I love happy mail. Getting surprises in the mail along with the bills and election promises and grocery coupons is just a fun part of life, lately. Back in late December, I stumbled upon the Icelandic tradition of spending Christmas Eve reading books. For some reason, that led me to a vow to spend 2018 …
Posts from: April 2018
Mary Burton’s latest psychological thriller is a must-read. From the publisher: Fourteen years ago, Kaitlin Roe was the lone witness to the abduction of her cousin Gina. She still remembers that lonely Virginia road. She can still see the masked stranger and hear Gina’s screams. And she still suffers the guilt of running away in …
I honestly do not know which end is up. Let’s start with Monday. I had the day off for a “spring holiday” and had to use the morning to drive Elvira to the Subaru dealership in Birmingham for the routine 30K maintenance. These snazzy new Foresters have all kinds of bells and whistles that I …
This is one psychological thriller that really caught me off guard—in a good way. Ellie is a 15 year old girl who disappeared one day on her way to the library. After a long search, it is assumed that she ran away although her mother, Laurel knows this is not the case. A few years …
A few weeks ago, I went to an allergist about the increase in frequncy and severity of my sinus infections. After asking a ton of questions and looking at my face and nose, the conclusion is my infections are caused by allergies. I needed a skin test to see what was causing such chaos in …
Eventually, I got to the point that I was done with feeling sick and tired all the time. That time came around 10pm tonight when I forgot to start the washing machine and my only pair of pants that fit comfortably were not going to be clean for work tomorrow. That was the point I …
We are taking it back to the old school this week. For my birthday this year, I bought concert tickets for some of the best bands of my school and college days. Tonight, we rocked it out with Styx and REO Speedwagon. We parked in the Rosen Harwood building lot because the RiverWalk is right …
What a fantastic ride! I honestly wasn’t expecting to like this book as much as I did. The first two chapters laid the foundation for dual POV in present day. Lately, most dual POV are alternating years, as well as points of view. This one was written like a journal but wow, did it just …
Happy Friday! I love spring Fridays. Jeans and flip flops are my “Casual Friday” uniform now until the last Friday in May. The weather may still be stuck in winter mode, and my feet may freeze, but I don’t care. Sunshine and sandals are here. The boots are packed upstairs in the loft until October. …
Welcome back! It’s the first Thursday of April so it’s time for a new Conversations post. This month, I’m talking about the house that we built. It’s been quite a journey! When we first started this process, we thought selling our old house would take a while. We live out in the country and this …
I can’t believe how fast 2018 is flying by. It’s time for some spring cleaning, clearing, and activity. I think this month will be a month to skip a lot of goals and just breathe for a while. I know school will be mass chaos for the next few weeks until summer and I doubt …
Hello April!! As much as I love my birthday month, April is the month of spring. It’s time to open up windows, sneeze a lot, plant flowers, organize closets for spring, put away all those bulky sweaters and boots (and count down the months until they come back out again…7 months!), and get outside for …