Halloween 2025
What a great Halloween we had! Besides Christmas, Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love decorating, making our house as spooky as possible, and helping the kids pick out glorious costumes. And this year was one of the best. First…
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Life After Layoffs
It has been a tough few weeks. We are going through a reorganization at work, and some friends and colleagues have been let go. It is a lot to process. Reorgs are never fun, but they are a part of…
Book Report: The Intruder
I love Freider McFadden books. They’re easy reads, perfect palette cleansers after heavy books, and have great twists. The Intruder was no exception! We’re wrapping up the Halloween season, but I still have some ‘scary’ or ‘thriller’ books to read.…
Book Report: We Live Here Now
Yeah, I’m still sticking with the haunted house theme. I can’t help it. It hasn’t steered me wrong yet. And We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough was no exception. We start with Emily and her husband, Freddie, moving from…
Book Report: The Haunting of Ashburn House
Well, I’m sticking with the haunted house theme! It really is the perfect time of year. This time, it’s The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates. We start with Adrienne and her cat Wolfgang in a taxi cab pulling…
The Messy Table
I was standing in our kitchen the other day, realizing how messy it all is. The kitchen, especially the breakfast bar, is a magnet for dumped things once people come home. Backpacks, mail, drinks, things that the dogs shouldn’t grab…it’s…
Book Report: Home Before Dark
Since it’s creepy season, I stuck with the same theme: Haunted Houses. For the next read, I chose Riley’s Sager’s Home Before Dark. Let me tell you that this may be my favorite book so far. It’s my first from…
Book Report: The September House
The September House by Carissa Orlando is the perfect book to read this time of year! It fit perfectly with our approach to Halloween. It was spooky and different, and I absolutely loved it! Margaret lives in a beautiful Victorian…
Book Report: The Exorcist’s House: Resurrection
The Exorcist’s House: Resurrection was horrible. And awful. In all the right ways! I knew the ultimate ending. The author, Nick Roberts, ensured that in the last book. I knew Maren was evil and alone. Her mother did, in fact,…