It's Monday already?! I don't know about you all, but the weeks seem to be running together for me. Having a full schedule certainly makes the time fly!
Okay, sooooo, a few note-worthy occurrences from the past seven days . . .
~receiving/reading new books, both in paperback and Kindle format
~we had our roof redone (which created a REALLY noisy atmosphere in our home from seven in the morning to eight in the evening *winces in remembrance*)
~lots of rain. on one particularly wet morning, Ruby Jane, my little brother, and I all squeezed under an umbrella to take a walk around the block. plenty of laughter and some slightly-soaked clothes ensued from this outing xD
~FFF organizing (again)
~I enjoyed my first-ever voice chat with Abby J. <3
~the arrival of a new piece of jewelry in the mail had me excited. September is national suicide prevention month, and I was inspired to order (and wear!) a semicolon ring as a reminder that the story is not over yet;
~two fun visits to Grandma's for PB&J sandwiches, pizza, snakes (!!!), and a variation of ball games
~Ruby officially added two daily containers of Gerber baby food to her diet (she's growing way too fast!)
Aaaaaaand, time for everyone's favorite part . . . the pictures. Take a look at all these books + the cuties helping my photo shoots along. =)
"More Tales of Memory Creek Ranch"!!!! I'll get me a paper copy one of these years... I recently read "Just Thirteen" by Dorcas Mast (really good, though I don't agree with some of the Mennonite doctrine).
ReplyDeleteOoh, I read "Just Thirteen" a couple years ago and loved it! :D
DeleteI’m so glad you and Abby got to voice chat!!!! (She was super exited 😁)
ReplyDeleteCan’t say the same about the rain, but can you send the rain to the west coast???? We have SO MUCH smoke....
Anyway- first day of school so gtg! ♥️
Yes!! Defiantly! California is covered in smoke, 😣
DeleteLol.
😂👍
DeleteThank you, Sawyer!! If I could send y'all in the west coast some of our rain, I'd gladly do so. :) Sorry to hear about the smoke!
DeleteWe had tons of rain, too, lately. Ahhhh! Tales Two! *sighs in remembrance of how good it was* I loved San Francisco Surprise!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Caitlyn! Yes, "San Francisco Surprise" is one of my favorites from the Tales 2 collection as well. ;)
DeleteI love your ring! My mom got me one that looks almost identical a couple years ago! <3
ReplyDeleteAww, thank you!! <3
DeleteSo fun!
ReplyDeleteOh, man. We could really use that rain. We have a fire just about maybe 18 miles from us and the smoke is THICK. So rain would be nice. ;)
I'm so sorry to hear that, Liberty! Hopefully you'll get some rain soon. :) Stay safe! (and I love your new profile pic, btw. :D)
DeleteThank you! We are all hoping rain comes. Will do! (awe, thanks. :D)
DeleteThese posts are always so fun <3. Your two sisters are just the cutest!!! And I REALLY want to get Tales 2 right now, but I'm saving it for a special beach trip to my grandparent's beach house *sighs*.
ReplyDelete~Gracie~
Thanks so much, Gracie!!
DeleteOh my, I can sooooo relate to this! Back in the summer of 2018, I signed up to review the final two CCSS (Circle C Stepping Stones) books from Kregel. When the books arrived, I opened the package, admired the covers . . . then shoved them in a backpack and promised myself not to read them till my family's vacation at the beach THREE WHOLE WEEKS from then. *laughs, then winces* It was a long, hard wait, but definitely worth it!
I did that with the first Tales book, except I only had to wait THREE AGONIZING DAYS!! I even sewed a special bag, put in the book, and sewed the top shut, so I wouldn't peek lol.
DeleteI've decided I haven't enough self control to wait three weeks (which is how long till our vacation), and I'm not buying Tales 2 till a week before we leave. Because if I get it too soon, the book won't lay unopened for long xD
Delete~Gracie~
@Caitlyn I love it! Thanks for making me smile. <3
Delete@Sarah Grace Good thinking. ;D Hope you enjoy all the stories once you *do* get (and read!) the book. =)
DeleteYour sisters are adorable. I am re reading "Samantha","Kirsten" and "Molly" The American Girl books. Just finished "An Amish Harvest","Three Sisters Of The Heart" and "Grace" the fourth book in the previous one.
ReplyDeleteMarion
Thanks, Marion!!! :D Wow, that's a lot of books. xD Happy reading! <3
DeleteFun!!!
ReplyDeleteThe walking in the rain actually sounds really fun . . . I was outside in the rain some recently, and I actually liked it. XD
And I LOVE your ring! <3 That's awesome!
Getting to voice chat with you was completely amazing!! <3
I've started a WWII novel by Bodie Thoene, but it's yet to catch my interest much. But I've also been reading a friend's unpublished book and listening to "The Shunning" by Beverly Lewis. That audiobook is wonderful, and that's really high praise coming from somebody who really, really doesn't like Amish fiction! And I've binging K.M. Weiland's writers' podcast - which explains why I haven't been doing much listening to audiobooks lately. :D
And you're reminding me of how much I want to read "Beloved" . . . <33333 I really need to get that soon!
Yes! Our walk was extremelyyyy fun. :D After all, there's nothing like sibling bonding time and a good laugh beneath a dripping, (too small) umbrella. *wink, wink*
DeleteAwww, thank you! Talking with YOU was awesome as well!!! We'll have to do it again sometime soon. <3
Oh my, yes, you definitely have to read "Beloved"! I've had this book on my shelf for almost a year and it's so super special to me. I think you'd enjoy it. <3
Thanks for commenting!
Yes, we need to do it again!! <3
DeleteYou're sealing my fate. Now I want to order "Beloved". XD
Awww! Those first two pictures are so cute. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteEllen, it's fun reading about your week!! Your siblings are adorable. =) And I'm excited for you to read Allison Tebo's book! She's an amazing person. ♥
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Hosanna!! <3 Yes, I've been enjoying Allison Tebo's Ambia books immensely. I think "Poppy's Peril" is my top favorite from the series so far. :D
DeleteI can’t wait to see how Ruby Jane has grown!!
ReplyDeleteYesss it was so rainy lol!!
I adore the semicolon ring!!
Absolutely! And I can't wait to see YOU again, dear friend! <3
DeleteThank youuuuuuuu. :D