It's Monday! What Are You Reading? January 16, 2017

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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Well, we finally celebrated Christmas with the kids and grandkiddos last weekend. People might think we are crazy to wait but it takes away a lot of the hassle and stress of trying to get everything done by December 22nd. We always travel over Christmas and this later date allows us all to recuperate and be relaxed for our celebration. 

It's always so much fun and now with the addition of the new grandbaby, there are 18 of us. I love it that we can all get together and have a wonderful day. And I love watching my kids interact as adults now, it makes all those growing up years so worth it. 

As I am getting this post ready on Sunday, it is snowing lightly. Big flakes, coming down very softly - it looks and feels like I am in a snowglobe. It is so pretty. 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a great week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading/listening to

Always: A Novel
by Sarah Jio
I love Sarah's stories. I just started this one and I can't wait to get lost in it.


Runes (Runes #1)
by Ednah Walters 
(audio-book)
I've had this book for a while and thought I would finally give it a listen. I'm not very far into it but I'm enjoying it so far.

Spinning the Moon
by Karen White
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

Everything I Never Told You

by Celeste Ng

This is our book club read for later this week. I am actually enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. That's one of the nice things about my book clubs, I am exposed to books I normally would not have read. Have you read this one?

Pie Girls

by Lauren Clark

(audio-book)
Love this author and this book was a great listen! 

Awakening (Stories of Singularity #5)
by Susan Kaye Quinn
Another fav author and I love this series!

Orphan Train

by Christina Baker Kline 

Amazing story! You can read my thoughts here. 

What I am going to read next



The Queen's Man (Justin de Quincy #1)
by Sharon Kay Penman
This is another book club pick. It is totally not my usual reading material. I hope I like it. 😕

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? January 9, 2017

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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Well, what a week this has been. Last Monday, we welcomed our new little granddaughter into this world. I am so pleased to introduce our new adorable little baby girl, Lilliana Jean. Her middle name, Jean, is in honor of her 85 year old great-grandmother. She will be meeting her namesake in a couple of weeks when we're able to get down to see her. 💓

Nama and Lilliana Jean

We took care of her 7½ year old brother for a few days (and overnights) so the parents could concentrate on the birth and the baby. And then ..... on the one hour drive back home in the middle of the week, our car broke down on the interstate and had to be towed in for repair. One hour in the car, with no heat, waiting for our ride - brrrr! It's pretty major and we probably won't be getting it back until the middle of the week, or later. And then ...... our other car ended up being out of commission as well. It is so blasted cold here and it wouldn't start. Hubby is trying his darnedest to figure out what the problem is. He can be so stubborn sometimes and thinks he should be able to fix it himself but I think he's about ready to give up. So we've had some good with some bad. That's life, I guess. 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a great week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading/listening to

Orphan Train

by Christina Baker Kline 

For an upcoming TLC Book Tour.

Pie Girls

by Lauren Clark

(audio-book)

I am really enjoying this one. 

Spinning the Moon
by Karen White
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

Tangle of Strings (Sweeney Sisters #4)

by Ashley Farley

I love this series! My thoughts will be posted soon.

Under Rose-Tainted Skies
by Louise Gornall
Loved it! You can read my thoughts here.

It's Destiny: Three Romantic Women's Fiction Love Stories
by Bette Lee Crosby, Tanya Anne Crosby, and Julianne MacLean
These were great stories. My thoughts will be posted soon.

What I am going to read next


Everything I Never Told You
by Celeste Ng
This is my next book club pick. I might pick this one up and get started on it.

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? January 2, 2017

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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As this post goes live, we should be welcoming our new granddaughter into our lives. She is scheduled to be born this morning. It is always so exciting to have a baby join our world. This little one will put us at 8 grandchildren, some biological and some I call our 'bonus' grandchildren. I love them all and we are so blessed!

Other than that, we had a great Christmas and it was wonderful to spend some time with our extended families. I took the week off of work after Christmas, enjoyed some lazy days, and got a little bit of reading done. I also tried to catch up on some of my review posts. I'm looking forward to some great reads in 2017.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a great week. Happy New Year and happy reading!

What I'm currently reading/listening to

Under Rose-Tainted Skies
by Louise Gornall
I am just starting this one but it has captured me already.

Pie Girls

by Lauren Clark

(audio-book)

I am really enjoying this one. 

Spinning the Moon
by Karen White
(audio-book)
I listen to this in the car and I haven't haven't had much car-time lately.

What I recently finished

So Damn Lucky (Lucky O'Toole #3)

by Deborah Coonts

Love this series! And my thoughts will be posted soon.

Lucky in Love (Lucky O'Toole #2.5)

by Deborah Coonts

The Fifth Petal (The Lace Reader #2)
by Brunonia Barry
My thoughts will be posted later this week.

What I am going to read next


It's Destiny: Three Romantic Women's Fiction Love Stories
by Bette Lee Crosby, Tanya Anne Crosby, and Julianne MacLean
I've already read Bette's story (love her!) and I'm excited to read the other ones.

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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