Read, Reading, To Read

Read

I started a great book the middle of this past week and finished it today. It was so good.  I recommend it to anyone.  Like Hidden in Paris, I bought The List while I was searching for books from authors and genres that I usually don't read. Well I found an author I like, J.A. Konrath is a great writer and the story line for this book will keep you interested until the very last page.

Amazon book description:
A billionaire Senator with money to burn...

A thirty year old science experiment, about to be revealed...

Seven people, marked for death, not for what they know, but for what they are...

THE LIST by JA Konrath
History is about to repeat itself

Reading

Now that I finished The List, a book that I pre-ordered since it wasn't out yet is now available and I plan on starting it tonight.  It is the latest book in the Vampire Diaries series that I love reading, Vampire Diaries: The Hunters: Moonsong. I love watching the series on TV too and they are both SO different that they both keep me interested and wanting to know more.

Amazon book description:
Evil never dies. . . .

After escaping the horrors of the Dark Dimension, Elena and her friends can’t wait to attend Dalcrest College, the beautiful ivy-covered campus where Elena’s parents met. Life with Stefan is better than ever, and with her closest friends Bonnie, Meredith, and Matt by her side, Elena knows it will be their best year yet. Even Damon seems genuinely changed and is getting along with everyone.

But for Elena, moving away from Fell’s Church doesn’t mean she has left her dark past behind. When students start to disappear from campus, every new acquaintance is suddenly a potential enemy. Panic soon spreads and the friends struggle to protect each other.

Then Elena uncovers a long-hidden secret, one that shocks her to the core, and realizes tragedy may be unavoidable. Will Elena outrun her fate? And will it be Stefan or Damon who catches her if she falls?

To Read-

I'm really excited about this book that's coming out in May.  I was surprised to see it on Amazon today because I wasn't sure when or even if this author was going to write another Sookie Stackhouse Novel.  I went ahead and pre-ordered my copy and will be marking the date that it's available in my planner so I don't forget to download it.  Like Vampire Diaries the books are quite a bit different than the series on HBO...True Blood but I love each bases on different qualities.  I can't wait for it to come out.

Goodreads book description:
With Felipe de Castro, the Vampire King of Louisiana (and Arkansas and Nevada), in town, it’s the worst possible time for a body to show up in Eric Northman’s front yard—especially the body of a woman whose blood he just drank.
Now, it’s up to Sookie and Bill, the official Area Five investigator, to solve the murder. Sookie thinks that, at least this time, the dead girl’s fate has nothing to do with her. But she is wrong. She has an enemy, one far more devious than she would ever suspect, who’s out to make Sookie’s world come crashing down.

HAPPY READING!

Dead Egg

Easter Sunday we hid some dyed eggs and some candy filled eggs around the yard for Averie to find.  She was running around collecting her eggs and every time she found a dyed egg she would holler that she found a DEAD EGG! LOL We all laughed and thought it was so cute and she thought because they were boiled and hard that they were now dead. 

Well there is way more logic in that little 4 year's old head than all of ours because that is not what she meant at all.  That night Shanna (her mom) asked her why she keeps calling those eggs dead eggs?  and her answer was simple.... she said that her and Nana (my mom) had dyed them the night before so now they are dead!  Dying now Dead :)

No one but a 4 year old would think of things in such literal terms. LOL  I'm sure from now on all hard boiled eggs around our family will be referred to as dead eggs.

Weekend Randoms

A long awaited and MUCH needed 3 day weekend was what I had this weekend and it was a lot of fun with friends and a lot of relaxing times. 

Thursday night Casey and Kaylynn came over and spent the night since we had some girl time planned the next morning in Winnsboro and the guys were off playing golf. 

Friday we woke up, the guys went off to play golf and Kaylynn and I hung out around the house until it was time for our appointments.  At 11 we had 2 spa pedis at the Copper Leaf Spa. 

After we got our toes did we headed across the street to the Bakery and ate a sandwich lunch.  THEN the best for last we headed down a block to indulge in the best cupcakes in the world.  Kaylynn agreed.

