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Happy Ascension Day! Happy Memorial Day! Happy Africa Day! No matter what you are celebrating this weekend (or not), have fun and stay safe!

The Boy Turned TwoThe little guy turned two this week. He sort of understood that it was a special day and that he was the star of the show. He took a lot of pleasure in all the birthday songs that his family sang to him - he also added some of his own tunes to the mix. Honestly, some days it feels so hard to believe that he is not a baby anymore. With my daughter, I felt the passing of each day and her birthdays appeared to be following the Martian calendar - they felt very far apart. But this guy has blazed through the past two years, I almost feel that I've missed months in between. I'm worried that if I pinch myself and blink twice, I may catch him packing for college. Yikes! 
Happy birthday, little guy! May you continue to have fun breaking apart things - whether that's your take-apart truck or your sister's carefully built Leg…
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Look at what just arrived! - September 13, 2010

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mailboxmonday This meme was originally hosted by Marcia @ The Printed Page. It went on tour beginning August '10 and is hosted this month by Bermudaonion's Weblog. It is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week (checked out library books don’t count, eBooks & audio books do).

Being the die-hard fan of the Sophie Kinsella's books that I am (probably the only chick-lit I read), I had to buy this book when I walked into a bookstore last week. I had already read the first book, and although I have read better books by her, I wouldn't dream of passing up on any of her books. So the second book of the Shopaholic series - Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, found its way into my cart. Any Sophie Kinsella fans out there?

Kings of the Earth by Jon Clinch came to me from BookTrib. I entered a giveaway of this book, because the description sounded very interesting. Kings of the Earth has an interesting set of characters, and this one looks to be worth checking out. Anyone read this one or Jon Clinch's other book - Finn?

A Scattered Life by Karen McQuestion came to me unsolicited from Goldberg McDuffie Communications. I have not much idea about this one, nor have I seen it yet on other blogs. So it could be a while before I pick this one up to read. It does have an interesting surmise though, but I'm not sure if the book is for me yet.

Since I've spoken about this book all week, I'm going to keep this short. I bought The Game On! Diet by Krista Vernoff and Az Ferguson on my nook soon after starting this game. Talk about short notice!

Have you read any of these books?




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Dave Cullen said…
Thanks for putting my book on your wow list. That makes me smile.
September 13, 2010 at 12:06 AM
Cat said…
I love the sound of Kings of the Earth - off to check my library catalogue.
September 13, 2010 at 12:54 AM
(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said…
Kings of the Earth is one I am anxious to read. Enjoy them all Aths.
September 13, 2010 at 7:09 AM
Tales of Whimsy said…
I liked the movie :) this sounds cute :)
September 13, 2010 at 8:40 AM
DCMetroreader said…
I am interested in the Game on Diet. Please post on how it works for you.
September 13, 2010 at 8:44 AM
bermudaonion said…
I love Sophie Kinsella's books and plan to buy the new one when it comes out!
September 13, 2010 at 8:52 AM
Kate Scott said…
I'll be interested to read your review of Kings of the Earth!
September 13, 2010 at 12:18 PM
gautami tripathy said…
Interesting varied books!

Have a great reading week ahead! Here is my Mondays: Mailbox/Where Am I/Musings post.
September 13, 2010 at 1:35 PM
Mary (Bookfan) said…
I've seen some good buzz about A Scattered Life. I hope you'll let us know what you think of it!
September 13, 2010 at 9:44 PM
Julie said…
Kings of the Earth also caught my eye, but I have to NOT NOT get any more books until I catch up! A Scattered Life also sounds great!

Julie @ Knitting and Sundries
September 13, 2010 at 11:23 PM
Holly (2 Kids and Tired) said…
Great mailbox. All of those are new to me authors. I love discovering new ones! Enjoy!!
September 14, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Anonymous said…
I really liked Kings of the Earth. It was narrow in scope but instead of feeling claustrophobic, that just increased the depth of the novel.

Another blogger told me that Finn is good but very dark.

I look forward to your review.

PB
September 17, 2010 at 1:39 PM
Athira said…
pburt, thanks for letting me know! I'm eager to read it!
September 19, 2010 at 12:21 AM
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