kath (mckait) 75 challenge for 2010 Thread #17

Heading toward the finish:

1.Once in a Lifetime by Cathy Kelly
2.544362::Still Life by Louise Penny
3.Through a Glass Darkly by Jostein Gaarder
4.4639300::Code Blue: A Katrina Physician's Memoir by Richard E. Deichmann M.D.
5. A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
6. The Cruelest Monthby Louise Penny
7. Flight of Aquavit: A Russell Quant Mystery
8. Tapas on the Ramblas:
9. Stain of the Berry:
10.Sundowner Ubuntu:
11. Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
12. White Nights by Ann Cleeves
13. Red Bones by Ann Cleeves
14. The Girl Who Chased the Moon: A Novel by Sarah Addison Allen
15. The Five-Minute Miracle: Discover the Personal Healing Symbols that Will Solve Your Problems by Tara Springett
16. 8549224::Secrets of Eden: A Novel by Chris Bohjalian
17. Little Face by Sophie Hannah
18. Bloodroot by Amy Greene
19. Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show by Frank Delaney
20. Muse and Reverie by Charles de Lint
21. The Secret History by Donna Tarrt
22. The Long Song by Andrea Levy
23. When Michael Calls
24. Solar by Ian McEwan
25. Daughters of the Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt
26. Spook by Mary Roach
27. A Dab of Dickens and a Touch of Twain by Elliot Engel
28. The Accomplice by Kathryn Heyman
29. Cemetery if Angels by Noel Hynd
30. 6004::The Light of the Falling Stars by J. Robert Lennon (1998)
31. The Reincarnationist by MJ Rose
32. The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry
33. Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith
34. What is Left the Daughter by Howard Norman
35. Angelology by Danielle Trussoni
36. Ghost: A Firsthand Account Into the World of Paranormal Activity by Katherine Ramsland
37. Islands of Genius by Darold A Treffert
38 .Before I Say Good-Bye by Mary Higgens Clark
39. Perfect Reader by Maggie Pouncey
40. 6788033:: Let The Great World Spin by Colum McCann
41. Twelve by Twelve: A one Room Cabin Off the Grid & Beyond the American Dream by William Powers
42. The Sign by Raymond Khoury
43. The Map :The Way of All Great Men by David Murrow
44. The Clearing by Heather Davis
45. Jane-Emily and The Witches' Children
46. The Book of Kehlsby Christine Kehl O'Hagan
47. Winging It: A Memoir of Caring for a Vengeful Parrot Who's Determined to Kill Me… by Jenny Gardiner
48. Working The Sea by Wendell Seavey
49. Historic Haunted America by Michael Norman
50. The Beautiful Miscellaneous: A Novel by Dominic Smith
51. The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks
52. The Memorist by M.J. Rose
53. When the Mississippi Ran Backwards by Jay Feldman
54. The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan
55. What Nurses Know...PCOS by Karen Roush
56. The Little Giant of Aberdeen by Tiffany Baker
57. Breathless by Dean Koontz
58. The City & The City by China Mieville
59. Montana 1948 by Larry Watson
60. Fatal Forcast by Michael J Tougias
61. The Children's Hospital by Chris Adrian
62. Aloha Candy Hearts by Anthony Bidulka
63. Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
64. Blasphemy by Douglas Preston
65. The Lies We Told by Diane Chamberlain
66. Siblings: The Autism Spectrum Through Our Eyes by Jane Johnson
67. 9712248::The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir by Josh Kilmer-Purcell
68. The Passage by Justin Cronin
69. Amagansett by Mark Mills
70. 3273229::Up High In The Trees by Kiara Brinkman
71. 8767705::Impact by Douglas Preston
72. 54435::Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis.
73. 3995931::Greetings From Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer by Mari SanGiovani
74.5523624:: A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson
75. The Book of Eli by Sam Moffie

76. Bermuda Shorts by James J Patterson
77. The Lost Cyclist by David V Herlihy
78. Sumner Island by Michael Cormier
79. The Ark by Boyd Morrison
80. The Last Day by Glenn Kleier
81. Hollister House: Legend of the Banyan Tree by Joani Lacy
82. The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart
83. Wildfire At Midnight by Mary Stewart
84. The Green Darkness by Anya Seton
85. The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin
86. No Great Mischief by Alister MacLoed
87. The Language of Trees: A Novel by Ilie Ruby
88. Bury Your Deadl by Louise Penny
89. The Mind Tree by Tito Mukhopadhyay
90. The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey
91. Cogslea Revisited by M.Juanita Taylor
92. Ghost Shadow by Heather Graham
93. 93. Mothers and Other Liars by Amy Bourret
94. Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Childs.
95. The Lumby Lines by Gail Fraser
96. Frankenstein: Lost Souls: A Novel by Dean Koontz
97. The Day The World Came TO Town by Jim Defede
98. I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies): True Tales of a Loudmouth Girl by Laurie Notaro
99. The Blasphemer by Nigel Farndale
100.Whose Panties are These? More Misadventures from Funny Women on the Road by Jennifer L. Leo

100.Whose Panties are These? More Misadventures from Funny Women on the Road by Jennifer L. Leo
101. Hell House by Richard Matheson
102. The Wishing Trees by John Shors
103. Driftwood Lane: A Nantucket Love Story by Denise Hunter
104 Stay With Me by Sandra Rodriguez Barron an LTER book
105 Once Upon a Town by Bob Greene
106 Galilee by Clive Barker
107. A Midwife's Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
108. Legacies by F. Paul Wilson
109. My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
110. Wicked Plants by Amy Stewart
111. The Haunting of the Presidents by Joel Martin & William J Birnes
112. My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
113. Final Flight by Peter Stekel

five stars- my favorites! exceptional,splendid !
four stars- excellent, never lost interest
three stars- good solid book, worth reading, glad I read it
two stars- okay-ish
one star- terrible!

something to read...

http://nerdyapplebottom.com/2010/11/02/my-son-is-gay/

good article.

