kath/ mckait 2012 ~ And so we begin again ~

You have your way, I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist. - Friedrich Nietzsche

Reads for 2012 begin here..

1. Camptown Ladies by Mari SanGiovanni 4 stars
2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer 2 stars

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I decided to re-post my favorite reads of 2011 from my last thread:

1. The Night Circus & The Dovekeepers share first place.
They are completely different books and I loved them both.

2. A Trick of the Light stands alone at number two.. I loved it

3. Mama Day is wonderful. I loved it from beginning to end.

4 Barn Dance is a little book that spoke to me, and I know it will make
most of you say HUH?

5. Beneath the Hallowed Hill was as good as Under the Stone Paw, I love this author.

6. I'm Over All That, because I madly love Shirley MacLaine and all of her books..

7. Charlie St. Cloud see note on #4 :)

8. The Cat's Table was wonderful, a good story

9. Coffee with Thunderbolts by one of our own 75'ers, Marianne Petrino. I have read
several of her books .. loved them.. but this is my favorite :) you should give her a try!

10. Susan Wittig Albert China Bayles books. I read several this year and
had fun with each and every one, so the China Bayles books take spot # 10.

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I will be back soon, 2012 is almost here!

I'll be here when you get back...

I will try to keep up with your threads in 2012 :-)

I'll be waiting too! Hope your reading disappoints are few and far between in 2012.

Happy New Year! I'm looking forward to following your list again!

Hello, Sweetie! Cross-posted on your old thread. Here now, though.

Hello Kath!!! So glad to be continuing this reading journey with you!

*smooch* Is there coffee?

Welcome back!

Starred!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, Kath!

Hi, Kath ~ Happy 2012!

Happy New Year Kath! Looking forward to see what great books you will be reading this year. :)

Kath look forward to keeping up in 2012

Happy New Year Kath!!

Hi, Kath! I'll be checking in to see what's on your list!

Here you are! I hope your 2012 is as wonderful as you deserve! Happy Reading!

Brit, rd and Jude.. glad to see you here !
You too Gail and Beth :)
Anita, I am glad to see you back with us!
Lynda.. thank you !
Thanks Jim! And thanks for taking such good care of us and our group :)
Hi Cindy.. long time :) I hope to see more of you this year.. I will try to keep up!
Caro..:: hugs:: and back at ya !
Joe... welcome :)
Mary.. (that is one of my favorite names).. nice to see you and back at you!
Hi Valarie! I am looking forward to everyone's reads, too.. and hoping I can resist most of them:P
Paul, I look forward to seeing you.. hope you are feeling much better !
Bonnie.. your first full year of retirement.. woo hoo!!!Happy to you too!
Hi Marilyn and welcome !
Terry, we cross posted.. welcome ! Pull up a pillow ..

I have a feeling that 2012 is going to be a great year here at the 75'ers , maybe even better than 2011!
I will try to keep up with all of you.. as best I can.. if I haven't posted in your thread yet.. please feel free to post a link so I can find you ... This group is growing by leaps and bounds today and I suspect it will continue tomorrow .. yikes!

:P I hope I didn't miss anyone.. please for give me if I did...

happy new year!!! oh and stared!!

and it begins :)
Happy New Year! {{hug}}
my 2012 thread

Happy New Year, Kath! We've been buddies around here for awhile now! Through good times, trials and tribulations. We've been through it all. Big Hug!

Hi my friend!
It's almost here - 2012!
Hoping it's a much more relaxed year for you - LOL!

Hugs!

You are STARRED!

Hoping you have a great New Year!!

Happy New Year Kath!

Happy New Year Kath!

Chiming in my Happy New Year wishes too, Kath!

Happy New Year Kath. As it is now 2012 I think it's time to start dropping off some



Hope you have a great year:)

http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=3306356391916&source=jlfb&amp...

A Happy New year to All Who Enter Here!!!

Welcome to Bryony, Kara Mark, Cee, Chelle, Brit, Ilana, Stas, calm and all......
A new year feels like a deep full breath that you take when you are about to have another go at something.. like life.. lol .. it is a good thing...!

Love the card, Kath. I enjoy Jacquie Lawson's cards.

Me too :) I have used them for years :)
Welcome stas.. will you have a thread sometime soon?

Some time around the 8th or so I will make a thread, Kath - you know, when I actually have something to report!

Happy New Year, Kath! Cheers, to your best year ever!

Good Morning Kath! Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, Kath! And thanks for sharing that fabulous card by Jacquie Lawson.

Mornin', Kath. Hope this will be the first day of something super for you.

Is there any more coffee? 'Cause...zzzzz....

Happy New Year, Kath!

Alan

Found you at last. Happy New Year and hope there's lots of good reads coming your way.

Stas, Lynda... Brit, Darryl...Gail and Alan and Kerry :) So nice to log in and see you all !

Gail... always a pot of coffee in the morning.. wish I could serve you some with Blackberry and Poppy flower jam on toast :)

*smooch* Need jam for toast no coffee yet is where

If only you could just have a seat amongst the kitties, I would serve it to you!

The jam is from woot.wine.com and is fab! I bought it for gifts, and had to keep one for me :P

Hi Kath!
Jam sounds yummy! Is the toast on homemade bread?
I'd gladly sit amongst all the kitties for that snack! :)
or even for NO snack at all...
Happy Sunday!
:-)

It will be a little sad.. Adam left..
he is so good.. I miss him already and he has only been gone for 7 minutes..

*there there, pat pat*

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Poor Kath {{{hugs}}}
close your eyes and meditate on the goodness
it was mixed in there somewhere ;-)

Good morning, Kath, and Happy New Year!

{{{Hugs}}} Kath. I'm glad you had a good visit with Adam and he got to stay at least until today. How far away does he live?

Plans for today? I hope a long rest is featured prominently among them.

It was good Cee.... he was perfectly wonderful to be around.. not grumpy for a minute!

Hi roni ! Back at ya ~

Adam lives in Atlanta, Caro.. has for a long time.. I hope to read today and do little.. I am weary.

Print this, stick it on your shirt and woe betide anyone who interrupts!

will do.. great idea! I haven't done any real reading for weeks.. thanks!

From the current Louise Penny newsletter:

In the winter/summer of 2011, I wrote the eighth book in the Gamache series. It's set in a monastery and explores issues of community, of the Divine, of faith in God and in our fellows. Of how we communicate. The power of music, and the power of silence.

It's about belief. And is called THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY.

