Earlier this week, I was doing awesome with my reading – I finished 5 books between Monday and Friday, but my weekend has been surprisingly slow. I’ve been trying to get some stuff ready for the baby, so that has really cut down on my reading time. In addition, we bought a new (used) car on Friday, which meant wwe spent awhile taking everything out of my husband’s car and cleaning it out to trade it in, plus the test driving and all the paperwork. However, I’m very excited about what is going to be my new car (my husband gets my Civic). We got a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica, which is a nice cross between van/SUV/wagon.
Then, last night, we had a bit of drama in our condo building. One of our neighbors evidently wanted to reenact the beginning of the Thirty Years War and decided to defenestrate himself. This was a bit nerve-wracking last night.
I’m hoping to finish at least one book today because I don’t want to get behind, but here’s what I managed to read since last Sunday:
And here’s what I reviewed last week:
So now I’m going to go and drive my new car and hope the drama dies down around here – and read!
What are you doing this Sunday?
Your new car looks great! I hope you find time to read today. =)
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Congrats on the new car and the soon-to-be new baby! That is quite the impressive reading list this week. Loved Cutting for Stone, and really like that cover design on Serendipity. Looks as if if I could feel the texture of the skirt and hear its rustle just by touching the cover.
Still devouring The Complete Works of T. S. Spivet today. Happy reading!
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Your new car looks perfect. Hope things are way calmer at home today. Wow. Enjoy a quiet read. I’m hoping to get into the garden with an audiobook.
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That looks like a good list of books. Is your neighbor ok?
I’ve been down that road…you will be so glad to have a bigger vehicle, once you start carrying around carseats, strollers, diaper bags, etc! Keep up the good work – you are such a prolific reader!
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Your new car sounds perfect for the baby.
You’ve been pretty busy!! Hope you find some peace today!! Love your new ride!
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I’m reading Unwind today and doing some cooking. . . my two favorite things
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congrats on the new-to-you car! i am in love with the cover of ‘serendipity’ and hope it was as good as the cover. i’ve got ‘bad girls don’t die’ on hold at the library and can’t wait to get my paws on it. my weekend was spent helping my auntie move into her new house. lots of cleaning and painting! too much manual labor to think about.
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Congrats on the new to you car! We also bought a new car – a 2009 Chevrolet Equinox – this weekend. It’s for the husband, but rumor has it I’ll be allowed to drive it on occasion.
Hope you had a chance to do some reading today, too.
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Oh fun to get a new car! My husband and I shared a car for six years and with two of them with two kids, I was thrilled when we finally were able to upgrade to a two cars.
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I loved Serendipity. And the author is amazing. I hosted an event in my home and she came from NY (to MA) just to chat with us for a few hours. We could have listened to her talk for hours on end. I posted about it on my blog here ~
http://lorisreadingcorner.blogspot.com/2009/04/author-louise-shaffer-pbs.html
And reviewed the book here (part of it is on amazon w/ the editorial reviews)
http://lorisreadingcorner.blogspot.com/2008/11/serendipity.html
Nice new car! We have a Ford Freestyle, which is a bit more stationwagon-y but still considered a crossover (I think). It’s awesome for kids.
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Defenestrate is one of my favorite words, though it would be unpleasant to actually watch it in action! I hope neighbor is okay and this week was less eventful on that front!
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You read a lot of books with nice covers! This look good all together like that!
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Congrats on your new car! I haven’t read Bad Girls Don’t Die yet but I have it on my TBR bookcase. Wicked Lovely is such a good book. I really need to read the rest in this trilogy soon.
Last Sunday I went shopping at PetSmart, T.J. Maxx, and spent a gift card at Barnes and Noble (bought The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong and Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris).
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