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CindyMyLifeIsLit

CindyMyLifeIsLit

Joined May 2017

HS Librarian, lifelong book-addict, -lover, -hoarder, -reader, etc. I'm on GR (www.goodreads.com/user/show/6082517-cindy-newton)
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The Haunted by Bentley Little
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Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
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Les Misrables by Victor Hugo
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Moby Dick by Herman Melville
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The Boy‘s Life is paperback and has an obvious crease on the cover. It‘s in fair to good condition. Betty and The Jane Austen Book Club are both hardbacks in excellent condition.

I‘ll have more tomorrow!
#Book2Book

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Water for Elephants is a hardback library copy in very good condition. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is paperback in excellent condition. #Book2Book

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Both Juliet and The Duchess are paperbacks and in excellent condition. Juliet is a signed copy.

Sorry it has taken me so long to post—it has been a VERY hectic week!

#Book2Book

TheBookHippie Oh! Both. ♥️ 3mo
julieclair Ooohhh… Juliet, please! 😀 3mo
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Wow! So many iconic songs! My favorites are still from the 70‘s/80s era, but so many legends like Etta James, Marvin Gaye, etc. in the list. Also, I forgot to include “Rocket Man” by Elton John! ❤️ Thanks for the tag, @dabbe !
#TLT #ThreeListThursday

dabbe Love your choices! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🩶🖤🩶 3mo
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Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
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1. Podcast—I‘m never in favor of anything that requires me to be on camera!
2. I go back to work tomorrow 😭 so my summer is over, but I‘d like to read Fourth Wing in August!
#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Over Fourth Wing. Hope you fo too! 3mo
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I‘m so excited!! Nineteen books ahead of schedule! This has never happened before! This is the first year I have kept track of how many pages I have read every day, and it has really been motivating.

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July was a GREAT reading month! My favorites were:
1. Frankenstein - I‘m embarrassed that it took this long for me to read this classic. Loved it!
2. Demon Copperhead - I love that Kingsolver took the work of one of the OG social justice warriors (Dickens!) to illustrate the societal scourge of opioid addiction. Well done!
3. The Fisherman - this horror novel lived up to every rave review I‘ve ever read for it (and there were a lot)!
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CindyMyLifeIsLit 4. Brimstone - fifth book in the Pendergast series and my fave so far! Significant homage to other classic works that I LOVE!!

The only book I disliked out of all of them was Hello, Beautiful. Sorry, but to me, it was the antithesis of Little Women, not an “homage.”
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TheSpineView Wow! Great job! 3mo
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“And what about the cook, Marco Antonio, a one-legged, no-ear grotesque straight out of Gormenghast” (107). Nothing like reading a book that has lingered forever on your tbr only to have it shame you for ANOTHER book that has been on your tbr way too long! 🤦‍♀️ Okay, okay, I‘ll read Gormenghast next! 😂

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I‘m a day late, but it‘s summer, so it‘s all chill, right? 😁 I‘m trying to stay chill—I go back to work next week! 😫 Anyway, here is my library. I spent weeks last summer organizing it by genre. It‘s alphabetical by author within the genre. I had just gotten to the point where I couldn‘t find stuff! This room is definitely my happy place, and it‘s the only library I have left since my librarian position was cut. 😭
#WondrousWednesday

dabbe Gorgeous! 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
Texreader So impressive!!! 3mo
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Brimstone | Douglas J Preston
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OMG!! Now they‘re reenacting my favorite Poe short story!! IYKYK!! I‘m in English teacher heaven right now! ❤️😂😂

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“Everybody else going through the terror and joy of their first crushes, their first dates, their first kisses while Oscar sat in the back of the class, behind his DM‘s screen, and watched his adolescence stream by. Sucks to be left out of adolescence, sort of like getting locked in the closet on Venus when the sun appears for the first time in a hundred years” (23). A nod to Bradbury!! ❤️❤️

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“High school was . . . for a fat sci-fi-reading nerd like Oscar, a source of endless anguish. For Oscar, high school was the equivalent of a medieval spectacle, like being put in the stocks and forced to endure the peltings and outrages of a mob of deranged half-wits” (19).