Found you!

A

for you

and we mustn't forget a few

I'm here! *waves*

awwwww love the gifs

*waves*

Right, bubbles!

That is a great article, Kath. That mother deserves an award ... she's absolutely right .. it's just a costume .... and he did look very cute! Would those other stupid bullying mothers also object if their husbands or brothers dressed up as pregnant nuns or drag queens during Halloween? I hate narrow mindedness in people.

I bet the other kids in his class didn't laugh at him!

Y'all know how I am judgmental about parenting..
and Yes! this mom deserves an award. imo

I too, hate narrow mindedness.

Hi Kath- Just when I thought I was catching up with you...you pulled out another thread! I guess some people are just super popular!

loving all the bubbles :)

No, but the last thread got..scary. And besides.. I am afeared of the thread police.

Ha! I picked up Big One from preschool one day to find him in a rose-colored ballet costume, happily playing at a toy kitchen. I laughed and said, "Yes! Onward to Swan Lake!" That certainly helped confirm my choice in schools...

And just when I was starting to lose hope ... Luxx, a completely wonderful modern mother pops in. Thank you for restoring my faith that there are still some non-neurotic moms out there besides the poor dear who wrote the article.

yep... Loving our Luxx-mom-lots

You guys are sweet, and I *promise* that I'm not the only one!

Since it's you... I believe you. Gratefully.

"I am afeared of the thread police." Man, I am too! Really enjoying True Compass. Mid-60s now! Does the book have photos?

Oh bother! pant, pant, puff.... trying to keep up with you.

Turned on the bubble machine. No breath left for blowing.

ooooooooooooooo love that! thank you Claudia

Mark .. yes it does... :)

From 5:30 to 8p, twenty-one posts. You one poplr layddee, layddee!

And another! Nice new thread you have here. Love the bubbles!

Starred and bubbl'd!

Starred, but no pity regarding your warm weather. We hit 100 today, first time ever in recorded history on this date!

Richard, are you POSITIVE you don't want to switch? But then, I had this nice cool summer...

Thanks for posting the article, Kath. I love the line 'Mine is not to dictate what is ‘normal’ and what is not, but to help him become a good person. I hope I am doing that.'

She sounds like one terrific mother.

ETA: Oops. Forgot the bubbles. Here you go!

I found the article on FB ...and I thought my 75ers would like it. It reminded me of the time my mother in law nearly fainted when she saw my son playing with a doll... lol

Welcome everyone..I am thinking that I need to follow Lynda's lead and switch from bubbles to a nice fireplace.

brrrrr 35F this morning ...

A fireplace sounds very good! Brrr. It is cold here this morning too, Kath.

Happy Friday!

thank you stas !

Just warming up the place a bit :)

...and a comfy chair

Oh, and a book on the chair too! Good thinking, Lynda! (and a furkid just for Kath)

nice... very nice.... perfect, in fact. And here I am having to go to work.. :(

ok... off to work. Have fun without me.....

Wouldn't dream of it, Kath!

My goodness! What's all the noise over here?
Moving furniture, crackling fireplace... ahhhh.
Hope that cold is coming my way. It's 54 here. blech!

Hope you have a quick and fun day, Kath!

Found and starred you as usual Kath! Oh, and I brought bubbles...I love blowing bubbles - one guaranteed way to make me feel like a kid again!

I wanted to have bubbles at our wedding reception. But then I was kindly told that the residue from the bubbles would make the floor finish as slippery as an ice skating rink. So I decided against it. Sigh....

Brought my chair. Who's got the Scotch?

Would you settle for gin? If so, I have you covered.

This one comes from a beautiful spot just north of Glasgow...yeah, I brought some back. :)

>39 London_StJ: Sure! Gin's more of a summery tipple for me, but I won't often say no.

>40 drneutron: YUMMMMMMMMMM

I admit it gets better reviews than my favorite Ardbeg 12, but frankly I'm in no mood to discriminate.

It is getting cozier here by the minute. I love you all....
Who is pouring?

oh and btw I am free!!!!!! hooray! free!!!!!

Yaaay ... a free Kath is a happy Kath ....

bringing cupcakes to the party...

*literally actually, to one i'm going to later*

ok.. well that didn't last long..
I just got an email with news that I find very very angering.

Can I have another drink please?

here you go, Kath :

I'm sorry that you received bad news.

I found a pal for you who needs a drink too:

Kath- Since I'm a beer guy, how about a black & tan? Hope the news wasn't to bad!

I love you caro :)

You are all good friends

((rd))

my glass is filled with Jamesons..

Late to the party again! Looks like I got some catching up to do!
TGIF!
Here's a night cap for you, Kath...

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now... get some sleep and tomorrow will take care of itself...
somehow. ;}

Late to the new thread, but I found you and got you starred.....

hope your feeling better


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Man I really want a cupcake now! Sweet Dreams Kath!

I hope you have a lovely Saturday, Kath!

Just popping in to star your thread, Kath . . . I am so far behind in LT and other things . . .

(I have post-it notes that say, "Does running late count as exercise?")

