The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ The Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~this meme was inspired in part by ~ In My Mailbox~ It's a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog.
This was a completely adnormal week all around. Monday was Little Boy's birthday. He turned 6 years old. All of the stages of childhood are bittersweet for parents. I really see under five as being little kids and he's really growing. He's learned to read this year. He's already finished his kindergarten level math book, and we've moved into level 1. He's killing it. Baby Boy also had a party at school, and he got to wear his Halloween costume to school. Tuesday, we went to the pumpkin patch with some other homeschool moms and kids. We didn't know many of them, and that has by far been our biggest challenge--finding a community. We are doing things with others pretty consistently, but it isn't the same people each time so we haven't made real connections yet. But we had a good time at the pumpkin patch. The weather literally changed from 80 degrees to 30s in one day. It was drastic. Thankfully, Halloween day did warm up to the high 50s and stayed for trick or treating. Little Girl's friend from softball that is also homeschooling this year and her parents met up with us and went trick or treating. We didn't do any school on Tuesday. Wednesday I had to do grocery pickup since I didn't get it done Tuesday. That put us having a late start, and I didn't get around to school with Little Boy that day because we had to get ready for family pictures. He's so far ahead that I decided to give us both a break. Family pictures went well. Much better than last year considering that Baby Boy cried in almost all of them last year. Thursday, I had my annual physical with my GP. So I had to get up early and get going. By the time I got home we had about 3 hours before another field trip. We went to the Raptor Center at Auburn University. I grew up a short distance from Auburn so it was cool to be in my old stomping grounds. My Husband has tried swaying the kiddos to the dark side (Alabama fans), but seeing Aurea, the golden eagle, at least had Little Girl saying she'd like to go to an Auburn football game to see the eagle fly over the stadium. I told her that it's a super cool experience. Maybe there's hope for her yet. Anyway, we listened to The Adventures of Captain Underpants on audiobook on the way there. I never thought I would be reading books like that, but I'm trying to get Little Boy as interested in books as much as possible. The sacrifices we make as a mom. We then started Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on the way home. Friday and Saturday were our only normal days this week. Friday afternoon, Baby Boy started complaining of his ear hurting. So I was all set to take him to a PriMed or Urgent Care, but Saturday he never said anything else about it, until after nap again when he was running a slight fever.
Monday: All Things Halloween Review of A Queen of Thieves and Chaos (Fate and Flame, # 3) by KA Tucker (4.5 Stars)
Wednesday: October 2023 EOM Wrap Up
My annual "All Things Halloween" event ended. This is my month-long event where I feature reviews from Halloween-y genres (fantasy, paranormal, supernatural, sci-fi, horror, mystery, thriller, and suspense).
Monday: Review of Never Wager with a Wallflower (The Merriwell Sisters, # 3) by Virginia Heath
Tuesday: Top Ten Tuesday?
Wednesday: Can't Wait for Wednesday?
Thursday: Review of Pixels and Paint (The Trinket Sisters, # 1) by Kristi Ann Hunter
Friday: Review of The Earl's Hideaway, No Ladies Allowed (A Romance of Rank, # 2) by Esther Hatch
Don’t forget to link up for the 2023 Series Enders Reading Challenge! You have until December 15th, 2023 to sign up. Each month there will be a giveaway for those participating with an end of the year giveaway too! Click on the picture below or the link above to find out more!
The Duke Knows Best
By: Jane Ashford
Expected Publication: 01 Nov 2023 Bolinda Audio
Duration: 10 Hours, 8 Minutes
Genre: Adult, Historical Fiction, Romance, Regency
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Goodreads description--Lord Randolph Gresham has come to London for one reason only – to find a suitable wife. Verity Sinclair may be intelligent, beautiful and full of spirit, but her father knows a secret about Randolph that makes her entirely unsuitable as his bride. Not right for him at all, never, not a chance.Verity knows that Lord Randolph lives in a country parish, and she wants nothing more than to escape to town. He may be fascinating, attractive, rich and the son of a duke, but she'll never marry him, nor will she talk to him, flirt with him, walk with him or dine with him. She'll sing a duet with him, but only this one time, and only because everyone insists.
But one duet invariably leads to another.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
By: Roald Dahl
Expected Publication: January 17, 1964
196 pages
Genre: Children's Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Humor
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Goodreads description--'The ultimate children's story' - David WalliamsGreetings to you, the lucky finder of this Gold Ticket from Mr Willy Wonka! I shake you warmly by the hand! Tremendous things are in store for you!
One miraculous moment changes Charlie Bucket's life forever.
A boy who only gets to eat cabbage soup for breakfast, lunch and dinner finds a Golden Ticket that will take him into Willy Wonka's magical chocolate factory.
Joining him on the tour are four horrible
Augustus Gloop - a great big greedy nincompoop, Veruca Salt - a spoiled brat, Violet Beauregarde - a repulsive little gum-chewer and Mike Teavee - a TV addict.
With a chocolate river, crafty squirrels and mysterious Oompa Loompas, Mr Wonka's chocolate factory is the strangest, most magnificent place Charlie has ever seen.
What other surprises are in store for the lucky ticket winners?
Now you can listen to CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios!
The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants, # 1)
By: Dav Pilkey
Publication: September 1, 1997
125 pages
Genre: Children's Fiction, Humor, Graphic Novels, Chapter Books, Comics
Source: Borrowed from the Elibrary
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Goodreads description--Pilkey plays with words and pictures, providing great entertainment. The story is immediately engaging—two fourth-grade boys who write comic books and love to pull pranks find themselves in big trouble. Mean Mr. Krupp, their principal, videotapes George and Harold setting up their stunts and threatens to expose them. The boys' luck changes when they send for a 3-D Hypno-Ring and hypnotize Krupp, turning him into Captain Underpants, their own superhero creation. Later, Pilkey includes several pages of flip-o-ramas that animate the action. The simple black-and-white illustrations on every page furnish comic-strip appeal. The cover features Captain Underpants, resplendent in white briefs, on top of a tall building. This book will fly off the shelves.
That's it for my shelves and recaps of my past and upcoming week. What did you add to your shelves this week? Any bookish news you want to talk about? Let me know!
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