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Brimstone | Douglas J Preston
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Now a character has used “Jack Torrence” as an alias! I‘m loving this book! ❤️❤️

BookwormAHN I love these books 💗 3mo
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Brimstone | Douglas J Preston
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I am absolutely loving the Pendergast series! The mix of crime thriller with a supernatural twist is the perfect combination. I‘ve enjoyed the first books, but I‘m super-excited about this one because it gives a nod to one of my favorite literary villains, Count Fosco!! ❤️❤️

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I did marginally better this week, but there were still SO many bands I didn‘t recognize! The funny thing is that most modern music that is forced on me (through commercials and shows/movies), I actually enjoy! Like the 50 times I‘ve watched the video of Tom Holland‘s lip sync performance to Rihanna‘s “Under My Umbrella.” It‘s a good song! 😂 Can‘t wait for the next list! Thanks for the tag, @dabbe ! ❤️
#TLT #ThreeListThursday

dabbe That's how I heard of “Under My Umbrella“, too! And I've probably hit 50+ times as well! 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
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1. I‘m an English teacher and love wordplay, so I liked the multiple meanings in my Litsy handle. I‘m an upbeat person, so I‘m usually happy; therefore, my life is lit (great). Also, I‘m all about books, both personally and professionally, so my life is lit(erature)! 😁
2. Driving, household tasks, bathing, and exercising.
3. Tagged book. Just finished audio of The Warm Hands of Ghosts.
#WondrousWednesday

Eggs 1. Great descriptors! Thanks for playing 🥳 4mo
kspenmoll Love the meanings behind your handle! 4mo
CindyMyLifeIsLit @kspenmoll Thanks!! 😊 4mo
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Demon Copperhead: A Novel | Barbara Kingsolver
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Just as Charles Dickens used his stories to shed light on the societal ills of his time, so Kingsolver uses this revamped tale to emphasize the pervasiveness of the opioid crisis. I feel that it‘s a little like cheating—she never had to work out which characters get together, die, etc. Dickens did that! I loved figuring out each character‘s mirror in David Copperfield, though. It also lacks the humor Dickens weaves throughout. Still loved it!! ❤️

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1. My amazing daughter was here all week for a visit!
2. We had a great time at my sister-in-law‘s lake house.
3. We spent the day Wednesday in Galveston enjoying the beach and some shopping on the Strand.
4. During the aforementioned shopping, I acquired this Scrooge nutcracker!!
5. We were graced with a cold front this week. In Texas. In July. That‘s pretty much as believable as snow at the equator. The highs were 92-93!
#5JoysFriday

dabbe #lovelylist 🩵💙🩵 4mo
kspenmoll Such joys! 💛❤️💛 4mo
TheLudicReader Haha 93 is a cold front? That‘s a dream day for me. 4mo
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CindyMyLifeIsLit @TheLudicReader Dream as in you wish it would get up to 93 or you wish it was only 93? I‘m definitely in the latter camp! Typically, we‘d be hitting 100 or higher every day at this point of the summer! 🥵🔥 4mo
TheLudicReader @CindyMyLifeIsLit dream as in I wish! ☀️☀️☀️ 4mo
DebinHawaii Wonderful list of joys! 💛💛💛 Great that you got to spend time with your daughter & the Scrooge nutcracker is so cool! 😎 Thanks for sharing & helping spread the joy! 🤗 4mo
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My musical tastes are firmly mired in the 70s and 80s, so pretty much anything from the 90s on is foreign to me, which accounts for my score. There were some great songs on this list, and my favorites are:
1. Rosalita
2. Don‘t Fear the Reaper
3. Freebird (iconic)!
4. Under Pressure (no other band will EVER be like Queen!)
5. Africa

Great list, @dabbe !
#TLT #ThreeListThursday

dabbe I listed “Under Pressure“, too, and I agree with your taste in music. I think we'll get more as we get closer to #1. Thanks for sharing and playing! 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
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Demon Copperhead: A Novel | Barbara Kingsolver
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Enjoying the beach with Demon Copperhead!

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
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Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano
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Okay, I‘m in the minority on this one. This one actually made me mad! For one thing, it was all telling, no showing. This is what made me mad: After Rose and Julia have turned their backs on their family for 25 years, after Julia lied to her daughter about her father her whole life, after Rose ignores her granddaughter her whole life, they go home and are welcomed back with open arms. Everyone just lets it go. No apologies, no anger. WTF??? Nope!!

Ruthiella I‘m with you! This one didn‘t work for me either! 4mo
JuniperWilde I didn‘t like this one either. I wanted my reading hours back. 4mo
CindyMyLifeIsLit @Ruthiella @JuniperWilde I‘m glad to know it wasn‘t just me! I was actually mad that it was billed as an homage to Little Women. This family did NOT resemble the March family!! 😡 4mo
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Butcher and Blackbird | Brynne Weaver
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I loved most of it:
1. The premise—serial killers who take out bad guys.
2. Rowan reminded me of Cassidy from Preacher, whom I love!!
3. The weirdest meet-cute EVER!
4. The humor and dialogue worked for me.

Weirdo that I am, I was fine with the eye-gouging and cannibalism, but the sex scenes were TMI! I don‘t think I‘m a puritan—I feel like there are other women who read those passages and said not no, but hell no! Overall, I enjoyed it!

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Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano
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Listening to this while I wait for Beryl to hit! ⛈️🌊💨☔️

Ruthiella Stay safe! ❤️ 4mo
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Arabella | Georgette Heyer
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1. My parents named me Cindy with the reasoning that it‘s what everyone would call me if I was named Cynthia, but I much prefer Cynthia (SO many people call me that!). I love long, traditional names like Arabella, Letitia, Catherine, Sabrina, etc. We named our daughter Victoria Elizabeth! 😁
#Two4Tuesday

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No, but I often don‘t start a series until it is well-established. I am not one of these who are constantly ingesting new releases. I have a lot of book media and am aware of the trending titles, but I don‘t rush to pick them up. For example, I saw the juggernaut Fourth Wing all over the internet and while I did buy the book and the sequel, I still haven‘t started it. I plan to this summer, but other books‘ voices are louder! 😄
#SundayFunday

BookmarkTavern That‘s fair! Thanks for sharing! 4mo
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Ulysses | James Joyce
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My dear friend recently went to Ireland and Salem, MA, and she thoughtfully brought me a few keepsakes from those regions. Of course, they were book-related! 🥰 I love having friends who know me so well!

Leftcoastzen Nice! 4mo
Ruthiella How neat! 😃 (edited) 4mo
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I‘m a little disappointed with this list—it‘s way too heavy on the kid movies. I know they are money makers, but there are other huge movies from that era, like Twelve Years a Slave, Knives Out, The Quiet Place, etc. that weren‘t even included. My favorites on the list were Thor: Ragnorak, Deadpool (both), and Guardians of the Galaxy (all). I can‘t believe they didn‘t have What We Do in the Shadows—one of my GOATs!!
#TLT #ThreeListThursday

dabbe I bet if we research best actual movies (not just the $$$ made from seeing the summer blockbusters), we'd have a different picture. More lists to come! Thanks for playing and sharing, and you definitely beat my sorry 🫏! 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
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1. “Books break the shackles of time—proof that humans can work magic.” Carl Sagan
2. “To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.” W. Somerset Maugham
3. “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” Frederick Douglass
4. “Books are a uniquely portable magic.” Stephen King
Okay, I‘ve limited it to four! 😄
#WondrousWednesday

