Happy Thanksgiving... Happy second night of Hanukkah!

I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! I am very thankful this year. I am lucky enough to finally have my dream come true of being pregnant. I am Thankful for Jeff and my family. We are having a low keyed Thanksgiving. We are just staying in the two of us and having Boston Market. I have never really been a huge fan of Thanksgiving. I don't plan on hitting any of the malls or stores today. I am going to wait. I know they are still going to have some amazing deals later on in the year. Not to mention, I have a feeling they will be having more deals for the rest of the month. The stores want money. I am waiting for Jeff to finish his list. Jeff and I celebrated the first night of Hanukkah last night. My dad was sweet enough to let me have the electric menorah that has been in our family for decades. I am not supposed to breath in candle smoke or fumes. It was wonderful having Jeff say the Hanukkah blessing with me. I am looking forward to the next 7 nights. Also Jeff made the most amazing latkas ( Potato Pancakes) for us. I have to say they were so delicious. I can't wait until he makes more tonight. I am not really a great cook. I am more of a baker. I will be starting to cook more soon. Since I think Jeff will want more home cooked meals when our little miracle arrives in April. I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and a wonderful and special Hanukkah!

Well this what has happened fish wise.

We got two new fish last night. They did not even last through the night. So we are going to totally clean out the tank and rinse it for about a month. We went back to Petco and the very nice young lady there helped us. She said she has also had problems from the fish store we went too. So we ended up getting a pretty dark blue male Beta fish we have named Squishy. Hopefully Squishy will be OK in his own little tiny fish bowl. Kermie our new gold fish baby so far is holding on. So fingers crossed she stays alive. She is in her own tank since she is the last remaining gold fish. We did everything that we were told to do at the fancy store. So I think from now on we are going to stick with Petco. That is where I had purchased the late Skeeter and Scooter. So I guess the lesson learned is more expensive does not always mean better. At least when it comes to fish babies. As for the little miracle in my tummy, I am having some more moment then I have in the last few days. Future daddy does not seem as excited as I am. Maybe because he is dealing with the cleaning out the fish tank.

Appointment went well!

We went to our monthly OBGYN appointment. The doctor said all internal organs IE Heart, Lungs etc look normal. Thank Goodness! I only gained 5 lbs this month. So so far in 20 weeks I have gained 11 lbs. Which the doctor said is normal! Happy Dance. The doctor also said that it is ok to have a few tiny candy bars. Just try to eat a balanced diet. I am trying to do this. Sometimes I falter like last night with the Double Double from In N Out. Oh and the fries. I didn't have that much with the fries. I am not a huge fan of their fries. So we have set our next appointment for mid December. Hard to believe I am already at the half way point. I do feel very blessed. I will be counting my blessings this Thanksgiving. I just want a healthy happy baby this April! I am feeling more flutters and jabs which I tell future daddy about. I welcome all of the flutters and jabs. Talk to you all more later, have a great day!!

Movement and appointment.....

Our little Miracle has been active over the last few days. Which I think is a good sign. We are also going to see the doctor tomorrow. My food cravings have been all over the place. Everything from mini candy bars, Cheeseburgers, and bananas.We went to our favorite baby clothes resale store over the weekend. Future daddy was very nice and let me get a bunch of new clothes for our little miracle.
 Our oldest  fish now Scooter is swimming around and has gained weight. I am not sure if she is getting sick or not. She has started to lay on her side for a little bit. I didn't think that was a good sign when her brother Skeeter past last week. I really don't want to lose another fish baby. I don't know if I can handle that. I finished my first baby afghan and I have to say I think it turned out pretty well. It has a few mistakes, but then again only G-d makes things that are perfect. I am now working on a baby sweater. This is my first attempt at a baby outfit. I have only made one other outfit and that was a jacket for my stepmother. I gave it to her because I didn't care for it. My stepmother loves it and has gotten many complements on it. I am not sure what we are going to be doing this year for Thanksgiving. I have to be honest I have never been a fan of Thanksgiving. I find it is just an excuse for people to overeat. Do people really give a ton of thanks? These days people seem to want to go to the mall for deals on more crap that they don't need. This year I am really not getting anything for anyone. I might get a few things for our little miracle. I got our little miracle the cutest bear online. It arrived today from Build a Bear. Sorry that I don't write everyday. Sometimes I don't really have much to say. I am thankful for anyone who is nice enough to spend the time to read my blog. Have a good evening everyone. I will keep you guys posted on what happens at our doctor visits.

Sad to say... Our beloved fish Skeeter past away last night.

Our beloved fish Skeeter died last night. I had him for about two and a half years.Which as the fish guy told me, is a LONG time in the life of a gold fish. He was a wonderful and sweet gold fish. He was orange and thin. He grew to be very long. He was with me through one of the toughest times in my life. I will never forget my baby Skeeter.  Sadly he ended up getting a case of bloat about a week ago. Jeff and I tried everything, peas, medician, and changing out some of the water every night. He hung on for about a week and past last night. I have cried for hours. He was my little fish son. I didn't want our little girl Scooter to be lonely. So today I went out and got Scooter three new siblings. One is round and orange. The second is small and white with the cutest little puckered mouth. The third is a orange fish with brown around all of his fins. I was not to sure about him, but he is calm and sweet. I think he will bring a zen to the tank. I am waiting for Jeff to come home to name them. I have a feeling I will be keeping to the Muppets theme. Yes, Skeeter was the name of a Muppet, from the Muppet Babies Cartoon. I hope to post pictures soon.  . They will just be in my heart in a new way. Hopefully be good company for my sweet little girl fish Scooter.

Going for our 18 week ultrasound tomorrow!!!

Future Daddy and I are going for our 18 week ultrasound tomorrow. I am very excited about this. I am not sure if he is or is not. He does not really show much emotion about anything. It is his personality.I am hoping when we see the new ultrasound he at least smiles. I do not expect tears. We do NOT want to know the sex of our little miracle. I think we both want to be surprised. I feel there are no more surprises in life. One amazing thing happened last night. I was lying on my left side in bed. It seems to be the only side I am comfortable on these days. I felt what seemed like a little jab. Only for a second. On my ride side of my tummy.  I have a friend who said she says it was the baby getting comfy.  I do look forward to any sort of flutter or jab! Yesterday afternoon when future Daddy  reading Toy Story, they made a book out of the movie. I felt a flutter. I really think the baby is starting to know our voices!! This makes me so excited. I still have to remind myself to sing in the shower. I keep forgetting to do that!! I am just hoping for a healthy happy miracle baby. I am trying not to worry about anything. Easier said than done with my personality. The funny thing is that everyone is telling me how calm and relaxed I am. I find this to be a true statement. I feel very Zen like now that I am pregnant. I am really hoping that we can still have a dvd and photos. I want to share it with friends and family. I have been told by many friends that the tech will be able to show us the baby without showing us the gender. I am really looking forward to see what is in store for us tomorrow.

Yesterday's feeling.....

Yesterday morning and even on Saturday I was Craving a bagel. I mean really wanting a bagel badly. To the point where I was lying in bed Sunday morning at four A.M. and wondering what time they opened. I was going to go get one myself. Luckily Jeff was very sweet and after his shower he went and got me not one but two bagels. My usual which is a very darkly toasted sesame bagel with butter. I finished it up and wanted the other one. I know carbs!! I say who cares. It isn't like I am doing this every single day. He or She tells me what they want me to eat. It wanted the second bagel. The amazing thing was I actually FELT a real BIG FLUTTER!! I have to say I think this was the first real movement that was not just a tiny flutter. I started crying like what else a baby!! Get the pun!  I also got a few more cute outfits for our miracle. Started to knit a afghan. I checked with my friends. They said it is ok. Plus it will keep me calm. I really need to keep calm. So what else besides knitting keeps me calm. I have to say not much. We are going to the doctor tomorrow for our appointment. I am both excited and nervous. I am trying to eat healthy. Then my brain screams ICE CREAM a few nights a week. We also finished up our baby registries at BuyBuyBaby and BabiesRUS. I have to say I feel a sense of relief. I wanted to get that done before I got to big to walk around the aisles. I will keep you guys posted on what happens at the doctor appointment tomorrow.

Freaking out!! I will tell you why!!???

Freaking out!!! The reason you ask. Don't worry I am fine so is my bundle inside of me. Thank Goodness. Plus we are going to the doctor on Tuesday. I am freaking out because the girl name I have picked out is now on a list of 28 names on the rise!!! What do I do??!! Do I ditch this name I have wanted since I was 10 years old. I knew this was going to happen!!! Do I go with a beautiful biblical name? Can I use a Jewish name that I love, but that a friend has? Not naming the baby after this friend. I just like her name. Do I go with the name I have been using to call my little miracle. I think boy, everyone else thinks it's a girl. I can't ask the doctor what we are having. Jeff and I swore we don't want to know. I think it's more fun and better that way. I am  fine with a boy. I would love a boy. I heard boys show you more affection. Then again, I have heard boys are more of a handful. I am not sure at 40 if I am going to have the energy to run around chasing a wonderful bundle of baby boy excitement!! I might of when I was in my early 20's or even my 30's. I will be the one spending most of the time with my bundle of joy after Jeff has to go back to work. So any suggestions on girl names? Seriously I am soooooo bummed right now!!! I don't want her being one of many with the name I have wanted since I was 9 or 10 years old!!!

I'm pregnant!! Trying to figure out baby names if it is a boy...

I am pregnant. We don't want to know what we are having. So we are looking up boy names tonight. Jeff's suggestions so far have been Grover and Carlton. My answer to those names are. I don't want to name my son after a blue Muppet or a weird guy from Fresh Prince of Bel Aire. Then he suggested Willis. I said back to him. "What are you talking about Willis."- reference from Difference Strokes the 80's tv show. He also suggested Darryl. My response was, this is Darryl and my other brother Darryl. From another 80's show Newhart. I am starting to think he just wrote 80's tv show characters into the google search bar. Is he going to suggest next that we name a boy Twiggy from Buck Rodgers???!! I am not sure if I want to keep laughing or hit him with a flip flop. Jeff has an old pair of blue flip flops he wears. I have a feeling he is doing this on purpose. I told him, fine I will name the baby and he will have no say in it. I think he wants a say. So let's see what 80's or 90's TV show character Jeff comes up with next!!!