Have a great weekend!

So the thing is..

I have some family business that I am waiting to have wrapped up.
I have been waiting for some time now, but it is all out of my hands, I am a peripheral player in the situation. This was supposed to be done by this weekend. I was going to take monday as a mental health day / personal business day. Due to circumstances beyond my control, it will be several more days before things are sorted. This was/is very frustrating to me. For one thing, I want all of this mess to be over and done, and for another... I wanted my long weekend/mental health day. I have been promising it to myself for weeks now.

I may have over reacted to thing but... you have heard about the proverbial last straw? well...


Thanks for the party all.. and welcome!

Hey Kath, Looks like you need some chocolate chip cookies, a warm beverage and a furkid curled up next to you - hang in there sweetie - all will be handled, just not as quickly as you would have liked. Regardless, enjoy today.

right you are... and I will try. I just happen to have a nice warm emmaline curled up next to me this very minute.

Good for Emmaline!

Morning Kath- I hope you have a nice relaxing day and I hope a good book is involved.

Hey!
Did you sleep well?
After all those cupcakes, drinks, bubbles, etc. -
I hope you are planning some good healthy meals for today.
And I'm not talking carrot cake! (hehehe)

" it is all out of my hands "
Ain't it the truth! Ain't it the truth!

"Emmeline" is the title of one of my very favorite English-language operas. Video of a lovely aria is here.

#60: I enjoyed that, Richard.

Went to Costco this morning. One of the things I bought was a giant Apple pie.
I got a couple of new blankets and some socks for Dan



I also bought a roasted chicken and ate some with olives ( lol) .

I am in the process of washing bedclothes for 879 beds. Or so it seems.

hmmmm... sounds like LT is having a hand at your grocery list!
Good choice - chicken. Now, how about some nice white fish with fresh mango salsa?

"washing bedclothes for 879 beds"
I know what you mean. Everytime I have company (many times for 1 night) it seems like I spend the next week plowing thru sheets and towels (usually includes beach towels). Oh well, that's the price I pay to see my grandkids... no problem.

Just popping in to see what's been going on Kath; had some olives for lunch myself. washing bedclothes for 879 beds Well I can happily say I've gotten out of that job for awhile:)

Hey Kath .. just popping in to see if you're feeling better today.

*smooch*

hugs all around....

Cory came to see me.
he is in town visiting his gf and she had to work for a few hours..
so he came home :)

He wanted to make sure that all was well with me..
:)
he ate chicken and krispy kremes and drank tea with me..
I love him.... he is good to me.

still no reading.. argh... maybe tomorrow?

how fantastic that Cory came in to check in on you. *sends happy hug*

I'm feeling blue from not having much reading time myself. No krispy kreme here... but I do have string cheese. :-)

Sounds wonderful, Kath! Hurray for Cory. And Krispy Kremes! But mostly Cory. :P

I have that too :) String cheese...

Got some at Costco so I have something to snack on at work in the morning..
I never eat breakfast, then at 10 I get hungry... and really don't have time to eat.
That might work for me.

It was good that Cory came.. he has come a long way, and he fills my heart.

Cory gets a big hug from me too, for being so good to his mama

It was good that Cory came.. he has come a long way, and he fills my heart.

How lovely! I am happy for you.

I had pineapple with vanilla yogurt for dessert. I want Krispy Kreme now.

Yay for visits from family! Yeah. . I want donuts now. How do threads always turn into discussions of food?? *Ponders*

#74: How do threads always turn into discussions of food??

Because we bookies are also foodies!

*eating a pumpkin spice donut*

Well.. in this case, since I seem to be off books again..
that might have something to do with it. I am going to try again today to
find something to read. Heaven knows there are enough books, including the teetering pile next to my chair.

Book funk is definitely no fun.

Sorry you have fallen in the funk again, Kath. Good luck with the reading today!

Kath: ...have you tried just reading tiny little 100-pager books? They move quickly and give you that sense of accomplishment even if you only manage a few pages per day...maybe that will help?

It's worth a try...

Morning Kath- Boo to Book Funk!! I am very fortunate that I'm not plagued with that despised malady. Yuck! Hope you recover and have a wonderful day!

#2 LEONARDO DICAPRIO MAY BE BOTH THE GREAT GATSBY AND THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY

Director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge) is currently casting his next movie after Australia through a series of script readings. That movie will be an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the author's classic tale of life during the "Roaring 20s." The Great Gatsby has been adapted to film and TV a few times previously, most notably in 1949 (starring Alan Ladd and Shelley Winters) and in 1974 (starring Robert Redford, Mia Farrow and Sam Waterston). For the roles of Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway, Luhrmann is doing the readings with real-life, long time pals Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire, who Luhrmann hopes to cast in the roles of Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan.
This wasn't the only news this week for Leonardo DiCaprio, however, as the actor's Appian Way production company has also come aboard to produce the long-in-development adaptation of the Erik Larson non-fiction book The Devil in the White City. In addition to producing, DiCaprio will star as H.H. Holmes, a serial killer masquerading as a "charming doctor who is believed to be responsible for scores of murders around the time of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair." Holmes designed the World's Fair Hotel, complete with a crematorium and a gas chamber, which he used to lure victims into murderous traps. During the novel's long road to the big screen, past people who considered adapting The Devil in the White City included director Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) and Tom Cruise, who also would have produced and starred.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1921183/news/1921183/weekly-ketchup-martin-sheen...

