Homemaker Monday ~ 7/8/13

Come join Diary of a Stay at Home Mom for Happy Homemaker Monday.

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The Weather...

Currently a rainy 69F with strong thunderstorms predicted for this morning.  Again...

Right Now I Am...

Cooling down from my 2 mile morning walk.

Thinking...

That I need to get in the shower...

On My Reading Pile...

This is the first book in the Chatam House series and the first book I'm reading as part of the the 2013 Once Upon a Read-a-Thon

On My TV...

On my DVR, waiting for me to watch it :)  Still...

What I Found While Surfing the Net...

On the Menu This Week...

Monday:  Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, apples
Tuesday:  Pork Chops, Buttered Noodles, Broccoli, oranges
Wednesday: Fellowship
Thursday:  Ham, Fried Potatoes, Green Beans, apples
Friday:  Pizza
Saturday:  Out
Sunday:  Fellowship

We went way off menu last week, so I'm able to keep it the same for this week.

On My To Do List...

Read, read, read!  Then some laundry, dishes and general housework.

In the Craft Basket...

I have 2 of these berets to make.

Looking Forward To This Week...

Getting back on some kind of schedule with housework, etc.

Looking Around the House...

I'm so excited that we finally got a new dishwasher!!!!  yay!!!!

From the Camera...

Nothing this week.  Must. Take. More. Pictures.

On My Prayer List...

Motivation and determination to get healthier, my family, VBS that is coming up soon.

Bible Verse, Devotional...

"For through Him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father."  Ephesian 2:18

Once Upon a Read-A-Thon 2013 ~ 7/8-7/10

This Readathon is hosted by Angela & Loretta at Reading Angels, Candace at Candace’s Book Blog and Pure Imagination. It runs from 12:01 am on July 8th to 11:59 on July 10th.  Click above to go sign up.

My Goals:

1.  Read every day.

2.  Participate in the mini-challenges

3.  Complete 3 books

My Books:

1.  Eye of the Storm by Hannah Alexander

2.  An Accidental Mom by Loree Lough

3.  Anna Meets Her Match by Arlene James

Wish me luck!

DAY ONE CHALLENGES:

Mini Challenge

For my mini challenge I would like to know...

1. Which book you are most excited to read in the coming year? It can be already released or coming soon.

2. Which book would you re-read if you had the time and weren't so busy reading ALL of the other good thing?

3. and lastly, If you could meet any fictional character who would it be and why?

Mr. Darcy and it should be self-explanatory :)

Once Upon a Read-a-Thon ~ 7/9-7/11

This RAT is being hosted my Pure Imagination, Reading Angel, and Candace's Book Blog.

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I'm really excited to participate in my 3rd bloggy RAT (read-a-thon).  I'm so glad I discovered them.  They are so much fun.

Since this is a 3 day RAT, I would normally pick out 3 books to read, pushing myself to read 1 book a day.  However, the books I want to read during this RAT are pretty long and so I decided to set my goal at 2.  If I get more done, yay for me!

Without further ado, here are my goal books:

#1.  Maggie Rose by Sharlene MacLaren (Daughters of Jacob Kane Book 2)

#2.  Abbie Ann by Sharlene MacLaren (Daughters of Jacob Kane Book 3)

Reading these books will finish out the Daughters of Jacob Kane series for the All Series, All Summer 2012 challenge.

I'll be using this post for all updates and RAT challenges.

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IB Book Blogging Mini-Challenge

Question 1:


What is your favorite cover that has been revealed this summer and why? Post a link or picture of the cover if you want.

Answer:  I think this cover is absolutely gorgeous!

Question 2:

Do you rely on the cover to help you choose whether you want to read a book or not?

Answer:  I don't rely completely on the cover.  I usually combine the cover with the description of the book.  I do have to say that the cover is what captures my attention first and draws me in.

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Ready, Set, Go!