It’s Monday again! Woohoo! Or…boo! Whichever you prefer. lol
So it was an interesting week in Tracyland to say the least. The first part of the week was fine and then we got to Thursday. In the morning I did something I’ve been doing for 10 years with no trouble and that’s putting the 5 gallon water jug onto the cooler at work. I’ve never had an issue. Well Thursday I was having trouble getting the bottle positioned right so went to put the jug on the floor to get a better grip on it and apparently twisted the wrong way. Yep, I wrenched my back and have been in pain ever since. It’s getting better but no, the troubles didn’t stop there.
I happened to be looking something up on my bank’s website the same day as I put my back out and noticed a strange charge on the activity report. My hubby normally takes care of that so I haven’t been on the site for a while. Well a little more investigation showed me that someone had gotten the number to my husband’s debit card and had charged about $1200.00! They were pretty sly with it so it wasn’t blatantly obvious (since my hubby didn’t even notice) but damn! Aggressive little shits, weren’t they? The bank has been wonderful and will put the money back into our account quickly.
I also had to attend a funeral for a dear friend this past week. Patsy was 80 years old. She had a heart condition and alzheimers and had been pretty confused for a while. I know that her death was expected as the heart condition was terminal but it was still hard to let her go. She was a sweet, charming, loving woman who will be missed.
OMG I almost forgot to show you this! My oldest decided that she wanted her hair trimmed. Well, it got more than trimmed. By the time we got to the appointment she’d decided to chop most of it off. She’s beautiful (if I do say so myself) so I think she looks good all the time but the haircut she got is wonderful! Anyway, just thought I’d share…
The week did end on a good note (or began on a good note if you look at it differently) as yesterday was my wedding anniversary. Yes, the hubster and I have now been married for 18 looooong, arduous, painful years. lol Actually they’ve been pretty damned good years and I certainly hope they continue to be!:)
So on to what I read this past week:
I started the week with Too Wicked to Wed by Cara Elliott. This was a good historical and the start of a new trilogy for Ms. Elliott. I liked the writing style. The book ebbed and flowed for me but overall I it was good. You can read more of my thoughts in my review here. 3.75 out of 5
After that it was Lawe’s Justice by Lora Leigh. This is book 25 in the Breed series (seriously? That many?) and is Lawe Justice’s book. This has him and his mate at odds (how odd) because Lawe wants her to be protected and she’s a warrior and wants to be who and what she is – which is understandable. It was a good book but I think I might be getting sick of the angst between the mates. I liked the overall story arc and the other parts of it, I think, better than the romance – although that was good too. 4 out of 5 (comes out 12/6 – read for The Book Binge)
The Zero Knot by KZ Snow was next and I really liked this book. It was the story of 2 18 year olds from a small town who are trying to find who they are and what they want in life. I’ll be posting my review in a couple of days so watch for that.
Next was The Lady’s Secret by Joanna Chambers. I’ve been waiting for this one! Did you know that Joanna Chambers is our own Tumperkin from Isn’t It Romance? The book comes out today and I’m so excited for Tump I can hardly stand it! The book was a great historical romance and had so many great parts to it! I’ll be posting my review later this week so watch for that as well.
And…that was it! With everything going on this past week reading had to take the old back seat but hopefully I’ll get more reading done this week. I’ll be working at the polls tomorrow on election day and since there are only 2 measures on the ballot and those are both school board measures I’m thinking I’ll have most of the day to read! lol
My Book Binge reviews that posted last week:
The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne
Archangel’s Blade by Nalini Singh
A Bride Unveiled by Jillian Hunter
Happy Reading!
Happy anniversary!
That is a cute haircut. 🙂
Ouch!! I hope your back feels better quickly.
Wow, what a week. Hope your back gets better. Have you been to the doctor? Maybe you can get something to help with the pain.
That haircut is adorable. Love it. I really must get Zero Knot as well.
Oh, I LOVE her haircut! So cute!
Happy anniversary to you and hubby!
Happy anniversary to you and your hubby, Tracy!! And hope you feel better!!
I love the haircut!! Suits her too 🙂 Wonder if I can have something similar. Assymmetry seems to be the trend lately 🙂
Ugh about the bank. But at least, they're putting back the money!! 🙂
And really, with everything that happened, no wonder reading has taken a back-seat!
At least you didn't have to close your account and do all the nasty stuff that goes along with that.
Happy Anniversary! And your daughter's haircut is very sophisticated. How's that? I was going to say cute.
Chris – Thanks – I'm feeling better already.
I'll tell you you think so! 🙂
Tam – No, no doc for the back. I had some mega ibuprofen's at home and was taking those and some muscle relaxers I had left over from my oldest's fall last Dec. They seemed to do the job. I'm moving around a little easier today. 🙂
I love the haircut too! – So cute. 🙂
Zero Knot = good. 🙂
Lori – Thanks – she's so cute I should just expect that her hair will be cute too. lol
Thanks for the anniversary wishes.
Nath – Thanks for all the well wishes. The anniversary was good.
I think that cut would be really cute on you – and easy to take care of, that's for sure. 🙂
Yes, reading took a backseat but I'm doing better so far this week. 🙂
SidneyKay – Well, I'll take cute over sophisticated – although she's probably do the opposite! lol
Yes, I feared we would have to close the account but so far all is good. No identity theft, just the card number thank god.