Also to be found on that page, is a story about Johnny Depp playing Barnabas in Dark Shadows... I used to love that soap! lol

I would settle in after school to watch. I would like to see a movie made of it just for fun.. Who all wants to come with me to see it when it is out?

I will, Kath, but I have never seen the soap. I would attend just for Mr. Depp :)

It will be fun.. the show was a hoot..

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dark+shadows+episodes&aq=3

It has been a week or more since I finished 108. Legacies by F. Paul Wilson.
meh

It was okay, but I won't be pursuing the series.

Hopefully I have found something to draw me in.. I opened My Name is Mary Sutter and so far it is quite good. I was trying to force my way into
The Hypnotist, but I am still to miffed by the ad on the cover to read it.
( let it go.. yeah, I know)

Making sauce for spaghetti dinner.

Dinner! Good lord, I forgot dinner! I have *not one single thing* to make for dinner!

*eep*

? you forgot dinner? uh oh. Might have to order in?

No, I'll pasta it. Sauce, pasta, some sugar snaps, we're good. I had a seizure when I realized I had nothing really to cook.

nice save

There's always pasta! Thank the Goddess!
Just finished my budget...
Checkbook balances & looks like we'll make it thru Thanksgiving - thankfully (lol)
Now I can read in peace... no worries.
Glad you found a book you like, Kath. I was getting worried about you!

I also loved Dark Shadows! Couldn't plan any after school activities because there was no DVR (or VCR) back then, and I HAD to watch it!
I'll go see the movie with you, Kath!

Yowzaaaaa! Johnny Depp as Barnabas. Collinwood will never be the same! Love Johnny and I loved DS back in the day. Perhaps we need a loooong stretch limo for the premier.

Johnny Depp as Barnabas? Now that's something I need to watch.

Sorry to hear about the reading funk, Kath ... read something from Lumby? or a Mary Stewart? They're gentle enough not to tax and still be entertaining to gently bring you back to your stacks of books.

I hope the reason we haven't seen you this afternoon is cuz you are having fun and not sick or sucked up by the washer. Missed ya.

Wishing you a peaceful night....

I hope you got some reading done, Kath, and got through the book funk!

All y'all ( as my friend Jan used to say) make me smile.

ok.. A stretch limo for the Dark Shadows movie for sure..
Popcorn and champagne all around. Wouldn't it be fun to see together ?
Then chill out after at a nice bookstore coffee shop with stacks of books
everywhere?

The washer did give me some trouble on saturday.. but managed to avoid being sucked up by it. It is a front loader and sometimes it just doesn't spin right. I hate it. I may put it in the back yard and use it as a burning barrel.

I did read. I read about half of Mary Sutter. I am liking it, but so far, I don't like her much. Maybe that will change... but..

OK, drop me off at the bookstore first and I will see everyone after the movie :)

I am glad to see you got some reading in, Kath!

nope

movie first... there will be popcorn!!!

Rats.

Although I will take the popcorn. I love the stuff - the real stuff not that microwave tripe.

Movie popcorn.. food of the goddess!

with lots of butter... gotta be dripping with butter.

How's Mary Sutter coming along?

Butter on popcorn! *drools*

Popcorn is a big part of the reason to go to a movie, IMO...

Wow, lots of yummy gifs here. Must go and eat...

I'm with you, Stasia. We'll go get popcorn at the movies then scoot back in the Limo to the bookstore cafe. Gotta save seats, right? :D

So, it wasn't the Monday you wanted, but you made it thru! Good job, Kath.
I bought front loaders about a year ago and love them (as much as you could love any household work machine)... especially love the songs they play at the end of the cycle.

popcorn with or without butter.... yum!
Mary Sutter... like the book .. do not like Mary....
:P

At least we are off olives, temporarily! Still in the dreaded "book funk"?

#104: Yeah, we can guard the seats for the rest of everybody else, right?

Right. We'll stack some books on the chairs till they get there. ;-)

#108: I figure a dozen books per chair ought to do it!

Hmmmm, I fear you two will forget to send the limo back for the rest of us at the theater.

I hope this makes up for the Merle's Door incident. Watch Harvey the dog: right here

#110: Who, us? Would we do that?

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Oooh, that just reminded me of the olive assortment I picked up at the olive bar at Henry's yesterday! Off to munch.

Simply stopping by to wave hi.

Maybe some olives will make me feel better. Good idea Roni!

Hi Linda!

Never off of olives .. had a chicken sandwich with a side of olives for dinner.
Then forgot to put the chicken back in the fridge........had to throw it out this morning. not happy.

Wondering why poor sad dogs locked up in a shelter are supposed to make up for the Merle's Door thing?? Poor babies.. At least it was a clean shelter. :(((((

I would never forget to send the limo out for round two..
and I would have nice soft pillows to use as place savers.. Books are important, but no fun to sit on.

Claudia.. my gram used to come to my house very early in the morning and whistle louldy.. knock on the door and holler Good Morning Sunshine! :)
That made me smile

Good morning, darling. I finally managed to skim through, and caught the discussion of the new Great Gatsby. It sounds like it could be interesting ... or completely terrible. I'll certainly check it out if it happens, though.

Morning Kath- I thought it would bring you a smile! Have a great day!

The 1974 "Great Gatsby" movie was flat-out embarrassing. I've never cringed so hard at anything as at Robert Redford saying "old sport" >wince

*Waves at Kath*

I am waving right along with Tamara! I hope you have a lovely day, Kath!

Huffing and puffing through your thread. I loved Terri's comment WAAAAY up there about running late being good exercise. I always feel behind here on LT!

