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It’s Friday and the Reading is Good

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Grab Your Book

Good morning. How are you? I’ve been good, but distracted with the many things that go on in my life. The Girl had some weird “blow-out” of her elbow which caused her to miss track practice. I know. It was her elbow and not her leg but she told me that the swinging of her arms really caused some discomfort. To her credit, the next day her arm was swollen and black and blue. I have no idea what she did! We think maybe it was the rowing machine she used for PE last week.

Then, The Teen, utterly obsessed with the Kickstarter he created for the spring musical he’s in, fell into one of his moods. They will make their listed goal but truthfully, he wanted twice that and it’s not looking like that will happen. What’s been really exciting is how actors from Broadway have been supporting them. Some of the cast from Hamilton, Aladdin, Wicked and more. It’s really gotten them all worked up.

So with all this nervous energy in the house, reading has been a real treat this week. Every morning and evening I hunker down with my book, which at the moment is The Nakeds by Lisa Glatt. I am REALLY enjoying this book.

The Nakeds

My book club meets next week to discuss Toni Morrison’s God Help the Child. That means I better get the book read soon. I am hoping there’s plenty to talk about. I mean, it IS Morrison so I am sort of counting on it.

I am pretty much all caught-up with my review copies and my book club book won’t take long to read because it’s so short, so now I have the luxury of choosing something from my backlist. Although I haven’t a clue what it will end up being.

What are you reading right now? Anything really good?

Bookish Talk, Life

Sunday Matters: The Valentine’s Day Edition

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Sunday Matters

Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s been so warm here it feels like summer! It was close to 90 degrees yesterday and I spent the day driving The Teen’s choir group all over town for Singing Serenades It was such a blast. Bittersweet, though. After all, he’s a senior and actually much of the group is also graduating so this will be his last time doing this.

The Canyon Madrigals
Photo Credit: Linda Valdes

Right Now:

For breakfast, I am having a See’s Candy Bordeaux and coffee. Delish. We are trying to hit an earlier church service today so I need to get to it because one kid is still in bed.

I feel like this post needs flowers, since it’s Valentine’s Day and all.

Peonies
Photo Credit: Floral Entropy

This Week:

I have to work tomorrow but the kids are off. The Girl is not feeling all that great so hopefully the extra day will have her on the way to health.

There are rehearsals, track practices, parent meetings for theatre and I do believe there is a hair appointment in there somewhere, too.

Reading:

I finished Be Frank With Me and the review will post early this week. I am starting The Ramblers today.

Watching:

No lie. We will be picking up Chinese takeout later and then sitting down to the premier of The Walking Dead,

Making:

I didn’t have time to really think about food for the week because yesterday was a very fully day and there is no time today to figure it out so I may be at the market while she’s at practice tomorrow. I need a food delivery service oh, and a personal chef.

Grateful for:

Hot water. For a long time, we’ve been losing hot water pressure and the other day, it literally got down to a trickle. I DREADED making that call because spending $1000 on a water heater right now is just not in the budget but… it was just a clogged line and a small regulator piece needed to be replaced. A simple repair. We have plenty of hot water again and it’s wonderful.

What are you doing today? Between church and the middle school ministry, I will be spending much of it at church but later it’s just me, my Chinese takeout and the TV.