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About meI am a divorced mother of two boys; one in high school; one in middle school. They are my two favorite people in the universe.

My love of books can be traced back to a giant box of books my aunt sent to me when I was 6. They were mostly Dr. Seuss books and those "I can read them all by myself" books. A few of my favorites you can find in my library here. As an only child living out in a rural area with not many other kids around, I had a lot of time by myself. I can still remember the exact spot I would sit in my little bedroom and read. My mother would also read out loud to me any of the books she was reading. My grandmother, who I used to spend a lot of time with, would spend most of her days reading anything and everything. She told me once that she could talk to anyone anywhere about anything because she had read so much. When I was in grade school our teachers would read a book out loud to the class. When I was in fifth grade, our teacher read to us [Where the Red Fern Grows]. He cried at the end and so did the BOYS! It amazed me that a book could wield such power! LOL!

As I grew older, I might read a book here and there or read books required for my college classes, but I certainly was not the "book nerd" I am today. About 10 years ago, my aunt, the English teacher, recommended some books to me. Being newly divorced and broke with two small children and not able to go out and buy books, I headed off to the public county library and got the book for FREE! This started my addiction to the library - and READING. It didn't help matters any when I landed a job next door to it! I cannot say enough good things about the library!

My grandmother is in her 90s now and is happily oblivious to the world; my mother reads her Bible, and that's about it. The saving grace in my life is my retired English teacher aunt. We continuously write each other (we have been faithfully writing to each other since I was 8) about the books we have read; are reading; want to read, etc.... A few years ago the head librarian at our local library started a book club. I was so thrilled to find "people who read." I discovered Library Thing quite by accident a few weeks ago while looking up book reviews for a book I was considering recommending to the club. I have been addicted ever since.

Besides reading I love to bake, tend to my flower garden(s) in our not-so-big back yard; tackle the occasional cross-stitch project (some of which actually get framed and hung on the wall!); watch mind-numbing sitcoms on TV; watch funny movies; and play Guitar Hero with my kids and their friends.

About my libraryNinety-nine percent of the books in my library are books I have read that have made some impression on me and all of the books my book club has read. A few listed are book club picks that are TBR because I was away from my club for quite a while due to work commitments. Most are books I borrowed from the library; a few I actually own. If a book has made quite an impression on me, I will actually go out and buy it, hopefully at our library's "used book" sale for a bargain price!

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