I finished it, and turned THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY in to the publishers at the end of the summer.

http://www.graphicmail.co.uk/new/viewnewsletter2.aspx?SiteID=6094&SID=6&...

Happy New Year Kath- looking forward to another year in this group.

Happy New Year Kath, look forward to seeing what you read this year.

Thanks for the heads-up on the new Louise Penny, Kath. Can't wait! It sure sounds good.

Happy New Year Kath!!

Thanks for the Penny update.

Grrr... I still haven't read A Trick of the Light yet ... waiting for it to come out in paperback. I do miss Three Pines though ... maybe I should check and see where I am on the library list tomorrow.

Oh, Caro, you want to read A Trick of the Light starting today. :-) It may be the best of them; it was really good.

You know... I'm suffering from a major brain cramp ... I already have A Trick of the Light in my TBR Tower. I bought a copy last year! Duh! This is what happens when you eat a spam, peas and cheese omelette for lunch.

>59 cameling: You have time, Caro. The Beautiful Mystery won't be out until Fall. Of course, you're actually being quite sensible...delaying giving yourself a peak read experience, a deathless immersion into the glory of Three Pines, until the next one is only a short time away. Most of us weren't so sensible, and look at the agonies we suffer instead!

Kath == happy new year back at ya! :)

Happy New Year Kath! I hope you find some comfort from Adam leaving today in some great books. :)

Hi Helen and Diane :)

I have to find your threads .....

Jim.. I know... hard to wait, isn't it?

Quite welcome Joanne :)
I always love reading her blog and her newsletter....

Caro.. I envy you.. having it still ahead of you! I hope you read it soon....
and love it! Listen to Jim!

Hi Susan.. Valarie too.. I don't think I have found either of you yet in 2012...I have to fix that
soon...

rd...I am a little concerned.. it sounds as if the new one won't be in Three Pines?
Do you think it will be like Bury Your Dead :-/ ?

I hate missing time in Three Pines...

*waves*

I tend to lurk around your thread more often than comment, but... here's to a happy reading year!!! :D

Hi there, Kath! It's taking me forever to root out everyone's thread but I finally caught yours. Guess you didn't do a very good job of hiding from me. :P

Hi faith... I hope that you are more chatty this year... !

Oh Stephen...hello...I was feeling neglected..lol

Sorry! I'll try to be less neglectful in the future. :(

Hi, Kath, and Happy New Year. :)

There is soooo much LT activity to catch up with!

I found your thread! YAY! Finally!

Much rejoicing...

Sandy K

Sorry to interrupt all the hilarity with a comment about books, but I just got a review copy of Queen of America and based on your comment, I'm thinking it doesn't need to hop on the top of the pile? Do I need to read Hummingbird's daughter first? Just wondering....

Merry 2012,

Robert

Happy New Year!! There is an eighth Gamache book?!?! I just finished my first Three Pines? Argh!

#54: That one goes to the top of my 'must have' list! Thanks for mentioning about it, Kath!

Hi Terri.. I agree, busy days here...
Sandy... Have I found you yet? yeesh! hard to keep track, if you don't mind linking me if I haven't posted?
So hard to remember who I have found ..
Hello Robert! Welcome to my hilarious thread :) lol

Tina..that is a good question. I would say absolutely. For one thing, Hummingbird's Daughter is the better book, and so wonderful, I think it is a do not miss. Queen of America ended up being a good book... and it is the completion of the story begun in Hummingbird's Daughter.

Berly... I envy you... while I have them all for re-reading, the discovery was wonderful..
they get better as they go on, you know... so you are in for a treat.

Stas, quite welcome :) you should follow her on fb... I love her posts there.. and she tells about all sorts of things that happen in her own personal Three Pines. The down side is that you might become so envious, that you can hardly bear to read.. ( like me ) sigh

No reading again yesterday. What with this and that and talking to all of my kids again, it just didn't happen. Today maybe? I sure hope so .

#76: The down side is that you might become so envious, that you can hardly bear to read

I probably would, especially since I am stuck in Texas.

I hope you can sneak some reading in today, Kath.

Morning Kath- Hope you had a nice day yesterday! LT was crazy though. I'm not sure I've seen it like that before. The 75ers have really been popping!
We have a busy day ahead of us, with the clean-up, so I'm trying to get a little LT time in first.
Enjoy your day, my friend!

Good Morning Kath! I'm sorry I didn't by yesterday, it was a very crazy day in our house. It also felt like it lasted a year! I'm just making my rounds this morning before I start my day. Oh, it should be a blissful day: The law office is closed and since I'm only part-time I'm not going to faculty meetings. WillWill is off with my MIL and Whitney is spending all day grading. That means I will be having my own read-a-thon and video-game-a-thon! :D

I hope you have such a blissful day! I need to go make some coffee. . .

I must, I must, I must start the Gamache series. I have the first four now and nothing should be stopping me............well, there are the other 150 screaming at me from the basement.

Hope the year is treating you well thus far!

Lynda... you have got to read the Gamache series.. The first is not the best imo..
but it is good.. and the more you read, the more magical Three Pines becomes.. jump in!

Brit, dear.. you come in when you can and no pressure.. you are one busy young woman!
I am so glad to hear that you have a down day today! :)

Ye gods and little fishes!
Just saying hi for now - geesh! I. CAN. NOT. KEEP. UP.
hugs

I've moved A Trick of the Light into my February read pile ... yes, I caved to Jim's and your prodding, Kath.

Cold here ..rained last night and looks like it may snow .... I hope. Yes, I saw your post about not liking snow on Cee's thread, but I miss it and want some now. I just don't want it between Jan 19 - 29 when we'll be away because I don't want to come back and find my cars snowed in.

Cee... no worries.. I know how hard it is.. believe me!
That is why I have to take a break now and then :)
Things will settle down.

Caro.. good.. I look forward to your thoughts... I love that book! and no worries..
I am fine with you having all the snow you want.. except between the 19-26 :)
no snow for you then!

Thanks for the plug, and at number 9 no less, my number :)

MGP

I'm another one of those who have heard such RAVE reviews of the Gamache series, but I haven't read a single one yet. Maybe this year if my other books don't revolt first. :)

Public Notice

My sister has a direct link to the sleep center of my brain.
Any, and I mean ANY time I try to nap in the afternoon .. She calls.
She does this without fail ... I have not tried to read-nap for at least
a month.. and she did it again. Even if she is out and about she will..
as she did this time.. use her mobile to call and talk just long enough to
ensure that I am not going to get to napping point again. Then she hangs
up.. having imparted nothing of import.. just calling to call. WAHHH!

