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October 27, 2009
under the weather
(Originally published by Nattie on May 04, 2007)
I've been feeling under the weather for...well, forever. It started innocuously enough. I felt really full and would have intense indigestion after eating just a little more than I normally did. Then I started throwing up if I ate more than usual. Even if it was just a bite. Then diarrhea. Then more throwing up. Till all I seemed to do was live in the bathroom or hug a bucket.
I finally went to the doctor. Want to know what finally prompted me to do it? I felt too puny to read!! I knew something serious was wrong then.
The doc still doesn't really know what is wrong. He listed a veritable laundry list of possibilities. I've been poked. Next week I'll be prodded. In the meantime I've lost at least 10 more lbs from it and my jeans keep falling down.
I could still stand to lose 20 more lbs according to the doctor's scales, but I want to be able to choose what I do and do not eat. Right now I don't have a choice. All food is off limits to me.
So, here's to not feeling puny any more and actually being able to read without kneeling before the porcelain god.
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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October 26, 2009
Are you a kindred spirit?
(Originally published by Nattie on May 02, 2007)
You are most like Anne Shirley. You love to day dream, read romance novels, and TALK! Yet, you are starving for love and attention, that is, till you come to Green Gables and meet Matthew, Marilla, and Mrs. Lynde.
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Copyright Natalie Rose York
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October 23, 2009
Must Read
(Originally published by Nattie on April 30, 2007)
I don't get to read many blogs at this stage in my life although I'm hoping that will change soon. But here is one you must read by my pal, Tiff.
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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October 22, 2009
How do I read so much?
(Originally published by Nattie on April 26, 2007)
Someone commented on my "April Reads" post and asked how I could read so much. Well, the reasons are threefold (anyone who watches "Friends" should find that amusing)...
- I have no life. Well, I do, but right now I don't have a car so I spend less time doing superfluous things in le car. I am much more organized in my errand running since I have to walk there.
- I always have a book with me. Seriously it is a disease. I cannotnot read. I will read cereal boxes if I don't have a book with me so it is just easier to always have a book.
- I suffer from insomnia. I'm a night owl anyway so once my kids are in bed I frolic in the land of book mania. I can get more read in two hours after dark than the same two hours when the kids are running around.
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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October 21, 2009
April 2007 reads
(Originally published by Nattie on April 24, 2007)
- Evanly Bodies by Rhys Bowen
- Quaker Summer by Lisa Samson
- We Shall Not Sleep by Anne Perry—read review here
- Glitter of Diamonds by N.J. Lindquist—read review here
- Fudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
- Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
- Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke
- Miss Julia Strikes Back by Ann B. Ross
- The Quilter's Homecoming by Jennifer Chiaverini
- A Deadly Yarn by Maggie Sefton
- Chamomile Mourning by Laura Childs
- Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke
- Light On Snow by Anita Shreve
- Of Ice and Steel by D. Clayton Meadows—read review here
- The Stormy Petrol by Mary Stewart
- Blood Orange Brewing by Laura Childs
- Still Life by Louise Penny
- A Wrinkle In Time by Madeline L'Engle
- The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
- Tumbling Blocks by Earlene Fowler
- Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas
- The Spring Cleaning Murders by Dorothy Cannell
- The Five Love Languages of Children by Smalley and Trent
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October 20, 2009
Of Ice and Steel
(Originally published by Nattie on April 24, 2007)
my review is up on armchairinterviews.com. Check it out—here.
Copyright Natalie Rose York
Thank you for the great review. I am glad you enjoyed my novel and be looking for the next Epitaph!Yours,
D.Clayton Meadows
Author
Of Ice and SteelPosted by: D. Clayton Meadows at May 10, 2007 11:24 PM
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October 19, 2009
Tuesday's Happies
(Originally published by Nattie on April 24, 2007)
- Checking my email at the library.
- Listening to my ipod while checking my email at the library.
- Looking out the window and seeing the beautiful spring sunshine and knowing that I'll be walking home in it in about an hour.
- Not getting a phone call from my son's school...yet.
- Stacks of books waiting for me at home.
- Too many dishes in the sink (no, I don't like dishes, but the dishes attest to the fact that despite my limited income my children are well fed).
- Hope...sometimes it is blinding like the spring sunshine. Sometimes it is a gentle warmth that comes with kind words. Sometimes it washes over you like waves in the ocean and sometimes it just envelopes you slowly. Sometimes it is like water in a dry land, but it is there if you look for it.
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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October 16, 2009
Forgot to post this challenge
(Originally published by Nattie on April 23, 2007)
The Spring Reading Thing. List forthcoming.
I just pulled a bunch of books from my stacks that I've been meaning to read, but got called away from by other...books. Can you tell what my favorite genre is?
- Between Friends by Debbie Macomber
- Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron
- Nursery Crimes by Ayelet Waldman
- North of Tomorrow by Cindy Martinusen
- Death on the Family Tree by Patricia Sprinkle
- Mrs Jeffries On the Ball by Emily Brightwell
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October 15, 2009
'Nother day...'nother challenge
(Originally published by Nattie on April 23, 2007)
I joined another challenge, but I'm having a hard time coming up with my list. I'm trying. It is just so hard to choose. I will post it as soon as I narrow it down.
