Books of 2013

The amount of books I read a year keeps dwindling as our lives get busier and our girls get bigger. But that's ok. I still read enough to make me happy and give me a break from the daily grind :) The ones in pink I would recommend for someone to read.

1. One Thousand White Women - Jim Fergus
2. Dead Until Dark- Charlaine Harris
3. The Book Thief- Markus Zukas
4. The Surgeon- Tess Gerritsen
5. The Language of Flowers- Vanessa Diffenbaugh
6. Living Dead in Dallas- Charlaine Harris
7. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross- James Patterson
8. Storyteller- Jodie Picoult
9. Club Dead- Charlaine Harris
10. Summer Island- Kristin Hannah
11. 12th of Never- James Patterson
12. Spoken from the Heart- Laura Bush
13. A Walk Across the Sun- Corban Addison
14. Fly Away- Kristin Hannah
15. Orphan Train- Christina Baker Kline
16. The Roots of the Olive Tree- Courtney Miller Santo
17. The Duck Commander Family: How Faith, Family and Ducks Built a Dynasty- Willie Robertson
18. Calling Me Home- Julie Kibler
19. Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work- Jeanne Marie Laskas
20. Shanghai Girls- Lisa See
21. Sullivan's Island- Dorothea Benton Frank
22. The Dead Don't Dance- Charles Martin
23. A Week in Winter- Maeve Binchy
24. Happy, Happy, Happy; My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander- Phil Robertson
25. Alex Cross , Run- James Patterson
26. Maggie, The Sequel to The Dead Don't Dance- Charles Martin
27. Bitter is the New Black- Jen Lancaster
28. A Grown Up Kind of Pretty- Joshilyn Jackson
29. The Amish Midwife- Mindy Stearns Clark
30. Looking for Me- Beth Hoffman
31. Belong to Me- Marisa de los Santos
32. Orange is the New Black- Piper Kerman

Books of 2012

Books of 2012

 

 

This seems to be the only thing I can keep up with posting on this blog. But that's ok. It helps me remember what I've read and hopefully will spur people to give me suggestions of what to read next! If you click on the link it will take you to the Amazon description of the book.

 

1. I an Nujood, I am 10 and Divorced- Nujood Ali with Dephine Minoui

2. A Year on Ladybug Farm- Donna Ball

3. I, Alex Cross- James Patterson

4. The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club- Gil McNeil

5. Push- Sapphire

6. The Best of Me- Nicholas Sparks

7. Private #1 Suspect- James Patterson

8. Lone Wolf- Jodie Picoult

9. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks- Rebecca Skloot

10. Private Games- James Patterson

11. Home Front- Kristin Hannah

12. The Midwife's Confession- Diane Chamberlain

13. Good Christian Bitches- Kim Gatlin

14. 90 Minutes in Heaven- Don Piper

15. The Kitchen House- Kathleen Grissom

16. Needles and Pearls- Gil McNeil

17. The Lies We Told- Diane Chamberlain

18. Cross Fire- James Patterson

19. Angry Housewives Eating BonBons- Lorna Landvick

20. 11th Hour- James Patterson

21. The Accidental Woman- Barbara Delinsky

22. The Fixer Upper- Mary Kay Andrews

23. To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee

24. Body Double- Tess Gerritsen

25. The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins

26. Catching Fire- Suzanne Collins

27. Mockingjay- Suzzane Collins

28. Kill Alex Cross- James Patterson

29. Flowers in the Attic- V C Andrews

30. The Light Between Oceans- M L Stedman

31. Look Again- Lisa Scottoline

32. Cinnamon Roll Murder- JoAnna Fluke

33. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redeption- Lauren Hildenbrand

34. Gone Girl- Gillian Flynn

35. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children- Ransom Riggs

36. Flash and Bones- Kathy Reichs

37. The Road to Grace (The Walk)- Richard Paul Evans

38. Notorious Nineteen- Janet Evanovich



Books of 2011

Here is the list of books I read in 2011. Just like last year if you have any recommendations for books I should add in 2012 feel free to leave me a comment!

