tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post8096575493573541499..comments2023-07-22T04:25:04.122-05:00Comments on Not Quite What I Had Planned: HousekeepingKristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18325715096763265816noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-55222154343187711372008-04-08T15:35:00.000-05:002008-04-08T15:35:00.000-05:00Hi Kristi,Have you joined the online group "good r...Hi Kristi,<BR/><BR/>Have you joined the online group "good reads"? I'm sure you have being an avid reader but thought I would throw it out there just to make sure.<BR/><BR/>SaraHusker Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224330062024004485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-15875624230127633702007-06-16T20:20:00.000-05:002007-06-16T20:20:00.000-05:00OMG! I HATED the Memory Keeper's Daughter also, a...OMG! I HATED the Memory Keeper's Daughter also, and my friends seriously almost excommunicated me for saying so. It was just awful. The only reason I read that whole thing is I was stuck in airports and didn't want to buy and expensive airport book. Glad to have finally found someone else who couldn't stand it! I'd love some more great book ideas. I love, love, LOVE to read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990305801138964102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-61387750996078887442007-06-16T01:27:00.000-05:002007-06-16T01:27:00.000-05:00Okay, love Jodi Piccoult too. I really liked Memor...Okay, love Jodi Piccoult too. <BR/><BR/>I really liked Memory Keeper's Daughter (sad, dysfunctional, but I liked it). <BR/><BR/>Read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. I really liked that book and it was interesting as well as well written. <BR/><BR/>I loved the Secret Life of Bees and also enjoyed the Mermaid Chair (although I had to get over the fact it was different than expected.)<BR/><BR/>I am currently reading Kite Runner.<BR/><BR/>Reading is awesome! I am going through your comments to get a good list of books!Shannon Mashinchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525911030449727900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-83540178150845856512007-06-15T23:01:00.000-05:002007-06-15T23:01:00.000-05:00I'm not a big reader at all, and just finished The...I'm not a big reader at all, and just finished The Lovely Bones. I started it last summer, so that will tell you something. I picked up The Memory Keeper's Daughter earlier this week, and I'm already half way through it. I'm finding it quite interesting, but that could be because I'm the mom of kids with special needs, I have lost 2 of my kids, and I was a teacher at the time that we were fighting to have all kids included. I'm reading it in every free second I have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-8906538912891980582007-06-15T14:04:00.000-05:002007-06-15T14:04:00.000-05:00Hey Kristie, I've never posted before, but I've be...Hey Kristie, I've never posted before, but I've been following Kendrie's site and your blog for awhile now. Your blog cracks me up on daily basis and I just love coming here to see what you and your family have been up to. I've also been following many other cancer kids sites for the past 3 years, after I read an article about Alex's lemonade stand.<BR/><BR/>I know you want book suggestions, so I have a lot of authors to recommend: John Sandford, Lisa Gardner, Tami Hoag, Nicholas Evans, Wally Lamb. I'm not sure if you like books about supernatural stuff, but I HIGHLY recommend The Women of the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong. She has an incredibly vivid imagination and her books are such and enjoyable read that I'm heartbroken when I'm done, lol!<BR/><BR/>Jennifer Parnham<BR/>London, Ontario, CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-90607045403215080692007-06-15T10:39:00.000-05:002007-06-15T10:39:00.000-05:00LOL Kristie- Yes, your fans, we ADORE you!!!!! S...LOL Kristie- Yes, your fans, we ADORE you!!!!! So much so, that I just peed on a stick this a.m. to see if I was ovulating, and you are one of the first people that I am proud to tell that yes, I am ovulating!!!!! <BR/><BR/>After months of spending an insance amount of money on regular old OPK's, I finally got the Clearblue Fertility Monitor. Guess the other tests just didn't work for me. And guess what???? My cycle is textbook, here it is day 14, and I'm ovulating!!!! Anyway, I just knew that you, unlike many others, would understand how such a mundane thing as ovulation could bring so much happiness. