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Wyatt and I had the busiest week we have ever had!! I am still exhausted from it lol. Poor kid was a trooper though and did great. This week looks to be seriously busy too, but then I see much smoother and easier weeks on our horizon. Yay! This last week we had an end of the year picnic, a visit with my old boss, therapy for the boy, Wyatt's first trip across state lines to visit his cousin Gus, which was super fun, followed by our weekly Friday night visit with our friends, then this weekend was all about catching up on all the running around we should have done this week. Phew.
I did get some reading in!
Read last week:
The Raven King: By far her very best series. So so good. I am sad it is over!
Reading This Week:
Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson: So, I started this the other day, and laughed my brains out while reading it. Tears in my eyes kind of laughter. I love this book so far!!
Watching:
GoT, and we started watching Alone on the History Channel. Omg, that show. All I can say is bears and cougars - no thanks!!
Posted Last Week:
I really want to read Furiously Happy! The maniacal gleam in that raccoon's eye is perfect.
ReplyDeleteOmg it is so good! There is also a whole chapter devoted to that raccoon. :)
DeleteWow a busy week. But sounds fun too! Hope this week is good as well. :)
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've seen one bad review of Stiefvater's books.
Hard to believe we're on episode 7 of GoT. How can the season be almost over already???
It was fun but busy!! We had a blast for most of it. :)
DeleteI loved all of the books I have read of hers, but my husband who loved The Raven Cycle series, did not care for the Shiver series, which I liked.
I don't know, it is flying by!
I still haven't read the Raven Cycle yet. Glad you loved it. Seems to be her most popular work. Surprised no one is making a movie out of it but maybe that isn't such a bad thing considering how disappointing so many adaptations are!
ReplyDeleteOne of my friends said Furiously Happy was hilarious. Maybe I'll have to check it out sometime when I need a good laugh.
Looks like you did have a crazy busy week. Hope things slow down for you soon. Have a great week this week!
I am actually surprised it hasn't been made into a movie yet either, but I agree - sometimes the movies are awful!
DeleteIt is seriously funny - oo is that like furiously happy? Lol.
Thanks Christina!
I really have to start the Raven Cycle soon. I have the first three books on TBR mountain. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI love Stiefvater but this series is definitely her best in my opinion. :)
DeleteSounds like a crazy busy week! Hope this week is at least a little quieter. I've seen so many great reviews of Furiously Happy... glad you're enjoying it, too.
ReplyDeleteI had heard good things - I love it! I actually heard about it from Jade on Reading With Jade. I am loving it. It is hard to laugh quietly when the boy is sleeping though. Lol.
DeleteYour busy week sounds delightful, for the most part; the picnic really appealed to me. And the visit with the cousin.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the new week, and thanks for visiting my blog.
It really was! I was exhausted but it was worth it. I loved visiting the cousins in Ohio, that was a blast.
DeleteThanks!
The Furiously Happy cover makes me smile, I should consider it. Enjoy your week.
ReplyDeleteI know right? That cover is awesome - and there is a whole chapter devoted to that raccoon. ;)
DeleteOkay, I really want to read that Raven series now. Glad you a great week even though it was busy. I love how you get together with your friends on Friday. Mine are all scattered around the Bay Area and two of them are nurses. It's so hard for us to get together.
ReplyDeleteRequested the first book, The Raven Boys, from my library: "1 of 1 holds."
DeleteLol! My husband and I both really loved it! It is by far my favorite of hers.
DeleteOur Friday nights are pretty easy going, relaxed and fun. It works out so well ~ their daughter is a few months younger than Wyatt and goes to bed early. Wyatt falls asleep anywhere pretty easily, so we can go over there, eat dinner, visit, have adult conversations, a glass of wine, then head home. It is a nice way to end the work week. :)
I have a friend in health care and I never see her anymore! :(
I hope you like it!!
DeleteWhile I haven't read any, the Maggie Stiefvater books I have seen lauded by keen reading teachers everywhere. Awesome when you have such a great series. Always sad when it finishes.
ReplyDeleteI have always enjoyed her work, but I think this is the best by far. There was a maybe hint at the end that we might see these characters again, I hope we do. :)
DeleteI hadn't heard of "The Raven King." What is the name of its series?
ReplyDeleteThe series is The Raven Cycle. :) I love Stiefvater, but this is her best series so far.
DeleteJenny Lawson always makes me laugh out loud! I heard a couple of people talking about the series this morning in pool class, going to have to check it out. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteI had not ever read her before! And this book definitely makes me laugh out loud, she is hysterical.
DeleteHappy Reading!!
ReplyDeleteENJOY your reading week.
Elizabeth
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The cousin visit sounds so fun. I'm hoping to have my nephew come and have a sleepover or spend the weekend this summer.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week and happy reading!