#majicmonday @Eggs

Halloween holds many great memories for me. Trick or treating with my cousins, all of us urchins descending on my sweet grandma‘s mobile home park was always epic. My mom made a hilarious scarecrow “bum” that sat in front of our house each year, until he was stolen. We have also gone with our kids (as well as just my husband and I) to the Disney World and Disneyland Halloween parties. It‘s also my husband‘s birthday!

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1. Coffee with @JenReadsAlot - “rage” bookmark❤️
2. 11 miles of hiking
3. Dinner with a good friend where we discussed all things menopause - followed by #4
4. A reading event with David Wrobkeski 🐕 ❤️
5. Hit my Goodreads reading goal

@Kshakal - Thank you!!

Best scene : “Now that Ichabod is on the way, things have gotten worse.” Cora had been eating a cracker and started coughing “Sorry, Ichabod?” “The baby,” said Anita “Family name on Brandt‘s side.” A man named Brandt has an ancestor named Ichabod. America really was incredible.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Two good hikes
2. Leo
3. A very long drive to see an old friend
4. History hike with a friend, put on by the library
5. A do-nothing afternoon

Thank you for tag @Kshakal

@dabbe #TLT

Finally something I can overachieve at. Candy. Eating the last of my Swedish fish while checking the box…

#majicmonday @Eggs

I enjoy October in WI - all of our wonderful hiking trails and fall colors. 🍂 🍁

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Three glorious hikes
2. A bald eagle sighting
3. The Cubs staying alive in the play offs
4. Rush is touring with a new drummer!
5. Making single Rice Krispie treats from scratch. A one and done sugar shot for an emergency.

@Kshakal @JenReadsAlot

#TLT @dabbe

I have to preface with I‘m not a big fan of scary movies these days but as a teen I loved the Halloween series, also Amityville Horror (…imagine, that‘s allegedly a true story…😱). A few years ago I got scared with my then teens who “pressured me” into watching The Conjuring. I had to stand behind the couch for that one. 🤦🏼‍♀️ 🐔

It‘s the little things. I was approved for this ARC and I‘m so excited. I just finished books #2 and #3 in the series on vacation. Light rom coms match my bandwidth this week. 🥰

@BookwormAHN #princeofdarkness I‘m picking up this month‘s book tomorrow. Watching a new Ozzy documentary on Paramount Plus tonight. It was recorded 2021-2024, it‘s hard to watch him deteriorate, but also interesting to see behind the curtain of this last chapter. 💔 🦇

I vote yes to this.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1. Safe travels home from Hawaii
2. A dole whip
3. Surviving the hike down and up from Kealakekua Bay - Capt Cook‘s monument
4. Resort day and massage before catching our evening flight.
5. Black sand beach and turtles
Bonuses - signed Bobbi Brown memoir and the Cubs win the NL Wild Card series🎉

Tagging @JenReadsAlot @Kshakal @BethM

@DebinHawaii #5JoysFriday

1. Vacation on the Big Island, Hawaii - safe, smooth, if a bit long for 54 year old legs, flights.
2. A cozy condo across from a beautiful sunset spot and Taco Shack. Priorities in order.
3. A day full of hiking at Volcano National Park
4. The Kailua Kona library used book section.
5. A salt farm tour

Thank you for the tag @Kshakal - Tagging @dabbe @JenReadsAlot

@DebinHawaii #5JoysFriday

1. Vacation on the Big Island, Hawaii - safe, smooth, if a bit long for 54 year old legs, flights.
2. A cozy condo across from a beautiful sunset spot and Taco Shack. Priorities in order.
3. A day full of hiking at Volcano National Park
4. The Kailua Kona library used book section.
5. A salt farm tour

Thank you for the tag @Kshakal - Tagging @dabbe @JenReadsAlot

@Kshakal Thank you for the tag! I got 79%. Fall is such a lovely season in the Midwest. 🍁 My favorites are hiking, bonfires and anything with an 🍎.

@dabbe #TLT

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@Eggs Thank you for the tag @Kshakal

We are heading out on vacation, so a crazy pack wrap up tonight ✈️

@DebinHawaii #5JoysFriday

1. Favorite trail
2. Little library on favorite trail
3. Hard cider
4. I finished a new hat
5. A pedicure and lunch with a friend after a long week.

