The Secret Between Us

What starts as a simple assumption quickly develops into this families nightmare, threatening to tear their world upside down. A young girl is driving home on a dark raining night, out of nowhere a figure flies from the woods and in front of the car. She had just hit a man! Where do they go from there...

Heavy topics are discussed. Divorce and the struggle to stay a family, a young childs feelings with sudden blindness, a fathers drinking problem, a young girl looking for experience, living up to ones expectations or the lack of, pressures of friends and society and where that brings you, bringing new life into this less-than-perfect life and yet being able to sleep at night after all is said and done.

I am a fan of Barbara Delinsky and she has some other very good books that I recommend checking out.

Sis.BOOM.Bah.

 

If you have sisters, that you dont always see eye to eye with this would be a humorous book to check out... 

Being that I have sisters, one in particular came to mind when I was reading it, I could relate to this book wonderfully. I found the sisters bickering quite amusing since we (the unmentioned sister and I) tend to make small snide remarks while the other one tries to claim ignorance, like she has no clue what the other is talking about... I would like, at times, to really hash it out with her, but that would take her admitting her faults... Which I doubt would ever happen, even if the issue is no longer important, on my side, or not... 

Besides all the family bickering, there is a murder to be solved. One that both sisters seem to have landed themselves in the middle of. Romances are found, some long lasting and some not... Undercover work is needed and in the end the sisters get through it by being themselves... ;o) The ending is quite funny and not that far fetched...  

Good book... Easy read...  

Make A Difference...

EVERYDAY!!

This morning at 8 am I was standing at the diamond registering for the day, recieving my t-shirt, and unfortunately missing all the coffee and hot chocolate... ;o(

Nevermind the fact that I hadnt got to sleep until well after 2 am AND that I had had one too many drinks the night before...

I was there and I was going to do my part of making a difference. There were over 100 different projects and over 1000 volunteers! Awesome turnout in my mind because our town is really small...

I was helping the Middle School clean up their courtyard. Raking, clipping, trimming, and sweating out what little moisture remained in my body... All in all it was a rewarding opportunity to help out and make a difference. Although in my mind, the courtyard looked a mess. Before and after. But, hey. Atleast we tried.

I really think that Make A Difference Day does make a difference... but... why does it only happen one day? Shouldnt we be making a difference EVERY day? Or atleast trying??

The BFG

Lets go back to the days of our youth with writers like Dr. Seuss, Judy Blume, Shel Silverstein, and ROALD DAHL... ;o) Let me just say... I <3 it... If you have never read the childhood classics I seriously recommend that you do. If you dont you are seriously missing out...

A small girl sees a giant peeking in childrens windows. The giant knows he has been spotted and grabs her. Thats how the journey begins... Come to find out, the giant that took her is the only nice giant around and that doesnt eat people! Talk about lucky! Sophie and The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) become an impossible team thats set on saving all the innocent people from being eaten by the others...

Just typing this out brings a smile to my face and the urge to read this again... ;o)

Beautiful Stranger

A recent read of mine...
I do not recommend this book for anyone with a weak stomach...
I had to put it down a couple times due to queasiness...


Awesome message and walk through the life of someone with the thoughts of upgrading yourself physically, although not at all mentally...


At 22, she used her credit cards to pay for her first plastic surgery, a nose job. At 23, she had a face lift. By age 24, she'd had a total of five surgeries. Cheek implants, mini face lifts, boob jobs, nose, etc... This book walks you through the surgery and healing process... Explains how her families mental illness' created the being that she became... How her mother moved into a hotel room while she was home healing from one of her elective surgeries because she couldn't face the mutilated version of her child... And how this woman worked through it... or rather is STILL working through it...

Being that I will never have the extra money to just throw into plastic surgery and how nervous I get with any medical procedures dealing with an IV, I don't think I will ever have to worry about feeling like this... Thank God...

Hope Donahue, Author

Shes an attractive woman... But nothing extremely special... I think I would want my money back... Not to be rude but if I am shelling out the cash I wanna look like a star... Not normal and natural...

I guess it all comes down to loving yourself and what your working with... When you forget to love yourself is when the issues arise... 

Im Sorry You Feel That Way

My latest read... I'm impressed...

Her book is a compilation of small moments in her life that help explain why she is the way she is... Stories of her bad boy complex, her struggles to not be promiscuous, her personal offense when her son calls a girl a slut, the love for her dog, pushing the boundaries, and dealing with ex's and in laws will definitely give you some laughs. An easy and enjoyable read that I flew right through...

and got my creative juices flowing...

inspiring me to think that I also could become a writer because I could relate to what she was talking about and had similarly hilarious moments... in fact i think my life could be a sitcom...

A friend of mine challenged me to write a story about one of those moments and then cut it in half... so you might be seeing this at a later time...

And so it begins...

Being that ABookishWonderland and Saralicious were my inspiration I feel like books or food should be my start... But being that my food enthusiasm only goes as far as my stomach... AND the current reason I am in weight watchers on tuesday nights... The only food talking I am going to be doing is trying to figure out how to keep it AWAY from me...

Although, to tie the two topics together... At book club on Wednesday night, I did have the pleasure of witnessing this amazing chia tea latte thing, that somehow is different every time its ordered...

In hind sight I should have taken pictures of it every week at book club... and in fact I just may start. ;o)

Book Club and Books in general will most likely be one of my main topics, so I am just going to put it off a little bit longer...

                         

             SO

                      LETS

                                  GET

                                            STARTED!!

Yesterday, my son and I participated in the HERtimes Erie 5K at Presque Isle. 5K walk/run for me and 1/2 mile run for him. This being my first 5K I didn't really know what I was getting myself into... And to say the least, now I know. It was exhausting and way more emotional than I would have thought... Children were standing on the side of the road, clapping and cheering for their parent, complete strangers were shouting words of encouragement with the same excitement for the leaders of the pack and the stranglers at the end... Hugs were given and tears were shed. I'm not really the emotional type but when all was said and done I had a huge sense of accomplishment. And the tears in my grandmothers eyes at the finish line almost did me in... But I held strong, UNTIL my son was the one showing the endurance and strong will to complete his 1/2 mile... As he crossed the finish line with his head held high and the enthusiasm of a Gold Medalist, a tear slipped my eye, and I understood completely where my grandmother was coming from...

**AS A SIDE NOTE**
I finished 25 in my age group. 334 out of 525 overall. 42 min and 24 seconds.

Dont Judge Me.

So I am trying to get back into this blogging thing...
In the past I have blogged about my life's drama and I can't promise that I won't do that here...
Although, I can say that I am going to try to keep it on more interesting and more intellectual topics...
My random wonders of the world, latest reads, cool websites, weight loss progress, and just awesome tidbits I pick up in my daily travels...

Coming Shortly...
ETA=tomorrow... hopefully...