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Sunday, ugh I couldn’t get my Sunday post to trigger a post notification email. Now that taxes are done I have to get to work on the things that are broken like iTunes link to phone, ice maker in the fridge and the smoke alarms. UGH. I hate it when repair guys try to put their toolbox (which has been on the ground or floor of a car) on my kitchen counters where I prepare food. Actually, I just don’t enjoy having repair people in the house at all, although most have been decent about still wearing masks. While I did my blog visiting, then wrote a review and did some post setups. Lulu vomited a few times. She did eat dinner though.
Monday, Lulu seems better. I had her nice washed bed ready for her. She ate her breakfast and drank water. After some computer work, I got outside and mowed the whole lawn. I was glad I managed it because then both batteries were dead and so I’ll have to do the trimmer and edger later. I saw that our neighborhood pool will open May 5th.
Tuesday, after my daughter did the walking gig, I took her over to pick up special tassels / collar for being in the honor society. Then I went to Wegmans and did a Walmart pickup. By the time I got everything put away it was already 5! Yikes. I started a batch of food for Lulu by baking chicken thighs.
Wednesday, for a day at home. Yay! My ex will be here May 3 and the house projects will begin. I found out my bathroom cabinets will also come May 3. I finally found the 2pack of faucets I wanted for the bathroom back in stock and ordered them. I can’t wait until next Monday to finally find out how Lulu will be.
Thursday, it’s a hot one, almost 90F today but it will cool down with some rain over the weekend and then 60-70s next week. My daughter had her chiro appt so I did an Amazon return, then we went to Harris Teeter to pick up her RX. We knew there was a sale on the salad dressing we like but there was also sales on Pepsi products, two kinds of ice cream we like, and my mochi. I made a new recipe of crispy chicken sandwiches which we topped with lettuce from the garden and it was so good. I adulted enough to file a warranty claim on the fridge for the icemaker problem and they will come out next Tuesday. I also called the upholsterer who did all my family room furniture to see if she could do my outdoor stuff. I’m going to her shop next week to show her the outdoor chair(s) and cushions from the swing that the squirrels ruined.
Friday, as usual lots I want to do, jamming in as much as I can. I’m writing reviews, setting up posts. The ARCs really came available today. I’m thrilled to be working on my May reading plan. There’s lots there with the Read-along, #SIAM, COYER Finish the Series RAT, and Book Club reads. I gathered my energy and called Apple, got my first female support technician and she solved the problem! It works! I had to download iTunes from the Microsoft Store rather than the Apple website. Ugh ok it sees my phone but says the Windows driver is missing. Another round of tech support will be needed, but this time with the folks who replaced the hard drive.
Saturday, lots of planning for my May reading. I juggled around some of my plans for Series on Saturday and Thrifty Thursday. I ordered some fabric to make new cushions for the swing. I can’t wait for the vet appt on Monday because I just want to know how Lulu is and what we need to do next.
Of course, I’m going to do Chapter 2 COYER. It’s a great matchup with Thrifty Thursday since those books get the highest points! I’m looking forward to seeing the game board to do some planning. May is jam packed with new releases, #SIAM and the new COYER Chapter. Here is the COYER announcement for Chapter 2, if you are interested.
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by 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 to Simon & Schuster Audio, Macmillan Audio, William Morrow, AceRoc Books, and Berkley.
(If you click on the cover, it will take you to the Goodreads entry)
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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.
Anne
I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.
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It’s so upsetting when pets get sick. Get better soon, Lulu.
Thank you. She seems better but we want to know she is plus how to take care of her for the future.
Good luck with your vet appointment tomorrow, I know how stressful it is to have a sick dog😥
Thank you Tammy. At least Lulu seems to feel better but I want to know.
Aw Lulu. I hope she feels better soon!
Thanks Erin. Tomorrow can’t come soon enough to know how she is doing.
I hope Lulu gets well soon, she’s so sweet. I don’t like having repair men in the house either. The chicken sandwiches sound delicious. Happy week ahead.
Thank you Naida. She seems better but I want to know she is ok. yes I dread the repair men for multiple reasons.
