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Need to get serious about finding my Supernatural S3 disc! We were saving the finale until we had S4, but then the discs disappeared. I've looked in all the usual places, so I'm guessing it may have fallen into the couch. lol. Would like a bit of a refresher before starting the next season. So far behind already. :o)

I must say that when I first heard about the creative rewrite books (Pride & Prejudice and Zombies, etc), it sounded really odd. Intriguing but odd! This year I picked up Jane Slayre and LOVED it! Picked up Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters when it was on sale - it was much harder to get into for me and I kind of had to slog through it in spots. Was a little worried about PP&Z, but it flows much smoother and I'm very much enjoying it. Not wanting it to end.

Went horseback riding today with my sister - that was fun. Checkers is actually quite nice, and it was a beautiful day. Nate had a fabulous time. We've had a pair of killdeer in the pasture for a number of years, but there was a flock of 8 or 10 that were flying around and chasing after a big bird today! So they have reinforcements or the entire family has stuck around this year. Pretty cool.

Other than that things have been quiet this weekend.

I'm so far behind in posting my 50 book goal for the year, but I have a feeling I'll meet it this year! Should just start posting them in chunks instead of one catch up post, though. Anyway, I'm rereading the D Gray Man manga - it's amazing how much more detail you pick up the second time through! I think a lot of it is because you're reading an issue every month or two, and likely reading another series or two at the same time, and it all gets jumbled up in my brain. I'm keeping characters straight much easier this time around, plus those 'side' characters that I kind of glossed over in the beginning and that became more important later on in the series are much, much more apparent now.

We don't get the channel Supernatural is on, so I shall be using my Amazon gift certificate to pick up the next season. I cannot wait!! It's been so hard not to follow along in the journals and stuff, and I've not succeeded in a couple of posts by friends, but more than anything it's just confusing. I'm looking at icons going who ARE these people?? LOL. Oh well, at least we'll be able to watch it now and be semi-current. *G*

46 / 50 (92.0%)

I'm actually going to make it this year! I wasn't sure that I would be able to do it, so that makes me really happy.

Since last time I've read Agatha Christie's One, Two, Buckle My Shoe and Cesar Millan's Cesar's Way. When I was younger, Agatha Christie's books were some of my favorites. Occasionally having the memory of a goldfish is a good thing, as it allows me to reread her books and have no idea 'whodunnit' - LOL. So far I've mostly just picked up the Hercule Poirot mysteries, as he's great fun.

I'd not really paid much attention to The Dog Whisperer, but after reading Cesar's book I have caught a few episodes. His methods are very interesting and seem to work out wonderfully for everyone. I haven't worked with Nate much yet with those methods, but will be trying them out before we start walking out in public again next year. He and Baby get along great, but we need to work on the relationship with other dogs. ;)

It is absolutely freezing right now! So glad to be inside. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it. I'm looking forward to watching the Cowboys and the Colts later. ^__^

43 / 50 (86.0%)

It's been slow going for books, but I have been reading manga. Naruto is coming out with a ton of books lately! It's going to be so sad when it goes back to it's regular run. LOL.

As of today, I've read:
Hikaru No Go 4
Claymore 9
Fullmetal Alchemist 14
Naruto 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21

34 / 50 (68.0%)

It's been quite the week. Due to Michael's need for routine, we met for our Tuesday walk on the day that it reached 101. OMG. But we had lots of water and stuck to the shade as much as possible, so it was pretty decent all in all.

Wednesday I went out to the ranch and helped Mom clear out the porch - also, it appears that we'll be able to keep it for storage when my mom and sister get stuff packed up. That's a huge bonus. But it was a pretty big project - we started early and finished at 1 in the afternoon, though I suppose we're not technically finished since we'll be making the garbage run this weekend. The horse trailer is full of bees nests!! Yikes. Then Papa came home saying he was going to get some loads of hay. So Mom and I flew into town to grab a burger to eat on the way back, then helped Papa unload one truck load. Thankfully my sister came home in time to help with the second load. While we were waiting the cattle came into the arena and were very social, though my dog was NOT impressed that they were bugging him. LOL.

