Thursday, May 29, 2014

Books Worth Reading.. Sometimes More than Once!

Some of my faves....

  1. The Martian
  2. Alice in Wonderland
  3. Fairest
  4. Winter
  5.  I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced, Nujood Ali with Delphine Minoui, New York, 2010 (ISBN 978-0307589675)
  6.  Juliet. Anne Fortier.
  7. Catcher in the Rye (again).
  8.  Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
  9. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
  10. The Secret (again)
  11. The Chronicles of Vladimir Todd: Eighth Grade Bites  by Heather Brewer
  12. The Chronicles of Vladimir Todd: Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer
  13.  Hiroshima by John Hersey
  14. Married Lovers by Jackie Collins
  15. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod 11th Grade Burns by Heather Brewer
  16.  Black Rain by Masuji Ibuse
  17.  Heaven is Real by Todd Burpo 
  18.  Ask Your Guides: Connecting to Your Divine Support System by Sonia Choquette (Jun 1, 2007)
  19.  The Power
  20. 365 Ways to Live the Law of Attraction: Harness the power of positive thinking every day of the year 
  21.  Thirst by Ava Delaney
  22.  The Meditation Experience
  23.  Charlane Harris's Dead  in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse)
  24.  Forever by Maggie Steifvater
  25. City of Ashes
  26. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod 12th Grade by Heather Brewer
  27. Grapes of Wrath
  28. Nothing to Envy  Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick
  29. Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James
  30. Fifty Shades Darker by EL James
  31. Fifty Shades Freed by EL James
  32. Hunger Games 
  33. Mockingjay
  34. American Sniper
  35. Bared to You
  36. Catching Fire
  37. Fallen Angels
  38. No Apology by Mitt Romney
  39. The Midnight Garden
  40. Sold
  41. Gabriel's Inferno
  42. Gabriel's Rapture 
  43. Divergent
  44. Allegient
  45. Insurgent
  46. World War Z
  47. All 7 of the Shadow Children books by Margaret Peterson Haddix
  48. The Magician's Nephew
  49. Lion, Witch and Wardrobe
  50. The Boy and His Horse
  51.  Number the Stars
  52. The Maze Runner
  53. The Scorch Trials
  54. Cinder
  55. Scarlet
  56. Cress
  57. The Fault in Our Stars
  58. If I Stay
  59. Gone 
  60. The Hunger
  61. If I Stay
  62. Where She went
  63. Johnny Tremain
  64. Sophia's War
  65. The 21 Balloons
  66. Island of the Blue Dolphins
  67. 1776
  68. American Sniper
  69.  Fairest
  70. Legend
  71. Unwind
  72. The Testing
  73. Graduation Day
  74. Prodigy
  75. Champion

Being Grateful



Things I am Grateful For....
  • My son and my daughter
  • My family
  • My pets
  • having felt unconditional love
  • a rewarding career
  • the smell of rain
  • The quiet and stillness of the Midnight Hour
  •  Having been in love more than once in my life
  • The Ocean
  • Having been able to touch a dolphin and look in its eyes
  • Seeing a humpback whale feeding in the wild
  • wishing on shooting stars
  • Watching my son's eyes light up after a Karate win
  • Seeing my son's eyes light up when he discovers something new in the world
  • hearing my son laugh when he thinks I am not listening
  •  having a dog to snuggle up with
  • sunlight on my face when I am down
  • standing my ground
  • being able to stand on my two feet
  • speaking my mind when I have to
  • for knowing my grandma and being her "pink and gold angel"
  • for being so close to my mom
  • for having two children whom I adore
  • making snow angels in a foot of snow
  • wishing on a shooting star
  •  my mom teaching me how to cook
  •  the smell of turkey in the oven
  • eating crepes in Quebec
  • seeing Hiroshima
  • listening to my great grandma talk about how things were when she was a young girl
  • for getting published in my college newspaper more than once
  • friends - some I have known my entire life and we are still friends
  • hot showers
  • Santa Clause
  • knowing there is more to life than what we can see
  • meditating on the red rocks in Sedona
  • having seen the Twin towers pre-9/11
  • finding my grandma's family and piecing together the genealogy
  • my education
  • puppy kisses
  • having put the bad memories of the past in the past and live with the great memories
  • knowing when to forgive and when to just forget and move on
  • cold beer with pizza
  • listening to my son sing or do karate in the shower or in his room
  • kitty purrs
  • flowers
  • my mom's uncontrollable laughing
  •  the smell of an old book
  • classic music
  • Sinatra
  • diet coke even though it is bad for me
  • creativity
  • for being able to name my baby girl after my Grandma Grace
  • for having known and loved both sets of my grandparents and for having step-grandparents that were not "steps"
  • the smell of a clean baby after a bath
  • baby smiles when I am feeling blue
  • the freedom to be able to vote
  • french fries and ketchup
  • the esp I have with my mom
  •  laughing with my son until we have tears running down our faces
  • power of prayer
  • lost and found love
  • being able to talk to friends I haven't seen in ages and feeling like we saw each other yesterday
  • for having baggage because it has helped me grow as a person 
  • wonderful childhood memories
  • Vibram Fivefingers and Injini socks
  • flip flops
  • chocolate
  • being brave enough to try new things
  • baby snuggles and sighs
  • watching my daughter explore her world
  • having a very supportive admin at work and teachers that are so supportive as well
  • knowing that a smile can change everything 
  •  sushi
  • having friends that I have known my entire life
  • having new friends
  • being able to  keep in touch with members of my ex's family
  • gaming with my son
  • cupcakes