So sorry that Lulu is poorly and I hope she recovers soon. I share your pain regarding repair teams in the house – apart from anything else, it generally means that something is broken, which I hate! I see you have the latest Kelley Armstrong – I haven’t read this series and need to catch up with her books. Have a great week, Anne:).
Thank you Sarah. I just want to know she is ok and how we can keep her ok. I love that Kelley Armstrong series and didn’t expect to like it. She has 2 series right now which are similar kind of time travel historical romance. Well this one is more time travel historical mystery I guess. But I don’t like time travel or historical romance very well and yet I LOVE these 2 series.
I hope you get good news about Lulu on Monday.
You’ve been busy as always, I thought the iTunes software had been discontinued. It’s always been a painful program.
Congrats to your daughter on earning honours
Wishing you a great reading week
Thanks Shelleyrae. I hope it means Lulu can go walking again even if we have to stop stairs and jumping. iTunes is kind of a program with 2 apps and 3 purposes. iTunes runs on the computer to load and store music, books, and audiobooks. Music is the app which gets the music synced from the desktop. iBooks gets the books / audiobooks synced from the desktop and I use it for some of my review audios. iTunes is also used to backup the iphone.
Aftre the kitchen, now the bathroom, you’ll soon have a brand new home Anne!
yes Sophie the house needed some updating beyond the paint and carpet which they did for selling it to me. The bathroom part is very small just 3 cabinets and a drawer. I want to do the flooring but can’t afford to do it all at once. More exciting is adding another garden bed.
What a busy week and 90 degrees already for you! Your crispy chicken sandwich sounds like it hits the spot. Hopefully, Lulu’s appointment will do her well and get her back on track. Glad you found the right sink hardware for your bathroom project. Yay for getting caught up on your posts and book reading plans for May.
Have a great week, Anne!
Thanks so much Sophia. Things progressed pretty well this week. I’m dying to know what the next thing is for Lulu so we can do it properly. I hope she can go walking again as we all miss it. I really like to have my plans figured out. If I know what the options are it is easier to adapt as I got along as needed.
Poor Lulu! I hope you get some solutions on Monday. Technical difficulties are so annoying. I hope you get all that sorted soon. Have a great week!
Thank you Katherine. I’m hoping for back to normal for Lulu or at least walking even if she can’t do stairs or jumping. yes it’s a full month since I got the repaired computer back and I still don’t have everything working yet.
Glad to hear Lulu is okay. I love hearing about her and seeing her pics. Have a good week.
Thanks Sherry. I think she is feeling better but I hope the vet oks her for walking again even if stairs and jumping are still banned.
I hope Lulu is better soon. I hate when the dogs are sick-I feel so helpless! And I hate tech difficulties. It is just a language I don’t speak well.
Thank you Samantha. I hope to be finished with some things this week. We will see. I want Lulu to be able to go walking again, and to have all the things working on my computer after an entire month after the repair. I know about computer troubleshooting I just hate how it wastes my time.
Nobody here wears masks anymore, including repair people. The hospital just went mask optional too, I see. They were like the lone holdouts. I live in a pretty conservative area though and it’s like no one cares. Not to be political but it’s just a hotbed of anti vaccine, antio mask around here…
Anyway hope you’re having a nice weekend
I get it Greg. It shouldn’t BE political. We just prefer to take precautions since we haven’t had COVID and my daughter has enough health issues. If the repair guy doesn’t wear a mask, I have masks or we can open the windows since it’s nice and also we have the air purifiers too. Also I just don’t like people I don’t know in the house even if COVID never happened. Thank you.
Sounds like a busy week. Good luck for the home projects. They are usually exciting, but also a bit nerve-wracking. Hope Lulu is better soon. Your crispy chicken sandwiches sound really good. I also have The True Love Experiment waiting for me. Hope you have a great week reading and good luck with everything that needs to get fixed.
Thanks so much Role. I love home projects and getting them finished. Repairs aren’t as much fun. I just want to know what is best for Lulu now and hopefully we will be walking again as the weather is lovely even with some rain. Those sandwiches were really good. I’m putting them on the menu again this week.
I hope the vet appointment goes well. I hate repair people in my home too.
