For all the books I've loved before

In order to sell a home, you have to look like you don't live there. For the past month we have been boxing up everything we own and putting it in a storage unit. To be perfectly honest, 2 storage units, one climate controlled and one that isn't. Our house now resembles a museum with few pictures on the walls, painted all the same color that is apparently "in" and not out.

As a side note, greenery is out. Just thought you all might want to know.

But back to the topic at hand. Books. I love my books and now my books are so lonely sitting in the climate controlled storage unit all by themselves. In the dark. My room feels empty and incomplete. I can't run to my bookshelf if I want to read Anne of Green Gables again or Harry Potter. :-(

I've even considered getting a library card so I don't buy as many books that I'll have to haul to Missouri. But I WANT books, I NEED books, I MUST HAVE BOOKS AT ALL TIMES! Yet I only have about 10 sitting on my closet shelf. They are so sad in there. Yes, they are. Sigh.

How weird is it that I feel like part of me is missing since my books have left? I know where they are and that I will once again have them in my room in KC but its still sad.

I know having a library card is good but I love to own books. I love to go to Borders or Barnes and Noble and just touch books. Look at books and buy books. It would be beneficial for me to not spend money seeing as I will not have a job in a few months when we move.

So, dear readers, what are your feelings about books? Love them? Feel ambivalent? Are you like me and you have to have books in your life or you die? Leave a comment.

Book Worm Wednesday

Today's book is October Sky by Homer Hickam. You may remember the movie that came out a few years ago by the same name and I can tell you that the book is better. I know that is usually the case in the situation of books vs movies but I thought I should let you know.

The book is about Homer who lives in a small mining town in West Virginia during the early 1950's. He doesn't want to end up in the mine like his grandfather and father. Instead he wants to build rockets. The book follows his determination to go to Cape Canaveral and work in the space age. It is very interesting and one that I've read several times.

Go read it. You'll like it!

Book Worm Wednesday

This isn't an official Book Worm Wednesday but merely an inquiry. I can't wait to do a new poll so I thought I would just do a post.

Dear Readers,
A while back I started a feature called Book Worm Wednesday where I would review a book I had recently finished. If you ever read it, did you like it? Was it informative or did you get sick of it? Is it something you would like to see resurrected back on the blog? Do you care?
Also, while we're on the subject of books I would like to apologize for the lack of movement on the side bar regarding the current book I am reading. I think the book on there now was like 12 or 15 books ago. Sad huh? I guess if I kept up my blog better I could change it. Sometimes I'm reading a couple of books at time. Would that be confusing if I put two on there?
Just leave a comment and let me know.

Thanks and loves,
K2 :-)

Book Worm Wednesday

This week's book is one I just finished reading called Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer. It is supposed to be the final book in the Twilight series and I must say that it has lived up to the hype. At first I wasn't so sure but when I read 200 pages in one night I figured that I must be hooked. It was that. good.
It was my favorite by her so far and I think that speaks volumes because I think she is a great writer. I am glad that the book finally came out since I have nothing else to look forward to this fall (Hint: Harry Potter) except the Twilight movie which I think will be AWESOME!
So, if you haven't started this series then go for it!

A new book

Life has been crazy the past little while since I am back at work. I am preparing for Seminary and still feel like I am not ready for it to start again in only a few days. We are back at it again on Tuesday, August 12th. Goodness.

I had my parent meeting on Sunday and it went very, very well. I am so glad for the supportive parents I have and for their thankfulness for my teaching their children.j

I also have a new book. I am sure most of you can guess which one it is. Its great. Love it.

That is all.

Book Worm Wednesday

Today dear readers we will look at a book that I bought at the nearby LDS bookstore. It is called Isaiah for Airheads by John Bytheway and I loved it. Last summer when I was preparing to teach the Old Testament I was very, very worried about teaching Isaiah and getting the kids connected to this ancient prophet. But reading this book really, really helped me. Even though Bytheway talks mostly about the chapters in the Book of Mormon it is highly adaptable and applicable to the entire book of Isaiah in the OT. I would recommend this to anyone who has had trouble in the past understanding and applying Isaiah in their lives. The copy I bought even had a CD in the back with a presentation Bytheway did in front of an audience on the finer points of his book. Love it!

Book Worm Wednesday

Dad picked up this book at the library and I finished it in two days. It is Final Theory by Mark Alpert.
The best way to describe this book is to say it is kind of like The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown but instead of being about The Catholic Church and DaVinci its about Physicis and Einstein. If you enjoyed The DaVinci Code I would strongly recommend this book. It was a quick read but had action and suspense. I really enjoyed it.

Book Worm Wednesday

I have been rereading the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling to see if I can find anything I missed. As I have been re-reading them I have found that I enjoy them even if I have read them several times before.

Good books are like that. You can read and re-read them but they always are like old friends who are safe and you can share experiences with. I think this is one of the reasons that I love books. You can read and get lost in another time and another place and even into someone else's life. I know the reason that I am such a great reader is because my parents read to me when I was little. My dad and all my siblings love to read and I know that its because of my parent's example that I am the reader I am today. I think that RCH had a lot to do with it as well because she introduced me to some very great books. One of my favorite teachers, Mrs. Bean, had the same effect.

Read on! Everyone just read on!