Today at work we had our annual 'barbeque', though this year there was no barbeque. Annual lunch, I guess. Anyway, Nachos came out and catered the food part so we had chicken soft tacos and then some chips with ground beef and salsa. YUM. Also, ice cream. Mmmm. Today was pretty hot but it turned out really nice anyway. I helped set up, stood around visiting for a couple hours, and then helped take everything down. So between today and yesterday, everything hurts!

Anyway, despite the craziness of this week, I did manage to read. I finished Death Note 5 and 6, Black Cat 9, and The Mermaid Chair. Absolutely lovely book. It's written by Sue Monk Kidd, who also wrote The Secret Life of Bees. It's haunting and mesmerizing. Whereas Bees was more a teenage whirlwind, this is more of a mid-life crisis type of book, but written so wonderfully and realistically that you just are immersed in the story. I highly recommend her books. ^___^

24 / 50 (48.0%)

Portait in Death by JD Robb
The Cold Moon by Jeffery Deaver.

Man, I hadn't been keeping track of his books - he has published a ton of them! I think the Coffin Dancer or so was the last one I read. Will have to check out The Book Store and see if I can pick up some of the others at half price. :D

Also read and not officially counting:
Loveless 5
Fullmetal Alchemist 13 (Ye gods!)
Claymore 8

Well, May was not a good month for reading books! In fact, March 11th was the last time I posted on this goal, and I believe that the books I do have listed were read in late March and early April. Oops. (Edit: I forgot about the sheep books. It's not as bad as it looked at first. Yay!)

22 / 50 (44.0%)

Read: Seduction in Death, Reunion in Death and Purity in Death. All by JD Robb.
Also read: Living with Sheep - written by Chuck Wooster and photographs by Geoff Hansen. (♥'d)
Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep by Paula Simmons.
Small-Scale Sheep Keeping for Pleasure and Profit (Hobby Farms) (♥'d)

Not counting officially yet:
manga:
Death Note 1,2,3,4
Naruto 14
Claymore 7
Black Cat 6,7,8

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I'd kind of forgotten about the Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet. A friend introduced me to those books a few years ago, and I quite enjoyed them (though if I was to be honest, I prefered the Tao of Pooh more...probably because it was more of an overview and not so in depth as the other.) The only thing I felt bad about was how poor a light was shown on some of the characters! Anyway, I should dig my books out and read them again this year.

Today went pretty well. Had planned on adding a quart of oil to my truck today at lunch, but couldn't figure out how to get the darn hood open. I could feel where it was latched, but couldn't find the lever to push on to actually get the hood open. Gah. Guess I should plan on getting my oil changed this Wednesday then, and see how they do it. *G*

Another music artist I want to check out:
Matt Uelman - Blizzard North game soundtrack. Never heard of that game, but one of the songs they play every so often sounds like Metallica's intrumentals. Awesome!

9 / 50 (18.0%)

As of February 10th, I've read:
JD Robb - Vengeance in Death
I'm so very much enjoying my reread of the In Death books. I didn't realize it took to this point to meet McNab, and I'd forgotten totally about the main suspect in this book. I'm a bad retainer of important facts, sometimes. ;D
Dates from Hell Anthology (Kim Harrison, Kelley Armstrong, etc)
This was a fun read. I enjoyed Kim Harrison's the most, but part of that was simply already knowing the characters. Neat to see Kisten and Ivy interacting here. The others were okay. Thought the shapechanging one was rather unique, enjoyed Armstrong's half-demon and werewolf story, and then the final one was okay.

As of January 26th, I've read:
Jefferson Bass - Carved In Bone

As of January 12th, I've read:
Carol OConnell - Crime School
Naruto - Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood
JD Robb - Rapture in Death
JD Robb - Ceremony in Death
Fullmetal Alchemist Vol 11
Suikoden III Vol 11

A few people on my friends' list have mentioned that there is a challenge to read 50 books this year. Thought that would be fun to attempt, even if past years indicate that it won't be reached. *G* So far, so good.

6 / 50 (6.0%)

As of January 12th, I've read:
Carol OConnell - Crime School
Naruto - Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood
JD Robb - Rapture in Death
JD Robb - Ceremony in Death
Fullmetal Alchemist Vol 11
Suikoden III Vol 11