Hot for Teacher#1and #2 The Lesson by Nathan Stratton

Hot for Teacher- book #1 and The Lesson- book #2 ( Submission University) By Nathan Stratton are  Erotica. They are Steamy with a capital S. I came across these books via suggestions from Amazon. It is the story of April who goes back to school at the age of 26. She ends up in Professor. Adam Stone's class. He teaches "Power Dynamics".   There is chemistry between them even from the first look. April decides what the heck does she have to lose but google him. After she finds out that he really writes his research articles and  papers on BDSM. She gets up the nerve to  write him an email. You will want to read this series to find out what happens. I am going to be adding future books or chapters of this story as soon as they come out! This man rivals any of the best BDSM writers I have ever read. I will be adding more of his books to my TBR list later. I do have to say it is nice to get a man's perspective on this subject. It is refreshing to say the least.

How did you celebrate your 4th?

How did you celebrate your 4th of July. Jeff and I went shopping. Yes, I know not a patriotic way of celebrating. I did think a lot about the troops that are still serving and those who have served. I hope that they got to enjoy this great holiday. I do think this is one of my favorite holidays. I do feel lucky to be able to live in such a great country. Jeff and I bbq'd some steaks. Jeff looked very sexy lighting the grill and grilling the steaks. I love when he does very manly things like this.  I know Dr. Oz would not of been happy with me. Dr. Oz says you should only have meet on the weekend. I have a feeling he would be ok with it being a holiday. I have to start cutting back on meat in general. I seem to be eating it a bit to often lately. I know it affects me. So I will be going back to chicken and veggies again.  I got a new purse that I have to say in all honesty is really a backpack, but it works for all of my stuff. We did not do anything like fireworks. Loud noises scare me. So we just spent the night in watching tv and relaxing. I really enjoyed our afternoon nap. Of course he tried to take my cuddle pillow. I made sure I got it back. :) I hope you enjoyed your forth as much as Jeff and I did.

Love Me by Bella Andre

Love Me by Bella Andre is The story of Janica Ellis and Luke Carson. You may or may not of read Take Me. I suggest you read Take Me, first. It is the story of Lily and Travis. You meet Janica and Luke in this first book Take Me. Janica is a young up and coming fashion designer.  Janica has had a   crush on Luke her sister's best friend for  as long as she can remember. Luke is an emergency Doctor who seems to live at the hospital. He can't seem to relax or enjoy life. He is to afraid he has to help and save everyone. After something happens one night at the hospital, he shows up on Janica's doorstep. Is this the beginning of something? Can Janica and Luke cross the invisible line that has been in the sand for more than 5 years? Can Janica help Luke in ways nobody else can? Bella Andre is becoming one of my favorite writers, and I have only read two of her books. I am going to be reading more of her books in the future. I give this book 5 stars!

Fun weekend so far!!

Jeff and I had a lot of fun Friday and today. Friday night we went out for a dinner. Nothing to exciting, just some grilled cheese. For some reason grilled cheese on sourdough bread is a wonderful comfort food. I was good and had a salad as a side. Jeff was very sweet and bought me some new clothes at Old Navy. They were having an amazing sale. I needed some more shorts and a few tank tops. It seems to be getting hotter and hotter lately. Not because it is summer time, but every year it feels as if the sun is baking us. I ended up getting this amazing multicolored blue light weight top. I am probably going to wear it on our drive to Vegas in August. As some of you know, I am looking into a new Kindle. Since my old Kindle is not working very well and is out dated. So I asked for suggestions and I think I am going to get a Kindle Fire HD. The only downside is that there is not a camera on it. Other then that, it s a perfect fit. Plus I really want to get some cute covers for it. I have a thing about cute covers. I got myself two new phone covers. One is dark blue with some pretty metalic flowers. The other is a pretty pink with white vines.  I of course had to stop by Barnes and Nobel. I ended up getting two more books and a cute tiny book light to attach to my books. So hopefully I can read at night and not wake Jeff up. He needs his sleep or else he is very grumpy.  Jeff and I will probably just relax tomorrow. I forgot to mention, we went to Downtown Disney today. We wanted to say goodbye to Tom one of our favorite Disney Employee's. He was retiring and today was his last day. We did not get to see him. The good news is that we got to see him last weekend to say goodbye. He is a very sweet older gentleman who has a heart of gold. Jeff was also wonderful and bought me the best pen. It is a giant push pen. I have a thing for push pens. Now I can write something and feel like a giant! We also bought soft chocolate chip cookies. I checked the calorie count and they are only 115 calories per cookie. So I don't feel to guilty if I only eat one cookie!  I hope you all are having a great weekend.

This really pissed me off..People these days..

First off,  like many people I am  just shocked that someone could use someone else's words in their book. Then have the book published. Then I find out today there might be more than one person who has done this. Wow how lazy and stupid can people be? I hope this person gets sued. They ripped off two different authors in two different books. I am not just talking about a line or two. I am talking about full paragraphs! One section looked like it was more than a full page. How lazy and greedy can you be to steal someone else's work? I can't write to save my life, but to steal is just wrong! On a second note, I am really PISSED OFF! An author asked people to ask her questions. I asked her what is her favorite color. She said green. Someone else asked her why did she _______. Which pretty much gave away the ending of this book! I don't want to read it now. You have to understand, I don't forget things like that! The book in on my nightstand! I am now going to return it and go get another of her books. I wish people would think before they do things! I sure hope my day gets better. I hope you all have a good day! On a great note. I have a wonderful father! He is being very very sweet and paying my car registration for me!! Yeah!!! So now I will have more money for books for Naughty Mafia and money for more Toad the Wet Sproket T-shirts!! I am very happy about this!!

Working out,Arms and being bad with chips.

Today I did level 2 of a Jillian Michaels 30 minute dvd. The way I look at it, I am sweating like I am made of water. I am pushing myself. So why the heck should I do over an hour? Sometimes, I do like to do more then 30 minutes. Today was NOT one of those days. On another note, my arms are looking really good. I can see some great definition. It has been a very slow process. It will probably still be a slow process. I am fine with that. I have a major love/hate affair with salt and sugar. Probably more with salt. I love kettle potato chips. I think I had about 15 today. I know I was bad I did not count. I will push myself more tomorrow to make up for those chips. I also LOVE hot peppers. Those are on my diet plan. I have heard and red that hot peppers are good to boost your metabolism. So I try to eat them everyday if I can. I guess you can say I am spicy. ;) I am knitting myself a new beret. It is a light powder blue. It is a new pattern. I have not knitted something for myself in awhile. I love knitting for friends, family and charity.  I just wanted to knit this beret. I am not sure when I can wear it. I am sure it will not work on our Vegas trip in August. Since it is going to be in the teens if not worse. So I will have to wait until it gets colder to wear it.

Restore My Heart by Chelsea Camaron- Book review

Restore My Heart by Chelsea Cameron is a Contemporary Romance novel.
Dina has been in a horrible relationship and gets hurt in so many different ways. Ryder comes in and seems to be like a savior.
Ryder is a player he owns a garage and restores vintage cars.Ryder is learning that being a player is not all it is cracked up to be. Especially when someone from his past is getting in the way of what could be a future with Dina.  Dina is still dealing with her parents death and is reserved with her feelings.

I enjoyed the angst between Ryder and Dina as they deal with their feelings for each other. Can these two people trust one another?
 I give this book 5 stars! I also loved book #2 which is Savaged that continues the story of Maggie and Bryden. Dina and Ryder's best friends and business partners. I hope you love these books as much as I do. I can't wait to read more from this wonderful writer Chelsea Camaron.

Having fun today with some of our oldest "children"

As you know Jeff and I can't have real babies. So our dolls are our children. Today we took Vanessa Adina aka Nessa and our son Lindsey Roddy out for some quality time. Vanessa Adina and Lindsey Roddy I guess you could say are twins. They were "Adopted" on the same day. They both have brown or reddish hair and brown eyes. They are Cabbage Patch dolls. Jeff and I went and had breakfast at the Harborside restaurant. That is on the Balboa Peninsula. I don't think the heavy food of yummy crepes and eggs benedict agreed with us. We got headaches later on in the afternoon and had to take a nap. After we had breakfast, Jeff and I went over to our local AAA Automobile club to take to them about our big vacation. I have decided that we are going to go to Florida in mid January to celebrate my Big number birthday!! No I wont tell you which one it is. Guess! :) Hints are in previous blog posts, so you should know if you are a faithful reader. :) We were supposed to go almost 3 years ago, but did not.This is one of the places I want to go to on my bucket list. The other three are Italy to see the Trevi Fountain, Prince Edward Island in Canada since I am a huge Anne of Green Gables fan! Oh and the other one is Australia. It is going to cost some coin so to speak, but Jeff owes me big time! So he better come threw or else!!! When we were at AAA we also got discount movie tickets! After that we promised Vanessa Adina and Lindsey Roddy that we were going to take them to get new outfits! They are our oldest Cabbage Patch Kids. Let's just say Vanessa was bouncing off the wall for over a week, since I told her about this! We went to a mall first that did not have a Build a Bear, then we ended up at Downtown Disney. To say they got spoiled is an understatement. Vanessa got a cute little outfit that has Gwen Stefani's little dolls all over it. She also got a outfit that has Spongebob on it. It is so cute. The yellow t shirt has Spongebob on it. The shorts or lounge pants ( Vanessa says they are shorts) have Spongebob's face all over them. Lindsey Roddy got a pair of blue jeans with a dinosaur and a hanging chain from them. He says the chain makes him feel tough! The shirt is red black and white plaid with little dinosaurs on it. He also got a nice pair of plaid shorts and a white t-shirt with a dinosaur on it for Vegas. He wants to look cool and feel cool. The total came to over $75 dollars!! Vanessa could not leave without the cute doll head bag and hair bows to finish off her Gwen Sefani outfit. I thought the funniest thing was the "twins" are older then the people that were helping us. The two women helping us were 20 and 26. I started laughing when I told them that Vanessa Adina and Lindsey Roddy were 29 years old. Tonight to make their day even better Jeff and I are taking them to see Monsters University. On a sad note. We got to see Tom our favorite Downtown Disney worker and he is retiring. Good thing we went today. He told us next weekend is his last to be at Disney. So we are going to go there next weekend to say goodbye. He is a sweet man and it's funny when he calls me his girlfriend. Tom is old enough to be my grandfather. That is all for today. Have a good weekend!