Read for the #PDR #PrinceOfDarknessReadAlong founded by @BookwormAHN - I looked high and low for my farewell concert ticket (before Ozfest started) with no luck but have I been on memory lane today. I realize I have a lot of pictures for ransom of old Highschool friends, texted a few out to jostle the nerves - ha ha ha ha ha (imagine Crazy Train intro…) anyways, I enjoyed this book again and look forward to a chat about it.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Lots of knitting - on the trail, with Leo 🐶, in the sun.
2. The Correspondent on audio 😘
3. Attending my nephews soccer game
4. Dinner and a long walk in the dark (was a comedy of errors) with a friend.
5. Library co-workers. I feel like I‘ve struck joy gold with these people. I‘m very grateful for the opportunity to enjoy this part time gig in retirement.

@JenReadsAlot @Kshakal @BethM

#TLT @dabbe

Love the 80‘s and 90‘s for movies! Had a big crush on Andrew McCarthy. The best viewing for Good Will Hunting was in Boston and then stopping at a great coffee shop near MIT where it was filmed. “How do you like them apples?!”

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. My literal view right now with pets.
2. Glorious hiking
3. Kiddo sending me her “16th grade” first day of school pic
4. WI Sheep and Wool
5. Selling our daughters‘ car, we‘ve had it 8 years, both girls used it well and new owner is positively tickled. It‘s new name is “firecracker” lol

Tagging @Kshakal @JenReadsAlot @BethM

ALL ABOARD…hahahahaha…. @BookwormAHN My hold is here so I can go off the rails on a crazy train for the #PrinceOfDarkness buddyread! I‘m really looking forward to this and will be listening to some Ozzy this morning on my walk/run to get in the zone. 🦇 🤘🏻

Good so far and the cover is so gorgeous, purple sprayed edges and beautiful inner pages.

#5JoysFriday

1. Reading on the dock at a new to me county park
2, Kopps custard while taking college kid back
3. First Badger Football Game, cheap tickets and the band. Man, it‘s all about the band for me.
4. 6 mile hike and coffee with old co-worker today
5. A new ARC that has me feeling all the things, not Bobbi Brown, though I enjoyed that too - A Good Animal by Sarah Maurer

@Kshakal @JenReadsAlot @BethM

#wedonotcare that dinner should have went in the oven and we went out the door for a walk instead. I walk (knit, read, etc) so I don‘t kill people. The country feels like a spiraling shit storm and I‘m tired. I was grumpy all day and can‘t wait to go to bed for a reset.

#5JoyFriday @DebinHawaii

1. My daughter borrowing me a Labubu to knit it a hat, you cannot look at this thing without giggling.
2. Leo scare of storms but freshly groomed
3. 2 meetups with long-time friends including @JenReadsAlot - and I think the caramel apple hard cider counts as extra joy?
4. College kid paying a visit tonight
5. A surprise package from my cross country knitter crew

Tagging @Kshakal @BethM @JenReadsAlot and @KLyn1

It‘s a rainy day but a gift card funded book spree picked me right up. The lovely bookstore is a bit niche. Books I didn‘t know I needed are often the best kind.

Feeling down on myself a little today and Brene pulled me right out of my shit. I need to internalize all of her genius. If I remember nothing but “Be authentic”…can‘t get better than that 🥰

#5JoysFriday - on Saturday… @DebinHawaii

1. Nature therapy on several walks this week
2. 🐶 good vet appt
3. Brene - she is so good
4. Such gratitude at the library, I have to pinch myself
5. Slow weekend ahead. There will be baking and puzzles, maybe a nap, vacation planning.

Thank you for the tag @Kshakal

#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

1. I have to steal @Kshakal answer, Scholastic Book Fairs. Gosh, the thrill!
2. Playing in the band, being the drum major 🤓 🪈
3. Miss Nancy Lindell, best teacher EVER!

Bonus - seeing friends. I‘m looking sort of forward to a gathering tomorrow to celebrate 36 years? We could not do math.

Tagging all the school kids!

