tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155148191554449902024-02-21T06:34:46.353-05:00MCR's thoughts...musing, contemplating, ruminating...Macsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453457144226016704noreply@blogger.comBlogger366125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615514819155444990.post-46158139721402697362021-03-10T18:40:00.018-05:002021-03-12T15:58:53.512-05:00When the weather is too beautiful to stay home...<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> When it is March, and the weather is this gorgeous, you just have to get outdoors! We did the basics for school and the tossed the books aside and headed out. We walked around a couple of parks, hit up our favorite ice cream shop, and noticed that the flowering tress are finally starting to put out some color! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwmbAKFce2I3ZRnMgra4KQ8g8p-MsSdu5nKZWU9VWdfVP79vzBNHqgoLh174559LC4Q9AelAl_iyxIeLy7jNIbmtw7wuDX5eAQucUUuRP6v_ocEfofOyX8B8uKRRo3fdVRCXRNM0QVOKk/s2016/IMG_2203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwmbAKFce2I3ZRnMgra4KQ8g8p-MsSdu5nKZWU9VWdfVP79vzBNHqgoLh174559LC4Q9AelAl_iyxIeLy7jNIbmtw7wuDX5eAQucUUuRP6v_ocEfofOyX8B8uKRRo3fdVRCXRNM0QVOKk/w300-h400/IMG_2203.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDONduMRvIwp5Q0HjfqEBy4fY_6ZyD31VlRNPzKFsidd0tCnSQZ0P72G6oXgsFjZUwz2h8qSfcHvLufGN8Q9NlnPaoEqML_Nn793L5dlEFW7kIbABX3zmvM9H1brLYlSH-2HmLu1VQ-jx/s2016/IMG_2210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDONduMRvIwp5Q0HjfqEBy4fY_6ZyD31VlRNPzKFsidd0tCnSQZ0P72G6oXgsFjZUwz2h8qSfcHvLufGN8Q9NlnPaoEqML_Nn793L5dlEFW7kIbABX3zmvM9H1brLYlSH-2HmLu1VQ-jx/w300-h400/IMG_2210.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUQ8up3cDHsTRKKbHb2u5f4dId_Ij9_FE7yOSexyVEQO5AfWm7LL-GNOm7ME1GBEkRKk9gKdnrxMVUBbnh6ibTmr_HC7S7ezX1snAWetT5N9xFp5bK7Z9yu-6k4Y3y_qKDI4UJ0b93byb/s2016/IMG_2219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUQ8up3cDHsTRKKbHb2u5f4dId_Ij9_FE7yOSexyVEQO5AfWm7LL-GNOm7ME1GBEkRKk9gKdnrxMVUBbnh6ibTmr_HC7S7ezX1snAWetT5N9xFp5bK7Z9yu-6k4Y3y_qKDI4UJ0b93byb/w300-h400/IMG_2219.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8jHl4RuRXCdpykfPcJLtCTibWN4ehq4D7cxLVJTdRans1SnKR6clKpUll6GZVy_R1dc2UZDxxyVB9rXl7VZ0Y2RFrbiczAlc1-gQdcjcS1jy8QW-xYIFiHMOykjM1Ml-4v5rNKxQUSWJ/s1731/IMG_2220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1378" data-original-width="1731" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8jHl4RuRXCdpykfPcJLtCTibWN4ehq4D7cxLVJTdRans1SnKR6clKpUll6GZVy_R1dc2UZDxxyVB9rXl7VZ0Y2RFrbiczAlc1-gQdcjcS1jy8QW-xYIFiHMOykjM1Ml-4v5rNKxQUSWJ/w400-h319/IMG_2220.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">'til next time...</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p>Macsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453457144226016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615514819155444990.post-41972321904177015112018-05-31T15:52:00.000-04:002018-06-01T15:53:39.799-04:00Finishing the half bath - a.k.a "we have completed one room in our house...woohoo"<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We have now been living in this house for two years and we have completed one room in our house. But hey, that's progress...right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It is probably fitting that the smallest room in the house is the one we finish first. It also happens to be the least used room but hey, progress is progress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I'm not sure how you would describe this bathroom when we first saw it. Weird...ugly...god-awful, all come to mind. Already a tiny room it was made less usable by having 3 doorways. One to the kitchen, one to the cellar and one to the front room which was being used as a bedroom. It had a toilet and a shower but no sink. There was a sink in the bedroom though. The wall adjacent to the kitchen was at an angle, at that time we believed that to be a modification to the bathroom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> We began work in the bathroom by tearing the shower out. We knew that regardless of how we ended up remodeling this room we would rather have a sink than a shower. We also believed at that time that the slanted wall was a modification to fit the shower in. We wanted to get the shower out to decide if we would move the kitchen wall back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> Behind the shower we found the lathe that had been behind the original plaster. We also discovered that the slanted wall was original. the original framing was there, the lathe and behind that the old cast iron plumbing. This was quite puzzling to us. We have not been able to find any house plans from this era (1910) that would have had a bathroom layout such as this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> Next, we removed the wall separating the shower wall, this was recent construction, not the original design. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Behind the shower wall we found the rest of the window trim. Behind the trim we found the window weights from the original windows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As we continued gutting the house the remainder of the bathroom was torn out. Plaster, lathe, floor, toilet, we removed it all. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bathroom in top left, view from kitchen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking from kitchen, through bathroom into front room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking from front room, through bathroom into kitchen</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> Since we were spending all of our time working on this house we decided it would be helpful to have a toilet back in this bathroom. For a semblance of privacy I hung sheets to cover to surround the toilet. Still no sink, but at least we had hand sanitizer. Hey, it's a construction site after all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> We were now to the stage of putting things back together. We decided to frame in the doorway leading to the front room, so that would no longer be a doorway. The slanted wall on the kitchen side we had to rebuild but we decided to keep it in the original location. Since the wall had been compromised when the installed the shower we had to rebuild the wall. The wall supported the upstairs landing so we used floor jacks to support the landing while we rebuilt the wall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Was the framing was complete we ran the new electricity and installed lights and an exhaust fan. The drain for the toilet was working, we just had to add a drain for a sink and run new water lines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Once the plumbing and electrical was complete we installed the insulation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> Next step was the drywall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> During the drywall work the toilet was broken, I was not sad to get a new, clean, toilet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> After the drywall work was completed and the walls were primed, we installed tile on the bathroom floor.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Once that was complete I began painting. The paint palette I had a chosen was a tannish-mauve color with accents of grey and teal. I was planning to make our vanity and planned to paint it grey. This color scheme looked great on the Valspar brochure but I wasn't as keen on it once it was on the wall. However, there was way too much work to do on the house to worry about the paint color for a half bath. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In our desire to move forward with this room we decided to just buy a vanity so that we could get a sink in the bathroom and move on. I picked out a vanity that would fit in this space. Remember the slanted wall? Well, that means most bathroom vanities do not fit in this space. Because storage space is so limited in the house I really wanted a vanity rather than a pedestal sink. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> But...once we got the vanity installed and the light fixture in I was even more convinced that I didn't care for the paint color. It was just too dull. The grey door didn't compliment the new vanity. The vanity made the walls look more brown than mauve. So, much to my husband's annoyance I went back to the paint counter. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As you may remember from our previous projects, picking out a paint color can be quite challenging for us. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My husband's method is to find something in the "oops" section and pretend that is the color he always wanted. