kath/ mckait Thread #8 for 2013 ~ Just Like June

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my Duncan, freshly groomed, taken a week ago. He wears his years well.



5 * star - loved it, breathtaking, keeper, will re-read. Possibly life changing!
4.5 * star - very good, possible keeper
4 * star liked a lot
3.5 * star - very satisfying
3 * star a solid read, nothing extraordinary, worth 1 read
2.5 * star- failed potential but somewhat engaging
2 * star A mixed bag not worth reading unless desperate
1.5 * star It was a book
1 * star Fail ! A bunch of words cobbled together




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1. Political Suicide by Michael Palmer 3.5 stars
2. Fall to Pieces' by Vahini Naidoo 2 stars Vine
3. Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich 4 stars
4. Fool by Christopher Moore 4.25 stars
5. The Fetch by Laura Whitcomb 5 stars
6. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore 3 stars
7. Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore 3 stars
8. The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore. 3.5 stars
9. Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconventional Marriage by Kody Brown 3 stars
10. Love Times Three: Our True Story of a Polygamous Marriage by Joe Darger and Family 4 stars
*. Indigo by Alice Hoffman 3 stars
11. The Death Relic by Chris Kuzneski 4.5 stars
12. Crewel by Gennifer Albin 4 stars
13. A Corpse's Nightmare by Philip DePoy 4 stars shiny ones
14. The Painted Boy by Charles de Lint 4 bright shiny stars
15.Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl 4 stars!
16. Eyes Like Leaves by Charles de Lint 4 stars
*. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead 3.5 stars
17. The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout 3 stars
18.Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl 3 stars
19. Beautiful Chaos by Garcia and Margaret Stohl 3.5 stars
20. The Water Witch: A Novel (Fairwick Trilogy) by Juliet Dark 3 stars
21. In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect by Ronald Kessler 3 stars
22. The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor 4 stars
23. The Conduct of Saints by Christopher Davis 2 stars
24. The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power
By: Kim Ghattas 4.5 stars
25. Angelopolis by Danielle Trussoni 4 stars read and reviewed
26. The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius by Kristine Barnett 5 stars
27. Buddy: How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man by Brian McGrory 4 stars
28. Louder Than Words by Laurie Plissner 4 stars read and reviewed ( YA)
29.The Cats of Tanglewood Forest by Charles de Lint illustrated by Charles Vess 4.5 stars
30. Dear Fatty by Dawn French 4 stars
31.Beautiful Redemptions by Kami Garcia 4stars
Simon's Cat in Kitten Chaos by Simon Tofield 4 stars
32. Gold: A Novel by Chris Cleave 4 big stars
33. Transatlantic by Colum McCann 4 stars
34.A Curious Man:The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It Or Not" Ripley by Neal Thompson 4 strs
35. The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian 4 stars
36. Giving Up The Ghost by Hilary Mantel 4 stars :)
37. Night of The Living Deed by E.J. Copperman 3 stars fun
38. An Uninvited Ghost by E.J. Copperman 3 stars
39.Old Haunts by E.J. Copperman 3 stars
40. Chance of a Ghost by E.J. Copperman 3 stars
41. Never Haunt a Historian by Edie Claire 3.5 stars kindle
42 Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling 3.5 stars
43. Gifted by by Analise Hilde 3.5 star kindle
44. The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope. 4.5 stars
45. Through The Door by Jodi McIsaac. 3.5 kindle
46. Dead until Dark by Charlaine Harris includes. Dead Until Dark / Dead in Dallas/Club Dead 4 fun stars!
47. Dead by Day by Charlaine Harris 4 stars includes Dead to the World/ Dead as a Doornail
48. Terminal Rock by Will Dresser 3.5 stars
49. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris 4 stars.
50. Widow's Tears by Susan Wittig Albert 4 stars
51. Altogether Dead by Charlaine Harris 3.75 stars
52 From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
53. Broken Promises by Terri Reid 3.5 stars
54. Twisted Paths by Terri Reid 3.5
55. The Wonder of Ordinary Magic by Lilli Jolgren Day
56. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris 3.75
57. Dead in the Family bt Charlaine Harris 3.75
58. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris 3.75
59. Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris 3.75
60.Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris . 3.75
61. Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver 4 stars
62. Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult 4 stars
63. The Ocean At The End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 4.75 stars
64. Matt Monroe and the Secret Society by Edward Torba 3.5 stars if you are 9

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Hi Kath - beautiful dog:)

Hope that your internet woes pass soon.

handsome dog

I want to pet Duncan like that little guy is petting the cat!

I ordered some bags *cough3cough*, much to the dismay of my bank account. EOM is right! ;)

Hope you're having a lovely weekend, my dear Kath, with that handsome Duncan and a good book or three.

I thought I'd get in early Kath whilst you are still finding your feet. Must say that your dog is an extremely handsome fellow. xx

You started a new thread without me? Well, I'm here now, sis! LOVE the photo up top - please give him my love, and have some for yourself while you're at it. Happy Saturday, dear!

I have finally picked a good time to reconnect Kath. Love, love your thread topper.

Hi calm... good to see you ! me, too! Comcast fixed the tv box ( again) but the internet, not so much.

beeg... thank you! When I rescued him, I found him online. One look on that face and I was done for.. 5 hour drive later he was mine!

Reba ... thanks... he would love it. He is so neglected, poor thing. or at least that is what he would like visitors to believe...

Laura ... oh no! lol. Well, it went to a good cause :)

Hi Paul! Dunkers says thank you, sir!

Hi Mamie.. I had a momentary internet connection on my laptop.. figured I should take advantage of it.

Bonnie, I am so glad you did! Hello and welcome !

Headache, day 2. ugh.

Kid call day and hope to get more info.. they start arriving on thursday. I really can't wait!

Morning Kath- Congrats on the new thread! Love the Duncan photo! He looks very youthful here. Hope you have a nice day planned.

What a lovely way to start my day -- a photo of the ever so lovely Duncan.

Happy Sunday to you Kath.

Morning Kathleen! What's on the agenda today? Anything exciting?

Oh, Dunkers! You handsome dog! You melt my heart :-)
Gimme those ears! I bet they are floppy and soft. xoxo

OK. I got the ebook from the library Dead Until Dark. Hope I can squeeze it in - I only have a week to read it.
I still have 300 pages of Mists to read... this book is full of zingers! I think another is about to explode upon the scene... and if it's what I expect, thank the goddess! It's time!

Congrats! You blasted past 50!

Beautiful Duncan photo, Kath. What a noble friend.

We get a visit from our daughter's wily and furry friend Sherlock in a couple of hours. Looking forward to it.

Hope you're having a good holiday weekend.

Mark, nice to see you :)

Linda, I hope that your Sunday has been a good one....I have been fighting a headache for 2 days now. Not sure why ..funny that you posted a coffee cup :) I have been craving coffee more then is typical lately. Drinking it to help get rid of my headache my be making it worse :(. Dunkers says Thank you !

Cee...you are right on.... He is silky and soft and sweet :) Dead Until Dark is very short. You can do it! I do believe you are in the part of Mists I warned you about....lol...not sure I blasted past 50 i meandered past.....thanks to Sookie.

Noble Duncan, Joe I like that :)

Long day...........

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This was a really good read

The headache is still hanging around, but it has lessened. The big news for today is... no news..thank goodness!

Anyone having a picnic? Anyone shoveling snow?

>19 mckait: Wow, the gynergy comin' off that one is like radiation! And kryptonite to me. I shall bunnyrabbit away from it, grateful for the warning, despite the wonderful title.

So, he did it again. Last summer he cut my le,om balm down to the roots. I clenched my teeth amd pointed out to him the the little mini shrub was MINE. I ASSUMED IT WOULD COME BACK, AND IT DID, TO MY RELIEF. IT's gone again. He said I necer told him. The truth is he never listens. Never. I am livid. He bought some crap exotic grass and is planting it there. I asked him to please plant what he bought all together in one are. No. So he is apreadinf four weeny little planrs way across the wall. One, will not survive. Porobably none will...they never do. He plants them every year.

He unloaded the mulch on the side of the house that has no trees. I will have to lug it to the opposite side of the property. I finally got the mulch today, i have asked him the last three times he went to the store to buy it. He said he would, he didn't. It is going to make my day much harder. I suspect that was the plan.

^Hope this can put at least a little smile on your face. Sounds like you could use it.

Good god, Kath! Dig a BIG hole and plant Dan! Deep.

'bout this size and shape:



I'll help you.

Thanks Mark, kitties always help!

Cee, That might come in handy. He also dug out my two hydrangea from out back.

" plant Dan! Deep." How funny! How perfect!

Sorry to hear about your ruined plants, Kath. Does that man consider aggravation an art form or something?

Love, love, love the photo of Duncan!

Did he leave the hydrangeas in at least replantable condition? The beast. Absolute beast. He'd better start being more careful, or they may be an LT posse meet-up there in Pa.

Many ways to make sure the blasted "ornamental" grass will not grow nor thrive nor even survive. Oh, he is vile.

Could you maybe accidentally hit him in the head with a shovel? "Oops, sorry Dear; it slipped. Why, I seem to have killed you. Who could imagine such a thing?" All of us, certainly.

oh Mark :(

Terri... I believe you may have hit the nail on the head.

Gail.. I don't know when he dug them out or where he tossed them. He did leave the weeds on that hillside.
I will buy more, dammit. And plant them in the same place. I love hydrangeas. I will also plant some different thyme plants that will spread. I honestly don't get it.. there is just nothing left to say. I am so fed up.

I was invited to Kim's for dinner. Chicken sausage and salad and weight watchers cake for desert with coconut coffee. It was all very good. I admit, I came home and had a bit of turkey chili... I was still a bit hungry when I got home. And I had calories left so...

I'm reading A Touch of Dead...and think I will make some cardamom tea....

Happy new thread! *glitter*

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(((((Duncan)))))!!!!!! LOVE that picture of him!!

Hi E... I think I need some of that glitter here at home, I might sweep some right out of my thread :)
thank you ! And thank you for the info :)

Ellen.. he is rather photogenic, doncha think? He usually has very fluffy feet. Long hair there! A trainer / groomer that I met told me how to trim his toes and his tail so it looks nice. I am grateful for that :) it has come in handy. I hate wearing socks in the summer, I just think he would too? I do love that boy, he is an angel in my life.