Oh and I forgot...the whole purpose of our girl time was to celebrate for Kaylynn's birthday which was Saturday and she was the big 23!

The rest of the day was spent just lounging and hanging out.

Saturday we were at my house all day and that afternoon we decided to have a fish fry.  The guys did the fish and we did the homemade fries and hush puppies.  I had never made hush puppies before but now that it's so easy and so good I will never buy the pre-made ones again.  All you use is Jiffy cornbread mix and we added onions and jalapenos.

Kaylynn making her hush puppies

Today it was drizzly and gloomy all day long but I did get a few good pictures.

Tyson sleeping in his chair

Garden is making great progress

Butterfly on my fern on the back porch

not a big fan of roses but this little bush just refuses to die so better get a picture of it's determination

SNAKE!

EEK! 

I just about had a heart attack last night when I put the hens away and went to feed them. 

I bent over to open their food container and right in front of my face on the ledge was a BIG black SNAKE!

I ran out of the coop screaming and jumping around like a little girl. LOL

Lincoln, Casey, and the other guys were cooking fish and Casey came with a hoe but not before Lincoln came with the gun. 

He blew its head off and saved the chickens and me. MY HERO :)

I had just asked Lincoln either the previous day or that same morning if a perfect hole in floor in the back corner of the coop could be a snake hole...if there is such a thing.  He said I don't know!  Of course we didn't know and still don't but the irony. 

Anyways, I had a snake and it freaked me out and now I'm wondering how many more snakes I will encounter this summer?



Camping Easter Weekend

Over this past weekend Lincoln and I went camping at the TXU park.  Since I'm sure you don't know what that is it's the private company camp grounds that are on lake Bob Sandlin.  It's private and so nice to get away from the house for the weekend even though its only about 15 to 20 miles from the casa.  After work Friday I went out and met Lincoln who had set up that day.  We stayed Friday and Saturday nights and on Sunday morning woke up, packed up, and headed home.  We did AB-SO-LUTE-LY nothing all weekend.  I layed out and helped the guys check lines which in the end we caught around 30 catfish. :)  All in all it was a successful and relaxing weekend even though we came home completely exhausted.

Home Sweet Home

Hercules baby

thems worn out

oohhh Tyson dog

Master Griller

Tired and sunkissed

Lincoln, Mark his Dad, and little brother Cade

Wish List

A few things I'm lusting after!

Some new items from.....

I had never looked on a J. Crew website or in a store until our weekend in Austin.  When we were hitting up the outlets in San Marcos I visited a J. Crew and fell in love.  Where have I been when all these awesome outfits were being produced?!

to complete an outfit you have to have shoes right? So something that I didn't really like at first but have really grown on me are Sperry Top-Siders found HERE.

I'm loving this pair.

To look good in those clothes I will be needing this mountain bike found HERE.

I really like riding bikes.  I have what I call a Pee Wee Herman bike now and it is good for riding flat surfaces but since it doesn't have gears it's a tink hard to ride long distances and up and down the hills that are near my house.  I think if I had this awesome bike then I would be biking all over the place.

while I'll be exercising and looking good on my new bike and in my new clothes I better keep it up with eating healthy too and to do that I need first a new strainer because the one I have sucks and I cuss that damn thing every time I have to drain anything.  I love these collapsible ones so they are cute, handy, and easy to store.

when I'm not straining I will be scraping and the spatulas I have now also suck because they are cheap and old so some of these colorful babies would be nice and would make my cake baking really easy.

last, a cast iron skillet is needed, not because it's healthy but because I don't have one and think I need one.

SO I will be wearing all my new stuff, riding my new bike, and using my new kitchen stuff in my AWESOME Dream Home!!!  How amazing is this thing and it's in MV!!!!! I think me and Lincoln could pool our millions and come out on top.  If we do then I will be sure to invite all you lovelies over for a pool party!

Serene



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