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My method is to narrow it down to something fairly specific like "earth tones" then collect about 80 or 90 paint chips, at least 10 paint samples and start from there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">After numerous false starts I finally found a color scheme I was happy with. Until I got it on the walls...sigh...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Oh, and check out this doorknob!! We decided our kids really don't need to go to college and so we would just use their college fund for doorknobs! Sounds reasonable....right? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by Jennifer Worth</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love the PBS series Call the Midwife and loved this book. I'm happy to find that so many stories in the TV series were kept so true to the book.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Not one of my favorites but still an enjoyable read. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I loved this book. If you are a follower of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, website, or forum, most of the information will be familiar to you already. I have followed Sarah Mackenzie for years and have been encouraged at every step. Her book, Teaching from Rest, is a constant companion to my homeschooling journey. I am enjoying the book lists she has included in this book. I also love having so much info compiled in one place. While I am sure I will continue to search the forum for specific advice I believe I will pick up this book when I start to doubt that reading really is enough. When my throat is tired and I think surely there are more important things to be doing...I will reach for this book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Enjoyable but I had a little trouble sticking with it, maybe I just wasn't in the mood for the book. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I will probably read another in the series though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I read this book for a book-club, otherwise I probably wouldn't have picked it up. It is a collection of short stories, some I really enjoyed, others not so much. Overall I liked this book but would probably not read it again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by Diana Gabaldon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This is an Outlander Novella that fits in between book 7 and book 8. It is hard to compare a novella to a regular Outlander book but I did enjoy this. If you are a fan of the series you will enjoy any story that gives you more info on the characters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I really enjoyed this book though it did take me quite awhile to read. Twice, I set it down and misplaced it only to have it resurface a time later. The book was fascinating and really makes you think about how our justice system works. I do believe that the author is correct in saying that years from now we will look back and view our current legal system as antiquated as "justice" in the middle ages. Science is proving that many of the processes we thought to be fair do not actually work. At times the book gets a little redundant but overall it is a thought provoking book about the American justice system. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Liked this but didn't love it. Definitely didn't love it as much as my Goodreads friends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I always love Anne and this was no exception. This is the second Anne book I have read with an online book club so I'm enjoying the slower pace of reading as well as the discussions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">This month I managed to read quite a bit and we got a fair amount of school work completed, and everyone was fed and had clean clothes to wear. I may have forgotten to clean my house...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by Robin Cook</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This book is a Bookshot but feels more like a regular James Patterson book. This is part of the detective Luc Moncreif series, it was an enjoyable though short read. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by Laura Hillman</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Really enjoyed this true account of a Schindler's list survivor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by John H. Westerhoff</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This was another book on my reading list</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> of books to read in preparation for my baptism and confirmation. It has some helpful info for people new to the Episcopal church or to the Anglican faith. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This was the first book that my new Rector recommended to me. Then we also read the book in a class, diving into a chapter each week. I really enjoyed this book and the discussions we had about it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by Diana Gabaldon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This was a re-read for me, part of my plan to read the entire series again before the next book is released. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by Lara Casey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This was an enjoyable read. I liked the way she used gardening as an analogy for cultivating the life we want. It was a good reminder that in many cases we are just sowing the seeds with no guarantee of the outcome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by Todd D. Hunter</span><br />
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<br />Macsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453457144226016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615514819155444990.post-31199871885654281152018-02-28T12:25:00.000-05:002018-06-01T12:54:28.781-04:00Reading in February...<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This month I managed to get a fair amount of books read despite a heavy school month and no snow days!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is a story of life in a small village in Normandy during WWII. Very engaging book and an insightful look of the hardships they faced.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Anne Perry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is book #23 of the William and Hester series. While I always enjoy another glimpse into their lives this was not one of my favorites. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This book is a collection of short stories surrounding WWI. I do not typically like short stories but this was an enjoyable read. A few of the stories I really liked, a couple were just ok, but overall an nice, easy read. I have been trying to squeeze in more reading and this book worked perfectly when you have 5 minutes to pick up a book and read a few pages.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by David Cristofano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When I was rating this book on Goodreads I was very tempted to give this book 2 stars but it is a page turner, I had a hard time putting it down so that makes it a 3 star for me. The premise of the book was intriguing but there are so many parts that didn't work for me. Perhaps it is the cheesiness of the "romance" or lust between the main characters, it felt very adolescent to me. I do like the story line and would love to read another book that is similar but more believable for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Mary Higgins Clark</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Juliet Nicolson</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This book is about what was happening in England during the summer of 1911. It is a chronological account of the summer so it tends to be a choppy read. Some people are mentioned numerous times, other people/events seem rather random..I enjoyed this book because I like reading about this era and this book gives you a "behind the scenes" look at that summer. If you do not read about this era then I don't believe this book would hold any interest for you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Deborah Lawrenson</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This book is a little difficult for me to review. It is written as three novellas that all tie together by that end of the third section. I found the first part very difficult to get thought and was very tempted to set the book aside, but as it had been highly recommended to me I decided to plow through it. The second and third novellas were much more intriguing and I really enjoyed those sections. I should also note that I have not read "The Lantern". I think I may have enjoyed this book even more had I read "The Lantern" first. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is one of James Patterson's bookshots, a very short novel. I typically do not enjoy short stories but I much admit these are enjoyable. They still feel like a James Patterson book despite how short they are.