Books Read - 1st Quarter 2026

I am still working on getting my reading mojo back and it has been rough going at times. For the 1st quarter of 2026 I read the following 4 books.

1) Death of a Ghost Writer (Wye Valley Widows Book 1) by Gaynor Torrance: a nice and easy cozy mystery. Two of the main characters learn that they are married to the same man who also has a 3rd wife. Eventually they learn that the husband has been murdered and they must solve the mystery.

2) 10% Happier by Dan Harris: part memoir part self-help book this is an interesting look at how meditation can help us move through our lives with ease.

3) Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss and the Musical 'Rent' by Anthony Rapp: I enjoyed the behind the scenes look at the origins of my favorite musical Rent from the original Mark. I will say that I was reading this book around the anniversary of my mom's death so reading about him also losing his mom hit me pretty hard.

4) Why Has Nobody Told  Me This Before? by Julie Smith: this book tells us how to deal with the many problems we face in our lives that are very common but we rarely talk about. It did have a few good options for how to handle these different issues. 

Monday Musings

The last Monday of March is here and these are the things currently on my mind.

1) I am really getting annoyed with my job. It is exhausting to feel like you have to defend yourself and cover your butt every day. I have been looking but it is slim pickings out there.

2)  Preston told me today that he is bored. This is not looking good that 1/2 a day into sprig break he is bored already.

3) I did take tomorrow afternoon off and he decided that he wants to go bowling. I am not sure if Clark will join us or not.

Here are the pictures for the week.

Here is the picture from when I was the mystery reader for Preston's class.

Friday Funnies

I hope that you all have a great last weekend of March.

Three on Thursday

As this last full week of March comes to an end these are the things I am currently thankful for.

1) That my motivation is coming back with the warmer weather and more light at the end of the day.

2) That (knock on wood) it appears that my hubby's car is finally fixed.

3) That spring break is next week!

Monday Musings

As this last full week of March begins these are the things currently on my mind.

1) Well we are back to cold temps and snow flurries again. I am so ready for spring already.

2) I went to the doctor today and she is very happy with my progress with my sugars, My A1C in June was 11.1 and when I had my blood drawn last week it was down to 5.8. 

3) Preston has started practicing his ready by reading books to Alexa. It is actually pretty cute to hear him asking her if she like the story when he is done.

Here are the pictures for the week.

On St. Patrick's Day the kids did a sorting exercise using Lucky Charms. I think they were ore excited about eating the marshmallows at the end.

Friday Funnies

I hope that you all have a fun and relaxing weekend.

Three on Thursday

As another week comes to an end these are the things that I am currently thankful for.

1) March Madness starts today!

2) Our temps are once again getting warmer. I was able to go out today with just my zip up hoodie on.

3) That there is only 1 week left until the boys are on spring break.