New York Times Best Selling Author A.L. Jackson

If you have not read any of her books. These are books, that will grip your from the first page. My favorite is When We Collide. I am looking forward to If Forever Comes which is to be released in September.

If Forever Comes by A.L Jackson Cover Reveal

Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17859033-if-forever-comes

SYNOPSIS:

If Forever Comes, the final chapter in the New York Times Bestselling Regret Series (Lost to You and Take This Regret).
Christian Davison’s life is complete. With a ring on Elizabeth’s finger and his daughter at his side, he’s ready to run headlong into their future.
Elizabeth Ayers never believed she would again find this kind of joy—the joy of a family and the wholeness found in the touch of the man she’s always loved.
Their love is intense and their passion only grows as they set out to rediscover each other.
But life is never easy.
Rocked by the unforeseen, Christian and Elizabeth will find themselves fighting for the one thing they hold most important—family

EXCERPT:

I stood in the hush of the darkened room, the long drapes pushed to the side as I leaned with one hand pressed to the wall just at the side of the window. I stared out, watching as winter pressed down on the city. Snowflakes fluttered toward the ground as they were set free from the inky sky. Through the haze, lights glimmered, and far below, the city was still alive even though night had grown late.
My past seemed to echo from the streets, the memories so thick they almost seemed alive.
I looked over my shoulder and let my eyes wander over the one who inhabited them all.
Elizabeth lay facing me, twisted just to the side, her blonde hair spread out over the pillow where she rested her head. Her chest lifted and fell in a slow cadence, her soft breaths released into the air.
The deepest kind of devotion quickened my heart and pumped fiercely through my veins.
Sometimes it was hard to believe we’d come this far, that this beautiful girl lying across the room from me had been strong enough to forgive me for the greatest mistake I’d ever made, that she was good enough to look past my failure, and that she had the capacity to lie there now, lost in sleep, free of fear and full of love.
A wistful smile tugged at my mouth as my gaze traveled over her perfect body. She wore a short nightgown, the creamy material bunched up over her hip, the length of her legs fully exposed. One arm was draped over her head, and the other was stretched across the sheets in the spot where I had held her in my arms as she’d fallen asleep.
Emotion squeezed my lungs, knocked at my ribs, just as strong as the desire that lifted in a crushing swell before it settled as a subdued ache in the pit of my stomach.
Elizabeth would never stop stealing my breath.
Only because she possessed my soul.
As if she felt the intensity of my stare, she stirred. Those brown eyes blinked open as she adjusted to the dimness in the room. A soft, sleepy smile crept to her lips when she found me watching her in the shadows. She ran her hand over the sheets on my side of the bed. “What are you doing way over there when you’re supposed to be in bed with me?” she whispered.
“Just thinking.”
She lifted up onto her elbow. “And what are you thinking about?”
My mouth tipped up in a slow grin as I made my way over to her. She rolled onto her back just as I crawled over her,
bracing myself on my hands and knees.
“Thinking about you. What else would I be thinking about?” I trailed the back of my index finger down her cheek and along the underside of her jaw. At her chin, I twisted my hand to drag my fingers all the way down her neck to the cleft between her breasts.
A soft breath parted her lips.
“You consume me, Elizabeth,” I said. “Every second.”
Trembling, she reached up to cup my jaw. “Always.”
That word shot straight through me, her touch a firestorm that singed me from the inside out.
And she had it right. I wanted her. Always.
I pressed my hands into the bed on either side of her head, dipped to caress her mouth with mine in the same second her fingers wove through my hair. I could feel her heart hammering, pounding just as hard as mine, this thrum of need spinning through us with the slightest touch.
It’d always been that way.
Always.
I rocked and Elizabeth moaned, our bodies pitching and lifting and seeking, the soft skin of her inner thighs like strokes of fire as they brushed against mine. Our tongues caressed and every last inch of my body hardened. God, there was nothing in this world that felt so good.
I pulled back, one hand gripping the fabric at her hip as I searched her face.
“Elizabeth, I don’t want to wait. I know that’s what we planned, but being here, in this city, it just makes me think of all the time I wasted, and I don’t want to waste any more.”
Shock rolled through her, and brown eyes snapped up to lock on mine. “What do you mean?”
“All of it, Elizabeth…waiting to get married…waiting to add to our family. I want it all…and now…because I want it with you.”
“Christian—”
“Don’t say anything now. I just want you to think about it.”
She grabbed my face. “I don’t need to think about it. I’m ready for this. Ready for us to move on.”
Relief and joy escaped me in a throaty groan. It was all I wanted, to spend my life with her, to spend it with our daughter, to live for my family, to watch grow.
“Oh my God, Elizabeth.” I dropped to my elbows, brought us closer, our kiss frenzied between our words.
“Christian.”
“I love you so much…so much.”
I sucked at her bottom lip, kiss her at the edge of her perfect mouth, dropped to feast along the line of her jaw.
My nose got lost behind her ear, in her hair, in the softness of her skin.
I burned.
Elizabeth arched, silently begged.
I rose to one elbow and grabbed her left hand, kissed the ring she allowed me to place on her finger. “Forever,” I promised against it.
Her heart thudded a little more. “Forever,” she said.
And I couldn’t wait for forever to begin.

Author: A.L. Jackson

A.L. Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of Take This Regret and Lost to You, as well as other contemporary romance titles, including Pulled and When We Collide.

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There needs to be more than 24 hours in a day!

I am starting to think there needs to be more than 24 hours in a day. Is it me or the older we get the more we have to do and the less time we have to do it? I also would love to be able to be in two places at once. I know we don't have time machines and I forgot what country said that Time Travel is not possible. I think it was China or Japan that said this. Then again who knows maybe in like 50 Centuries from now it can really happen. We won't be here but it might happen in the future. I would love to be able to knit, and read at the same time. I just can't since I need to hold the book or in this case my Kindle. Yes, I know I don't like Kindle/Ebooks. In this case I could only get this book on Kindle. I am happy thought I think fingers crossed I have been able to figure out the beret pattern I am working on. It has a very difficult pattern. Jeff was sweet and wrote it out. So we shall see in a few weeks. I want to take my time on this beret. It's for my dear friend Erika. I can't wait to make her one out of the hot pink verigated yarn I got her. Have a great day everyone!

This is Who I Am by Cherise Sinclair - Book review

This Is Who I Am is the seventh book in the Masters of the Shadowlands series by Cherise Sinclair and an erotic romance novel.

Linda, freed from the slavers, wants to return home and be normal with her quiet life. Yet, she bounces between wanting to return to a normal life and she won't even admit she's a masochist. Unfortunately, to add to her complications, trouble follows her. Sam, her rescuer and a sadist, keeps in contact with her due to his attraction. Can she trust him after all she's been through?

This is steamy and wonderfully written with amazing BDSM and sex scenes. I loved how we got to see many sides of Sam. He is a Dom, and a Sadist. I love Cherise Sinclair's books. She is one of my favorite writers. I give this book 5 stars. I can't wait for the next book in this amazing series. If you have not read her Club Shadowlands series I recommend it! Especially if you love BDSM books!

I'm so EXCITED!! OMG OMG!!

Why am I so excited? I will tell you why I am so excited!! Jeff really came through this time!! My favorite group of all time, I mean in the world is Toad the Wet Sprocket!! They are a band from the late 80's early 90's. They are I would say light rock, some edge, not really ballads. I fell in love with this group in the beginning of High School. Yes, I am showing my age. LOL... I have all of their albums and I played them on the last trip to Las Vegas. Jeff got us tickets to see them at the end of summer in concert!! To say I am excited is really an understatement. I know they will probably playing songs from their new album that will be coming out. I can't wait to hear more. I have already heard one song. I also really hope that they have T-Shirts to buy!! I really would love another T-Shirt. I have one, but it is old and only says TTWS on it. I want one with the full name. I got to see them in Concert in Las Vegas about 12 or 13 years ago, maybe more. I really don't remember at this point in time. I am just over the moon right now!!

I am really starting to Hate Technology!

I am really starting to HATE Technology. I am old school when it comes to certain things. I like going into a bank and talking to a teller. I enjoy making a phone call and chatting to someone as supposed to texting. The major thing about today's Technology I am REALLY Hating right now is my Kindle!! Yes, there I said it! I should probably tell you all why. I can't figure out how to download the damn books to my kindle!! It will not just drop into my kindle. I have to figure out how to put it in about 3 different places to get it into my kindle!! Are you F----ing kidding me!! Guess what everyone, you don't have to do that with a paperback!! The worst thing that happens with a paperback is I lose it, or it gets ruined!! I now have to wait until Jeff to get home to download the next book, I want to read/review. For my blog after the book I am reading on my kindle. I promised the author I would read and review it awhile back. I like keeping my word. I think more people should start doing that in this day and age. I am a slow reader, so waiting until Jeff gets home around 7:00 PM to help is frustrating!! I downloaded books once, and I think that was a flouck. I am going to go back to doing laundry and hopefully finish up the book I am reading now. Later today I am going to work on Erika's gray beret I am knitting her. I want to get that to her in the next few weeks. So I am hoping for a productive day! Talk to you guys more later!

If Forever Comes by A.L. Jackson Cover reveal coming Friday!