That is all..

Marianne.. my pleasure.. I really enjoyed that one so much!
May the nines bring your good fortune!

Valarie.. I am shocked.. you will love Three Pines, it is wonderful!
Throw a blanket over the other books.. lol

Kath, when you're about to take a nap, put your phone on silent mode.... until you wake up.

That is a great idea :) The thing is.. I never plan to nap.. it is more a
sudden dip into napping as my book falls into my lap, you know?
:PPPP Even if she hasn't called for three days ( ok.. I am exaggerating
that never happens ) she will call if I begin to doze.. :(

> 87: I know about direct links, my mother used to have that with me, whenever I felt sick or ill, she would call. And she was the LAST one I wanted to talk to... Took more than 10 years of marriage to get rid of it. Not completely, but now Frank pics up the phone when I don't feel well and if he is not at home I don't pick up the phone...

You are a wise woman, Anita!

Ahh... in that case, put your phone on silent when you start to read. Then even if you don't fall asleep, at least you'll have uninterrupted reading time.

I've gotten good at not answering the phone at home when it rings. Most of the time, it'll be a telemarketer (and who wants to talk to them?!) or it'll be for the hubster. Occasionally it'll be for me, and if I don't pick up, they leave VM and I can call back .. when the hubster retrieves the messages. Yup, i don't do that either. I have my mobile phone with or near me almost always and people who need to get in touch with me will text or call me.

Evening, Kath.

Hate, hate, hate it when the phone rings and I'm lying down. Sometimes I even unplug the phone; if it's family and important, they'll call on the cell...

It is sooooo crazy on LT in the 75'ers right now. Can barely keep up; it'll slow down soon, I think.

We had hot dogs and beans for supper, can you believe it? Dh had cottage cheese (urg) and beets (yum) for a "salad." Just had no ambition or imagination for cooking tonight. Did have some boiled shrimp as an appetizer thing.

Tired, too. New year is sort of not helping.

Happy New Year, Kath. The new Louise Penny sounds interesting; I'm still waiting for A Trick of the LIght to come out over here.

Good ideas all..and I thank you :)

Caro.. I almost never have my cell phone anywhere near.. it lives in my handbag.

Gail.. No reason not to have simple food sometimes.. it is filling.. it is easy and fine...
no guilt allowed ! Cooking is something I enjoy less and less as the years pass... I do a lot
more of it than I want to. We have to eat. I try to cook things that last a couple of days when I can...

Oh Genny, Happy New Year to you !.. I am so sorry that you have to wait! One downside of being there I guess... but it will be there eventually. And you still have it to look forward to !

I always figure that the phone is there for my convenience. If it is not convenient for me to do so, I am not going to answer the thing!

hugs to you all though!

Kath, It seems your sister really loves you and worries about you, yet kind of on the fringe of obsessive-compulsive about it. Grin and bear it? *shrugs* :}

Kath - I'm wondering if our sisters are related. My sister always seems to call whenever I am putting Will down, either for a nap or bedtime. And she will call every number she knows to try to reach me!

Other than the napping interruption, I hope you had a good day!

Relatives...

It's not even my *relatives* who do that with me...I have one friend who calls and, if (as is my wont) I don't pick up, he'll call *every*ten*minutes* until I do, alternating numbers.

It's nice to be worried over, I suppose, but YE GODS JUST LEAVE IT! After 24hrs, *then* worry!

Hi Kath! I don't have a cat in hell (*hic*)'s chance of keeping up, but HAPPY NEW YEAR ANYWAY!

Like the 'I'd rather be reading' icon up there Caro - have you seen Julian Smith's brilliant (and very funny) video yet? Finally, someone makes an entire song about reading!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuRuwR2JSXI

I particularly loved the fact than in the car he's reading Marley and Me... Rock and roll indeed!

Morning Kath- Hope you have a great day today, spending time with a good book and no one calling the phone.

rd.. I know I know.. nice to be worried over... but .....

ellie! It has been ages since you visited... Happy New Year back !
The video is a hoot, thank you :)
Gotta wonder if he is really a reader? I think I will book mark it and play it really
loudly at appropriate times...

Berly.. yeah..

Brit.. well I lived through losing my nap :) I don't even try very often, but it has been a long
few weeks.. and I was actually warm and almost comfy... so... Isn't it annoying to be stalked?
Funny thing is.. when we are out together, even for 2-3 hours she gets at least 2-3 calls on her
cell and she complains about why can't they leave her alone!

If she calls and I avoid her , I always call her back asap so she doesn't worry...
I know I worry about my kids if I don't get a call back or a message back.. so I try to
be thoughtful. She also has a knack of calling when I am on with a friend. Usually she doesn't call me until evening when our stepdad has gone home from her house... and her daughter has gone back to her house.. but if I am on the phone, she will call nearly every time.. weird huh? For reasons explained above
I have to take her call, and she gets angry that I am on the phone. sigh.

Okay, it is 20F out there and snowy... and I dislike.

I am nearly finished with Camptown Ladies and it is a good on. Not as good as the first book ( this one is a sequel) and she will be writing another one soon, dedicated to her partner who passed away this
year. ( she told me that in a message on fb) and so it is good to know the saga will continue..
the first one had me ROFLMAO. This one has had me LOL a few times.. still good fun.

ooops! hi Mark! cross posted :)

Good Morning Kath! It is very cold here this morning. I'm guessing that if you're getting snow, then it is likely to be headed our way. Ugh.

I hope you have a good day, despite the snow. Cuddle in front of the fire and read! (especially since I have to go back to the "real" world)

Stay warm Brit! I have to venture out myself..
but I may be able to wait until tomorrow..
I need more birthday gift wrap as I bought the nephlet
2 more gifts.. I may try to get one to him before friday and pass it off as
just a book ( about windy days.. they scare him.. silly kid ) and I bought him
a play dog cooking set. And two dragons. I know.. tooooo much! but, it just
somehow accumulated. And I have to get gift wrap for his coming baby brother..
Owen is due to arrive this month..

Hi there! Starred you.

Hi Jenn! nice to see you :)

okay, day well begun.. soup cooking. ( chicken tortilla )
book nearly done Camptown Ladies
next book chosen Ghosts on the Red Line for kindle Peter David Shapiro..
interesting.. no touchstone for either the title or the author..

http://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Red-Line-ebook/dp/B005MSOYJ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-t...

Morning, Kath. Sleeeeepy today! It's in the 20's here, too, but no snow.