Morning Kath- Did you finally shake that nasty headache? I sure hope so. You have to start the week, fresh and healthy. Thanks for supplying the chuckle on my thread.

Still having laptop issues, AND connection issues. Maybe I should just give up trying to post until that is sorted. Plenty of typos here under more typical circumstances, iPad typing is even more challenging. Grrr.

Buy yourself a computer. Quit faffing about with that tax-dodging half-bit fruit place and get a Chromebook, the big boy not the netbook.

Why does this feel like Thursday?

"Still having laptop issues, AND connection issues."

Grab the furkids and MOVE! Come up here - we don't have Comcast on the island :-)

Absolutely beauteous day today - sunshine, warm, birds chirping, slight breeze, flowers grinning. This is when I say "if every day was like this I could take summer!"
This morning we had a woodpecker at the hummingbird feeder. I wonder if his beak is long enough and he got a nice drink of kool-aid (which is what that stuff looks like to me)?

Hope you are feeling well and have a wondrous day... or at least a pleasant one ;-)

ps - I finally found your pictures on fb. Your yard is super-lovely... and YOU! You are beautiful! And when I say beautiful, that includes your radiant spirit. Hugs for all your stick-to-it-tiveness. xo

Kath - As I am 12 hours ahead of you and now into Wednesday, let me be first to wish you Happy Birthday!

Good afternoon, Dearie. Many soft pats and some new towels to ease the aggravation of living of living with that beastly ogre. We're having a few issues, but they're more pathetic than anything else.

You may not believe this, but I ordered my preferred styling mousse from Amazon, and a weeder like we had when I was a child, and a small but nifty raised bed thingy. I plan every year to start one in the fall, but then they're out of stock. Now I have it and will start it in the cool rainy time of the year.

The convenience of ordering is marvelous, and half the time I can't find what I want locally no matter how hard I search.

Tomorrow is coffee day. Hang on to that thought.

No yelling at me , please rd... I love my macbook. It is the first time in my life I didn't "settle" for something. And I want another one.

Cee... things always look better in photos... at least yards do... but thank you :) And the phot doesn't show all the wrinkles from so far away. But, erm... thank you

Paul, Why thank you dear man, thank you!

Gail... thank you, too. He has been beastly. The hydrangea nearly put me over the edge. There will be pics of the raised bed, right? which did you get? went and looked at them all....

Coffee.. oh yes!!!Can't wait!

It's going to be hot all weekend.... boo joo joo

Silly. Settling = new power cords every 12-14 hours. But hey, long as you're happy.

Buy a new one, then! It's your birthday, and goddesses know you've earned every goddamned dime the stupid thing precious item could ever cost. No sense settling now! You need a new computer and you deserve to have exactly and precisely what you want. You've done MORE than your share in every way. Accept this as your reward.

So go forth and purchase!

I will. Soon. When waiting is filled.

Oh, Duncan is just adorable, Kath! I'm so happy to have a furry face to put together with your stories about him now.

I am far from a green thumb but your yard/garden woes sound awful. I love your determined spirit to just plant the darn things again! That's the spirit.

Did I hear that it is your birthday. I hope that you have a wonderful day full of things you love.

Too many stressful things in your life at the moment so I hope that your internet behaves; Dan does something unexpectedly kind and that you get time to sit with the adorable Duncan and just relax.

Hello and happy, happy birthday!

Hi Julia, thank you! He is a beauty :) The garden? I am hoping that my lemon balm will come back again...It should unless he dug it up by the roots, it has been there for years.... years. Close to the kitchen. I could step out and get some when I wanted t for cooking or salad. Crossing fingers.

Thanks calm. Nothing like getting older for you to stop and think about who you have spent your life with....

Thank you Carri :)

I work with Laura today.. so it will be good

Thanks Mark...

Hi Kath, just trying to catch up on threads after being AWOL for a couple of weeks with a too busy RL and saw it was your birthday! Hope you have a good one. :)

Birthday?! YOU?! Uh oh

What? A birthday?! This deserves more GLITTER!

Happy Birthday!

Hope it was a happy birthday!

Sweet dreams... more partying tomorrow, etc...

Already Thursday here, but Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday!

By 5 minutes I make it to wish you a happy birthday on the day!! Hope it was a good one.

Well, I missed it by 38 minutes on your time, but it's still your birthday here, Kath! I hope you had a good one. And that's a wonderful picture of Dunkers at the top of the thread!

Hi Pat, thank you ! Nice to see you again!

rdear.. sigh

E, thanks for the glitter ! Never too much of that..

Linda, Thank you so much!

Cee... It was like most other days.. worked, came home and cleaned.... Talked to a friend.. found a dozen more reasons to be P O'd at Dan. I did get to talk to a friend....One of Dans.. helpful little thingsthat is going to cause me problems today. Surprising, eh? Thanks for the party kitty. Last night I dreamed that I found a bus filled with stranded kids.. then I saw Angus out in the snow and stopped to get him. Then, I saw a baby wrapped in the snow.. so I called 911. They took the baby and I drove the bus and parked it in an apartment bldg., took Angus and went home. Then he woke me up. ( Angus that is ) Weird.

Thanks Kerry :)

Hi Jim and Reba... thank you both for stopping by, and the good wishes...

Hi roni, thank you!

Well, I went to work yesterday and Laura gave me a lovely card with nice things written in it. She also gave me an angel food cake. It was very sweet. Work was okay yesterday, but the end of the day pretty much sucked... oh well.. it certainly could have been even worse...

Today? I have to do a quick vac of the furniture and floors and off to get sandwich fixings and Craig and Sonia are coming home. yay! I have no idea what else I need.. I guess some sausage for breakfast and another dozen of eggs? I wish I could just buy some bagels and bagel toppings and be done, but that won't work. Cee? Are you available to shop with me for impossible grocery lists?

Sure - let's go shopping! I'll read the labels for you :-)

Do you have a super-fast metabolism? I think if we mixed you and me together, we'd come out just right :}
Save some energy for fun!

So sorry that I missed it yesterday. Wishing you the best of luck with your impossible grocery shopping, and a visit form Craig and Sonia that is full of fabulous. Happy, happy belated birthday, sis! Hugs for you, dear one!

Happy Friday Kath.

Let's hope this is a start of a smooth, smooth week-end. Better stock up the liquor cabinet for yourself, though.
xo

Cee, i have it easier than you.... No one is vegan or gluten free. I was just whining. I got low carb bread, high carb bread, low fat ground beef and ground turkey...and hot dogs, salad stuff and sandwich stuff...all done. I wish I had a fast metabolism. I have a tortoise like one....

Mamie, no worries, i have been too busy to visit much myownself, getting ready for the kids to arrive..and trying to find out if cory is bringing the G/F.

Thanks Breezy! And trust me, there are many bottles and I know just where they are.

Craig's flight arrives in 15 min. I just finished the getting ready, and the speech where I ask my furkids to not shed

Craig's got like a zillion cats, what's the fuss about shedding? Rela and enjoy yourself! Valium and a G&T. Works every time.

True, but still. But... I am ready now. Good advice and true. They have landed and are renting a car. Silliness.

Hmmm. Valium and G&T sound like a possible solution to almost anything.

*nods off, snoring gently*

Happy Birthday!!! LOVE the picture of Duncan and where Dan is planted. : ) Have fun with the visitors.

A little reading hideaway for you.

May I live visit there, please? So much light, and goodgollygosh, fresh air!

Gorgeous. Just where I'd like to be.

That is SO inviting! Hiya, sis!

>66 richardderus: Hope I can come visit you, Kath. That's bee-yoo-tee-ful.

Happy Belated Birthday! And Happy Friday!

Happy belated birthday from me too Kath. I hope it was a fun one. I really want that reading hideaway!

Rats. I've been neglecting you and I missed your birthday. :-(

I hope it was spectacular, Kath!

Hope you are smothered in hugs and good times!

xoxo

Breezy, long day yesterday.. waiting for all the arrivals. All here safe and sound.

Hi Kim! Good to see you, hope you are well ?

rd, that looks perfect... just perfect

Gail and all.. any and all visitors are welcome :) but please bring cookies.

Judy, I know... just so peaceful looking.

Mamie, Hiya sis back at ya!

Of course, Joe... always!

Bonnie.. rd found a winner this time!

Ellen, no worries.. I missed it too... but this weekend will make up for it..

Cee.. thank you, and all is well.........so far.

Okay, two are up.. time to go.. Family photos later this morning, and I need to find a shirt...
or something.

Last night was chaotic. Cory bringing in his GF and her child later. Terrifying.

See all y'all soon

Cookies? Lemon cookies?

I hope your day went well Kath and that you are enjoying your family.

Cee, those lemon cookies look yummy!

Seven-layer bars!

Beautiful day today - back to fresh air!

Is everyone abandoning you today? Well, at least I predict a LOT of hugs. Hope their visit was more than your hoped for - and that it filled you up :-)

#76 by @bahzah> Oh, my stars and garters! Someone needs to make these cookies for me RIGHT NOW!!

>80 rosalita:: I use the phrase, "Oh, my stars and garters!" all of the time :) I'm glad someone else does too.

Happy Monday! *smooch*

I would like a lemon cookie and a seven-layer bar, please! Morning sis! Hope your weekend was delightful and that Monday is not too much of a shock for your system.

Good afternon, Madame. Hope that your week-end was all that you hope that it would be, and none of what you feared it would be.
xo

Cee... I love lemon, so obviously I am not a fairy ( Sookie Ref. ) and those look delicious! Thank you so much.. lol. I ate all sorts of terrible food .. so today .. I am being very good.

Linda ... All 4-5 days were good. Adam is about to fly home now. It was wonderful and surprising... and pretty much all good.

rdear... delish! taunter.

Cee...It was hot here all weekend... HOT and then today got cooler and less humid. I had all of the a/c units ( 3) on, and all of the fans. Today, last kid on his way home, I had to work and it is beautiful!

JuliaI know.. so tempting.. and so not there... lol

E, I think I have to start using it! Good phrase :)

rd... smooch back

Mamie.. good to see you sis! I have been so crazy busy! I am completely behind on everyone's thread.
I hope you and the rest will forgive me.. Monday was hard, I had to work and Adam was still here.. he came down to the library 2x to spend some time, but still..

