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[Aoibhínn]

I've finished reading Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James earlier today and now I've started The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

[Leea]

Starting tomorrow.

Thanks Marcella. I still plan on reading the rest of the Rock Chick series.

[Marcella]

You are welcome Leea. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. Reading this series makes me want to move to Denver. Lol!

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Trust me, you don't want to move to Denver. It sucks. I live about an hour away and my husband works there. It's not impressive at all for a city.

Although, the surrounding mountain areas are beautiful.

Finished and it was okay. Nothing special but it was enjoyable enough to pass the time and it's a nice basic insight into the differences between our world and the Amish world. I think the way the ending was set up means the next book is going to be crazy in a good way.

Will start tomorrow afternoon probably. Going to chip away some more at for a readalong I'm doing.

[Marcella]

Stacia I only say I want to move to Denver cuz the guys in the Rock Chick series are way hot. If men like that exist in Denver I'm moving. Lol!

[Leea]

I really liked Tacks book. Hope you enjoy it more that Hawk and Gwen's.

Never been to Denver but it looks like a beautiful state. My husband always mentions it as an option to move because of all the outdoor activities.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

So far, I'm liking it a lot better than Hawk and Gwen's. So much so, that I think I'll be dropping my rating on H&G's down to a 2 after realizing how much I really didn't like it.

Tack may be a douche but at least he's an HONEST douche. Upfront players don't bother me. It's the sneaky kind like Hawk that bug me.

[Leea]

Haha!! I never thought of Tack as a player, that's just what he does. He's a total ass the first part of the book. Then he's a sweetie the rest. I just kept thinking about SoA while reading it. Kristen Ashley is writing a series around the Chaos biker gang. I can't wait. I liked Mich's book. It's very sweet.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Me too with the SoA thing because of the MC and the car repair yard.

I can get down with a man who admits to who he is, that's why Tack's attitude isn't bothering me (and why Hawk's annoyed the HELL out of me). People are allowed to be who they want to be, as long as they're not stringing someone along by making the other person think they're interested when they're not.

[Gwennie]

How did I miss the motorcycle club books?

I'm starting at some point today.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

It's only the one book. I'm not sure if you'd like it or not.

[Regina]

I am glad you are liking that one better Stacia.

Wendy, I hope you enjoy that book -- I loved it! I plan to re-read via audio.

Things are worse here I think. We got a tentative diagnosis -- likely torn 3 ligaments in my husband's knee. I just am at a point where I want to just get away from everything. But I can't. I am barely reading - I just don't have time for it. I am basically single parenting 4 kids, everyone in a horrible mood -- in addition to all that comes along with that. And working. Plus the care of my husband. Anyway. That is why I am MIA.

So I am halfway through the audio of and I am liking it. I liked #1 but I am liking this one even more.

I am still reading

[Marcella]

So sorry to hear that Regina. That is a major bummer. I really do hope things settle down for you soon. I can only imagine how stressful things are for you right now.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Regina, I am so sorry that you are stuck having to do it all on your own. Having everyone in a bad mood makes it so much worse. I wish there was a way to help you out but I don't live close enough to offer up any services.

Do the doctors have any idea of how long your husband is going to be down for the count?

As for the book I'm on, I am liking it much better than the other one (I'm going to go drop the rating on the first one because the more I think about it, the more I realize it really sucked hard and I was being too generous in going with a 3). I'm actually surprised at how much I'm enjoying the one I'm on. Maybe it's because I can see SoA in this one, so I'm biased! :)

Glad to hear that Red Glove is going well for you. How's the audio for it?

[Regina]

I just keep adding up the money of everything -- take out food, cancellation cost of classes my kids are signed up for, teenage help to take the kids places, co pays for the health care and physical therapy, etc. We are seriously fighting right now and he wants me to leave and go to the office, but if there was a fire -- he couldn't get everyone out of the house. He can't even get to the bathroom.

He should begin bearing his own weight on his knee and doing full extensions and hopefully driving within the next 3-4 weeks. Once the swelling is down and he can do that, then he will have surgery -- and he has to recover all over again. We haven't gotten far enough to figure out how much time that will take.

The audio of Red Glove is only OK, I wouldn't recommend it at all. I am only listening b/c it helps me concentrate for work. :)

[Kay]

Stacia ~ mistress of mediocrity wrote: "I wish there was a way to help you out but I don't live close enough ..."

yes, what stacia said! I'm sorry, Regina. That just really sucks.

