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just a little bit life from my little corner of the world...feel free to check it out.

Yes, I am a picture blogger...just thought I would put my cute baby on. I am in the middle of Dairy Queen and I am hoping for d-hall duty tomorrow so maybe I can finish it. She may not find the Lord but at least there is some soul saving going on. Do they sing Great is Thy Faithfullness at the end???

Happy Reading

Fries with That?

I thought the book was okay, just not my normal reading material. It was kind of like getting onion rings when you wanted fries - okay every now and then but not all the time. I've never been a fan of the "G.R.I.T." lit: Fried Green Tomatoes, Whistle Stop Cafe, etc.

The book I'm currently reading is also set in the South, but this time the locale is Arkansas. I'm reading On Tall Pine Lake. I picked it up at BAM for $4 thinking it looked like a book my mom would like. Since it was set in Arkansas, I thought I'd read it before I passed it on to her. It hasn't been that good so far, but I'm only about 70 pages into it.

Better head to church...

Satisfaction at the DQ

I read LFSatDQ in one day. (John was out of town and I had hours to myself.) I enjoyed it even though there wasn't a murder. At least there was some coming to the Lord, Julie! I laughed out loud a few times and had some tears as well. It was a satisfying book for me. I guess I missed something though. How did the whole town get fooled about Catherine Grace's mom's death? I thought they had found her in the river or did they just assume it?
I'm sorry that I won't be at the BC meeting to meet Susan. John and I are going to Yellowstone that week. We are leaving Sunday.

Welcome, Julie!

Well, we are up to 4!

Julie, what a good idea to post the pictures. I think I have pictures from every trip we have taken --somewhere! I should look for them and post a few too.

Okay, I started LFSatDQ, but I got sidetracked. I came across a book when doing some cleaning this weekend that I had started reading a couple of years ago but for some reason had never finished. I hate having unfinished books! I didn't make the connection when we read the Janet Evanovich book, but the book I had never finished was written by her in collaboration with another writer. Since there was no murder or mystery in LFSatDQ and I wasn't too involved in it yet, I went ahead and read Full Bloom (because there was a murder in there), so I can get rid of it. I finished it up tonight, so maybe I'll get back to our book of the month tomorrow.

Hope you all have a great week!

i'm on!!!!

I finally got on. Just a couple of pics from our trip in June. The first pic is Becky Thatcher's home and the second is Mark Twain's. FUN TRIP. Anne Frank and I are off to karate class.(Jacob's class...I read!)

Thanks, Kaye!

Now I'll be racking by brain to think of my own clever six word bio. I looked at the trailer of the DQ book. I love that scene from Waiting for Guffman with the career DQ girl. I love that movie.
My teenage friends hung out at the local dairy freeze (I've forgotten it's real name. It wasn't Dairy Queen.) Of course, there wasn't much else to do in our small Texas town of 4,000. Sometimes we would go to the big city of Tyler, Tx. and see who was hanging out at the Derrick Drive-In eatery. Where do kids hang out and visit nowdays? I'm so sorry that I'll miss meeting Susan and your party. I haven't started the book yet, but I hope I get the chance to get my copy to you so that Susan can sign it for me.

I can't stop blogging!

Sorry, I can't seem to stop blogging today, and I do have other things to do!!! But I wanted to post this book trailer for Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv4KR2nz1DA
There! I'm done for today! I promise. Unless I think of something else.

oops!

The name of the book is Not Quite What I Was Planning, not Expecting as I wrote in my last entry.

Also, here is a link to Susan Gregg Gilmore's website:http://susangregggilmore.com/books/ if you'd like to see her picture and read a bit about her before you meet her.

Julie Schoerke also has a website:http://www.jkscommunications.com/blog/ Julie is Susan's publicist and will be coming also. If you look far enough back in Julie's blog, you'll see a picture of me and Susan at That Bookstore in Blytheville back in March.

It's a Challenge!

