LOVE THURSDAY #2

My DS2 and DS4. Darling sons. I am glad they love each other more than they fight.

Everybody has one of those!*

I am sure that this is not unique to me. It has happened before, yet every single time it does, I am always taken by surprise.

On Monday, I received an e-mail from my friend to take our two-year olds to the on Wednesday. We're supposed to met at 9AM. Then a day later, she found out her older kid had an early release day. It's fine with me. I have to bring two kids anyway; my five months old and my two year old. I saw this e-mail in mid-run. I planned to answer her and tell her...

Well, I never got a chance to tell her anything. And now, I am late, and she probably hates me now. There was some school issue for my sister's son in which I went with my mother to school today to make sure it all went ok.




Then something else really need my immediate attention, TODAY. As in Wednesday, the day I was going on a date with my friend. (who is probably no longer my friend now) I don't know what to tell her because the truth sounded like an excuse!

I can just imagine my call.

Hi J. I am sorry I stood you up at the mall.
yeah, I got your e-mail and I
really planned to answer....
excuse, let me just make sure no one is
strangling anyone (background screeching sounds)
I am really sor....(drops phone as I sprint to
catch my two-year old from banging something sharp and heavy on our other family member...Sony Flatscreen TV)
As I was saying, I truly planned to go out and have fan today, except it looks like the shit is hitting the fan....

That is always assuming she'll pick up the phone when she knows it me. *sigh*
I feel like I have twins. Except they're two years apart. Today, they have decided to play tag with me. Only one will stay quiet and happy at any time during this morning.



I am never going to see the ending of my "things to do" today. Plus, my kids are due in 30 minutes. My husband always tells me I don't have to do anything. That's true. The question is, someone has to do these things and my husband is all booked up!

One of you is going to wonder why the f**k am I blogging instead of working? Answer is: I really need to. Otherwise, I am endangering the next person who walks in my door. I gotta whine somewhere today.

Thank you for letting me whine.


*all pictures were taken back in April and I just wanted to see it again. :)

Fight Club Rules of Breastfeeding

I noticed that with each child, my breastfeeding experience are never the same. For example, my daughter would refuse to look at me, even as she breastfeed off me, if I am late to bring her dinner. I kid you not! Imagine a 4 months old baby snubbing you. She was so displeased with me, she absolutely refused to look at me. It's pretty funny. I can still picture it.

My first son would pinch me if I am loud while feeding him. My second son would make a fist and hit me if he's unhappy with the taste of my milk. My third son would bite me if I hum while he is eating. They did other things, but those were unique to each of my children.

My fourth son has now set the laws of breastfeeding. He's 5 months old, getting ready to sit up. He can now support himself on both hands and on his knees. I might have to lower his crib so he doesn't get any brilliant ideas like jumping off the crib when my back is turned.

I have noticed that I am not supposed to read a book while he's eating. When he's feeding, I am to only look at him in the face, exchange smiles and grins. The moment my hand creeps to pick a book to read, he stops eating, look at me and cry really loud. Below is the first warning look I get if I so much as pick up a book to read it.

When you're a mother, you can start to tell what kind of cry your baby gives you.There a cry for pick-me-up-I'm-bored-here, put-me-down-I-don't-want-to-be-held, or I'm-hungry-come-already, or I-don't-want-that-person-near-me. There is a special cry for everything. When I am breastfeeding him and I pick a book, I get the don't-even-think-about-it cry.

That is rule number 1. No reading while I am feeding his royal-diaperness. That's him below, asleep on the floor while playing. I let him sleep there longer because he's so cute asleep.

I am also starting to notice that another rule is emerging into the picture. No talking, or looking at TV. Even when he's asleep and I look up the TV to catch up on my Grey Anatomy, he'll wake up long enough to glare at me.

Also, another big thing. I must never recline while feeding him. This would make him so unhappy he couldn't possibly eat. All those above, plus no one must stand near his head while he eats or he stops eating and cry instead.