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I reserved these Nancy Mitford books for some Christmas reading but then had to wait a while for them to be available at the library. This was an enjoyable, holiday read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I liked this book but not as well as Christmas Pudding. Amazon sells them together in one volume, you can find it <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Pudding-Pigeon-Nancy-Mitford/dp/034580662X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1517844476&sr=8-1&keywords=pigeon+pie+nancy+mitford">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I enjoyed this book but it wasn't as much about Edward and Wallis as I had hoped. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is the 3rd book in the Dublin Murder Squad. I figured this one out early on but the story was still intriguing. Not my favorite in the series but I still really liked it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This book is a fairly quick read, a heartbreaking story but yet so full of hope. It is exciting to see how Ishmael Beah has devoted his life to helping others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I don't know how many times I have read this book and yet it is always a joy to read. This time I read the book in an online book club, reading two chapters a week. I enjoyed the slow pace, having time to mull over what I had read. I also enjoyed the observations and comments of the other ladies reading the book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I liked this book but didn't love it. The book takes place in Berlin during WWII, so the tone of the book is going to be rather gloomy and depressing. Parts of the book were intriguing but parts of the book didn't work for me. I think the author is hoping you ask yourself 'what would I have done as a German woman during WWII?' Would I had supported the Nazi agenda? Helped hide Jewish people? That part of the book I enjoyed. But, I didn't find the sex scenes/theme believable. They were starving, they were exhausted, just trying to survive another day, it seems unlikely she would have had the time/energy/desire to have love affairs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This month the kids are participating in a reading challenge from <a href="https://readaloudrevival.com/">Read Aloud Revival</a> where they have to read aloud each day. They both enjoy reading to Bunny and Puppy in front of the Christmas tree. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ainlsey surprised me one morning with breakfast in bed! She had made hot tea for me but was afraid I would get up before she could finish making toast so she brought me some cookies instead. Once I got over my shock that she had managed to carry hot tea up the stairs without burning herself, I was delighted. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">January always seems to be a heavy reading and school month for us. Since we use a lot of books from the library for our homeschooling our book hauls tend to look like this! When the library tells you that "your hold shelf is full" you know you are making the most out of this resource!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We celebrated Epiphany this year by attending our church's annual Epiphany Yule Log Hunt. I volunteered to make a few crowns for the event but as I didn't know what they were supposed to look like I made a variety. My favorite was the Epiphany crown. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Yule Log Hunt and Christmas tree bonfire was held at <a href="http://highland.org/">Highland</a>, the home of James Monroe. We began with the hunt for the Yule logs. There were a few smaller logs and one big one, those finding the smaller yule logs would be crowned prince or princess of the hunt. The person that found the large yule log would be crowned king or queen of the hunt, and would be pulled to the top of the hill on the sled. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">When almost all your holds become available at the library....not even I can read this many books in two weeks. Especially considering that we are working through a heavy school load right now. I guess I will sort in order of which books I would like to read the most and see how far I get! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> The kids completed their reading challenge of reading aloud each day for the month of January. I always feel a bit silly doing reading challenges because we do read a lot of books in our house. But I like this challenge particularly because they have to read out loud. It gives me a change to hear what words they may be mispronouncing and also to help them on their reading rhythms. They earned a few treats throughout the month for completing their reading without complaining and without me having to nag them. </span><br />
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<br />Macsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453457144226016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615514819155444990.post-37148129709111795622017-12-31T15:29:00.000-05:002018-01-01T12:06:28.613-05:00Reading in December...<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">December is such a busy month that I feel I get less reading done, even though I do have a few relaxing days before the end of the year. Here is what I read this month. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This book was only OK for me. I normally enjoy Anne Perry's Christmas novellas but this one was a little far fetched for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Lauris Halse Anderson</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I don't normally read a lot of young adult books but I really enjoyed this book. This book is based on the yellow fever epidemic that took place in Philadelphia in 1793. This is not an event that I am very familiar with so I really enjoyed this book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Rosamunde Pilcher</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I really enjoyed this book, I'm a little sad I let it stay on my to-read list for so long. The book has heartbreaking moments but also has hope, it was a very moving read. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I always enjoy reading this series. This was not my favorite Robert Langdon book but I did enjoy it. This book also takes place in Spain which is an area I am currently interested in so that added to the enjoyment for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Under-Christmas-Tree-Classic/dp/1781257914/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1514492283&sr=1-2&keywords=murder+on+christmas+eve">Murder Under Christmas Tree</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Cecily Gayford </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This book is a compilation of short stories that are Christmas themed mysteries. The authors include Ian Rankin, Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy L. Sayers and G. K. Chesterton, among others. I enjoyed this book because it was easy to pick up and read the short story without getting sucked into a long story-perfect for the busy Christmas season. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I had had this book for awhile now but it kept getting shuffled around and I hadn't picked it up yet. If you enjoy learning more about the concept of hygge then you may enjoy this book. It is a short, easy read, I enjoyed it but don't think I learned any thing new about hygge. </span><br />
