Yay books!

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In keeping with my resolution of knocking things off my 27 before 28 list I finished a book!  It is called A Discovery of Witches and was it ever a good one.  It is the first in the All Souls trilogy by 

Deborah Harkness.  The next doesn't come out until July 2012.  Of course that is so typical.  Why do you always have to wait 14 years for a sequel to a beloved book to come out?  WHY!?  Obviously, I can't wait!  I love books about mythical creatures and this one is chock full in a modern and cool way.  The main character is Diana Bishop and she is a witch.  Oh and she falls for a vampire.  Yeah it is awesome!  The story of Diana and Matthew (the vampire) is the best part of the book.  It is tender and sweet and crazy passionate.  If you enjoy a good mythical creature romance then this will be right up your alley.

The book starts out with Diana finding the Ashmole 782.  It is an old book about alchemy and is wanted by all the creatures.  They all think that it tells about the beginnings of the creatures.  Diana has always denied her powers as a witch and has no idea how she called the book to her.  Turns out she is a crazy powerful witch who doesn't know how to control her magic.  The story gets good!  The book is long but a pretty easy read.  Highly recommended!  It is available here on Amazon but you can also get it at Barnes and Noble.

3 books down and 9 more to go!  

Happy New Year!!

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I hope everyone had a happy New Years!  Mine was great.  We spent the evening at a good friends playing fruit ninja and watching Dick Clarks Rocking New Year's Eve.  OH and of course we had excellent food- that is just a given.  Nicco lasted til midnight and Lola lasted until 11:28 and 30 seconds.  It was great and very relaxed.  Such a wonderful way to start 2012.  I hope the whole year is filled with happy memories.   2011 challenged me a lot.  I am ready for some sunshine!

I have been thinking about my New Years resolutions a lot.  I am mostly just sticking with my 27 before 28 list.  Those are really all the goals I need.  My goal is to stop procrastinating and actually get some of them done!  But of course I am adding a few to the mix- can't help myself and all!  the new additions are:

*create a crafty project every week.  This one was inspired by Emma of Food Coma.  She posted about how to make and keep resolutions here on A Beautiful Mess.

*Make mine and the kids space more cozy and put together.  This goes right along with my first resolution.  I have never really decorated my room or the kids room.  I figured that our time here was going to be short so why bother but I am feeling the need to nest.  I am hoping to thrift and DIY most of the decor.

*Hike 50 miles over the course 2012.  I love hiking and want to start back up.  This is more of a family goal.  We are hoping the kids can handle it!  Our first one is this Saturday if the weather holds up.

*Build up our savings!!!  I am awful at saving but it needs to get done.  It will give us more peace of mind.  And that is worth its weight in gold peeps!

*I am going to do my hair 4 out of 7 days as well.  4 is a pathetic number but I know it is do-able!  

*and last but certainly not least- Date my husband!  I want more mini dates and more big dates with him.  A weekly one to be more precise. 

I am resolved (haha) and ready for some action folks!