Gail.. it was good. Nothing to complain about.Amy and Tom spoiled me by not letting me in the kitchen at all on saturday. I was having a hard time with that at first, but soon got used to it and just let them do their thing. Dinner was N.C. BarB Q and cole slaw, cheesy potatoes..and cake.. lol

I came home and fed the furkids and headed upstairs to get the sheets and towels to start in. I am going to help set up the book sale tomorrow, on my day off... so I need to do today what I would have done tomorrow, if I want to go to Kelly's

Dunkers had diarrhea upstairs ( sigh) not a surprise, but not something I was up for. I cleaned up and have to go and put some sheets and towels in the dryer and more in the washer.. It will be a quiet night here, just me and the furkids.

Please forgive my absence I will pop into everyone's threads as soon as I can.

I missed your birthday... but HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! Sending all good wishes to you!

Duncan looks like a puppy! He certainly does wear his years well. He's adorable and I hope he's feeling better.

Hi Joanne :) Good lighting helped in that photo.. lol, but he does look good. almost no grey hair...unlike his mom...He is just fine. He has that problem now and then, it has been a stressful time for all of my furkids. They love my kids but still...

Okay...today will be busy. I am not feeling it I have to say... but it needs to be done. I bet there are at least 1,500 books to unpack. *weeps*

Morning sis! So good to see you back! Glad you had a good time with your visiting crew! Sending you good mojo and all my best wishes for a happy day. Hugs to you, dear!

Morning Kath- Sounds like you had a terrific weekend with your kids. It puts you on Cloud Nine, right? Good luck today at work and hope it's not to grueling.

Hi Kath!
Too bad it was hot all weekend for you. How did the picture taking go? Did you spread a picnic blanket over Dan's dirt patch? When do we get to see????

It's quite cool here this am... yay!
Hope your day is not too strenuous. Take it easy :-}

There is a reward in heaven for those who unpack 1500 books. Sending strong-back mojo with a side of happy-ankles mojo. *whammy*

1500 books to unpack? Hmm..can you do it sitting down and placing them in little piles for other people (or helpful elves) to take away and stack?

Oy, way too many books to deal with. Spread that out over a few weeks.

Missing you.

Kath is giving up her day off to work the liberry's book sale, and it's necessary to pack/unpack the sale books. I'd say we make her the Patroness Saintlet of the Biblioverse, but she'd smack me one.

Hi Mamie...hugs back. So tired :P

Cee picture taking was fine...a wee bit windy. We shall see what we get......it was nice and cool here today too. S'posed to go to Kelly's tonight. We'll see.

Rd, i underestimated I think. There were probably that many ancient kids books. Almost no decent fiction, hard or soft cover. I predict that we will make very little. Very, little.

Caro, i worked 4.5 of the 6 hours by myself. I will refrain from further comment on that.

Gail. Right you Really too much work. I wish i had more positive feelings about it . I just don't. And it makes me feel frustrated ....

Rd a saint would not have thought some of the things I was thinking today :P

Hi Kath, I guess I never thought about how much work goes into a library sale. Yikes, sounds ghastly. And no decent fiction besides? bah!

Waaaaah! I just found out the book sale part of the annual fair this year is not gonna happen! It was always good... and fun... and cheap... oh wail, wail, wail! (Sorry for the outburst. Very unladylike.)

Sorry you had to work so hard - and mostly alone. That's just not right! Hope you got to go to Kelly's.

Well, since folks are leaving you treats, I thought I would leave you one of my favorites. Red Velvet Cake.

Hi Bonnie! It would be not so ghastly if i thought some of the books would sell. I hope i'm just being a pessimist, and judging by my standards... But honestly, there is nothing there that i would buy .

Someone wanted the leftovers to sell for a fundraiser on ebay, but she wanted us to box them up.... I am so tired of looking at those books...lol

Ellen, I love red velvet cake, too :) yum. How are things for you? I am still far far behind. I work all day today, so that won't chane any time soon.....

Oh, red velvet cake is also Rae's favorite!

Good morning, sis! Sorry that you are feeling so overworked and so behind. Hoping that today is kind to you. I am thinking about you and sending good mojo your way.

*surviving Eeyore whammy*

Not the best day. Feeling punk....lightheaded and weak.
Aggravation level high.more than one source.

*there there, pat pat* Time for that G&T! Smoochings galore

oh Kath - if only you did not use up so much energy working yesterday, today might not have been so bad.
Do you wish you were back at the other library?

rd...clearly I survived, had a couple of days of light headedness and even some nausea..
comcast coming today. Again. SO FED UP!

Hi Cee... today after morning errands, early ones! I have to be here to wait for Comcast and will work on stripping wall paper. My right hand/ arm is screaming with pain from tendonitis.. so I am going to try doing it with my left hand.

I also plan to read....

tonight... hope we're still on Breezy!

I am now on book number 59. It is Dead Reckoning one of the last of the Sookie books. I will miss her when it's all over.
I counted the first three as one book, as it was an omnibus edition, same with book two. I am so grateful that rd dragged me into Sookie-land by sending them my way.

Comcast is coming back today. Hey have decided that all of my issues are due to my modem being upstairs, and they are going to move them down. The only reason that I agreed is that I was planning to do the same thing for my own convenience. I am dead certain that isn't why my ph.one isnt working.

I was scraping wall papers yesterday...as bathroom reno has begun. I do have a steamer and scraper ...but ouch ouch ouch. My wrist is killing me ! Anyone have any suggestions as to ways to bypass this scraping step? Gail has told me about something I want to investigate.

So how are you?

Morning Kath- Are you working today? Or staying home and working? Either way, I hope the weekend goes well. It looks like a beautiful day here.

Happy very belated birthday, Kath! Hope it was spectacular.

ETA: Dunkers looks as handsome as ever!

Home today Mark...and as you say, work looms here.

It was good Lynda...Very good!

Regarding the wallpaper, my sister found a kind of gel at Lowes. It worked really well. No steaming, very little scraping. Neither of us can remember the name - check with staff at your local Lowes or hardware store.

My solution for wallpaper-scraping woes is: Hire someone.

*smooch* I'm so glad you like the Sookieverse!

Judy..Thank you! After yesterday, I ran to the local hardware to investigate and found something called Chomp. I just sprayed it on, and now I wait a few minutes to see if it works... it is supposed to let you eel the backing off easily. I am not hopeful that it will be that easy, but we shall see..

rd.. if only. sigh. I already have a headache from breathing in the spray. If I die, tell my kids to sue Chomp.
I love Sookie!

eta

Comcast report.. 3 trucks three guys just left. They moved my modem and router downstairs ( which I had intended to do anyway) and put in a new phone lone. My stuff is onw right where I can see it and watch all the lovely and hopefully green buttons...

We shall see.

I agree, hire someone...and never let wallpaper touch your walls again!!

Three guys and three trucks later, we will cross all crossable bits that your woes are at last over.

Wallpaper scraping - did that once... swore never to do it again. Hire someone or some people is right!

Lots of good wallpaper (no wallpaper) advice, Kath. Happy belated birthday, and I hope you have a great weekend.

Hm. Don't remember that name. I think we had a gel, so it didn't get much in our lungs. Keep all the windows open and an exhaust fan running - maybe that will help.

Amen to that Reba!! never again! ( although, there is now some kind of wallpaper that is like clings or something that can e moved from place to place... interesting)

Joe, I agree... at the end of the day, none is best!

Judy.. I am doing those things, and taking frequent breaks. I think I have reached the extent of what I can do today, due to my somewhat abbreviated reach, due to being less tall than some, and my now swollen wrist.

I made stuffed peppers again during one break. I know, I made them just a few weeks ago, but I had a hankering. They are for tomorrow. Today? I made a pot of Turkey/bean chili yesterday..... so I am good for food for a few. Sort of. I will cook a cauliflower tomorrow..

"Anyone have any suggestions as to ways to bypass this scraping step?
MOVE. Come to Maine ;-) Bring the furkids... leave Dan home.

I am SO lucky. Ron loves to peel wallpaper (he also loves to defrost refrigerators) ... it just takes awhile. He does a little at a time. I'll give him credit though. He does keep at it 'til it's finished.
I do like wallpaper in some rooms - but avoidance is good!
Wish I had stuffed peppers for tomorrow.
Oh! tomorrow is the last morning for a week I have to get up with Loki at 6... YAY!

ROFL, Cee

Move, that would do it for sure... What is Ron's technique for scraping? And why does he like it? And defrosting? Gah!

The Chomp works great. The part where I used it went fairly quickly. I went back to the steamer for a portion of the wall because there wouldn't be enough left to do the whole room, and I wanted to save it for the area above the tub. A whole new bottle would mostly go to waste.

I hurt. My wrist and hand and my shoulders and neck are bad, so bad. I am going to ask Keith for help later..It's hard to reach the places I have left... I only have a step stool.... No idea where he put the ladder. I stood on the counter and reached a lot ...

58. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris 3.75
59. Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris 3.75

I am still thoroughly enjoying this series. I am about to begin
Dead Ever After, and sorry to see Sookie go. I wonder if I could get the series on DVD or to stream??
Anyone know? I don't have HBO

Birthday celebration for my sister today. I won't go to the dinner.. but I will go for cake and coffee..

What are you all doing?

Morning Kath- More work at home today? I hope you can relax a little. sounds like you could use it. I am taking off in 30 minutes. Boy, my morning flies by quick.

Hi Mark, I do think I will take a break today. Dan is doing the rest of the wall paper removal. There is just a little bit, but he has to go to work. le sigh.

No phone or internet for 25 minutes this morning.

Back now.

GRRR

Sunday *smooches*

True Blood is on DVD. HBO won't let anyone stream it, damn their greedy-bastard eyes!

Why does Ron like what he likes? Beats the pants off of me!
I think he takes a warm, wet cloth and holds it over the paper for a minute - then scrapes/peels it off. It has to be done in two stages. Once for the paper that on top... then again for the layer underneath. I'm sure he has a slower pace than you do. Perhaps he is just a glutton for punishment - afterall, he did marry me!

I might start priming the hall today, but it is so beautiful out I am tempted to sit on the back deck and read.
We are going to a friend's house for dinner tonight :-)

Hope you do nothing more with your wrist today than turn pages. Be kind to yourself - you deserve it ;-)

Smooch back rd.... and! The library has the DVDs...woot!

Cee, I hope you opted for the book. I did . I have now finished :

60.Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris . 3.75 and WAAH! I will miss them all....