I would go mad with a sister/brotehr/friend who called me like that. Ugh. But, then, one can't pick one's relatives, really.

Have a good day...let me know how the soup comes out. Sounds yum.

It's cold (19F), clear, and windy here. Walking the dog took 1/2hr prep, 1/2hr walk, then collapse still bundled up in front of the open fridge to warm up in its balmy breezes. I like cold, just not this cold. I think 25-30F should be the bottom of the legally permissible temperature scale, and a maximum of 79F. Planet-wide. Who's with me? Let's petition the UN! It's a global human rights issue!

regarding phone calls.... I have caller ID, if you call and I don't pick up leave a message. If you don't it means it's not important. If you cont. to call without leaving a message your just being annoying and I will shut ringer off :P That's how I deal.

38 here this AM with the wind it feels like 32 :) :) AND no snow! My puppies were cold when they went out this morning.

Back to reality today......augh! time for me to whip the earbuds out! wish you could hear what I have to listen to in this office....right now- boss talking to daughter (loudly) about court duty :/ :/
help!

Why do we panic when the phone rings!
"Who is that!"

Well today it was someone wanting to sell us curtains for our new Conservatory. I don't want curtains in my new Conservatory but they insist on wasting my time and theirs and so Mrs. Tortoise made an appointment for tomorrow. What for?!

I am not NOT going to buy curtains for the new Conservatory. I hope!

Alan

>114 TheTortoise: *snort* If Mrs. T made the appointment, you're gettin' curtains. Best to be there so they don't have some ghastly pattern that ruins your mood every time you look at them.

Gail.. my sister means well.. she does.. it is just frustrating sometimes.
I dare not call her and interrupt her visits her shows, her cooking etc..
or she is annoyed. But If I tell her that I am on the phone or busy.. she
is annoyed. But she means well. I keep telling myself that.

rdear.. where do I sign! I am so in!

kara.. I usually answer when someone calls.. or at the V least return the call
promptly. I don't even mind not finding a message, because my newfangled phone
tells me that they called and when, which makes me feel sure that they had something to say..
even if only hello. Congrats on the chilly weather!

Alan.. I myownself am a huge fan of curtains...
They can be opened or closed or create atmosphere or keep out
sun or cold or dark .. or keep in cozy..

@114 Curtains for the Conservatory sounds like a great book title ;)

MGP

true ... true... a mystery, of course :)

Hi Kath, starring your thread with a promise to come back and catch up this evening :)

I don't have a blanket nearly large enough to cover the mountain of books...

I was chuckling over your original message about your sister only because I have an affinity for calling people when they are in the washroom...why they would EVEN answer their phones while they are in the washroom is beyond me.....

Hi Kath! A late Happy New Year to you.

Kath : Before you start reading, leave an answering message to greet all callers saying that you are currently unavailable and do not wish to be disturbed. If they will please leave a message, you will call them back. Then unplug the darn phone. You may want to tell your sister (ahem...she seems to have stalker tendencies.) that if she calls and hears this message, stop calling... you are napping and will call her back.

#120: But do they tell you what they're doing in the washroom when you call? A friend not only brings her phone with her to the bathroom, but when she answers,will tell me she's in the bathroom and why she's there! Waaaaay TMI !

Hello and welcome to you karen....

as for the phone thing my friends.. it is simply hopeless..
but survivable... sigh

I have no helpful advice about the phone/sister issue...I don't have a sister.....and never answer my phone (that's why god made answering machines!)

Keep warm, kiddo...it's gonna be a cold one tonight

I, too, will happily sign Richard's petition!

I hope you were able to get the birthday gift wrap!

I just got in from walking the dog and it was so cold! I'm hopeful that it will warm-up a bit as the forecast predicts.

Hi Kath - busy day and out for most of it
So, here it is almost 10 and I'm getting sleepy.
Gonna try to stay awake for a little Tiger reading...
then giraffes! Sweet Dreams :)

It was one degree here today!!!!!! That's just toooo cold. By Friday it's supposed to be in the 40s and rain. Still very little snow.

just waving as I pass through the threads, Kath.

Have a nice Wednesday!

Morning Kath. I have no energy to add the "good" to it this morning. I'm sorry. I've been up for way too long. The punk woke up between 4:15 and 4:30 hysterical. And then the bleep-bleep mother-bleeping fire alarms went off at 5:15. It's 14 degrees outside for anyone who was wondering what the temp in SE PA is.

ETA: And NO there was NO fire and they could not find the source of what set the bells off.

Oh no Brit!!!! How awful. Those fire alarms sound so awful.. and it is so blasted cold...
10 her be frankly once you get below 20 it is just too cold. Sorry about the punk, too..
maybe he had a premonition about the alarms ? Poor kid.

Hi stas :) thanks for zooming by, it is always a pleasure :)

Bonnie.. your weather the next day. It is also my sons weather..
Glad to hear that you will be warming up! And I agree.. too cold. Brrrr

Hi Cee.. I was so sleepy at 7:30 I had to quit reading..
I picked it up again a time or two but my eyes burned too much to read..
Did you have rice krispie dreams ?

Hi Jude.. yeah.. the phone.. love hate relationship for me :)

Hi Kath - hope you have a good day, with time for reading.

taking a short break from extreme cleaning ( attic)
it is a mite chilly there..

my hands are cracked and bleeding.. hence the break

Hi Kath, I went to sleep thinking about the great bacon and egg breakfast I was gonna make for everyone - (no dreams) - and then when I got up, Ron was gone (chimney fire) and Mom was not up. So... I just had some cranberry bread and coffee.
I think I need some protein - too many carbs lately.

Don't know what Loki needs? Whenever it gets really cold, he takes great interest in snooping around his poop. :P~~~

I bought 3 new Kindle books this AM :)

Galileo's Daughter
A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

Total less than $4 for all three (daily deal). I wanted the first one for awhile now, missed getting an ER for the second, and never heard of the third... couldn't beat the price! I'm psyched to get a little science back in my life... just have to find the time!
If a presidential candidate offers to lenghten days to 48 hours, he/she has my vote!

Any kind of bleeding is always a good sign that we need to take a break! Hope you have a great day, Kath. :)

>133 -Cee-: Ah, cool Kindle books, Claudia. I'm a Dava Sobel fan. I liked both Galileo's Daughter and Longitude a lot. I'm looking forward to reading the new one.

