The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received.
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Sunday was a good day for doing things and cooking things. I wrote some reviews, visited some blogs and did some laundry before my daughter got up. I continued doing more computer work but finally after dinner, we went through some boxes. I found something I had been hunting for a few weeks. My daughter got some boxes from her room unpacked and cleaned up her bathroom! Monday is always on the run to school and appointments.
Tuesday felt like Sunday as we stayed home and worked on stuff. I did a bunch of loads of laundry and even though my daughter slept in late, she worked hard on putting away clothes from the 4 boxes of her stuff I laundered. The upholsterer called and the sofa and big chair are finished so I made arrangements to pick them up next Thursday. I loaded up all my audio ARCs to my phone for the trip.
Wednesday was the big packup. We also got manicures and I got a few grocery items since my daughter is flying in for the weekend and I am driving. Thursday and Friday I’ll be traveling to Iowa. Well I got to Iowa, picking up my niece in Indianapolis after her optometry classes ended We didn’t get to town until 10pm. My poor daughter’s first flight was delayed so she missed her connection and ended up stranded in Chicago overnight. She was pretty freaked out dealing with trying to go standby, failing that (2 people got to go she was #3 in line) and then finding a hotel and getting there. I had her suitcase and coat, so she had nothing but a backpack. It’s like 30F, 0C. So I picked her up Saturday, we missed the lunch event. But had the afternoon and evening with family. Sunday, we both head home. I’ll post more next week. I won’t be home until Monday night, so I will be late to the visiting next week.
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality. These are the exciting ARCs I received this week (If you click on the cover, it will take you to the Goodreads entry):
Thank you so much Harper/Harlequin Audio, Simon & Schuster Audio, AceRoc / Berkley Publishing, and Social Butterfly PR.
(If you click on the cover, it will take you to the Goodreads entry)
I got these in the 2-1 credit sale at Audible.
Now the really scary one. This is all the Kindle and Audible freebies I grabbed this past week. You can see why I need to do Thrifty Thursday to be sure I read a few at least one each month.
I really meant to cut back on freebies BUT they are free so I guess that won’t be happening.
I’m not including things like reviews posted or upcoming as they are always in the right sidebar. And, my challenge status is also there.
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Anne
- 2024 Library Love Audiobook Challenge & #Giveaway #LibraryLoveChallenge #Giveaway @BooksofMyHeart @angels_gp #AudiobookLove - April 26, 2024
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- Murder in Rose Hill by Victoria Thompson @gaslightvt @BerkleyPub - April 23, 2024
Hope it all went well for your Iowa trip and glad your daughter made it through that missed flight situation. Wishing you a safe trip back, Anne.
Thank you; we need it. We got to the events, went through stuff at Mom’s and now we are exhausted. I start back on the 2 day drive today At least I can listen to audiobooks and it’s just me and Lulu.
I hope you daughter finally made it okay. Enjoy your stay in Iowa.
Melanie @ Hot Listens & Books of My Heart
She made it by 1pm yesterday and leaves at the same time today It’s a whirlwind of exhaustion
Sorry to hear your daughter had travel troubles! Those suck.
Securing Caite is a great read. I enjoy Stoker’s books!
Yes they do Thanks. I’ll be sleeping in Ohio tonight
stand-by can be hard. I had an option for stand-by before and I opted out. Couldn’t stand the unknown of waiting. That pretty much describes my personality and things I need to work on.
I’m with you on that. She missed the connection by 2 minutes and she was the only person on standby who didn’t get to go. It was a sucky evening And she was scared I was really proud she worked through it and did what she needed to do, exhausted as she was.
I’ve been meaning to read Brenda Novak.
Moving issues tend to linger on. I’ve been in my new residence for 4-1/2 months, and while I don’t have any unpacked boxes, there are things I want to go through over at my daughter’s garage, where she stashed some of my stuff. So now I want to find a few more sentimental items…things she didn’t bring to me. LOL
Enjoy your week!
Yes they do I’m taking my time and doing a good job of sort and throw so the unpacking is slower But right now my car is loaded to the gills with stuff from my Mom’s house (more sentimental memories) which will also need to be found places in the new home. So the home of nearly 50 years is sold and I won’t see it again. Thankfully, the buyers have been really nice and flexible.
wow, i’m tired just reading about your trip. lol
Me too. I was so happy I got everything in the car. Lulu was excellent today. She seems to be getting used to the whole thing which is great I was so tired about halfway here But I’ll be home tomorrow YAY
You’ll both need a vacation when you get home!
Wishing you a great reading week, and safe drive!
Thank you! Just one day left to get home And I didn’t even mention it snowed in Iowa on Saturday It didn’t stick but it was just one more thing
Oh Anne it must have been so frustrating and maybe a little frightening for your daughter! All ended up well but still! I hope next week will be less stressful!
