Posted February 28, 2016 in Life, Reading / 6 Comments
Things that Happened in February
- First of all, this is going to be a LONG post.
- Lent started which means that Easter is on the way!
- I wrote TWO discussion posts. I am thoroughly impressed with myself.
- There has been nasty stuff floating around the school I work at. I have, thankfully, not caught anything terrible yet. I, however, have been feeling a little under-the-weather.
- Speaking of weather, we have been having the weirdest winter ever! I live in Montana. We should have snow in February. Instead, all of the snow and ice has melted and we have been enjoying temperatures in the 50s and 60s! This isn’t exactly as good as it sounds since the ranchers really need the moisture from the snow in order to for the year to work out. It has been… odd.
- I finally convinced my sister to sign up with Pottermore and be sorted. (She is a Hufflepuff, in case you were curious.)
- I attended a Brew Fest with my family. It was… interesting. I cannot drink beer due to celiac and an alcohol allergy. It was thanks to that alcohol allergy that I started to go into anaphylaxis at the event. I was all, “I can’t breathe.” My dad was, “You’re fine.” I was all, “No! I really can’t breathe!” Then my dad and a family friend got me out of the crowd enough that I could recover.
- I had an amazing Religious Ed class with my students. They were extremely interested in why there are Popes, how Popes are elected, and the Popemobile (which they didn’t believe was a real thing until I showed them pictures).
- I’m slowly learning to let God take over since things have been… interesting lately.
- On the note about God, I am in the process of applying for acceptance into a Masters in Theology program. (Yes, this is a different program than my other Masters work and the previous credits will mean zero. *sigh*)
- My favorite book of the month (non-reread) was Raelia which left me completely broken and (almost) sobbing on the floor. AMAZING!
- My favorite reread of the month was Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I love this entire series, obviously, and could definitely use a time-turner.
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Posted February 15, 2016 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Princess in the Spotlight by
Meg Cabot Series: The Princess Diaries #2 Publisher: Listening Library (2001)
Audiobook {4 hours and 47 minutes} (257 pages)
Via: Library Rating: Also by this author: Victoria and the Rogue,
The Princess Diaries Also in this series: The Princess Diaries Reading Challenges: 2016 Backlist Books,
2016 Re-Reading,
2016 Royal Challenge,
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No one ever said being a princess was easy.
Just when Mia thought she had the whole princess thing under control, things get out of hand, fast. First there's an unexpected announcement from her mother. Then Grandmère arranges a national primetime interview for the brand-new crown princess of Genovia. On top of that, intriguing, exasperating letters from a secret admirer begin to arrive.
Before she even has the chance to wonder who those letters are from, Mia is swept up in a whirlwind of royal intrigue the likes of which hasn't been seen since volume I of The Princess Diaries.
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Posted January 31, 2016 in Life, Reading / 12 Comments
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Posted January 14, 2016 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments
The Princess Diaries by
Meg Cabot Series: The Princess Diaries #1 Publisher: Listening Library (2000)
Audiobook {5 hours and 46 minutes} (283 pages)
Via: Library Rating: Also by this author: Victoria and the Rogue,
Princess in the Spotlight Also in this series: Princess in the Spotlight Reading Challenges: 2016 Backlist Books,
2016 Re-Reading,
2016 Royal Challenge,
Read 2016 Synopsis
Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there's nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking Algebra.
Is she ever in for a surprise.
First Mom announces that she's dating Mia's Algebra teacher. Then Dad has to go and reveal that he is the crown prince of Genovia. And guess who still doesn't have a date for the Cultural Diversity Dance?
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Tagged as 4 star, Read 2016
Posted March 31, 2015 in Faith, Reading / 2 Comments
Tagged as Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge, Apostolic Exhortation, Birthday Month Reading Challenge, Catholic, Catholic Book, Color Coded Challenge, Easter, Fairy Tales, Fairytale Retelling Challenge, Lent, Mary, Monthly Wrap-Up, Pope Francis, Read 2015, Rereading Challenge, Saints, Sister, You Read How Many Books Challenge