I just read Not Quite What I Was Expecting: Six Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure. It's a quick read inspired by Hemingway's six-word story "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn." Smith magazine invited its readers to submit their own six-word memoirs, and the results were published in this book. You can read some at: http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords/ or you can get the book. The challenge is for each of us to write our own six-word memoir. I have been trying to think of one since yesterday and still don't have mine, so I may lose this challenge myself!
Some of my favorites are:

Put whole self in, shook about
Without me, it's just aweso
The psychic said I'd be richer
I always suffered fools fairly well
Should have learned to count
Found great happiness in insignificant details

......and so many others! Try writing one yourself. It's hard! So far I've come up with, "I read books while drying hair." Okay, so I'm no Hemingway! I'll keep trying!

Recently Finished and Currently Reading

I finished Ana's Story; I cannot recommend it.

However, I am having a blast reading Something Rotten by Alan Gratz. It is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet set in Denmark, Tennessee. I got it from the library, but I will be ordering a copy for myself as soon as payday rolls around. The author has another adaptation coming out in October, Something Wicked, based on Macbeth. I'm also going to preorder that one!

Welcome, Kaye

I'm glad Kaye is now on board. Karen, did you email everyone? I mentioned the blog to Julie, but she said she had not received an email.

My classes started today (Tuesday), so the end of last week and the weekend were spent getting ready for those. Between course prep and the Olympics, I have not done much reading either. My current book is Ana's Story written by Jenna Bush. I'm not impressed with the writing, and although I feel for the main character, I'm not really engaged in the book. I'm just trying to get through it, so I can move on to the next one.

I'm off to email the ladies for whom I ordered copies of Looking for Savlation at the Dairy Queen. They are in, and I hope to deliver them tomorrow night.

Until later...

Kaye, I'm so glad that your party went so well! I've been looking at books on Goodreads and I've only got 9,ooo left to look at! I have found quite a few of the books we've read and many to add to my list of 'to read'. I have so many books yet to read here at home that I don't need to be tempting myself with more books, but right now I'm reading Christ The Lord by Anne Rice. It's interesting but not outstanding to me. It seems to be redundant, but maybe it will improve. I'm also reading a book about Moses by Chuck Swindoll. He presents some good life application ideas. I plan to take The Shack with me on vacation. John and I are going to Yellowstone Park.

Now that the engagement party is over...

Now that the engagement party is over, I finally have time to look at our new blog. Way cool, Karen!!! Thank you for setting it up! The engagement party for Adam and Jamie was last night and it was wonderful! The weather could not have possibly been better for an outdoor party! We got to meet Jamie's brother and his wife and two little boys - so cute - the boys, I mean, but actually the whole family is very nice looking! And we got to spend a little more time getting to know her Dad and step-mother - really nice people. We had a great time and I think everyone else did too, but Larry and I are simply exhausted today and have barely ventured out of the house. I'm even too tired to read! Now that's some tired!!!!

Who wants to suggest a book for next time, since I chose Looking for Salvation? I'm open to all ideas.

Our Very Own Blog

Thanks for setting this up, Karen. Isn't technology wonderful?

About House, I do hope those who started will finish and give us some input on thier reactions.

I ordered copies of Looking for Savation at the Dairy Queen for myself, Ruth, Paula, Bridget, and Connie. If you wanted a copy and didn't get with me, let me know, and I can place another order. I already have a request to order another book for Kaye.

I love the idea of the blog, but I hope some more of you will still sign up at www.goodreads.com. If nothing else, it is a good way to keep track of the books you read.

I hope you all have a great "rest of the week."

Excuse me, it's 'Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen'. I hope that the m.c. of the book does find salvation there or at least somewhere! Julie, maybe she finds the Lord in the end!

Our very own book club blog

Well here it is, girls. Now let's use it to keep each other updated about coming events and to share reading suggestions and reviews of the books you are reading.
We met at BAM last evening. Sorry that some of you couldn't join us. Our next meeting will be a very special one at Kaye's. I'll let Kaye provide the info.
I didn't read 'House' but after our discussion last night, I feel challenged to read it. I confess I am a little frightened. I've gotta read 'The Shack' and of course our book for the month, 'Finding Salvation at the Dairy Queen'. I'm looking forward to meeting the author. Thanks, Kaye.