52 in 52 book 4

Last week I completed The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult at the recommendation of a friend. I have to say that this was a good read. At times it was a little dark, but it was still captivating. The story takes place in a small town in Maine where a young girl thinks that she has fallen in love with the hockey star of the local school. Throughout the story she encounters hurt, tragedy and a feeling of hopelessness, that most teenagers experience. Her parents struggle through her hurt as well as their own all the while trying to repair their broken family.

52 in 52 book 3 review

I just finished up The Last Song-Nicholas Sparks at the beginning of the week and I have to say that this book was a very easy read. It held my attention and left me not wanting to put the book down. Kyley and I were reading this book together (however she has still not completed it) because there is a movie coming out based on this book, and following the rule of our house we had to read this prior to seeing the movie.

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by this book, though I know that I should not have been. Everything else I have read by Nicholas Sparks has been a decent read and The Last Song was no exception. This book is about a nearly 18yo who has been estranged from her father who is being forced to spend her last summer as a child at his beach home with him and her younger brother. Throughout the summer she finds out a lot about the person her father is as well as the person that she is becoming.

52 in 52...Book 2 review...

I forgot to post a review of I'm a Stranger Here Myself after I completed it. I was not all that thrilled with this selection sadly. This book was a compilation of the faults of the American society written by an American man who spent 2 decades living in England and then moved back to the east coast. While there was some witty humor, I was left unimpressed. *sigh.....

More snow...

*sigh...I guess that's what you get when you live in NE USA in the winter time, eh? I thought for sure we would be good for the rest of the winter but I guess I was mistaking. Oh well...such is the life. Not too much going on here today, I had a full day of teaching the crew in that went pretty well, a little bit of a rough start this morning, but after we got back into the groove it was great. I was feeling the motivation that I needed to get a lot of things done and I am pretty excited about our new adventure.
I slacked off on blogging yesterday...I know I know...but I have been keeping up with both blogs daily and....it's been a decent amount of work. I still went to dedicate this blog to my lovely hot button topics that I LOVE debating over...so I think I am going to start blogging more of that stuff here. I just need some decent ideas.  I have one started on traditions and then another on socialization...so...perhaps I will work on those.

As for pic...I took some today on the pocket camera again...ugh...and it's still acting up when uploading.

Lazy Day....

Wow...I don't think I did anything at all today. I did my yoga routine on the Wii, hung out with Dawson while Matt and Kyley went to karate, watched some TV, played more Wii and blogged a bit. Sounds super exciting isn't it? lol....not much to report. But I did get pics to work....here are a few catch up from my 365

 

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

(yes I realize this is a cop out picture but I did take it today. lol)

Today's pic....

 

I think that catches me up...and I have decided that I am not up for doing 365 of me....*sigh...

Snow day.....

Lots of snow feel here, though I am sure not nearly as much in other parts of the US. The kids enjoyed their time out in the snow and it sure was a pretty site. I took advantage of the kids being outside to rearrange furniture in our "school room" and the kids bedrooms. Tomorrow the rest of the house is in store for a nice cleaning.

My laptop is still acting up so I am not able to get pics yet.....I am hoping to spend more time with my computer tomorrow to get it fixed. Not much else to really report.

A week of Blogs.....

....well today marks the one week mark. :) woooohooo! Though I don't really have anything blog worthy. Kyley had auditions today and she feels that she did well, she auditions again next week and then parts are given out on the 21st. She is pretty excited about it. :) Though she told me today that she doesn't really want to play the lead.

Matt and Dawson are both feeling a lot better than they were so that's a bonus. Matt even picked up some of the responsibility today by taking Ky to theater and picking her up and taking her to karate, which Dawson skipped because he is still coughing. He is NOT happy though because he hasn't been there at all this week and it is weapons week. *sigh...poor guy.

I had a nice heart to heart talk with my friend today and I am hoping that things will clear up after this. Right now I am still not sure where we stand...mostly on my part, but who knows what will come of it.

Not much else to report other than I still haven't been able to do any uploading, I promise that I am shooting though. I will have all the days I missed up and running. I think I might need a new card reader.....or just a new computer. ;)