The Yummy Mummy

from Julie

The Yummy Mummy by Polly Williams

I rate this book ok. I liked it only because it was a great contrast with "Shopaholic & Baby". The Shopaholic book and Yummy Mummy are about the same thing - pregnant women in London and how they cope. Shopaholic comes from a positive point of view, the Yummy book is much more negative. It makes you realize that if you have a positive outlook, thinks will be much better. Attitude is the key.

The Misadventures of Maude March

I have been reading this book to Kylie and we LOVE it! It is about 2 young girls that have to go out on their own and what happens to them. It takes place in the 1800's. Very good, we can hardly read our scriptures long enough until we can get to this book.

French By Heart

French by Heart: An American Family's Adventures in La Belle France.

Ok, I just saw this book on the "return" cart, it looked interesting, so I got it. I have enjoyed it. It is non-fiction, it is funny and intereresting. Easy read. I reccommend it.

A Perfect Day

From Julie:

Fast, easy read. Pretty good, makes you remember what is really important in life.

It is about a man who wants to write a book, does, and then we see what happens to him and his family....choices.

Confessions of a Shopaholic

From Julie:

I thought I heard Tatia talking about these books on the cruise, so while at the library, I picked up a book that had 3 "Shopaholic" books in one.

I have very much enjoyed them, they are an easy read, and very funny.

The three books that I just finished are: Confessions of a Shopaholic, A Shopaholic Takes Manhatten, A Shopaholic Ties the Knot.

Twilight

This is a teenage fiction book about a human and vampire falling in love! Don't gag - I was so addicted when I first started reading it. I read it the whole way from my flight to Paris. In fact, when we got to Paris I had finished it and so I had Gil find an American book store in Paris so we could buy the sequel. Now the third book is coming out in ten days. I'm very excited.

I have a question.

I read a GREAT book in Paris that I want to share . . . . but how do I post a picture of the book?

TELL MY STORY, TOO

I just found this book from Amazon this summer and I love it. It's all about the pioneer stories, especially about the Willey and Edward Martin handcart cos. I feel badly that my beloved grandchildren are really not interested in learning what their great great grandparents did as children or young adults even though they did much to shape the unborn lives of my grandchildren. I tried to tell Lyssy about them before she went on the "trek". I even told her to look on the wall in Wy. where all the names of the handcart people and the rescuers are listed. She would be surprised of how many there are who are our ancestors.
But someday, all my children will be very interested and be thankful for what went before them. It is a great book - tells one page stories so is easy to read. I love it.

The Secret Life of Bees

I finished this book just before reading Thirteen Moons.

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd was FANTASTIC. It was filled with great wisdom. I borrowed this from Mom - thank you - it was a great read.

I highly recommend this book.

A Thousand Splendid Suns

This is what I am currently reading....so far so good. I think I am around page 100. I read his first book - The Kite Runner, which I liked VERY much.

I'll let you know how it goes.

I REALLY enjoyed this book. It is about people living in Afghanistan in this current time. It was so real, but it is a fiction book. Very good.