HP #7

So who spent hours reading "Deathly Hallows" this weekend? My husband did. However, before he picked it up he cleaned the whole kitchen including sweeping the floor...'cuz he knew he would be worthless once he picked it up until he finished it.

Darn it! Why does this have to be the last one? I need to find more books for him to read so I can get some more things done around here. ;)

My Book of the Week

I Am a Mother

This is a GREAT book for anyone who is a mother. There are lots of feel good books out there for moms, but this one I really liked and could relate to. Not that I was once a prime time reporter for a television station, but because I used to work outside the home and felt like I was doing well with my "career."

Now I am a mother!

I am not JUST a stay at home mom.

I am a MOM!

Still hard to say without the "just", but great career move I must say.

wicked is not so wicked...

after the first section of the book that is. It is actually quite good after you get through that part. If you want to read it, let me know and I will tell you the G version of section one in five minutes or less. Kari talked me into keep reading to see if it was bad all the way through. I gave in to peer pressure...



UPDATE: I finished reading the book and have listened to the music from the broadway show. I really enjoyed the book and am loving the music. Poor Wicked Witch of the West; she wasn't really all that wicked.

Wicked is wicked

I checked out this book at the library simply cuz all my friends went to see the musical this last weekend, and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I have read about 50 pages and can go no further. It is pretty much trashy. Every other page is about trashy sex. So, I can no longer read this book, and I am happy that I didn't buy it and only checked it out from the library. Oh, and everyone I have talked to said the musical was wonderful and the music is awesome. Apparently they took the best parts out of the book and left the trashy stuff out of the musical (for the most part). Now they tell me....

Books Read 2006: Update

13. Holy Places: True Stories of Faith, Miracles, and Latter Day Temples, Chad Hawkins.
14. Almost Sisters by Nancy Anderson and others.
15. The Devil Wears Prada, Lauren Weisberger
16. The DaVinci Code, Dan Brown, (again).
17. The Fairhaven Chronicles, Book 4: The Thorny Path, Sharon Downing Jarvis
18. Little Girls in Blue, Mary Higgins Clark.
19. The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell, Lilian Jackson Braun.
20. Predator, Patricia Cornwell.
21. Seventh Seal, Jessica Draper.
22. Rising Storm, Jessica Draper.
23. Final Hour, Jessica Draper.

That’s all I can remember right now. Any questions on the above, feel free to ask.

Finished Books Update

1. Falling for Grace by Robert Farrell Smith
2. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
3. Covenant Hearts by Bruce C. Hafen
4. Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
5. Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts
6. Black Rose by Nora Roberts
7. Red Lily by Nora Roberts
8. Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery

Best one so far was Covenant Hearts…a very thought provoking book. However, I am thoroughly enjoying the “Anne of Green Gables” series!

Books in 2006

I am going to keep a post of how many and which books I read this year. I will update it often cuz I read a lot. If you have any good books that you have read lately, please leave a comment so I can add it to my list of books to read. (I beg you!)

Finished books:
1. Falling for Grace by Robert Farrell Smith (A super funny LDS fiction book)
2. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot (I just recently saw Cats off-Broadway)
3. Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts
4. Black Rose by Nora Roberts
5. Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery

Books in progress:
1. Covenant Hearts by Bruce Hafen (Avondale 5's book club pick of the month)
2. The Dogs of Babel (Christmas present from Ethan and SCS book of the month)
3. Prayer, asst. authors (from Deseret Book)
4. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (reading the series with Gabe)

Newest issue of Ensign, New Era, and Friend (yep, I read them all)
Sunday School and RS lessons with scriptures

Books to read:
Book 3 of "flower” series by Nora Roberts
The rest of the Anne of Green Gables series
Standing as a Witness by Ardeth G. Kapp
The Tennis Shoes series with my boys