[Kay]

I finished . Julia Quinn is lovely...just lovely! LOL

I think I will read next.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

That's it. I'm adding a Quinn book as the first HR I read after I finish Bronze Horseman (which I did start but won't have it on my currently reading until I get through my overscheduled buddy reads this week).

Should I start with Bridgertons? I think that's the series I was told to start with.

[Kay]

yes, start with . I hope you like her!

But definitely finish TBH first! I can't wait to hear what you think about it. I devoured this trilogy quick. I was thinking about Tatianna and Alexander in my sleep!

[D.G.]

Oh Regina! That's terrible. I wish there was a way to help out.

So your husband is fighting with you? Like that's helpful! (I wish I could conk him in the head for you and get him to see sense...on the other hand, you probably don't need him to have a concussion too!) I know he's in pain and all but it's not a walk in the park for you having to do so much plus the stress. I tell you, men get so unreasonable when they need to be taken care of.

[Tellulah]

Regina wrote: "I just keep adding up the money of everything -- take out food, cancellation cost of classes my kids are signed up for, teenage help to take the kids places, co pays for the health care and physica..."

So sorry to hear you are going through all this!

[Leea]

Regina, I'm so sorry! I can only imagine how hard this is for you and your family. Can you have some family come and help you with the kids, husband and all the activities.

Sending you lots of energy and a speedy recovery for your husband.

**Hugs**

[Leea]

Stacia ~ mistress of mediocrity wrote: "That's it. I'm adding a Quinn book as the first HR I read after I finish Bronze Horseman (which I did start but won't have it on my currently reading until I get through my overscheduled buddy read..."

Wait... what? You started TBH and didn't tell me. lol! How far are you?

I read the Bridgertons a long time ago and they're funny. I haven't read any other Julie Quinn books. Looks like another to add to my ever growing TBR pile.

[Leea]

Kay wrote: "I finished . Julia Quinn is lovely...just lovely! LOL

I think I will read next."

Can't wait to hear how Night Prince is. Vlad is just yummy!

[Marcella]

I have been waiting for Vlad's book. I am just too excited.

[Regina]

D.G. ~Captain Hussy~ wrote: "Oh Regina! That's terrible. I wish there was a way to help out.

So your husband is fighting with you? Like that's helpful! (I wish I could conk him in the head for you and get him to see sense...o..."

I guess it is a matter of interpretation. Luis comes from the theory of grin and bear it, even if you have a criticism (although he is highly critical). But he sees a criticism from someone else as a complaint. So I have taken care of him tirelessly and with a smile on my face while I am doing it. A few days ago I told him, I think he made some bad decisions that led to his injury (i.e. always playing uber aggressive and the hardest in a league game when it is without pay and because he is the stay at home spouse he has no disability insurance -- so it puts us all at risk) and it has set us back financially and likely put me in a difficult position at work and I am worried about it. He sees that as complaining and that this means I don't want to take care of him. And I am very frustrated that I have had to cancel lots of classes for the kids b/c they can't get there and we have had to pay lots of cancellation fees, plus the cost of having babysitters care for them. It has been a lot of money -- plus plans ruined for them. But I guess we should all be smiling when we empty his pee bucket and not mention all of this and just swallow it.

Leea, we have no family nearby and they all work full time. Some family has come but they have to take off work to do it. His sister is coming in about 10 days. She is never very helpful, but maybe she will have to be.

[Leea]

I'm in the same boat when It comes to family. I'm so sorry! I just wish I lived closer so I could help you.

You're a better women than me. I would be so flaming pissed off and taking it out of my husband. I know it's not his fault and an accident but what a stressful situation.

[Regina]

Thanks for letting me vent. :(

It is highly stressful. It is just -- you know, we all make sacrifices when we have responsibilities and do things differently. I wish there was disability insurance for stay at home spouses. Ah well.

[Marcella]

That sucks that you had to pay cancelation fees Regina. Did you explain your situation and they still charged you? That's just not right.

I am with Leea Regina. I would have went ape shit on my man if that happened to me. I don't like it when people place blame on others when they should look at themselves. My oldest sis does that and it drives me bat shit crazy. Ugh! I am sure he is doing that mostly because he is also frustrated about the situation but with all that is going on he should be working with you, not against you.