I've enjoyed the food and drink talk, movie star updates, and family news. I put the Mary Sutter book in my book notebook when I read about it in June. Waiting to hear your final verdict...

Mary Sutter . Finished the book, as well as two others.
I will have to think about the verdict.

Howdy lady, hope all's well in p.a. land.

What's for supper????


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Suppah? hmmm good question. .

Nice to see you Lynda and Claudia :)

We're having pork stroganoff over noodles. mmmmm and easy!

Did you see I finished Stay With Me ? I liked that book quite a lot. 4 stars
Thanks for passing it along. I especially liked the ending which is important to me.

Sorry your day felt long. That happens whether you have a job or not. heavy sigh

Glad you are home now...

Oh Claudia, I can imagine. At least I get to come home and be done.
:( hugs

I did see that you liked it.. and I am glad :) I thought you would :)

and btw pork stroganoff? sounds yum..
how do you make it???

110. Wicked Plants by Amy Stewart

I found this to be an interesting and informative little book.
You can learn a lot in a short time with this quick little read.
What you may not know about potatoes, cashews, Kudzu and other
living things with roots :) I liked it a lot. 4 stars

111. The Haunting of the Presidents by Joel Martin & William J Birnes

This was my car book for a while. Most of the stories are vague and dull.
I was not impressed, spooked or even much intereted. But hey, it was a car book.. something that can be read in dribs and drabs. There were plenty of drabs, believe me! 2 stars

112. My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira

This book had an interesting cast of characters. Not only did Mary herself have a very strong ( and self absorbed) personality, but her family was presented in a rich and pleasant way. It was very easy to be drawn into their lives from the very beginning. At first, I was very impressed by Mary's knowledge and strength. I never really lost that.

You can follow the link for more..

:)

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didn't like Mary

Geeze! You whipped thru those books.
Wonderful reviews! Thumb from me Mary Sutter!

I also thumbs-upped your Mary Sutter review.

xoxo

I did too, Kath.

Have a great Wednesday!

Thanks for the thumbs. :) No.. I didn't so much whip through these books as finally catch up with my posts. Yesterday I finished Mary Sutter, and the Haunting of Prez... but that one was hanging around in my car for a couple of months so I had only a little bit to read. I had time at work today since there were no kids... and all of my work was caught up. The plant book is .. well it took me an hour. It really is a small book. I read it several days ago.

Now I have to catch up on adding some books.

How many horrible c-a-t GIFs does one need on a thread? Hmmm?

Awwwwwwww.... Richard......


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Lynda .. did you forget what you were going to say?

Awwwww pretty kitty :)

Hi Kath- It looks like you busted out of that book funk with a vengeance! Good for you! Have a good evening!

CATS! *flees*

*grin*

You are up there with Eville T. Catte and Snowball the Hamster in wicked, wicked evil mean nastiness.

*smooch*

I think I found an LOL cat you will love, Richard. It demonstrates how evil they are:

excuse me... please remove anti cat pic from my thread.. humph!

put it in richards thread!!

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy New Year.
Glad tidings we bring
To you and your kin;
Glad tidings for Christmas
And a happy New Year!

ROFL

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Hi Kath,

My Name is Mary Sutter sounds good. Thumb on the review.

#137 Actually, Richard rendered me speechless. Nawww, I was looking for a cute gif then got pulled away from computer. So here it is...

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ETA: Hmmm, why does it appear that some kitties have a missing paw........RIIICHARDDD!

Lynda...you wound me...as though a mere missing paw would be enough to satisfy my cat-hatred. Into the microwave with them.

ROFL! Those gifs are a riot (except #145 - that one's just..disturbing...).

145 poor kitty

153 & 155 stole these, thanks .. lol

Mary Sutter was very good.. I didn't want to leave any spoilers so it was hard to review and give a sense of it...AND my feelings about it.

rd... do behave, we both know that you don't mean that..

ok I am freezing... brrr

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oh and I honestly did not tear through those books., lol
I was just catching up.. I have Hollis Woods to read next.

#156 Richard, that's too funny......yet...so disturbing.

>155 Carmenere: I think the paws are not missing... in my world, they are kneeling on one leg.

Kath, We are having a book eclispe!

I just picked up Hollis Woods from my library last night on the way to dinner.
I tried to reserve The Tiger Rising but it was due back at the library on Aug 19... not returned.
Maybe I will buy that one and donate it to them.

Someone, somewhere here on LT was trying to get the scoop on the Newbery Award for Hollis Woods. According to a library stamp inside the cover, It got the Newbery Honor in 2003. The cover itself says the author won a Newbery Honor for another book Lily's Crossing.

cool! I am only on page 60... not much time. I will finish it later.
i am liking it.
:)

Dunkers is clean and .. well irritable.. to tell the truth/
just wait till I start to comb him :P he really hates that.

Good luck with Duncan, Kath!

Duncan is a handful to groom, let me tell you!
It is not his favorite pastime.
We are there tho.. sort of

No reading so far today..
wanted to finish Hollis Woods

Don't think its going to happen now..
what are y'all up to ?

Hey! Guess what! We got our phone back today!!!!
1 big truck up the street + 1 big truck down the street = PHONE service!!!

BTW, thanks for removing my blinders and pointing out the obvious (getting around LT). Don't tell me anymore for awhile... my brain is blown!

woot!!!! So glad the phone is back!!!

