I made it to 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES, YES, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I stood in my doorway with a broom and swept out 2012! Then I went out and danced in the street! Do you get the impression that I was happy to be rid of 2012?
Goal? What goal? Did we have a goal to read for books this year? If so, according to my calculations, it's somewhere around 150 (I keep track of the books I give to the library after reading; you can claim them as a deduction on income taxes). Do I win the prize? OK, so no prize.............
I just finished reading the ARC book I received from Mia Marlowe entitled Waking Up with a Rake. It comes out this month and is the first book in a trilogy about three rakes who are sent to seduce prospective brides of the Duke of Clarence in order to prevent his marriage to one of them. In this book, Rhys is sent to seduce Olivia Symon in order to clear his name and restore his standing after the massacre at the Battle of Maubeuge; his two friends will have to do the same thing also. Olivia, although very wealthy, is a commoner and very independent-minded. Rhys finds himself quite taken with her despite himself and Olivia is no easy conquest. When mysterious accidents begin to happen, Rhys begins to wonder is someone is out to do Olivia harm. When her father catches him in her bedchamber where he has taken up residence in order to protect her, her father sends them to Gretna Green to be married. But will this stop the threats on Olivia's life? What about the Prince? Then there is the matter of restoring Rhys' standing with his family and the ton. I really enjoyed the book and I think you will too.
I spent Christmas with my friend Sharon. We finally had the turkey and pumpkin pie I got for Thanksgiving and some things I got from the Farm Share fresh produce give-away on Dec. 18. I also took my homemade applesauce. They supplied the rest of the food and I'll tell you it was enough for 20 people even though there were only four of us at dinner (a neighbor of their's came too). Sharon has cancer in at least 15 places, all stage 4; she's offended when people tell her that stage 4 is considered terminal! She looked really good considering what she's going through; she almost through her radiation which is shrinking some of her tumors. I'm taking pork and sauerkraut to her tonight for New Year's, plus home-made applesauce.
Cady~~I'm sorry your family was sick over Christmas. What a bummer! It seems as though you all recovered quickly.
Sandi~~How's your new job going? I hope you like better than the one you had before.
Mary and Amanda~~You woke to a White Christmas, wow! I saw it on Weathebug! You still have some snow on the ground now. I have a site at the Columbia, JRHS and it faces the Susquehanna River. I can't tell you how much it means to me to be able to see that river as I grew up in York, went to college in Selinsgrove and moved here from Reading; the Susquehanna has been my lifeline! I also have a site at Whitfield ES, Mary and one at Henderson HS in West Chester, Amanda; so you see, I can check on the weather in PA easily! I gather from the FB postings of my dil, that my youngest grandson went nuts when he woke up Christmas morning and saw the snow in Sinking Spring.
Donna~~I enjoyed the photos you took of your trip. You are becoming quite the photographer! And where you live is fascinating.
Well, if I want to go swimming, I'd better do it now. It's 75 today and the pool is heated; it's been cold for about 10 days and I have been swimming for weeks. Happy New Year's everyone!
Trudy
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