Recent Book Activity

Books I have read in 2012:
1. The Sun Also Rises by E. Hemingway
2. The Cat's Pajamas (Short stories) by Ray Bradbury
3. A Murder, A Mistery, and A Marriage by Mark Twain
4. Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck
5. ISLAM by Khadijah Knight
6. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
7. Prayers and Lies by Sherri Wood Emmons
8. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
9. The Sunflower by Richard Paul Lewis
10. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
11. The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
12. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
13. Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
Books I have read in 2011:
1. Madame Bovary
2. The Surrendered Single.
3. Riley's Fire by Lee Merrill Bird
4. Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
5. Liars and Saints by Maile Meloy
6. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
7. Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
8. Sin Killer by Larry McMurtry
9. The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit
10. The Last of the Menu Girls by Denise Chavez
11. Running with Sissors by Augusten Burroughs
12. Inside The Kingdom My Life in Saudi Arabia by Carmen Bin Ladin
13. The Giver by Lois Lowery (My son's favorite book.)
14. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
15. Slaughter-House-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
16. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
17. A Dog Named Kitty by Bill Wallance (a recomendation from my 10 year old son.)
18. Surrender Bay by Denise Hunter
19. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (Read this out loud to my son.)
20. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
21. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
22. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (second time)
23. Frindle by Andrew Clements (My 10 year old son's favorite book.)
24. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
25. A Moment of Weakness by Karen Kingbury
26. A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines

I am back home in El Paso, Texas!

PM me for my new address!


My Wish List is at the end of my profile!


My all time favorite books:

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
What Southern Women Know About Flirting by Rhonda Rich
Cane River by Lalita Tademy
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
The Clan of the Cave Bear series by Jean Auel
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George
The Feast of All Saints by Anne Rice
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck

Very good books:
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
PYGMALION by Bernard Shaw
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Scarlet Letter by N. Hawthorne
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Evening by Susan Minot
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
A Woman of Independent Means by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
The Vine of Desire by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni


these lists will get longer...

I believe children should be surrounded by books. I pick them up at garage sales and thrift stores then either donate them to public health clinics or set them free via Bookcrossing.

I am the proud mother of a 11 year old boy who lights up my life. I enjoy reading, writing, scrapbooking, rubberstamping and gardening.


Well, I am a real slow reader...and I have the bad habit of reading too many books at one time...and not finishing any of them. I keep a book in my car, many by my bed, one in my purse and a stack in my kitchen. One can never have too many books!


MRWiley has a link in her profile for a neat site called PostCrossing.com. This site promotes sending postcards around the world.

WISH LIST: PM me for my address.

book markers
coupons
Campbell soup labels and Box Top for Education labels
post cards
flavored coffees
costume jewelery
vintage pins...like Grandma used to wear on her sweaters
Anything for my 11 year of son. He likes to get mail too.
dogs
candy
chapter books for his age group
Legos
DS and Wii games (used are fine)


still thinking...

You Are Indigo

Of all the shades of blue, you are the most funky, unique, and independent. Expressing yourself and taking a leap of faith has always been easy for you.

Your Element Is Air

You dislike conflict, and you've been able to rise above the angst of the world. And when things don't go your way, you know they'll blow over quickly. Easygoing, you tend to find joy from the simple things in life. You roll with the punches, and as a result, your life is light and cheerful. You find it easy to adapt to most situations, and you're an open person. With you, what you see is what you get... and people love that!