tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70919399312231012442024-01-05T04:31:29.931-06:00Superfluously Sabro Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.comBlogger839125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-47749840116206363882020-01-01T12:44:00.000-06:002020-01-01T13:09:45.022-06:00Books I Read in 2019<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here it is, my once a year blog post. This year I read 38 books. I always aim for 52 books, but life happens.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I read more non fiction last year than I ever had in a year. I prefer fiction, but sometimes a really great non fiction book lands in your lap and you can’t pass it up! Most of the non fiction books were memoirs, and they were all insightful, heartbreaking, and beautifully written.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I usually do a star rating system similar to Goodreads. 1 star = crap, 5 stars = phenomenal</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’m going to mix it up by using genres this year, along with star ratings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you find a book you enjoy from my list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And as always,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Happy Reading!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (Tom Hanks does the Audio version of the books and it's beautiful.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After the Flood by Kassandra Montag</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Normal People by Sally Rooney</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood (The Netflix Series is really good too!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Other Woman by Sandie Jones</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Jean Pendziwol </span></div>
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The Cactus by Sarah Haywood</div>
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The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead</div>
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The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall</div>
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The Farm by Joanne Ramos</div>
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The Bride Test by Helen Hoang</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(5 stars)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(4 Stars)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Anne of The Island by L.M. Montgomery </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(3 Stars)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Non Fiction </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Leaving the Witness by Amber Scorah </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(5 stars)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Less People Know About Us by Axton Betz-Hamilton </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Unshattered by Carol Decker </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">God Land by Lyz Lenz</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(4 stars)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Size of Everything by Erin Cole</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tasting Grace by Melissa d'Arabian</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Pottery Gardener by Arthur Parkinson </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b></b><br /></span>Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723899231331520038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-13765988548498034122019-01-01T00:00:00.000-06:002020-01-01T12:08:42.764-06:00Books I Read in 2018Hello! It's my once a year blog post! 😊 This year, as I do every year, I make a goal to read 52 books. This year I went above and beyond and read 56 books! I probably could've read more but I took the month of December off to watch Hallmark Christmas movies.<br />
This is the first year in a long time, I didn't have a book that I absolutely loved. I really enjoyed a lot of books, but none of them wowed me. I also read quite a few okay books, and a couple boring books that did nothing for me.<br />
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I use the Goodreads star system to rate my books. 5 stars being the best, 1 being the worst.<br />
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5 Stars:<br />
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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott<br />
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan<br />
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne<br />
The Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein<br />
Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Forever by Heather Harpham<br />
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton<br />
Caroline: Little House, Revisited by Sarah Miller<br />
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah<br />
Educated by Tara Westover<br />
The Sun Does Shine: How I found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton<br />
Inspired: Rachel Held Evans<br />
Clock Dance by Anne Tyler<br />
Vox by Christina Dalcher<br />
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg<br />
Outlander #1 by Diana Gabaldon<br />
Something Borrowed by Emily Griffin<br />
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery<br />
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston<br />
Orphan Train by Cristina Baker Kline<br />
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandal<br />
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward<br />
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones<br />
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng<br />
Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao<br />
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather by Linda Akeson McGurk<br />
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn<br />
The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth<br />
Varina by Charles Frazier<br />
West by Carys Davies<br />
The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman<br />
Still Me by JoJo Moyes<br />
The Girl who Smiles Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya<br />
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang<br />
