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The Sunday Salon: Back to School

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Sunday Salon

How has your weekend been? It’s been really hot here. Well over 110 degrees which is WAY too hot for this gal. I get crabby. I can’t believe The Boy can run in this weather but the cross country team does not stop for anything. I’d pass out for sure!

Speaking of passing out, wish me luck because I return to my workouts tomorrow. I took a break because of the hand injury and the devil drugs the doc gave me but I stopped taking them and feel more like myself. The hand is still not right but without the drugs, I feel like I’m human again.

My kids start school this Thursday. I am so not ready for the whole homework routine. It’s their homework, but you get looped into it. Helping or nagging them to do it. One way or the other, you end up losing you mind and becoming a crazy person. I am crossing my fingers that The Girl gets the teacher she wants because the drama that will follow if she doesn’t, will not be pretty. The Boy is starting high school and his schedule looks good. Hopefully, his teachers will be good too.

Today I had to run a few errands but I am back at home and about to finish a book for a book tour. I have to tell you, I went into this book hoping for the best and it was pretty darn good. I love it when a book surprises you in a good way. I will take some time later tonight to figure out my next read. I have some books on my Kindle that need some attention.

Later, I am going to whip up a batch of queso dip and munch on tortilla chips while I prepare tacos. I have a fierce taco craving that must be satisfied. Crispy shells, seasoned meat, cheese and fresh vegetables! Oh, and the closing ceremonies are tonight too so we’ll be gathering around the TV for that.

Have a fantastic rest of the day!

Bookish Talk, Life

Summer? What Summer?

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I know that summer is not over just yet, but it feels like it to me. We didn’t get to take a vacation this year and I’m sure that has a lot to do with it. It’s made me a bit blue and well…rather crabby but I’m trying to rise above it.

Last week we did the back-to-school clothes shopping and although The Boy is pretty easy, The Girl is anything but! She is very particular with sizing. It has to fit just so and so we tend to get into it while in the dressing room. I don’t think that her jeans need to be painted on but apparently I am un-cool and don’t know.  Oh and the shoes!! How many shoes do kids need??? BOTH of my kids have really large feet and they just keep growing and now with cross country for The Boy, I have running shoes to invest in as well. I need a second job just to pay for these shoes!

And during all of this, my husband who was walking behind me stepped on the heel of my shoe (flat tire) and broke my shoe while we were shopping. Who does that??? I had to buy shoes for myself while my shoe was just dangling off of my foot. I felt like an idiot. Of course, the shoes I bought have given me nothing but blisters all week. That’s what happens when you buy shoes out of desperation. You get the shaft.

The good note?

All of this fall shopping has made me anxious for fall. I love fall. Warm sweaters, candles, the holiday drink menu at Starbucks. I love it all. So although I sort of skipped over summer, I am looking forward to fall and my son’s first year in high school!

Book Stack

What about reading?

As for reading, my summer list never really looked much like a summer reading list anyway but I’ve read five out of the original nine listed and a bunch of other books in between.

This stack that you see above? This is what happens to be staring me in the face at the moment. Two of those books are for tours and I have checked Divergent out four times and still haven’t gotten to it! It’s due next week, with holds, so if I don’t read it this weekend, I will once again be turning it in.

Right now, I am halfway through Gone Girl and wondering where the WOW is. Well, I might be a little further along than that but I keep waiting for the WOW that everyone talks about. I am also reading Norwegian Wood. I am nearly done with it. It’s definitely one of Murakami’s quieter novels. I am enjoying it for its peaceful simplicity.

Not much going on this weekend. I’d like to just watch a bunch of movies and read and maybe grill something but other than that, I don’t plan on doing much. Sounds just fine to me. Do you think it will happen?