Relaxing Saturday with my Fuzzy....AKA Jeff

Today was a relaxing Saturday. I have to say we didn't do very much today. We went out for a big breakfast. I got some waffles and Jeff indulged in some sourdough french toast. I have to admit today was NOT a diet day. We indulged a bit to much when it came to food today. Our "Son" Peter is going out on a date. (Our 37 year old upstairs neighbor) I love how he leaves his phone at home. I have a feeling that he would be afraid if I called or Text in the middle of the date. Fuzzy aka Jeff was teasing me about this fact. I found out from Peter and this woman that they would be out for about 3 hours. I said hello to her, and told her I was his "Mother" in air quotes. From meeting her for about a minute or two. I have a good feeling about this woman. She shook my hand, was very polite, had a smile on her face and was from what I could tell sweet. I want our "Son" to find a nice girl. I will get the details later either tonight or tomorrow. Peter already knows, he is going to get grilled. So he might as well just tell us. I also told him, to get his "Father" Jeff a father's day card. I am working on a beret for my friend Erika's Daughter Atara. I thought it was very sweet of Atara to ask for a beret in pink or purple.I had some pretty purple yarn. So I hope she likes the purple. I am also doing cables. I don't do them very often so I hope they come out alright. I am also going to knit Erika a gray beret hopefully later this week. I enjoy making hats for people I love. My Aunt Sue texted me today and told me that the headrest covers arrived safely and that she will post pictures of them on the mini cooper soon. All and all I would say today was a good day. I hope to post a book review soon. Sorry I am a very slow reader so it takes me sometimes two weeks to finish a book. I hope you guys have a good Saturday night. Hope to write more tomorrow.

Great day yesterday but geez I'm still tired!

Yesterday I told myself I was going to get things done. I went and bought myself those cute black and gold shiny Bob's shoes. I think I told you I had a $10 coupon. So they were not as expensive. I refuse to pay more then about $45.00 for a pair of shoes. I know some women have a major thing about shoes. I mostly just want something that will absorb the pain. I then forgot about my other errands until I was about 3 blocks from the house. I then turned around and was happy I got a bit lost. It took me to AAA the auto club that helps with roadside assistance. I needed to renew my membership. It isn't due until mid August. I wanted to pay it now since we are going out of town in August. I wanted to pay my car registration, but was told I have to wait until late July. The paperwork is not available to tell me the total I have to pay for my new tags. So at least I have one last bill to give them now. I also took a trip to Walmart. I wanted to get a set of twin sheets and a $20 gift card for a returning soldier coming back from Afghanistan. ( That is what I was told they needed.) Once that was finished I set them off to Fort Hood in Texas. I hope they make it there by the cut off date of the 17th of this month. When I got home, I was really tired. I decided to watch some of my soaps online to catch up with what is happening on All My Children. Now it is only on two days a week, so it's easy to watch both episodes in less than an hour. I am not sure what today will hold, but I feel great after yesterday. Have a great day everyone!!!

Shoes.....

I have never been a shoe horse. I think that is the expression. Someone who loves shoes. I just got rid of two pairs that I had for 8 years. Yes, 8 years. I bought these two pairs before Jeff and I started dating. To say they were filthy is being nice. They were so gross looking. Of course Jeff goes, are you sure you need to get rid of them? OMG yes, I had to get rid of them. They were caked with black dirt on the inside. Not to mention what they looked like on the outside! I decided one day when we were out for dinner to stop in at the DSW store in the mall. I ended up with two cute pairs of shoes. One tan,pink and gray sandals. The other is a pair of cute dark gray and silver Bob's. These Bob's are amazing! I wore them all the time while we were in Vegas. I have very bad feet. Not only are my feet narrow, they are also flat. I mean really flat on the bottom. I have NO cushion at all. I feel the ground hard. So when I found these amazing Bob's shoes made my Sketchers I have to say I fell in LOVE. I am going to buy at least one more pair today. I am only going to do this, because DSW sent me a $10 coupon. I am not sure but if they have cute one's in another color besides the black and silver ones. I have a feeling they might be coming home with me. I think I now own 5 or 6 pairs of shoes. The two I just talked about a pair of gym shoes I workout in. A pair of gym shoes I wear out if Jeff and I are running errands and a pair of very painful high heels. My feet can NOT handle high heels. I only got them for special events. IE I will be wearing them for the Naughty Mafia welcome party on Friday night in August. I have a feeling Jeff and I will have my shiny Bob's in the car! My feet can only handle so much torture! How many pairs of shoes do you own????

When We Collide by A.L. Jackson - Book review

When We Collide by A.L. Jackson is a Contemporary Romance novel.

William returns to his hometown after six years away. While dealing with family issues, he runs into his old flame Maggie and he starts finding out Maggie has been hiding things from him and also herself. Maggie is not sure if she can trust William with her heart. Maggie has her own issues, primarily if she can trust him after William was away for so long. Can William come back home and realize that what he left so long ago is what he has needs. I enjoyed the family interactions and love that came through with the characters trying to strive for something better. This book is a heartfelt look at love and trust. It made me cry. I wanted to yell at Maggie and tell her yes, William is one of the good guys! If you love a good cry, wonderful hero and a sweet heartwarming ending this is the book for you. I give it 5 stars. I have NOT cried over a book in a while. This one had me grabbing for the tissues so often, I should invest in Kleenex stock! I will be recommending this book to everyone!!! I want to read more about these characters!! I think this is my new favorite couple by A.L. Jackson!

Not Until You Dare- Part 1 Ebook

Not Until You Dare- Part 1 Ebook by Roni Loren. ( She writes more BDSM) So if you only want "Vanilla" romance this is going to be to HOT for you. Cela has just graduated Veterinary school. She is just going to have a quiet night celebrating alone at home. Her next door neighbors Pike and Foster whom she has been secretly lusting after for over a year would love to help her celebrate. Their idea and her idea are different. Cela's life has been planned out for as long as she can remember. She is a good girl. Can she let down her defenses and have her sexy next door neighbors Pike and Foster help her open up her bad girl before she has to move back to her family? Read this amazingly hot part 1 and find out. I give this 5 stars! I could NOT put this ebook down. I finished it so fast, wanting and needing more! I will be counting down until NEXT Tuesday, for part 2!! 5 stars!!! OMG this is a hot sexy read!!! I LOVE Roni Loren's writing!!! I am a HUGE fan!! I say the HOTTER the BETTER!!!

What happens in Vegas goes in my blog!

Had an amazing time in Las Vegas! We got to spend a nice evening with Uncle Larry and Aunt Sue. They were very sweet and cooked us a wonderful bbq meal. Jeff had so much fun in the swimming pool. I forgot to give them the seat covers for the mini cooper. I am going to put them in the mail. Jeff and I stayed at the New York New York for the first time. I have never stayed there before. I recommend staying here. Most of the staff is wonderful. I had a real douche bag of a dealer Sunday night named Jesse. Other then him, everyone was very kind and helpful. The house cleaning staff and baggage people are very kind. I stocked up on soap! We found a new soap store just by accident! It is in Monte Carlo it is called L'Core Luxury Cosmetics. We also went to several candy stores around town. I think our favorites are Lick in Monte Carlo and Sugar in Venetian. I have a major thing for candy. It is not good for my figure or my teeth, but you only live once. We did a ton of walking when we were there. I am talking over 5-8 miles a day! We found a few more slots machines that we like. We really liked the Wizard of Oz penny slots. I seemed to not have any luck this trip money wise. This is why we go shopping first as soon as we get to Vegas!! So I don't feel horrible for losing so much money when we leave. Jeff was so sweet and bought me a ton of yarn! Now most of it is NOT for me. I am very low of chemo hat yarn. So I wanted to make sure my stash was replenished. Tomorrow I will probably be organizing! I think my feet held up so much better then they normally do. I have really bad feet. They are narrow and flat on the bottom. So I have no cushion at all. I think I found the perfect walking shoes! They are called Bob's. They are made by Skechers. I am hoping to get another pair next month in another color. The ones I have now are a dark gray silver. I loved the fact I got to take two baths. I don't have a bath tub at our apartment. So I got to use some of my bath bombs. We really wanted to get all the fun shopping done this trip, since next time we go will be in August for Naughty Mafia!! I am counting down the days for that trip!! It is 67 days from today!!! I can't handle more than 2 days in Vegas. I guess it is because I am older now and even if I get Manic in Vegas, I get worn down faster. I will write more tomorrow. I probably forgot a few things, so if I did, I will put it in another blog post!

Got my hair done.... getting ready for Vegas.

I went and saw Jaime to get my hair colored for Vegas. This is something I do before a Vegas trip. Don't ask me why, I really don't know. It just works out that I need a touch up by that time. We decided that I should do something funky. I am sort of in a rut about life, so I needed to do something! So why not put bright/bubble gum pink color stripes in my hair. I am not sure if I like it yet. I think I will have to let it grow on me. The nice thing is that Peter says it makes me look younger. That always makes me happy. Baby Sarah and Baby Katie are going to spend the weekend with their Uncle Peter and his sister. If you are wondering who Baby Sarah and Baby Katie are, they are my oldest baby dolls. They are my "children". I have had them since I was 6 and 7 years old. As you know, or don't know. Jeff and I can not have children. We had a failed IVF earlier in the year. Some people are not blessed enough to have children. We are one of those couples. Anyways, two of my oldest "girls" are going to be hanging out with their uncle and aunt. I hope they don't get into any trouble. I don't like leaving them, but they can't go with us. I am really hoping that the drive is not going to be a hard drive. I don't have cruise control on my car anymore. I was told by someone who just got back from Vegas that it is very crowded now. Then again, it is summer and high season. As long as we can do some gambling and do a bit of shopping I will be happy. I already have a ton of yarn on hold at Sin City Yarn Shop. It's a newer yarn store. They are very nice and have a really nice selection of yarn. I also am going to stock up on more soap. Our soap stash is running very low. I have several places that we like to get soap from in Vegas. Then again, I am not sure if Jeff really cares about soap or not. I think he enjoys the scents but refuses to actually let me know he likes them. I guess it is a guy thing. I just hope we have a nice weekend and forget about anything majorly happening in the world. If I don't write until Tuesday, have a good weekend!

Knitting, laundry and getting excited....

