Owlowiscious Girls

Another week- another book- or in my case many books.  From my last post I finished It's All Relative by A.J. Jacobs and The Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton.  But instead of trying to get down to one book a week I have added just one more to my list.  For Make a Friend Day on February 11 I found a list of friendship themed books and started reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. MOM'S READING I am going to count it in the "Advanced" section of the challenge "a book with no chapters/unusual chapter headings/unconventionally numbered chapters" because it is an epistolary novel.  I am also thinking of putting it in the 2018 challenge as "a book you meant to read in 2017" but I don't know if I would be lying even though I have wanted to read this book for awhile.  If I ever get back to one book a week I will be able to review them better but let me just say this book is really dep...

  I have six books left to read to finish the 2018 Popsugar Challenge.  I am determined to finish even if I finish late.  *1. A book made into a movie you've already seen:  The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown- DONE *2. True Crime: Truevine: Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South by Beth Macy-DONE *3. The next book in a series you started: Emily Climbs by L.M. Montgomery-DONE * 4. A book involving a heist:  The Heist by Janet Evanovich- DONE *5. Nordic noir:  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larson (January Group Read)- DONE  *6. A novel based on a real person: Gods and Kings  by Lynn Austin-DONE *7. A book set in a country that fascinates you: On the Road with Francis of Assisi: A Timeless Journey Through Umbria and Tuscany, and Beyond by Linda Bird Francke- DONE *8. A book with a time of day in the title: Afternoon of the Elves by Janet Taylor Lisle- DONE *9. A book about a vi...

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019: Looking for Alaska* 2. A book that makes you nostalgic: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett 3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction): Natalie Grant books? 4. A book you think should be turned into a movie: The Ordinary Princess 5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover: APRIL BOOK 7. A reread of a favorite book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling 8. A book about a hobby: Absolutely Truly by Heather Vogel Fredrick 9. A book you meant to read in 2018: Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick 10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title: NOVEMBER BOOK 11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover:  The Outsiders* 12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore:  The Sea of Monsters 13. A book published posthumously: 14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie:...

I know I have been AWOL for a while now, but there is a very good reason.  Four days into 2019 our youngest daughter, Lucy, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.  She is seven years old.  I won't pretend that this isn't really sad news.  The whole ordeal was scary, but I am so so thankful that partly because of reading so many Babysitters Club books plus a friend whose daughter was diagnosed about 5 years ago- I knew the signs.  She had been drinking a lot of water.  She had very sweet smelling breath.  She had a nasty little sore that was not healing.  She became completely exhausted and very moody.  She had lost 10 pounds and she was already very light to begin with.  Right before I took her to the emergency room she had started vomiting plus her breathing became short- found out this is called Kussmaul breathing in the later stages of Diabetic Ketoacidosis.  We spent 3 days in the hospital and went home with a blood sugar monitor, ...