Soon, I have to go and celebrate my sister's birth.
So.....

Probably no more reading for me today. Oh and last load to get out of the dryer.. oops!

ETA

I have refrained from saying anything about these books, lest there be a spoiler for anyone.
I had a moment near the end of this one where I hoped that it might hint to yet one more book... but I have heard this is the last and so be it. It was a fun ride. If you are avoiding these books as I did ( silly me) I urge you to give one a try. Good fun.. but note that there is a fair amount of sex so not for pre-teens who might be shocked by that. These are really not books for most kids.

"...but note that there is a fair amount of sex..."
That might hook a few, Kath ;-)

I have so many books I need to read right now, I can't justify in my own mind pursuing this series. But I did read the first one and Sookie is a likable character. Hard for me to get used to vampires, etc. Don't know why though since I do like fantasy. I'll probably pick these up again in the future when life is not so busy.

I did read some of Jane Eyre today - the next assigned book. I read this when I was quite young and don't know if I will remember any of it. Glad to give it another read now.

Sweet Dreams!

Ugh, wallpaper removal is the pits. It's never easy to get off, no matter what they say. For that reason, I have none in this house. And I'm perfectly happy w/o it Kath. There are so many beautiful paint colors, who needs it. You are tempting me with the Sookie series. Did you hear that the author was getting death threats because she ended the series? Those must be people who are really hooked on the series;-)

Cee... true the sex scenes might entice a few. They are vivid but not overly frequent, and do not seem inappropriate for the story. I know what you mean about having so many books... me too, I read the first one and then made a decision to read through. With all 13 books available to me, I thought perhaps I would get tired of them midway, but that never happened. Rare.

Bonnie, I agree. No more. I am pretty sure that what we just took down was put up at Dan's request. Cee's Ron may like to take it down, but Dan likes putting it up. There is none left in the house. I do have to say that http://www.muralsyourway.com/repositionable-wallpaper/?mmwaf=gpc&_vsrefdom=g... has my attention. They showed it on Rachel Ray a few days ago. It looks like a fun way to change the look of a room. They used it to create a headboard behind a bed. That got my attention!

I lost phone and internet again last night. I have no idea what is going on, but Comcast called me to tell me that there were 7 people in my area that made appointments last night due to service interruptions. This is good. I was texting the exact and real time to the area supervisor or whatever his title. I was able to have him call my landline during the time I had no service. That was satisfying to me.

They moved my modem and router down to my living room on Saturday, and while it didn't solve the problem, it did seem to help my aging laptop. Connection is better. This is good. Except when the modem goes dark. :P

I feel a wee bit lost without Sookie. I suspect it will be a while before I stop wondering what she is up to.

What next? Dunno

I work all day today.

Morning Kath- Just checking in. Hope the work day goes well for you. I am working six days this week, Ugh but I am on vacation next week. Sweet!

Morning sis! You're working all day and I'm going to the dentist. What are we going to do to make up for those tragedies?! Hope that today is kind to you and that you figure out what to replace Sookie with - she's a hard act to follow!

The good news is there is another Sookie book in October...a wrap-up of everyone's lives.

The bad news is, that means she's really really done.

*waaah*

Hiya, Kath. My sympathy to you and RD for the end of the Sookie series.

glitter-graphics.com

I knew I was behind on threads, but didn't realize HOW far behind . . . your birthday was in late May, and I'm just catching it now? Yeesh!

I haven't been able to get into the Sookie books. Not sure why, but I think this author just doesn't do it for me. But I'm glad that you and many others are enjoying her work. After all, variety is the spice of reads, right?

So now more book unpacking at the library?

Hi Mark. Today was a day....
Mamie... I hope your day went better than mine...
rd...*weep*
Joe, Thank you. I have series hangover.......
Terri, nothing to forgive... I miss my kids, though...
Caro...done is me. srsly.

I am in the midst of a woe is me period. You really don't want me around.
:P~~

"Today was a day...." Sounds like the beginning of a very sad song. Waves to Kath! Hope you are relaxing.

Hi Kath -- hope you're having a good day today with NO wallpaper involved. To be clear, I like the way it looks it's just that I know if it goes on the wall it will need to come down someday and I've done as much of that as I plan to!!

Hugs, my friend.

*smoochings* for your lo-cal boozin' self

Thinking of you and as always, I send love and energy your way.

Yesterday was not a good day, Mark. Today isn't shaping up to be noticeably better.

Reba...I am with you all the way. I like it too, or liked it. I think I'm over that.

Thanks Cee... hugs back.

rd..things did not get better.

Linda.. you are a good and sweet friend, thank you.

I am struggling a bit right now...too many things, all admittedly small.. but they are piling up, and
I need for some of them to be resolved :(

Kath, often it's the "small" things that can really get us down, especially when a bunch of them pile up. Hugs to you, friend!

Agreeing with Terry. The small things pile up slowly until one is drowning in them.

Fie upon anyone giving you grief. May a camel spit in their coffee.

Know that you are loved and appreciated by many. Not enough but still, many.

Xxx, Breezy

Hi Terri... Hugs back and thank you :)

Ahh Breezy, I'm sure you get it, too.. but your "things" are many and bigger... I am just...well.. that blasted vortex is opening, and I am doing battle right now. Hmm. Camel spit huh? I like that . I do appreciate my friends and family. Just a crappy patch .. annoying. I will shake it off. I want a nap. I have some stuff to listen to online though, and then? Working the evening on my day off. yay.

http://www.wimp.com/babymoose/

This is a fabulous baby moose video. Please watch...

Moosies! Awwwww so sweet they way they gambol through the sprinkler!

I liked it rd.... made me smile...

I had to work this afternoon, til 7. Days off scarce right now... my own fault. Tomorrow, I have to go in early for training....

yay.

Training? In what, space shuttle flight control? Sheesh.

Here's hoping tomorrow is a good day and that a bunch of things on your list get resolved. (((Kath)))

*hugs and glitter*

rd... adding books to millenium . I know how to do it, mostly. Hard to be proficient when I do one book or two every 2 weeks .. during which time I am interrupted by the phone or other things. So, Today I get to do it several times over and then I will be able to use my own initials to get into the system and do it. Right now I can only do it under the supervision of Laura. The truth is, I won't have to do it very often, as it is something she considers her job...but I will have the authorization ( and ability) should I need it.

Reba... Thank you! I wish that your wish for me comes true! (((Reba)))

LOL @ E & shuffles through glitter :)

So last night I put some chicken in my crock pot, to make chicken tacos. It worked well. It is programmable, so it turned off when I told it to and kept it warm. I am letting it cool a bit more and then I can clean it up. It was very weird smelling food at night. I wanted to have some of this made, though... as the chili is nearly gone. I need a goto food in the fridge.

I woke up sleepy. I'm not sleeping well.....

Yesterday morning I forgot to mention that Comcast was all over the area again. Seems that the night before there were some of us had an outage again. Internet and phone. Tiresome. Very.

Yesterday evening seemed fine though... but no one called so ? lol

Today, the gas company is out there. They are changing out gas lines.

Morning Kath- We have some nasty storms moving in later. Ugh! I hope I can dodge them. I don't move as fast as I used to. Hope the day goes well for me. Hugs!

Luck to you Mark..

I just cleaned up the house, did some vacuuming. So Dan started to sand in the bathroom. He isn't finished with spackling.. he has parts to do, but said he will do it later... he wants to sand now.

I sent my papers in to the certifying body last lifetime. My card's still good. Have you renewed your certification, Liberry Lady? Hmmmm? Now that you can go add records and stuff?

And do it using my own log in? lol...
Next up... I have to go to Aliquippa to be trained for ILL's ...
I have already done them, clumsily.. but ...ya know.

Ouchie tummy ... I have been chomping on rolaids for days.

Dinner today, shredded chicken with salsa and the last of the damned turkey chili.
I want ice cream.

I am hoping to be able to read tonight...

Reading good.

Turkey "chili" double plus ungood.

*smooch*

Hi Kath (((hugs))) (ones without actual touching as I would hate for you to get what Ive had)
I hope the cats and the rec velvet cakes and the other treats helped to assuage the frustration at meddlesome you-know-whos in the garden (and elsewhere).
(((double hugs!)))

Shredded chicken with salsa sounds nice. We have been off food here lately, so all I have is last weeks leftovers (from about 4 meals) in the fridge, all of them need to be chucked out! Ah well, my mojo will return and i shall cook again soon. :)

rd... yup xo

Thanks Megan... I have had a lifetime of it.. so can almost always get over it quickly. ( ish) The chicken was good. I only ate the left over chili for some complex carbs. I haven't been eating right lately, too many calories left at the end of the day. Then I eat bad stuff like pretzels. I have those mini drummies ice cream cones 120 only calories but bad calories.

Bad storms here last night. I woke long enough for a bathroom run, but back to sleep. We need the rain. And the wind wasn't as bad as expected, so my lattice stayed up for my morning glories. Good, that!

Work today. I have to do cutting for crafts. I do not do that well. Do NOT like it, and never do it well. Frustrated that it was left so late in the game. I hope I can manage it. Not happy about it.

*eta

cutting as in using a cutting board to make perfectly shaped and sized rectangles of different sizes

Morning Kath- You must have got the same storms that we did. Fortunately, they rolled in long after I was finished with the route. Perfect. A nice cool day today. Have a good one, my friend.

So Kath, tell us how you really feel about cutting for crafts - lol.
Is that part of your job as a librarian? Hmmm.
Good things about today:
* Got to sleep later.
* Sunny and cool.
* New FAST laptop.
* Finding things in the kitchen getting easier.
* Finishing my ER book.

Hope you have some good things too ;-)
Hugs.

Ooo Kath lookielook!!!!

"Stephen R. Lawhead's new Bright Empires novel, The Skin Map, is $2, today: http://j.mp/13DIdQx ...on (N. American) Kindle Daily Deal."

Our FAVORITE writer! Yummy yum yum!

*heeheehee*

Mark.. they didn't damage much here.. and so far, I have heard nothing about flooding.. so, it was a good rain that we needed, that got a wee bit noisy.

Cee. Dreadful, this crafting stuff.. how the HELL do the cuts come out curved when the blad and the board are straight? Do. Not. Get. oh yeah! new laptop! I forgot.. yay for you :) do you love it ?

rd.. bleurgh

Home, thank the goddess.