I am determined to finish the green afghan I am making for the bed today. I have two more skeins or "balls" of yarn to go. I have more yarn if I need it, but have decided to use only two more. I also am going to wash my new clothes for our fun Las Vegas weekend. I am looking forward to finally riding the roller coaster at NYNY hotel and casino. I have never been on it. I have been to Vegas a ton of times since it has been open. I just have never either wanted to spend the money or found the time to go on it. So this trip Jeff and I are going to ride it! We have already planned on where we are going. We have certain places we always go to. I can't wait to wear my two different pairs of shoes. I am saving them for Vegas. I know lame, but I want to wear their cute shoes there. I am not sure if I want to spend money and get my toes and nails polished before this trip. I could save the money and try to polish them myself. They are not going to look very good, but at least it wont cost me over $30 plus tip. Which is the going rate around Southern California. Sometimes, it is even more then that. Depending on where you go to get your nails polished. I am getting my hair done tomorrow. It has been way to long. I am not sure if I want to put fushia in my hair this time. I am going to see if we can put light pink in. It might be fun to have that much of a difference. Or else I am going to just keep it one color. Talk to you all more later!! Feel free to leave comments, or tell me where you are all from!!

Dreams, wow are they screaming lately to me...

I woke up this morning and actually remembered my dream. A pretty vivid dream. I usually forget everything in my dreams. I dreamed that I was asked to watch a dog. One of those shiny silver dogs that have big brown eyes and a cut tail. Don't ask me the type because I don't know and don't really care. I thought this was very weird since guess what guys, in real life dogs scare the shit out of me. Yes I swore. I hate dogs! Back to the dream, I said sure to this woman. I will watch your dog. Almost as soon as the woman left, the door bell rang. I opened the door. Sure enough the dog goes running, I mean running! I try to go after it, losing it in the streets. During my chase, I run into of all people Seth Rogen. I find him very funny. We end up talking and having dinner. Why I was having dinner with Seth Rogen I have not a clue in the world. He asks me if I wanted to go back to his place. Then I remember duh, I lost the dog. I finally give up and go home.Who is there waiting for me but the silver shiny dog. I decided to check my phone dream app. It says that a dog in a dream might be a symbol for a man in my life. I am not worried about Jeff running away and then coming back. I don't think Jeff wants to go anywhere. I have to beg him to go on a road trip to Vegas, or even a car ride up PCH. Not to mention Jeff has blue eyes. :) So I am wondering if this is just a weird dream or not. We have a strong relationship after many years of understanding each other. We like all couples are trying to build a relationship one day at a time. Love and Rome were not built in a day.

Manic Monday.... Some fresh air...

Today to quote one of my favorite groups was a Manic Monday... That is by the Bangles. I was up at our normal time. I had a load of wash in the washing machine before 7 am. Today I ended up with three loads of wash. I am trying to do wash at least twice a week. I am still doing 3 loads on Monday. After I put load number 3 in the dryer. It was almost 10 am. I decided that if I did another workout dvd I was going to pull my hair out. So I said, heck I have to run errands so I might as well kill two birds with one stone. I went on a walk today. I needed to get a few things at Ulta beauty Salon anyways. I was hungry since I had not eaten yet. So I stopped by Panera first. They made me a delicious and very healthy. Egg white, spinach, bacon and cheese breakfast sandwich. I also had a mocha. I was not totally awake yet. I needed the decaf mocha. I have cut down on my mocha's. Now it is really a rare thing for me to have one. I used to drink almost one or more a day. Now I might have one a month, unless we are out of town. Then I probably will have one a day while on vacation. After finishing breakfast I walked to Ulta beauty salon and picked up the few things I needed. I also splurged and got myself a nice covering makeup. Since even at the age of almost 40 years old. I will be hitting the big 40 in January. I still have acne. Which I think is a good thing. I really don't have wrinkles. I wear a spf sunblock 100 and moisturizer that also has spf in it. I then walked home after being at Ulta. I ended up doing 4.13 Miles, burned 373.4 calories and did 8735 steps!! So yes, today I feel like I am a rock star! It might not seem like a ton to you, but to me it's awesome!!!

Saw an amazing movie today!!

Jeff and I saw an amazing movie today. We don't go to the movies very often. Since most of the stuff out there is pretty much junk. We went to see the movie, "Now you see me". It had everything, great acting, suspense, car chases! One of the best casts in a long time. Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman were amazing as always. I would tell everyone to go see this movie. I mean heck it has amazing magic in it. Who doesn't love magic??? I am going to buy this when it comes on DVD. Then I went to DSW and bought myself two new pairs of shoes. My normal walking around shoes are almost 8 years old and were past the point of being gross! I also wanted a cute new pair for our Vegas trip, so why not buy a dark and a light pair. Jeff did not want to buy a new pair of shoes. Maybe he might buy some shirts in Vegas. I will let you guys know.

Saturday....so far...

Today we set up my voice mail. The guy at the store asked me if I wanted it in Spanish. I said no, my dad would call and say "Why do you have your voice mail in Spanish? We don't speak Spanish. So I asked the guy if he could set it up in Yiddish. He just looked at me funny. :) I bought Jeff some new boxer shorts. One pair has planes on them. :) Peter is rebelling today. Not only is Peter ( our 37 year old "son" upstairs friend and neighbor.) Not wearing sunblock he is also NOT bringing his cell phone!!! What if he has an emergency? I might have to ground him later. Jeff is now snoring, and hopefully will be in a better mood after his nap.

I am so glad it's FRIDAY!

I am so glad it is Friday! This has been a long week. Actually it has been a long month. I am not sure why this month felt longer then those in the past. Maybe because whenever I have something to look forward to time goes by so slowly. Have you ever noticed when you want time to go slowly it goes extremely fast? I am not sure if it is your mind playing tricks or not. I am thinking that Jeff and I might go and see a movie this weekend. We don't go to the movies very often. There really isn't anything in theaters these days that looks good enough to spend over $12.00 to see. I have a feeling that the reason this month sees so long is because we are going to Vegas soon. I always get this way right before we have a Vegas trip. One nice thing about not being able to have children, is that we can take trips whenever we want too. Jeff and I have already started to plan out where we want to go. This weekend, I think Jeff and I will just go see a movie and relax. Since next weekend, Jeff knows he won't be getting much sleep. Jeff knows how my mania kicks in whenever I go to Vegas. I might write more later....

Click to Subscribe by L.M. Augustine -Book Review

Click to Subscribe by L.M. Augustine is a Young Adult novel. I loved the book and recommend it to all teenagers and fans of Young Adult. There was a lot of emotions, friendship, young love, and finding yourself in the world. L.M. Augustine seemed to get to the core of teenage angst and you felt for the main character. This story revolves around West, a high school teenager, who writes a Vlog (video) and goofing around with his best friend, Cat. West tries to be anonymous on his Vlog and starts talking to Harper. As feelings develop with Harper, West has to deal with some serious family drama and an evolving relationship with Cat. I give this book 5 stars. This is one of the best young adult books I have read, since I was a young adult. I will be recommending it to all my friends who have preteen and teenage children!

Giving up some things, isn't a bad thing!

I read two Facebook status updates today. One person who was upset over someone taking her bagel. Another one was asking if anyone had tried the new Pepsi Next cola/soda drink. I understand about someone taking your bagel. Especially if you were really looking forward to eating it. Trust me, I have yelled at Jeff more then once for eating a food item I have been saving. I have not had a bagel in probably over 6 months, maybe more. I actually really DON'T miss them. We have a bagel place right down the street. I used to go there almost every single day. They knew me there, if I walked in there today, they would be like where have you been. Since I am not having bagels, I wont be going there!! A bagel is about from what I hear, about 5-6 servings of bread! Soda on the other hand, I also don't miss. I gave that up so long ago. I might have it if we are out in a place and they don't have a better choice. I know I should drink water, but I don't care for that to much. I am going to try to drink more water a day. Right now, I am drinking Almond milk. I have to be careful with the Almond milk since it does have calories. One day at a time with the diet, or should I call it a lifestyle change?? I think I will be working on my abs today!! Have a fun and healthy day everyone! Love to all!!!

Busy day before 1pm today!

Today was a very busy day so far! I woke up worked out for 45 minutes to a Denise Austin Body Makeover Mix. Then I dropped off the 10 chemo caps I finished for the great charity Knots of Love. I of course had to get my taco's from Avanti Natural. I swear they make the best tacos I have ever had. Not to mention they are healthier then regular taco's so I don't feel guilty. I even put avocado on them for a little bit of a healthier kick! Now for the rest of the day I am going to work on the green afghan I am knitting for the bed. I am hoping to get a big part of it done before Jeff and I go to Vegas in a few weeks. Then, I hopefully can buy some extra yarn in addition to the yarn I am already going to purchase! I know I have a ton, but you can never have enough yarn! My arms are a bit sore, so I am happy. Have a great day!!

Thank You to everyone who has served...

I would like to Thank the wonderful Men and Women who have served in the armed forces. Who have given so much of themselves and their families so that we can all have freedom. You and your families have given so much for us. You are hero's.

Lazy sunday....

Jeff and I watched two movies. Both of them were very good. We first watched Sucker Punch. Then we watched Lay the Favorite a little movie with Bruce Willis and Catherine Zeta Jones about a girl who gets into being a runner for a bookie in Vegas. I recommend it, if you are a bruce or catherine fan. It was nice to have a bbq today. We usually don't do this, but since it was so nice out, Jeff used the bbq. He is so cute when he bbq's. I love when he does anything manly like that!! I know, I turn into such a girly girl. I am working on our new afghan for the bed. Jeff says it is fine that we have two little ones as supposed to one big one. I guess it is better since the man I love, always steals the covers. He says he does not, but he does. Rookie Blue is back and still one of the best shows ever!! We love it, so we are watching it now! Hope you are all having a great Memorial Day Weekend. Thank You to all the men and women who have served our country. We can never thank you enough for all you have sacrificed for our freedom. Love to all.

Storylines I am SICK of reading about over and over again!!

I am making a list of story lines I am SICK of reading about in almost EVERY book I pick up these days!!!

1. Virgins! Virgins, who seem to be not only AMAZING in bed, but can handle more then one man in bed!

2. Military Doms or Doms that run a big business/company. Guess what NOT everyone who has been in the military wants to be a badass in bed with whips and a ball gag. Also, I have heard about men who run fortune 500 companies who cross dress or even like to dress up as babies.