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<br />Macsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453457144226016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615514819155444990.post-33630217288541131532017-12-29T15:03:00.000-05:002017-12-30T15:41:42.039-05:00How to relocate a shed in 1001 easy steps!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. Decide to keep the shed rather than heeding the advice of tearing it down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2. Pick the steepest part of your yard as the new location spot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3. Make sure new location for shed is in the same spot you just stacked your firewood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">4. Re-locate and re-stack part woodpile.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">5. Doubt that keeping the old shed is a good plan after all, price out the cost of a new shed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">6. Ensure that new location is squarely on top of largest underground rock on your property.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">7. Begin digging footers for foundation, spend most of that time breaking up rock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">8. Notice that your recently stacked woodpile is still in the way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">9. Remove and re-stack part of woodpile.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">10. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Doubt that keeping the old shed is a good plan after all, price out the cost of a new shed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">11. Order concrete, mortar and block for foundation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">12. Drive to Northern Virginia to pick up favorite concrete mixer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">13. Have pallets of concrete, mortar and block delivered.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">15. Build forms for footers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">16. M</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">ix concrete for footers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">17. Pour footers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">18. Let concrete footers set up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">19. Relocate part of the woodpile....just out of habit by now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">20. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Doubt that keeping the old shed is a good plan after all, price out the cost of a new shed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">21. Layout string lines for block wall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">22. Find happy medium between building a foundation that is square and a foundation that will fit old shed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">23. Begin mixing mortar and laying block.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">24. Use all the mountains of fill material you have from your house project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">25. Realize you will still need more fill material.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">26. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Doubt that keeping the old shed is a good plan after all, price out the cost of a new shed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">29. Pause to admire new wood rack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">30. Spend time considering how much wood you have left over.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">31. Realize that you will have to tear off portion of shed that currently houses all of your worldly possessions. This will involve squeezing all of these boxes into an already packed cellar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">32. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Doubt that keeping the old shed is a good plan after all, price out the cost of a new shed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">33. Begin dismantling side room on the shed. Continuing a trend previously noticed on the house project, this will involve removing 8 nails and 49 screws from every square foot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">34. Use sledge hammer to work out some frustration and also break up concrete pad in storage room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">35. Use broken concrete pad for additional fill material. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">38. Order 4 tons of gravel for fill material. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">39. Have it rain the night before ensuring that the dump truck cannot back up to the foundation area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">40. Cart 4 tons of gravel by wheel barrow load to fill foundation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">41. Doubt that keeping the old shed is a good plan after all, price out the cost of a new shed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">42. Order 4 more tons of concrete for the pad. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">43. Pour concrete pad by the simple process of opening two 60 pound bags of concrete mix, lift, pour into mixer, add water, mix, pour onto ground, add water to rinse mixer out, spread concrete out evenly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">143. Realize that the trim for your entire house is stored in the shed and cannot sit outdoors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">144. Borrow a trailer to hold said trim.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">145. Realize trim will not fit into trailer without removing all nails enabling said trim to be stacked neatly and compactly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">146. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Doubt that keeping the old shed is a good plan after all, price out the cost of a new shed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">147. Spend entire day removing nails from trim, in order to store trim in trailer, in order to move shed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">148. Spend an additional day removing nails from said trim in order to store trim in trailer, in order to move shed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">149. </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Spend one last day removing nails from said trim in order to store trim in trailer, in order to move shed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">152. Send out meal options and beer lists in an attempt to entice family members to show up for moving day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">153. Breath a huge sigh of relief when they actually show up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">154. Lift the shed up, using a jack, enough to fix fence posts under the edge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">155. Begin moving the shed by pulling it forward with the help of a truck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">156. Immediately catch the back wall of the shed on a root, causing the back wall to pull loose from rest of building.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">157. Doubt that keeping the old shed is a good plan after all...but it is probably too late to buy a new shed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">955. Now that the shed is on the concrete slab resume restoration project. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">956. Jack up shed on each side to replace rotten base plates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">957. Attach shed to slab with anchor bolts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">958. Decide you will want a front porch on the shed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">959. Dig out area for front porch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">960. Build forms. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">961. Buy more concrete. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">962. Pour slab for front porch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">963. Set anchors for posts for future front porch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">964. Begin to frame in the front opening for the old, absolutely-not-square french doors we took from the front of the house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">965. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Doubt that keeping the old shed was a good plan after all but no choice but to push forward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">966. Using siding from the section of the shed we removed, finish closing in the front of the shed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">968. Set posts for front porch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">969. Build framing for roof for front porch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">970. Narrow paint colors for shed down to 64 options. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">971. Decide not to even count trim color options.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">972. Ensure that front porch roof-line meets existing-out-of-square-really-old-roof-line. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">973. Narrow paint colors for shed down to 50 options.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">974. Narrow trim color options down to double digits. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">975. Remove shingles from sections of existing roof.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">976. Narrow paint colors for shed down to 25 options.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">977. Narrow trim color options down to...still too many.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">978. Replace rotten portions of roof.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">979. Replace sections of the rotten rafters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">980. Narrow paint colors for shed down to 5 options.