[D.G.]

I know what he means, Regina. At some point, there's nothing you can do to change the past so there's no point in wishing things were different, the only thing to do is do better in the future. At the same time, he should take responsibility that his actions put you guys in a difficult position. He didn't want that to happen but it did and it was more his fault than yours or anybody in the family. I think if he would just say "you're right, I probably should have been taking it easier but I'll be more careful in the future" or something like that, then you would feel better. I think you're mad at him because you know that once he feels better, he's probably going to want to go on as usual.

Anyhow, hang in there. Hope things get better soon and that his sister will be of some help!

[Leea]

I know he must feel horrible and mad that his body failed him. I often don't do certain exercises like burpies because of the jumping movements or when I do planks I do them on for forearms instead of my hands because I tend to have issues with my wrists. As a stay at home mom myself i'm just careful to not get hurt because I have no backup.

Vent away. We're always here for you :)

[Regina]

Thanks ladies you are all right and yeah, he is upset at his body, his never again sameness. He is angry at the foul the other person did. He was having a super proud moment on the soccer field with his son watching him on dad's day. I know he feels horrible for so many reasons. Today was his first day of PT, which is never easy and his first day of forcing himself to walk with no crutches. It has been hard.

I think after today, I am done being angry -- I think I had to go through that. But after our fight and after posting here I feel better. When I came upstairs from the basement, it seemed to have smoothed over. Our problem is we have too much of the same personality when we are frustrated.

Leea, I am guessing he will do that too now. He is the type of guy who climbs a tree to get a ball out -- goes all the way to the top and comes down with a smile on his face while some people are impressed and others are horrified. So I feel like it is one of those moments. But it is over and I have to accept it and just go on.

I know Marcella - I would have thought they wouldn't have charged me the cancellation fees!

Oh boy, I needed this. :) Thanks.

[Gwennie]

I'm sorry Regina, he sounds a lot like my husband. Except that I'm supposed to grin and bear it while he bitches all he wants. It's rough, and it only adds to the stress of the situation.

[Marcella]

Glad we could be of service Regina. We are here whenever you need us. You ladies have helped me keep my sanity more than once.

[Leea]

Glad you feel better, Regina :)

I'm about half way through and I'm enjoying Jazz's internal struggle and all his vast knowledge of serial killers. It's just so different and I really like the writing style.

[Courtney]

Yes!! Finally finished . I didn't skim or skip for this one but it was still pretty boring.

Now that I put a slight dent in my currently reading shelf, I could perhaps read a new book?

[D.G.]

Glad we could help, Regina and that you feel better now. :)

My husband is having a tough time with getting older. He's one of those people that has the energy of a 5 year old and he's in his 50s (I always told people that he would never walk where he could run) but in the last year or so he's having some orthopedic issues and he can't exercise like he used to. He's also a bit of a hypochondriac - although he knows it and makes fun of himself which makes it easy to tolerate as one of his quirks. On top of that, he hates the medical profession (his first wife was seriously ill for the 16 years of their marriage so he had to deal with hundreds of them) so he never goes to a doctor if he can help himself, regardless of how he feels.

Which means that almost every day he tells me a run down of all his maladies. Well, at least he's not in such bad shape that it's unmanageable but I really dread the day he gets something more serious!

[Kelly ~ happily oblivious]

Regina, I can totally sympathize with your situation. Not having family nearby and no immediate support system to lend a helping hand, really makes it difficult when either of the parents is down and out for an extended period. But totally take advantage of your sister-in-law. Even if you don't think she will be that helpful, hand off some of your errands to her and make her work for the visit. She may surprise you and step up to help out when it becomes apparent that you are struggling.

Are you involved in any community groups, school committees or churches? Sometimes those places can be good for providing added help when one of the members is out. Families from our town provided meals long-term for a couple of families undergoing difficult times. Just some ideas to maybe get some added assistance.

Hang in there. If you can see the bottom, it only goes up from here. So things will get better!

[Kelly ~ happily oblivious]

D.G. ~Captain Hussy~ wrote: "Which means that almost every day he tells me a run down of all his maladies. Well, at least he's not in such bad shape that it's unmanageable but I really dread the day he gets something more serious!"