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, enough of me- back to the real star- You!!!! I find your blog the most thought provoking that I visit. You have a way of saying things that I think, but don't say. You give a voice to many, including me, a simple sahm who adores her kid and husband.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for being you!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-81254287357586864132007-06-15T10:31:00.000-05:002007-06-15T10:31:00.000-05:00I've never left a comment before (hi!) so it's a l...I've never left a comment before (hi!) so it's a little weird that the book discussion is what got me going. About "The Memory Keeper's Daughter"...I just finished it last week so that I could finally return the thing to my mom. I also LOVE to read and it took me FOREVER to finish that book. I just didn't care AT ALL about the character's or felt that the story line was going anywhere. Nice to know that other's felt the same. <BR/>Have you read any of Dennis Lehane's books? He is a mystery writer and is really good. Also, if you haven't read the Janet Evanovich novels (Stephanie Plum is the heroine) you must. They are laugh out loud, perfect vacation books. Have a wonderful vacation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-91575635770573763182007-06-15T06:56:00.000-05:002007-06-15T06:56:00.000-05:00Diana Gabaldon. She is probably my favorite. Sta...Diana Gabaldon. She is probably my favorite. Start with "Outlander" and just finish the series out. Great books. When I was pregnant with Brayden I read "Outlander in 4 days! It is a 900+ page book! Once I started I couldnt put it down and I took it everywhere with me. She stays with the same characters through out her books and you fall in love with these characters.<BR/><BR/>MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-91727006814637382992007-06-15T00:18:00.000-05:002007-06-15T00:18:00.000-05:00Ahhh, Harry Potter. Can't wait. My kids gave me ...Ahhh, Harry Potter. Can't wait. My kids gave me the first 4 books for Mother's Day as my daughter took her copies with her when she moved out. I haven't preordered the book, but will be at Costco first thing in the morning to snag my copy. Along with a bunch of other people who will believe with all their hearts that Costco will only have 10 copies and they will need to push and shove to be the first in the door to snatch up said 10 copies. Which will be more like 500 copies. I've also put the book on hold at the library. I'm number 16 on the hold list, can you believe it? The way it used to work (before ungrateful daughter moved out and took her books with her) is that we would buy one copy and get one from the library. Then we would read it at the same time having somewhat of a contest to see who would finish first. <BR/><BR/>Some, but not all, of my favorite authors are: John Grisham, Jonathan Kellerman, Faye Kellerman, Robert Parker, David Baldacci, Janet Evanovich, Lisa Jackson, Jodi Picoult (I was reading 19 minutes at the same time as the college shootings) and Patricia Cornwell. I seldom buy books but instead check Amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.com to see what is coming out then put them on hold at the library. Cheap, what can I say. But I read all the time, in the tub, at red lights, haven't mastered reading while drying my hair and recently dropped a book (thankfully a paperback) in the tub. I fibbed just a bit and said the cat knocked it off the counter into the dog water bowl. Hey, things have gotten dropped in the water bowl. <BR/><BR/>Kristie, right now it is not very warm in Seattle. In fact, tonight it felt like fall already. I think you are only passing through anyway but be prepared when you get out of the airport, it could be a shock to your southern system.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the day HP7 comes out could be declared a national/world holday. Surely no one can expect anyone to be very productive when that book is just itching to be read? Elaine in LynnwoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-26148053976037179202007-06-14T20:48:00.000-05:002007-06-14T20:48:00.000-05:00Yes, it was I who saw the poster in my local mom a...Yes, it was I who saw the poster in my local mom and pop video store and thought of Kendrie...but since I am not Kendrie's fairy/angel or postcard gal I had Cindy send me a card to go out in the mail with the poster...I made the pathetic towel paper tube and, wah-lah! A happy mail kinda day!<BR/><BR/>As for my reading suggestions...for any Kindergarten/pre-school or moms who love little kids' writing, I recommend "Opal" by Opal Whiteley. I haven't read a book that wasn't a picture book since last fall so I may have to browse the list for books to read this summer :)<BR/><BR/>Happy Thursday Night!