Ride the Book Trail

R E A D "more than human" by theodore sturgeon for a discussion beginning 31 march 2010 with guest host kate

"after leaving mr. mackensie" by jean rhys for a discussion beginning 31 may 2010 with guest host deja

"when you reach me" by rebecca stead for a discussion beginning 31 july 2010 with guest host KT

"olive kitteridge: a novel in stories" by elizabeth strout for a discussion beginning 30 sept. 2010 with guest host elise

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presents from the first week of march

migraine
migraine
bruise on my right arm
$51.46
eyeliner (haven’t worn this since junior prom)
an email from an old friend
bad advice
a house full of kids with diarrhea (ok, it’s only two kids, but any diarrhea is too much diarrhea)
sunshine and 40+ degrees (!)

places i have found ladybugs

in the clean laundry
in the dirty laundry
on violet’s ceiling (3)
on the toilet lid
in the upstairs hallway
under the couch

it’s good ladybugs are so small or i would be worried that hitchcock was coming with the birds to get me.

let's talk books

i know you’re dying to know what i decided to read.

i made it through the complete idiot’s guide to buying and selling a home and i’ve decided not to buy a house.
i had to return remarkable creatures to the library, but no big loss. i read the first few pages and could feel my bile [...]

a one-sided conversation with my fairy godmother

so, it’s been a tough few weeks. see the dishes piled everywhere. (i know, i hate plates covered in crusted spaghetti too.) and the laundry mountain in the basement is a little embarrassing. what if i vacuum up all the pretzels smashed between the couch cushions while you work some magic in the kitchen?

oh. you [...]

welcome to wit’s end

today was a day kind of like this one. i woke up attempting perkiness. (we had a hard day yesterday too.) i got the kids into the car for story time at the library. i drove to the library. i got the kids out of the car. no mishaps really. until we attempted to leave [...]