Yeah, I get that too, except it's from my parents and sister. When I used to live at home, I had to go to everyone's dr visit. Now that I've moved across country, I get multiple phone calls. Not that I know anything or have medical training. I just think they want me to translate the dr jargon into plain English. Used to work ok when I went to the appts, doesn't work so well when I hear it second hand from the person who wants me to translate. :)

[D.G.]

I finally my review of . What an amazing book! But the theme is really tough.

I also finished which was an amazing book. One of the best that Briggs has written. And what an end!

Now I'm reading a thriller about an assassin, set in Japan. I miss the audio though.

[Regina]

DG your poor old man. ;) Adjusting to aging is hard. It is funny that his one complex and belief system complicates it. Can he go to a naturapth or D.O. doctor instead of an M.D.? I wonder if that would be more helpful for him?

Kelly, I am and I have been getting help from local teens and parents of my friends' kids. There is a limit though to what I feel comfortable asking. It is funny, b/c tonight I have a community meeeting I am heading up -- my husband and I are organizing a new traveling soccer team for 7th and 8th graders, so I am doing all the ground work on that. And then tomorrow, I have a meeting for another organization I am in. But in the end, that is good to have contacts outside of my house particularly when we don't have local family. Thanks everyone.

DG you should read Briggs' short stories set in the mercy/A&O world -- but with different characters. It is amazing how she is able to take a short story and make it really good. There is one that she wrote that she is thinking about expanding into a novel. I don't want to be spammish, so I will send you the link to where she mentions it in an email.

I finished the audio of and am moving on to the audio of . I am still finding no time to read. I set the timer on my audible app and listen with the sleep timer until I go to bed (usually I am asleep in 5 minutes). I miss reading. :)

[Marcella]

I finished and just loved it. If you ladies have not read anything by Ethan Day you are missing out. I adore that man.

I am now reading because some girls on another thread kept talking about it and I missed Christian so much that I decided to come back to the trilogy.

[Kelly ~ happily oblivious]

Marcella, I take it that you like the 50SoG books? For some reason, (maybe a slight prejudice that I've heard they aren't worth the money) I don't want to read them. Also, it freaked me out that my grandmother wants to read them. She was asking if I'd read them. She is almost 90 years old and not the cool type of 90! I'm worried that they might give her a heart attack. I guess her bowling friends have been reading and chatting about them. The thought of my grandmother reading erotic novels is just kind of icky!

[Marcella]

I did like the first book. The female character does annoy me a hell of a lot but the male character is so complex and well written that I can't help but fall for him. The story is erotic and it may give your grandmother a heart attack. But I am sure if her friends are reading it and they are the same age, she should be fine.

I've heard mixed reviews about the trilogy so I decided to jusge for myself. They aren't the greatest books I've read but as I said before the male character is just so damn charming and likable.

[Kelly ~ happily oblivious]

LOL. Even if her friends are the same age, I'm not about to tell my grandmother to go ahead and read it. They don't seem to be her typical genre. (Mostly westerns and not even romantic westerns.)

On an unrelated and funny note, my husband and I were laughing about plotlines used in romance novels that bug me. My ultimate disliked one and avoid at all costs is the secret baby. Especially the secret baby that is immediately recognized by the father as his own, even if the child isn't with the mother. I had to tease my husband by asking him if he'd be able to immediately recognize our son as his if he had no idea he was a father. His answer was,"Highly doubtful."

[Marcella]

That is hilarious Kelly. I don't think I have ever read a book with that plotline. I think it will irritate me.

As far as your grandmother is concerned, I am sure she knows what the books are about. I say let her read it. No matter what age you are, you always needs some kind of excitement. Keeps the blood flowing.

[Leea]

Haha Kelly! I think my husband would be able to, seeing as out children look just like us. But maybe in a crowd it would be harder.

Your grandma sounds like a hoot :) How fun!

[Gwennie]

She sounds like Grandma Mazur from the Plum series! I'd totally let think it was hilarious if my Grandma wanted to read it. Unfortunately she doesn't, haha.

[Kelly ~ happily oblivious]

Leea, well you just blew my theory to pieces! ;) Maybe it's just that our son is too much of a mesh between my husband and myself and really doesn't resemble either one of us.

[Kay]

I'm reading and I am really enjoying it. Vlad seems so badass in this as well as somewhat tortured b/c of his past. For those who have read Kat & Bones, was he like this in those books? I can't remember. I just remember him being somewhat quiet but having sarcasm when he spoke.