117> The Mystery of Curtains for the Conservatory is a deeply involving work in which the protagonist, a sad put upon Tortoise-pecked husband, is slowly wound round the finger of the beautiful but assertive heroine and is convinced to buy £1400 worth of Conservatory curtains he didn't really want.
The Tortoise did it in the Conservatary using the curtains!

Alan: Bestelling author of The Mystery of the Curtains in the Conservatory.

Cee... I have Galileo's Daughter in hardback
Where did you get the other two? I would be interested in looking at them..
I have a kindle app on the iPad....

Valarie, you had me LOLing till I tared up over that comment.... still chuckling.
Jim... Sobel is good huh? hmmm

Alan. Good. Curtains are good.

ok .. found Longitude @ Amazon ( doh) and bought it.

Attic is clean.. hands ... ouch .. time for some soup.

Are you all set, Kath?
All three books were part of the Kindle Daily Deal.
I look everyday - sometimes they have good stuff for .99 - 1.99.
Mostly , I'm not interested... but every once in awhile BINGO!
You can get Amazon to send you a daily email with the offering of the day.

I will figure out where to do that. iPad has been sitting quiet most of the time ..
so the whole kindle thing is still somewhat mysterious.

so.. yeah.. I am all set, Cee.. thank you !

>133 -Cee-: Oh my gosh, Claudia! Such a lot of good reading! I loved Longitude back in the 90s. I've never re-read it, and I liked the TV show version enough to consider it. SOmeday, maybe.

I'm amazed at your ambition, Kath, cleaning the attic on a day like today.

(Too . . . bleeping . . . cold.)

#133 : Gosh, Cee ... you're in for a treat! I've read all 3 and they are wonderful books.

Where did you go on the Amazon site to sign up for the Kindle daily deal emails? I can't find it. :-(

1. Camptown Ladies by Mari SanGiovanni 4 stars, read and reviewed.

Yeah, it is cold.. better than hot though.. and now it's done.

Caro.. nor can I.. I will try again later..

#133: I loved Longitude when I read it and enjoyed Sobel's book The Planets too. I have not read the other books yet. One of these days. . .

Hello, Popsicle-toes!

Kindle Daily Deal:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000677541

....don't know if this works all of the time, but this is what I got when I did a Google search.

I love Dava Sobel's work...especially Galileo's Daughter

Not a good day for being in the attic...especially cleaning. You're made of tougher stuff than I..I started a fire in the buck stove , Kitteh and I will be couch bound till bedtime.

>144 mckait: Great review Kath! Thumbs-upped!

stas... good to know.. I will read it soon, I hope?

jude, thank you so much! I have updated my email preferences :)
I have to read Daughter soon, too.. it has been looking at me from the shelf forever...!

rd.. thanks ! I really enjoyed it :)

oh and Caro... ? You made my day :)

*Waves* I cannot keep up! But I'm glad you finished your first book of the year, and liked it. Hurray! :)

I guess I'm a day late and a dollar short but I tracked down info about the new Louise Penny book, The Beautiful Mystery, expected out in late Aug/early Sept.

According to an interview she gave, it's set at a remote monastery in Quebec, where the monks have taken a vow of silence but have become, unexpectedly, world famous for their recording of Gregorian Chants.

Jude: Thanks for the link. It still works! Whoohooo... I'm subscribed. Oh heck... now this is really going to make it difficult for me not to keep buying more books!

Kath : Truly.. it was my pleasure. I had fun and I loved that you had no clue who was calling you. :-)

Sorry, Caro...i just have that "pusher" instinct!! Forgive me, okay?

I just got a couple of Kindle Freebies.....from the Pixel of Ink group/page on FB....that's another place to watch...sometimes there is "good" stuff to be found amidst the dreck....just sayin'

Freebies be good, Jude .. especially this year.

Sorry - getting here late.
Thanks, Jude, for helping Caro with the Kindle Daily Deal stuff.
And yes, Caro, it is more temptation but cheap. Most of the books offered I really don't care for... but once in awhile :D

There's something about being a prime member on Ammy - you can borrow some of the Kindle books to read for nothing? Not sure of the details. I'm not prime.

Kath - The attic? srsly? What are you trying to put off? or escape?
The only time I ever cleaned like you do is when I was in college and did NOT want to do homework. I think I had the cleanest room on campus.

Hey Kath! I read your great review of Camptown Ladies and put a hold on SanGiovanni's first book, Greetings from Jamaica on hold at the library. They sound like fun books.

Sandy K

155> Now I'm singing "Doo, Dah, Doo, Dah."

Stephen, Don't I know it!
keeping up is all but impossible.

Linda :) Thank you for the info :)
my biggest concern is that there will not be enough Three Pines for me..
Like Bury Your Dead...Still, it sounds good.

Caro.. I know.. freebies are always good..
I am less discerning about those than the ones I pay even cents for...
they can always be deleted.. poof!

jude... I follow that group too.. sometimes.
They post a lot, so Sometimes I turn them off..

Cee.. being a Prime member give you a lot of perks..
I like it myownself :) Free stuff, like movies, too! Yeah.. the attic. Dan
said he wanted to get rid of some empty boxes we had up there..
( old computer boxes etc) and I wanted to strike while the iron was hot.
Got rid of a good bit of stuff.. nothing left that is not useful but a bag filled with
very old stuffed toys that I thought we had gotten rid of years ago. It will be easy
to grab and toss that one.

I like clearing out in the new year.. feels good.

Sandy... where is your thread :( I have to find you....
Those books are hilarious. I follow her on fb and she is great.
She lost her soulmate/partner/wife at the end of this past year.
It was so sad, they were so happy.. so devoted.

Lori.. they sing it too.. sort of...lol

Hey Kath, Glad your first read of the new year was a four star. Hope the year is packed full of them.

#136 Alan, you are so funny! I don't have a Clue as to where you come up with these ideas ;}

Thanks Lynda :)

I am now read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close so I have high hopes for another goodie :)

Mornin' Kath,
Apparently you and Ron have the same bug - he suggested cleaning out the cellar yesterday. Eeeeeewwww...:PPP~~~~

So, reading my strong resistence, he said he wanted to clean out his closet. I reminded him it was quite cold out, closet is on outside wall, and all the "stuff" in there was serving as good insulation. He took the bait! Phew! That was a close call. When it gets warmer, I'll just say it is too hot to clean closets!
I know he's on to me.

Good review of Camptown Ladies. ;-)

*squeal !*
excited your reading Extremely Loud :)

Hi Cee...

