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Saturday, November 30, 2019

This Week in Reading - December 1

It's Sunday Post time!  This is hosted by the awesome Caffeinated Book Reviewer and gives us all a chance to recap our week.

What I Got:

I have no idea because I had my mail on hold while I was out of town and it was supposed to start back Tuesday and it still hasn't.  This has happened the last couple of times I've held my mail and I'm so irritated.  I think I'm going to go back to just having someone come by and pick it up every few days which is a hassle but is at least reliable.  

Currently:

Reading:  Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher

Listening:  The Magnolia Story by Chip Gaines.  To be honest I'm not a huge fan of Chip and Joanna Gaines.  I don't dislike them - I just never really watched their show.  But I've heard good things about this one and it sounds interesting.

Watching:  We've been watching some Disney movies on Disney+ and I've gotten my 9 year old obsessed with Tangled so that's a win.

Off the Blog:


I spent the last 2 weeks in Louisiana  and had a fabulous time.  We spent our weekends in New Orleans - we went to the zoo, wandered around the French Quarter, and spent a day at the World War II museum which was fascinating.  The rest of the time we spent wandering around a small town outside of New Orleans and heading over to the Mississippi Gulf Coast where we spent some time just about every day on the beach.  I've never really thought of myself as a beach person but I would move to Pass Christian, Mississippi in a heart beat.  I've never been so glad we decided to homeschool as I was the past few weeks.  We learned about hurricanes - how they're formed, how they work and how they impact the towns they hit even years later.  I think seeing dozens of driveways going through empty lots fourteen years after Katrina hit had quite an impact.  And we spent hours running on the beach which was just heaven and just about the best stress relief I think I've ever had. 

We'll be going back and forth to Louisiana/Mississippi for the rest of the month so my commenting will be a bit sporadic but I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

On the Blog:

What Happened:

What's Coming Up:

Monday:  Reviews from the Children's Section - Mystery in the Mansion
Tuesday: Top Ten Tuesday - Holiday Reads
Wednesday:  Murder, She Wrote - Cozy Mystery Review
Thursday: Books from the Backlog
Friday: Friday Fives
Saturday: TBD

Have a great week and happy reading!

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18 comments:

  1. Erica MetcalfNovember 30, 2019 at 11:15 PM

    Oooh! I'm so glad you got some beach time!! Being by the water is so calming.

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  2. GregNovember 30, 2019 at 11:18 PM

    It sounds really nice there! And yay for beach time. :)

    I need to get disney +. Love Tangled. :)

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  3. Kathryn TDecember 1, 2019 at 12:17 AM

    Home schooling has some wonderful advantages. Yes the beach or indeed bush can be very relaxing and healing. I loved Winter Solstice and I should do a reread at some point.

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  4. La La in the LibraryDecember 1, 2019 at 12:20 AM

    I love the seashore! Have a wonderful new week. 🌞

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  5. shelleyrae @ book'd outDecember 1, 2019 at 8:21 AM

    Sounds like you are all having a wonderful time!
    My non fiction reading dropped when I started blogging too which is why I enjoyed taking part in NonFiction November so much. Something for you to join next year maybe?

    Wishing you a great reading week

    Wishing you a great reading week

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  6. StormiDecember 1, 2019 at 8:22 AM

    Glad you had a great time on your vacation! That sucks about your mail, is there any way you can just go and pick it up at the post office? We have a horrible time with our PO people not picking up mail out of our mailbox, so I am not a PO fan and we are lucky my brother lives nearby and gets are mail when we are not home.

    Have a great week and happy reading!
    Stormi
    Week in Review

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  7. Laurel-Rain SnowDecember 1, 2019 at 10:27 AM

    What a lovely and relaxing time you had! I've been wanting to visit New Orleans.

    I love Rosamunde Pilcher's books.

    Have a great week.

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  8. SusanDecember 1, 2019 at 11:15 AM

    Glad you enjoyed your time away!

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  9. sjhigbeeDecember 1, 2019 at 12:15 PM

    This holiday was clearly just what you needed after such a harrowing time. And yes - homeschooling is wonderful in that you can continue teaching when everyone is rested and relaxed and it's fun, instead of a chore. So much better!

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  10. NorthwomanDecember 1, 2019 at 1:19 PM

    Oh yeah! I'm so glad you are enjoying your travels. Sorry about the mail; I would hate that. Have a lovely week and some great reads!

    Anne - Books of My Heart Here is my Sunday Post   

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  11. NicciDecember 1, 2019 at 3:09 PM

    I'd love to visit New Orleans! It's a bucket list location for me.
    The beach pictures are wonderful and soothing!

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  12. Aj @ Read All The Things!December 1, 2019 at 6:59 PM

    That sounds like a relaxing trip. I haven’t been to a beach in years. I hope you have a good week.

    Aj @ Read All The Things!

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  13. LauraDecember 2, 2019 at 9:50 AM

    Don't you love the white sand beaches! I've been through a lot of hurricanes living on the Gulf Coast. Scary stuff!

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  14. chucklesthescotDecember 2, 2019 at 10:52 AM

    It sounds like you've all been having a lot of fun!

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  15. Whitney @ Sincerely, WhitneyDecember 3, 2019 at 8:02 AM

    I never really understood all the fuss about Chip and Joanna Gaines either. I hear that they are starting, or already have, their own television network. Crazy!
    It looks like you had a wonderful week. I hope you got some reading in while relaxing on the beach. :D

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  16. Carole's Random LifeDecember 4, 2019 at 8:17 PM

    I am so glad that homeschooling is working out. I think that the flexibility to study things out in the real world is the best way to learn. The beach photos look beautiful. I hope you have a great week!

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  17. RODecember 6, 2019 at 6:48 AM

    So glad you've been able to relax some, and your pictures are fabulous! I've watched the show a few times on HGTV, but even though they seem quite talented and fun, it wasn't one of my favorite programs. Hugs, RO

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  18. StefanieDecember 10, 2019 at 7:24 PM

    That happened to us too, the mail thing. We were supposed to start back up the Saturday before we came back or at least the Monday after and we didn't start getting mail til like Thursday. Annoying. That sand is so white and clean; amazing.

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