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">981. Narrow trim color options down to 10 options. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">982. Install soffit boards with ventilation grills. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">983. Finally pick paint color for shed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">984. Decide on trim color for shed just in time to begin painting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">985. Paint fascia boards and install. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">986. Try to locate drip edge that will coordinate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">987. Fail to locate coordinating drip edge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">988. Find spray paint that coordinates with trim color. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">989. Spray paint drip edge and install. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">990. Install shingles on porch roof and repair existing shed roof.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">992. Cut hole in side of shed and install said window. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">993. Decide that you cannot have a proper shed without electricity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">994. Begin digging trench to run utilities. </span><br />
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<br />Macsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453457144226016704noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615514819155444990.post-3859372312647558582017-11-30T01:21:00.000-05:002017-12-11T01:22:37.362-05:00Reading in November...<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> I did quite a bit of reading in November, here are the books I read this month...</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Column-Fire-Kingsbridge-Ken-Follett/dp/052595497X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1512971560&sr=1-1&keywords=a+column+of+fire+ken+follett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A Column of Fire</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Ken Follett</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The first book will always be my favorite but I did really enjoy this book! This book is less about Kingsbridge and more about some of the families that are from Kingsbridge, the book is set in many parts of Europe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The writing and/or editing continues to get worse with each book. However, if you are an Aggie fan like I am you will probably continue to read this series to the very end. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This was a fascinating historical fiction about the feud between Edison and Westinghouse. I really enjoyed it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by Dorothy L. Sayers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I have been wanting to read more of Lord Peter Wimsey. I would love to read the series chronologically but so far I am just reading a book here and there. As always, I enjoyed this read!</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Found-You-Novel-Lisa-Jewell/dp/1501154591/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1512972257&sr=1-2&keywords=i+found+you"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I Found You</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by Lisa Jewell</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I enjoyed this book but not my favorite thriller of the year. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/My-Absolute-Darling-Gabriel-Tallent/dp/0735211175/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1512972417&sr=1-1&keywords=my+absolute+darling"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My Absolute Darling</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by Gabriel Tallent</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This book has gotten such great reviews but it didn't work for me. I don't shy away from reading difficult topics or disturbing material. So while this book is disturbing and difficult to read I don't think that is why I didn't enjoy it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I really enjoy this series, looking forward to reading them all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I really wanted to like this book more than I did. I almost put it down several times but as it had been highly recommended to me I continued reading it. It definitely got better for me towards the end so I am glad I didn't abandon it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by Jan Karon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This is a tiny, cute book but way too short. I would have really enjoyed it had it been a collection of Christmas/winter stories rather than just one short story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by Anne Perry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I always enjoy these Christmas time reads, this one was enjoyable but you should definitely be familiar with the Thomas and Charlotte series before reading this. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">There were parts of this book I really enjoyed, especially the references to the classics. I did jot down a lot of quotes for my reading journal. But towards the end I felt the book got repetitive and I wanted to quit reading it, so for that reason I would say I liked it but didn't love it. </span></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Closed-Doors-B-Paris/dp/1250132363/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1512624789&sr=1-3&keywords=behind+closed+doors" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Behind Closed Doors</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This is the latest Mitch Rapp novel. Once again, Kyle Mills has not disappointed, he has done an e</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">xcellent job of continuing Vince Flynn's series. I have heard that he is bringing the series to a close, while that makes me sad, it is probably time to wrap up Mitch Rapp's career. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I loved this book, it will be one of my favorite reads of this year! The book is about a ring of female spies known as the Alice Network during WWI. The story is captivating and heartbreaking, but it also sparked my interest in learning more about these events so now I have another tall stack of books waiting to be read. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves historical fiction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If this book had not been highly recommended to me I would have abandoned it early on. For me, there were too many characters narrating and in the beginning it was really hard to figure out what was happening and who was speaking. I did stick with the book and was happy with the ending </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This book was only "ok" for me. Reading James Patterson is purely for entertainment, there will not be anything thought provoking or life changing but this book wasn't as entertaining as others. I found it predictable and since it is the first in a series leaves a lot of loose ends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This was, by far, my favorite read of the month! The book is charming and tugs at your heart strings. I have so many quotes from this book written down, I think it is a story that will stick with me for a long time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is obviously a re-read for me! I have this idea that I can re-read the series before the 9th book is released!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This book was amazing! So thought provoking, I will remember this book for a long time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">An amazing, inspirational story! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">#4 in the Cass Shipton series, I'm still enjoying this series!</span><br />
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Macsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453457144226016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615514819155444990.post-1867998738867427232017-07-31T23:17:00.000-04:002017-09-27T22:26:56.883-04:00Reading in July...<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Here are the books I have been enjoying this month:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This may be one of my favorites this year! Such a relevant book for the terrible things we have been hearing about in the news. I have recommended this book to many!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I am part of a book club on Facebook and this was the July book. It had not been on my radar before but I'm glad I read it! Truly and inspirational story!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This book is historical fiction about the experiments that were done by Dr. Mengele during WWII. Since we have non-fiction accounts of these atrocities I thought I wouldn't care for a fictional account but </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I enjoyed this book than I expected.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The sequel to "Lunch in Paris". A deeper story line, and more delicious recipes!</span></div>