I hate to clean. It seems that no matter how much I do .. there is always more waiting.
Good thinking on your part!
Decorations all down and stored.. groceries bought ...
Dan on his way to pick up special lunch meat that Amy likes..
genoa salami and mild provolone ....

She is coming home tomorrow for a couple of nights.
It's thursday so I cleaned out the fridge and
did a quick sweep around for throwoutables

Whew! I am beat.

I am liking it so far kara.. busy though.. hope to read later..

I just skimmed the 33 messages to try to catch up. I'm thinking I'll be playing catch up all year. . .

I must let my class out now. . .

Hope you're doing okay!

You're way ahead of me on the cleaning and Christmas stuff storage. Good for you.

Enjoy the time with Amy.

Just stopping by to say hi, Kath!

1) Find out the song that was #1 the week you were born.
2) Find that song on YouTube.
3) Post that video on your thread without shame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JNnjgWgnU4&feature=share

Percy Faith - The Song From Moulin Rouge ( Where Is Your Heart ) is mine

what is yours

Kath, don't you find there is a difference, however, between "cleaning" and "reorganizing"? One is daily drudgery, but the other is actually accomplishing something, as you dig into a pile or a drawer or a cabinet and actually CHANGE it.

Btw, my song is Frankie Lane singing "That Lucky Old Sun".

Hi Kath- You are reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and you didn't stop by and tell me? I was hurt for a moment but I quickly recovered. How is it going so far?

Way behind! Dropped a star!!Happy New Year! :)

I loooove "The Theme from Moulin Rouge"! So sweetly sentimental.

It's warmed up a tiny bit. Well, a lot...in the 60's tomorrow. Haven't cleaned out any more stuff, but still counting books...oh my.

The thing I miss most about the cruise is the bagel, lox, cream cheese, and very thinly sliced onion sandwich I made myself almost every day for breakfast. So, to treat myself I got some blackberries for the cereal. Somehow, it's not quite the same.

Oh, yes, a great review, thumbed of course.

167>
1. Les Paul and Mary Ford, How High the Moon - Considering some of the rubbish that made #1 the year I was born, I'm relieved to find I was actually born under a good song.
2. YouTube has a wonderful film of Alistair Cooke introducing Les and May, followed by a rockin' performance of the song.
3. Just heading back to my own thread to post the above.

I loved Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Kath. I hope you enjoy it!

Kath - no news on what's cooking recently - where are the recipes?!

Camptown Ladies sounds very good Kath. And i signed up for the kindle Daily deal alert too (thanks Jude!) and now I'll go look for a popular song when I was born. lots of interesting stuff here today:)

Hi Kath ...aww..... The #1 song on the day I was born was Lightnin' Strikes by Lou Christie. I don't know the guy and I just found the song on youtube ... bah.... what a terrible song. I asked the hubster if he knew the song (before I found it on youtube and he started singing it ......and I actually thought he was just fooling around and making up a silly song ....boy, was I wrong when I played the youtube vid... it was exactly the same! I had to apologize and go make him a mug of tea. ;-)

176> Lou Christie was a SW Pennsylvania guy, from Glenwillard, I find, though, for some reason, I always thought he was from Moon Township. It's a strange song to be born under, that's for sure. Stranger still, the more you hear it, the more you like it. Such is the insidious, wondrous nature of pop.

Mine was "It's Now or Never" by Elvis. Blech.

Interesting start to the day here, Kath. My song is Surrender by Elvis. Double Blech
Funny, how much it resembles, at least to me, It's Now or Never

Only one Elvis song for me: Viva Las Vegas!

MGP

So many messages to read, so much I want to say!!

so I will start with good morning... and get on with it

Mark.. never thought to mention it. I have a lot of thoughts
on this one.. really a lot

Deb.. I just found you, too.. nice to see you of course :)

Gail.. I understand that! I do.. can you recreate it for yourself for a day or two?
I love bagels with cream cheese and sliced olives :) no surprise ! What's your song?

Tom, were you born in April of '51 by any chance?? Curious minds want to know..

stas.. I would love to talk to you about this book... maybe we can work it out for sometime
after I finish? Amy is coming later today, so I am hoping to finish before 4 pm when I have a birthday party for Oliver.

Paul, I have been trying to avoid cooking.. don't think I have after the tortilla soup..

Bonnie... I have to say that I thought the first one was a little funnier.. but this one
had me already, because I met the family in book 1 :) and I did love the story. Once I love
the people, who are of course her own family and friends.. she just basically changes names to protect
the guilty when it comes to characters..

Caro... interesting.. I was a fan of Lou's. and he was a neighbor. His bio will probably say that he
grew up in Pittsburgh, but fact is that he grew up in Harmony Twp.. which is a fancy way to say
the upper part of Ambridge or Ambridge Heights. My hometown. Back in the day he was often found
walking the streets of the once cozy little town turned into gangland with empty storefronts as it is today.
The combination of the mall and the loss of Steel killed it , as did many towns along the Ohio. So sad.

Tom..
where the heck are you from that you know those places?

rd... of course I am an Elvis fan.....

Lynda and Marianne... Elvis for you, too?
I am an unashamed fan...

I hope you all enjoyed that little game..
a friend tried it on fb and I thought it was fun..

I would love to chat with you about the book, Kath. Maybe some time next week? I am working the weekend and I will have to pull out my copy.

ok.. I told Dan yesterday to call his sister
( I will refrain from adjectives ) because I had a feeling she was lying
on the floor in trouble. He, of course said ....later. But she called....
wanted to know why we had not delivered her game on wednesday...
answer? she didn't answer the phone. so..
Anyway.. 3:30 am ( I need to work on my time )she called and woke me and told me that she had passed out
while getting ready for bed.. and has no idea how long she was lying on the floor..
she thought she had a mini stroke ( she thinks that all the time so?)
Long story short.. I asked her of Dan has a key ( no)
and she won't give him one because she doesn't want people waling into her house...
She said I should just hang around the house today in case she needs me and she will call if she does..

seriously?

I will go about my business of course, I need to pick up Salad fixings and some
steak for tomorrow for Amy.. and I have a party later. Dan can check up on her
when he goes to work and delivers the package..

sigh

Your intuition was sort of right . . . early, but right.

Dan's sister sounds like an . . . interesting (?) person. :(

yeah.. that happens a lot.. I am dead on some of the time
when it comes to me.. but sometimes the time is off.. I
have learned to pay attention. note: the last 3 years I worked at that place
it didn't happen at all.. I am finally healing ..

Ugh that broad makes it hard to love her doesn't she.

