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I think there's several good ages...5-9 months, 4 years, 8-11 years and then maybe 19 years and up. Haha!
The perks of adopting an older kid is you can just pick the quiet/good one! There is a family in our town that has three teens, and last year they adopted a teen (16 year old boy). When he came home they would introduce him and say, "yep, he's ours". He's a good kid, too.Heidi 10 is a good age, 7 would be good as well.
To stay sort of on topic, I finished
and liked it ok. Some unbelievable coinkydinks if you ask me. I'd like to read the sequel. I'm afraid that by the time it comes out I will have forgotten about what happened in the first book. Is anyone picking up
? I think I might pay the premium for the ebook.
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Peep I thought you would love Angelfall. Hmmm... I got Quintana from a fellow GR pal but have not started it yet. I think Brittany mentioned she would be willing to let some others borrow her copy (not to volunteer her??!!) I would be happy to check with her to see if she would be good with sending you her copy just let me know.
Thanks for the thoughts everyone. My doctor was surprised how well I took my hearing loss. Me...I can't ever get it back, so what's the use of carrying on about it? It's only struck me every once in awhile when listening to a particular song and just have parts missing in that left ear. Sad to know I'll never hear it the same way again, yet glad I had my hearing for many years to even know what I was missing in the first place. :P(I'm always trying to look on the bright side, despite what my wife might think)
As for the payments...yeah, they've been working with me. My problem is: I'm already up to my eyeballs in payments. I really don't want more debt of any kind.
Ultimately, I'm never going to know what happened to my hearing. It's being written off as "Probably a virus".
David...I'm sure you can add me to the list of people buying your book. The only reason I haven't yet is because of the backlog of titles I keep trying to get to! You know the deal, so many books, so little time.
As for everyone and kid-bashing...I understand. It's one of those things that, until you are a parent, you don't really understand. But there is NOTHING...and I mean NOTHING...to compare to the unconditional love you get from your child(ren). My son is practicing math all the time, so this morning I jokingly said, "Okay, what does Daddy plus Logan equal?" His answer? "Love." (Which is totally correct!) Just awesome. Best thing that ever happened to me.
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It's for a class ... sounds interesting, but I'm not too far into it yet. I've only read the introduction. :P
Lloyd - I am a mother of two boys (19 and 23) and even though they are a lot of work, I love them more than anything in this world. Their teenage years were quite challenging (extremely challenging with my 23 year old--he is still a constant worry for us) and that alone is why I make jokes about being childless. My husband and I have joked for a long time now that if we knew how difficult it was going to be, we would have just raised dogs. ;)
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It's for a class ... sounds interesting, but I'm not too far into it y..."
Never heard of that book Brigid - the cover it interesting!
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Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "Oh Lloyd! I hope you didn't really think we (I) was bashing kids! It was all in good fun. I love being an auntie and am so thankful my sister both have kids I can spoil and love to death :)"No worries. I know kids aren't for everybody. I'm just trying my best to do right with mine. :)
Started reading
I'm enjoying it so far :)
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. I'll get back to it some other time. I'm going to start 
. I haven't read too many detective/suspence novels, s..."Don't feel bad - I gave up on it too! I like thrillers/mysteries so tell me how you like the other book :)
Damn. I'm trying so hard, but the reading ADHD is kicking back in. I was enjoying the present-day portions of the book, but the flash-backs are kinda...draggin'. I'm trying to plow forward, but I find myself wondering...maybe something else won't seem to drag so much?Sigh. Maybe I just need to take a break from reading for awhile.
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Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "Happens to the best of us Lloyd. I have been reading almost all cozies the last 2 months because they don't require a lot of attention."Yeah. I'll work through this slump and get back on-track.
Halfway through
and wasn't sure if I'd like it or not. The writing was hard to get into. But the story is really good now and I think I'm into the book enough that I'm not noticing the way it's written any longer.
