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I would have had an assignment today at school, but I was afraid this teacher was also a boy's PE coach. I'm kind of sad about not being at the schools today b/c it's their last day before Thanksgiving holiday. They're off all of next week. (When I was in school we never had a long holiday like that).

Anyway, the day wasn't a total loss because I went to the antique mall. I was hoping and praying that they'd still have that anthology that I so stupidly placed back on the shelf that time. Thankfully, The Gods of Smut were on my side because the book was still there! I was so HAPPY!!!!



The only other book they had on my list was one which I read a review of recently. It's a Beauty and the Beast type story, and this reviewer absolutely fell in love with it. I'm a sucker for anything similar to B&B or Phantom, so I was thrilled they had it.

After the antique mall, I got an iced mocha from McDonald's. Oh, it was sooo goood. They just don't taste the same when you make them at home.

I guess I'm not difficult to please b/c that iced mocha and two used books made my day. (And let's not forget this lovely weather. Today and the last couple night's it was actually cool! It's such a relief b/c it was getting pretty hot and humid again. Right now, at 3:30 pm it's 68 degrees. It isn't going to be as cold tonight though, so that's upsetting. I think it's gonna be 60... which is actually cooler than the norm).

The only thorn in my otherwise perfect day was that I didn't see one book which I had listed on my Books List. I had a star by it and everything, yet I didn't see it b/c that book list is such a mess now. I need to reprint it b/c this isn't the first time this has happened. I really hope they didn't have that book, b/c I want it so badly. I read a fantastic review about it.

My only consolation in not having this book is that I'm not really a fan of Regency's. I prefer my Highlanders and some genres of paranormal. (As in no vampires or shape shifters).

And I was shocked that out of the THREE shelves of Nora Robert's books they didn't have the ONE book on my list. I'm not a Nora Robert's fan, but come on... 3 shelves/1 book, and they didn't have it?!

I saw some really silly and ridiculous cover art on some books today. That drives me crazy!!!! That's why I'm a fan of Kurland, Mayhue and Chapman's novels. Their cover art almost never has people on them; just really pretty scenery of a castle, etc. It leaves a lot more to the imagination. Besides, 9 times out of 10 the people on the covers don't look anything like the characters are described in the books. That's always bothered me.

By the way-- I am so annoyed that Blogger took away the option of how many posts you want to include on your main page. I am so peeved about that b/c I purposely tried matching the sidebar length to the main posts length. They call it an "option," but obviously that's a lie as they only allow 4 posts on the main page now.





Okay, we just got back from the store. We went to Kroger to take advantage of their current "Buy 1, Get 1 Free" holiday drinks at Starbucks. First off, the customer ahead of me freaked the germophobe in me. She turned around and told me she couldn't watch the ladies working there b/c they were sticking their hands inside the cups.

Eewww....

We had already made our order, so I couldn't back out. I tried the peppermint mocha, and it was so gross. I hated it. Blech! At least now I know what it tastes like. I wanted to try pumpkin spice, but that wasn't an option. They might not even be selling those anymore. (And I have no idea what pumpkin tastes like. Never tried it).



- Well, darn. I just read one of the short stories in that anthology. It was so bad that I kind of skimmed it in parts. Very disappointed. I hope at least one story in there will be good.

- Mom made a glitter house tonight for Grandma since she'll be meeting them up at our land tomorrow. (The photo really doesn't do it justice. No matter what room I was in, there wasn't enough light to take a good quality picture).


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I thought of going to the land, too, but I hate leaving the animals here for all that time with no potty breaks. (Not to mention the fact that the closest bathroom FOR US out there is miles away. If I can avoid going up to the land, I do. I do love it out there though, when the highway noise isn't bad).