You are quite welcome :)
I will be careful with new info for a while :)

No reading time for me last night. I had a long talk with my cousin Brian
( god son) who is one of the best people ever. He took care of his mom
a few years back, when she was suffering from inflammatory breast cancer,
which spread.. including to her brain.

A few months after she, Elaine..passed, his dad came to him. He was in the last stages of bladder cancer and in kidney failure. He has been there with him since.Tom, his dad, passed on Monday.

Brian has a sister..... she is a veterinarian. She is apparently a wonderful one. I love her. She is married to a veterinarian, too. She did not help with their care.
Brian is ... a very special guy. I not only love him, but he has my undying respect and admiration. He sounds so weary..

Brian sounds like a very special man, Kath. I bet he is weary though. Anybody would be after what he has been through.

Poor Brian... how do people find the strength to go thru all that?

You are nuts! Washing/grooming the dog for your daughter's visit... I just make sure everyone has clean sheets.

Wishing you joy today! Lots of it! :)

*smooch* to you, and Brian. He's amazing.

YO! Kat(h)

check your PMs....

just stopping by for a Shout Out!!

;-}

Brian sounds like a nice relative to have.

Is Duncan a golden? He looks like a golden on your profile. Anyway, Copper loves to be brushed until I get to her back end. She hates that but she has all those long feathers (pantaloons). And I actually have an easier time trimming the cat's nails than hers. Unfortunately, Copper has to be bathed and/or fully groomed twice a month and then in the summer she loves to swim - so, it's a struggle sometimes! I hear you!

Happy Friday!

Loving the cat gifs! Molly is peering over my shoulder and just tried to pat one of the dancing paw-deprived kittens with her paw... while purring maniacally. So I think that's a feline seal of approval. Who cares about Richard's view of this???

Not sure about Mary Sutter. I suppose it would be a great book for civil war afficionados.

Same problem here with the back side and the fuzzy furry pantaloons. I clip them down. It is his backside and his belly that need combed the most and they are what get combed the least because I need to be three people to do it right :P
gak.

I have been going at a dead run since before 7 am. I am so tired.
And yes.. I am blessed to have Brian.. I have a few relatives who are really great.. and then my kids. I am one lucky woman. :)
I am also cold. brrr

yes, Suz.. a good bit of history there.. It was very good.. but not sure if it is a keeper.

Hi Kath- I hope you get some rest tonight and then you have a whole weekend to look forward to. BTW- Loved True Compass. To bad, he couldn't have lived a couple more years and served under Obama. Take care, my friend.

Hi Kath- hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hope you are both having a sparkling day!

Just a quick stop for now . Amy isn't up yet.. she will be soon..
She is leaving this morning to go and look at houses.. That makes me sad, but I didn't want her to have to drive home in the dark too.. so...
And she is so much closer now!

She arrived friday night @ 10, after working all day. We had a bite to eat and then went to bed before midnight.

I woke at my usual time yesterday, and my plan was to make a pot of chili ..
I had been to the store the day before. Well... somehow, I came home without my ground beef. It was nowhere to be found. This happens now and then at this particular store. I flew back to the store and got more, as well as a couple of other things.

When I came home i started the chili and decided to wake Amy to the smell of
cooking bacon. So I put some into the oven. I make it this way often, because I hate to cook bacon. I put it on a rack on a cookie tray. I began adding things to the chili pot. I suddenly realized that there was a lot of smoke in the room.
Further investigation showed the rack had slipped just a tad, and one piece of bacon was dripping onto the oven. Sigh. Well of course I had to open the door turn off the oven and listen to the trilling of the smoke alarm.

Of course it was the smoke alarm that woke my darling girl, and she sauntered in and asked what I had set on fire. It was funny... but frustrating. So much for the perfect start to the day!So I made fresh from the farm eggs, bathed in butter and wheat toast and we all had a nice breakfast.

Then Dan set out to convince her to trade cars. It may work. More on this another time. ( Dan has a new Versa she has a crappy Jeep)

She is going to get up and leave by 9 ish today, as they have to look at houses this afternoon. She showed me the two they are looking at. One is in the perfect place. It needs a lot of work done, but would be perfect for them. Lots of trees, a park behind the fenced in yard... BUT no basement . Bad.

One is painted garish colors and has a basement... a nice one. IT is not quite as well placed to suit them. Not sure either will do.

We spent yesterday visiting my niece while she worked at her new house.
We then had a nice meal at Tinitique, a local place with many choices.
Then we went to visit my stepdad at my sister's house, and came home to relax.

IT was a nice day. I will hate to see her leave. Hopefully she will be back soon.
I may just have to go and set something on fire in a bit to rouse her.

Love the GIF Claudia :)

Happy house hunting to Amy, and I hope you have a lovely day!

What Luxx said, Kath!

:-D

:( She left

Sad is me... but I feasted my eyes and filled up my heart .. we will see her again soon.

Morning Kath- Sounds like you had a wonderful, but to short, visit with Amy! Hope the rest of your day goes well!

At least you have enough memories to get you through the next week...
and hopefully you will see more of Amy now that she is living closer.
Right?
Come on, Mom. Let's see a little smile ;)
I imagine she'll be calling tonight to tell you about her day. :)

Just think! You get to clean up that nasty oven now! :P

yeah... the oven.. tg it is a self cleaner :)
I know.. she will probably be here for christmas... just her and her dog steve..Husband Tom and sloane the other dog will go to his mom's house... Unless they manage to get into a house. Not the perfect solution but a good one. There is also something we are working on that might get her back here sooner. More on that later :)

Hi girlie! I think Dan's idea is a very good one.

me too!

