Sunday Post: A Book Worth Fighting For & Pajama Fun

I hope you all have had a great week. To those who celebrated Thanksgiving, are you still feeling full after all that food? I know I am!

Here's what I have been up to . . .

New to My Shelves: I know you are supposed to avoid buying anything for yourself the closer to Christmas you get, but I couldn't help but splurge on two books from my wish list recently Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty and Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Parris.

I was curious when publisher Simon & Schuster sent me an e-mail offering me a free book if I took part in a survey through Jellybooks. I wasn't going to participate, but then I saw the cover for The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See, and I couldn't resist.

And then from Penguin Random House's First to Read Program, I won a copy of Elan Mastai's All the Wrong Todays, which I don't remember requesting, but then I saw the word time travel and realized that was probably why. I am looking forward to reading this one soon.

What I Am Reading: For much of the week, I was in the middle of several books at once, which is unusual for me. It had everything to do with which book I had handy when. I finished Lazaretto by Diane McKinney Whetstone and Nicola Yoon's The Sun Is Also a Star. I got back into The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist and am in the middle of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane (that second chapter is a heart crusher, But I am so in love with this book so far), and I am reading First, Break All the Rules: What The World's Greatest Managers Do Differently from Gallup which is assigned reading for work (my daughter is quite fond of my "work" book--she calls it her book of Edgar Allan Poe Magic and carries it around everywhere when I'm not reading it--it doesn't even have pictures or mention Poe).

What I Am Listening To: I did not get a chance to listen to my audiobook, Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn at all this past week, but I am looking forward to doing so this coming week.

What I Am Watching: A lot of My Little Pony. Ugh. Oh! And we did get to see the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. I want to see it again. It was amazing and wonderful, and I am glad I got a chance to see it.

What's Going On Off the Blog: This past week was a nice one. I had the week off, and Mouse and I enjoyed three Mommy and Daughter days in a row. She would wake up every morning and ask, "Is it a Mommy and [Mouse] day?" Her smile got so big when I said yes. I wish I could say we did something extraordinary in our time together, but it was relatively low key. Monday we dropped by my office to pick up the book I need to read for work. Mouse loves visiting my office, and especially likes walking around saying hello to everyone. Tuesday we attended a memorial service in support of a friend whose mother recently died. It was a beautiful service. I had only planned to stay an hour at the most, but nearly two hours in, Mouse showed the first signs of restlessness and asked if we could go soon. We ended up staying until the end (2 1/2 hours). I was really proud of her. She spent much of the time coloring and drawing. Wednesday was a pajama day. We spent some time outdoors playing in her sandbox and having a tea party. She thought it was funny that we were still in our pajamas. Anjin was able to come home early that day, which was a nice treat.

I let everyone sleep in on Thursday, while I addressed Christmas card envelopes and watched the 90th Macy's parade. We enjoyed a Thanksgiving Dinner out and had a nice day together, just the three of us. Friday was more of the same, although we did step up the house cleaning. Time to decorate for Christmas!

What I Am Enjoying: Time off from work with my family, and getting ready for Christmas.

How I Am Feeling: Sad to see my vacation come to an end. A little nervous about Mouse's upcoming parent/teacher conference. Frustrated with my daughter's dentist who keeps cancelling her dental appointments and rescheduling them (this is the third time for the same appointment). But overall, I am feeling rested and am in good spirits.

Last Week In Reading Mews:

• Sunday Post: Catching Up & Doing Things Backwards
• Bookish Thoughts: Lady Cop Makes Trouble by Amy Stewart
• Where Is Your Bookmark? (Lazaretto)
• Bookish Thoughts: A Dark and Stormy Murder by Julia Buckley

Tell me about what you have been up to! What are you reading, listening to and watching? How was your week? Do you have anything planned for this coming week?

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Every Friday Coffee Addicted Writer from Coffee Addicted Writer poses a question which participants respond on their own blogs within the week (Friday through Thursday). They then share their links at the main site and visit other participants blogs.

Name one book that you would fight for on Black Friday!

Oh, goodness! This is a tough question. I do Black Friday online and try to avoid going to actual stores if I can. As much as I would like that big screen television for $1, I don't have the energy or motivation to fight the crowds. That aside, for the sake of this week's question, I would have to say the next book in the Others series by Anne Bishop. I would pull hair for that one. Well, not really. Maybe? No, no. Of course not. But if it really was the last copy and there was no other copy available anywhere . . .

What about you? Is there a book you would fight over on Black Friday? If it was the last copy on earth?

I hope you all have a great week! Happy Reading!

The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer, and gives us all a chance to recap our week, talk about what we are reading, share any new books that have come our way, and whatever else we want to talk about. 

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