Monday evening

Hi guys! I had a lot of posts to read so sorry if I miss anyone.

We celebrated Lauren's birthday yesterday with a family party. We had a great time. She got lots of presents. Jacob was excited with everything also! Lauren liked her ladybug dress I made her. We had good food, company and lots of laughs. I still can't believe she is 5! I got my new recliner last week and it takes some getting used to but is working out well. I did a lot of reading since I was last here. I can't remember if I mentioned finishing Heron's Cove by Carla Neggers. It was very good.  I read Bad Medicine by Aimee and David Thurlo. This book is part of an earlier series of theirs and was a good read. There were a lot of characters to keep track of and several possible villains. The book was slower paced but necessary to keep up with all the characters. Then I read Thrill Me to Death the second Bullet Catchers book by Roxanne St. Claire. I read it in two days. Her plots tend to be loosely woven IMHO but the books are impossible to put down and her h/H relationships are great.

Margie--Happy belated birthday! Good luck with your yard sale when you have it. I hope you make a good haul. It sounds like you have a lot to sell.

Donna M--as always your pictures are fun to see. Both our teams suffered loses this past week. Hopefully next week will be better. :-(

Donna H--I enjoyed seeing the picture of your parents. Glad the party went well. I love the name Kaylee Elizabeth.

Trudy--good to see you here. I hope your tests go well and the legal problems start to be solved.

Sandi--I wish Richard well if and when he returns to school.

Amanda--the weather was nice over the weekend but we got rain today. Glad your bp is good. The meds must be working well for you. Liked the picture of your family. Sounds like your dd got a good report at school. Good for her!

Cady--there are good exercises to do for reading comprehension. Hopefully your school will have something to help Maggie. Don and I used to play a lot of Pinochle but haven't played for a while. It is one of the hardest card games to learn.

We have not heard anything more from the IRS. Our lawyer sent his letter so now we just wait to hear that it is cleared up. Don's elbow is better. He was released by his therapist but will continue the exercises at home.

After learning yesterday that I am the only adult female in my immediate family who has not yet read 50 Shades of Grey, I started it last night. After dinner and a little wine the women were discussing it. I borrowed the book from Karen. I was surprised because she rarely reads romance but it is the popular book to read so she read it. I will keep you all informed as to what I think. I have only read 2 chapters so far.

I hope everyone has a good week!

Mary