Thank you Mary. The vet appt is today and I’m waiting anxiously. The repair is tomorrow and I’m anxious about it too.
Can’t wait to read the new Christina Lauren book. I pre-ordered the audiobook with my Audible credit. Hope Lulu is getting better! Now that my stepdad has been in the hospital I’m going to have to start finding repairmen for things around my house. Not sure how to go about that and find reliable people, but that’s what I’ll have to do. Need a new sink and garbage disposal, get my gutters cleaned out, new back storm door, etc. Oh the joy of home ownership, lol. Hope you have a good week!
Thanks Lisa. Today we will see what the vet says. I’m starting to find some people to do things and some things I’ve learned to do myself. Currently I have a home warranty program which started at $500 a year and now up to $800 which is a warranty on all appliances, furnace etc. with a $100 payment for each appt. I got it when I bought the house in case things fell apart, particularly the furnaces were both old. The first year I did have replacement of the water heater and the next year the main floor HVAC. The upper floor HVAC is really old but it might be cheaper to replace it when it fails than pay for the warranty each year. This is the 4th time I’ve had a repair on the ice maker over the 4 years I’ve had the warranty and the fridge was brand new when I moved here.
I’m very curious to hear what the Vet has to say about Lulu tomorrow and what the action plan is.
Repairmen…yuck. The plumbers got their grossness all over my counter, back splash, and brand new, shiny-white, outlet and switch.
Thanks Jinjer. Me too.
I hope that you enjoy The True Love Experiment as much as I did! I think it’s CL’s best! Have a great week.
Thank you Jodie. That’s encouraging because I’ve really enjoyed a lot of their books.
Another jam packed week! I’m glad Lulu is feeling better. My Lulu sometimes pukes for no real reason. I wish dogs could tell us what’s wrong.
Thank you! Hopefully today we will get answers on what’s next for Lulu. Her annual exam / shots are in 2 weeks so whatever they say we will get an update again in less than a month.
I hope you find out good news about Lulu! It’s no fun to have repairmen in the house, but at least you get things fixed. Hopefully…
I’m looking forward to True Love Experiment. I have an e-ARC. Nice that you got an audio.
Thank you Rachel. I’m anxious to find out about Lulu. But her annual checkup is in a couple weeks so if more is needed it won’t be a month wait this time. This is the 4th time I’ve had this icemaker repaired in 4 years. So…. I’m always happy to get the audio version but I have a big tbr this month.
I’m not a big fan of having repairmen in my house either. I know it’s necessary sometimes but it’s just not my favorite thing. I hope you get good news about Lulu at the vet today!
Thank you Suzanne. Even if we have to do more for Lulu her annual exam is in a couple weeks so it won’t be a month before we know more again. There are so many reasons I hate having repairmen here including whether they actually know what they are doing, and the scheduling where you have to block out an entire day for them. They inevitably show up at like 4pm and sometimes that’s when you want to start dinner prep.
Another busy end of week/weekend for me. Last week was Chicago. This weekend we had a lot of events. I can’t wait for a calm weekend.
yes quiet days at home can be great. I hope you get them.
The Girl in the Water cover looks so similar to another book cover I seen before.
Have a great week.
I think there are predesigned covers used for indie books which just have minor details changed so that doesn’t surprise me.
Darling Lulu💜 Did you get any news yet?
What a book haul, especially those freebies! Fingers crossed 🤞 they lead to some satisfying reading experiences. I’m also looking forward to that new Christina Lauren story. It might be my next one up.
Hope you’re having a great week, Anne!
Thank you Jonetta. Lulu is doing fine although maybe trying too hard to do everything now that we have relaxed her immobilization.
Sounds like a busy week! I hope Lulu is feeling better!
Jill
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Thank you Jill. Lulu got a good report and is doing more.
I hope Lulu is better. What did the vet say?
I just downloaded that Lydia Sherrer short story. I’ve been intrigued by the author’s ads on Instagram, and have thought I might like to try the series, so this is a good way to find out.
Thank you. Lulu got a good report and is doing more of her usual. That is what I enjoy so much about freebies and that was my exact thought about the Sherrer story plus I liked the cover.