Bibliomane Books

This week I was able to finish a few books on my Kindle. (These are all free with a subscription to Kindle Unlimited)  "Pines" from the Wayward Pines series  7/10  "Colleen" from the Mail-Order-Bride Club 5/10  "The Lady and the Mountain Doctor" 8/10  My daughter and I made it to the thrift store where the books were 5 for $1!  I picked up:  By Anne Rice:  Interview with the Vampire, Vittorio the Vampire and Violin.  By Barbara Kingsolver:  The Poisonwood Bible  The Poisonwood Bible  is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it—from garden seeds to Scripture—is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and re...

I am linking today with Sunday Scribblings 2.  Today's theme is "walking".   Despair by Gun Legler  Heaviness claws at my shoulders inky darkness deluges the fringe of my will  hundreds of hands reach out to pull me down -  to pull me down into the floor  I can't take a step without the weight of the world Drawing me into my safe shell once more Hiding there with a cozy blanket of self-comfort  Pushing every thought aside so they don't rip me apart  I panic.  Black pressure kettle with the lid scratching and rattling  All the things racing - the movement won't even slow down. Paranoia creeps like a shadow over nooks and dark corners  Leave me alone!  Leave. me. alone.   I'm entangled in sticky webs of despair Can't walk away from the clutch of despondency  Please go away.  Solitary is my only peace. 

This is my first time participating in The Broke and the Bookish's Top Ten Tuesday!  This week's question is - What 10 books do you want to put in your beach bag this summer?  Here are mine, in no particular order:  Judy Blume's new novel - In the Unlikely Event.   In 1987, Miri Ammerman returns to her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, to attend a commemoration of the worst year of her life. Thirty-five years earlier, when Miri was fifteen, and in love for the first time, a succession of airplanes fell from the sky, leaving a community reeling. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific West Trail by Cheryl Strayed.   At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike ...

I am linking with  Haiku Horizons.   This week's prompt is "song".   The words just won't come -  Scribbles on crumpled napkin Treble clef floating I found this article on Tweetspeak Poetry about the art of the haiku.  Basically when you are being creative, there really are no rules.  But in case you are interested: 

It's time for Happy Homemaker Monday I'm linking up with Sandra @ Diary of a SAHM! HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!!!   The weather outside is:::: Today is lovely. I'm typing this up on Sunday - as is my routine! - it is in the upper 70s and although cloudy, it is still quite nice! The kids and I will be going to my family's house for a bbq.  Tomorrow the possibility of rain is in the forecast, so we decided to celebrate a day early.  On the breakfast plate this morning:::: For breakfast today do I dare admit I ate leftover pasta?  Yeah, well I did.   As I look outside my window::: Outside there is some sun and also some clouds.   Right now I am:::: Trying to decide what to clean first!  There is a lot to do.  My oldest (Jennah, 18) had her friend stay over for 2 nights and the house is definitely a wreck!!   As I look around the house:::: Again, I see mess!  Dishes to be washed, clothes to be folded and put away, dusting to ...

I hope everyone is having a really wonderful Memorial Day weekend!  Here's the plan for our last week of May.   BREAKFASTS:   This week I'm only working three days.  On those days I will be bringing a "breakfast hash".  Scrambled eggs, diced potatoes, turkey sausage peppers and onions, topped with hot sauce of course! Side of fruit.   LUNCHES:   For work lunches I'm bringing lentils and brown rice topped with greens and feta.  The rest of the week it will be sandwiches and fruit.   DINNERS:   MONDAY:   Memorial Day - we're celebrating with family on Sunday.  Monday we're going to have Copycat Olive Garden chicken parmesan with linguini, Caesar salad and steamed broccoli.   TUESDAY:   Crockpot pork chops, baked potatoes and corn on the cob - ONE POT!  WEDNESDAY:   Going to my mom's for dinner  THURSDAY: Italian Sausage Tortellini with a side of green beans...

I love Netflix.  I use it in my homeschool, for family movies and to binge-watch t.v. shows too!  Here are a few things coming to Netflix that I will be looking for! COMING IN JUNE:  ( Here is the complete list ) First is The Aviator, about Howard Hughes.  I've seen this before and I'm looking forward to watching it again.  I may use this as a history topic for Emily as well - part of a mini unit on Howard Hughes.  DiCaprio is SO SO very good in this.  (And not to mention pretty darn cute too!) The Aviator  (2004) (Leonardo DiCaprio)  The second in Martin Scorsese's long and fruitful pairing with Leonardo DiCaprio finds Leo inhabiting the persona of eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, who romanced starlets, designed planes, and produced some of Hollywood's earliest blockbusters before transforming into an obsessive-compulsive recluse in his old age. DiCaprio and Scorsese both nabbed Oscar nominations for the biopic, while Cat...

I am linking up with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews!  I love books of all kind.  I read both e-books and REAL books!  This week I re-joined Kindle Unlimited .  You can "check out" up to 10 books at a time and keep them as long as you want.  It is $9.99 per month.  So this week I will be sharing the books I stocked up on for my Kindle. I watched the first episode of "Wayward Pines" and thought it was pretty good.  I saw there is a trilogy so I picked up the first book. Wayward Pines, book one  Twisted by Andrew Kaufman  -  Dr. Christopher Kellan spends his days at Loveland Psychiatric Hospital, overseeing a unit known as Alpha Twelve, home to the most deranged and psychotic killers imaginable. His newest patient, Donny Ray Smith, is accused of murdering ten young girls and making their bodies disappear. The Giver by Louis Lowry -  The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one ...

I am linking up for the first time at I Choose Joy! linky party From House to Home!  What I'm reading:   Homeschooling:  The Teen Years  What I'm writing:   Blog posts mostly - but a few haiku here and there!   WHAT I'M COOKING: I made some kielbasa and pasta salad tonight as my dd18 has her friend spending the night.   WHAT I'M CLEANING: I washed a bunch of dishes and did a few loads of clothes today.  DD18 picked up the living and dining rooms, watered the flowers and vacuumed while DD15 took care of the garbage.  WHAT I'M WATCHING: I'm about to watch the first "Wayward Pines" and then "When Calls the Heart" WHAT I'M LISTENING TO: Listened to The Voice winner, Sawyer Fredericks, on Youtube.  WHAT I'M PLANNING: Planning out our homeschool studies for Memorial Day as well as my menu plan for next week. WHAT GAVE ME JOY TODAY: My best friend in the whole world e-mailed me today and sa...