It's difficult to gauge how well you know your children once they reach a certain age. Preteens and teens want privacy and to have ideas of their own. They're often moody and frequently mysterious. Despite the challenges, you assume your family will survive these natural developmental stages and everyone will live basically happily ever … [Read more...]
My February Reading Challenge Update #150Books
Something bad happened in February. I'm not sure what it was, but it caused me to fall behind in my reading challenge. You may remember that I challenged myself to read 150 books in 2014 This challenge came after I read 108 books during 2013, beating my goal by eight books. My first reading challenge wasn’t too difficult to accomplish. … [Read more...]
My January Reading Challenge Update #150Books
I'm just a month in, but I'm right on track to reach my reading goal for the year. You may remember that I challenged myself to read 150 books in 2014. This challenge came after I read 108 books during 2013, beating my goal by eight books. I loved my first reading challenge because it helped me make time to read, a hobby I love. I'm a huge … [Read more...]
Book Review: Bitch on Wheels #150Books
I don't understand women. This makes me feel really sorry for men. I mean, I am a woman and I don't understand them, so what chance to do men have? To be fair, I understand most women pretty well. It's women like Sharon Nelson who I really don't get. The Colorado woman apparently thought every man on the planet owed her something. … [Read more...]
Book Review: Seven Dirty Words #150Books
"There are bad actions. There are bad thoughts. But there is no such thing as bad words." I'm not exactly the type of person who you would expect to quote George Carlin. He was a hippy who did drugs daily for much of his life and used his raunchy comedy routine to take a stance on social issues. I'm a university professor and basketball mom. The … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Wicked Girls #150Books
A day that begins with two girls sitting on a bench eating candy together ends with the murder of another child. The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood starts with two 11-year-old girls meeting at a Mom and Pop convenience store in 1986. Through a series of run-ins with local youth, the girls get stuck babysitting a 4-year-old girl. By the time the … [Read more...]
Book Review: Help for the Haunted #150Books
You can consider a situation analytically or decide to just have faith and believe, but you can't always do both. Sylvie Mason doesn't know for sure what she saw the night her parents were murdered, so she believes in the most logical "truth." Then Sylvie discovers that much of what she previously believed, including that about her parents' … [Read more...]