Bookish (and not so bookish) thoughts

Bookish and Not So Bookish Thoughts is a weekly blogging event hosted by Bookishly Boisterous. It allows book bloggers (and non-book bloggers) to write about pretty much anything, bookish or otherwise (i.e. share exciting plans for the weekend, rants on things encountered during the week, etc.) Head over to her blog to link-up. 1. Bout of Books wraps up today. I read a lot during the beginning of the week, but the end of the week went blah. only finished two books total. 2. My husband's softball game on Tuesday got rained out so they play this Tuesday instead. Their season is lasting forever this year. 3. School starts this week for my daughter. Amber's a senior this year. I wonder if she'll let me take a first day of school picture. Probably not. I can't believe summer is almost over. I feel like we really didn't have many hot days - and it was way too rainy. 4. I'm trying a 30 Day Paleo Challenge...
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Bookish (and Not So Bookish) Thoughts

Bookish and Not So Bookish Thoughts is a weekly blogging event hosted by Bookishly Boisterous. It allows book bloggers (and non-book bloggers) to write about pretty much anything, bookish or otherwise (i.e. share exciting plans for the weekend, rants on things encountered during the week, etc.) Head over to her blog to link-up. 1. Bout of Books starts tomorrow. I'm starting off the week in the middle of Weycombe by G. M. Maillet on my Kindle and Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan on audio. 2. We went to Cleveland this past week and had a lot of fun. I shared a couple of pictures of the school yesterday and will probably share more photos from our trip on the next couple Saturdays. 3. My husband's softball church league play-offs started Friday. It's double-elimination. They lost their first game but won their second so they play again on Tuesday. 4. We went to the Pirates baseball game yesterday with my brother and sister-in-law...
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Bookish (and Not So Bookish) Thoughts

Bookish and Not So Bookish Thoughts is a weekly blogging event hosted by Bookishly Boisterous. It allows book bloggers (and non-book bloggers) to write about pretty much anything, bookish or otherwise (i.e. share exciting plans for the weekend, rants on things encountered during the week, etc.) Head over to her blog to link-up. 1. I can't believe I scheduled Amber's first senior photo shoot. She's doing one in the fall and one in the winter. Our photographer is Bright Image Photography. We've been friends with Angie's family for years, so she might actually be able to get Amber to relax and smile. 2. Tomorrow we're headed to Cleveland for a few days. The main goal is to tour the Cleveland Institute of Art, but we're also planning on visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the art museum and the botanical gardens. 4. Thursday was National 'Smores Day. It was a bit rainy here to have a fire, so I made this delicious...
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