In Loving Memory, Lucky

On Friday, October 28, 2016, we had to say good-bye to our girl Lucky. We were blessed to have been able to share almost 15 years with her.

I still remember the day my father-in-law brought her home all those years ago. Possibly even more than that, I remember her love of one of their house plants, and at least once, tipped it over. I enjoyed visiting and spending time with her; even taking her to a local ice cream shop and getting a doggy dish of ice cream.

It was because of her, and her puppies, my husband and I had started looking for a Golden Retriever to adopt. Then things happened and we happily accepted her into our home as our own. Since then she has been many things. A friend when I had a bad day. A buddy to keep me company while reading, writing, or relaxing and watching some television together. A playmate in a game of tug of war - yes even at the age of 14. She was a living example of the saying "you're only as old as you feel."

More than any of these, she was a daughter to us. I will miss our family vacations, and outings on my parents boat. I will miss her smile, and playfulness. I will miss our walks, and our talks. Most of all, I miss being able to hug and cuddle with her, and burying my face in her fur.

It is a small comfort to know she is no longer in any pain. And I am grateful for the son she left with us. He is not her though, and no one will ever be able to replace her in our hearts.

Lucky, wherever you are, I hope you are happy, and running and jumping around to your hearts desire. May you rest in peace.

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon - Hour 0

Good morning! For the third or fourth time (lost track) I am participating in Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon. Here we go with the starting post.

1) I am reading from Michigan in the United States.
2) I am most looking forward to finishing the DeathNote V manga, as I will then only have one more volume to read to finish the series.
3) I don't have a particular snack I am most looking forward to. I'm somewhat of a mood eater. I eat what I feel like, but I do have a few snacks planned like some fresh apples that I know I'll enjoy at some point later.
4) I actually prefer tea over coffee, but the teas I mostly enjoy don't have a lot of caffeine content so I do tend to drink coffee in the morning to wake up. I will then likely switch to tea or soda.
5) I've participated in the readathon before, and am hoping to take more naps so I can read for most of the 24 hours and actually see the end, rather than sleep through it and see all the posts after.

Friday Reads October 21, 2016

Due to technical difficulties, this week's Friday Reads is coming to you as a blog post. Apologies to anyone looking forward to a vlog post.

This weekend is Dewey's 24-hour Readathon which you can still sign up for if you want. I will be a cheerleader again and will once again be attempting to stay up the whole 24 hours. Okay, realistically I know I will be taking a nap or two, and probably sleep for a few hours.

My books for this weekend are mostly the books I hope to read during Dewey's Readathon. Without further ado, let's see what I've (as of maybe a minute ago) set aside for me to read this weekend.

I have the audiobook of Shatter Me by Tehereh Mafi I checked out from my library via Hoopla Digital. Thanks to some adulting I had to do, and a 2.5 day long meeting - yes you heard me, I was locked in a room for 2 full work days and half of a third - I was unable to really get into this audiobook yet. I think I'm maybe 5 minutes in.

I also have DeathNote volume 5. I'm only about one-quarter in to the book. So I will have this to get through and help break up the reading time. It is also a fast read to help keep motivation high to keep reading.

Last, but not least, I chose a graphic novel. Since the readathon is only for 24 hours I wanted to choose something short. Although I'm still doubtful I will finish all 3 during the readathon, I'm hoping to finish all 3 this weekend. Wish me luck! And good luck to any joining me in Dewey's Readathon!

Friday Reads Oct 7 2016

This weekend is looking to be another busy one. You could say the office followed me home. Plus my husband and I both have dentist appointments tomorrow. Which is something I really need to do since I haven't been in...well, let's not go there.



Please let me know what you're planning to be reading this weekend.

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Rapid Fire Book Tag

I recently filmed the Rapid Fire Book Tag. Not sure how "rapid fire" I would consider this, but, here it is. Hope you enjoy, and please feel free to let me know what some of your answers would be to the questions.