Morning Kath, I'm glad you had your daughter all to yourself for awhile, that's such an underrated joy, IMO. Our son lives 750 miles away from us and we never get him to ourselves. I really miss that but luckily our daughter is only 30 min. away. I love that.

Bonnie.. I have three sons as well.. one lives in St Louis and is married. He is the one I rarely get to myself. The other two? Sometimes I do. And you are so right, what a joy!!!

113 Pictures of Hollis Woods . 4 stars. I loved it.

on to my LTER I think?

Final Flight

I just went to mark my star rating on Hollis Woods.. for fun I clicked on the will you like it thingamajogger. It has High confidence that I will NOT like it. hehehe
wrong again ! I love that thing. It entertains me.

Dan's idea is a good one. In fact, if I'm lucky, I might be doing something similar this coming spring.

My mom will be paying off her car, and she's already looking forward to what she will be buying next. She was planning on trading it in to help pay for the next car...but the dealer has an offer where they will take any car, even ones that don't run, and give you a discount on a new purchase. So she offered to trade cars with me, since she'll get about the same price for either one. It won't make any difference to her and I'll get a GREAT car out of it. So...hurray. :)

Now I just have to get by until spring. No problem!

So, yeah, I love Dan's idea. Unless he just wanted to get rid of his little ol' Versa for a big COOL Jeep. *makes little boy VROOM RAAAHHMM KACHSSHSHSHSH truck noises*

yeah.. Dan was making those noises too. She should have just driven the Versa back, but she didn't . She can be stubborn. Takes after her dad in that one way.

>192 mckait: ...and not her mom...? ROFLMAO

what Richard said!!!!!

me stubborn????

LOLOL

pfffffft!

Hello, Kath,

Somehow, I got 140-plus messages behind . . .

Sorry to hear that The Haunting of the Presidents was meh. It's waiting on my shelf . . . fortunately I got it used, cheap.

Oh, and I loved Dark Shadows, too... :)

93 posts? not even going to try ..... i'll start fresh here...

*waves hello*

I am waving hello along with Caro! Have a great Monday, Kath.

There's something to be said for a Jeep. Michael has owned ... five or six? ... in the eleven years I've known him, and I will forever and always remember him pulling up to my house in a big black Jeep when I was 15. *sigh*

He just traded in one Jeep for another, and got an automatic so I can actually drive it. It's so much fun.

hello everyone ! happy to see you all...
Yeah.. sorry about the Haunting book Terri..

Amy and Tom were in a Jeep Cherokee a few years ago..
headed out to Roanoke to visit friends. They were still in Charlotte
in rush hour traffic .. at a total stop. Tom was driving.

An SUV came flying down the highway behind them, hit them..spun and hit them from the front. Tom was trapped in the Cherokee. If they had been driving anything else.. they would have been very badly hurt. Or worse. As it was.. there was months of therapy and lingering effects for both of them. Both of them had Nationwide insurance. Amy didn't even get near enough to get another car and pay for therapy and days off. They even had a lawyer. I have low opinions of insurance companies of all kinds.. as I know that this is the way it is.

This is a jeep Liberty. She couldn't find a Cherokee. It is a mess. IT has left her stranded half a dozen time Neither of them have a decent car. In the next year or two.. they will be able to sort out cars.. but for now...a house is most important.we want amy to have a good dependable car. I worry about the safety of it.. but,the Versa has a good rating. Dan hates it, misses his truck, which was a gasoline hog. This way , he will get some of his truckness back, she will have a dependable car.

IT would work all around. I think she is going to do it.

I took a mental health day.. yay me!

Yay you, Kath! A mental health day sounds like a great idea!

Morning Kath- Have a great day off! I know you don't get many of them! Enjoy! Today, is my regular day off this week. I love those back to back days!

Back to back are the best, for sure....

Hello, there!

A Mental Health Day sounds like a veddy good idea, lady.....Enjoy!

;-}

Hello, there!

A Mental Health Day sounds like a veddy good idea, lady.....Enjoy!

;-}

I need one, weekends are too short

After sitting alone in the back of a jeep as a teen (1960s) with a mean and hungry looking german shepard for a couple hours, I am not overly fond of jeeps or german shepards to this day.

I was gonna wish you a great day "off" - but I'm thinkin' it'll be more like a great day "on"! Turn on - Have fun! :)

So far so good...up at almost 7, already thinking about a nap.. lol
I am reading Final Flight an LTER and it is really good 50 pages in.
I am very glad to have received it.

jude.. it was a good idea, if I do say so myself.
Kara... you do need one. If I worked the hours you do, I would be crazy. Crazier.
Claudia... that sounds like a good story... make a note to tell it to me soon.. :)

*Waves Hello*

Ooo, enjoy that nap! I'll join you in an hour or two. ;)

Ooh... I love Mental Health Days! I'm glad you managed to get one today, Kath. I think I remember taking one a few months ago. I'm way overdue for another, I think.

Hope your mental health day was a complete success, Kath. Are you sure one day is enough? :P

Your mom/daughter day's sound great!

One day will have to do, I fear... but next week is Thanksgiving, yes?
It was wonderful... there was not much I would change about today.
As for the mom and daughter day, I wish it could have been more time, but I will take it.

There will be more to come :)

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I wonder if Karma will let me have a mental-health lifetime next time.

good luck with that rd...
awww Claudia.. thank you :) love the gif..
love red tabbies, never had one :(
not meant to be I guess.