3. No safe words! BDSM book writers, guess what, most people in the lifestyle do NOT use the words Red, yellow and green. They have a game plan before anything physical starts. Really, I know people who have been in the lifestyle way before 50 Shades of Crap came out. (By the way, that book was put online only at first before she got a publisher, from what I hear. Also she did her research online.) I would much rather read about the lifestyle from someone who is in it. Cherise Sinclair knows of what she writes. If you want to read about the real thing, go read her amazing Shadowland series. You can find it online. Trust me, it will make you want your husband to come home from work faster!!! It will put the spice back in your love life! I would much rather get my oil changed for my car by a guy who works on cars in a garage, as supposed to someone who is holding up a how to book in his driveway. Do you get my drift?

4. Guys lately all seem to have the same names in books! I swear I feel like sending out baby naming books to writers to stop hearing the same names! These can be Kane, Caden or Kaden, or Aiden! I swear Aiden was NOT popular 25-35 years ago!! So why does this name seem to be in so many books! Grey or Gray, Gabe, Jake,Jack,Zack,Avery or Noah. I am sure there are a ton more that I am not naming. I might update later... Whatever happened to names like Steve, Seth, Brad, Peter, Tim, Brian with an IAN not Bryan. Jason, Robert or Eric. I mean you never read about a hunky guy named Tom. Just Tom not Thomas. Also if I read one more guy with the last name of Montgomery, I will NOT buy the book. This seems to be the ONLY last name for male leads in Romance or BDSM books lately.

5. Can someone please write about a guy next door. I am talking about a guy who has a normal job with a normal name who wins the girl! This is why I love reading the "Nerd" series by Vicky Lewis Thompson. She writes about normal guys who actually can win the girl! That don't have to be a secret spy or have a deep dark secret. They are just nice guys. Oh and it's nice that some of them wear glasses. For some reason, writers refuse to have a leading man who wears glasses. I happen to find glasses SEXY! I would go for a man with glasses, before one who had perfect 20/20 vision.

6. Men of mystery? Why does every book seem to have to have a guy with a deep dark secret? If this was the case in real life as supposed to books, no woman would ever want to date! Her life would always be in danger! Or a young woman who is between the ages of 17-25 who is running from someone or something? Are there any writers out there who can write a story about a single woman in their 30's? Guess what there are a few women in their 30's, I am friend with who are still single who would like to read about women they can relate too. Yes, these women do exist.

7. New Adult category I don't understand it. It is hard to find a book in the romance section that is NOT aimed at anyone OVER the age of 26!! As I pointed out in the above, a character over the age of 25 would be nice to read about! Try to reach more age groups then the 17-25 age group.

8. I don't like reading about this plot over and over again: The woman comes home to find her boyfriend or husband in bed with another woman. Or having the woman be the cheater.
I won't read a book about cheating. It is not a nice subject, yes it might give you a plot line. You can find other ways of having a woman move on in the story line besides having a CHEATING plot line. The older I get, the more I enjoy reading! I just wish 75% of the books I pick up didn't seen as if I have read it before. Please writers try to work outside of the box. You might enjoy it. I know I will enjoy your books more!

The Best Laid Plans by Renee Peterson -Book Review

The Best Laid Plans by Renee Peterson is a new-adult book that I loved.
The book has a well written plot with mystery, intrigue, and suspense from chapter to chapter. The characters have smooth interaction and a heat develops between Lacy, a college student, and Beaux, a bar owner.
With both Lacy and Beaux getting over hurtful relationships, I enjoyed how the trust develops between them. Yet, will the family's sorted past add too much drama and get in the way? I will be recommending this book to anyone I see. It is a great love story with everything you could want in a good romance. I give it 5 stars!!!

When did it become ok to bully??

When did it become OK to bully someone for their opinion? I was on a group yesterday on Facebook and posted a comment. I started out by saying "This is my opinion" Meaning this is what I think. I just commented that I thought an actress that was cast, was the wrong choice. That she looked just like Jennifer Love Hewitt. Why the heck wouldn't they just try to cast her. ( I know Jennifer Love Hewitt, is in another show.) That this then when I got not one but two rude comments. One telling me I am not classy for my statement. Then one that was past the point of rude. Calling me a bitch and calling Jeff a pediphile? huh? As if attacking me for my statement was classy? I am thinking What the F--K? I got over 6 likes, so I know I am NOT the only one thinking this thought. I just don't see how me saying this casting choice is wrong, should have people making personal attacks. Also the show in question has been on the air way past it's prime. If a show gets to the point when you want to punch or shake the main character because all they do is wine and complain, it's time for the show to be pulled. I am NOT going to bother wasting my time on this show in the future. Or posting my thoughts in any more Facebook pages or groups! Unless I have posted there before and know I will NOT be attacked.

Today so far....

Today has been a busy day already. I did a kick butt Level 3 Jillian Michaels Abs DVD. I tried my best. I am happy to say that I am starting to see a tiny bit of improvement in my tummy!! I also was bad and bought myself a second Naughty Mafia shirt for the convention I am going to in August. I couldn't pass it up at the price. I got this one in a dark blue. My other one is white with black writing. I am also doing laundry. I am going to hopefully knit a sleep chemo cap and read some of the book I am going to review hopefully next week. Hope you all have a great Thursday!

Whatever happened to a full published book?

I have a point I need to make to authors out there. Whatever happened to you writing a full book. I am talking about giving your readers a whole book at once. Not giving their readers a first part, second part and so on. Stopping a book at a weird place as if it is a mini series on television. Are they doing this to build suspense, to get more money via making an E book verses a paperback book? You would think that the authors would know that waiting months between "publishing" their E book "chapters" that their readers would forget about these characters. I am not talking about an on going series that actually finishes a story and then a few months or even years another full story book or E book comes out. I am talking about half of a "book". More and More writers are doing this, it is starting to frustrate me. If you want more money, then please just write the whole E book and publish it all at once for $ 6.99 trust me, I would rather pay that then $ 99 cents for a "chapter".

Beg-Songs of Submission by CD Reiss

Beg- Songs of Submission by CD Reiss is a story that I loved and rate it five stars. This is a very steamy and well written story, so I hope you enjoy this read as much as I did. CD Reiss knows how to write a smoking sex scene - not all authors do. Aspiring musician and waitress Monica is trying to get her band off the ground by playing small gigs. Meanwhile at her day job, Monica gets into trouble with her manager, but needs to make the rent. Can Monica get her dream of being a musician as she starts getting involved with Johnathan? I enjoyed how Monica really cares for her friends and the cat-and-mouse interactions with Johnathan. CD Reiss had me saying, please I want the story to keep going. If part two- Tease is as good as Beg, then I will be very excited to read it! I hope to read more soon by this wonderful writer.

Doing something I have not done in months

I am doing something I have not done in months. I am lying in bed typing. I have not done this since our failed IVF. When I was on bed rest for about 2 weeks. Well we all know how that turned out. The only babies I have are my two wonderful fish and my assorted loving baby dolls. I started working out this morning, I even did a few exercises. Then all of a sudden I got nauseated. I have not felt like this since I was on my IVF meds. I am thinking maybe something I ate last night is NOT agreeing with me. I have a very tender tummy. So maybe the BLTA I had yesterday afternoon is saying something. This is a time where I love my laptop. I can lie down and type. Also with Hulu I can catch up on Days of Our Lives. I have not been watching as much as I used to. So today will be a day of rest. I hope I feel back to normal tomorrow. I don't like not working out. I feel guilty and fat when I don't. Not that it matters, since I am the same weight I have been since about March. It is now Mid May. I will do some reading today. I was asked by another blog to read and review a book for them. I am about a third of the way through it. I will let you guys know what I think later. Hope you are all having a great day!

Yarn Stash.. Yes this is a real thing.

What is a Yarn Stash some of you may ask. It is pretty much, Stash Definition. Stash (n): A knitter's supply of yarn, conveniently prepurchased and placed in the home of the knitter. Times like this I am very happy that I have one. I am not sure if I have mentioned this in other posts. I knit chemo caps or hats for people that are going through chemotherapy. I am very happy to knit these chemo caps for the wonderful charity "Knots of Love". They send out the chemo caps and hats that fellow knitters or crocheters make by hand. I have always felt that I needed to do something with my life. I am so happy I can use knitting something I love that helps me cope with my Bipolar Illness. I am in the process of knitting Men's chemo caps.
The reason why I bring up my yarn stash is that I was afraid I was running out of the color I am working with. I went over to one of my yarn baskets, ( I have about 5-6) different containers that I store yarn in. I found not one but one and a half skeins of yarn that I am working with now! I might be able to get three more men's caps out of this yarn I just found! I also located another skein of yarn I use for soft sleep caps for women! I love the yarn for the sleep caps, the only problem is that they have stopped making this yarn. So this will probably be my last sleep cap for awhile. I try to send out at least 8-10 caps a month. I hope to continue making chemo caps for the rest of my life.

Take Me by Bella Andre

Take Me by Bella Andre is one of the best books I probably have ever read! I have to say I feel like I am cheating on my other favorite writers, saying this! Take Me is the story of Lily a woman in her 30's who is a size 16!! She has always wanted to not be a wallflower but has been to scared to take a chance and stand out. One day she is at her younger sister's Janica's fashion show. Janica's is starting her own fashion line. Janica is worried since her plus size model has not shown up. She begs Lily to put on the outfit and walk the stage. Lily is worried she can't get the guts to walk the stage. So Janica being the wonderful baby sister calls Luke Lily's best friend since childhood to come and sit in the audience for moral support. Luke can't since he is called into the ER for work. Luke is a doctor. His job has to come first. So Luke asks his twin brother Travis to be a good sport and pretend to be him. Travis does not want to pretend to be his twin brother. He doesn't care to much for Lily. Travis goes reluctantly. Once, Lily comes walking down the stage, Travis can't take his eyes off of her. After the fashion show still wearing the dress Janica had her walk the catwalk in, Lily finds the confidence she never had before. She gets the guts to get Travis on the dance floor. Travis then can't seem to stay away from her. He ends up going to her job at an old furniture store and asks her to help him decorate a clients home. Lily has always dreamed of being a Interior Designer. Travis suggests Lily go with him to Tuscany to find things for his clients home? Travis has only been attracted to skinny rail thin women, handle the sizzling red head he pushed away all those years ago when they were children? He can't seem to get enough of her, but is it a real attraction to Lily or is it just something he needs to get out of his system? I give this book 5 out of 5 stars!!! I LOVED it! Thank You so much to Bella Andre for writing a book about a woman who was NOT a size 0. Lily is a beautiful size 16!! Also a woman in her 30's not someone who is 19!! I ordered the book "Love Me" the sequel to Take Me.It is about Luke and Janica. Even before I finished Take Me!! I want to read more by this wonderful author!

