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The Sunday Salon: Long Weekend

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Sunday Salon

It is Sunday! Glorious Sunday. I especially love Sundays when I do not have to work on Monday, and that is the case this week.

We are still dealing with warm weather. It was 86 degrees yesterday but we are also dealing with epic winds. Wind, paired with high heat and furloughed firefighters is not a good combination. The Teen wanted to decorate the house for Halloween this weekend, but if the winds don’t die down it won’t happen. He’s a tad disappointed, It’s one of his favorite things to do.

Other than that, we made Pumpkin bread and I will be pulling out the inside decor for now. Maybe that will put us in the mood.

What am I reading?

I am not ploughing through books like I used to. LIFE continues to get into the way and my focus is not there, but I am almost done with The Interestings and Doctor Sleep. Both, very good. My mind just isn’t able to concentrate these days.

Oh a good note, The Teen read Joyland and then asked me to buy him another King book. Wha?? Did I hear that right? So, we picked up The Shining and no, I didn’t own a copy because I gave it away! Now, I will probably need to buy a hard copy of Doctor Sleep because mine is a Kindle copy and he already told me that he wants to read it right after. This made me happy in ways that you cannot believe. Reading is not his thing.

What am I cooking?

Tonight? Nothing. We are taking The Girl out for her 10th birthday dinner She has a craving for ribs so ribs she shall have. Her birthday is actually tomorrow but they have rehearsal tomorrow night. Yep, during fall break but we knew this early on. So tomorrow we are taking the day off to celebrate with her but a nice dinner out will be enjoyed tonight.

What am I watching?

We watched The Jerk again last night and we have been watching Emergency on Netflix. Remember that show? I could watch it all day long.

What are you doing today?

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The Sunday Salon: Long Week, Short Weekend

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Sunday Salon

Is it Sunday? Really? It’s been a trying week. The Girl was sick all last week so I took two days off to keep her home. Normally, it’s a nice break but I had gotten a flu shot right before that and I wasn’t feeling all that hot myself, so we spent a lot of time on the couch, watching Under the Dome. I am all caught up now but when is the finale? My DVR doesn’t show an episodes for the next three weeks. Did I miss it?

On another TV note, American Horror Story, Season 3 starts on October 9th. I can’t tell you how excited I am. It looks like ALL kinds of crazy and I am ready for it.

American Horror Story 3

The past week has been difficult with The Girl being sick, but The Teen was also causing me grief which made the week a very unproductive one. Not much in the way of writing but there are a few reviews that I hope to write tomorrow and of course, I’ve been reading.

Perhaps this week will be more normal? Maybe, maybe not. Callbacks are this week. Hopefully, their names will be on the list when it’s posted this Tuesday. The Teen has a choir concert in the middle of it all which makes for some creative juggling as far as the schedule goes. Do I ever have anything new to report when it comes to our crazy schedules? Nope, I guess not. Some days I can’t even keep track of it all.

What am I reading?

I am reading Doctor Sleep and loving it quite a bit. I have to tell you though, it could be a stand alone novel even though technically it’s  sequel to The Shining. It’s distinctly its own story which is not what I was expecting but find that it works here.

I am also reading The Interestings and I am a little bit in love with it right now. It’s the kind of book that I can see revisiting more than once.

What am I cooking?

I am making chili, even though it’s 86 degrees out. I also made up a batch of cornbread, both gluten-free and the normal kind and there will be hot dogs too. Chili, dogs, cornbread. All sounds good.

What am I watching?

Not a darn thing. I spent the entire morning running errands (Halloween costumes, the grocery story, etc.) and right now The Girl just settled in to watch Cars 2 so I will probably not get to watch anything unless I head to my room and then you know how that goes. I’d end up cleaning the closet or something so no, I’ll hang out on the couch instead.

What are you up to? Or…since I am so late with this, what did you do today?