This book was awful. It was terrible. It was painful for me to keep reading it. I had to keep telling myself, "Just read one more chapter and then you can put it down." It was SO boring. When I read the overview of the book I expected a funny story about Maddy and her new job at a large call center. The comedy in the book seems forced and unreal. There are 2 pages about farting...really? The names of some of the characters turned me off too. Maddy's friend is named Karsynn. she calls her Kars. Weird. Her work associate and friend is named Ingeborde. Also Blinky Fiore. No ones first name is Blinky. I found myself renaming the characters. Their conversations were SO annoying. No one talks the way they talk. Well maybe I should say no one is as boring as they are. The story just felt blah. I'm glad I'm done and I can move on. Trust me. Do not read this book if you want to refrain from gouging your eyes out.
Dear Bella, This is your last weekend with us before you leave for doggie boot camp. I will miss you =( Dear Brother, I'm so glad you called me for shopping advice. I really miss hanging out with you. Dear Husband, You are super smart! Thanks for using your smarts to fix my computer! Love you! Dear Winter Book Challenge Book, I hate you. You are awful and every time I pick you up I want to bang my head against the wall. I fear that page by page I am losing brain cells a little at a time. I thought maybe you would get better...but no. If it weren't for the challenge I would just stop reading you... Dear New Car, I love love love you. Your back up camera is my favorite. I think that if it wasn't there I would have some major issues pulling out of a parking space. Also you are blue. Several people have said you are purple. Your paperwork clearly says blue but now I that they have said, "Oh what a pretty purple!" all I see is purple lol. It's okay I like purple. Dear Honda, I think your timing here was a little calculated. Is it a coincidence that your windshield cracked only a week after we brought the new car home? I think not. Acting out is not a good way to attract attention. We still love you just as much. Promise!
I hope everyone has an amazing weekend! Here is a funny puppy!
I decided to cut my hair OFF! I'm glad I did. I was tired of spending an hour or more drying and styling my hair. I was tired of brushing it hundreds of times throughout the day because it got tangled so easily. So I walked into the salon and told the stylist I was ready to say goodbye.... Before:
After:
Now I can dry and style it in 20 minutes. Much better! I'm sure I'll miss curling it but I'm glad it's much easier to handle. BOOK SWAP UPDATE! The link up for the book swap has been postponed until NEXT Thursday the 15th. Some people still have not received their packages yet. This will allow extra time for everyone's books to arrive.
Once you do receive your book package, here's what you can do for the link-up...
1. Take pictures. Show off the goodies you received.
2. Tell us all about your book swap partner. Include links and blog info.
3. If you had time to read the book already, share a review/thoughts.
Make sure you link up with JESSICA. If you have already received your book and would like to link up today that's fine too.
I read this book for the winter book challenge with Megan. This was for the category: Read a book you already have at home but haven’t gotten around to yet (from the library, from a bookstore, borrowed from a friend, on your e-reader, whatever). I LOVE LOVE LOVE Jen Lancaster. I read one of her books for the first time about 3 years ago. I came upon the first one I read by accident. I was walking through the book store just picking things up when I saw Bright Lights Big Ass. That title will grab you lol. The cover was so cute! I picked it up and read a few pages. I was laughing as I walked to the register to purchase the hilarious book. Her books have never disappointed me. Pretty in Plaid was just as fantastic as the others I have read. Jen lives in Chicago and writes about her life. Her life is so comical. In Pretty in Plaid she goes back in time to tell the story of how she became the unfiltered smart ass she is today. I love her. I want to meet her and tell her how funny she is. I'm sure she probably already knows that or she wouldn't have sold so many books. She's written several non-fiction books about her life and two books that are fiction, one of which won't be available until February. If you want to laugh out loud at home or in public... If you enjoy sarcasm... If you need a pick me up... Go read one of her books. Any book will do. My personal favorite is Bright Lights Big Ass. I've read it several times and I still laugh. It is fantastic! ********************************************************* Switching gears for a moment. I just got back from the library. I went to go check out a few books on my list of books to read for the challenge. Making a list of books to read is one thing. Actually holding four of them in your hand is another. I'm a little overwhelmed lol. I have a lot of reading to do! Also I have Panda Express...and that is just stupendous! I ate all of the cream cheese rangoons in the car on the way home shhh!
Welcome! Welcome! It's actually felt like Friday for me since Wednesday. Noah had Thursday and today off from school so that the teachers can do their parent teacher conferences. I have been enjoying the extra sleep in days.
Dear Hair,
You currently look like this: I kind of want to cut you like this:
But I'm SCARED! I've been growing my hair for a long time. It's long, shiny, and pretty. It is also a pain in the butt. It's always in the way. I have to brush it a million times a day because it gets tangled so easily. I love being able to curl it and play with it...but truthfully I usually just pull it up in a ponytail so. But I like knowing that IF I wanted to spend tons of time drying and curling it I could.... I'm still unsure of what I want to do.
I'm only two chapters into my book. I know I'm probably already way behind. I'm going to do some major reading today and this weekend. I'm determined to finish all of my books. I'm not even concerned about winning...I just want to finish lol
Dear Family Members,
I am having so much fun finding Christmas presents for you!
Dear November,
I'm sorry that once you arrive I want you to hurry up and be over with already. You come before December. December has Christmas. Christmas is my favorite! I start getting the itch to pull out my tree, crank up the holiday tunes, and start decorating as soon as the last trick or treater has cleaned out my candy bowl. You have Thanksgiving and that's cool and everything, but you do not have sparkly lights, shiny ornaments, or give me that festive cheery feeling. Sorry.
Noah had a ton of fun this year. His class had a Halloween party. I helped one of the other moms plan the party. The kids had a Halloween parade.
We played pin the tail on the cat.
Pumpkin bowling
We had yummy snacks
Noah was a little sad he couldn't wear his mask at school, but I'm sure the fun cheered him up.
I found out the other moms would be dressing up... So I kinda threw together a last minute outfit. I didn't really know what I was. The kids told me I was a farmer clown =)
After school it was TRICK OR TREAT TIME!
After we walked around...in the cold....and got lots of candy we had some fun with Bella. She hated it.
Noah passed out candy. We ran out in about 20 minutes! There were so many kids!
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