Poor Kath. Not crafty with cutting, huh? That's ok. Your cooking talent is much more important ;-)

Yes. Love it!

Please tell me you have tomorrow off. I can't keep your workdays straight and it's starting to feel like a full time job to me.

Cee. Things were as expected. Don't assume that I am a good cook, just because I do cook. I used to be a better cook. Now? I am tired of cooking and wish I didn't have to. I don't think I would want to eat out every day either, though. I think I'm too lazy. I just want to be home. I think that having someone cook for me would be the ultimate bliss. I am off today, and tomorrow. Although, I may go in tomorrow, to help move computers. ( I know, I know.. I may not. ) I need to take Laura a birthday card. I won't work with her much next week as she has Monday off for her birthday. I can't keep my workdays straight either.. :P

I had a nice time last night watching Peter, Paul and Mary on PBS and then listening to what I have on my cloud/computer. NOt much reading, I am trying to read Flight Behavior, but may not get through it. Still have Sookie hangover. I brought home the True Blood DVDs to see what they offer.

I keep waking every day feeling dull lately. And I had not good dreams last night, although the dream I woke to had Sandra Bullock in it.......still, it was not good. Bummer.

Kath, my parents go out to eat almost every night. The nights they don't they usually have leftovers from from when they were out!

E My sister goes out often, too. Basically I hate to cook but, I would rather stay home.. and eat the boring dull things I cook, most of the time. Too much of a home body to go out.

True Blood ( HBO )

Decent characterization, at least for most characters. Not really true to the Sookie series.
I watched season one..

I apologize. Things have got completely away from me. Just very hectic and also sad as daughter says physical side of things doesn't look good at all.
It made me sad not to be able to enjoy our Friday.
Xxx ooo

What! I missed PP&M on PBS? Oh no!

Whew, I just remembered I have the DVDs of all their PBS shows. I LOVE PP&M.

Gail.. Sorry to have missed a chat... soon though :)

roni... that's nice for you! I'm sure that you enjoy them often! I have a couple of CDs..good car music!

Some stuff to do today...but I don't have to go to work..

Reading maybe?

Morning Kath- I am glad you are off today. Enjoy and I hope you get some quality reading time in. I work but it's my last day and then vacation. Yah!

Somehow I thought this was craftsy-paftsy day at the liberry and you had to go glue things to small children while their daddies looked on...? Well, it is always better to be home under those circs. *smooch* for a restful weekend!

Mark, lucky you! A long week followed by a vacation week is more tolerable, by far!

rd, You are absolutely right... it is Dad/donut day...
Somehow I am off... yay! I am usually scheduled on kid thing days. At least the
ones where Laura works. Always busy, and always make the days go faster. Damned crafts, though.. ugh!I do need to go in though, at least to take Laura her birthday card and bubble gum.

I ran to the store and took the handles for my new bath cabinets to the hardware store. They still have the sidewalk sale, so I got a hanging fern for 2.50. yay me :) I have wanted one since they first went out! The cool, wet weather is agreeing with my plants.. they are thriving, as are the weeds. My glories are already beginning to climb, and some nasturtiums that did not make an appearance last year have popped up. Not bad, all things considered.

Yay! A day off! Sounds like your garden is looking great, Kath. Ours has been doing really well, too, with the cool, wet weather, mostly thanks to my MBH. We have a neighborhood garden walk in a week or two, which we always enjoy. We're all close enough together in the city that we can visit quite a few in a couple of hours.

I'm at work, just trying to tie up some loose ends after a hectic week, but I'll out of here soon enough.

Reading sounds like a good call to me. I'm enjoying Tracy Kidder's Among Schoolchildren, about a teacher of a 5th grade class in Holyoke, MA.

When I found You4 stars, read and reviewed ..
Had custody of a lost dog for a few hours this evening. Due to extraordinary talents of my neighbor Margie and myself, dog is home.

Joe.. that book looks good... Why do I always think Tracy is a girl's name, when I have a life long male friend named Tracy?

Hi Kath, just swinging by to say hello!

eta: I'm so glad you were able to find the lost dog's home! I have occasionally derailed my day in order to "save" a lost dog and most times I have been glad I did so.

>157 mckait: I have to do cutting for crafts. I do not do that well. Do NOT like it, and never do it well
Oh MAN do you need me right now. I am ace at that, and would willingly take over your tasks!

Hi Kath!! Hope your weekend is going well!

Yay for finding a dog's lost family!!

Ellen...It's funny. My neighbor remembers what cars people drive. I remember the dogs I have seen them with. What a pair we are, lol. I have had this dog before, he is a beauty. He and his doggie sibs are not well cared for. The owner has... in the past... moved away for years and left cats behind. yep. Just moved away and left 3 cats. they were taken in or cared for by neighbors. I told the police yesterday, because Kody was on his way to stay at the station until Tuesday morning when the shelter opens again. I wasn't positive it was him....but pretty sure. He was very hungry, and into a neighbors garbage, so I lured him to me with hot dogs, gave him a bowl of water and slipped the leash on him. it took over an hour for the police to show up, during which time margie and I gave our phones and FB a workout. So once the police came ( the dog didn't like the officer) We loaded him in the car and went off to buy food for his stay at the station. As we drove, with the dog standing between us in the van.. lovely, sweet dog.....His owner's daughter called. I was pretty sure it was an O'Connor dog ...and it was. I was both relieved and sorry. I have no faith in their pet car skills. This dog was running once before with one of the other dogs for HOURS on a 100F day. That day, with two of them, they wouldn't let me get them. I was going to put the little one on their porch ( they have a gate .. and hook Kody to a run in the shade and make sure they had water. )Didn't happen. That day all I can do is put out water. I keep a leash on my front porch to use when these dogs run my neighborhood, so I can try to get them off the street. Funny, one year my daughter found three lost dogs and a cat.. which, she had to climb under a car on the highway ( not her car) on her way to work. That was a long story, but kitty found a good home, thanks to Amy. It's in the genes.

My nephew had a neighbor like mine... didn't take care of his dog. The dog started going to Bobby whenever he could for affection and food. Once he came up all bloody... Bobby called the police who took the dog and that dog was taken to the shelter and found a new home. This nephew said he thinks that there was a slip up and that he should have been my kid, his mom wouldn't let him have animals ....

Part of the problem yesterday was that we have a new animal shelter. I have no idea if they have an emergency drop off area. The old one did. Center ( where they shelter is located ) police wouldn't help.
( shocking, I know ) I will make it my business to find out about the drop off on tuesday. We actually have a vet that isn't too far away that will shelter found pets ... but, they were full up.

Megan... I wish I would have had your help. I foresee more craft prep in my future, and it doesn't make me smile :P

Joanne...Thanks ! I hope they take better care ...I suspect that the daughter who was taking care of the pets may have left the door open to the back yard, and kody tunneled out again. This is what was happening before. They need to do something so he can't. These dogs that run are in danger from cars and foolish people with guns. And one particular local cop with a gun who has a rep for just shooting the dogs. I asked if he was on duty before we asked for police assist. We would have put him on Margie's enclosed deck until this morning. I told dispatch that, too. Spencer is a _ _ _ _ ( insert the word of your choice ) and when he is on duty and is called out, he will simply call.... and ask, "what do you want me to do?" This is a known issue, but nothing can be done.

ANYway....Happy Dad's day to the dads out there and hopefully, today will be less interesting for me :)

Morning Kath- I hope you have a nice relaxing day planned, with many reading breaks!

And so it begins. The Glories begin to climb.... how far will they go this year?

I pull some out daily to keep them from strangling the hydrangea...

Beautiful!

Well E, that right there is a picture of potential.. not beautiful yet, but one day.....IMO...but thank you! :)

61. Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver 4 stars

So:

Butterflies are not free, but slave to compulsions ....
As are we all, I think?

And....In some past, present or future ... I am Dellarobia Turnbow.
OR maybe I just wish that I am, was, will be.

eta

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLE67ZIYYaU

Musical accompaniment to the book?

So, I picked the wrong book to be my mind listerene.Ooops and is the universe saying something to me?

eta

could it be that I am being haunted by thins left unsaid?

Kath - It is a sad indictment against someone whose pets dislike them so thoroughly. Having said that we have three cats. The eldest Cinders loves me to bits. The two siblings - the cat who couldn't fly Bambi and his sister Jinxy have a love hate relationship (mainly hate) with me that I struggle to fathom. Jinxy will run for the hills when she sees me appear and I do wonder what guilty secret either of us are concealing from the other!

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday dear lady.

Well cats often simply prefer one person. All of my cats prefer me, except possibly one.. Emmie. She will go to Dan to sleep. The other three sleep on my bed, and Dunkers next to my bed. Once, when I worked for the vet, there was a guy that i DISLIKED a lot. He was vile to all of us, all the time. His pet was in for surgery. Time came to send the dog home to him, and he showed up with his usual snarl. I was sad to have to turn the lab over to him. But you know, she saw him and she smiled the biggest ever dog smile, and lept with joy. Literally lept, 2 days post surg. She clearly saw something that I didn't so...

I am blessed in my pets.

Sorry for the streams of consciousness sbove, but .. it;s just that kind of day

I am blessed in my pets.

Yep, me too.

*waving* at Kath

Ellen, we are all, I think? All we have to do is bring them home and they give and give and give....

Oh Stas! hello!

Headache this morning. And work. ugh.

Morning Kath- Headache and work? Double Boo! Opinion seems to be mixed on Flight Behavior, so it's good to see you liked it. Hope the day progresses better.

I always like Kingsolver. Glutton for punishment? Her books just reach something in me, as I am so drawn to books with great characters, and imo her characters are so real. The stories are sometimes difficult, but so worth it. ( To me )

I like Kingsolver too! I hope to get to Pigs in Heaven later in the year. Do you have an iPad? I FINALLY bought an iPad 2. Yah! Is there a Library Thing app?

I have iPad2 as well, and no. Also, I liked Pigs in Heaven :)

You can get on LT, though? Probably a dumb question. Any other pointers, would sure be helpful.

You Safari to Librarything on the iPad, Mark.

I know, Kath, we've got a male actor Tracy Letts here in town, and I've got a niece named Tracy. It's one of those dual-gender names. Where I work was headed for a long time by a man named Beverly (Scottish?)

