Faker!

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Last week it was so nice out, that Jason and I did lots of yard work. Of course, Charlie was out with us all day, too! She loved every minute of it!

Jason had raked all the leaves out of the rocks. Charlie LOVES leaves and couldn’t stay out of the piles. She even tried to pull a fast one!

She let her yellow ball roll into the leaves and then pretended she couldn’t find it!! She would toss the leaves up around…no ball to be found! Can you spot the yellow ball…right in front of her!

“I best just sit in these leaves and roll around to find my ball!”
Still can’t find it though! (wink wink)

And I thought the boys were going to be the ones to try to pull a fast one on me!

Another New Craft

Hello!

Along with knitting, I’ve wanted to learn how to crochet. So, a friend of mine, with the utmost patience, taught me how to crochet!!

And I am loving it!! I love knitting, but I find crocheting so much easier and faster. I make fewer mistakes and when I do goof up, the mistakes are super easy to fix! 😊

This sounds goofy, but what I really like is the way the metal hook moves smoothly against and through the yarn…I actually find it relaxing! 😁

It’s the perfect little craft to do while watching TV…no counting or remembering what stitch I was doing (like in knitting) and no bunching of the yarn between needles!

Just what I needed for this last snowy weekend…binge watching Netflix, crocheting and eating.

 

Just Finished…

Welcome!

I just finished the book
The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

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I needed a change from the typical thriller or missing children, so I picked up this ghost story!!

The story goes back and forth between Vermont 1950 where four roommates go to a spooky boarding school named, Idlewill Hall…

Vermont, 1950. There’s a place for the girls whom no one wants—the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It’s called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it’s located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming—until one of them mysteriously disappears…

And a journalist living in Vermont 2014, trying to “solve” the mystery of her sister’s already solved death and why someone wold want to restore and reopen Idlewild Hall.

Vermont, 2014. As much as she’s tried, journalist Fiona Sheridan cannot stop revisiting the events surrounding her older sister’s death. Twenty years ago, her body was found lying in the overgrown fields near the ruins of Idlewild Hall. And though her sister’s boyfriend was tried and convicted of murder, Fiona can’t shake the suspicion that something was never right about the case.

Through the entire book I kept thinking, “Please Please Please don’t make this story be a traditional ghost story where the ghost is put to rest and “released” and happy at the end.” Let me just say, it has a good ending.  I really liked the story about the four roommates and how they are also included in them 2014 portions of the book. Unfortunately, I really don’t know why there’s a ghost in the story. It didn’t take away from the book, but didn’t add much either. Maybe I missed something!

I would give this book 3.5 out of 5 stars!!  (Would give it 4 if I could have figured out the ghost part.)

Pull-Ons…

Welcome!

The best thing about being pregnant was those big stretchy elastic waist band jeans. At the time, I hated them. But over time, looking back those were some of the most comfortable pants I have never worn! So imagine my excitement when I saw these jeans at Old Navy!

Pull-On Rock Star Jeggins!
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Did I buy some? Hell yes! And they are the most comfortable jeans I own at this time. I wear most of my shirts over the top of my jeans, so no one even knows, or will know, they are pull on jeans!!

A gal I follow on FB and Instagram turned me on to them!
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I have shown a few people my pull-on jeans and have received a mixed reaction. I think my sister actually said, “What the hell are those?” and then I had to wait to respond due to her laughing so hard she was crying. But, it didn’t bother me…because my jeans were comfy and hers were not!

So, before you put down the pull-on jeans, try them out! You will be pleasantly surprised!!

Just Finished…

Hello!

Just finished the book
Sometime I Lie by Alice Feeny.

From Amazon
Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move. She can’t speak. She can’t open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn’t remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it’s the truth?

This book was great! It really catches your attention and easy to follow, great story that leaves you wondering what was happening and at times yelling at the family that is sitting in her hospital room. And then I got to the last third of the book.

