It's my Special Day!

Woohoo!  Today is all about me!  It's my birthday, so I'm another year older...

And to top it off it was Mother's Day weekend.

Hubby and I got tickets to see WICKED The Musical to celebrate my birthday.  But we aren't going until next weekend.  After some scheduling conflicts and babysitter finding we should be set to celebrate my birthday next Saturday.  I can't wait for this show! 

I read the books previously.  Hubby didn't; and I didn't make him.  They are definitely a difficult read.  You have to get used to the way the author writes (syntax) and it takes the whole first book to get used to it.  And because I'm a diligent reader I had to read the other two books.  Eh, they weren't any better but at least I can say I read them.  But I don't plan on reading any of his other books.

But back to ME and MY weekend.  So it was my first Mother's Day.  I am grateful to have joined the club and to be able to share this special day with so many others.

I got to cuddle in bed with my baby boy before I had to get up.  I was supposed to have breakfast in bed, not that I expected it, but apparently I got up too soon so I ended up being served on the couch.  Oops.  :)  Hubby picked up some strawberry topped pancakes from a local eatery and I gobbled some of it up.  Then he carried Lucas in while Lucas carried a Mother's Day card to me (by carrying I mean in his mouth slobbering on it).  Of course it had a turtle on it!  Perfect.

Later we went to a local nature trail, West Point on the Eno, where we spread out a blanket and ate some sandwiches, enjoyed some lemonade, and played with Lucas.  Hubby was nice enough to take several photos of our Mama-Son time.  {Thanks Hubby!}  Afterward, we spent the rest of the day being lazy, taking a wonderfully long nap, and enjoying a romantic Salmon and Merlot dinner.



Hi!!

Going on Nine Months of Discomfort

There are books that you just can't put down {The Hunger Games trilogy for example} and then there are books that you just struggle to get through.

On August 2, 2011 I purchased/downloaded a book to my Kindle, Home Improvement: Dead Edition by Charlaine Harris, Toni L. P. Kelner, et al.  It's a collection of short stories from several authors selected by Charlaine and Toni.  I've read several other of their collections they have edited and enjoyed them very much.  However today is April 23, 2012 and I am only, at this very moment, 69% through this book.  That's nine months of uncomfortable and painful reading, not unlike the discomfort of a pregnancy.

I have been struggling terribly to get interested in this one.  I've gone back and forth between it and other novels.  I even started and completed a twenty book series since then.  It's my "filler" book I suppose.  When I had nothing else to read I would make myself read yet another short story.

I just don't know why it is.  Who am I kidding, of course I do.  I'm not a book critic by any means but I suppose I find the stories dry, or maybe just flat out don't care for some of the author's writing.  Aside from a few of the author's stories because they tie into other books I've read, like Charlaine's Sookie Stackhouse series.  Those, I remain interested in.  I even felt the need to write a brief review on Amazon for this book similar to what I've written here.

So now that I'm doing this 101 things in 1001 days list I am back into this book.  I am GOING to finish it!  It is my first book for the 50 that I plan on reading during this time frame; even though technically I started it way before my start date of this goal.  I already have my next book lined up in my Kindle that I downloaded earlier this month.  So I say, No more filler book!

Find it on Amazon.