I think it was really scary for her but she did great I am just tired and can’t wait to be home tomorrow
I hope things settle down for the rest of the trip after the rocky start!
Well my daughter had an uneventful flight back today, finished all her homework on her layover and is home safe I’ll be home tomorrow night
Sounds like your had a productive week. Sorry to hear about your daughter’s travel troubles, that sounds annoying she got stranded. I hope you have a fun visit in Iowa. Enjoy your new books and have a great week!
Thank you Lola I’ll be happy to be home tomorrow and my daughter’s home safe today It also snowed in Iowa It was just one thing after another but we persevered !
Sounds like you had a good week and productive. Nice book haul. Happy Reading!
Yes productive and exhausting But now we can stay home I love to travel and I love to be home I pretty much just adjust and make things work
I got the Novak book, too! Hope you enjoy Stars of Fortune. So sorry about your daughter’s travel woes. Been there and that’s no fun.
I was worried for her but she managed even though I know she was rather overwhelmed and scared She’s home safe and I’ll be glad to be home tomorrow night
I like your weekly updates, you always seem to achieve things! I can spend weeks wondering what I’ve achieved for it’s rarely any of the things I was planning on doing! lol
Iron Druid series is one I’ve been intending to read for a while… I’m curious as to what you think of them.
I hope you have a good week Anne!
Thank you Nicci I often get things done which weren’t the things I planned lol I have read the first book of Iron Druid and it was so long ago I will start over but on audio because the narrator for the series, Luke Daniels is amazing
Sounds like a busy & productive week! I feel for your daughter getting stranded, that’s got to be stressful – especially since she didn’t have her luggage (though if she had checked bags she also probably wouldn’t have had her luggage). I hope your trip ends up being productive and your trip home is a bit easier!
Thank you! My daughter is home safe and I’ll be home tomorrow Lulu is getting much better at the car riding thing She’s still not all that keen on elevators I can’t wait to be home and work on all the stuff and unpacking and reading The lawn probably needs mowing Best of all, the weather at home is 70s and beautiful It snowed in Iowa
Your poor daughter. That sounds like a nightmare. Glad it all worked out in the end. Bet you are glad to have your furniture home too. Hope you have a quieter week!
Thank you! Quiet is unlikely as I always have plans, lots of plans Not that the plan is what happens I will just be glad to be home tonight
Sounds like you had a productive week. Except for those travel woes. Ouch.
Productive but exhausting. I’m so glad to be home and get everything back in place
It sounds like your daughter’s trip was a bit of a headache. I hope things in Iowa went well. You added some great books this week. I hope you enjoy them all!
Thank you It’s done. I wanted to go but I didn’t want to leave home. This trip had to be now but I had things here too. I’m glad to get back to them.
That sounds like an insane trip! So glad that you have that now behind you – at least now you’re home you can hopefully put your feet up and recover a bit… I absolutely loved the Iron Druid series and unlike more long-running fantasy reads, it doesn’t get steadily darker as it goes, thanks to that lovely hound and his obsession with poodles and sausages…
It was exhausting. I never want to leave home again. Well ok, that’s not true. But I need to be home to do some things now. And catch up on everything. I’m excited to listen to it on audio as Luke Daniels is a favorite of mine.
oh WOW!! I don’t know if I could have been so calm. At least it wasn’t worse. And now you’re home! YAY!! I hope you guys settled into a great week of reading and being caught up in your imagination. ❤️
It was a crazy trip but I am glad to be home, just tired. I need to catch up on everything now. There’s just a bunch more happening this next week as usual. I’m falling asleep in my chair and now that it gets dark around 7 I want to go to bed!
Hope the trip is going/went well!
Crazy but we are home and everything got accomplished more or less. It would have been nice to have more time with relatives but we did get to see people.
Oh, flight delays and such can be so frustrating! Hope you had fun on your trip. I just downloaded a copy of Aurora Blazing and I can’t wait! 🙂
I had more exhausting than fun on the trip, but I wanted to do it I did get to listen to audiobooks. I hope you enjoy Aurora Blazing as much as I did.
I know how it feels when your travels don´t go the way you were planning them. I hope you are all fine and well now. Happy reading.
Thank you!
Ugh, I hate it when I have issues like that while traveling. I hope everything got better after such a rough start.
Pretty much the whole trip had rough edges but we made it home safely and are very glad to be here.
It soundalike you got a lot accomplished. Manicures and traveling are two things that I love. It looks like you got an awesome book haul. I have Twice in a Blue Moon for review too 🙂
It all needed to be done but gosh it was exhausting. We are still getting back to normal.