Hi Kath,
What an awesome day... started with a hermit thrush singing this morning when I got up with Loki. My favorite birdsong :-)
The weather is nearly perfect (no snow though) and I have very few responsibilities today.

Hope you find serendipity in your day... hugs!

I go on Lt via iPad all the time when traveling. It works like a charm.

I also love Kingsolver but don't know Pigs in a Blanket. I assume from the above that it's hers.?

Hello smoochling, hope this week is bumpless.

Stopping in to catch up and to wish you a lovely Monday, dear. Hope today is being kind to you!

Reba- Thanks! I am connected via the iPad. Sweet. Yes, Pigs in Heaven is the follow-up to the Bean Trees. I think there is a third one too.

>185 mckait: as a kid the family cats all loved me. It was cool- I had them all over me all the time. Terry used to be the same, till I had my babies and then he became second fiddle. Poor Terry, he is a ratty old thing though, and at least my lovely other loves him like I used to.

Mark, glad you got sorted out. An LT app has been discussed, but I'm not sure it will ever happen. I have no issue with just using Safari.. my typing suffers, but?

Joe... My son has one of those names :) ( Cory) funny how our brains work, isn't it :)

Cee.. Glad you had a good start to your day :) My workday started not so great, I wrote about it in Mamie's thread. A woman ( for whom I have zero respect) behaved badly. She eventually left. It is warm here, not too bad. 80 a wee bit humid. Not terrible. No serendipity that I can think of. I worked with Cathy, it's Laura's birthday and she managed to get it off.. ( !) and it was a crazy busy morning with speech therapy and story hour, but it made the morning fly by.

Hi Reba! Glad to know that you like Kingsolver, too :)

rd... I put in *NEW* books today.. not ones I could just attach to, but new ones. EEK! I am pretty sure that I got it all done right, but may have missed a comma or two. I can't wrap my brain around semi-colon or colon and then comma....but I put in a dozen books and got them labeled, covered and on the shelf I felt like super-woman!

Mamie! hugs

rd.. hmmm.. that graphic looks like some of my days... lol

Megan.. When the kids were home, there were six of us and six kitties.. and one kitty picked each of us. That was a long time ago, and only Morgan is left from that clowder. Now, mostly it's me.

So, it is looking like rain, but the weather guesser says no, not until tomorrow. I think I can skip watering though.... it has rained a lot lately...

I brought home season 2 of True Blood.

I have to laugh at Mark and his iPad. Hey Mark, make sure you get the Kindle app so that you can be subject to the siren song that is One Click. God I am such a weak person. My iPad is loaded with books I mostly ignore.

Hi Kath, we have never watched True Blood but my daughter is urging us to try it.

#203: I have the same problem with loading books I mostly ignore on my Nook, Bonnie. It is probably a universal thing with 75ers :)

Heh! You'll be entering the entire Liberry of Congress Data soon. Just for fun. *smooch* Glad it's over, the day that is, and you're all set for the perfect evening of porching.

Bonnie.. be warned.. there are some crazy sex scenes in the first couple of episodes. I think it tames down a bit after. I used fast forward.......

Stas... I do it too. Nook & Kindle!

rd....yup!

and maybe an episode of True Blood

>207 mckait: Oh yeah! THAT is a good evening.

Take one guess who found a way to ruin it

True Blood huh? Say hi to NZ favourite daughter, Anna Pacquin for me :) (Im not sure if she is NZ fave....maybe it was Rachel Hunter, but shes too old to be a daughter now....)
Interesting fact: Anna Pacquin's brother in law is the leader of the Green Party here in NZ. He's married to her sister.

Megan.. She's from NZ? And wow... relatives in high places, who knew? I am liking the show. I might have less blatant sex, but they do keep it down for the most part, now.. they just toss it in now and then. And it is just sex, not crazy stuff...

I took my laptop outside and sat in my chair to watch... Dunkers at my side.. for about 10 minutes. Then Dan called. He wants to buy a retirement cabin at Lake Latonka. It's a fixer upper. only 50 grand! It sounds lovely doesn't it? I would be all in.... aside from the fact that we are still living paycheck to paycheck. By the time he was through telling me his plan I was full on into an anxiety attack. He has enough money in his retirement account to buy it. just. Not to replace the roof or...
anyway

eta

62. Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult 4 stars

I know, I know... a lot of folks don't Like her .. she isn't a favorite, but she does tell a good story. This was no different. Good story here, and a typical Picoult ending. I liked it.

Morning Kath- ^ Was someone laughing at Mark up there? You use your iPad for book reading, right? I will download the Kindle app but I don't think I'll purchase many books. I need to pay off the player first. I did request a couple digital e-books from my library. I do want to try it out.

You can get free kindle books, too.. just sayin'

Greetings, Kath! You're getting ahead of me in the library training. I still don't enter books . . . I started to learn on Millenium, and then we changed to Evergreen, and the rules are all different, and nobody at our library has qualified to be a Certified Cataloger . . . we can attach to records but not enter anything from scratch. Somebody in Philadelphia has to enter the ones where we can't find a record. Or something like that. I know it's a pain.

Kath, I've added When I found you to the tbr pile. It sounds like a book I would like.

Blessings to you dear soul for helping that poor animal.

People who are unkind to animals ---well, there just isn't punishment enough for them.

People like you who are loving to animals -- well, there just aren't enough good things to say!

Terri. I guess because we are a very small library in a small system things are less restricted? Dunno. It's pretty straightforward in millennium. I would be unhappy if we all had to go back to square one like you did.I cant even imagine how that felt. Besides we are basically even. Since you know the mysteries off ILL and the thought of it gives me hives

Linda. It's just. A reaction with me to reach out to asnimals. So much easier than reaching out to people. Much easier to trust them. Cruelty and or neglect of these loving beings make me ill. Makes me wish I were queen of the world. I agree. I think you would like WHEN I FOUND YOU.

I finished SING YOU HOME by Picoult. I liked it a lot.
I had a lovely time with my jody today. I returned a pair of khakis to kholes and bought grey pants. Thatl pleased me. I ran into someone from Watson. That did not please me...but more on that tomorrow. I am typing. On kindle and that's a dicey situation.

Morning Kath- I'll add the Kindle app. For the freebies, do I look on Ammy?

yep, search free kindle books and don't be afraid to dig deep.. a lot of them are erotica and romance, but there are some classics and gems in there too. You can also search for newsletters that will give you a heads up on freebies..

Yah, I downloaded my very first book. It was 2 bucks but it is a book I have on my TBR shelf. It is way to easy and a bit scary because of it! Are there any book-related apps, that you can recommend?

Morning Kathleen! No appointments today, for which I am thankful! I plan on doing some household stuff and then grabbing a book. I finished the tenth Sookie book, so now I am reading book eleven. A friend told me that the Trueblood series calms down a bit with the sex after season one. Hope today is a good one. A great one. A FABULOUS one!

Mornin' Kath!

Another busy day here - hope you have the day off?
A friend in my RL book club rec Sing You Home and I have been keeping an eye out for that one. Have never read a book by Picoult so I am clueless. Now that I know you like it too, I'll look a bit harder. Maybe there is one on Ammy for a penny... plus S&H. Or... there are a few book sales coming up around here in the next month. I think there is a big one in Bath over the July 4th weekend, which is almost here! yikes.

Hi Cee :)

Yesterday morning I ran out to the flower store to buy more petunias and some lush beautiful sedum to plant on a small hillside in my backyard. I never really got online again for more than a minute. It is going to get warm/hot today, so I will do it this morning... Laura changed the schedule so I'm off today.

Picoult. Her books are similar in that I think everyone of them is partly played out in a courtroom. I really enjoyed Sing You HomeThe stories behind them are always good, at least the ones I've read... and I'm not ashamed to say that I've enjoyed them. They are all 3-4s for me. Like Dan Brown and Chirs Bohjalian, I often see her scorned here, but I find their books enjoyable and will continue to read them. I am, after all reading for me.. Of course with all of them, I like some of their books more than others. But I have never read one by any of them that I think is bad. I like a story, and these folks are storytellers.

My Sister's Keeper
Nineteen Minutes
The Pact
Plain Truth
Tenth Circle
Vanishing Acts
Keeping Faith
Salem Falls
Perfect Match
Second Glance
Mercy
Harvesting the Heart
Sing You Home
Lone Wolf

The trucks are back. Noise. Ugh.
Turkey breast in the oven.. so it can cook while it's cool. So, the day is pretty well open before me..
I am starting to have second ( uh oh type ) thoughts about meeting other library folk for lunch tomorrow. I think my unexpected meet up with a watson person the other day shook me up more than I realized. I feel a little like locking myself in my room.. maybe more than a little.

Sorry to hear that you've been shaken, Kath. Please don't lock yourself in your room . . . at least, not without a big pile of books!

I hear you about Picoult and the others. I've not tried them -- but even if I tried them and didn't like them, lots of people don't like writers I like. We all like different books and authors. Speaking of storytellers (as you did in your last post) . . . have you read Picoult's latest book, The Storyteller ? I haven't read it, but one of my co-workers is raving about it and trying to get everyone to read it.

Have I mentioned lately that I loathe you inexpressibly for introducing me to Edie Claire? Can't recall.

Yay for surprise days off, boo for surprises. *smooch*

Terri, I did not read the last one. It has actually been a few years since I read Picoult. So many other things to read! But I will read her again one day. I'm 3 of 3 for Inferno... by Brown

Sheesh! I have been busy. Dug up the small hilside in back, and weeded it all.. put in the plants I bought yesterday and hoping they will spread. Lots of kitchen work.. hot! from the blasted oven being on. I had to take a break.. a wee bit of vertigo.. heat and so much bending over today in the heat? Dunno. I'm taking a break.. having some food.

Whatcha all doing?

I want an iPad, if only because I could keep up with LT a bit more effectively.... posting from my iPhone is kind of dangerous. :-|

After a long day and 2 glasses of wine I am yawning and slipping away. It'll be another early bedtime for me - hope I can focus long enough to read a little.

Your yard must be so gorgeous. I am valiantly watering and talking to (pleading with) the two hanging pots on my front porch. I can't tell if it's enough... they are "hanging" on - hahaha. sorry. It's the wine.

Hope you have a lovely lunch tomorrow. Our company will be arriving about midday. Hugs.

