tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post1034596370661737624..comments2024-03-27T10:31:14.337-05:00Comments on Lisa's Yarns: 5 Things FridayLisa from Lisa's Yarnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05335500882510597919noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-89225708393682751122022-06-17T05:37:28.070-05:002022-06-17T05:37:28.070-05:00I am just catching up with your posts and am start...I am just catching up with your posts and am starting at the bottom, so I am hoping that since I am a month late (!!) it is sunny and warm and summery there today and your long weekend is fabulous! <br /><br />But I couldn't help but love your last section about books! You know that I too am stingy about five stars, so I am excited about yours. I put all of them on hold at the library and Notes on an Execution was actually available right away! Luckily too it is an audiobook, as I plan to do some driving and hiking this weekend, so will probably have over 30 hours of listening ahead of me. Hopefully I get to it soon! <br /><br />I actually gave a book five stars recently, but not because it was happy and lovely and made me feel warm and fuzzy. It was Blindness and is about a society who start going blind one by one and then they have to quarantine and at first they treat the first blind people badly and then everyone is blind and it becomes very Lord of the Flies...anyway, it made me feel disgusted and scared and amazed...and it made me want to go and become a doomsday prepper! So for the depth of feeling it gave me, I had to give it five stars. It just sparked so many thoughts and conversations. I am also reading This is How They Tell Me the World Ends, which is about cybersecurity...and it also makes me want to start doomsday prepping!!! I need a fluffy book next I think. <br /><br />Have fun at the lake! Happy Juneteenth! Kyria @ Travel Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889638304509763419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-12419501704938144332022-05-30T08:13:11.203-05:002022-05-30T08:13:11.203-05:00Well, thank goodness for books! Seriously, when t...Well, thank goodness for books! Seriously, when things are really hard sometimes i'll remember that I'm in the middle of a good book, and it cheers me up. I can't believe Will has to quarantine for ten days! When I had omicron over the summer, they said 5-7 days. I guess this is coming from his day care?<br />I'll read that Cup of Jo article, although I don't know if I want to get any sadder than I already am. Didn't we go through all of this after the Parkland shooting? Writing letters, town hall meetings, outraged citizens... and nothing has changed at all. So, so frustrating. Anyway... i hope this week goes better for you. Warmer weather and getting out of quarantine should help a lot!Jennyhttps://runnersfly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-57753919618258061632022-05-29T08:52:01.791-05:002022-05-29T08:52:01.791-05:00I am so sorry you are still feeling crappy! Lookin...I am so sorry you are still feeling crappy! Looking after small children while being sick sounds absolutely dreadful. <br /><br />What a sad week, full of such sad news. Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212465957211363245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-43070626785454693432022-05-28T16:03:52.313-05:002022-05-28T16:03:52.313-05:00It's been a tough week indeed. So much bad new...It's been a tough week indeed. So much bad news and I am so furious about the Republicans that just won't do ANYTHING, who can't even care when children are killed on their watch. It's mind-boggling to me. People really need to vote these jerks out ASAP. I don't understand how people like Ted Crus and Greg Abbotts can still be voted into office?? <br /><br />I am glad to hear that Will has been doing pretty well, even if toddler quarantine has been rough on you guys. It's good to know he wasn't miserable the whole time... and of course I hope that Phil and Paul are staying healthy! Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196296268895103846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-64254466994134639632022-05-28T11:41:40.501-05:002022-05-28T11:41:40.501-05:00It's been a hard week. It's still so hard ...It's been a hard week. It's still so hard to wrap my mind around the fact that children were killed by gun violence and STILL, Republican senators do not see a need for commonsense gun laws. It's truly despicable. <br /><br />I'm glad that Will hasn't been too affected by Covid, and I hope that Phil and Paul continue to test negative! What a feat that would be!<br /><br />We are firmly in summer mode here in Florida - it's humid and we're already seeing triple digits. SIGH. We're in for it this year!Stephanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664500645286563334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-72083718252515121102022-05-27T15:02:56.411-05:002022-05-27T15:02:56.411-05:00I just got Lessons in Chemistry from the library b...I just got Lessons in Chemistry from the library based on your recommendation, so we'll see how it goes!<br /><br />Oh, boy. 10,000 steps before 9am is a feat I have never achieved! I hope everyone bounces back and you can get back to your regular routine ASAP.NGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056381269070465424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-39178187213717029302022-05-27T08:33:00.317-05:002022-05-27T08:33:00.317-05:00Now THAT's a week. Yes, Uvaldi and Buffalo hav...Now THAT's a week. Yes, Uvaldi and Buffalo have me down. I'm sorry you're still so exhausted and hope you can build up soon.<br /><br />I had no idea it was Memorial Day weekend until Thursday. Even the kids taking off for up north on Wednesday wasn't a clue. I just thought they were doing a long weekend. I'm still wearing long sleeves and sweatshirts. It's cold out there. At least, too cold for me. So, no summer mode for me yet. I wonder when it will ever hit.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-22399366882048725972022-05-27T08:17:07.621-05:002022-05-27T08:17:07.621-05:00What a week! I am so glad your little one has had ...What a week! I am so glad your little one has had such a mild case but a ten day toddler quarantine sounds so challenging! Here's hoping everyone else remains Covid free. <br /><br />I agree that it doesn't feel like summer is just around the corner -- I can hardly believe that school ends next week. Suzannehttp://www.lifeofadoctorswife.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-78817052940898564912022-05-27T06:54:24.926-05:002022-05-27T06:54:24.926-05:00The Cup of Jo article is so well articulated and h...The Cup of Jo article is so well articulated and heartbreakingly relatable. The part about cutting fingernails really struck me - I am the only one that does this in my family and so I've done it 100s of times over the last decade and know my children's distinct hands and feet from this routine event, yet never really thought about it and mostly view it as a necessary, slightly annoying task. But how I'd given anything to do it again if the opportunity were tragically wrenched away from me. Somehow life feels so concrete and settled and yet in an instant it can change so horrifically. <br /><br />I hope the warmer temperatures provide a restorative weekend, Lisa! Glad Will wasn't "off" for long due to COVID. I don't know how you wouldn't be exhausted with everything you've gone through the last year(s) but hope you get some reprieve and are feeling a bit less worn down soon <3Elisabethhttp://elisabeth-frost.comnoreply@blogger.com