1. The Heretic's Daughter- Kathleen Kent
2. The Sunflower- Richard Paul Evans
3. Violets are Blue- James Patterson
4. Fly Away Home- Jennifer Weiner
5. Four Blind Mice- James Patterson
6. Hope in a Jar- Beth Harbison
7. A Reliable Wife- Richard Goolrick
8. Firefly Lane- Kristin Hannah
9. The Violin of Aushwitz- Maria Angels Anglada
10. Big Bad Wolf- James Patterson
11. Sing You Home- Jodie Picoult
12. Little Bee- Chris Cleave
13. London Bridges- James Patterson
14. The Sinner- Tess Gerristsen
15. The Walk- Richard Paul Evans
16. On Mystic Lake- Kristin Hannah
17. The Apprentice- Tess Gerritsen
18. Chasing Fireflies- Charles Martin
19. Night Road- Kristin Hannah
20. Mary Mary- James Patterson
21. The Rest of her Life- Laura Moriarty
22. Heaven if for Real- Todd Burpo
23. Smokin' Seventeen- Janet Evanovich
24. The Winner- David Baldacci
25. Miles to Go- Richard Paul Evans
26. Cross- James Patterson
27. The Castaways- Elin Hildenbrand
28. Ice Cold- Tess Gerritsen
29. Once in a Lifetime- Kristin Hannah
30. Carrot Cake Murder- JoAnn Fluke
31. Magic Hour- Kristin Hannah
32. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society- Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
33. Double Cross- James Patterson
34. Love the One You're With- Emily Griffin
35. The Silent Girl- Tess Gerritsen
36. Winter Garden- Kristin Hannah
37. Explosive Eighteen- Janet Evanovich
38. Cross Country- James Patterson
39. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt- Beth Hoffman

Big News!

I'm finally updating with some big news!! That's right! Olivia is going to be a big sister! We are happy to announce that we are adding another little girl to our family around February 5, 2012! We are all so excited to start this new chapter in our lives!

Books of 2010

Clearly blogging is not my forte :) That being said I saw a blog before where someone kept track of all the books they read in a year. So I did that too! I wrote down every book I read in 2010. At least I tried to. I may have missed a few in the beginning. So here is my list. There are some trends as you will see. I kinda got stuck on a few authors but that's ok. A couple of us girls at work started a book club and I have definitely been expanding my reading lists.


Books I read in 2010
The Last Song- Nicholas Sparks
Knit Two- Kate Jacobs
Queen of Babble- Meg Cabot
Body Surfing- Anita Shreve
The 5th Horseman- James Patterson
The 6th Target- James Patterson
Icy Spark- Gwyn Rubio
Queen of Babble in the City- Meg Cabot
Not My Daughter- Barbara Delinsky
Peach Cobbler Murder- JoAnne Fluke
The Lucky One- Nicholas Sparks
House Rules- Jodie Picoult
Cherry Cheesecake Murder- JoAnne Fluke
Creme Puff Murder- JoAnne Fluke
7th Heaven- James Patterson
The Choice- Nicholas Sparks
Apple Turnover Murder- JoAnne Fluke
Sugar Cookie Murder- JoAnne Fluke
Queen of Babble gets Hitched- Meg Cabot
The 8th Confession- James Patterson
The 9th Judgement- James Patterson
Along Came a Spider- James Patterson
Cross My Heart Hope (not) to Die- Megan Ford
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner- Stephanie Meyer
Sizzling Sixteen- Janet Evanovich
The Secret Hour- LuAnne Rice
Kiss the Girls- James Patterson
Private- James Patterson
Jack and Jill- James Patterson
The Things We Do For Love- Kristin Hannah
Cat and Mouse- James Patterson
A Soft Place to Land- Susan Rebecca White
Pop Goes the Weasel- James Patterson
The Help- Kathryn Stockett
Strawberry Shortcake Murder- JoAnne Fluke
Blueberry Muffin Murder- JoAnne Fluke
Knit The Season- Kate Jacobs
Dance with Me- LuAnne Rice
Lemon Meringe Pie Murder- JoAnne Fluke
Fudge Cupcake Murder- JoAnne Fluke
The Art of Racing in the Rain- Garth Stein
Roses are Red- James Patterson
Saving Max- Antoinnette van Heugten

Let me know if you have any books you think I should add to my list for 2011

18 months

Wednesday I took Olivia to see Dr. Cochran for her 18 month check up. She got an A+ :) She is 27.7lbs and 32 1/2 in. A BIG girl! She got her MMR and chicken pox shot and did so well! She screamed when they poked her but then she was done and never seemed bother by them again. She is saying so many words and starting to put them together. It is so fun to hear all the things that come out of her mouth. She is really getting the hang of everyone's name. She also got teeth #11 and 12 this week. She has become quite the eater. She pretty much eats whatever you put on her plate. Broccolli, tilapia, baked beans to name a few things :) She still loves to read and LuLu is still her best friend. We are so blessed with such a perfect little girl!!

"Ultimate Playground"

The finished product


Jacob and I got an incredible deal on a wooden swing set last fall and a couple of weeks ago on Jacob's vacation he and his sister Emily put it together. Even though the many of the reviews said it was challenging to put together 2 Herr's did it in less than 2 days. It's a little big for Olivia yet but she will grow into it sooner than I can even imagine!!

putting the first boards together

"I'll help Daddy!!"

peek-a-boo