These rules were set down recently, and all by a little baby who couldn't say a word. That's power for you!

See how many you already know*

In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"

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Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.Treasury.

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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

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Coca-Cola was originally green.

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It is impossible to lick your elbow.

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The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)

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The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400

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The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour: 61,000

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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

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The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar

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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

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Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.

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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?

A. Their birthplace

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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?

A. Obsession

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Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?

A. One thousand

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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?

A. All were invented by women.

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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

A. Honey

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Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?

A. Father's Day

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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."

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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.

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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."

It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"

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Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.

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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!


*From an e-mail.

Love THURSDAY #1

I saw Tallulah's post on this (she in turn found it somewhere else) and decided I'd like to join too. I like the idea. So here' s mine.

Now he's almost 5, and still wonderful! Here's another D and our only daughter.

She's almost 9 now. And a sweetest daughter you have ever seen!

Hypnotic?

It's NPR Song of the Day. Now, it's mine too. I'll probably play this catchy tune all day! I can't quite describe it, but it can make you tap your foot to the tunes.

More than a million people around the globe have been sucked in by an anime clip on the internet.

The music for the clip is a song called "Ieva's Polka."

It's not new. The Finnish folk ensemble Loituma recorded it on their debut release in 1995. It was popular in Finland . But if you lived outside Finland , chances are you never heard of Loituma or the song. Timo Väänänen is a member of
Loituma.

It has hypnotized its viewers. There are even geeks who have videotaped themselves as they fall into a trance, watching and listening to the leek video. That was the sound of one guy bumping into the camera as he falls under the spell of the video. And you can see why.

I have never heard of the song, except for D coming home with it. Bird's blog has a stereo sound. [click here]. I like it because it's a happy song. Who couldn't use a happy song? Although the Finish said " Finnish music was performed precisely for its trance-like qualities, " we'll have to see if you're hypnotized.

Some said it means nothing, while others said it mean something. Below is the meaning I like best taken from here.

In English:

The sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's
and set my feet a-tapping oh!
Ieva's mother had her eye on her daughter but
Ieva she managed to fool her, you know.
'Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no
when we're all busy dancing to and fro!

Ieva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing
as people crowded round to wish her luck.
Everyone was hot but it didn't seem to bother
the handsome young man, the dashing buck.
'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat
when he's all busy dancing to and fro!

Ieva's mother she shut herself away
in her own quiet room to hum a hymn.
Leaving our hero to have a spot of fun
in a neighbor's house when the lights are dim.
'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say
when you're all busy dancing to and fro!

When the music stopped then the real fun began
and that's when the laddie fooled around.
When he took her home, when the dancing was over
her mother angrily waiting they found.
But I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep
and we'll soon be dancing to and fro!

I said to her mother now stop that noise
or I won't be responsible for what I do.
If you go quietly and stay in your room
you won't get hurt while your daughter I woo.
'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy
when he's all busy dancing to and fro!

One thing I tell you is you won't trap me,
no, you won't find me an easy catch.
Travel to the east and travel to the west but
Ieva and I are going to make a match.
'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort
when he's all busy dancing to and fro.


Finnish lyrics (not that I'll have anyone Finnish reading this):

Nuapurista kuulu se polokan tahti
jalakani pohjii kutkutti.
Ievan äiti se tyttöösä vahti
vaan kyllähän Ieva sen jutkutti,
sillä ei meitä silloin kiellot haittaa
kun myö tanssimme laiasta laitaan.
Salivili hipput tupput täppyt
äppyt tipput hilijalleen.

Ievan suu oli vehnäsellä
ko immeiset onnee toevotti.
Peä oli märkänä jokaisella
ja viulu se vinku ja voevotti.
Ei tätä poikoo märkyys haittaa
sillon ko laskoo laiasta laitaan.
Salivili hipput.

Ievan äiti se kammarissa
virsiä veisata huijjuutti,
kun tämä poika naapurissa
ämmän tyttöä nuijjuutti.
Eikä tätä poikoo ämmät haittaa
sillon ko laskoo laiasta laitaan.
Salivili.