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3 Stars:<br />
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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng<br />
The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron<br />
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin<br />
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate<br />
Tangerine by Christine Mangan<br />
I'll Be Your Blue Sky by Marisa de los Santos<br />
Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis<br />
The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy<br />
The Husband Hour by Jamie Brenner<br />
You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld<br />
The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle<br />
Ghosted by Rosie Walsh<br />
Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy<br />
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Griffin<br />
Whiskey in Tea Cup by Reese Witherspoon<br />
A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult<br />
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia Puigcerver<br />
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2 Stars:<br />
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Marriage Vacation by Pauline Turner (If you watch the show, Younger, it's the book from the show.)<br />
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<br />Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-62904290464043930792018-01-01T12:44:00.000-06:002018-01-01T12:44:12.944-06:00Books I Read in 2017<span style="font-family: inherit;">This year of reading was especially exciting because I hit my goal of reading 52 books! I read a lot of great books, many pretty good books, some just okay books and a couple of duds. I usually have one book I read that stands out as the best of the year, but this year I didn't read anything that was so amazing that I had to share with the world. But I did read 14 books that I really enjoyed!</span><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am going to do my </span>usual<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/6952044?sort_by=rating" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> star ratings of books. 5 being the best, 1 being the worst. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On Turpentine Lane by Elinor Lipman</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Beartown by Fredrik Backman</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Saints for All Occasions by J. Courtney Sullivan </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Polygamist's Daughter by Anna LeBaron*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">*<i>These books were written by cousins. They didn't know each other until their books were published! They write about the same family, but from different perspectives. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Commonwealth by Ann Patchett </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just Breath by Leanne Waterworth (I went to college with Leanne!!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? Alyssa Mastromonaco </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You Can't Touch my Hair by Phoebe Robinson </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">How to Be Here by Rob Bell</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Windfall by Diksha Basu</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My Not so Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A Glorious Freedom: Older Women Leading Extraordinary Lives by Lisa Congdon </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Still Christian by David P. Gushee</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><b>A</b>ll the Real Indians Died off: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans</span><br />by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Exit West by Mohsin Hamid</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Leavers by Lisa Ko</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Into the Water by Paula Hawkins</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My Husband's Wife by Jane Corry</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Couple Next Door by Shari Lepena </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Mothers by Brit Bennett </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Forever Summer by Jamie Brenner</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Marvelous Misadventures of Ingrid Winter by J.S. Drangsholt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam</span></div>
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Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-61692451954646106372017-01-01T10:52:00.002-06:002017-01-01T10:52:44.955-06:00Books I Read in 2016Happy New Year!!! Last night was the first time in a really long time I stayed up until midnight. I was watching the Gilmore Girls revival on Netflix. I had just finished two months of watching the Gilmore Girls series. It was strange going from 2007 Gilmores to 2016 Gilmores. But that could be a whole different blog post.<br />
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Books! My goal, as always, is to read 52 books. I read 39. I almost finished my 40th book, but really I was only half way through, so I couldn't count that. But 39 is pretty good! Considering I pretty much took November & December off from reading so I could watch GG. And I only read 16 books in 2015 So I would say, I did a pretty good job of reading books.<br />
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I think this year I will list my books by the <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7380426-sabrina" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> star method. And I'll highlight a few of my favorites.<br />
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5 Stars:<br />
<b>Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi ****** My favorite book this year! </b><br />
<b>Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld **** I loved this modern day take on Pride & Prejudice! </b><br />
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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalinithi<br />
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult<br />
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty<br />
FatherMotherGod: My Journey out of Christian Science by Lucia Greenhouse<br />
Today will be Different by Maria Semple<br />
