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Margie, I know it’s been a long time since I posted, and I might get there as I read posts, but in case I don’t did you like Whiskey Beach?  I enjoyed it, but not as much as The Witness, which was last year’s book.  Did you read that one?  How did the Autism classes go?  Did you learn anything?  Do you think what you learned will help you to relate better to Gavin?  Did your sister take them also?

Donna did you ever get the insurance thing with the bank straightened out?  Our bank made a mistake with Richard, and now he has to pay the IRS!  It’s so annoying, and he can’t afford it, but it must be done.  Hopefully he can make payments.  How is your DIL feeling from the back surgery?  I sure hope she’s up and about and feeling less pain.  A good friend just got diagnosed with something I’d never heard of and is commonly known as arthritis of the ribs.  She’s in a lot of pain, and even riding short distances in the car is unbearable.  What are you reading now?  It never ceases to amaze me how fast you can read!

Mary are you finally done with the dental work?  It’s painful in the mouth and in the checkbook!  How did the dance recital go?  Was this her first year in dance?  Will she be doing it again?  I know it’s awful but I’m totally addicted to the show Dance Moms.  Have you watched that?  Has anyone?  Mike can’t stand it when I watch he really hates Abby the dance teacher.  How is the library boycott working for you?  Making good progress on the TBR?  I need to get started /on Karen Rose.  I haven’t read her, but I am convinced I would love her!

Amanda, they get their class rings their sophomore year?  I think here they get them their junior year.  Richard has one, but Brian didn’t want one.  They even have a dance to pass them out?  That’s something I never heard of.  Thanks for sharing the pictures!  Did you ever finish the book club selection?  I had finally read one (didn’t get it done in time) for my book club, but then we had to cancel because of some personal issues the host was having, so I was able to finish it and we’ll have the author in July.  We have book club this week and the author guest is Robyn Carr, so of course I’ve read that book!  In fact I’ve been lucky enough to read all the books in her new series that are coming out thus far. 

Margie, I’m glad that you’re getting some good resources and learning more about Gavin’s needs and what to realistically expect.  I recently went to a meeting with the Texas Dept of Rehabiliative Services.  It was so inspiring, and I met a lady I really liked, and if circumstances would have been different I could imagine being friends, she wanted me to help her get a job, but unfortunately because of her disability I can’t!  She can’t see and has a seeing eye dog.

Donna what cream did you get?  My friend sells Arbonne too.  I got some cream for pain, but I know I didn’t spend that much, and it’s in a tube not a jar.  I too haven’t really suffered from allergies in the spring, but boy now that the weather is warming I am suffering!  Donna, I really hated my Sony reader for the reason you said…could never remember how to get books from the computer into the reader.  So when they came out with the Kindle I bought!   Love my Kindle!  This was not the first time I had met Robyn Carr.  I had met her several years ago when I went to RWA.

Trudy, I know that brother and I don’t really get along, and I know that I worry about how Richard and Brian feel about our relationship, but I have to hope that if the chips were down and I was sick or in need they would be following up with me.  I’m sending happy thoughts your way.  Too bad you missed the Richard Petty experience.

Mary, I agree with you about the Fifty books…Not awful, not great, but glad I read so I could find out what all the fuss was about.  I have only read one Allison Brennan book, and really need to get more of those read as well as starting on Karen Rose!  I recently found out that Allison Brennan has 5 kids!  I can’t imagine!  Are you going to read the rest of the Rebel Ridge trilogy by Sala?  Did you know she also wrote under the name Dinah McCall.  That name has been retired for about 8 years, but she is bringing it out of retirement soon. 

Amanda what is the book club selection for this month?  You did horror two months in a row?  Amanda I suppose it’s great to be so busy at work, but not when you need to try to schedule doctor and dentists appointments.  Summer is a slow time for us, and we’re allowed to have summer Leave of Absence.  I’m taking a day and a half.  I wish I was taking more, but that’s really about all I can afford.  Hope you get the root canal scheduled soon.  Why can’t your dentist do it?  My dentist does…at least I think he does…fortunately it’s been awhile since I needed one, and I remember him doing it.

Trudy, I’m not much of a water park person at all, but I do agree…love the Lazy River.  Glad you enjoyed the Grace Burrows book.  Will you be reading the rest of the series?  Glad to hear you were safe from TS Andrea.

Last week the book club had our annual Boas and Tiaras Tea.  Nalini Singh was the keynote.  We don’t do a real speech, but a special interview with the guest of honor.  There were several other authors there, and we had a private book sale and signing.  I have decided to finally give up getting books signed, and get my kindle cover signed instead.  I have decided that it’s as cheap to buy a new cover for more signatures as it is to buy those print books and have to find space for them.  I can figure out a way to hang my covers.

After the tea several of us were going to have dinner with Nalini, but it turned out that it was a much smaller group than planned, and I got to have some pretty good one on one with her.  Too bad I don’t like her books!

I’ve done some reading, but at the same time it feels like I’m not!  I did read The Hero by Robyn Carr, which is the third book in her new trilogy.  I’ve now read them all, and this was my favorite.  I miss Virgin River!  I have also read all the books in the new series by Sherryl Woods.  I read the first book in a series by Debra Webb, and was disappointed that it ended with a cliff hanger!  I was glad that I had the second book on my Kindle, but haven’t read it yet.  I sure do hope that all the books in that series don’t end with cliffhangers!  I also read the upcoming A Seaside Christmas by Sherryl Woods…it’s a Chesapeake Shores book.  I listened to several things…12^th of Never amongst them.  It sort of ends with a cliff hanger too!  I wonder when the next one comes out.  Now I’m listening to Defending Jacob by William Landay.  I am enjoying this, and hope to get it finished this week. 

Ok…I’ve dragged on and should go so you don’t get tired reading my droning.  I will attempt to do better at coming back sooner!