At this point I would give the book 5 out of 5 stars.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I love a good twisty book, but this books twists so hard and left me wondering…what? I had to reread and get my mind wrapped around the “new” story.  And then I started to feel as if the author tried way too hard to make a good twisty story.

At this point I would give the book 2 out of 5 stars.

But once I accept the twist, got my mind wrapped around it, I was good to go to the end and actually enjoyed the not expected ending.

Overall, I would give this book 4out of 5 stars.
(Phew!)

Happy Easter

Good Morning!

I hope everyone had a Happy Easter last weekend with friends and family! The boys had a fun Easter egg hunt…inside due to the freezing weather!

The boys look so tired in these pictures!

Charlie also got an Easter basket with some fun toys and yummy treats!

Her toys lasted about 15 minutes.

Of course we had to get a family Easter photo!

And then the “real” family photo!

Like it’s been said before…Charlie fits right in with our silly (sometimes awkward) little family!

Knitting Update!

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One thing lead to another while enjoying a day at the pool in Orlando.

The first one was discovering one of my favorite drinks from the Bahamas, The Bahama Mama, was available poolside!

So I took my drink to my lounger and practiced my knitting!
(Yes I knitted in public. Yes my boys wondered how old I was.)

While knitting, I thought, why not finish a little project?
So I knitted myself a cheery coaster for my yummy drink!

Then I order another drink to celebrate a finished project!
Cheers!

 

Just Finished…

Welcome Back!

I just finished the book Unbelievable by Katy Tur.

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From Amazon:

Called “disgraceful,” “third-rate,” and “not nice” by Donald Trump, NBC News correspondent Katy Tur reported on—and took flak from—the most captivating and volatile presidential candidate in American history.

From day 1 to day 500, Tur documented Trump’s inconsistencies, fact-checked his falsities, and called him out on his lies. In return, Trump repeatedly singled Tur out. He tried to charm her, intimidate her, and shame her. At one point, he got a crowd so riled up against Tur, Secret Service agents had to walk her to her car.

Unbelievable is her darkly comic, fascinatingly bizarre, and often scary story of how America sent a former reality show host to the White House. It’s also the story of what it was like for Tur to be there as it happened, inside a no-rules world where reporters were spat on, demeaned, and discredited.

Many times, I wonder why doesn’t the media do this or why doesn’t the media do that? Well, I did get some answers in this book, told by Katy Tur who followed Trump through his campaign trail.  There’s a lot more to Trumps campaign that followed his father’s rules and why he constantly is talking about the “Dishonest Media” and “Fake News.”

Trump’s father’s rules that are ingrained in him.
1. Never use your own money. (Build the wall)
2. Steal a good idea and say it’s your own.
3. Do anything to get publicity.
4. Repeat it until they believe it. (fake news, dishonest media)
5. Remember that everyone can be bought.

One thing that opened my eyes was the effect on the media while Trump spouts the words fake news by the dishonest media continually….it turns his followers against those in the media. Literally. The media was put in the middle of many rallies with fences around them. Almost like caged animals and Trump would make sure to his followers knew how he felt about those people in the “cage.”

Image result for katy tur unbelievableEventually, ALL media people, except Fox News (huh) had to have secret service with them at all times due to threats from his followers. Nice. Trump then goes on attack of Tur herself. Calling her out in rallies. She became a target in public and actually spit on from Trump supporters.  When the cameras were off, he would treat her in a completely different manner… Calling her over to talk while walking his golf courses!  Nice.
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Tur states in her prologue that she hired a fact-checker, went through volumes of documents, e-mails, and videos and checked her memory with other reporters to insure that her book is accurate. The result is a well-developed and unbiased-as-possible account of what she saw throughout the Trump candidacy and ultimate victory party on election night.

I must say, the book is straight facts. Tur doesn’t say she dislikes Trump or loves Hilary or vice-versa, it is just straight facts on what happened.

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars.