Morning Meanderings…

Published on by Sheila (Book Journey)

Its a snowy day here in central Minnesota.  I am sitting at my lap top this morning with Coffee Cup close by and a few Dove Chocolates.  Al is outside plowing out the driveway and Justin is still sleeping from our late night of watching Harry Potter movies, #5 and #6 back to back.  We went to bed about 2 am.

With Brad in the Navy we changed up our regular Christmas morning gift exchange to Christmas Eve.  We figured that way everyone could sleep in if they want to and have all day today to relax and enjoy.  It was wonderfully bitter sweet.  Al is always so hard to buy for but loved his laptop and played on it for hours after we were all done opening.  It was fun to see him so excited.

Justin received the camera he wanted and after I had spend painstaking hours trying to find the right one…. I was thrilled to see that he loved the one I picked!

Among the wonderful things I received was a Barnes and Noble gift card (My Mother Ship!) and two books – one I have been wanting really bad and the other I have never heard of but am excited to read it as it sounds fun!


About three things I was absolutely certain. First, Edwart was most likely my soul mate, maybe. Second, there was a vampire part of him–which I assumed was wildly out of his control–that wanted me dead. And third, I unconditionally, irrevocably, impenetrably, heterogeneously, gynecologically, and disreputably wished he had kissed me.


Oh my gosh – right?  Does this not sound funny???  I hadn’t heard of this book before I opened it last night, a gift from my son, and now I just want to start reading this sure to be a laugh out loud giggle fest picking on my beloved Twilight Series… and that’s ok!  🙂


There’s something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.

Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce–and goes out of his way to make that very clear–she can’t let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret . . . even if it kills her.

Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He’s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.


I have been coveting this book for awhile now and my super sweet husband found it for me!   The cover is awesome….  I am anxious to see what it holds inside!

I am off to check on the turkey, shovel the deck walkway in front for us and in back for the dogs and then…. I am sitting down with a book.  Merry Christmas Everyone – I hope your day and your weekend is exactly what you had hoped it would be!


Oh yeah – I linked up these books so I need to disclose that I am an Amazon associate.  😉


27 thoughts on “Morning Meanderings…”

  3. What a great way to spend Christmas morning! Well, except for Al – I’d hate to do his job. 😦

    Have a safe and wonderful Christmas day. And thank you for sharing your Christmas Eve!

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  4. Merry Christmas Sheila. We did presents last night as well for the whole sleeping in benefit. The ham is in the oven and I have to get started on the potatos now. Hope you guys have a wonderful day.

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  11. Cleaned house, cooked dinner and had my daughter and her family over for supper. My grandsons all got books from us this year. They know to expect it I guess.

    Hope the rest of the day goes well.

    Merry Christmas!

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    1. Merry Christmas Patricia! I think books are a wonderful gift at any age… you are giving a treasure hunt, or a mystery to solve… maybe the gift is of laughter. In books we get tot ravel to places we may never experience otherwise….

      Ahhhhh…. you got me on my favorite subject….LOL

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  12. No snow for us in North Florida but we had a lovely day at our daughter’s house. After dinner we played Apples to Apples for several hours! Very much fun!

    I hope to get Fallen and read along in January!

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    1. Oh fun MarthaE! We played BLURT and Movies Scene It…. loved that!

      I hope you get Fallen too. I am excited to do the discussion. I had better check the date on that.

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    1. LOL Ladytink… I fell asleep too (we had already watched HP #5…. I tried to turn so my son didnt see me dozing off but he did!

      I did have a pretty Happy Christmas except for one son missing as he is in the Navy…..

      I hope yours was wonderful as well.

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  14. Hey, Sheila, here it is on the DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS, and I’m just now finding this post! I probably thought it was the one from the day before, since MORNING MEANDERINGS appears on them all! LOL.

    Here’s to a wonderful Christmas to you, in spite of being late…I like the Christmas Eve idea, and that’s what we did when I was a kid. Then we veered away from that in my adulthood, but for the past four years or so, we’re back to Christmas Eve. The sleeping in part is a great idea!

    Yesterday I went to the movie “It’s Complicated.” I can always watch a Meryl Streep film.

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    1. Morning Laurel!

      We went to the movie Sherlock Holmes….. not as good as I thought it was going to be. Actually it felt long and I usually dont get antsy in movies but in this one I did.

      I hope your movie was enjoyable! 🙂

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  15. I picked up both of these books on my last Borders run. I haven’t had a chance to read them yet but hope to soon!

    We went to see the new Chipmunk movie after sleeping in and then opening gifts. It’s definitely worth seeing!

    Happy Holidays!

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