The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah<br />
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4 Stars:<br />
Love Warrior: A Memoir by Glennon Doyle Melton<br />
All the Pretty Things by Edie Wadsworth<br />
The Lake House by Kate Morton<br />
Modern Lovers by Emma Straub<br />
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal<br />
For the Love by Jen Hatmaker<br />
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt<br />
We Never asked for Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh<br />
Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler<br />
She's Got Issues by Nicole Unice<br />
The Children by Ann Leary<br />
The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman<br />
The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth<br />
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3 Stars:<br />
Starvation Heights by Gregg Olsen<br />
The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney<br />
If you Left by Ashley Prentis Norton<br />
The Weekenders by Mary Kay Andrews<br />
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout<br />
Life and Other Near-Death Experiences by Camille Pagen<br />
One of the Boys by Daniel Margariel<br />
Wildflower by Drew Barrymore<br />
After You by JoJo Moyes<br />
Invisible Ellen by Shari Shattuck<br />
Falling by Jane Green<br />
The Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner<br />
Like Family by Paula Mclain<br />
The Life Changing Magic Art of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo<br />
Mischling by Affinity Konar<br />
Wreckage by Emily Bleeker<br />
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First Comes Love by Emily Giffin<br />
In Twenty Years by Allison Scotch<br />
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Happy Reading in 2017!!<br />
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<br />Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-31752830448227926452016-12-19T18:59:00.000-06:002016-12-19T18:59:16.049-06:00Someone is 4! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My not so little Deacon is 4 years old! I'm really having trouble with this one, because he was always my little guy. But now he is a big dude, going to preschool and totally into collecting Pokemon cards! We just love this happy, independent, smart, and silly guy so much!Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-62650974443785858762016-11-10T10:47:00.000-06:002016-11-10T10:47:44.104-06:009 BooksHeeeyyyy<br />
I have about 8 weeks left until the end of the year and I'm determined to read 8 books, 9 if I can be productive. <br />
The problem is, I've jumped on the Gilmore Girls bandwagon. I've never watched and it's not really my favorite show ever, but now I'm sucked in. This puts a slight glitch in my reading plan, but I'll dedicate time each night to reading. Promise.<br />
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1. Today Will be Different, Maria Semple<br />
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2. To the Bright Edge of the World, Eowyn Ivey<br />
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3. This was Not the Plan, Christina Alger<br />
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4. The Light Between Oceans, M.L. Stedman<br />
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5. The One-in-a-Million Boy, Monica Wood<br />
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6. The Wangs Vs. The World, Jade Chang<br />
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7. Hag-Seed, Margaret Atwood<br />
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8. The Mothers, Brit Bennett<br />
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9. Love Warrior, Glennon Doyle Melton<br />
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Commonwealth, Ann Patchett<br />
The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead<br />
A Good Time for Truth: Race in Minnesota<br />
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Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-66649319946856438272016-06-28T09:00:00.002-05:002016-06-28T11:21:44.501-05:00Summer Reading ListI know I don't blog any more. I'm just not into it as much as I used to be. But in the effort to be productive in writing on my blog and talk about books and reading, I'm compiling my list of summer reading.<br />
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I have so many books to read, and so little time. July is almost here and I have two months to get through this list. <br />
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The Veins of the Ocean<br />
Before the Fall<br />
& Sons<br />
Tell the Wolves I'm Home<br />
The Girls<br />
The Forgotten Garden<br />
The Assistants<br />
Truly Madly Guilty<br />
LaRose<br />
The Knockoff<br />
The Weekenders<br />
Vinegar Girl<br />
Simply Tuesday<br />
Eligible<br />
Starvation Heights<br />
All the Light We Cannot See<br />
The Shoemaker's Wife<br />
Small Great Things<br />
The Beach House<br />
Saving Abby<br />
About the Night<br />
Falling Together<br />
Heir to the Glimmering World<br />
Inside the O'Briens<br />
At the Water's Edge<br />
The Boston Girl<br />
If You Left<br />
Results May Vary<br />
Miller's Valley<br />
Before I Go to Sleep<br />
The Book of Speculation<br />
Everybody Rise<br />
Barkskins (This is a really long epic novel, so this might turn into an Autumn book)<br />
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So there you go. I'm hoping to read each one, but I'm not holding my breath either. I just love books and wish I could read a book a day. <br />
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<br />Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-46746269455254682552016-03-28T17:02:00.002-05:002016-03-28T17:02:56.186-05:00Easter Another fun and celebrated Easter came and went. The day before Easter we went to our town's annual Easter Egg hunt. Not only did we dominate in the egg collecting, Finnley won a trike! We went home and dyed eggs and got ready for our Sunday guests. Easter Sunday we had lots of family over and enjoyed some delicious food. All in all a successful weekend. <br />
