Sunbursts or Marble Halls: Blog for Tania

Books I have read recently

Shirley by Charlotte Bronte — I'm reading a giant biography of the Brontes "Wild Genius on the Moors" By Juliet Barker (amazing!! but I'll post on that when I finish) So I'm reading each novel as it's discussed in the book. I loved Shirley. I have to agree with the critics that it is a slow painful start and it does take about 150 pages till we meet the title character Shirley. But besides that, it is so well written. Caroline Helstone’s angst is beautiful and poignant. And knowing that the last third of the book was written after Emily & Anne died explains so much about the change in the book. Charlotte likes to fix her world by writing about it and in her version the sick heroine recovers where her sisters did not. I definitely recommend Shirley for the Bronte fan. Don’t skip it.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas --- It took me a couple chapters to really dive in but after that I was in love. I had read somewhere that it was based on Beauty & the Beast, which is great. What I did not know is that it is a retelling of one of my favorite fairytales: East of the Sun, West of the Moon!!! What a treat when I discovered that. I love that story. It's whimsical and the girl saves the day which I love love love. Sarah does a beautiful job of it and I can't wait for the next one!!
Miss Buncle’s Book by D. E. Stevenson —What a little treat. My mom gave these books to me for my birthday and there are so much fun. It’s a light easy read and it made me chuckle.
Shadow Study by Maria V. Snyder— I adore her soul finder books. I’ve been reading them for years. She builds beautiful strong women and sweeping romance. Her magic system is unique and I want to live in her world.
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr and E. B. White — A must read for every writer. Thanks to Stephen King for the recommendation. It has all those little things that I had questions about and answered them quickly and succinctly. It’s not the funnest read but it’s helpful.
Click of Titles to go to the book's Amazon page

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Blog for Tania

My Life in Pictures
Per request of Tania.
This is pretty much a picture of me life right now

1.The Day starts at

a.m

2.Eat breakfast and make lunches for my husband and I

3. Try and wake matt up.

* Megan in the morning

* Matt in the morning

4. Have a good day at work honey *kiss*

5. Clean Teethx5

6. Lunch Break

7. Clean Teeth x3

8. Cook Dinner

9. Matt does the dishes

10. Rest/ Read/ or Watch T.V.

11. Bed at 10 ish

Begin Again

5 comments:

Tania Luna said...: ha! Thank you.now i know what all the mystery was for.....how long does it take you to get ready in your prom dress every morning for the "have a good day" kiss? you guys are so cute. i kind of want to throw up a little bit.
love you; December 12, 2008 at 9:53 PM
Megan Erin Allen said...: haha! It only take an extra 45 min. totally worth it; December 13, 2008 at 8:32 AM
Britt said...: I didn't know you cleaned cat's teeth!!! That cat was nasty. you should brush baby stitch's teeth and fix her drool gland; December 14, 2008 at 5:07 PM
Anonymous said...: You just made my night!

all my love,

Bri; December 17, 2008 at 6:11 PM
Britt said...: MORE MORE!; December 19, 2008 at 6:04 PM