*smooch* and *happy dance* for Amy to be there! Send her my greetings.

# 1 on my birthday: American Pie, Don McLean. I can live with that. After all, a week later it would have been Let's Stay Together, Al Green. Gack!

Ah. Family drama. Hope you get a break from it. :)

"...I am finally healing ..."

:-)
happy hugs!

URG.... taking a break.. made two meat loaves for Duncan.. one for the freezer big pot o chili cooking.. floors scrubbed, went out and bout lots of lovely lovey salad things....and cheese ...
I will get some chicken for tomorrow I think... or see If I have some in the freezer...or?
dunno..
tired.

OK - fine... I finally figured out how to look this up.
I don't like this song at all! A cheating boyfriend breaking hearts... :P
"A Tree in the Meadow" sung by Margaret Whiting (whoever she is).
Pls don't ask me to leave a link for it... don't want to figure that out. Need lunch!

# 1 on my birthday was Patti Page with "How Much is that Doggie in the Window." I guess that explains a lot about my lack of interest in popular music. It could only get better from there.

LOL Heloen.. but I bet that there are few people who don't know or at least
know of that song? Even the kids around here?

Fun question Kath and I'm not completely embarrassed to admit how old I am:)

So here goes - I hope I've got this right

According to wikipedia the No. 1 in the US - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8zx68HENIA

From my book of British Charts the No 1 n the UK - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0RJzRainls

Forgot to add that I hope you and Amy get some quality time together - relax and have fun.

??? I asked you a question up in message 168, Kath. As well as telling you my song, but I didn't post the link. And I remember "How Much is that Doggy in the Window" very well, thank you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDC5xQVks5U

Claudia, the link to Margaret Whiting's song is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1ZxracYCpI

She was a delightful jazz singer...famous for "It Might As Well Be Spring" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8atguQuj1w and "I've Told Every Little Star" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzk1A57wxyo&feature=related and "My Own True Love (Tara Theme from Gone With The Wind) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbbCGNqgkQs

I love her voice!

oh yes. roni. sorry.. I had noticed the question, but sort of got lost in thinking about it..
I guess I feel that cleaning and organizing are much the same. I often say cleaning when I am organizing.. but to me, when I do organize, I also clean in most cases..

calm!! You are only Beatles age? a mere child :)
I love Can't Buy Me Love.
I am a Beatles fan from way back AND a fan of Peter and Gordon..
Thanks for posting that !

thanks rd.. I like the last one the most..

Nearly time for the party. weep. Don't wanna.
No word from Amy yet.. so .. she hasn't been able to leve early.. yet.
booo!

Stopping in to say hi ... party? Me too! one at our house tonight that is.

Is Amy home for the weekend?

It's probably just me then, Kath. I am terrible at the maintenance/cleaning stuff--hanging things up, putting them back where they belong on a daily basis--but I love digging into chaos and restoring order. Been like that since I was a little girl and first had my own room--would let it devolve into utter chaos and then have an orgy of re-arranging and organizing. To each their own, right?

She is ! :)

She will miss the party tho..
it looks like getting out early is not going to happen :(

That means we will have to go back down to Kim's tomorrow :P
Party at your house days before leaving for 3 weeks. You are a marvel.

Small hotpot party ... so relatively easy to put together .. I just have to slice stuff, and made 2 kinds of broth. Then everyone cooks their own food. Am I a genius or what?

Chiming in on the birthday song thingie--Cee, I agree with Richard about Margaret Whiting--wonderful singer!

Mine is Ticket to Ride by the Beatles. Works for me. Good tune.

Kath, I hope that your sister-in-law will be seeing a doctor about her blackout...sounds serious. Even if she is a hypochondriac, people don't just pass out for no reason, right?

I am in agreement with Roni on organizing being different than day-to-day cleaning chores. Definitely more of a sense of accomplishment with organizing.

Have a fun time tonight! I just found out that I don't have to go to rehearsal tonight, so more time to hang out with hubby! Yay!

Sandy K

Birthday song, well no charts in the Netherlands pre 1965...

In the UK it was The Wayward Wind by Frank Ifield in the USA it was Hey Paula by Paul & Paula. Not up to searching youtube right now....

Simon & Garfunkel- Bridge over Troubled Water
ack! sorry ack! never cared for them :/

I would love to chat with you too about Extremely Loud.......difference of opinion? I'm feeling?

enjoy your Amy time!
no comment regarding SIL.......

Caro.. even so.. you amaze me.. parties at the drop of a hat! Hope you are settled in and having a nice time .

Sandy.. I imagine she will.. she has many issues and sees doctors often..Dan stopped to check on her
today ..either way, cleaning or organizing.. it is good when you're done!

Anita :) thanks for playing..I will have to look up the songs though ! take care :)

Kara.. I love Simon and Garfunkle! LOVE them.. and yeah.. maybe a difference of opinion :)

Amy should be here any time now.. can't wait!

Thanks to RD for the info on Margaret Whiting. She does have a great voice. I would have known any of her other songs - guess I was not paying attention when I was birthed. Too much going on!

Kath,
cleaning = work
organizing = work
therefore, cleaning = organizing (imho) especially when it is someone else's mess!

Are you getting tired of the Happy Birthday song?
Have fun with your Amy! :D

And to think.. I have three birthdays in the next ten days and who knows when Owen
will appear :PPP but it is surely by the 25th!

I worked too much today... should have skipped doing the floors from
my knees... ouch..

Angus locked, and not distracted enough to
stop watching the clock while I wait for my girl..

:P

And... She's home :)

:)

Hi Amy! We've been waiting for you!
Let the fun begin!

For my birthday, the # 1 hit was http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I7XCBzTC3I

Have a great time with Amy, Kath!

Morning Kath- I'm looking forward to your final thoughts on Extremely Close. Hope you enjoy your weekend! Hugs!

Just stopping by to say a quick "Good Morning!" I'm off all day at a basketball tournament. I'm hoping that we don't get embarrassed.

So glad that Amy is home!

Enjoy your weekend with Amy. You are allowed not to pick up a book!

*smooch* of the day

Whoopeee.. a weekend with Amy. Have a wonderful time, Kath.

but I did have one question ... why were you doing floors on your knees?!!

The #1 the week I was born was Fame by David Bowie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfeaNKcffMk

Now you're talking! I like his music a lot.

Me too!

Kath, I hope you're having a great weekend with Amy!

Hi Kath - My birthday #1 song was Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by The Platters. Now I feel old...*sigh*

Have a good weekend!

