What I've been reading: Ben (age 9): Hatchet, Knights of the Lunch table, and Snow Treasure. Emma (age 16): Emily Dickinson poetry What we have been watching: Star Trek and The Who Was? show with Ben and then I finally finished The 100 with my husband. Fun things we did this week: Enjoyed the snow!… Continue reading Our Week (2.21.2021)
Category: My Week
Weekly Recap 12.19.2020
What we read: This week I read Into the Wild and I am rereading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. I really enjoyed Into Thin Air so I was happy to find that the library had a copy of Into the Wild available for me to read next. Into the Wild follows the story of a young man… Continue reading Weekly Recap 12.19.2020
Weekly Recap 12.5.2020
What I read: This week I read Alice in Wonderland, Destiny of the Republic, and started Into Thin Air. I have seen the Disney version of Alice in Wonderland countless times, but have never read the book. It was rather enjoyable after I got over how bizarre it was. Destiny of the Republic was a… Continue reading Weekly Recap 12.5.2020
Weekly Recap 11.16.2020
What I read: I read A Woman of No Importance (wonderful true story about a female spy) and Riviera Gold by Laurie King. **If you like Sherlock Holmes retellings check out Laurie R. King. She does an amazing job of portraying Holmes' wife in her series. Ben (age 9) has been enjoying Catherine called Birdy,… Continue reading Weekly Recap 11.16.2020
Weekly Update for 10.31.20
What I read: This week I have been reading Heartless by Marissa Meyer, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, and the Discovery of Witches (books 2 and 3). Heartless is a retelling of how the Queen of Hearts became who she was (it was a fun read that gives you a sympathetic view point on how… Continue reading Weekly Update for 10.31.20
Weekly Recap 10.12.2020
What I read: This week I read all of the books in the Into the Wilderness series by Sara Donati, Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, and 7 by Jen Hatmaker. Ben (age 8) has been enjoying Stink Moody and the Zombie Walk, Rush Revere, and My Side of the Mountain. What I watched: We… Continue reading Weekly Recap 10.12.2020
Weekly Recap (9.27.2020)
What I read: I loved Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati, but when I tried to read the second novel in the series it kind of fell flat for me. I came across the third book in the series while I was at the thrift store and decided to give it a shot. I was… Continue reading Weekly Recap (9.27.2020)
Weekly Recap (9.13.2020)
What I read: This week I read The Watchmaker's Daughter. It was a pretty good fantasy book overall, but I did not really care for how they ended the book because too much was kept back until the very end in my opinion. Emma (16 years old) is reading Bridge to Terabithia. Ben (8 years… Continue reading Weekly Recap (9.13.2020)
Weekly Recap (8.27.2020)
What I read: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was a great read. If you have ever grumbled over filling out medical documents or have any interest in the medical world this book is for you. Henrietta Lacks, dying from cervical cancer in the 1950s, unwittingly gave up her cancer cells to medical science and… Continue reading Weekly Recap (8.27.2020)
Weekly Recap (8.20.2020)
What I read: The best thing that I have read lately is The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron. It is basically everything you need to know about the Enneagram and more. I wish that I had learned about the Enneagram years ago because it really helps me to see why we act… Continue reading Weekly Recap (8.20.2020)
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