I just finished this. Big Brene fan and this was a great reminder that I am a NYT bestselling author of “shitty first drafts”! IYKYK

I think rewatching movies from the past can be relaxing - Breakfast Club, St. Elmo‘s Fire, Good Will Hunting. Nostalgia and memory lane really soothes my soul. #serenesaturdays @TheBookHippie

So far this book is blowing me away. And… #HappyCaturday 🐈‍⬛

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. College kids excitement about new haircut. (Joan Jett, anyone?)
2. Girls getaway to Chicago, we‘ve been “knitting pen pals” for 17 years
3. Food tour 🍕 🌭 🥩 🍰
4. Architecture tour by boat.
5. Margaritas and a gorgeous yarn store
Bonus - Getting back home is always a joy

@Kshakal @JenReadsAlot @BethM

#PrinceofDarknessReadalong @BookwormAHN
I am looking forward to reading about and discussing Ozzy, I‘m a metal head at heart and so glad to find others! 🤘🏻I saw him live in 1991 or so, such a wild man with talent.

#tuesdaytunes @TieDyeDude I saw this tag over @AmyG - and I love all things music. I‘m not feeling great today so I‘ve been resting in my Foo Fighters concert tee. Feeling blah is throwing a “Monkeywrench” (favorite song) into my day indeed 🤣🫩

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Girls weekend in Chicago with my long time knitting friend from Boston. Us at a Sabrina Carpenter pop up getting merch for our daughter‘s💃
2. 5 ⭐️ book
3. Kevin
4. Food tour
5. Ice cream - Jeni‘s!

Thank you for tag @Kshakal
I‘d love to see everyone‘s joy bombs!

Not so much a review as an exclamation - I loved this!

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Favorite local author at my library - Nickolas Butler
2. Leo 🐶
3. Nate Bargatze - his delivery is my favorite
4. Asiatic Lilly (was my wedding flower) blooming
5. Dirty soda discoveries - thanks young co-workers!
6. Always the patient husband!

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. 2 great books
2. Knitting at the water with my daughter
3. Wicked with a childhood friend
4. Great chat with old boss
5. College kid got a new job!

Tagging @Kshakal @JenReadsAlot @BethM

Finished this week‘s reading at the car dealership. I normally hate waiting here. Not today! #Sundaybuddyread @TheBookHippie

If you enjoyed Broken Country, this was also fantastic. The author writes such beautifully painful characters and their stories.

What a gem of a book.

#5JoyFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Laughing with my husband over a spray bottle my then 5 year old cried to get in Disney. We cooled off with it…15 years later.
2. Having Chicago beef at the place The Bear is filmed and seeing the things we noticed in the show.
3. Magnolia Bakery while sitting on the lakeshore.
4. Pepsi Max - Kwik Trip making dreams come true.
5. Hiking

All please share some glitter of joy! Spread it around 🎉

It‘s been a fortnight of Stephen King. I finished his latest book about the Finder‘s Keeper‘s detective agency, finished socks my daughter requested with yarn inspired by The Green Mile and I saw The Life of Chuck today. 💚 Trifecta!

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. My little‘s 20! She has always kept me on my toes!
2. Family Wedding 💒
3. Kopp‘s Birthday Cake Custard
4. Book in the sun
5. 5 mile walk with a friend today and lots of gossip🤣

@Lesliereadsalot 🍦
@JenReadsAlot @Kshakal @BethM

#WDNCW @dabbe

We do not care if we took a nap today. The air conditioning was broken at the library I part time at. It was 85 INSIDE! A regular, and not generally creepy, fella said “you‘re hot!” And we laughed. I was tired after all the sweating while joking about being dewy, because I wasn‘t. 🥵🤣😴

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

I look forward to looking back each Friday and seeing others‘ joy popping up here. ❤️🥰
1. Lots of walks despite the heat
2. Kevin
3. Making solstice flower wreaths and attending a sound bath and meditation with a friend - silly fun
4. A purple cone flower I replanted from my mom‘s garden has returned! 💪🏻
5. Strawberry Spoon Cake from NYT easy & delicious!!

Tagging @JenReadsAlot @Kshakal @dabbe

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

1. Kindness, follow through, honesty
2. Maybe now, my 50‘s. I try to believe there is something good about now after listening to my dad say nothing good happens after …insert every year after 30. No glass half full for him and it‘s tiresome.
3. Stuck in the Middle by Stealer‘s Wheel. Every decade has had some version of “clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right” lol!