Books Read: 2nd Quarter 2026

For the 2nd quarter of 2026 I finished 5 books.

1) A Few Drops of Bitters: A Savannah Reid Mystery by G.A. McKevett: another installment of one of my favorite cozy mystery series. These books are not great literature but they are fun and easy to read.

2) Wake Up Grateful: The Transformative Practice of Taking Nothing for Granted by Kristi Nelson: this book was a nice blend of a memoir and practical advice. It did get a bit repetitive at times though.

3) Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century by Peter Graham: an interesting look into the case that inspired the movie Heavenly Creatures. The author is able to breakdown the legal and psychological parts of the trial very well.

4) The Child by Fiona Barton: the second book in the Kate Waters trilogy. I enjoyed the twist at the end. I knew that things were not quite as they seemed but I did not guess the reveal.

5) Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck, PhD: the author gave good practical tips on how to move from a fixed to growth mindset. It really made me think about how I talk not only to myself but to the boys and what to change to make all of us have a more growth mindset.
 

Monday Musings

As another week begins these are the things currently on my mind.

1) The crazy hot temps will be back this week. I always feel so bad for my hubby having to work in that super hot factory.

2) I am wondering if Preston's flag football game will be cancelled on Wednesday because of the heat.

3) I am wondering why it always seems that I end up taking 2 steps back whenever I feel like I am getting ahead.

Here are the pictures for the week.

The hypocrisy is real with these people.

A new flag football season begins.

Friday Funnies

Have a great weekend all!

Three on Thursday

As this first full week of July comes to an end these are the things I am thankful for.

1) That adding Clark to our car insurance is only going to increase our rate $50 a month.

2) That Preston was able to be on the same flag football team as his friend from school and that he has the coach who seems to be the best at teaching the game to the kids (although he does not play around at all).

3) That I was able to schedule Clark's wisdom teeth extraction within a pretty decent amount of time.

Monday Musings

As this first full week of July begins these are the things currently on my mind.

1) We had a very nice 4th of July weekend and I really did not want to log back into work today.

2) Now it is my car's turn to be a problem. Hubby thinks he figured out what the issue is and it will hopefully be a fairly easy and cheap fix.

3) Preston decided to play flag football again this summer. He was supposed to start last week but it was cancelled due to the heat advisory we were under. He was bummed but I was not sad about not sitting in the 100+ degree heat for 90 minutes.

Friday Funnies

I hope that everyone has a terrific weekend. Have safe holiday weekend if you are in the US.\

Three on Thursday

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

1) That Clark passed his driving test today and is now an officially licensed driver.  

2) That we should be getting a break from the extremely hot temps soon.

3) For another short work week since tomorrow is a holiday.