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<br />Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-59038683270667909772016-03-15T10:03:00.000-05:002016-03-15T10:03:02.359-05:00The one where I take three kids to Florida... by myselfSo back in November my mom calls me and asks if I want to bring the boys to Florida for a visit. My parents bought a place there for the Winter and my mom found some cheap flights for all of us. Of course, my husband could take zero time off of work, so crazy Sabrina decided that it would be fun to take three boys under the age of five on an airplane. Thankfully my mom came back to Minnesota the week before and flew down to Florida with us. (Although, she bought a ticket up in the front and stranded us in the back) (Actually, we were 4 seats behind her, but she was drinking G&T's while I was drinking backwash water.)<br />
When you take three small children on an airplane, one being a lap child too, you have to obsessively plan ahead. So I went on Amazon and ordered a bunch of fun little toys, I also packed 2 tablets to watch movies and tons of snacks. Overall, they did a pretty good job with a small meltdown by Finn. <br />
We had a fun four days in Florida, going to the beach, the Shell Factory and Zoo, and hanging out with Grandma. <br />
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<br />Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-12418427139286758642016-01-02T08:27:00.000-06:002016-01-02T08:27:32.501-06:00Books I've Read in 2015Hello... It's Me.... I was wondering if you ever read my blog? It's been over for months, but I thought I'd write my annual book review for you. (I hope you sang that to Adele's Hello)<br />
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Typically I set my reading goal to 52 books for the year. I have yet to reach that goal. And after doing some soul searching, I realized that with three small children, I should set my sights a little lower. So my goal for 2015 was to read 25 books. I read 16. A little disappointing, but I'm cutting myself some slack.<br />
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With only reading 16 books, I was pretty selective, and I ended up reading all very good books. All the books I read got 4 and 5 stars. (Out of 5 stars)<br />
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Here are the books I read in the order that I read them... <br />
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry <br />
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<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span class="by smallText">by Rainbow Rowell</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> (Over worked, career obsessed wife and mom, finds phone in childhood room and can call her husband in the past when he was her boyfriend)</span></span></div>
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<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span class="by smallText">by Lisa Genova</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> (Harvard professor gets early onset Alzheimer's and works to keep as much as her memory and dignity intact)</span></span></div>
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<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span class="by smallText">by David Vann </span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">(Single mom has a daughter and loves her and then freaks out when her own long lost father tries to come back into her and her daughters life)</span></span></div>
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<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span class="by smallText">by Sarah Addison Allen</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> (Waverly family is back with more magic and special recipes; follow up to Garden Spells)</span></span></div>
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<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span class="by smallText">by</span> Judy Mandel <span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">(True story of a sister who was born after a family tragedy to "replace" the daughter that was lost.)</span></span></div>
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<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span class="by smallText">by Andy Weir</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> (Man gets stuck on Mars, has to find his way back to earth.) (P.S. This was probably my favorite book of 2015. It's a little slow at first and there is some science stuff that almost lost me, but once you get past that, you really start to root for this guy!)</span></span></div>
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<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span class="by smallText">by Margaret Atwood</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> (Man and woman living in a post apocalyptic world, find a better life in a special commune... but is it worth it?)</span></span></div>
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<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span class="by smallText">by Jewel </span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> (Singer, Jewel Kilcher, writes about her life growing up in Alaska, her bad parents, and how she made it into the music industry)</span></span></div>
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<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span class="by smallText">by Bill Clegg </span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">(Woman loses her whole family in a house fire. But every chapter is written by someone who had ties to this family.)</span></span></div>
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<br />Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-79700829091713496152015-08-24T16:00:00.002-05:002015-08-24T16:00:54.706-05:00Michigan 2015We made our annual pilgrimage to Michigan to visit friends and family. Honestly, I think traveling with kids gets worse before it gets better. The boys cried a lot in the car, and that was even with stopping and staying in a hotel. Tim just tunes them out, but I want to rip my face off!!!<br />
But alas, it's all worth it, right? RIGHT?<br />
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It was a fun time seeing everyone, spending time at the lake and trying out paddle boards for the first time. They make nice boats for kids to sit on and get paddled around FYI.<br />
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We celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary, and looked back on how crazy life has been in the last five years. Of course we wouldn't change a thing. Crazy suits us!<br />