Eggs Awww great!!!! 👍🏼 🥳 4mo
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This is late, but these questions are so great that I can‘t pass them up!
1. Goodreads # of books read goal
2. I‘ve been a seat-of-the-pants girl, but I had to rearrange my library this week and was overwhelmed by the number of books I own that I truly want to read and have been planning to read for years! I think it‘s time for me to do something different, like maybe draw titles from a jar? Suggestions welcome!
#3. ⬇️

CindyMyLifeIsLit 3. Allows me to live countless experiences and to transcend time, culture, race, and gender. There are no limits to your experiences when you read! 📚❤️👸🏼👩‍🚀🧝🏻‍♀️🧛🏻‍♀️🕵️‍♀️ 5mo
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Okay, last one! The 2000s had some pretty good movies but failed (imho) to come anywhere close to the groundbreaking movies of the 90s! My favorites are: (in no particular order)
1. Signs
2. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
3. Shrek 2 & 3 (same characters!)
4. The Hangover
5. The Lord of the Rings trilogy

My score was significantly lower for this decade, too. 🤷‍♀️ Love these lists, @dabbe !! Thanks for creating them! ❤️
#TLT #ThreeListThursday

CindyMyLifeIsLit Also, Idiocracy not on the list! I LOVED that movie—it expresses a lot of what we see going on in the world! 5mo
dabbe Yay! I think I may have found my #TLT calling! More to come next Thursday! Oh, and for #2 on your choices: #windex 🤩🤗😀 5mo
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The 90s were the movie decade because so many of my favorites were made then! My top 3 favorites are: Notting Hill, The Full Monty, and Shakespeare in Love. I also love True Lies and Terminator 2 (you rock, JC!), The Matrix, Sixth Sense, Interview with the Vampire, Seven, The Rock, Ransom, Jurassic Park, As Good as it Gets, Robin Hood, Silence of the Lambs, Addams Family, & Sleepless in Seattle! So many truly iconic films!
#TLT #ThreeListThursday

CindyMyLifeIsLit Oh, and OFFICE SPACE!!! How was that not on the list?!? 🤦‍♀️ 5mo
dabbe You are so cute! It's a toss-up for me between the 80s and 90s. My high school/college years were in the 80s, but man, I agree with you--the 90s had some fantstic movies! I have to go on a movie binge now! 🤩🤗😀 5mo
dabbe You are so cute! It's a toss-up for me between the 80s and 90s. My high school/college years were in the 80s, but man, I agree with you--the 90s had some fantstic movies! I have to go on a movie binge now! 🤩🤗😀 5mo
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I have somehow managed to miss these movie quizzes and this is from two weeks ago, but I shall not let that deter me! 😁

1. Aliens (nobody does blockbusters better than James Cameron!)
2. Moonstruck
3. Tootsie/Ruthless People (tie)

Now I‘m going to do the one from last week before doing this week‘s, so please excuse my wildly tardy entries, but I can‘t resist! 😁
#TLT #ThreeListThursday

BkClubCare Moonstruck TOTALLY on my top movie list 🎥 🍿 ❤️ 5mo
dabbe Doesn't matter when you do these; it's always fun to see your answers! Love your choices on this one, especially MOONSTRUCK. “La bella luna!“ 🌕 Tomorrow it's a full moon, too! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🤩🤩🤩 5mo
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The Circle | Dave Eggers
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1. I‘m decent—I probably know a little more than most people my age but can‘t hold a candle to the youngsters! Although I have noticed that their extensive tech knowledge doesn‘t extend to practical applications. They‘re experts with social media posting and video games, but they‘re lost if you ask them to create a spreadsheet or format a text document. 🤦‍♀️
2. The Circle by Dave Eggers - I loved it—so satirical!
#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing!😊 5mo
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1. Not really—I need one, I guess! I usually just go for the title that keeps popping up in references by other readers. These can be new (like Fourth Wing) or old (like War and Peace). My guilt for not having read War and Peace increases incrementally every time I see it mentioned. Eventually the guilt will tip the scales!
2. Right now, I‘ll probably be deciding between Fourth Wing and Demon Copperhead next!
#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView I intended to read War and Peace this year. Doesn't look it is going to happen. Thanks for playing 5mo
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1. Helping kids gain confidence in their ability to write and communicate, introducing them to the beauty of poetry and the written word, and helping them rediscover the joy of reading.
2. I stopped believing that balance is possible. 🤷‍♀️
3. I used to love to play school, so yes!
#WondrousWednesday

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I used to play school as a kid, too. As I got older, we came to realize I just liked telling people what to do & hoped they'd be less stupid. 🤣 5mo
Eggs Even when you‘re off work, it‘s still hovering your mind! 5mo
CindyMyLifeIsLit @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I hear you! I used to teach preschool and I realized that decorating the classroom and planning the activities was the fun part. That‘s when I realized that I don‘t do so well with the littles—I love high school! It often bears a disconcerting similarity to preschool (in behavior and decision-making) but they‘re also a lot of fun! I do get to tell them what to do and they do it (most of the time). 😁 5mo
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The Egg and I | Betty MacDonald
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1. I don‘t live in my car, so I can tolerate that a lot more than a dirty house!
2. Ma and Pa Kettle, from the tagged book, are my favorite literary slobs!
#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Agree on both. Thanks for playing 5mo
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The Circle | Dave Eggers
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Dave Eggars! I loved The Circle and can‘t wait to read more of his work. #SundayFunday

BookmarkTavern Nice! Thanks for posting! 5mo
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It was yesterday, but I just hit 7 years on Litsy! I love this platform—it‘s so welcoming and so fun!! Here‘s to many more! 🥂🎂🎉

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy Litsyversary 🎉🎊🎈 6mo
Daisey Happy Litsyversary! 🎉 6mo
Librarybelle Happy Litsyversary! 6mo
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Jas16 Happy Litsyversary 🥳📚🙌🏽 6mo
dabbe HL! 💙🩵💙 6mo
TheBookgeekFrau Happy Litsyversary 🎊🎊 6mo
julesG Happy Litsyversary! 6mo
Reggie Happy Litsyversary! 6mo
AmyG Congrats! 6mo
JessClark78 Happy Litsyversary! 🎊📚🎉 6mo
BookmarkTavern Happy Litsyversary! 🎉🎉🎉 6mo
Gissy Happy litsyversary 🥳📚🎉📚🎉👏👏👏♥️ 6mo
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1 & 3 — My husband‘s Mother‘s Day spread and my daughter‘s gift to me!
2. My thoughtful neighbor knew I had been struggling with the loss of my mother and my job cut and brought me an incredible goodie bag.
4. Although I‘m no longer the librarian, I found out that I get to stay at my campus and was welcomed warmly to the 12th grade English team.
5. We survived the tornadic storm that hit Houston last night unscathed!
#5JoysFriday

CindyMyLifeIsLit My joy was in finding love and support from so many during what has been a very difficult time in my life. ❤️❤️ 6mo
Susanita What a nice neighbor! 6mo
CindyMyLifeIsLit @Susanita She‘s always been very nice, but this blew me away! She made the sloth air freshener and the key ring, and stamped the metal in the key ring and spoon herself. The key ring says “Forever in my heart—Mom” (I lost my mother last month), and the spoon says “Read books, eat ice cream, be happy.” She knows me well! 6mo
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dabbe You are well loved! 💙🩵💙 6mo
SpellboundReader Condolences on the recent loss of your Mom. What a wonderful neighbor, to be so thoughtful. 🤗 6mo
Amor4Libros How beautiful! And how wonderful that you are surrounded by love during a tough time. I wish you the best on your healing journey and be patient with yourself ❤️ 6mo
DebinHawaii A lovely list of joys! 💛💛💛 I am so sorry about your mom. 💜I can tell you that while the pain doesn‘t go away, it does lessen over time. I‘m glad you have such great support of family, friends & neighbors. Thank you for joining in & spreading the joy! 🤗 6mo
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I‘m old, so . . .
1. Rumors by Fleetwood Mac
2. 4 by Foreigner
3. Pyromania by Def Leppard
(and everything by the Eagles)! 😁
#TLT #ThreeListThursday

marleed I didn‘t make create a post because I couldn‘t get past the 3 albums that immediately came to mind because of how often I played them. Rumors is first to come to mind! 2 and 3 are Piano Man by Billy Joel and Bat out of Hell by Meatloaf. If I thought beyond that, I‘d have so many I would not be able to limit to 3. 6mo
CindyMyLifeIsLit @marleed I forgot about Bat Out of Hell!! Is there a more fantastic, crazy original song than Paradise by the Dashboard Light?!? I think not!! ❤️❤️❤️ (edited) 6mo
dabbe @CindyMyLifeIsLit Dancing to it was also crazy fun! 😂 6mo
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dabbe We must be around the same age! Thanks for sharing. 🤩🤩🤩 6mo
CindyMyLifeIsLit @dabbe Even my students now agree that we had the best music back then! 😁 6mo
dabbe @CindyMyLifeIsLit On the last day of school before exams, kids had basically a day of doing nothing (only day all year). I played my 80s music, and they just rocked it! For one day I was actually cool! 😂😂😂 6mo
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The Historian | Elizabeth Kostova
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1. I remember riding my bike to the tiny library in my small town and riding home, my new library books secure in the basket on the front. I would spend quite some time deliberating on my choices since I was only allowed to check out four—it was a tough decision!
2. Most of my books have come from bookstores, but a healthy amount from library book sales, as well.
3. The tagged book—and it‘s quite good!
#WondrousWednesday

Eggs #1 oh what memories I have riding my bike to our small town library for 📚 Thanks for playing 🤗 6mo
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1. 👩‍❤️‍👨👫- Family and friends‘ love
🩺 - Health (means more as I age!)
📚 - my books!
2. 👶 - that one of my children will eventually produce a grandchild
💰 - that my school district will receive funding so that all of the librarians whose jobs were cut (myself included) can get our jobs back
👩‍🏫 - that I will survive returning to the classroom with all the grading & planning I escaped when I left
#WondrousWednesday

Eggs Oh gosh - your hope # 3 !!! I‘m going to hope with you that you can remain a librarian!!! 6mo
kspenmoll I so hope you get to remain a librarian. We are going through similar cuts in our district. 6mo
dabbe Hoping and crossing fingers that you can stay as a librarian! 🤞💙🤞 6mo
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This is from last Thursday, but too fun not to do it! I got 111 out of 187–better than 68% of quiz takers! Some of the favorites on the list that I would love to rewatch are Amadeus, Dangerous Liaisons, and Blood Simple. #TLT #ThreeListThursday

dabbe Excellent! I've never seen BLOOD SIMPLE; it's on the list! Thanks for sharing. 💙🩵💙 6mo
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1. It‘s not springtime without amazing thunderstorms (and, unfortunately, STAAR testing 😫).
2. The tagged book is both spooky and funny!
3. My plans for May include boxing up my office and mentally preparing myself for whatever job I get next. My district cut over 50 librarians and I was among them. Two years was not long enough in my dream job! 😢
#Wondrous Wednesday