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Macsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453457144226016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615514819155444990.post-72827750899206403942017-05-31T17:02:00.000-04:002017-09-27T22:24:39.379-04:00Reading in May...<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Here are the books I have been enjoying this month:</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kissing-Christmas-Goodbye-M-Beaton/dp/1250121183/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1505075833&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Kissing Christmas Goodbye</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by M. C. Beaton</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Racketeer-John-Grisham-2012-10-23/dp/B017YCEVLK/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505076544&sr=1-2&keywords=the+racketeer+john+grisham" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Racketeer</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by John Grisham</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rogue-Lawyer-John-Grisham-ebook/dp/B00UEKRTW8/ref=la_B000AQ40M8_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505076787&sr=1-6" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Rogue Lawyer</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by John Grisham</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Awakening-Miss-Prim-Novel/dp/1476734240/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505076906&sr=1-1&keywords=the+awakening+of+miss+prim" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Awakening of Miss Prim</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Likeness-Tana-French/dp/0143115626/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505077060&sr=1-1&keywords=the+likeness" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Likeness</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by Tana French</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hillbilly-Elegy-Memoir-Family-Culture/dp/0062300547/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505077257&sr=1-1&keywords=hillbilly+elegy" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Term-Limits-Vince-Flynn/dp/0671023179/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1505069037&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Term Limits</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Vince Flynn</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is a re-read for me. I really like Vince Flynn's books and will often pick up one as a light, easy, engaging read. Also, if you are feeling especially frustrating with Congress or your Senator, this book can feel particularly satisfying. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Book-Hygge-Contentment-Comfort-Connection/dp/0735214093/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505069210&sr=1-1&keywords=the+book+of+hygge" target="_blank">The Book of Hygge</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I enjoyed this book but it isn't my favorite book about hygge. I would probably recommend the one I read last month, How to Hygge: The Nordic Secrets to a Happy Life. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I really enjoyed this book. The story is <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">of two Italian families and their journey to America and is supposedly based on the lives of her grandparents. I enjoyed it because it spans generations and tells a complete story for several of the characters. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Scarpetta-Kay/dp/B0040RMEXA/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1505071725&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Scarpetta</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This was a re-read for me. This is book #16 in the Kay Scarpetta series. I liked this book, not my favorite in the series. I have been reading this series for so many years that I will continue to read the books she writes, even if they aren't my favorite. You become attached to characters in books, and Kay and Benton have been part of my life for many years! I first became interested in her books at the beginning of the series when they were set in Richmond, the town I lived in. I also had the pleasure of meeting the author a few times. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I really enjoyed this book. It is a beautiful story and may just make you think differently next time you encounter a curmudgeon! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Such a raw, honest book. I love Glennon's inspiring words for bravery and love. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is #24 in the Kay Scarpetta series. I am a dedicated Scarpetta reader so I will continue to read until the series in finished. However, I did enjoy this book more than some of the other recent ones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love it when Easter falls later in the year. Everything is blooming, the weather is warmer, just so spring-like. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This year was fairly low key for us. I had plans to incorporate more Easter-type activities into our school work, had a whole stack of Easter and spring themed books to read, had some Pinterest decorating ideas for eggs, had an Easter craft idea, planned to decorate my mantle and buffet with an Easter/spring theme...you get the idea. We did read the books and we bought a dye kit from the store for the eggs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Despite the lack of crafts and seasonal decorating we still had a great Easter. The kids did get to participate in a couple egg hunts. On Saturday there was an egg hunt at the beach club. It is a great event, the kids run around looking for sugar and the adults drink beer and wine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ainsley loves bunnies...so not much is better than a visit from a big, white, friendly bunny!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Taking your kids out in public can always be risky. As a parent there are times I've considered pretending I don't know who those little heathens belong to. And then there are times when your mama-heart just about bursts with pride. This was a heart-full-to-bursting moment, watching my son share his Easter eggs with a kid who had lost all of his eggs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We haven't explored many wineries in the Charlottesville area yet but we have been to this one a few times and we really enjoy it. The setting is lovely, there is plenty of room for the kids to run around and best of all...crepes. Yep, crepes. Real, handmade French crepes. Several times a year they serve crepes and they are fantastic! They are quite possibly the best crepes I have had outside of Europe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">When we arrived, they were preparing to have an egg hunt for the kids. We came unprepared but the staff was kind enough to provide bags for our children to join in. Long after the egg hunt was completed we were sitting on the patio drinking our wine and we were discussing how many places there are to hide eggs. We "may" have suggested that there might be an overlooked egg or two way up on the hill, or maybe he was just feeling adventurous, either way, that tiny person you see is Wythe making sure all eggs had been claimed. </span><br />