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06295499795085860012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-69773149518747579572007-06-14T20:25:00.000-05:002007-06-14T20:25:00.000-05:00Kristie,If you like mysteries, etc., I'd totally r...Kristie,<BR/><BR/>If you like mysteries, etc., I'd totally recommend anything by Greg Iles (except his first two books, which seem to be a departure from his later stuff)and also Nelson DeMille, especially the John Corey novels. Absolutely awesome authors.Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814743505505165834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-46112378845158145912007-06-14T19:06:00.000-05:002007-06-14T19:06:00.000-05:00I would love to take credit for the poster, but I ...I would love to take credit for the poster, but I must give credit where it is really due! Marey found the poster and bought it for me to give Kendrie. I mailed my note to Marey and she sent it on. Thank you so much for introducing me to Marey!<BR/><BR/>Postcard CindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-71904140749666126462007-06-14T18:53:00.000-05:002007-06-14T18:53:00.000-05:00Hey Kristi-Guess I am one of a few that actually d...Hey Kristi-<BR/>Guess I am one of a few that actually didn't mind "The Memory Keepers Daughter". I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to read so I will read just about anything. Ronda Rich, a Gainesville Georgia author recently spoke at my church a few weeks ago and she has written several things. I am a big Nascar fan (red-neck, I know, but hey!) and she spent time on the Nascar circuit and wrote a book, "My Life in the Pits". It was really interested. I am also reading, "What Southern Women Know (that every woman should)". I have not finished it yet. I also absolutely LOVED, "Redeeming Love", by Francine Rivers. The best book ever. "The Road" was a really great read, but very deep. I can't remember the author's name, but he actually did the first ever interview with Oprah a few weeks ago. Thanks for the reading suggestions! I am writing them down so I can READ, READ, READ this summer. <BR/>Wendy in Winder, GeorgiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-17172004723049277072007-06-14T18:52:00.000-05:002007-06-14T18:52:00.000-05:00Oh yeah, Brenda jogged my menopausal mind. The Po...Oh yeah, Brenda jogged my menopausal mind. The Post Secret books; I bought all three of them, too. They are incredibly, incredibly powerful, and it's always the first thing I read every Sunday morning (sorry, Kristie-HA!). Disturbing, sad, happy, poignant, hits-too-close-to-home, who-would-ever-think-like-that; Post Secret runs the whole gamut and I'm addicted. Does that make me a voyeur? Ewwww....<BR/><BR/>And I just can't stress enough that EVERYBODY should read "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom. Another of the commenters endorsed it, too. It's quick, it's small, it's incredible. Really, everyone. Read it.kim-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650811256788756378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-67329335562771929882007-06-14T18:06:00.000-05:002007-06-14T18:06:00.000-05:00Actually, if you haven't yet purchased the 3 Post ...Actually, if you haven't yet purchased the 3 Post Secret books, you are missing out! I only got them recently "after" you brought the website up here.<BR/><BR/>I don't have any other book suggestions unless you are in to 1500's historical Europe.<BR/><BR/>And seriously, the next time you come to the Destin area, we'd love to do lunch with you guys! Your 5 and my 5...OMG, what a hoot!<BR/><BR/>caringbridge.org/fl/tehlebrachtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-17191599793621047142007-06-14T18:05:00.000-05:002007-06-14T18:05:00.000-05:00Kristie et al, I am loving this whole favorite boo...Kristie et al, <BR/><BR/>I am loving this whole favorite book exchange list thing. I have the whole summer’s book reading season to look forward to! OK, here are my TOTAL FAVES:<BR/><BR/>1. Mitch Albom’s books, Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet In Heaven, and For One More Day. The last one has totally changed the way I view my mother and how she protected me and my sisters from the harshness of dysfunction when we were little. I actually apologized to her after reading this book – I blamed her for a lot that wasn’t necessarily her fault.<BR/>2. Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. However “worldly and knowledgeable” I viewed myself before reading this book completely changed after reading it! Surprisingly easy to read.