Morning Kath- Have a good day! At least it'll be a short week.

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*Amused by cat gifs*
Jasper would like to be in a cat gif, but I've told him no way, not until his blood glucose hits 150. He scowled.

Is Thanksgiving a mental health day??? It is for me, cuz I can just sit at home and read, but all you folks that have to run around and cook large birds for hundreds of people...

hey.. great idea Suzanne! incentive.. that's what he needs!
I love finding the cat gifs :) but
poor claudia!.. no pressure to contiinue though.. just a visit from you is enough!

Thanksgiving is a mental health day for me because
a kid or two will show up
I don't mind cooking giant birds... and I love the stuffing.
I do not need to go to work for five days in a row, so I have plenty of time to eat leftover turkey.

So.. all good :)

ok.. I heard a rumor and found out today it is true, our Sonya Green is leaving LT.
That makes me sad. She is a mystery girl who just gives me the feeling that she is nice and sweet and has things under control :(

email her to say goodbye? I think it will be nice for her to know that we will notice and miss her.

Oh dear! Oh no! Boo hiss!

exactly.. spread the word and let her know we will miss her..

my tea is cold already, how did that happen?
I had a hot shower.. and put sweats ontomyself.
feeling punk.. but probably just whininess cause i have to go to work
again tomorrow.

G did not mean to scrape her little nails across my eyes.
I am pretty sure.. she is just a rough little thing.
sigh
ouch

#225: Ouch is right!

I hope you feel better later tonight, Kath. Feeling punk does not sound good.

Hi Kath, I always thought Mental Health Days were the domain of people in the field of education. Do other occupations have them too?

I am sure they do...

Hi Kath--Ouchie! Hope the sweats help combat the punk feeling. Here's to lots of time off and stuffing for Thanksgiving!!

Stopping by to say: have a great day!
I love getting intimate with giant birds, turkey's that is, hmmm, gobbler's. I usually give mine a name and have a lot of fun with it. However, whenever someone (usually my mom) says the words carcass or cavity I'm ready to puke.

Hi Kath!
I think you worked the mental day and the holiday just right! You get a couple of short work weeks bracketed by family visits! Good job!
Hope your day is calm and uneventful - remember to watch your back!

Gotta bring Loki in for his annual exam today. It's pouring rain and the wind is howling. I've got till 2 o'clock to convince him to go out in it and poop!

Still warm and disgusting - but there were a few snowflakes in Sat morning forecast. I'll have to get up early so as not to miss it! :)

I love red tabbies too...they are my favorite!

Mental health days should be written into the Constitution. ;)

This may cause a few groans out there... but a retirement lifestyle sometimes needs mental health days too!

234- I believe that. People probably ask for more from you when you're retired..."Since you're home during the day, could you..."

You are only sorta retired Claudia, you work at home and in the community

Angela.. lets contact our congressmen...

There are few things worse than meat loaf for dinner.
One of them is leftover meatloaf.

*I* had rice, cheese, and Brussels sprout casserole.

much better

triple love the cow gif

stole it

Reminds me, I need to get another eye-of-round roast.

mmmphm

Kath- Just swinging through to say hi! Hope you a decent day! Reading anything good?

LOL, love the cow gif. Good for you taking a mental health day this week! I'm about due for one myself. I only take about two a year. It would be a shame to let those sick days go to waste.

Have a great night - tomorrow's almost Friday!

OK, I like that, Joanne. We have Mon, Tues, Wed, Almost Fri, and Fri. A better way to view the week. Right, Kath?

Happy Almost Friday!!!!

Hi Kath!

Waving as I head through the threads. Have a great Thursday, Kath!

Hello all :) ..

Like Bahzah says... it is a great feeling to come in and see how many good friends have been visiting :)

I have about 23 pages left of Final Flight. Just have to do them and move on. I decided to talk to Claudia last night instead of read :) I then went to bed early ...long day yesterday and another ahead.

But today is thursday!!!!! woo hoo! One week until turkey day. I better buy one of those things. I work until wednesday next week, then off til the following tuesday.

I agree, it is a shame to waste those sick days, Joanne :)

I am wishing a happy day to my friends.. :) I hope someone makes you all smile today as you have me .

Good morning to you, Kath! Hope you have a great day!

I love "Almost Friday!" :)

me too!

113. Finished Final Flight.. review tomorrow..

Don't even think about rd.. it has to wait till tomorrow

I was *good*! I didn't say nuffin'! And I *still* got the ruler acrost the knuckles. Cheez whiz.

Hi There!

Happy almost Friday to you.

Linda.. nice to have you stop by :)
friday

thank the goddess

Good morning, Kath! Have a wonderful Friday!

From "almost Friday" to the real McCoy -- you made it!!!!!

What Stephen said!

Hope it was a good day...

Have a little fun this weekend!

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home in one piece despite full moon in the sky and in the hallways.

I have nothing glittery or cute to add. Just stopped by to say happy Friday!

Hi Kath- You saw some moons in the hallway, huh? Maybe, I shouldn't be asking. Hey, it's Friday, forget about it!

Moons and other bits................

wow...you get mooned in the hallway, Kath? Next time carry a little inked rubber stamp with you and you can 'brand' them. :-) Oh wait, but would that be considered abuse? hmm.... ok, make that temporary ink that rubs off once they put their pants back on.

He moves too fast. Besides, it is the one who beat me up so badly last year.

Sending you Tito the Bodyguard, Kath!

love Tito!

I love Tito too!
"Moons and other bits................" Sounds like a love song!

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