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<br />Macsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453457144226016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615514819155444990.post-83852442597095073612017-04-14T13:46:00.000-04:002017-04-23T13:59:12.895-04:00A visit to Roanoke, Virginia<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Peter decided he would like to spend his birthday exploring Roanoke. After such a warm spring we had a brief cold snap and his birthday was very windy and very cold, thus...winter coats in April. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We started off with a visit to the <a href="http://www.vmt.org/our-story/welcome/" target="_blank">Virginia Museum of Transportation</a>. They have a variety of exhibits; vehicles, buses, air and space, model trains and more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">They have a some neat vehicles to see. From the earliest models of the Studebaker...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">...to some lovely old Packards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You can see large model trains sets...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">...or sit at the controls of a diesel train.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We even took Peter on a small jet for his birthday. Surely that makes up for the fact we didn't buy him a present....ahem...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But the best part was the railyard...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you have train lovers in your family it is a great place to visit! Walking around the train yard was fantastic, it is easy to forget how big these trains are until you are standing right beside them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">After the museum we took a drive up to see the Roanoke Star. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">One surprising discovery was the "Center in the Square" building in downtown Roanoke. We went in the building to get out of the wind and warm up a bit, then spent the next couple of hours exploring. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In the lobby is a large coral reef aquarium. Our kids were delighted to find Nemo and Dory there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">They also had a tank with "Predators of the Amazon" as well as a "Turtles of Virginia" aquarium. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The building also houses the Mill Mountain Theater, the Harrison Museum of African American Culture, the Science Museum of Western Virginia, the History Museum of Western Virginia, the Roanoke Pinball Museum and a rooftop garden. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We spent the rest of our afternoon in the <a href="http://smwv.org/" target="_blank">Science Museum of Western Virginia</a>. They have some fantastic exhibits and the kids would have loved the stay the entire day! The kids really enjoyed the Healthy Bodies exhibit, the geology exhibit and the Living River and touch tank. I didn't get many pictures there, we were having too much fun exploring. </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mountains-Beyond-Adapted-Young-People/dp/038574319X/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505065614&sr=1-3&keywords=mountains+beyond+mountains" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Mountains Beyond Mountains (Adapted for Young People): The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is the story of two sisters during WWII in Nazi-occupied France. It is a beautiful story of such a difficult, tragic time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by <span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;">Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This book is a "true crime" story but also a story of forgiveness. It is the story of Jennifer and Ronald, so not as encompassing as the book "Just Mercy" but still a great read. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I loved Gone Girl but I didn't like this one quite as much. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I love WWII memoirs and this one doesn't disappoint! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">G.K.Chesterton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">One of my goals this year was to read more Chesterton. This is an easy, entertaining read!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is a fast read for me, I finished it in one day. It is a suspenseful book, I found the characters mostly unlikable but the story of intriguing enough to keep me turning the pages. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/What-She-Knew-Gilly-Macmillan/dp/0062413864/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505067864&sr=1-1&keywords=what+she+knew" target="_blank">What She Knew</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This book is a solid thriller! It was heartbreaking and emotional and suspenseful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We finally moved into the house the end of March. We unpacked a few boxes then curled up in the fetal position and whimpered for a few months. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It wasn't quite that bad, but we did take a break from working on the house. All those items on my list that were "must do before moving in" suddenly didn't seem that important. We learned that interior doors are optional, though the missing door on the half bath can still be tricky.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We did need to take a break though, we had been pushing so hard to get into the house and everyone was exhausted. We needed to slow down and regroup, to get our daily routine back, to go back to eating real dinners at a reasonable time, to buckle down and get caught up on school work. We figured we would take a month or two off as a much needed rest, so that as a </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">family we could recover our equilibrium. So for April and May we enjoyed the beautiful spring and rested.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">eating lunch at Timberlake's Drug Store</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother's Day 2016</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My birthday dinner</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">June was the beginning of pool season and swim team. Our first year of swim team will probably be a separate post, I have lots to say about that experience!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fry's Spring Beach Club, our summer home.<br /><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">loving the pool!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">And then one morning I overhear... "we should take some of the siding off of the house and make a race track!" </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">house siding makes a really good race track...who knew?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> So while we hung out at the pool, Peter worked on removing the rest of the siding. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">July continued with spending almost every waking hour at the pool, celebrating Wythe's birthday, having a massive tree cut down in our yard and wrapping up swim team season. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with Great-Grandma on her birthday</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wythe turns 8!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cookout and bonfire on Wythe's birthday</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">at Wythe's party</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wythe's birthday party</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">celebrating Bastille Day, French food all day long!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">very sad that this tree had to go!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cutting down the old tree</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tanned and blond from the sun!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tanned and blond from the pool!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">time to start splitting wood!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">end of the swim team season!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In August we tackled removing the awful concrete steps on the back of the house. We thought (hoped) they were hollow and that we could just bust them up into small pieces. They were solid and it took several pieces of equipment and many hours on a jack hammer to break it into movable pieces. But Wythe got to operate the mini excavator so that made his year! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the destruction of the awful, concrete steps</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wythe operating the excavator</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">he couldn't be happier!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> We continued to go to the pool every day. Though now that swim team season was over it was much more peaceful. On hot days it is quite nice to sit in the shade of these lovely old trees!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fry's Spring Beach Club</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carter's Mountain Orchard</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> The last couple weeks of the month were spent going up to our old house, it needed a lot of work to prepare for new tenants. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids enjoying being back at our old place!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ainsley at Griffin Tavern</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">September we continued to spend a lot of time traveling back and forth to work on our old house, enjoyed the last days at the pool and started back with our school.