Karli’s Comments (group member since Feb 23, 2010)

Karli’s comments from the Busy as a Bee Books group.

Nothing missing...all good...offer submitted last night...counter received today.

I am loathe to miss it so expect we will accept the counter on Monday and plan for possession on June 15.

Which means that I'll be packing, painting and unpacking until July 1 instead of reading. :) Super excited.

It's a lovely development with beautiful homes. I looked at lots there a few years ago, it's exciting that I'll be living there (hopefully!) this summer. Our friend who is a contractor is coming with tonight to see if there's anything we're missing.

Tricia wrote: "5 months later I finished (thanks to Garlan!)

Now I am on to . Yippppieee"

Yay Tricia! 11/22/1963 was one of my favorite reads last summer! LOVED IT. Hope you do too.

Well, we're going to make an offer tomorrow. Holy cow - this is NOT good for my reading. I'm too keyed up to read.

I suppose that I will just have to start packing instead if the offer is accepted anyway.

Saw the house. I'm torn. It's very good. The space is huge, tons of storage, nice master and the kids would have huge rooms and a living room and bathroom right outside their doors. Mike would have three times the space in his hobby room. There is a lovely office and even a room that I could make into my library. The kitchen is ok. The finishes through the house are mediocre. But, it's a small bedroom community as opposed to living in the city. I don't know if moving the kids will be better or worse for them. Magic wand please?

Tara wrote: "I just had to share... I made it through my first night away from the kids. My kids are almost 8 and 6, so I think all the girls I went away with were surprised that I did not take off in the midd..."

Good for you! That sounds delightful! I hope your children know what a dedicated Mommy they have. :)

Congratulations! How exciting for all of you. :)

I'm nervous and excited. Interest rates are really great, and there are little projects on our house that I honestly would just give a miss if we put it on the market. So - we'll see. :)

But, 3600 square feet on 3 acres sure does sound appealing.

Honestly, neither Gabe nor Kasia has a couple for their godparents. Since I have only one sibling and Mike is an only child, my sister Kami serves for both kids. Gabriel also has one of my best friends from college, Pete, and Mike's cousin. Kasia has my "pseudo-siblings" - I grew up with neighbors who felt like family, and we're still all incredibly close. Kasia has 4 godparents.

Max will have 3 - Mike and I and Kami's friend. That being said, Max will be the 4th child that Mike and I serve as godparents. So obviously couples are good too. :)

Well, we may be doing it again this summer...I have a call into my realtor to look at a house. This time it's Mike who is kind of itching. There is one in the country, but further out that looks great online. We'll have to see what it looks like in person. With spring coming so early this year, it may end up being a good time for us to make this move...but if that is the house, it's huge. It will create a commute for us (something we've never had) and the kids will completely change schools. We won't be near stores, restaurants etc anymore, so we'd end up having to be a lot more organized in shopping and meal planning. So - I'm mixed about it, but we'll see.

I wonder too about the child that Ralph sent to Squeers - who DIED in his care...And that he would set his nephew up with an utter dredge of humanity is appalling.

I'm somewhere in chapter 7 I believe - so not far behind you.

That was my thought too, Petra. That it WILL resolve. I have no plans of stopping. :)

I too was really upset by the preface describing how horribly children were treated at some of the schools. The interaction between Squeers and the step-father was horrifying. I was really wondering if this will be a book I enjoy if there is much child abuse described. That is something I really can't abide.

The politicians don't sound very different from ours today, do they? :)

@Vanessa - I agree,

Cutting for Stone was my favorite book of 2010. I'm really liking the re-read, there are foreshadowing sentences that I understand having read it once. I'm excited to discuss it with a group.

I'm re-reading for a book club. It's so beautiful! Excited for a re-read of this one.

Stephanie wrote: "I just finished which I really loved. I hate vampires, I hate romance, yet I loved this book. I totally be wanting t hide the book...I would be so embarrassed to have A..."

LOL - I figured "Anne" was the baby's mom or something. :)

Stephanie wrote: "Because of all of you, I picked up from the library this past weekend. This is not something I would normally read, and even almost put it away last night when I read t..."

I'm glad you are enjoying it! it's a fun series, and it's all LizVegas's fault I got sucked in. It is one I was VERY greatful to read on my Kindle though, and totally did not want to bring the library books to the office. AT ALL. The titles and the covers - UGH. But such a great guilty pleasure.

I thought of you tonight - House Hunters had a couple from Mechanicsville - and their house went thru the storm - I'm guessing that one last summer - that I think I remember you talking about.

LynnB wrote: "I'm reading , and still working on ."

I want to read just because the cover is gorgeous!

I'm slowly reading but all my other reads are Bee Books.

I've got to get started on a re-read of
, for my first meeting of my first f2f book club. :) I'm excited!

You're welcome. :) I felt the same way - I didn't know how it was going to turn out, and wasn't sure what was real and what wasn't, but LOVED that. The suspense was very well done.

Oh, Jessy - that's awful. :( I'm so sorry for this tough time. You certainly seem to be enduring more than your fair share.