Waiting for a book to come out is Torture!!!

Waiting for a book to come out is torture these days. I don't mean real torture, I mean like why can't it come out sooner?!! I have so many authors with books coming down the pipeline so to speak. Teresa Mummert's book Safe Word is out now via pre order on Amazon.com I am waiting for first week of June to get the paperback copy. Sorry I am old School I like holding a real book in my hand. I have a feeling this is going to be a sizzler! She keeps posting teasers on her Facebook page. She also has another book called Suicide Note out now. I have that one on my To Be Read List! I also am waiting, I mean really waiting to read A.L Jackson's two new books. If Forever Comes (Take This Regret #2) (You should read Lost to You and then read Take This Regret) before this third book comes out! So read in order, #1 Lost to You, then read Take This Regret#2 and then read the #3 book If Forever Comes when it gets released in September!!!! The book I am waiting for, and I mean really waiting for is Come To Me Quietly by A.L Jackson. I have a countdown clock on my phone!! . That is coming out in the first few weeks of January! Keep your eye out for all of these great books! I promise you these great authors are going to want you wanting more.

Kitchen Affairs (Riverside Trilogy #1) by Brooke Cumberland-Book Review

Molly is a single young mother in her 20's. trying to balance cooking school and raising her daughter with the help of her friend Michael. She is also trying to move on with her life. She ends up bumping into Drake Stagliano who runs the hotel,and restaurant. Drake becomes in my opinion obsessed with Molly. Even going to the point of showing up on her doorstep. ( sorry but to me this screamed stalker)! They try to keep their relationship quiet. She does not want to blow her internship in the cooking program. Someone finds out. They end up trying to figure out who is it. Molly also has another admirer named Travis, He is a good single dad in the same cooking program. I liked the Travis character. I wanted Molly to have a great guy in her life. The question I had was I was not sure which guy I wanted her with. Drake or Travis. Molly had so much to deal with. Her daughter, school, love, life in general. Trying to deal with being blackmailed. Will she find love. Can she be happy finally after all these years of being alone? I enjoyed this book. I think I might give this author another chance. I give this book 3 1/2 out of 5 stars.

I had a great Mother's Day....

I thought I was going to really hate Mother's Day. I can't have babies, as I have stated before. Jeff and our "babies" our two fish and doll babies got me the must beautiful pink tulips. My favorite type of flowers. They also got me a great smelling bar of lemon and lavender soap. As you all know I collect soap! I can't wait to use it. I told Jeff it will wake us up since it is so strong. Jeff got me dark chocolate almonds! Which as of late is my go to candy! Last but not least Jeff was so wonderful and hand washed "burgundy" my car!!! It was so sweet of him to do that. "Burgundy" was so dirty. He needed a bath! Jeff was so sexy washing my car. I feel very loved. My "babies" and Jeff know I really appreciated all they did for me to make my Mother's Day wonderful!!

Happy Mother's Day...

I would like to say Happy Mother's Day to all the VERY lucky Mother's out there. This is a day I hope you cherish. Know that you are loved by people that call you Mommy. As you know not all of us are that lucky. So I hope you will never take it for granted. Love to all. Enjoy your day!

Mother's Day....why it is hard....

Everyone and it seems everything over the past few weeks is about Mother's Day. Don't get me wrong. I wish all the Mother's out there a great day. I just find it very hard. Since I will NEVER be able to have that love of having someone call me Mommy. This is something that I have always wanted. Something I dreamed about since I was a child. We tried IVF once and it failed. I wanted to try it again, but Jeff did not. I understand, since it is expensive not to mention, painful physically and emotionally. I don't like hearing lucky mother's out there complaining all the time on Facebook. I want to write to them and say do you have ANY idea how lucky you are???? How badly I would love to be in your shoes???!!! Jeff and our fish and "doll" babies I am sure are going to get me a card and maybe flowers, but it will never be the same. Yes, I am crying as I am writing this. So for everyone out there, remember how blessed you really are. Not all of us can be so lucky to be called Mommy.

I had an amazing workout!

I have to say, I had an amazing workout today! I did both workouts for Jillian Michaels Extreme Shred and Shed. I have to tell you I did the best I could. Some of it I had to skip. There are still things I can't do. I am working up to it. It was nice I could do jumping jacks without getting out of breath. I know that seems simple, but before I got winded and couldn't do all of them. I am happy to say my abs are sore. I am still very overweight. I have a ton of weight to lose. This is not my heaviest, but pretty darn close. I have worked out 3 days so far this week. I will be working out tomorrow. I am seeing a little bit of improvement but I know I have a long way to go. I don't expect to be super skinny, but I would like to walk and not have my thighs touch. Or look in the mirror and not see my face as fat or puffy. One day at a time. I have changed my diet also. So I shall keep you all posted!! Also I would like to thank my readers for reading! Please let me know where you are from. Feel free to leave a comment!

I don't want to be in your stupid club....

“I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members.”-Groucho Marx’s. I got a very rude message on Facebook today. Pretty much informing me that I was no longer welcome in a group. Honestly I am fine with this. I was getting fed up with the damn updates every five minutes! I swear people would be posting if they were IN or OUT at least 20 times a day. I didn't even know what the heck that meant. I was told my lack of caring for the group was not appreciated and I was rude. Since I did NOT fill out some form. That my blog content was ADULT and not approved! So I say to that, really go get an F-ing life! That to me is very junior high thinking. This is one reason why I prefer to stay to myself.

Working out...is it working???

I have been back on the working out bandwagon for about five months now. I have only lost about 14 lbs. I know some of you are thinking that this is great. I think it is also. The only problem is that I have stopped losing weight. I have been stuck at the same weight for over 2 months. I am doing harder workouts. I am eating healthy and the fat is still staying on my body. I am NOT going to give up on my quest to get healthier and smaller! I know that it is more important to do this for health, then for ego. Jeff still finds me sexy. Neither one of us are as thin as we were when we first met. I think couples get into a safe place and kind of stop worrying about how they look. I am just going to keep on my journey and push my final weight loss goal date by a year. So hopefully by 2015 I will be the size and shape I hope for!! I will not give up the fight!!

I am always scared to get to excited about something.....

I don't know if I am the only one who feels this way. I am always scared to get to excited about anything. What I am talking about, is if I am looking forward to an activity or an event. Or even something simple like what will happen on a tv show I like. I try to tell myself be serious and NOT to get excited, but how can I not get excited about something like going on a vacation, or even going to Las Vegas? I usually get told by people in my life yes, Robyn we will be going to ( fill in the blank here.) Then later I will get told. "No, I never said we were going to do that." Or I get told, "Oh I never booked that trip." Then people wonder why I don't trust anyone. I mean seriously I don't trust anyone. If I like a tv show, I know it will get cancelled. It has been an on going joke in my family my whole life. I am called the kiss of death when it comes to a television show. If I worked for a network, They would save money on shows that would not work. I would know just by watching the first two episodes if it would work on not. Or if I really liked it, I would say, I like that one. It will not catch on with mainstream audiences. I will try to look forward to things in the future but it is hard, not to walk around feeling like I have a dark cloud over my head. I swear I feel like Alan Harper from "Two and a half Men" sometimes. I want to live and enjoy life to the fullest. My goal is to try to start not worrying so much and pretty much say fuck it. Do things, I have been to scared to do! I am not saying I want to go sky diving or anything. I just mean staying up later and dancing in the rain! Something I have always wanted to do!!! As my favorite childhood hero said. "Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet"- Anne of Green Gables

Still Into You by Roni Loren- Book Review

Still Into You, by Roni Loren. I have loved everything so far that Roni Loren has written. I don't know how this one slipped past me. Seth and Leila are a couple who seem to have lost their way. They talk about life, kids, work and have forgotten about love and sex. They schedule sex as if they are making a shopping list. Then one day Leila goes to meet an interior design client and sparks fly! She leaves hastily and feels guilty. Her husband goes to see his brother in law who owns a sex shop. Mentions that the spark is going out in his relationship. The brother in law makes a suggestion.Go visit the private club he frequents. So Seth and Leila go to the club, but Seth has a rule. "We are NOT married." Can Leila handle letting go, to save her marriage. To get the fire back in her marriage. Read this steamy read to find out! I give it 5 starts!! I can't wait to read Roni Loren's upcoming book!!(less)

Love in all the wrong places #1 by Audrey Harte

I just finished reading Love in all the wrong places #1 by Audrey Harte. It is about Annie Chang a twenty something who is trying to get back in the dating pool. She decides to go online to see what is out there. In this day and age really where else are you supposed to go to find dates? So Annie goes on Craig's List. She ends up meeting a few guys there. She has a great friend/neighbor named Alex who is her sounding board. Annie seems to want to find a guy. Sometimes for a boyfriend, sometimes she thinks she just wants to "have fun". I think this is a great book. You feel for Annie. There are some amazing sex scenes in this book. I thought it was just a regular romance novel. Boy was I wrong. There is spice to this book. Annie might work at a law firm during the day, but she has a wild side to her. I finished this book wanting MORE! I can't wait until the sequel comes out in Fall 2013. Audrey Harte is a funny,smart, writer. I laughed, I yelled at Annie, I wanted to be her best friend. I give this book Five Stars!!!

Ring Tones.....

How many of you have ring tones. I don't mean the ones your phone comes with. I mean ones you add yourself. I am trying to think of ring tones for friends and family. Does anyone know of a song with the word "DUDE" in it besides Dude looks like a lady? I am trying to get a good one for peter. Since he says "DUDE" like all the time. Jeff already has our song as his. I am not sure what my dad's will be. I think maybe Papa don't preach! lol :) If anyone can help me with the "DUDE" song that would be greatly appreciated!