Siellä oli lystiä soiton jäläkeen
sain minä kerran sytkyyttee.
Kottiin ko mäntii ni ämmä se riitelj
ja Ieva jo alako nyyhkyytteek.
Minä sanon Ievalle mitäpä se haittaa
laskemma vielähi laiasta laitaa.
Salivili.

Muorille sanon jotta tukkee suusi
en ruppee sun terveyttäs takkoomaa.
Terveenä peäset ku korjoot luusi
ja määt siitä murjuus makkoomaa.
Ei tätä poikoo hellyys haittaa
ko akkoja huhkii laiasta laitaan.
Salivili.

Sen minä sanon jotta purra pittää
ei mua niin voan nielasta.
Suat männä ite vaikka lännestä ittään
vaan minä en luovu Ievasta,
sillä ei tätä poikoo kainous haittaa
sillon ko tanssii laiasta laitaan.
Salivili.

A thought about the airport

LBB said that airport should be a Nu dist Colony. Since I've read that, I have decided that it should be taken one step further. We could put this sign up about half-a-mile surrounding any and all airports.

Just like getting naked on our yearly check-ups...except maybe for your he-mans who needed butt prodding to take a step inside a doctor's office, the airports will have a "No clothes beyond this point" signs near the door. Everybody must walked through the detector naked. At the end of the line, if you're lucky enough not to be prodded and probed, you get to wear this hospital gown. (go on, click it, you know you want to.) Opens in the back of course!

That would surely cracked down those terrorist intent on destroying the world through airplanes for revenge. Luggage? If you've worked at Neiman Marcus (I haven't, but I met someone the other day who did), the only thing allowed on board is a plastic see through bag, issued by the airlines of course and can only contain cash, and maybe Desitin for inevitable butt rushes.

It might also be a good idea to also make the airport employees nudist too. It will be just like walking into a Nudist bar in Brazil. Going naked into the airport is no big deal. It's just life!

Don't be so sad about going naked either. You can have a hospital issue papergown to wear for the duration of your flight. You can still have your peanuts of course. Served with Purell hand sanitizers, unless Wal-mart is having a sale that is.

One last warning. It's probably not a very good idea to fl irt. This could happen to you!

Obsessed

I don't know what it is. It must be the double dosed of "x" genes, but women are more or less obsessed with weight. Some might admit it aloud, others might be silent, but if you are a woman, you've worried about weight in one form or another.

I worried about it when I was a gorgeous size 1, weighing around 75* pounds, having a waistline of 21 inches. I was healthy. I was just really slim, and shapely.

I was worried about it after I had three children, thinking I am so fat! I was 120 pounds, and not going anywhere. I was so upset! That's me on the left side, after I have three children.

What I should have done was appreciate myself. I should have been thankful that I have my health and both my Fallopian tubes. Most of all, I should have been happy I was a size 6-8.

Now, after 5 children, I am twice the woman my husband married. It's almost an accomplishment you know. If it's an investment, who wouldn't be happy with at least 100% return? Hah! I can barely squeeze into my size 10 jeans. I am comfortable around size 14. I am woman-sized.

I was starting to grumble and moan all over again, that is if I had ever stopped. Then I realized; it could be worse. What if this is as good as it fucking gets? Shouldn't I get a head start and start appreciating this smaller self of mine in preparation for a bigger me in the future?

I would, but am not giving up yet. Right now, I am breastfeeding my last baby ever. Since spinning** away, nor running from my weight on a treadmill like a lunatic rodent, is not yet an option, I might as well enjoy being a woman of size. That's me on the picture below between my Lil Sis and my daughter. That's me two months after my 5th baby was born.

I was still complaining about the weight. However, I was also very glad to be alive to complain about my weight. My last pregnancy almost did me in. After giving birth, my liver and kidney decided to go on vacation for a few days. That rather ended my dreams of a full dozen little images of me running around. I was also glad to be alive. I was too much of a coward to risk it again. Bye-bye tubes for me.

