I‘m getting so much help with all of the papers I‘m having to write today... #whydidigobacktoschoolagain #scoutandclete #boxersoflitsy

Happy Veterans Day to all who have served. This one... This one, I‘m proud to call mine. ❤️💙

Hi everyone! I‘ve missed you all. I‘ve been taking a bit of a social media break (aside from posting what I have to for my blog and small postings here and there). I‘m trying to find some reads that will help me center and help with self care. I‘ve been waiting for this one. Any suggestions are welcome!

It‘s been a long week already and I have a headache. #bookandbathtime Finished one book and on to the next!

It was a grand book release day!!

Our Fall FOL library sale was this morning, and I made out pretty well! I got the first 5 books of Throne of Glass series, 3 new Atwood‘s, Fire by Kristin Cashore (my fave of hers!), 2 Christie collections, The Gothic World of Anne Rice, and the next 3 books in the series a friend‘s son is reading all for $35!

I‘m here with my husband and his family for his grandmother‘s funeral, so I‘m turning to another comfort series while I‘m here.

Hi Litsy fam- Please keep my husband and our family in your thoughts through the coming days. His grandmother passed away last night. She will be greatly missed.

Hubby‘s at work tonight, so I‘m hanging out with the pups and my Hogwarts pals. Hope y‘all have had a good weekend.

It‘s been a very long week & I still have 2 days of it left. I decided that a pedi & some wine while I continue my re-read of OOTP (I‘m listening while getting a pedi- I‘ll grab my hardback when I get home) was in order. #selfcare

I‘ve been feeling a bit down, so I‘m relying on an old friend to help me out. #lunchtimereading

Guys- Please send some love to my area of Texas tonight. Odessa is about 2 hours from me, and I have many friends in the Midland/Odessa area where this took place. We‘re all hurting, as this hit close to home tonight.

When you‘re eating fries & your sweet Boxers turn in to the creepy twins from The Shining... #scoutandclete #boxersoflitsy

Happy National Dog Day from The Weirdos!! (Scout and Clete haven‘t said hi in a while and they missed y‘all!!)

Shelfie! #mbcreadathon #mbcfrogsread4

Hey Litsy fam!! This amazing guy right here is going to take the CCRN (critical care RN specialty exam- incredibly difficult, not high pass rate) in a couple of hours. Please keep him in your thoughts. He‘s amazing at his job, but we all know how standardized testing can be! Thanks!!

Ugh- I guess it‘s time for me to do this again! Back to school I go!!

The hubby was off this weekend, so we actually got to spend some time together. He took me to a couple of bookstores. I was actually only looking for one book (the Baldacci), so of course I came home with three. 🤷‍♀️😂😂 I‘ve heard such great things about Fall, or, Dodge in Hell & we both love the Thrawn books!

It‘s almost 7:00... This is not ok. #wtftexas #immelting #iswintercomingyet

Ok Litsy fam- I‘m on my way to get my hair done and I need to take a book with me- I‘ve finished Three Women and Demons of Bourbon Street. (other than the GNs) which one should go with me?

Maybe I‘ll catch up on some of my tbr? #mbcreadathon #mbcfrogsread

RIP Toni Morrison- This is from my favorite book of hers, Beloved. This quote stuck with me from the time I read this in high school, and served me well.

I‘ve decided to go back to school this fall (why, I don‘t know...), and start back in September. I‘m trying to squeeze in a bunch of fun reading this month, so I‘m trying to get through as many of these as possible! I‘m currently finishing up Three Women and reading Preacher Vol 1. What do you recommend next?!

Starting this book that I‘ve heard so much about while waiting for the hubs to grill some steaks! It‘s been a long 6 day work week! *gratuitous #scoutandclete butts for y‘all since it has been a while!*

Hi everyone- I‘ve been a bit MIA for a while. Things have been a bit stressful here, capping off with a family death this last week & I‘ve felt like I‘ve been drowning a bit. I‘m hoping I‘m beginning to come up for air now.

So, tell me something that‘s going on with you: good, bad, or in between!! I‘ve missed you all!

Hey y‘all! I just wanted to share the happy with you guys before the day is completely out: Today is our 15th anniversary! The second pic is from our private (just the two of us) mountain top vow renewal in Colorado a couple of weeks ago.

Y‘all. I‘m going home to see my family in Louisiana at the end of next week, because my mom has devolved in to giving me major guilt trips every single time that I talk to her. I let my fam know on FB last night that I‘d be coming in. My uncle posted 5-6 Trump posts in a row not long after. It reminded me what I‘m in for. I‘m the only non-Trumper. I need book ideas to take with me, as I will be doing a lot of reading & ignoring!!

Hi gang!! Sorry I‘ve been MIA, but I‘ve had virtually no service since I‘ve been on vacation. Here‘s a pic of Clete and I at Black Canyon yesterday as proof of life!! Hope y‘all are having a good week so far!!

I think this will work just fine for a reading view for the next week... #nofilterneeded

Vacation Mode: ON!

Thanks for the help, everyone! I decided on Mrs. Westaway, Dame Agatha, & Final Girls as my physical copy vacation thrillers!

Ok Litsy fam- Vacation is coming up this weekend & we‘re heading to the mountains in the RV! I‘m wanting to take a couple of thrillers with me (and I‘m obviously behind on my physical tbr🤦‍♀️). Help me choose my vacation reads!!!

The hubby‘s working tonight, so here I am again... I hope you guys have as satisfying Saturday night plans as I do!

Thanks for all of your sweet words, thoughts and prayers everyone! My sweet boy is back home and sleeping next to his mama. For right now, it looks like it is another pancreatitis flare & he is going to be one of the lucky puppers that gets to stay on gi food for life. Better that than most of the other alternatives, so I‘ll take it!

Guys, my good boy, my sweet Cletus is back at the vet. He‘s been vomiting his food again. We were thinking that he was either eating too quickly or may be having another pancreatitis flare. My husband just texted me and said that they are getting abdominal x-rays because something “didn‘t feel right”. Please keep him in your thoughts. He‘s only 4 1/2....

Hubby‘s at work tonight & the puppers are snoring...Sounds like it‘s time for some me time! #bookandbath

@Soubhiville I think he likes it! (Scout stole it earlier, but I didn‘t have my phone on me to snap a pic of her with it)

May the Fourth be with you...

At the salon waiting for color to set, so I‘m digging in to this ARC! Super excited to have this one!!

Happy 5th Gotcha Day and 6th birthday to our sweet Scout!! I couldn‘t ask for a better buddy, hiking partner, protector, and big sister to Clete. #boxersoflitsy

I‘m so freaking excited! I‘ve been waiting for this book for 2 years! I hate that this cover doesn‘t go with the original Crazy House cover at all, though.

@Soubhiville You‘re so awesome! Thank you so much for all of the goodies that you added to the traveling book box! You even remembered The Weirdos! They‘ll be so excited to have a new toy to play with. I‘ll give it to them as soon as their mouths heal a bit from their dental work from yesterday. Those socks are amazing (as are the treats!), and I think I‘m one of the few on earth that hasn‘t read Simon yet! I really appreciate you! #travelingbook

The Weirdos had to have dental work done yesterday & both have sutures in their mouths. They‘re both on pain meds & have been crashed out all day. I just got off of work, so they‘re snuggling with mama now, of course. #scoutandclete #boxersoflitsy

Happy Holiday to those who celebrate!!

Hey Litsy fam!! My awesome hubby here is interviewing for a promotion in just over an hour. He‘s up against some pretty stiff competition within his unit. Can I ask you all some throw some love his way, please? Love to you all!! 💚💚💚

@Avanders Oh my gosh!! You absolutely spoiled me!! Thank you so, so much for everything!! I adore all of my new froggy stuff!! It‘s all amazing & perfect!! The treats all look delicious! I do not have & haven‘t read any of these books, so they‘re excellent. I really appreciate all of the thoughtfulness that you put in to this. You truly made my week! 💚💚💚 #sffs

@Avanders This paper is the cutest!! #sffs

@Avanders Work is over, so I can finally open my box!! #sffs

Happy National Pet Day! #scoutandclete #boxersoflitsy

We spent this weekend doing some planting: I got my herbs, jalapeños, bell peppers, & tomatoes planted. My rosemary is coming back in an amazing way, and my lavender is starting to make a comeback, as well. As you can all tell, I had some amazing help!