ARGH!!!!! I let the guys working on the road use my watering hose. I went out to water again, the plants that I just put in today and the sprayer is broken and the bits are gone. I had to carry water. 80 ish ft. Ouch.

Laura called me down to the library to show me something about running the movie for saturday. She should have shown me when I was working yesterday, but...... so I went down and there was an incident.
A guy behaving inappropriately toward Laura. I won't go into detail, but I called the police. It was my friend from finding the dog etc, last week :P I told him and he promised to see her to her car tonight and park out front other days she works til close.. I doubt that will actually happen, but he is giving her a number to call if she feels the need to be escorted.

It has been a long day. BUT my Amycat called me, and that was good. Still... it was long.

What a day you had!!!!! Good for you for calling the police. People are crazy at times! I swear, the older I get the less confidence I have in human kind.

I hope tomorrow is better for you Kath.

So the guys working on the road broke the hose you allowed them to use Kath? W/o even mentioning it to you when they were done? To say nothing of offering to replace it. Outrageous!

Ditto what Bonnie said!

Linda.. I know.. it was just so L-O-N-G! It seemed I couldn't get a minute for me.

Bonnie. I cant figure out anything else that might have happened :( I filled the bird bath, and was done for the morning. I pulled it back to the front in case they needed it. Then I was busy inside. Now I did pull it to the back from the middle, and thought I broke it.. but I went to look for the piece and looked at where I had left it for them.. and looked all over the yard...following where I had pulled it. And it had the "face" of the sprayer pulled off, and the sprayer part was broken off. I can't swear that they broke it, but since I looked and looked and there was a limited area where they might be .. it's all I can think of :(

No I haven't said anything yet. I found it after they left yesterday, and they are just arriving today..

And that means I need to move the Beast.....I need to go to the hardware store, anyway....

Happy Friday, me lurve, and a wonderful weekend at Lake LaToya or whatever. Remember, once it's insured you can burn it down....

ROFL rd, you are so bad... srsly.

I will soon be off to lunch with Bernie and Kathy from Beaver Falls Library, and Laura from Baden. It will be interesting to see how Laura felt about her escort last night. :P

I went and bought a new sprayer for the hose. As it happened the one I wanted was there.. and right next to it was a card with that one and 2 others for the same price. I bought the three with a just in case in mind. Good thing. The one I wanted stopped working after 5 minutes. Wouldn't let water through for some reason. I was not amused.

I also bought another bird feeder to put near to the bird bath. I like having an avian resort .....

So, The road crew was in front of my house and I had to lug groceries half a block. *not amused* and very tired of all of this mess.

Oh and when I was shopping a 1 pound 11 oz jar of peanut butter fell out and onto my toe. ouch x a lot.

Moi? *batbatbat*

humph.. as if there is any doubt.

Kathleen - The morning is quickly getting away from me, but I have paid the bills and done two loads of laundry, so I am feeling pretty good about it. Hope you have a delightful lunch. Sorry about the peanut butter - ouch!

My iPad is loaded with books I mostly ignore. I'm another one just like Bonnie on this, although for me it's on my Kindle. A lot of them are public domain classics you can get for free.

What I need is to get stuck somewhere with nothing but my Kindle to read. I do carry it around just in case that happens, and it does come in handy in doctor's reception areas and that kind of thing. Biggest benefit: plane and train travel. Rather than stuffing a whole bunch of paper books in a backpack and still running out.

Hi Mamie.. I know, the last two days have flown by for me. I have been so wicked busy :( My toe is very swollen.. I got my birk sandals on with no problem , but that was shortly after it happened. It was tougher to get them off. ouch. drat.

Joe.. I am right with you on that! I do take advantage of the borrow this book thing on kindle, at least part of the time.

Back for librarians who lunch at Kelly's Island. A very nice time was had by all. I gave each of them a quartz crystal to celebrate solstice. We had lunch with our feet in the sand and palm trees all around. FABULOUS! Oh and the view was the Beaver river and boats drifting by.. no calming :)

Kath, you seem to have had some bad mojo going . . . broken sprayers, sprayers that refuse to work, long-distance grocery hauling, and attack jars of peanut butter . . . I hope your nice time at lunch is the beginning of an upswing in fortune, and that your toe feels better soon.

Okay, those guys need to be shot.
I don't usually say things like that, but this time....

Hi Terri.. me too. I do love Kelly's and the Island is so nice.. I should have taken pictures. Guess we'll have to go back? Maybe next time with Jody.. ? dunno.

Ellen.. Since there are so many guys mentioned, I'm assuming you mean all of them. At this point, I am none to pleased with them either .. not any of them.

I have to say that I am a wee bit concerned about the guy who was inappropriate toward Laura. The police officer had a talk with him. He knows I am the one who reported him .. This makes me a wee bit nervous. I do walk about half a mile home. We have had an upsurge of crime ( although much of it is drug related) in this wee hamlet lately. Clearly, the dream I had last night ( that he shot me in the back of the head as I walked home) is testament to the fact that I am worried. I'm pretty sure I can't outrun him, especially if I don't see him. Especially with my probably broken big toe.

I watered the plants in flip flops last night.. and then Margie came over to porch. She made a comment about my feet being dirty ( they were.. there is nothing but soil around some of the plants and I sprayed and it sort of flew onto my feet :P ) I brushed the bottom of my foot and nearly went through the roof. I wonder How I am going to get through 7 hours on my feet. Laura was supposed to work with me today. She switched or something and I am working with Candy. There is a movie day scheduled. Popcorn. I am going to be very busy. There is lots of vacuuming and clean up in my future. Frankly, if 3 kids show up or 30.... popcorn is popcorn.. and messy.

Before work.. Mark is coming to do something on the cabinets in the bathroom .
grr. Too much going on. I'm not sure if Mark will actually do it though, because I have to leave at 9:30 and Dan had to work 6-2 I can't reach him to see if he wants to come earlier.

Terri.. I don't think the upswing is here yet. None of these things are really all that bad. It's just that there are so many little things .. ugh!

63. The Ocean At The End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 4.75 stars

Wow. Really .. wow. I will try to put down some thoughts about this one later.. it is amazing.

I don't know what kind of inappropriate behavior the man displayed towards Laura, but there's usually a long leap from hassling to harming someone. And your walk is not through an abandoned warehouse district, it's a neighborhood with people home. An unusual behavior wouldn't go unremarked.

Yeah, the new Gaiman went straight to my TBR. Glad to hear it's that good!

Have you thought about getting a keychain size can of pepper spray just in case?

>243 mckait: Yay! I just started The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Glad to hear you liked it so much!

re usually a long leap from hassling to harming someone. I agree. There usually is. And sometimes there is no hassling, just harm. And I know what neighborhood I live in. One where three people followed a woman home from the drug store, and beat the crap out of her and took her meds. They did this on her front porch and no one helped her. I also know that when I was grabbed as a child, it was on a main street in broad daylight on one of the busiest corners. There were people everywhere, and not one of them stepped up to help me. Also, when I got beat up at work, it took a long time for anyone to step up and help me. It was a woman my age. I don't count on others to protect me. I am not as fast or resilient as I used to be. I don't heal as fast. Most days I see no one when I walk home. I have fallen in my own front yard after surgery and called for help and gotten none. I have been attacked by wasps and screamed and not even gotten a look. People don't help people anymore, for the most part. This guy is at least 6.1 and at least 250 pounds. And the age of one of my kids. So, yeah.. I am afraid at times. I know better than to look for help .. I couldn't even get it from my mother when I was being molested as a child. So, while I agree with you..

Jim :) it always makes me smile to see you! I didn't know that there was such a thing, but I will look and get one for myself. And maybe for a few others, too! I am not a Gaiman fan.. I loved that book. I can't wait to see your thoughts.

Joe, you might even be finished with it by now.. I need to check your thread!

Dreadful long day at work. 14 patrons all day. One child showed up for the movie...
In July, we start summer hours on saturday and close at 2 on saturday... yay!

Oh dear, Kath... I hope that your worries about this man will come to naught. I second Jim's suggestion that if you are worried about your walk home, given the increase in crime in your area and your fear that this man may hold a grudge and plan to harm you, that you carry a can of pepper spray on your keychain or in your pocket when you are out of the house. And make sure it's within easy reach.

{{{hugs}}}

Stay safe Kath. No-one to accompany you home?
Jumbo pepper spray is, I suppose an alternative - even brain-dead meat is better well seasoned! I would worry though that it may malfunction or that you'd panic if faced with a scenario which necessitated its use.

Hoping your Sunday is peaceful....

>247 mckait: ((((HUGS))))

Caro... I'm sure that it will be fine. I just feel a wee bit vulnerable at the moment. My wrist and right arm are still painful, from tendonitis, my jot hurts halfway down my foot .. ouch. And I happen to know what is going on elsewhere in town. the whole town is 2.5 sq.miles in size. I work in a position to hear a lot of what is going on, and Margie is in frequent touch with the mayor through the neighborhood watch program. So the natives are restless right now. It will be fine. But I always welcome Caro hugs!

Paul.. I did find a keychain pepper spray on ammy. I bought one for me and one for Amy. That should make me feel like super woman! I put my stabby stabber thingy on my keychain. IT is something sold as safety device. I bought one for all the women in my family a couple of years ago... It isn't sharp. It just looks like one of those little kids crayons only longer. I can't imagine that it would be helpful as much more than a handle to use to swing my considerable key chain an whack them in the hand or head or whatever is near.

Ellen. Me too, but doubtful :P We need to pull out the bathroom sink today. and then we have to polyurethane the part he put in yesterday.. the laminate.. I like the color a lot. Working on the house makes Dan mean.

Hugs back Megan!

So far today, I have cooked the chicken for Dunkers, and am about to do the rice. I made pasta salad and have eggs cooking.. to have hard boiled eggs for salad. I like to put them in now and then, and they are good for Dan's lunch. I haven't made baked eggs for a while, too hot. Too hot to cook anything, really..

Point of information. If you buy a pair of pants for 4$ off a clearance rack and they feel like cardboard. washing them a dozen times will not help. Nor will cutting them into shorts. le sigh. But comfy or not, I have another pair of shorts. ( LONG shorts, trust me.. )

64. Matt Monroe and The Secret Society by Edward Torba 3.5 stars if you are a junior reader...
There are too many dental references and frankly I nearly took away a full star for that reason, but
keeping in mind that it is a junior read NOT YA! I let it go.

eta

This was an author offer, which I accepted, thinking of sharing it with the library. The story would have been much more to my liking had it not beet steeped in dental references, but .. the idea was a good one, that was otherwise decently told.

eta #2

Next up is The White Mare

...dental references...?

