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Share Your Shelf #16 & What I Read in July

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It's the first Thursday of the month and time for Share Your Shelf with  Marilyn,   Jennifer,   Tanya,  and I. This post and link up are dedicated solely to books and book reviews and it's one I look so forward to each and every month. I am always looking for new and more book ideas. I had another great month with a very eclectic variety of books where I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite! I read/listened to 12 books and was rather proud of myself that I managed to finish ALL the books I had checked out from our library before they were due back. That doesn't always happen and I had quite a large stack that I never thought I'd make my way through. Of course despite promising myself I'd read the ones I have waiting at home I did find 1 or 2 others to pick up when I dropped the stack of books off but I've still managed to read a few of my own. Have you read anything really great lately? 1. Say You'll Remember Me by Abyy Jimenez--  This was such a sweet ...
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Currently.. In August 2025

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It's the first Wednesday of the month and time for the Currently link up with Jenn. This month we're talking about what we're currently loving, looking forward to, scheduling, buying, and gearing up for.   I really struggled with these prompts this month!  Loving:   Flirty/playful texts with my husband, a fun date night we had this past weekend.    Heading out with friends to see Back to the 80's-- it was such a fun soundtrack!  My mom, Alec and I spent most of the day Monday shopping and went out to lunch together. It was a fabulous day with lots of laughs.  we ALL got fruit flavored iced teas Looking forward to:   These views! (photos courtesy of Pixabay)   Scheduling:  We scheduled 2 more college tours this month for Evan. We'll be checking out Bryant College and Dean college.   I went to Bryant University for a week long yearbook camp when I was a junior in high school.   And my mom is nearly 99% sure t...
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Throwback Tuesday: How I Fostered a Love of Reading and Writing with My Boys

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  *Originally shared August 7, 2012 when my boys were 4, 6, & 8--- gosh do I wish I had written their stories out in full. I am dying to know/remember what they wrote!    Many of our library books were due back at the library this morning and this led to quite the reading frenzy. My boys love the books they take out and rarely want to return them when it is time. We tend to check out multiple books each and it can get confusing when they renew some books and return others while checking out new books.  After a while I can't remember what books are due when so there are days like today when I announce all books are going back. We had 8 books that the boys wanted to read one last time before we left so we split them up; Ian read 2, Alec read 2 and I read 4.  I was OK with this compromise because I know that while Ian can read he really does not like to read out loud.  When I suggested we all take turns and they could pick out which two they woul...
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Talking About it Tuesdays #82

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Happy Tuesday and happy August to you all. I hope the new month is treating you well. We have been having beautiful weather this week-- sunny and in the 80's! I was hoping to go on a few excursions with the boys but Alec happily picked up lots of extra shifts this week so Evan and I hope to do some fun things closer to home like kayak and hike and maybe get some ice cream. We'll see.. How is your week going?      The link with the most views from last week's party:  We actually had a 4 way tie!  Life Lately/July 2025 by Douse in Pink     Saturday Afternoon Chat: I Finally Saw a Black Bear - Right on My Porch!  by Bookdock Ramblings    Back to School Advice by Coffee and Cocktails at the Casa     A Look at My Not Very Impressive Training Regimen by Living Our Days      This party will remain open until the weekend.  My hope is that everyone will share all sorts of wonderful posts: travel, recipes, how ...
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