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and wasn't sure if I'd like it or not. The writing was hard to get into. But the story is really good now and I think I'm into the book enough that..."Yeah I think reading Chaos Walking first helped me but it was hard to get into at first for me too
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Karen wrote: "Halfway through and wasn't sure if I'd like it or not. The writing was hard to get into. But the story is really good now and I think I'm into the book enough that..."Love it!! Glad you got into it Karen :)
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Haha yeah, after reading all three Chaos Walking books it wasn't too hard for me to adjust to the style in Blood Red Road ... it's very similar."I loved Chaos Walking series so hoped I would "get over" the writing style. I did! Glad I listened to this group to read both series!
David wrote: "Started 
"Another good book, David! I need to read
I've heard really good things! We might be able to read the sequel together :)
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Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "David have you read Chaos Walking? It is my favorite dystopian series ever (at least so far)."I haven't but I saw you guys talking about it and it piqued my interest. Is it adult or YA? I tend to only like YA dystopian. Thanks for the suggestion!!
Never mind, I answered my own question. YA! I've added it to my tiny TBR list so I should read it soon!!
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and then the first chapter of [bookcover:..."I haven't read any of them so I am no help!
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David wrote: "Never mind, I answered my own question. YA! I've added it to my tiny TBR list so I should read it soon!!"You shouldn't be disappointed. Series blew me away. Then he wrote
and secured a spot in my top 5 favorite authors.
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Cool thanks Lloyd and Heidi! I'm definitely going to read them by the end if the year :) I love GRs! I'd never meet awesome people like you and find out about so many amazing books :)
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Like. Like. Like. I have found so many awesome books since joining here. I have also honed my book snob skills because the bar is set prety high from some of them!
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I still need to get reading David's second book in the Dwellers series! I will get to it though!
Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "Best of luck Darren! I still need to get reading David's second book in the Dwellers series! I will get to it though!"
Aww thanks!!! I can't wait to put the rest of the series to the Heidi test ;) To me though, you're not overly critical, just fair and constructive. I've recently released an updated edition of The Moon Dwellers based on early reviews like yours. So thanks, your feedback really helps!!
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I still need to get reading David's second book in the Dwellers series! I will get to it though!"
Aww thanks!!! I can't wait to put the rest ..."
That is great news David! Congrats!
David wrote: "I've heard really good things! We might be able to read the sequel together :)"I'm ready when you are, David!
Karen wrote: "David wrote: "I've heard really good things! We might be able to read the sequel together :)"I'm ready when you are, David!"
Awesome!! Lets do it! Did you want to read
first or have you already read it? Or we can dive right into UnWholly :)
Cool, sounds good :) Someone told me to read Unstrung first although it's not vital to the sequel and is just a novella. Quick read! Yay, can't wait to read them with you!!
It's been a while since I read Unwind so just quickly thumbed through it to get caught up. Now about 1/3 done w/UnStrung. Really good and a quick read! I like Wil and Una!
Perfect!! I'm at about the same point :) I'm enjoying UnStrung as well. It's nice to see what the heck happened to Lev in between leaving CyFi and ending up at the airplane graveyard.
I have convinced my hubby to read
and am so excited! He normally doesn't read this type of a book but it is so good that I think he needs to read it. I told him it was about two different guys named Will Grayson but apparently I didn't make it clear that each chapter is a different Will Grayson so he was confused.
and am so excited! He normally doesn't read this type of a book but it is so good that I think he needs to read it. I told him it was about two different guys named Will Grayson but apparently I didn't make it clear that each chapter is a different Will Grayson so he was confused.
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and am so excited! He normally doesn't read this type of a book but it is so good that I think he needs to read it...."Yay!!!!!!!!!!!! Love me some Tiny Dancer :)
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The Casual Vacancy on audiobook. I am prepared that a lot of HP fans did not like it since it is totally different so I am going into it with an open mind.
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And I am now reading:
... However, I think it's due at the library today and I've only read like 50 pages. Uh oh. x_x
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What is all this talk about adopting teenagers? Are you all crazy?! Teenagers are full size toddlers who think they are adults. Actually, I really like teenagers but raising them is a whole different thing. You get sleepless nights with babies or teenagers, just for different reasons.