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Fall Reading List

For two weeks now, I’ve been checking out everyone’s reading lists and it’s been driving me crazy because I’ve not had the chance to come up with my own! This is by far my favorite time of year. I love everything about it, except this pesky heat. Tsk tsk.

To make things right in the world, here’s my list of what I hope/plan to read between now and say…December. No particular order because hey, I never know what mood I’ll be in until I am living in it.

Salem’s Lot by Stephen King (re-read, read-along)
Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving (Gah!! love Irving)
All the Stars in the Heavens by Adriana Trigiani
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (October read-along hosted by Bookfoolery)
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (re-reading with a friend because it’s Murakami and that’s what you do)
The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant (book club)
The Quick by Lauren Owen (read-along)
Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg
Summer of Night by Dan Simmons
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mobile Library by David Whitehouse
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Considering at least three of these are chunksters, this is an ambitious list and may spill over into Christmas break. So. Be. It. I am taking a lot of time off over the holidays and cannot wait!

Sunday Matters

Good morning! We all made it through the week! I know some of you had busy weeks, myself included. This week is no different but I will, WILL carve out some time to put things in their place this week. I feel a little lost when things are all over the place. Do you get that way? I am fairly organized but I still come home at the end of the week to find mini piles of crud everywhere. My kids come home, and drop their stuff and that’s where it sits until they pick it up again. I feel like it sucks my life force dry. I gotta get a handle on that.

Yesterday, the middle school group at church had its Back to School Bash. It was an 80s theme and it was so fun! And, you won’t believe it but I spotted Atlas Shrugged! Yes! A parent was reading it and we had a moment to discuss the book. I love when that happens. Atlas Shrugged, 80’s music and kids having fun. It was a very special day. Oh, and there was a DeLorean! It was street legal and everything! So cool.

DeLorean

Right Now:

Enjoying my second cup of coffee. I’ve given up coffee during the week so the weekend coffee fix is turning out to be a real treat. At the moment, I am trying to get the kids moving so we can go to church. They are being slugs today.

This Week:

It’s kind of an exciting week. Peter Pan rehearsals start for The Girl. This time she is trying out for a Lost Boy (Curly) and one of Tiger Lily’s dancing friends. We won’t know what she gets until October. Long wait.

Reading:

Just started Finders Keepers by Stephen King. It’s really good so far. This cover is so gruesome. I kind of wish his covers wouldn’t be so mainstream. I feel like more people would read his books if they didn’t see all this gore on cover.