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WHAT I'M READING THIS WEEK | #WEEKLYMENU WEEK #305

Monday! Its the first week of Summer break and the kids are already bored. Its going to be a long summer. I've been trying to get them more into reading when they are bored, or art or something other than vegging on the computer or tablets. We shall see how that goes.

This weeks book is going to be My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix. I have to read a book that is set in the decade that I was born in for my summer reading challenge at the library and this book looked interesting. So far, I'm not disappointed. The kids just did some acid. One stripped naked and jumped into a half full lake, before getting lost in the forest all night (still naked I might add). When they found her, she was in a creepy abandoned building. I'm wondering if that is where she becomes possessed... If you know, don't tell me. What are you reading this week? Leave your comments below.

This weeks menu is going to be delicious and easy, so enjoy!

Monday - Sausage and Pepper Spaghetti
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Kid's Corner | Super Turbo Saves The Day

Its been a while since I've had a Kids Corner post. I've recently started to read to my two youngest boys before bed time. At first, they were reluctant. It took us almost two weeks to get through our first 10 chapter book. But now, we read several chapters a night and have been blasting through books like a fire cracker. Its almost a book a night. I can't keep up. There is a stack of books in my house at all times for us to read.

One of the boys favorite books was Super Turbo Saves The Day. It was a wonderful story about a classroom hamster who teams up with other classroom animals to chase off some rates who are trying to eat out of cafeteria. The boys loved it. They even helped me read and did the voices. There are a lot of characters that are fun and unique. If you have kids between the ages of 5 and 10, they will love this story!
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All games must come to an end… | Finale by Stephanie Garber

Title: Finale By: Stephanie Garber Genre: Fantasy Pages: 496 Release Date: May 7th, 2019 Publisher: Flatiron Books
Summary from Goodreads: Welcome, welcome to Finale, the third and final book in Stephanie Garber’s #1 New York Times bestselling Caraval series! 
A love worth fighting for. A dream worth dying for. An ending worth waiting for.

It’s been two months since the Fates were freed from a deck of cards, two months since Legend claimed the throne for his own, and two months since Tella discovered the boy she fell in love with doesn’t really exist.

With lives, empires, and hearts hanging in the balance, Tella must decide if she’s going to trust Legend or a former enemy. After uncovering a secret that upends her life, Scarlett will need to do the impossible. And Legend has a choice to make that will forever change and define him.

Caraval is over, but perhaps the greatest game of all has begun. There are no spectators this time: only those who will win, and those who will lose everything.

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WHAT I'M READING THIS WEEK | #WEEKLYMENU WEEK #304

Monday! The last week of school. I can't believe it. Its been a long school year and there have been a lot of ups and downs, but we made it. I'm so proud of what the boys have accomplished.

This weeks read is going to be A Knight in Shinning Armor by Jude Deveraux. I've started my summer reading challenge this week and this is one of the first books I picked up. This will take care of the time travel and my heritage books in one swoop. Score!!

Here is this weeks menu, enjoy!

Monday - Cajun Chicken and Rice Bowl
Tuesday - Bacon Mac and Cheese
Wednesday - Korean Beef Bibimbop
Thursday - Chicken Pineapple Quesadilla
Friday - Sausage and Pepper Spaghetti
Saturday - Chicken Caesar Salad
Sunday - Leftovers Night
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Dinner and a Book | If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Today I have a delicious meal for you and a good read to go along with it.


Try this Chicken with Pesto Thym Crema with crispy onions and asparagus. It was delicious. And if you get gluten free crispy onions, which were actually easy to find, then its a 100% gluten free dish. Lots of protein and a little carb. Veggies are there. What more can you ask for?
While you devour your delicious dinner, try reading If I Stay by Gayle Forman. This was a touching tale of one girl reason for survival and the choice to stay alive, when her parents and brother have tragically died in a car crash, or let go and die as well. What does she have to live for?... Only the boy she loves. Is that enough?
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May 2019 Wrap Up

Its June! The half way mark of the year and more wonderful reads that I am excited to share with you. What have you been reading this last month?


Memoirs of a Geisha - A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.

Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and startlingly immediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha. It begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, when, as a nine-year-old girl with unusual blue-gray eyes, she is taken from her home and sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. We witness her transformation as she learns the rigorous arts of the geisha: dance and music; wearing kimono, elaborate makeup, and hair; pouring sake to reveal just a touch of inner wrist; competing with a jealous rival for men's solicitude and the money that goes with it. 
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WHAT I'M READING THIS WEEK | #WEEKLYMENU WEEK #303

Monday! We've made it... A week and a half to go until summer break. The one thing i'm excited for is the summer reading program at the library. Its starts this week and I'm totally going for it. I won a really cool pillow two years ago and last year I won a t-shirt that says "Talk Dewey To Me." Hahaha so right, so right. What will I get this year? Of course, I'm up against my mom, who read as much or more than I do so. Tough competition. Its on, mom!
This week I'm reading If I Stay by Gayle Forman. I saw the preview for the movie and of course checked to see if it was a book first. Looked like a very touching story and for some reason I'm into a good tearjerker. I'll let you know how it goes. This weeks menu is going to be delicious. Enjoy! 
Monday - Cuban Pork Burgers
Tuesday - Crispy Parmesan Chicken
Wednesday - Cajun Chicken and Rice Bowl
Thursday - Bacon Mac and Cheese
Friday - Marinated Steak Tacos
Saturday - Korean Beef Bibimbop
Sunday - Leftovers Night
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