This is the happy baby I am currently breastfeeding. He's 17 pounds, height on the 95th percentile, all at 4 and a half months. He's worth it!

I'm not one for moralizing anything. I'd just like to remind myself. As big as I think I am now, it could get bigger tomorrow! Wouldn't it be better to appreciate me now, I might never be this big again? Whatever pounds I'll have gained or lost, this is the moment to enjoy my life. This is perfect in its way. Would you agree?





*Haven't scanned yet any of my picture as newly wed. But trust me, I was small. Small as in tiny.
**Spinning...a gym version of mountain biking. Always great for trimming thighs and buns

This is what "HELP YOU" means

One morning, I was sleeping late and my husband walked in on my darling son (DS3). Being a wonderful husband that he is, he made sure I don't miss a moment of what's going on.

Sorry Mommy. I spilled. Don't worry Abba, I got it!


Nope, he's not worshipping an invisible floor G-d.

I'll give you two guesses!


Boy! Aren't I glad I am fanatic about my floor. When they're small I sterilize everything that comes in contact with their mouths. So you can imagine my dismay when I saw my first child doing similar activity with my floor.

Movies I watched at Home in 2006

Movies watched at home

1. Bridget Jones Edge of Reason [TV]


2. Carolina - Julia Stiles [TV]


3. Mississippi Masala - Denzel Washington [TV]


4. Unleashed - Jet Li [DVD]


5. Crash [DVD]


6. Constant Gardener [DVD]


7. The Importance of Being Earnest - Colin Firth [TV]


8. The Hours - Nicole Kidman [TV]


9. The I Inside - Ryan Phillippe [TV]


10. Last Holiday - Queen Latifah [DVD]


11. Walk the Line - Reese Wetherspoon [DVD]


12. Mrs. Brown - Judi Dench [TV]


13. An Ideal Husband - Jeremy Northam [TV]


14. Birth - Nicole Kidman [TV]


15. Wimbledon - Kirsten Dunst [TV]


16. Maybe Baby - Hugh Laurie [TV]


17. The Family Stone - Sarah Jessica Parker [DVD]


18. Shining Through - Michael Douglas[TV]


19. Bride and Prejudice - Martin Henderson[TV]


20. House of Flying Daggers - Ziyi Zhang [TV]


21. An Unfinished Life - Robert Redford [DVD]


22. The Legend of Zorro - Catherine Zeta-Jones [DVD]


23. Tristan and Isolde - James Franco [DVD]


24. Memoirs of a Geisha - Ziyi Zhang [DVD]


25. A Painted House - Scott Glenn [DVD]


26. Guess Who? - Bernie Mac [TV]


27. Oscar and Lucinda - Ralph Fiennes [TV]


28. Welcome to Mooseport - Gene Hackman [TV]


29. Lonestar - Chris Cooper, Matthew McConaughey [TV]


30. East of Eden - James Dean [TV]


31. The Five People You Met in Heaven - Jon Voight [TV]


32. Unconditional Love - Kathy Bates[TV]


33. Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo - Rob Schneider [TV]


34. Mona Lisa Smila - Julia Roberts [DVD]


35. Pirates of the Caribbean, The Cursed of the Black Pearl - Johnn Depp[DVD]


36. Upside of Anger - Kevin Costner[DVD]


37. Derailed - Clive Owen


38. Shopgirl - Steve Martin


39. Noise - Ally Sheedy


40. Rumor Has It - Jennifer Aniston, [DVD]


41. Tuesdays With Morrie - Jack Lemmon, Hank Azaria, [DVD]


42. My Super Ex-Girlfriend - Uma Thurman, [DVD]


43. Butterf;y Effect 2 - Eric Lively, [DVD]


44. Mission Impossible 3 - Tom Cruise, [DVD]

To Have and to Hold

"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages."

by Friedrich Nietzsche

I believe that husbands and wives who are best of friends will have a stronger marriage for it. Sex is always a factor of course. It can be the "it" that makes a marriage run, or it can be a bonus. Or it could be both. But friendship in a marriage is a glue that hold things together in times of stress.

