My Reading Spot

Race Weekend!  Saturday was my first half marathon of the summer! The Utah Valley Half.  Since I'm kinda crazy and signed up for the Utah Valley Half and the American Fork Half which are two weeks apart, I decided I…

Castle HangnailUrsula Vernon372 pagesHard copy editionFrom the Publisher:When Molly shows up on Castle Hangnail's doorstep to fill the vacancy for a wicked witch, the castle's minions are understandably dubious. After all, she is twelve years old, barely five feet tall,…

Thursdays I want to feature a "throw back" review from my old blog.  I have so many books that I posted and loved on my old reading spot. So I'm throwing back to join them all together. The Magic of…

Because if you know me, you know I've never been good at being wordless, except for when I sleep...and even then sometimes I still talk. Today's the day.  I crossed off my last run till the first race.Something about crossing…

The Moms' Club Diaries Allyson Condie & Lindsay Hepworth 107 pageshard copy editionFrom the Publisher:Seventeen talented LDS authors share their embarrassments and missteps of motherhood through this collection of stories and essays, as well as sharing the love and growth…

Random thoughts today:1.  Summer is here, and I don't always have to run on the treadmill.  But occasionally my husband is gone, or it's just more convenient and it's better than nothing.  I'm almost done watching Friday Night Lights.  It's been a great show to watch…

Calling Me HomeJulie Kibler352 pagesKindle editionFrom the Publisher:In Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler, eighty-nine-year-old Isabelle McAllister has a favor to ask her hairdresser Dorrie Curtis. It's a big one. Isabelle wants Dorrie, a black single mom in her thirties, to drop…

Today is my one year runniversary!  One year ago today I finally felt confident enough to take a running selfie - and say (publicly)  that I was doing this, I was going to start running. I signed up for a…

An Elaborate HoaxShirley Marks240 pagesARC from NetGalleyFrom the Publisher:Now that she’s seen her three nieces—daughters of the Duke of Faraday—successfully married off, Mrs. Penelope “Penny” Parker finds herself adrift. But the lovely widow is not without purpose for long. Wealthy…

It's so nice when you have friends who will run with you.  It's even better when you have friends who are crazy like you and when you say, "hey, we should go to the top of that mountain and run…