2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer 2 stars

read on nook and reviewed

Please forgive me for not mentioning everyone by name..
I feel forlorn :( Amy has left. It is so good when they arrive, but
not so good whey they go.

Thank you for keeping my thread warm, my friends.. I appreciate it!

The weekend was good, too short of course but good.
We exchanged our Christmas gifts ~
Amy and I spent some time at My nieces house.. as Amy had a gift for him..
and she wanted to see the family.. who showed up en masse for the visit.
Walter, my Stepdad is looking so frail :(

Then we came home and just hung out and watched some football :PP and a movie..
Mama Mia, which had me sobbing ..sigh.. bad choice..

oh, and I hope the tournament went well for you, Brit..
and Caro.. I am old fashioned. I just don't feel like the floor
is clen if I don't get up close and personal once in a while. I used to do it every week
but I am getting better ant skipping, sometimes for weeks.. and just using the Swiffer Wetjet
:)

Amy is on the road.. I wil be glad when she is safe home.

Big old sloppy HUG...i've missed you!

*smooch* for a sad mom

I was happy to not see you for awhile cuz I knew you were with Amy - but I missed ya too!
{{{{Kath}}}}

I might get to see Wendy and her boys next weekend if all are healthy! Crossing everything...

Hi jude, rdear and Cee... xoxoxox all around !

Crossing for you, Cee!

I thought I posted here in addition to Richard's thread. Hmmm, Kath, your thread ate my post! My song is "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" by Whitney Houston. I can't post a youtube link though because of my dial-up connection. :(

*Hugs*

Kath- Glad you enjoyed your time with Amy! We'll just have to keep you warm & cozy over here! Enjoy your day!

Ah, sorry Amy had to go, Kath.

:( me too stas.. When Merle Streep was singing Slipping Through My Fingers,
I was crying so hard I could hardly breathe..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voeoY-m0cmQ
terrible eh?

Hi Stephen and Mark.. thanks for visiting :)

The Moms' Lament, that one...

*tears*

yep

I didn't think I would but I finally caved and watched the movie on the plane during one of my trips and loved it, Kath. Crying is so uncool on the plane, but nobody told me it was going to be a heart-wrencher.

Then again, i watched Up on the plane and also sobbed. I seem to have a penchant for picking movies that tug on the old heartstrings when I am on a plane. *sigh*

Thanks for the heads up about Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud, Kath. Your review is similar to that of a friend's ... so I might move this one down on my TBR Tower and keep it for the day when all libraries are closed, I'm snowed in, and all the other books in my house have gone up in flames.

{{{Hugs}}}

Hi Kath, it is sad when they have to leave and then you go back to routine living. I always hate it too. But think of all the fond memories you have until you're together again. Sweet.

Caro.. oh no! That must have been terrible.. poor seat mate :)

Bonnie.. so true.. I am so greedy for time with them ... shameful really. I
miss my kids .. I miss the good times.

Ok, next book is an LTER Come In and Cover Me. Begun and it looks like one I will like..

So sorry, Kath, you did not like Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud as I did, Oskar did come close to me...
But we are all colored by our own character & experiences, so we don't always love the same books.

Love the new pictures on your thread, Kath.

*ignoring your cheeky remark* ...I only weep quietly, I do not, at least sob out loud. Ok, I may not be able to prevent the odd sniffle or three.

True, Anita...different tastes and experienes make the difference.

caro, cheeky? Never! I was sobbing and snorfuling right out loud....:P

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close got a much nicer reception from you than me.

I don't recall your reviw, rd...is there a review?

Although I think Jonathon Safran Foer's work is an "acquired taste"...what I read of Everything is Illuminated was quite good...then someone nicked my copy, so I cannot say more...since i never finished the d..arned thing.

Hope your next book is better, dear

I'm glad you got to spend some time with your girl Amy..I know how much that means to you...you're a good Mom...

;-}

Sorry you're missing Amy, Kath. So hard when they have to go home...

Song for my birth week is something called "A Little Bird Told Me" by one Evelyn Knight. Right. Never heard of either one, but the previous number one was "Buttons and Bows" by Dinah Shore; I know that one.

And you silly youngsters think you're old. Hah!

Oh, the song for my Birth Week (1951) was THE TENNESSEE WALTZ by Patti Page...that's US, folks...dunno 'bout UK

Patti Page??? Patti Smith, nowadays, for me....

OY!

>241 mckait: No review...can't issue negative stars...and I Pearl Ruled that bad boy. With an audible *clunk* as it hit the rim of the can.

I'm sorry that you didn't like Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Kath. I haven't read my copy yet...and I think I'll sell or give away my copy of it, unless someone convinces me otherwise.

I hate to intrude..but

Darryl, if you haven't read the book...Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close....on your own....I wouldn't condemn it, outright

Just my opinion....I have read many books that have been reviewed negatively, here on LT....and found them to be Favorites...of mine

;-}

Good Morning Kath! I hope today is a bit better than yesterday! I'm sorry you're missing Amy, but I'm sending you some big hugs!

The tournament was okay - we didn't lose all of our games, which was my personal goal.

Sorry, EL wasn't a good read for you, Kath. But, considering your experiences with special people, I totally understand your feelings about this book. Hope your next read it much more to your liking. Glad Amy's home safe and sound too.

rd.. smart move. I should have been that discerning from the beginning. I kept hoping it would be better soon or be stolen by a ring of book thieves ..

Darryl, I hate to agree with jude about this book, but she is right. Besides.. why should you
be off the hook when other have fallen? muhahahahah

Jude.. or hated others that others have liked a lot? *grin*

Brit.. it is better to have realistic expectations. I am not a sports person, but I think
that rabid win win win parents or coaches are harmful. One can only do what they can do
and I think that goes for sports too.. I hope your kids get better and better as they play in the
good atmosphere that you provide them. hugs back sweet friend....

Lynda.. I know that was part of it.. and thank you for understanding that. I found it difficult to
write the review and not sound offensive to someone. I am not always up to date on politically correct language.. and frankly find it baffling at times. These kids.. these people.. with special needs are just people imo..to be accepted as they are.. but realistically like I feel about sports I guess. One can do what they can do and that goes for everyone of us .. and I sometimes feel that all of this expectation for using the current perfect descriptive word actually makes some people less able to see them simply as people, neighbors, kids, and friends.. the focus ends up being kicked off center.. off the person .. and let me tell you this was just as hard to say.. no offense intended to anyone.

Also I just hated the book.
:)