After a week of computer frustration, I am back! This afternoon I actually felt like picking my laptop back up and getting back to work again. I’ve missed you guys! While I’ve been away, I have been getting some things accomplished. I got rid of all my half.com books. I sold them all for $10 [...]
Without a Computer of Her Own
8 Jan By 16 Comments
Readers, it is a sad time for Literate Housewife. Over the weekend, a tragic accident befell my beloved laptop. The blue screen of death announced pretty clearly to my husband that a new hard drive was needed. So, I am using a loaner laptop that is driving me crazy. I’m so annoyed by it all [...]
25811 ~ A Look Back at 2008
3 Jan By 18 Comments
After manually compiling the books I read last year, I’ve come up with the following statistics: The Basics Total Books Read: 78 (24 more than 2007) Total Pages Read: 25811 (4800 more than 2007) Average Number of Pages: 331 (54 less than 2007) By Category: Total Books Loved: 23 Total Books Liked: 34 Total Books [...]
Who the Tudor Are You?
29 Dec By 13 Comments
I found this fun quiz sponsored by The Tudors on today’s Early Buzz on PopCandy (thanks Whitney!). It’s entitled “Who the Tudor Are You?” and after answering a few simple questions, it identifies who you would be in Tudor England. To my surprise and shock (being Roman Catholic and all…), I am a Bishop and [...]
Bob "Literate Housewife" Cratchit
23 Dec By 11 Comments
I walked into work this morning at 9:15. This is what temperature it was inside: It was 58.2 when the first person came in to the office. Here is my response to this situation: Another piece of coal, please!?!?!?!??! You think I’m exaggerating? Here are some of my other co-workers: Need I say more? Happy [...]
Mailbox Monday ~ 12.22.08
22 Dec By 10 Comments
A ton of stuff came in over the past week or so… Wow! In the stores during holiday shopping I picked up the following: Lady of Quality by Georgette Heyer Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer To Hold the Crown by Jean Plady I snagged the following from November’s Early Reviewers: Etta by Gerald Kolpan I [...]
We’re All Sick and/or Tired
15 Dec By 12 Comments
Hello everyone. I haven’t been very prolific in my blogging or my commenting this month because ever since Thanksgiving one or more of us have been sick. Danny has been sick since Thanksgiving. Allison has had a cold/congestion last week that kept Danny and I up a couple of hours a night for a few [...]
The Sunday Salon ~ Savoring Reading
30 Nov By 12 Comments
Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope that this post finds you fat and happy after a relaxing Thanksgiving weekend. Thanksgiving was fun this year because both girls had an understanding of what it is about and actually wanted to watch the parade with us Thursday morning. This also promises to be a fun Christmas as well. [...]
You Can’t Steal Our Sunshine
19 Nov By 10 Comments
This has been a difficult week for many of us out here in book blogging land. Up until now, I have not weighed in on it, but I’ve been following it very closely. I wish I had something eloquent to say, but others have written down my thoughts before I got the chance and I [...]
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