Zany – one who acts the buffoon to amuse others. I’m coming in with 10 people who make me laugh, lol. Z is hard y’all!
What about you? When you need a good laugh who do you turn to?
And with that this A-Z Challenge is in the books! Thanks for visiting.
My yearly mountain of owned and unread books started small, got completely out of hand and is slowly taking a turn for the better. Every year around this time I recreate my unread book stacks adding in new books. For many years I brought in more than I read and that became a problem. A big book problem.
Last year I read 74 book so if I kept that pace I could get all of these books read in less than 10 years. #goals
What about you? How many unread books do you have in your house?
4. Forest of Knives, Madagascar
5. Fiji
7. Whitehaven Beach, Australia
8. Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
9. Mendenhall Ice Caves, Alaska
10. Arashimaya Bamboo Forest, Japan
So, have you been to any of these places? I think I’m most intrigued by #6. Click on the links to see why I chose them 🙂
This is the weekend for Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon and I’ve made a small pile to choose from mostly from books already on my shelves. I can’t wait to start at 8 am on Saturday morning. Is anyone joining me?
1.Small Great Things by Picoult was our book club read this month and the discussion has come and gone but I still have 100 pages left.
2. Wonder by Palacio was supposed to be the first book I read this year, but I got to 80 pages and stalled out. I want to finish.
3.Kathy Smith’s Getting Better All the Time by Smith has been on my shelves since I started keeping track in 2008!
4.Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Vreeland is short and my library had the playaway so I can take turns listening and reading.
5. Water Tales by Hoffman contains 2 novels with the total number of pages being less than 200 so it’s perfect for the read-a-thon.
6. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Choldenko is one I’ve been wanting to read for a while and I have the book and playaway.
7. Devil in Spring by Kleypas is the third in a series I’m reading and the audio will be great for when my eyes need a rest.
8. The Art of Friendship by Horchow looks like a great book to read bits throughout the day.
9. The Hanging Tree by Cash is just too short at 74 pages not to throw into the reading pile.
10. Charlie St. Cloud by Sherwood is by an author I like and I read the first few chapters yesterday and am anxious to continue!
I think I’ve got a fairly varied stack, but as always, will also be reconstructing my wall of unread books for the 11th time, so my choices could change as I touch all of those yummy books 🙂
I’m never a fan of the villain in movies, books, or real life, but that doesn’t mean that they’re not memorable. Here are some that have stuck with me in the movies I’ve seen.
Do you have one that stands out in memory?
I’m back with another highly subjective list! There are so many places we’ve been around the country, but also so many places we haven’t, and I can only choose places I’ve been so feel free to recommend future trips! The pics are mine 🙂
New York City. Jason and I had visited a few times before we lived in midtown Manhattan from May – October 2000. We go back as much as we can, next trip June. I love the energy.
Washington D.C. Jason and I met when we were both living in the DC area and lived there for 3 years (1995-1998). I’d move back in a heartbeat if the opportunity arose. So much history and so much to do.
San Francisco, California. I’ve been there twice, once in my 20’s and once in my 30’s and loved the coastal city both times. Beautiful and charming.
New Orleans, Louisiana. One visit in high school (1987) was all it took to appreciate the charm and culture shock of this city.
Boston, Massachusetts. We visited a few years ago and I fell in love with the history and vibe of the city.
Niagara Falls, New York. One of my favorite places is standing under the Bridal Falls on the US side of the Falls. After that I recommend heading across the border and spending the rest of your day on the Canadian side 🙂
Santa Monica, California. Or somewhere around there. I lived in West LA in the summer of 1994 and loved the access to so many of the beach communities.
Kelleys Island, Ohio. I love big cities, but we discovered a little 4 mile island on Lake Erie only an hour from Cleveland that enables us to disconnect and take a deep breath.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We’ve visited here a few times because it’s so close to home. Love the big city museums, the water, and the smaller city feel.What are your favorite US cities?
As an only kid who was able to stay home by myself at a young age, I have watched my fair share of TV. I don’t watch as much as I used to, but coming up with a top ten is going to be tough. I’m staring at the paper where I came up with possibilities and there are 26. Let’s see what makes the final list.
What are a few of your favorites?
Seven years of Gage posts and I’ve chosen ten of my favorites. From the highs of first being a mother, to health scares and diagnoses, to watching my boy blossom.
2. Sundays with Gage – Ventilators, ICU, Medical Mystery and a Miracle
3. Sundays with Gage – An Early Celebration 
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Sundays with Gage – A Day in the Life of My 3 Year-Old
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Sundays with Gage – A New Era
6. Sundays with Gage – Autism One
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Sundays with Gage – Scopes, Stress & a Tip
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Sundays with Gage – Booklovers Advent Tree (we still do this every year)
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Sundays with Gage- A Mother/Son Reading Challenge (I love that we accomplished this together!)
It has been a crazy few days and I didn’t have time to finalize my quotes list, so you get this mishmash instead 🙂 I worked at our library book sale this morning for 4 hours and these are the first 10 books I found that had Qs on the cover. Haha. This is the best I can do today within the parameters of the challenge. Have you read any of these?
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