I am glad that D is my best friend. He's a wonderful, considerate and intuitive lover, and I am glad for that. Right now, am surely glad we have this friendship thing going. Despite the upsetting events, it's nice to know that our marriage was never on the table. It's not an issue, and it's not a bargaining chip. It just is.

That said, I wouldn't like it much if all I have in my marriage is friendship. I truly enjoyed the sex part of it.

What can I say but Nietzsche has a way with words. For next time, I should explain why this is.

"After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands."

So, I wanted some cheer

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality.

I like Friedrich Nietzsche. He's usually good for thought. This one made me laugh. I was amused. But maybe he's right. Does Hillary Clinton fit this sayings? Are there some "scholarly inclined" women we know who is very much into her sexuality? I am not that familiar with Nietzsche, but my favorite authors quotes him, and good autobiographies I've read before likes him. Those are about women biographies. I am thinking, this must be a minor part of what he says, or I cannot see the attraction to him if this is a major part of this thought.

I was googling for some quotes to ruminate on. Something I can say aloud inside my head. Something that will take away the chaotic thoughts I have of someone who seem hell-bent on destroying my family. I am tired of analyzing why this angry person would want to mentally torture A and I by attacking my kids. His grandkids. I really do not care much why he did it. I only wish that he did not do it to or via my kids.

I read and re-read his allegations, passed it around for second opinions, and come to the same conclusion. These letters sounded like the rambling of a crazy person, irrational, vicious, or worse, that of a thwarted child predator. He hasn't hurt my kids. He was frustrated on his way there, and now acts like a rabid dog.

I picture myself as a lioness when it comes to my children. I will protect them all from harm. It's an unwritten contract all potential mothers signed upon pregnancy. Children are to be protected from harm. Thoughts are circling inside my head constantly. I am wondering if I should or could have seen it coming. Was it something I could have done different?

The answer is no. We are supposed to trust grandparents. We do not firstly think that they would hurt their grandchildren. I've learned to listen to my instinct. This primitive part of me which rises and ebbs which each information I receive. I would rather my children be safe than have to look back and wished I've done differently. This is just one grandfather. He has done enough damage to me and mine, I wish I've never met him.

It was also Nietzsche who said, "I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you." There is no going back after this. There is not enough sorrys in the universe that could overcome this. This is not about forgiving, or even about second chances. This is about making sure he does not hurt my kids more. Some things just doesn't come with a do-over. Finito. Kapput. All done.

I was resolved not to think or talk about this incident. However, it's bubbling so close to the surface and oozing out of my pores, it taints my daily routine. I randomly break down and cry at the though of someone wanting to take my babies away. All because of my protecting them from being alone with an adult whose actions concerning my kids didn't sit right with me.

How could this person ever claim to love and care for his son upon doing this? Nietzsche has something for him too. "One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly."

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predator relative

Books I've Read in 2006

With all these blank spaces, click here to see the list.


Related Lists:
Movies I've seen in big Screen. Meaning, I went out on a date with my husband!
Movies I've seen in which I've rented a DVD, or recorded a show on TV.