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<br />Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-24239415728521217962015-08-01T10:19:00.003-05:002015-08-01T10:19:59.652-05:00Golden Birthday Boy <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our sweet little Finn is 1 today on the 1st! Golden Birthday Boy! </div>
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We love this little peanut so much. So full of smiles and happiness. </div>
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Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-11805047102830421362015-07-02T18:40:00.001-05:002015-07-02T18:40:57.044-05:00First Birthday Invitations + Minted<br />
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We have an almost one year old in the house! Little Finnley Parker will soon be One in August! This past year has just flown by and it's so crazy to think that at this time last summer I was hugely pregnant and so ready to meet our little Finners.<br />
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I've been planning and thinking about having a little party for Finn, and as a family, we have come up with some fun ideas. The older boys think Finn would like to celebrate at Chuck E. Cheese's, but I have to remind them that the party if for Finn and not them.<br />
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When planning a party, of course you need some invitations! So when I was contacted by <a href="http://www.minted.com/kids-birthday-invitations" target="_blank">Minted</a> to check out their<a href="http://www.minted.com/kids-birthday-invitations" target="_blank"> Kids Birthday Party Invitations</a>, I totally jumped at the chance. I've used <a href="http://www.minted.com/" target="_blank">Minted</a> before for Christmas Cards and I absolutely love their designs and the quality is very nice. They also have beautiful <a href="http://www.minted.com/art?it_category=n_artb&it_id=top1" target="_blank">art work</a> too, which I happen to have a couple of art pieces from them as well. <br />
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See!! So cute! And so hard to choose just one design. I want them all!!!! </div>
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We are so excited to celebrate our little Finn! He is such a sweetie pie, and deserves a really special day. </div>
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Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-45016226803643649492015-06-13T21:37:00.001-05:002015-06-13T21:37:06.084-05:00Summer!!!!!!!!!!I know that it isn't technically summer yet, but since my husband is done with work for the school year... it's summer!!!!!<br />
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We've finished preschool for the year for Everett. And now we've started sports camp, t-ball, and soccer camp. Anything to keep our active boy moving. Deacon will be 2.5 next week and we are having a party for him. Complete with a pinata and cupcakes and pizza. The poor kid gets such a crappy birthday being so close to Christmas, so why not celebrate his life when it's warm and sunny?<br />
Finnley is crawling and standing and eating every Cheeto he can find on the floor. He's such a smart little guy. I mean, seriously, I show him how to do something and then he copies it. And he's so cute and little, like super, 3% on the growth charts, little. I don't care... I think he's awesome.<br />
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We have a super fun summer full of lots of fun activities. Trying to stay sane with three really active boys. My husband asks me everyday when we are going to have number 4. WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM? This is the first year since 2010 that I haven't been pregnant at some point in a year. EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR.<br />
My poor body needs a break.<br />
We were on a break!!!! (name that show)<br />
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And that is all I've got... so here is my obligatory photo dump: <br />
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NEVER MIND! Just realized that this is the new computer (the boys broke our old one grrr) And so I have no pictures on here. But this is the newest photo of Finn at 10 months. Because he is the baby and the sweetest and doesn't call me the following:<br />
Stupid Mama<br />
Bad Mama<br />
Poopy Mama<br />
Gerbil Mama (don't ask)<br />
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The other day I said to my husband, There better be a special place in Heaven for moms of all boys.<br />
He said, Isn't just being in Heaven special enough?<br />
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Here is the best baby in the whole entire world. Why would I need another.............. ????<br />
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Is it Spring yet? The days are dark and cold and I'm ready for long sunny days and warmth! We've been getting by, but it's hard to leave the house with three kids when it's minus 100 degrees outside, or so it feels. I like to hibernate, but this is getting ridiculous! The baby weight doesn't just fall off by itself when you sit on the couch and binge on Sister Wives. I want to go for a walk, or go to the zoo. Never mind, Why would I go to the zoo when I live at the zoo? Is it just my boys or are all little boys wild feral children? We are caged animals, and we need to be free! </div>
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Someday we'll be free of the tyranny of winter! But in the mean time, here are some pics of the boys. Because what else am I supposed to take pictures of? </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"first we are going to bring all our toys out into the living room, then we are going to dump and throw them everywhere. After that, let's have a wrestling match, hurt each other and then start screaming as loud as we can. Top it off with dumping our water\juice\food on the floor and pooping our pants simultaneously. "</td></tr>
