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Monday, June 30th 2008

filed in: Meme's, Personal

I saw this over at Stacy’s and being the huge reader that I am, I couldn’t pass this one up!

1. Who are your favorite authors? I have alot, but here a few: Diana Gabaldon, Nora Roberts, Karen Marie Moning, JK Rowling, Lynn Kurland, Gregory Maguire, Jill Barrett, Melissa Mayhue, Janet Evanovich…..gosh, I could go on and on!

2. What are your favorite books? Another question that could lead to a list that goes on and on! Just a few: The Outlander Series (ALL OF THEM! ) by Diana Gabaldon, Wicked by Gregory Maguire, Jewels of the Sun, Tears of the Moon, & Heart of the Sea – An Irish Trilogy by Nora Roberts (I could go on about Nora Roberts, her books are awesome and I love most of them!), The Highlander Series by Karen Moning….I’ll stop now.

3. What kind of books do you tend to read? Sci-fi, Romance, Mystery…etc…? I really love a good story with a strong Highlander, throw some Gaelic in there, maybe a little Fae magic and I’m all a flutter! But a good book will capture my attention no matter what the topic.

4. Do you prefer to borrow books from the library or buy them? I like to buy. I never get to the library.

5. Do you prefer hardcover or paperback? Doesn’t matter, whichever it is available in. Though if it’s a book that I REALLY love, I’ll buy it in hardcover to keep.

6. What was the last book you read? What are you reading now? Last book I read was the one I finished this morning with my coffee, it was “Darkfever” by Karen Moning. I’ll start the second in the series, “Bloodfever” tonight.

7. Do you read everyday? Yes I do! I can’t go to sleep without reading. I love to read when I have my morning coffee sitting outside on my patio also.

8. On average how many books do you read per year? I’ve never thought to count but I figure I read well over 75. I am a fast reader, so an average book takes me only a day or two to finish.

9. Do you belong to any book clubs? Not a book club but I do belong to Paperback Swap and it’s worth it’s wait in gold!! Click button to check it out…of course after you finish reading!

10. Recommend a good book. One of my all time absolute favorite books is Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. I’ve read this book and the following five of the series four times! That’s how much I love these big books and when I say big books I mean 800+ pages!! If you like history, romance and just a touch of magic you will fall in love too.

Please visit my dear friends:
Stacy and Janet!

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Monday, June 30th 2008

filed in: Monday Musings, Photos

We had a busy and wonderful weekend! Friday was Miss Priss’s 20th birthday, but because Big D had to go to class that night, we planned her birthday celebration for Saturday. Friday night, just us girls (Miss Priss, my niece and myself) did some major league shopping. Of course, something new for the birthday girl to wear to her party, and then we found the cutest sundress for my niece with the perfect shoes! She looked adorable!!

Missy posing, Vogue style!

Had a fun dinner at “Logan’s Roadhouse” then we continued our shopping spree! We found some awesome decorations for our 4th of July party then headed home to rest up for a busy Saturday!

I spent the first part of Saturday working on the house while the kids were working on the outside. When I finished up I went out to help, and it was HOT! But the yard and flower beds look great. All the shrubs are trimmed, everything is weeded, and thinned out. Looks good! We had to cut it short so the back didn’t get done, because we had to rest and get cleaned up before Miss Priss’s party. But we’ll get it done early this week.

We had a wonderful birthday dinner, great time with family and friends! The food was absolutely spectacular! We started out with appetizers of Grilled Fish Tacos with Lemon Pico, Grilled Veggie Quesodillas, and Applewood bacon wrapped grilled Jalepenos stuffed with Chipolte shrimp and cream cheese! Is your mouth watering yet? I had the Salmon with mango pico, which I have to say is the absolutely most spectacular Salmon I have ever tasted. For dessert they brought out Miss Priss her favorite (and mine) the Chocolate Chili Brownie! I made the statement to my mom that taking a bite of that brownie which had cayenne pepper in it, was like having a mini orgasm in your mouth! She tried it, and agreed!

The Salmon!! Yum!!

The birthday girl with the really special brownie!

Since my dear sister is blogging now ( she’s SheeshinTx of 4ofakind) I thought I’d share a photo of us taken Saturday night. It’s a pretty good shot of the two of us!

The Sisters!!

Sunday was spent with Big D, we had errands to do in preparation for the 4th. We are replacing our patio furniture that was damaged when we had that major hail storm awhile back. Found exactly what we wanted and it was on sale! Also bought some wicker furniture for the back porch, a love-seat and two chairs with two small end tables! Love having that out there, spent quite a bit of time already out there enjoying it. I believe my morning coffee time will be quite enjoyable!

Enjoyed lunch with Brandon and Brit, as they helped us pick up all the furniture from the store. They are so cute together! She fits in our family so well, we really had fun together today. I’m so glad my son has excellent taste!

So that was the gist of my weekend, it was busy and fun and well, you get the picture! :LOL: We have a busy week ahead but I’m so looking forward to the 4th! I would much rather be busy than not doing anything at all!

How was your weekend? Talk to me, Monday Musings Style!