Bills....Do they ever end??

Well today is bill paying day. I have already paid two of my bills. I am going to be paying more later today. Is it me or does it seem the older you get the more bills you have?! Sometimes it is nice to remember the good old days of being a child. You only had to worry about paying for things out of your allowance. As supposed to now, when you have to pay for things out of your own pocket. So here is thinking to the good old days!

"V" some little things...

Some small "V" things... Sorry not in a writing mood today. Did you know that in the "V" book the one that was in print in the 1980's. That on several pages of the book. They printed the name Robin, with a Y not an I. So you read Robyn and not Robin. Let's just say this made me very happy at the age of nine or ten! Since my name was always spelled with an I. I am sure I mentioned it in my other post, but when I was lucky enough to meet Andrew Prine. He told me that the red dust was made out of ground up carpet. Do you have a favorite character? I am torn between five of them. Robin, Ham, Julie, Elizabeth and lizard baby boy. The boy lizard Robin gave birth too. He was just so darn cute! Were any of you guys in fan groups back in the day? I was, I still have some of my fan letters etc. Please let me know who your favorite character was or is.

Will you be watching "V" today!??

Will you be watching "V" today? As you may or may not know. Today is the 30th anniversary of what I think is the greatest Sci FI tv show EVER! I hope I can watch it via the internet. Other wise I will be very sad. I have the DVD's, I just don't have them with me. I love the excitement of how the visitors just try to be so sneaky and the fact they could make people believe anything. Sadly, I can not find it online for free. If anyone knows where I can locate it online for free. Please let me know! Thanks! To all my fellow "V" lovers out there enjoy the celebrating! I know I will be! I found the SERIES on the. WB.COM for free. I could NOT find the mini series/final battle. I would of had to download something. I think Jeff will be upset since I might of already. So the series will have to do for my "V" fix. Enjoy everyone!! It's on youtube!! Or is that Utube?? Anyways go watch "V" and enjoy!!

"V" the series 30 years later....

It is hard to believe that it is going to be 30 years in a few days that "V" the Sci Fi mini series/series was on the air.It all started with the mini series in 1983. This is still my favorite series of all time. It probably always will be. I am to "V" as Treki's are to Star Trek. It is more the good trying to battle evil. It is about trying to figure out who you can trust. Lizard or human, the lines can be crossed! I have been very lucky when it comes to this series. I know that might sound weird. I have been lucky in the sense that I have been able to meet Kenneth Johnson. I got to spend a few hours with him when he was talking to a bunch of college students a few years ago. It was a great honor to meet the man who created such a piece of my childhood. This was one of the highlights of my life so far. I also got to meet Marc Singer. I met him when I was in college. I talked to him for only a few minutes, in of all places a mall. I wish I had a pen and paper. I didn't get his autograph. I got to meet Andrew Prine at all of places a fair. He was very nice and gave me his autograph. I found out that the red dust was made out of, of all things ground up carpet! I found that very interesting. The last member of the cast that I have been lucky enough to meet was the Supreme Commander himself Richard Herd. He was a very nice man. I got his autograph also. I have many books, that are about this series. I have a total of four "V" dolls. I even have one still in the box. It does have a ton of damage to it, but I still love it all the same. I have no clue why this show made such an impact on my childhood and even my life. All I know is that I am sure I will love it until I am well into my eighties! My dream is to meet as many cast members as I can. I hope you have enjoyed me talking about "V" that it makes you want to go rent a copy of the Final Battle, the mini series and the series.

If forever comes By A.l Jackson is coming out in September 2013!!

I am so excited the sequel to Take this Regret by A.l Jackson is coming out this September! If you have not read any of her books. I really hope you start reading them! I would start with "Lost to You" it is the start of the Christian and Elizabeth story. It starts off with them meeting in college. Then you should read the second book "Take this regret". It continues their story five years in the future. You will learn to grow and love these two characters! The final book in this series is called "If forever comes" This book will be out in September of 2013. You can find her books on ebooks. Barnes and Noble.com or Amazon.com I also read "Pulled" by A l Jackson. This is a different group of characters. I promise you, this is one author you will want to read more from. I have not yet read "When we Collide". It is on my TBR list. I know I will love it as much as I love her other books!!

Having one of those mornings.

I am having one of "those" mornings. You know the one's I am talking about. The ones where you just want to crawl back into bed. I am thinking it has something to do with the chinese food we had last night. I am feeling it might of had MSG in it. I am not in the mood to do anything today. Also is it me or do there seem to be more annoying commercials these days? Advertisers seem to think if they put obnoxious or rude children we will want to buy their products. I for one would not buy these products because of the children. Some of them don't have a point or a reason to them. I know they want you to talk about their products, but all you end up talking about is how rude or obnoxious these kids are!

The Girl in 6E- Book Review E-Book

The Girl in 6E by Alessandra Torre, is one of the Best books I think I have ever read in my life. It was well written, sexy, intense, and has more then one plot going on. It starts out with a girl I call her a girl since she is only 19 years old. who lives in a apartment who web cams for money. Her name is Deena/Jessica. She never leaves her apartment. The only people she depends on is a neighbor and a UPS guy. You learn about her, her clients and other interesting characters along the way. She knows people's deep dark secrets. She has some of her own. This book was so riveting I could only read it a few chapters at a time. I kept wanting to read more but I had to have it all sink in. I loved how she learns about her neighbors without even meeting them. I give this book 5 Stars! I would give it more then 5 Stars but I only rate on a 1-5 Star basis. This a mind blowing, heart raising book!

Having a very good morning.

I am having a very good morning. Why am I blogging about this you ask? I am blogging about it because those seem to not happen very often. I don't know why. I don't ask for to much. I booked us a great room at one of our favorite hotels in Vegas. We had booked another hotel for our trip. One that I like, but it does not have bath tubs. I like to soak in a bath on vacation. Our apartment only has a shower. I got an email this morning and called to book immediately. We are going for the Naughty Mafia Rocks Vegas convention. That is for independent authors to meet their fans. I love romance and erotica as some of you know from reading my blog. I am interested to see how much fun Jeff has when I am talking romance novels with authors I like. I am also starting a new hat for my wonderful and sweet friend Erika. I have not knitted her a hat in awhile. I was on a chemo hat kick. I just finished up my 10th hat to send out in a bunch for Knots of Love a great charity that gives hats to people undergoing chemo treatments. I will be making more for them in a few weeks. I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Is Facebook and Twitter the new way to judge popularity in today's digital age?

Have you ever wondered why people have thousands of friends on places like Facebook or Twitter. I am not talking about famous people IE Justin Beiber or Jennifer Lopez. I am talking about people like you and I. There is no way that you can actually know all of these people. I added people for a game I am playing, authors I like, people I found along the way that I have become friends with or shocker people I actually know. Maybe these people have all these followers or friends because they are funny, cute or have something to talk about that is mind blowing! I find it interesting how numbers for my pages go up and down. I hope I didn't offend someone on twitter or facebook. Then again, you know who your true friends are. Those are the people who will stick with you through thick or thin. If they delete me then I guess they were not a true friend or didn't care for what I had to say. That is fine with me. Life is to short to please everyone!

Rome wasn't built in a day....

Rome was not built in a day. Maybe if I put the word book blog when I started this blog I would be getting more "foot traffic". I didn't want to write only a book blog. I am a slow reader. So I decided to talk about life in general. Plus I am doing this for fun. I am not making any money off of this. So I might as well write about life and not only books. I am reading now more then I used too. So on that front it's a good thing!

I enjoy reading erotica. I hope I don't offend you because I do.

I was told today that some people that read my blog were offended by the fact I write about erotica. In this day and age it is hard not to be surrounded by things that are sexual. I am sure that most women are hiding a copy of 50 shades of Grey in their bedroom. I like to have a little spice in my reading. Yes, my blog is probably going to be more adult reading as supposed to regular vanilla romance. Don't get me wrong I love a regular romance. Some of my favorite writer's just write regular romance. I also love reading J.D. Robb mystery novels. I am not even sure if anyone is reading this. If people are reading this. I do not mean to offend anyone. I just enjoy writing about books I like. Most of them will be erotica. Have a nice evening.

Working out and not seeing any results.

I know I can NOT be the only one out there that works out 3-5 days a week for 30-60 minutes. I workout sweat do the burpies, crunches, planks, jumping jacks etc. The weight is still the same. The clothes are not fitting any looser. I am thinking that I have little devils going and sewing my clothes in the middle of the night. Also all I hear from people is change up my routine. They don't tell me what else I can do. Just to change it up. Well guess what professional trainers out there. All of your DVD's have the same stuff!!! Seriously. They are all the same except for things are in different orders! So for now. I am going to maybe do some more walking. See if that helps any.

Show of hands, Or should I say mouses....

I am just curious How many people are reading my new blog? Where are you all from. How you shown my blog to anyone? I am new at this and am trying to figure out my way around the blog world. Does anyone have any ideas how to get the word out more about my blog? I have tried Twitter and Facebook. I am not sure if doing a giveaway is a good idea. I don't want people to just sign up for the giveaway only. Read the giveaway then never come back again. Any idea would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your support.

Worth The Risk- ebook by Anne Lange

Molly and Tanner are college sweethearts. One day out of the blow, she looks at him and says she wants to move on. Mind you this is after they get physical. I thought that was a VERY guy move on her part. I was like is Molly the woman or the man in this situation? Go forward ten years and a group of friends all get together for what do you think, a wedding? a baby shower? NO they get together to go camping!!?? You get to know abit about these two people. The thing that annoyed me was the constant back and forth over 10 years. Sorry but I like to read in the present. Or start in the past and then continue in the present. Not the constant back and forth. Molly first ignores Tanner, then it seems they are making out in the next few pages. We of course find out later in the book, why she broke up with him. They end up later dealing with the past and will have have a future together. I thought it was an ok book. I am not sure if this would be at the top of books I would recommend. I thought it had an ending that was sweet. I About half way through I was getting more into the book. So I give this book 3 out of 5 stars.