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I can't help it, I love these books!! They make me crack up every time I read one.

This series is also a favorite. I love the Characters and trying to figure out the mystery before the end of the book.

This series is a nice light one, with great characters and best of all place in Washington State. 

Thoughts about the time of the Birth of Jesus Christ, really made me think.

Another book Jesus and real gifts of love. Made me take a look at gift giving.

I saw the movie and hated it, but after multiple friends told me they loved the book, I decided to read it. The book is so much better and totally different ending. I can't wait to read the next one.

 This is a series that I just happened on and started reading and could not put it down.  It is Hunger Games, meets the Bachelor. Love it and can't wait for the next one!!

We read Endenbrooke for book club last month. It was a nice clean romance. I loved it and the theme of it.

reading update

I have been slow on reading so far this year. I am part of a book club with some ladies at church, so that has helped a bit.  We just had our last club for which we read Anne of Green Gables.  For me it was an ok book. I know, I know, everyone says it is a classic. all in all it was a good story, but I just had a hard time getting into it and reading.  But it was on my list of books to read, so I can now say I have read it. :) 

Sarah's quilt is the sequel to These is My Words.  Slower than the first, but it was a really good read and I enjoyed it, am ready to read the 3rd one now.

 

Started reading the Wonderful Wizard of Oz with the family in the car while we were driving around.  I never realized how very different the Judy Garland movie of it really is. I mean the slippers aren't even supposed to be ruby, they are silver!

Another book club selection. I didn't realize that the Jewish people weren't the only ones persecuted during ww2 in Europe. It was a really good book and eye opening as well.

I love Debbie Macomber and had fun reading this first of her new series!! I cant' wait for more!!

Pretty Little Liars book!!!  I love watching the show, but as usual it is nothing like the book!!

A short little book about being an Angel for someone else!! Very cute!

Hibiscus Flowers

I have a Hibiscus bush in my front yard, over the last 3.5 years living here on this beautiful island I have enjoyed watching it bloom over and over and over again.  It makes me so mad when my kids and the neighbor kids pick the flowers, I want to be able to walk out and see them in bloom and enjoy them, not see them on my porch all withered and dieing.  This is one major thing that I will miss about living here, these beautiful flowers. 

All over the island you see them, in all different colors and I love it!!!  This yellow one is beautiful!!!  I have also seen light pink, ones that are almost lavendar, some orange ones.  Their beauty makes me smile!! Plus the only kind of tea that I like to drink is made from these.  The okinawans make it here and with some of their fresh brown sugar, it is amazing!!!

Just wanted to share a little beauty with all of you today!!!!

May it be a beautiful day where you are at, whether it is raining, snowing, windy, or sunny!!!

Mr. Darcy Presents His Bride

I love these books and it is fun to see what people think happen after the end of Pride and Prejudice.

Just Ella

what happens to Cinderella after the ball? Does she enjoy palace life? Is the Prince really all that great??

Hannah's List

Love story with a twist.  His wife passes away and leaves a list of women she thinks would make him happy.  Kind of creepy at first, but sweet that she knows his so well and knows who would be good for him.

 

The next book is for book club.  Between Fifty Shades of Gray By Ruta Septyes

Playing Book Catch UP:

I started out this year with a goal of reading 80 books this year, well I am off to a slow start. I think part of it is because I started sewing again and starting taking a crochet class and it gives me another outlet. But I did borrow these books for my Kindle and since there was a time crunch for how long I have them, I had to read them.  I of course love Debbie Macomber and am trying to read her Cedar Cove series, I think I am somewhere in the middle.  As always I enjoyed reading and love hearing about my favorite state of all WASHINGTON!!!

 

My oldest is in 6th grade and they started reading The Giver for their English class.   My son and his friend were discussing some things in the book and it made me curious. So I borrowed it and read it.  It was actually a really good book and I am ready to read the next 3 in the series.   I try to read the books that they are assigned to read in school, mostly because I like to be up on what they are talking about and because some books have things in them that need to be explained and I want to be prepared and know where the questions are coming from.

last two books of 2012

I didn't think I would get done with anymore books, but I started The Magician's Nephew by CS Lewis Christmas day and I finished it yesterday.  It made me supere excited to read the rest of the Narnia series that has been on my to read list for a long time.  It is our book club book for Januaray, so I guess I finished early.

After I finished that one, I started in on this one. (the kids were watching movies that I have seen A LOT, so figured I would do something else) So I read.  Then I couldn't put it down and kept reading, finally exhausted I put it down only to get up and finish it this morning.  It was a fun little story, always fun to read a bit of clean romance.

Playing Catch Up!!

My goal for this year was to read 50 books, well I passed that, so I upped it to 60, I again passed that and thought, hey wouldn't it be neat to get to 70 books??  So these are the last 13 books that I have read. I know the year hasn't ended up, and I am in the middle of another book, so who knows, I may just get to my 71 book for this year.  A lot of these are Christmas ones, mostly because I have a huge stack of books to read and figured what better time than to read all my christmas ones at Christmas time??   It was wonderful, I needed the extra Christmas spirit that came with reading some of these stories. It was a hard year for me, mostly because my husband and I weren't able to spend it together. 

Take a look at Goodreads and make a goal for yourself for next year in your reading!!!