No.	Title		Author		Notes/Series
1	Blue Dahlia		Nora Roberts		1st In The Garden
2	Birdsong		Sebastian Falks		WW1 fiction
3	Tatiana and Alexander		Paulina Simmons		Trilogy?
4	Unleashed the Night		Sherrilyn Kenyon		Dark Hunter
5	Deadly Pleasures		Brenda Joyce		1st in Pleasures
6	Rachel's Holiday		Marian Keyes		1st in the Walsh Sisters
7	My Sister's Keeper		Jodi Picoult		audio
8	The Thorn Birds		Colleen McCollough		audio
9	Manhunt		Janet Evanovich		hospital reading book, DS4 was born
10	False Premises		Leslie Caine		1st in Domestic Bliss Mysteries
11	Kiss Me, Annabelle		Eloisa James		2nd in Essex Sisters
12	Love with a Scandalous Lord		Lorraine Heath		Rogues and Roses
13	As an Earl Desires		Lorraine Heath		Rogues and Roses
14	When we Meet Again		Victoria Alexander		**
15	Black Rose		Nora Roberts		2nd In The Garden
16	In the Mood		Suzanne MacPherson		**
17	The Taming of the Duke		Eloisa James		3rd in Esses Sisters
18	Promise Me Forever		Lorraine Heath		Rogues and Roses
19	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time		Mark Haddon		Non-romance
20	Never Love a Cowboy		Lorraine Heath		Rogues and Roses
21	Runaway Jury		John Grisham		lawyer fiction
22	The Summons		John Grisham		lawyer fiction
23	The Last Juror		John Grisham		lawyer fiction
24	The Lake House		James Patterson		audio, children with wings
25	The Five People You Meet in Heaven		Mitch Albom		non-romance
26	These Old Shades		Georgette Heyer		audio, Regency Romance
27	Bad Moon Rising		Katherine Sutcliffe		audio, good
28	Something Borrowed		Emily Giffin		The Book Bitches Book Club Selection
29	The Secret Life of Bees		Sue Monk Kidd		audio, fantastic
30	Skye Cameron		Phyllis Whitney		audio, v. good
31	The Reptile Room		Lemoney Snicket		audio, A Series of Unfortunate Events
32	Magic Hour		Kristin Hannah		tear-jerker
33	Birthright		Nora Roberts		audio
34	Something Blue		Emily Giffin		next book to #28 above
35	Spindrift		Phyllis Whitney		audio, okay
35	The Maze		Catherine Coulter		audio, FBI Series
36	Poisonwood Bible		Barbara Kingsolver		audio, Fantastic, Must read!
37	The Dirty Girls Social Club		Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez		The Book Bitches Book Club Selection
38	The Maze		Catherine Coulter		audio, FBI Series
39	The Edge		Catherine Coulter		audio, FBI Series
40	Otherwise Engaged		Eileen Goudge		good
41	Hemlock Bay		Catherine Coulter		audio, FBI Series
42	The Red Tent		Anita Diamant		audio, Fantastic, Must read!
43	The Fortunes of Francesca		Betty Neels		comfort read
44	The Other Boleyn Girl		Philippa Gregory		The Book Bitches Book Club Selection
45	The Wrong Hostage		Elizabeth Lowell		audio
46	The Dark Side of the Moon		Sherrilyn Kenyon		Dark Hunter
47	Into the Storm		Suzanne Brockmann		Trouble Shooter
48	Constant Princess		Philippa Gregory		audio, prequel of The Other Bolyn Girl
49	Angela's Ashes		Frank McCourt		Memoir
50	Eleventh Hour		Eleventh Hour		audio, FBI Series
51	Cover of Night		Linda Howard		a favorite author
52	Wild Swan, The Three Daughters of China		Jung Chang		Biography, Autobiography
53	Daddy Long-Legs		Jean Webster		the letters are fantastic. It's meant for young adults, but it caught my attention just the same
54	Impulse		Catherine Coulter		hot sex scene, overshadowed by cheesy dialogue
55	Angels Fall		Nora Roberts		everything I like in her book. A tough, soft guy, a strong, vulnerable heroine, cunning villain
56	Angels		Marian Keyes		audio, about Margaret Walsh
57	Anybody Out There?		Marian Keyes		audio, about Anna Walsh
58	Lovely Bones		Alice Siebold		audio, dark-themed book
59	The Sherbrooke Bride		Catherine Coulter		Bride Series, small excerpt here.
60	Much Ado About You		Eloisa James,		re-read, 1st of the Essex Sisters
61	Nerd Gone Wild		Vicki Lewis Thompson		Nerd series
62	Comfort and Joy		Kristin Hannah		a comfort of a novel to read.
63	Carolina Isle		Jude Deveraux		***