<BR/>3. Anne Brashare’s Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. <BR/>4. Kate DiCamillo’s The Tale of Despereaux. This is a children’s book that I read aloud to my kids (10 and 8 ½ at the time). YOU CANNOT MISS THIS BOOK! <BR/>5. Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. Thinker book. Easy to read. Also loved The Devil and Miss Prym by him. Just find something by him and read it!<BR/>6. Nicholas Spark’s books are always good reads, even if a bit formulaic at this point.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the suggestions that I have never even heard of! I plan on checking into many of these suggestions!<BR/><BR/>Happy Reading!<BR/><BR/>Pam B. in MichiganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-40262704809701433152007-06-14T18:01:00.000-05:002007-06-14T18:01:00.000-05:00My summer reading suggestions:1. Nineteen Minutes ...My summer reading suggestions:<BR/>1. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult This is a tough read but I think every parent, teacher, and principal in America should read it.<BR/>2. My Sister's Keeper also by Piccoult...Kristie, You will relate to this at one level as it about a girl receiving a BMT for cancer.<BR/><BR/>3. 90 Minutes in Heaven...by Don Piper<BR/><BR/>4. Anything by Karen Kingsbury but make sure if you are reading one of the series books that you read them in order. <BR/>Happy Reading!<BR/><BR/>Lisa from TexasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-67740421206765221902007-06-14T17:39:00.000-05:002007-06-14T17:39:00.000-05:00First, let me say your "100 things I love about yo...First, let me say your "100 things I love about you" list made me tempted to divorce my husband and marry yours.<BR/><BR/>My book suggestion "Safely Home" by Randy Alcorn.<BR/><BR/>Take care!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-55514907826954449582007-06-14T15:54:00.000-05:002007-06-14T15:54:00.000-05:00Kristi,I love to read too. Here are some of my fa...Kristi,<BR/>I love to read too. Here are some of my favorites from the past year:<BR/>The Power of One: The Classic Novel of South Africa by Bryce Courtenay (sounds like a self-help book but it's a novel and very good)<BR/>The Book Thief by Markus Zusak<BR/>I loved The Time Traveler's Wife too<BR/><BR/>And, we sometimes read books as a family and some of our favorites are the Gregor the Overlander Series (there are 5 books) and Jack's Run and Zach's Lie by Roland Smith (two books).<BR/><BR/>I wanted to let you know that I started a 100 Things list for my husband and when I first started I thought I could never come up with 100 things. But after I got going I found it became easy to come up with more and more things and I would think of things at the oddest times and add them to my list. I'm putting mine together in a slide show for my husband for our anniversary in August. Thanks for the idea.<BR/><BR/>Lisa Conway in CTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-5816520598888891212007-06-14T15:49:00.000-05:002007-06-14T15:49:00.000-05:00Three of my all time favorites are She's Come Undo...Three of my all time favorites are She's Come Undone and I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb and Midwives by Chris Bohjalian. Authors I also like are Gillian Roberts (her books are all funny mysteries that feature the same main characters), Lolly Winston (she's only written two books so far)and Anita Shreve. Have you read The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. I thought it would be too deep or literary for me but I liked it. <BR/><BR/>BTW I went to college with David Zincenko and he was kind of an ass so don't feel bad that you didn't follow his advice. He wasn't exactly into fitness and healthy living when I knew him. <BR/><BR/>Love the blog. Have followed you here from Caringbridge and am always interested in the adventures of your family!<BR/><BR/>Amy in NJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-43975218573403485092007-06-14T15:40:00.000-05:002007-06-14T15:40:00.000-05:00Hi Kristie, The pile of books by my bed right now ...Hi Kristie, <BR/><BR/>The pile of books by my bed right now are all written by Laurie King. It is the Mary Russell (supposed wife of Sherlock Holmes) series, and I am enjoying it thoroughly. I also enjoy Nevada Barr's books about national park ranger Anna Pigeon, but she's got to pick up the pace and start writing faster! Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak books are a big hit with me too. I'm really into mysteries lately.<BR/><BR/>I am also waiting IMpatiently for HP7 to be delivered. Didn't we all wait long enough for J.K. to write it? I will probably read the ending before I read the middle just to relieve some of the tension! Does Harry live? Is Dumbledore the Obi Wan Kenobi of the HP world, and does he join the "force" of good? This is just too much suspense for one Chicago mom!