It's Scary Around Here

Happy Halloween everyone! I love Halloween because it marks the beginning of the holiday season for us. We go all out when it comes to decorating. Now that we have 2 little boys, I get even more excited this time of year.

Today, however, I'm not so excited. Baby boy was running a fever last night and low-grade this morning. He's asleep now on the couch in his Super Why costume. No trick or treating for him this year.

The little man has been coughing up a storm all weekend and wasn't exactly thrilled about today's Halloween parade and party at school. I'm not sure if the cough is really bothering him or if it's just another Monday morning. He did say he was well enough to go trick or treating, so off I sent Lightning McQueen to enjoy his festivities.

Having been up since 4:30am with baby boy and worried about both boys all day, my stomach is now a bit upset. I tend to be a worrier by nature. Anything above and beyond every day troubles really throws me for a loop.

I think that's plenty to scare me this year. Let's get this day over with and move on to Thanksgiving!

6WS

Call Me Cate at Show My Face hosts Six Word Saturday. Want to play along? All that's necessary to participate is to describe your life (or something) in a phrase using just six words.

Sometimes you win just by playing.

Aloha Friday

Kailani at An Island Life started Aloha Friday. Want to play along? I ask a question, you answer the question in the comments. You can also ask your own question on your blog and link up on Kailani's site. Here's my question:

How do you get over a broken heart?

My answer: Lots of distraction!!

Friday Finds

MizB at Should Be Reading hosts Friday Finds. What great books did you hear about/discover this past week? Share with us your FRIDAY FINDS!







"The Heroine's Bookshelf: Life Lessons, From Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder" by Erin Blakemore
"Death Wishing" by Laura Ellen Scott
"A Tea Reader: Living Life One Cup at a Time" by Katrina Avila Munichiello
"Blue Nights" by Joan Didion
"Sunrise on Cedar Key" by Terri DuLong
"Books: A Living History" by Martyn Lyons

Booking Through Thursday

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. This week's BTT asks . . . What’s the hardest/most challenging book you’ve ever read? Was it worth the effort? Did you read it by choice or was it an assignment/obligation?


The most challenging book I've read to date is "Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It took me a while to get into the rhythm of the writing and, perhaps because it is a translated work, it was a bit more difficult to read. It was worth it though. I'm glad I can say I read such an esteemed novel.

Musing Mondays

MizB at Should Be Reading hosts Musing Mondays. This week's musing asks . . . Do you listen to audiobooks? Why, or why not?

I don't listen to audiobooks. A few years ago, hubs and I took a road trip to Florida from New Jersey and had some for the ride. I found myself drifting, losing interest and paying more attention to the scenery than listening to the book. Definitely not for me. I like to hold the book, feel the book, read the book.

6WS

Call Me Cate at Show My Face hosts Six Word Saturday. Want to play along? All that's necessary to participate is to describe your life (or something) in a phrase using just six words.

Jam-packed day, full of fun.

Book Beginnings on Friday

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted on Friday by A Few More Pages. Want to play along? Share the first line (or two) of the book you are currently reading on your blog or in the comments. Include the title and the author so we know what you're reading. Then, if you would like, let us know what your first impressions were based on that first line, and let us know if you liked or did not like the sentence.

"It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York."
~ "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

This definitely sets the tone for the book - executions and confusion. Definitely foreshadows the downfall of the main character, and author.

Friday Finds

MizB at Should Be Reading hosts Friday Finds. What great books did you hear about/discover this past week? Share with us your FRIDAY FINDS!






The Forgotten Waltz by Anne Enright
Who in This Room: The Realities of Cancer, Fish and Demolition by Katherine Malmo
The Secret Lives of Wives by Iris Krasnow

Aloha Friday

Kailani at An Island Life started Aloha Friday. Want to play along? I ask a question, you answer the question in the comments. You can also ask your own question on your blog and link up on Kailani's site. Here's my question:

What's the last room you painted (or had painted) in your house?

My answer: My husband is currently in the process of painting our basement, and the fumes are overwhelming!!

Booking Through Thursday

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. This week's BTT asks . . . Do your reading habits change when you’re on vacation? Do you read more? Do you indulge in lighter, fluffier books than you usually read? Do you save up special books so you’ll be able to spend real vacation time with them? Or do you just read the same old stuff, vacation or not?

It's been quite a while since I was on vacation, but based on what I can remember I continue to read whatever I'm reading at that time. I won't start a new book or save a book just for the trip. Vacation or not, I read what's on my nightstand.

WWW Wednesdays

MizB at Should Be Reading hosts WWW Wednesdays. To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…


• What are you currently reading?
I'm currently reading "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath.

• What did you recently finish reading?
I finally finished "A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey.

• What do you think you’ll read next?
Next I'll probably read "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri.

Musing Mondays

MizB at Should Be Reading hosts Musing Mondays. This week's musing asks . . . Do you judge a book by its cover?


Absolutely. I'm definitely a cover lover. When I'm browsing in a bookstore, the cover is the first thing that catches my attention and usually determines whether or not I actually pick up the book to read the back cover. I would say I first look at the cover, then the title, and then I decide if I'm going to pick up the book at all.

6WS

Call Me Cate at Show My Face hosts Six Word Saturday. Want to play along? All that's necessary to participate is to describe your life (or something) in a phrase using just six words.

Sometimes things just work out fine.

Aloha Friday

Kailani at An Island Life started Aloha Friday. Want to play along? I ask a question, you answer the question in the comments. You can also ask your own question on your blog and link up on Kailani's site. Here's my question:

How many children do you have?

My answer: I have 2 boys and they are quite a handful.

Friday Finds

MizB at Should Be Reading hosts Friday Finds. What great books did you hear about/discover this past week? Share with us your FRIDAY FINDS!





SoulSpace: Transform Your Home, Transform Your Life by Xorin Balbes
The Last Blind Date by Linda Yellin

Follow Friday

Happy Friday everyone!

6WS

Call Me Cate at Show My Face hosts Six Word Saturday. Want to play along? All that's necessary to participate is to describe your life (or something) in a phrase using just six words.

Pumpkin picking time, love the Fall.

Aloha Friday

Kailani at An Island Life started Aloha Friday. Want to play along? I ask a question, you answer the question in the comments. You can also ask your own question on your blog and link up on Kailani's site. Here's my question:

Have you gotten a pumpkin yet?

My answer: Not yet. I want to go today or at least this weekend but hubs is afraid it will be all mushy and eaten by squirrels by the time Halloween actually rolls around.