BTW, if anyone wants to see a cute movie, "Mother's Day" was perfect for our mom's night last night. Light, predictable fare with lots of your favorite stars and lots of laughs. :laugh:

I just want to say I'm thankful for this group. You all are always kind, friendly and helpful - I've had some facebook interactions lately that have me shaking my head and fearing for the future of humanity. After all, if homeschool moms can't deal with each other with grace then what hope is there? I wish I could have a real life book meeting with all of you rather than being stuck in virtual world.

I'm sorry for your appliance troubles. I didn't want to "like" your post but I do feel for you.

Aw man Stacia. Hugs and prayers for you and for your mom.

That's so weird. Here's the proper link (I hope). http://www.amazon.com/Girl-No-Name-Incredible-Monkeys/dp/1605985457/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1462765597&sr=1-1&keywords=a+girl+with+no+name

Hello everyone and Happy Mother's Day. This is proving to be a slow reading year for me however I did finish a book this week. A Girl With No Name: The Incredible Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys by Marina Chapman. It was as fascinating as it sounds. I think they are writing a part two of her life which tells of her adult life after she was rescued. I had a funny library moment last week. My local librarian called to tell me that a book that I reserved was available. I asked her what it was and she hesitatingly replied "The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu" :laugh: . I apologized profusely for making her say that aloud but it sounds like all the librarians had a good laugh over it.

If y'all ever want to do a Florida meetup just pick a date. I'm happy to host.

Jane, I remember you talking about this last year. I'll have to try to meet you there next year! We are just down the road a bit and I love Jekyll and St. Simon's. Do you ever make it down to Amelia Island in FL? There is much to do there as well as a pretty nice inde bookstore. It is the perfect time of year to do some biking around the islands.

Anyone else excited that tomorrow is Sunday and the start of a new thread? Whew.

Marbel, I'm a huge fan of non-fiction so I'll have to check this author out. :)

I've catalogued 346 books and that was just the office and my bedroom...now moving on to the living room and my husband's office. BTW, this is NOT helping pare down my tbr pile any. :lol:

I have started a massive cataloging project since I went ahead and downloaded the full version of collectorz.com book collector software. I'm scanning in all the books in my house while listening to SWB's History of the Ancient World on Audible.com. Let's see if I can get the whole project done before the end of the book. :001_smile: :blink:

I have a friend who posts "Rabbit, rabbit" but I've always been too embarrassed to ask what it means.

It was pretty good but for me it will be forgettable in a few months. I prefer books that stay with you.

My daughter asked for this book for a Christmas gift. I'll have to borrow it back from her when she finishes it. I just completed book #1 for the new year: The Girl On the Train by Paula Hawkins.

Welcome to all the new BaWers. You will find this will become one of your favorite places on WTM. It's pretty much my only hangout here after many years. I was trying to remember if I was on it the year you started in 2009 Robin - hard to believe it's been that long. I didn't start Goodreads until 2012 and I can't remember how I kept track before then.

I am trying to finish The Girl on the Train. I started it on audio cds last year which were borrowed from the library; then I had to return them before I finished. Now I have borrowed the regular book but a couple months have gone by and I'm trying to backtrack to the place where I can remember the storyline. I saw that it is going to be a movie in 2016 so I want to go ahead and finish this one.

I just checked, my library has two copies by Per Petterson - I just put Out Stealing Horses on hold. Thanks again group for putting one more author on my horizon. I'm just going to have to get really healthy this year so I can live long enough to read all these books on my tbr pile. :lol:

I love those book covers!

Well this was a strange year for me. I'm not going to focus on the number of books I completed because I started many books this year but didn't get through them. And even though I wasn't reading books I was constantly handling and talking about books all year with my book rep job. I have learned something - that dream of having "The Shop Around the Corner" maybe isn't the best idea. It really cuts into your personal reading time. Anyway, today ds (16) and I packed up 78 boxes of book inventory and hauled it all to a storage unit since I am not renewing my book rep contract for next year. Hopefully I will have a better reading year in 2016. Share your top 5 favorite books: Excellent Sheep by Deresiewicz Infidel by Aayan Hirsi Ali Nomad by Aayan Hirsi Ali No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy The Day the World Came To Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede Which books or authors you thought you'd never read and were pleasantly surprised to like them? No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy One book you thought you'd love but didn't? Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel What books would you recommend everybody read? Excellent Sheep by William Deresciewicz Nomad by Aayan Hirsi Ali Share your most favorite character, covers and/or quotes? My favorite cover:

My mom is in a group called the Kooky Ukes - it's mostly ladies in their 70's and 80's. My mom has always been a performer and thinks everyone else should be too. She's had frustrations getting this group on the road though - she says they never want to practice to perfection, they won't do choreography, and then, well, there is the one lady who has narcolepsy and falls asleep during performances. I think mom's about to give up on them and go back to singing with her quartet.

Beautifully said, Eliana!

Stacia :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: We went through a major job change for dh this year and it actually ended up well. We started our own business. Best of luck to you and I pray things are looking up soon.

Kind of off topic but has anyone used collectorz.com to catalog their books? I'm looking for an inexpensive and user friendly program so I can finally keep track of everything.

I can't wait. :hurray: