Lift by Kelly Corrigan

This book is a blessing. It's a quick read. It's emotional. I cried a lot, I was happy, sad, happy. This book is a letter from a mother to her children. I've also been recording memories for my little guys, and it's nice to see a "completed" one. I use "" because there is more to come, but this is where she chose to end the letter. 

I'm very grateful for having read this special book and I recommend it to every mother or child. So basically everyone. Happy reading. 

March Book Club - Divergent

Divergent by Veronica Roth. 

This is the first book I've read of this years book club selections. Honestly, I forgot it was a book club book. Someone recommended it to me last year, but it sounded lame. I got another recommendation; and my SIL asked if I'd read it because she was getting recommendations for it, but also thought it sounded lame. Well I was out picking up my wedding ring (I needed it sized a bit bigger for post baby fingers) and Aiden had to go to the bathroom. So I pulled into Barnes and noble. They had one set left on a display and I grabbed it before anyone else could. I get like that sometimes. I read the first eight chapters in one sitting from an online excerpt, and the rest two days ago. I loved it. I loved getting lost in it. The action and budding romance. I love Four, I just do. If I detailed how much I like his character it would take way more time than I have at the moment. ;) I like Tris but felt like she was slow to catch onto things. (Like her mothers past, it was pretty darn obvious). I appreciated that it was easy reading. It's a little harder to get into more complex books at this point in my life. Having a 2 1/2 year old boy and a six month old boy takes up a lot of energy. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore my children. I love them. I love to play with them. But sometimes I want my own time to do what I love. And I love to read. Lucky (kind of) for me, I got a cold. So two days ago Aiden was fine playing by himself in the living room with pbs kids on for when he wanted an occasional break; and Carter was fine being held and playing independently in his jumper or on the floor when not napping. So I spent most of the day on the couch. Resting my body and reading Divergent. It's true that both being home and working have their challenges. At work I always missed Aiden. So much. I wanted to be the one to teach him everything and watch him grow. I love that I have that opportunity now. The hard part about being home is usually not getting a break. I've had to interrupt writing this a few times to tend to the boys. So now that this has turned into a mom post...shall we get back on track? I felt conflicting emotions about Al's death. It seemed like he was a really good guy who was just acting on hurt emotions. Although definitely in the wrong way. Then another emotions based act, and he's gone. Pardon my language but Peter can just go...you know. I really want to use bad language here because he's such a...you know. Oh and Will! Poor Will! 

I recommend Divergent for a quick read and am looking forward to reading the rest of the trilogy. 

Fifty Shades Trilogy

I had my second child in September. A little boy named Carter Jacob. I still have the three books from bons book club of last year to get to, but at the time I was expecting to be returning to my day job, so I wanted to read the fifty shade trilogy before returning. It's not something I wanted to read at work. I ended up staying home, and I got a job working some evenings when my husband is here. I am, however, very glad I read them. I had gotten several recommendations for them, oddly enough, most of them were coworkers. But I was very hesitant because I heard they were trashy. Parts of them are a bit intense, but overall I enjoyed them. It has a good story line and I loved getting to know the characters. I really enjoyed the parts that went into Christian's childhood. And I loved when his mom found out about the pedo. I definitely recommend the trilogy if you can keep an open mind in the beginning. 

Book Club September - The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Well, it's march and I am giving up this book. It really ticks me off and I've tried to pick it up over and over, only to put it down again. I hate that her parents were so proud that they wouldn't even ask for help for their children's sake! Sticking your children in the back of a moving van for 14 hours? What the poop? And even worse yet, one if those children was a newborn who cries and cries. One nearly fell out on the interstate. It disgusted me. Anyway, I don't want to write about this book anymore. I'm a determined person. This is only the second book I've ever started that I haven't finished, and that part of me might pick it up again in a year and try to finish it. But I doubt it. I definitely do not recommend this book.