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we are fond of child labor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">end of pool season</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the kids enjoying the old dirt pile</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">they loved being back at the old place!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">October was another busy month. I took the kids to visit Woodson Mill. They were grinding corn that day so it was really neat to see it in operation. I may do a separate post about the mill, it is such a neat place and has special ties to our family. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woodson Mill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woodson Mill</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> One Saturday in October they closed down the main street in our neighborhood for people to come out and walk, bike and play. The kids loved riding their bikes and scooters in the road!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bike Walk Play JPA 2016</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The library hosted a Star-wars day. Wythe got to take a light saber training class and got to meet his hero, Darth Vader. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">light saber class</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We continued to work on our rental property. The kids loved spending more time there, Ainsley was thrilled to hang her swing back up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ainsley had a special party for her birthday. She planned the party and was very specific on what decorations she wanted. It was a lovely tea party!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> This year we attended the Harry Potter festival in Scottsville. It was so much fun but also so many people that it is a little overwhelming. I think this event deserves its own post too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Our big house project for the year was getting the chimney working. While we weren't doing the work ourselves, it was a costly project and put a dent in the budget for doing some of the other work on the house. We finally found a mason who does restoration work and was able to replace some of the bricks to make it structurally sound, remove and replace all the mortar and rebuild the fire box. The brick work was very messy, though they contained a lot of the mess by tenting the area. Having the chimney tented off made for some cosy evenings in our living room! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">December was busy as always with the holidays and continued chimney work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> My aunt, who is also a dear friend, and I have a tradition of having Christmas tea at The Jefferson hotel. It is a delightful experience. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tea at The Jefferson</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> I took the kids to The Jefferson hotel to see the Christmas decorations. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Jefferson Hotel ~ Richmond, Virginia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the way they never run out of things to talk about</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> We always enjoy going to Williamsburg during the Christmas season, the decorations are so lovely. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So pleased with himself for participating!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was so very cold but still neat to walk around after dark!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> We surprised the kids with a trip to Christmas Town at Busch Gardens. We had a blast! We spent the whole day there, saw a couple shows, the kids rode their first roller coaster, everything was so much fun!</span><br />
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Macsmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453457144226016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615514819155444990.post-12704133009467420262017-02-28T13:44:00.000-05:002017-09-27T22:22:38.724-04:00Reading in February...<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This month I read the following books:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is a novella in the Outlander series that is intended to be read after book #8. This book reveals the truth about Roger M<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">acKenzie Wakefield’s parents. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is the first book of the Dublin Murder Squad. This is a thriller that takes place in Dublin. I really enjoyed this book and will be reading the rest of the series soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is a very suspenseful read, I didn't want to put it down and finished it overnight. The topic of in vitro and embryo donation are thoughtprovoking. As one reader said, a<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">t its core, Claiming Noah is an examination of the legal, moral and ethical issues related to embryo donation and adoption.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Signe Johansen<br />This is my favorite Hygge book so far! The images are beautiful and there are some delicious recipes too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />'til next time...</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This collection of stories includes two from the Anne books. The rest are stories she wrote for magazines. I was pleasantly surprised to find "new" stories. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is the 2nd book in the Cass Shipton series. Enjoyable, entertaining mysteries about herbalist Cass and her Wiccan friends. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fantastic book about the importance of reading to our children and inspiring in them a love of books. I found it very encouraging in our quest to build a family culture around reading and books. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/168-Hours-Have-More-Think/dp/159184410X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505060908&sr=1-1&keywords=168+hours" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think</a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Laura Vanderkam</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This book is a great reminder that we all have the same amount of hours per day. People that accomplish great things aren't given more hours per day, rather they have learned to prioritize their day in ways that allocate their time better. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Everyone-Brave-Forgiven-Chris-Cleave/dp/1501124382/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505061074&sr=1-1&keywords=everyone+brave+is+forgiven" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Everyone Brave is Forgiven</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I really enjoyed this love triangle that takes place in WWII London. The story is inspired by the letters from the author's own grandparents. I'm looking forward to reading more by this author. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Sparrow-Tayari-Jones/dp/1616201428/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505061148&sr=1-1&keywords=silver+sparrow+by+tayari+jones" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Silver Sparrow</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mere-Motherhood-Morning-Nursery-Sanctification/dp/0986325740/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505061299&sr=1-1&keywords=mere+motherhood" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Mere Motherhood: Morning Times, Nursery Rhymes, & My Journey Toward Sanctification</a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Cindy Rollins</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I was expecting this book to be more of a "how to" book and less of a memoir but I did really enjoy it. I found this book very encouraging and I think it is one I will turn to again on those days when my mothers heart is anxious and in need of reassurance that all will be well.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Just-Mercy-Story-Justice-Redemption/dp/081298496X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505061442&sr=1-1&keywords=just+mercy" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption</a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Bryan Stevenson</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is one of those books that everyone should read! Even if you don't believe reform is needed for our current judicial system and prison system, at the very least it should give you compassion for the many, many people incarcerated in our country. </span><br />
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