So it is day 4 of BBAW and no – I cant believe it.  When I first heard about BBAW I was so excited.  I was already having such a wonderful time with all the books and bloggers I was connecting with that BBAW was icing on the cake!  The plan was (as I carefully highlighted the dates in my agenda) that I would be sure that I did nothing more than necessary this week.  No evening appointments, no dinners with friends…no commitments other than hanging out with all of you and absorbing all that there is to BBAW.

Like a mini vacation….

at a carnival….

all expenses paid!

And then…. life comes in.  I biked the 150 this past weekend and came home on Sunday, exhausted and in no shape to create all the witty posts I had planned on prepping.  And on Monday I found myself picking up our kinship partner Chance to come and live with us for awhile… so we moved him in.  And Monday evening  I had a Missions Team meeting for our Honduras trip that I had to reschedule from last Monday as that was a holiday.  Tuesday is kickball.  Wednesday in my Group Power Class and Biking with the Brainerd Trailblazers.  And yes, here we are at Thursday already…. day 4 of BBAW and tonight is the Women’s Walk About that I was invited to in downtown Brainerd…..

and I kinda want to go…

ANYWAY – ANYWAY….. that is life as each of you could also share what your week has been like – and even with my own personal craziness…  I am loving BBAW and having a blast with each days topic….. the giveaways… the new relationships (did I mention I have had record breaking visitor numbers this week?)

So today (yes, I am getting to the point….. LOL) I get to talk about a book or two that hit my radar because of my Book Blog Friends…. and here goes!

The book I want to talk about is The Help by Kathryn Stockett.  I first heard about this book on August 4th when I posted the request to know with six months gone… what was the best read on 2009 so far?  I had many wonderful book titles come flowing in and I was excited to read about them.

Then it started with Laura’s Reviews when she recommended the book called The Help by Kathryn Stockett, and I thought, “Wow, that sounds good.”

Then Alyce from At Home with Books also shared The Help by Kathyryn Stockett to be one of the best reads of 2009.  And finally while browsing through one of my favorite review blogs over at Eve’s Between The Bookends…. I seen it again.

So – in honor BBAW and as a little treat to myself – I purchased this book and it arrived yesterday.  I am so excited to read it and I have an idea brewing that I am going to sit on for a couple days…. and then probably share it on Saturday with all of you….  it is an idea that has come out of the posts and contests I have worked on throughout this week.

Finally – I just want to say thank you to all you wonderful book bloggers out there who read the books and review the books.  I know a lot of time can go into reading and writing and developing interesting posts…. and I thank you again for the books you recommend – the ones I have never heard of but found by reading a book blog.