Susanita Ugh. I‘m sorry about your job. 😕 6mo
ShyBookOwl So sorry about your job! My dream job lasted 4 yrs before the company sold to a cold corporation that I can't stand. I get it! There's a grieving process to be had. I hope u have a stack of comfort reads to get u through! 6mo
ElizaMarie I am so sorry to hear about the job! That sucks! I hear about this all over. Librarians are much needed. Its so sad to see so many go. 6mo
Eggs So sorry to hear about librarian cuts!! That‘s brutal. I‘ve seen a good bit of that in 40+ years of teaching. Praying you will find the job you deserve🙏🏻🥰 6mo
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I‘m late but here I am!! 😁
1. I really enjoyed the tagged book—lots of creepy things but lots of humor, as well.
2. I‘m trying to decide between Fourth Wing and Demon Copperhead. 🤔
Thanks for the tag, @TheSpineView !
#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Never too late to play. Loved Fourth Wing 6mo
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1. I currently live in the suburbs of Houston but would prefer living in the mountains (a place like Flagstaff, AZ).
2. The tagged book is set in Houston, although I prefer his other book set in Texas (Lonesome Dove).
#Two4Tuesday
Thanks for the tag, @TheSpineView ! ❤️

Texreader ❤️ Lonesome Dove 7mo
TheSpineView Flagstaff is a beautiful city. Thanks for playing 7mo
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Untitled | Anonymous
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I have met quite a few since I became a librarian a couple of years ago. To name a few: Kwame Alexander, Julie Murphy, Tehereh Mafi, Neal Shusterman, Justin Cronin, Dan Santat, Jerry Craft, April Henry, and Tracy Wolff, among others. Thank goodness for librarian conferences! 😁
#SundayFunday

BookmarkTavern That‘s a great list! Thanks for sharing! 7mo
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Untitled | Anonymous
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1. Emma Thompson
2. Diane Keaton
3. Sally Field
#TLT #ThreeListThursday

dabbe Yes! 🖤 all 3! Thanks for sharing! 💜🧡💜 7mo
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The Far Pavilions | M. M. Kaye
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A title that captures the last six months of my life would be Things Fall Apart. Watching my mother‘s rapid decline from Alzheimer‘s ending with her death Thursday has been agonizing, and trying to support my dad through it is equally so. Next week I will find out whether I will have a job next year or not (I‘m a school librarian in Texas, where the governor is holding our school funding hostage for his voucher program) so there‘s that . . . 😫

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 7mo
LeahBergen I‘m so sorry for your loss. 💔 7mo
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Susanita I‘m so sorry. 😢 7mo
Texreader Oh my gosh! My condolences. And hoping for best with our state guv here in TX. I can barely comprehend what‘s happening. My 💙 goes out to you during this very difficult time. 7mo
dabbe So sorry for your loss and the difficulties you are facing. Keeping you in my thoughts. 💙🩵💙 7mo
CindyMyLifeIsLit @Librarybelle @LeahBergen @Susanita @Texreader @dabbe Thanks, Litsy friends! Posting book stuff helps take my mind off things! ❤️❤️❤️ 7mo
TheSpineView So sorry for your loss! I will keep you in my thoughts. Sending hugs💞 7mo
daena So sorry for your loss. Positive thoughts to you for the road ahead 💕 7mo
wanderinglynn So sorry for your loss & the challenges you & your colleagues are facing. {hugs} 7mo
JessClark78 Sorry for your loss. 💔❤️ 7mo
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I'm so sorry for your loss and am the uncertainty you face. Sending a huge hug and good vibes. 💞💛 7mo
BarbaraJean I‘m so sorry for your loss, and for the job uncertainties in the midst of an already difficult time. Sending hugs and praying for peace, comfort and strength for you as you support your dad. 7mo
CindyMyLifeIsLit Thanks, everyone, for your condolences and good thoughts! ❤️❤️ 7mo
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The Illiad | Homer
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I have a copy of The Iliad and a set of Dickens‘ works that were both published in 1870. I also have a set of Thackeray published in 1890. I started collecting antique books a couple of years ago!
#SundayFunday

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 7mo
BookmarkTavern Those look so beautiful! Thanks for posting! 7mo
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