WTF is wrong with the people where you live?! Screaming for help and getting none?!? What sick rotten bastards! Maybe you SHOULD move to Lake LaToya.

I couldn't put The Ocean at the End of the Lane down, Kath. LOVED it!

Hi Kath! I am so glad you loved the new Gaiman. I was supposed to get the ebook from my library. It could end up being the first ebook that I will read. Hope all is well and your Sunday is going good.
BTW- I am enjoying Wool. Fun, summer read!

RD Yawp. Dental references.. a gazillion of them :P ~~~ But I think many 9-10 year olds will miss some or most of them. Rd.. No help. Not ever. I haven't even gotten help when struggling with door or groceries or whatever the small things are. On the other hand, I offer help. I do so and hope that if one of my kids ever need a hand, they get it. So hopefully, that is the way it will be.

Joe. I know. Are you reviewing it? It is beyond me to do so. Also I am being lazy and blaming my ouchie toe.
How can I type if my toe hurts?

Mark.. I know that you will enjoy it. Glad it will be your first e-book. It will make you feel warmly towards e-books :)

Halp! This whole house in disarray thing is getting to me. I can't wait to get the bathroom done!!!

I'm not sure I will review it, Kath. I honestly so far can't think of how to describe it. A boy gets drawn into fairy-type dangers? So lame compared to what happens, and the scope of it.

I know.. I haven't figured out a review yet either.

Off to work today. Monday's with Laura.

I'm a bit of a wreck. My tendonitis is still flaring up and my to is quite ouchie. Could be much worse for sure.
Dan is being a bear, he alway is when he is working on the house. It's getting tiresome.. and anxiety inducing. I can hardly wait to get out of the house today.

okay.. done whining. Off I go.

*smooch* for a very nice Monday!

Thanks rd and back at ya.

ouch

Happy Tuesday *muttley laugh*

Why the ouch?

My toe hurts

my wrist hurts

I dropped a paving stone on my finger

And I tripped going down an outside step at work today and wrenched my bad ankle. ( Not that I have a good one)

ouch is shorter.

ebay... Sookie season 1-5 for less than seasons 1-2 on Amazon. yay me!

Dan continues to find new and innovative ways to be a passive aggressive attack animal.

Hi Kath, sorry to hear about the toe. Sorry, also, that you won't review the new Gaiman because you've got me intrigued.

Sorry about all the ouches, Kath.

The new Gaiman just arrived at our library today.

Bonnie... hello there ! thanks :). I think the reason that I can't wrap my brain around doing a review is that Dan is being really ......unpleasant. He has a passive aggressive way of being awful. Not to mention that he is spitting words at me instead of speaking in a civil manner. When he stopped into the library yesterday ... Laura looked at me when he left and said "I'm so sorry". So . . . reading the Gaiman was pure escape and it was wonderful. I was completely absorbed in the story. But seriously. I haven't written a review in weeks. Maybe months.

Terri, I am really tired of hurting myself. WTH? But, Oh good! You have the book...Do read it :) It is so short it won't take long. I'm not a huge fan of Gaiman.. I have read a book or three of his, but this one? I think it will be one that I remember for a very long time.

Well, I have cleaned the bathroom floor ( again) and hope he leaves off the sanding. The floor people are due here at 9. The walls were fine days ago, but he keeps adding more spackle and then sanding it off. I am at the end of my rope with it.

This morning I am off to buy paint. I plan to be at Lowes by 7. To achieve that I should be getting dressed soon. I can't find a color. I want a creamy color or a tan color or ? I wanted a grey, but realized it won't work with the wall tile in there. Or maybe it will. Anyone with suggestions call my cell phone! SRSLY.

gah

Morning Kath- Sorry about the aches and pains. Sounds like you are boxing, instead of working. I am so glad you and Joe both loved the new Gaiman. Once I figure out how to read my ebook, I hope to jump into it. Hope the day goes well.

Oh dear... it sounds like you are having more trouble with your bathroom re-do than I did with my kitchen. So sorry it's so messy. I know how it is... you have to keep up with it or it will get tracked all over the house :(

I don't know what to tell you about all your bad boo-boos. You have to take more care with yourself. An ounce of prevention would beat a pound of recovery. Stop doing all those nasty worky things so vigorously! Slow down - even if it means you don't get every little thing done. SRSLY.

Poor, poor Kath... you NEED a vacation. A nice quiet get-away...

Good luck with the paint. You have to look at the color samples to see what you like. It takes me forever to decide myself - but that is not the fault of the paint. I just can't make quick decisions. Still not 100% sure I picked the right color for our kitchen. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I wonder. It's just soooo different from the very dark red we had.
Finally got the bamboo shades up - lovely. Now I need a small butcher block prep table... it weighs over 200 pounds and I don't know how we will get it in the house, assembled, and in the kitchen. It might take the whole fire department!

This is it -

I'm with Cee. A nice quiet get-away for you sounds long overdue. And no one wants to wear hockey pads everywhere they go, so the gods of nagging hurts need to leave you alone.

I did finally figure out a way to review The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Kath, so it's up on the book page (and over at the cafe). I didn't want to give anything away, so I tried to be general enough. See what you think.

*smoochings* Tan.

Hi Mark! so far so good, mostly. I have decided to shop at Not Lowe's. That will be better.

Cee... You are the second one today to tell me to slow down. Margie says she watches me heading to and from work and flying back and forth with groceries etc and that I go too fast. I don't know how to slow down, but I might have to figure it out, because I am tired of hurting myself. It makes me mad.

I am no good with paint colors. I will go to Best hardware tomorrow or the next day and talk to Patty. She is the paint lady who knows all the secrets so...

I like the butchers block table ! Nice! Where will it live in the kitchen? Don't you have a dolly? I do. I bought it for Dan, but I think I use it more. That and my shovel.. I have a special short one that doesn't try to win the battle of who's in charge.

Joe...If only. I would love a vacation. They are rare for me though. Dan's summer trip to Canada is coming up soon though, typically that is my vacation. I don't have to do anything for anyone except myself and my furkids. They are not grumpy, they are appreciative. I'm counting the days.

rd. Smooch back. I dunno. I want grey.

So I got the kids putting in my floor donuts for breakfast, and I made them turkey sandwiches for lunch. Also pasta salad and watermelon, a strawberry and a cookie. They are 26 and 30. They both left strawberry, and ate the cookie. :) It just made me smile.

I'm going to make them take the donuts with them when they go.. that way I won't eat any.

Still nary a tile. They have spread out the skim coat over the bathroom floor and are putting in sub floor for the hallway. I am so tempted to put Dunkers in the car and leave them to it, but I really would worry about the kitties getting out. So much noise.

I have an appt on July 2nd with an acupuncturist. General tune up and hopefully help with anxiety and weight loss. I'm going with Margie. We both have an appt. At least as long as he takes our insurance, Margie thinks he does. I need to call after 1:00 to give my info.

My thrill for the day. When I got the estimate for the floor, I asked if they take Discover. yes. Well, as of a few weeks ago it is cash or check only. I took the money planned for this job and put it on to pay off my discover card. I had one single check left.. ( I have more.. somewhere, I never use those things.. )

I am floored.

srsly.

Luckily, I was able to work it out, but srsly? eek!

"floored" *oof* "floored" *owowow*

*smooch* to the punniest liberrian in Pennsyltucky

>276 richardderus: lol- RD you are too much!

Kath, sorry for your multiple ouches. One ouch is enough, more than that is no fair.

Cee.....love your butcher block! I would like to have a freestanding kitchen island, with the side not facing the kitchen as a book shelf! So kind of like a butcher block, only enclosed.

Thrill #2
True Blood Seasons 1-5
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Now the tracking number says it was sent yesterday.The above notice from ebay came today So?
Hopefully I will get it....

:(

Hi Kath- If it shipped yesterday, you should have it in the next couple of days. And I see no reason why it's not there before the 1st. You sound a little anxious. LOL.

I am! I have a serious sookie addiction.I was so.pleased to get this deal... but ebay shut him town? At least for this. He has a great ratin..so?

Blasted kindle typing

Drive by hello!

Hi Ellen :)

And the cool silence of the morning is once again broken by the screeches and growls of the great yellow beasts chewing up the streets and lawns on our street. I am much in need of some silence. le sigh.

I managed to get in some reading time yesterday amidst the bedam and power failures. I am reading The White Mare , which was sent my way by rdear. He meant for me to read it and place it on the shelves at work. I'm not sure that is going to happen, as I have purchased the other two books in the trilogy. I am really loving this one. A lot. Also, the cover is beautiful.

Do you mind rd?

Too much disturbance and ouchiness in your life at the moment Kath. Hope you manage to get some rest and relaxation soon.

Really pleased you have found something good to read - The White Mare looks like something I might enjoy:)

>283 mckait: No, of course not...I seem to be on a roll, introducing you to series that you fall for!

xo

Hi calm :) I agree with everything you posted, including that you might like it :)

rdear, I knew that you wouldn't mind.. I really like this one... a lot.

So, I just walked up the hill again. I heard the siren, turned on my computer scanner.. heard the adress next to Kims and flew out the door. All is well they say. There was a small ....I don;t know what to call it. They have been working on the gas lines in my town, on my street... etc. Kim lives at the bottom of my hill and one house in.

So I flew down the hill and went to her in case I could ....do something . . .

Did you ever put a dime or something on a record while the record player was going to see it fly off? That's how I feel. Still ouchie wrist, toe and ankle. And the ankle pain radiates down to the arch of my foot. I will be so pissed if I rractured it again :( It makes me feel frustrated. Did not read even a word of my beautiful book today. That makes me sad too. *Whine whine*

I see I need to repeat:

Please, slow down! I know you want to save the world... but you must take it slower ;-)

Glad everyone is ok.

Morning Kath- Just checking in. Sorry to hear that the aches & pains are continuing. Boo to those! Are you off this weekend? Hope you can get back to your "beautiful book".

Hi Cee! I know.. but it has been so crazy lately.. :P
Maybe today I can take a break? Or paint. :(

Hi Mark! Nope.. I work Saturday, but I am off today. So many schedule changes....it makes me dizzy