<BR/><BR/>Take care, <BR/><BR/>Sue (Rachel's mom from ALL-Kids)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-68302588731171220792007-06-14T15:38:00.000-05:002007-06-14T15:38:00.000-05:00Hey, thank YOU for writing such a fun blog that we...Hey, thank YOU for writing such a fun blog that we all want to come here and read day-after-day! And I love that you share your family with us through your photos; it has been so fun for me to watch Kendrie go from such a sick little munchkin to the glowing-with-health, too-cute-for-words kid she is today. Brayden and Kellen, too. I've been "reading you" so long, first through CB and now here, that I am pretty much getting to see your kids grow up. And I love it!<BR/><BR/>Also a voracioius reader. Another Minnesotan mentioned Laura Landvik; my favorite book ever by her is called "Patty Jane's House of Curl." I must read this book at least twice a year, and I cry everytime. It's just that good--and quick, too. I'm one of those weirdos that likes true sociopath stuff, and you can't beat Ann Rule for anything like that, especially "...And Never Let Her Go." Highly recommend it if you like that genre at all. Anything by Dennis Lehane is good if you like mysteries. And I think everyone should read "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom (the guy who wrote "Tuesdays with Morrie"). <BR/><BR/>I've loved reading all the suggestions; this is really fun! Thanks, Kristie; say it with me...YOU ROCK! Really! :)kim-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650811256788756378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-31144492543120843012007-06-14T14:05:00.000-05:002007-06-14T14:05:00.000-05:00Thanks so much for your reply about the bone marro...Thanks so much for your reply about the bone marrow registry, it was very helpful since I've looked several times and have never actually been able to understand why that rule was there, but I suppose that makes sense now. I'm guessing I'd be ruled out anyway since my spinal cord is somewhat damaged to begin with. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and I completely agree, The Memory Keeper's Daughter was one of the most boring books I've ever read. I couldn't wait to finish it. <BR/><BR/>If you have some free time, a quick read I really liked was "Eye Contact." It had to do with a murder through the eyes of an autistic child. Very interesting, very fast read.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, thanks again for answer the bone marrow registry question. I'll see if I can't get some other people to register in my place!<BR/><BR/>Katie<BR/>New OrleansOverflowing Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424131699024802462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-50352779189866019912007-06-14T13:48:00.000-05:002007-06-14T13:48:00.000-05:00If you haven't read them yet Alice Sebold has writ...If you haven't read them yet Alice Sebold has written two excellent books. 'The Lovely Bones' and 'Lucky'. They aren't what you would call "light reading" mostly because of the emotional turmoil in them. One is about a child who is murdered and then narrates the story from heaven (they are making it into a movie now which will mostly likely suck.. oh well) and the other is a memoir about the author's rape in college. Heavy stuff but both worth reading.. and re-reading. <BR/><BR/>If you want something lighter and more of a good time try 'The Broke Diaries' by Angela Nissel. She started out writing a blog like yours and ended up getting it published. It's hilarious! It's all about her adventures as a broke college student. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Hope you like em :) <BR/><BR/>Oh and I am crossing my fingers that snape is a good guy too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-90137076779762144582007-06-14T13:20:00.000-05:002007-06-14T13:20:00.000-05:00I just thought I would put my two cents in...........I just thought I would put my two cents in...........<BR/><BR/>Dora the explorer and Thomas the tank engine are all I get to read at this time. Nobody ever told me that this would happen when you have a two year old! I thought I could change her mind with something else, but no................<BR/><BR/>I think I might strangle Dora if I ever meet her in person! <BR/><BR/>I know I am in need of a Vacation.<BR/><BR/>I love all the pictures of your kids at the beach. You can tell they had a blast. <BR/><BR/>Sam Gleason in NCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com