Bahamas
3. Washington D.C.
4.Italy
5. Ireland
6. Alaska
7. Puerto Rico
8. Costa Rica

April's Reads...

12. Rattled! – Christine Coppa (April 15th) - This was fantastic. Coppa is a blogger for glamour.com and a freelance writer. She is the mother to an adorable boy, Jack Domenic and she does it all alone. Well, all alone with the love and support of her friends and family. Jack's dad bailed before the pregnancy was over and has never met his son. Rattled! is the story of what happens when you end up 26, pregnant, in NYC, all alone. It's the story of growing up, of becoming independent and about love. Excellent representation of a mother and the love she has for her child.

13. Blonde – Joyce Carol Oates (April 16th) - I have many mixed emotions on this one. It started out fabulous, but I think 500 some pages was a bit too much for this one to hang in there. Oates writes this as if we have a front row seat to Marilyn Monroe's most inner thoughts. While I loved the thought of knowing what Monroe felt and why she did things, it was a bit over the top. I did enjoy the spin Oates put on her life and certain aspects. Definitely worth the read if you are a Monroe fan or just curious about that time period.

14. PS I love You – Cecilia Ahearn (April 19th) - This was awesome. My hubby kept asking, "What does that book say???" I kept laughing and crying it was that good. The book follows Holly through the year after her husband suddently dies. He and her and always talked about "The List" that he would have to leave her if he were to die. When letters start arriving, she starts following their advice and holding on to her husbands memory. She takes risks she never would have before, get's a job SHE LOVES but never would have tried for and realizes who her true friends are. I would totally recommend this one.

Reading lulls..

I've been having troubles getting my butt to sit down and read lately. Which is odd, since I've loved reading since I could read See Spot Run on a page. I've always enjoyed curling up with a good book and getting lost in some adventures. However, it seems like more and more lately, even when I WANT TO READ and have books that I WANT to read, I still put it off. I got a TON of books for Christmas and I have not even read half of them. I have two books out from the library that I know I want to read and will enjoy, but have not started. I am so not going to make my reading goals for this year and it is making me angry. I should be enjoying the time I have now to read since I know there will be a lot of time in the future that I won't have all this time to read.

Why can't I just pick up a book?