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Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-51392478338886386422015-03-05T23:26:00.003-06:002015-03-05T23:26:24.787-06:007 Months! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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How can my baby be a half of year old now? He was just born!!! I love this little peanut so much!Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-55385969512249838942015-01-08T12:48:00.000-06:002015-01-08T12:48:16.602-06:002014 Book ReviewAnother year, another year of books. My goal again this year was to read 52 books. I read 34. whaa whaa. I mean, it's pretty good, but in 2013, I read 38 books. You might say, You had a baby in 2014!!! Who has time to read? News Flash Walter Cronkite, I had a baby right at the end of 2012 too... a baby who was actually supposed to be born in 2013. So for realz, I also had a baby in 2013. No excuses!! And no, no babies for me in 2015. Please girl.<br />
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I think last year when I posted my books, I wrote about each one and highlighted my favorites. This year I'm going to mix it up and use my <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7380426-sabrina" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> rating system using the star amount I gave each book. Last year my favorite book was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Me-Before-You-Jojo-Moyes/dp/0143124544/ref=sr_1_1_twi_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1420741629&sr=8-1&keywords=Me+before+you" target="_blank">Me Before You, by Jo Jo Moyes</a>.<br />
This year, I don't know that I had a stand out favorite, although I did enjoy quite a few books.<br />
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<b>One Star: </b><br />
No one star books this year. But basically, if I don't like a book, I just stop reading it. Life is too short to read bad books!!<br />
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<b>Two Stars:</b><br />
The Best of Me, Nicholas Sparks<br />
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<b>Three Stars:</b><br />
Dad is Fat, Jim Gaffigan<br />
The Fault in Our Stars, John Green<br />
Lost Lake, Sarah Addison Allen<br />
Blame, Michelle Huneven<br />
Off Course, Michelle Huneven<br />
The Middlesteins, Jami Attenberg<br />
Labor Day, Joyce Maynard<br />
The Burgess Boys, Elizabeth Strout<br />
Still Lolo, Lauren Scruggs<br />
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<b>Four Stars:</b><br />
The Secret Keeper, Kate Morton<br />
All Fall Down, Jennifer Weiner<br />
The Matchmaker, Elin Hilderbrand<br />
California, Edan Lepucki<br />
Crazy Rich Asians, Kevin Kwan<br />
The Vacationers, Emma Straub<br />
Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife, Peggy Vincent<br />
The Hundred-Foot Journey, Richard Morais<br />
We Were Liars, E. Lockhart<br />
Farewell to the East End, Jennifer Worth<br />
Shadows of the Workhouse, Jennifer Worth<br />
Garden of Stones, Sophie Littlefield<br />
The Girl You Left Behind, Jojo Moyes<br />
The Valley of Amazement, Amy Tan<br />
The Husband's Secret, Liane Moriarty<br />
The Language of Flowers, Vanessa Diffenbough<br />
Molakai'i, Alan Brennert<br />
Before I Fall, Lauren Oliver<br />
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<b>Five Stars: Aka, the best books I read in 2014</b><br />
Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty<br />
You Should Have Known, Jean Hanff Korelitz<br />
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital, Sheri Fink<br />
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, Cheryl Strayed<br />
Burial Rites, Hannah Kent<br />
Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times, Jennifer Worth<br />
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I have so many books I want to read in 2015. My Kindle and my Library holds are insane. My goal again this year, is to read 52 books... we shall see.<br />
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Happy Reading!<br />
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<br />Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-28229398726663413992015-01-03T22:06:00.003-06:002015-01-03T22:06:35.303-06:005 Months! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-65264478225196870522014-12-24T18:36:00.003-06:002014-12-24T18:36:59.366-06:00Merry Christmas! <div style="text-align: center;">
We hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! </div>
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<br />Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-42704156696295947512014-12-21T21:46:00.000-06:002014-12-21T21:46:07.354-06:00Birthday Boy! Happy Birthday to my sweet little Deacon! How are you already 2 years old? It seems like yesterday when you were just a tiny little preemie. And now you are fun and silly big boy! We love you so much!<br />
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<br />Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121871412387502050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091939931223101244.post-44580418728030734622014-12-09T12:56:00.000-06:002014-12-09T12:56:03.747-06:00Christmas is coming! We've been busy lately with all things Christmas and getting ready for Christmas. It really is the most wonderful time of the year. So far we've watched, The Grinch, Rudolph, Curious George Christmas, Elf, Home Alone (which became way to violent for my already rowdy boys), and Ice Age Christmas. We've made cookies, and danced to Christmas songs<br />
I had a gift exchange with my MOPS moms. Which is always nice to get out of the house. And I snuck out of the house to celebrate with my mom being skin cancer free. Cancer sucks yo!<br />
We saw Santa twice and the older boys thought he was lame and chose to sit on ATV's and lawnmowers over sitting on the old geezer's lap. Finn was a good sport about it though.<br />
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In the upcoming weeks we have a Gingerbread House making night, A bowling birthday party, and Deacon's 2nd birthday!<br />
And on top of all of that I have to make a dessert for Teacher Appreciation day at Everett's school, a meal for a friend who just had a baby, a snack for our ECFE potluck, an appetizer for my husband's work potluck, cookies for a cookie exchange, and a partridge in a pear tree.<br />
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We have a Singer Christmas party coming up and a Robideau Christmas party too. And we get to celebrate lots of little birthdays for Levi, Piya, and Deacon. All these December birthdays... it's a non-stop party.<br />
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