Book Review

The book I am reading at the moment is the Cry of the Icemark. It is a book for youth. I want to preview anything my kids may want to read in the future! I have read that it is being made in to a movie at the moment.

It is about a teenage queen who is fighting to save her country. Making allies with Vampires and Werewolves. It is actually a pretty good story line. It has not been a book I can't lay down. I soak in the tub to loosen up my body in the morning and so I read in the tub. I enjoy it enough to keep reading but it hasn't gripped me to the point of no return.

It is a long book and I do wonder if it would keep the attention of a younger reader but it must since they are making a movie.

I am not a professional critic or an editor but I will say that the book is interesting, a good read for kids and a fun story to follow for the most part.

Absolutely fabulous!!!!!

This is what Bryan and I went to yesterday at Kingsbury Hall! It was mesmerizing!. These people are world champions all come together to travel the world to share their talent.

Sometimes I wish I truly excelled at something like that! It was so worth the money! I would recommend it to anyone. We went for our 13th anniversary.

After that we had dinner with some old family friends. They were best friends with my parents and I practically grew up at their house. They had 8 kids and we had 9. there was someone the same age in their family as ours. The mother has become very frail and can't walk anymore we really wanted to get together. There were about 40 people there.

If there is anyone who I would call my hero, it would be JoAnn. You may have heard of her. She used to speak at especially for youth and womens conferences. She has written quite a few books for the the church too. She was the one who started the "Families against pornography" movement. She has a website you can go to. Just slick on her name. JoAnn Hibbert-Hamilton. I adore her. I want to be like her when I grow up but I don't want any of her trials!

She was one of my mom's closest friends and I love her like a mother. I feel so bad that she is so sick. She has had to stop speaking and doing her thing. Anyway, take a trip to her page. She was amazing.

What a day! We just got home from doing our taxes. We went to a new guy this year and found out the accountant who has done our taxes for the last 6 or 7 years has done done our taxes as an S corp. How frustrating. We thought he was doing it right and naturally trusted him. He knew we were an S corp. We talked about it every year!!!

So we did well. We only have to pay a couple thousand in taxes. We made some good money this year and hopefully we can do the same again.

It snowed more. We have about 3 feet of snow here. I love it. Anyway....just a note to let you all know what is going on in this neck of the woods!

I was on Yolanda's blog and I loved that she had a place that tells what she is currently reading. I thought this was a fabulous idea!

I love to read and most of you know. I ALWAYS have a book I am reading. I have been reading The Bartimaius Trilogy. I am really in to kids books lately. I have read quite a few and love them! I read the Inkheart series and A Door in the Woods, series and I so enjoy them.

Kids book are clean and without a lot of swearing which I like. Plus I can pre-read what my kids are reading.

I have read through all styles. I went through a Stephen King stage, I read all those vampire books. All the religous books and series. I loved the work and the glory, Tennis shoes among the Nephites, and many others I can't think of at the moment.

I enjoy fantasy. I have read all the Lord of the rings, Harry potter and many others. I can't say enough about how much I enjoy getting in the tub for an hour (or two) and reading. I have only dropped a book once!


If you have any questions about a good read, just let me know!

Today is the 13th anniversary of my mom passing away from breast cancer. It has gotten easier as time has gone by but I still miss her so much.

She Died on Feb. 1, 1995. I was married Feb 18, 1995. It was such a sad as well as happy time. I think it was a blessing for us to have a wedding to look forward to and to plan. I think it took a little of the sting away. At least for me.

I remember waking up on my wedding day and I could distinctly feel her there. It was very strong. I remember even talking to her asking if she was there. It was so.....well, words can't describe it. All of us felt that she was there. When my younger sister and I were feeling sorry for ourselves one day, talking about it (a few years later), she said, "well, at least she was at your wedding." Then we realized that physically, she wasn't. It made us laugh.

We were able to dress our mother after she died. We did her hair and her makeup. We painted her toenails bright red. (we wanted her to be stylish when she resurrected!) It was a neat time for us. We have always been close as a family and it was an experience I will never forget. We laughed and let humor numb us for a bit.

We (my sisters and I) sang Danny Boy in 4 part harmony at the funeral. It is a fun memory for me because we usually sound so good when we sing and that time, it was awful! I remember we were totally off in the harmony and we were singing a cappella. It embarrassed me but also made me laugh. Anyway, Danny Boy was one of Mom's favorites.

I still feel her watching over me. She isn't always here but I know when she is. She is with me now as I write this. I can just tell. I have always been able to.

Friends out there... Love your mothers. They are not perfect and some make a lot of mistakes. I know mine did. But they love us unconditionally and there aren't many people who do. Appreciate every kiss, hug, criticism, and argument. I would give anything to have a good old fashioned argument with mine! Ours were always good ones!

I wish I would have been a better daughter. I wish I would have been more giving and patient. I wish I had done many things differently but regrets are empty. I will just vow to do better in the future. Thanks Mom. I love you.

See you in a bit.