Book Chatter

It’s been a busy week but a good one. I posted a review of Infidel and then later in the week posted a review of Creepers. I posted the winner of my ARC of Tethered. It was a lot of fun reading about what you enjoy about Halloween.

Speaking of Halloween, everything went smoothly and it was a fun night for everyone. I get a little anxious when I have to work on Halloween. I panic about getting home in time, getting the kids dressed, etc. However, this time I had all the stuff ready to go the night before so it was stress free. My note for next year is to buy extra candy and not put it in the tub. My son and his friend handed out gobs of it within the first half hour of them doing it and I had to resort to whatever was in my house. Boys!

Saturday was rainy so I ran some errands and then curled up on the couch with In The Woods. I managed to polish off about 100 pages so now I feel as if I am making some progress. I know some of you have mentioned that you find it surprising that I am having a hard time getting into it, but I’ve noticed that if it deals with a child and abuse of any kind, I tend to tiptoe around it for awhile before jumping into it.

Today I am taking it easy. I feel a “bug” coming on so I doused myself with vitamin c and lots of fluids and I am sitting here on the couch watching Super Why with Kidlet #2. Later, we plan to visit my nephew who is back from basic training (Army). After that, my husband and I plan to do a little Christmas window shopping while Kidlet #1 and Kidlet #2 rehearse for a variety show this evening. We have to tell Santa what to get! Oh, and it is still raining here but I love it.

What do you have going on today?

Avisannschild over at She Reads and Reads tagged me for this book related meme. Click here to read her post.

The rules are as follows:

-Link to the person who tagged you and post the rules (done)
-Share seven random and/or weird book-related facts about yourself (done)
-Tag seven random people (I’ll skip this part)

Here are seven random book-related facts about me:

1. On a trip to the library, my father wandered off to get a book for himself. He came back and found me “reading” an adult novel but the book was upside down. He said everyone was giggling over a four year old pretending to read.

2. At the very first L.A. Times Festival of Books, I waited an entire day to have Dean Koontz sign my book. I missed the whole event and he and I laughed about it. The inscription? He wrote, “See you on the other side. “

3. When I was in Kindergarten we watched a filmstrip on the care of books. I have followed those guidelines ever since.

4. I buy a lot of books and a lot are sent to me, but after reading them, I only keep the ones that I plan to hand down to my kids. They are usually classics.

5. I used to have a thing for Stephen King. If you can’t imagine such a thing, read The Stand and then get back to me.

6. I’ve been a member of my book group for almost eleven years now.

7. I try to read books that are outside of my comfort zone. Sometimes I am pleasantly surprised.

What are some random book-related facts about you?

Chatting with friends about books and life…