The Best of 2010

I can not even believe we are here on the cusp of 2011, and I hanging on by a toe hold trying to get this post done.  For me 2010 brought with it my first full year of book blogging.  I learned a lot this year about blogging, reviewing, commenting, giveaways, authors, and more… I [...]

Morning Meanderings… It’s so funny how things work out…

Good Morning! *waving crazily with a scary big smile on my face* Yesterday morning when I wrote my meandering I was whelmed. Ok…. let’s be honest… I was OVER whelmed. I looked at everything I had going on for the day and found myself wondering how I was going to do everything I planned to [...]

Morning Meanderings…

Good morning!  COFFEE CUP and I are moving full steam (get it?  steam?) ahead.  I was up early and with a plan. Today is super nutso in everything as I am juggling work, Zumba Class at 3:30, home, groceries,  Brads last day in town before he goes back to the Navy so he is having [...]

Morning Meanderings… Does Anyone Else Wake Up With Random Songs In Their Head?

Good Morning. So here is my awkward moment for the a.m. I wake up this morning humming this song about lipstick…. your lipstick… the only two words I can recall of this entire song, but oh no, that doesn’t stop me…. I am going through my house singing, “Your lipstick…. da da dada…” Yeah. How [...]

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (audio)

This is a story of Mariam who lives in Afghanistan with her mother and dreams of being with her father.  When her father refuses her entry to his home when she tries to go and stay with him, she returns home only to find that her mother has committed suicide in Mariam’s absence. At 15 [...]

Morning Meanderings…. Challenge Time!

That’s right, that’s not my normal morning meandering logo…. but this is not your normal meandering post.  Nope!  Today I am promoting the challenge I am hosting for 2011.  As I host the meme What Are You Reading, I thought it would be fun to host a challenge called WHERE Are You Reading. This challenge [...]

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading, is where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week.  It is a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list. I love being a part of [...]

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

At the age of nine, Grace is torn away from a swing she is playing by a pack of wolves that come into her yard.  Surely she should have been killed, but one wolf – one with particular captivating eyes appears to save her.  Since that day Grace feels a connection with the wolves and [...]

Morning Meanderings… Basking In The Glow… Of What?

Good Morning! Have you noticed this past week my Morning Meanderings have been a bit later than the norm?  This is a good thing!  It means in the morning I am RELAXING a bit!  Granted I will get back to the early posts again in the next couple of days here (in fact I have [...]

Morning Meanderings…. and so this is Christmas…

There are certain times of year that make me a bit melancholy and for me and for many others, today is one of those times. This morning I sit at my kitchen table in the stillness of the morning and close my eyes and remember. I remember teasing with my mom that last year over [...]