Here it is. I spent some time researching what my library had and what amazon reviewers said—
- Digging to America by Anne Tyler
- The Keep by Jennifer Egan
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- Arthur and George by Julian Barnes
- Brookland by Emily Barton
Posted by Nattie's Daddy at 08:25 AM | Comments (0)
October 14, 2009
a day in the life
(Originally published by Nattie on April 23, 2007)
There are times when I think I need to blog/write more about a day in the life of a family with a child that has Asperger's. But...often I am so caught up in the emotion and the turmoil that I just need to escape it for a bit. Thus I blog about inconsequential things or books.
Oprah had a special about autism on a few weeks ago. One of the parents made a statement that I'd like to put out here as an example of a day in the life—A bad day is a bad day and a good day is a bad day waiting to happen.
That sounds so...pessimistic. But I understand. I am at the point where I'm afraid to be hopeful anymore. Because while hope in God is good. Hope in this ever-changing beast—this disorder—is not possible. It is hard to find hope in every day life. It can be done, but when you are emotionally and physically drained, sometimes it seems beyond your ken.
I'll blog more about the good side of Asperger's, but I needed to say this today.
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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October 13, 2009
Classics Challenge
(Originally published by Nattie on April 18, 2007)
- Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
- Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
- Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Posted by Nattie's Daddy at 08:36 AM | Comments (0)
October 12, 2009
Something About Me Challenge
(Originally published by Nattie on April 18, 2007)
- A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana by Haven Kimmel
- Sixpence House: Lost in a Town of Books by Paul Collins
- The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler
- Operating Instructions: A Journal of my Son's First Year by Anne Lamott
- Fool's Puzzle by Earlene Fowler
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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October 10, 2009
Dystopia Challenge
(Originally published by Nattie on April 18, 2007)
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
- The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Copyright Natalie Rose York
Posted by Nattie's Daddy at 09:07 AM | Comments (0)
October 09, 2009
Once Upon A Time Challenge
(Originally published by Nattie on April 18, 2007)
- The Once & Future King by T.H. White
- The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
- Wicked by Gregory McGuire
- Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
- Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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October 08, 2009
Southern Reading Challenge 2007
(Originally published by Nattie on April 18, 2007)
Southern Reading Challenge 2007
- Charms for the Easy Life by Kaye Gibbons
- Boy's Life by Robert McCammon
- Awakening by Kate Chopin
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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October 07, 2009
Non-Fiction Five Challenge
(Originally published by Nattie on April 18, 2007)
- Sacred Romance by Curtis and Eldredge
- Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
- A Chance to Die by Elisabeth Eliott
- Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
- A Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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October 06, 2009
M&N's Summer Challenge
(Originally published by Nattie on April 18, 2007)
- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1811)
- Pride and Prejudice (1813)
- Mansfield Park (1814)
- Emma (1816)
- Northanger Abbey (1818)
- Persuasion (1818)
- Minor works
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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October 05, 2009
15 decades challenge
(Originally published by Nattie on April 18, 2007)
Read about the challenge here
- The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo (Newberry) 2000s
- The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields (Pulitzer) 1990s
- Dinner at Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler 198's
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor (Newberry)1970s
- The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare (Newberry) 1960s
- Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1950s
- Cross Creek by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings 1940s
- Invincible Louisa by Cornelia Meigs (Newberry) 1930s
- The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (Pulitzer) 1920s
- My Antonia by Willa Cather 1910s
- A Room With a View by E.M. Forster 1900s
- Tess of the D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 1890s
- Ben Hur by Lew Wallace 1880s
- Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne 1870s
- Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 1860s
Bonus:
- Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe 1850s
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 1840s
- Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 1830s
- Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott 1820s
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 1810s
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October 03, 2009
TBR challenge
(Originally published by Nattie on April 18, 2007)
I swear I posted this somewhere before other than my I hate Dana post, but I can't find it.
- 1. Sacred Romance by Curtis & Eldredge
- Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
- Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
- Second Touch by Brock & Brodie Thoene
- Bridge to Terebithia by Katherine Paterson (completed)
- Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Eliott (completed)
- Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery
- Diary of Anne Frank
- A Chance to Die by Elisabeth Eliott
- Saddlemaker's Wife by Earlene Fowler
- Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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October 02, 2009
Newberry challenge
(Originally published by Nattie on April 17, 2007)
Because so many challenges already exist, I thought I'd start one of my own. While I like all the challenges, I wanted to craft one to meet my needs and others could join in if they want. When I was looking at the Pulitzer list and Newberry list recently I realized that I've read more Newberry books. And I like it that way. I am a mother. I like to have my finger on the pulse of what the kids are reading and I love young adult fiction. It reminds me of curling up in my dad's la-z-boy and reading the afternoon away. It makes me wonder if I could write children's books, too.
So here is the challenge...
- Pick six books from the Newberry list.
- Comment here that you are in the challenge and list to your blog.
- Post your picks on your blog.
- You have from May 15, 2007 to Dec 31, 2007 to read and review the six books you choose.
If you look at my 15decades list you'll note I have a few Newberry winners on there but I think I'll pick some others for this challenge.
Updated 4/18/07
My picks:
- The Giver by Lois Lowry (1994)
- Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (1986)
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (1972)
- The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli (1950)
- Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink (1936)
- Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon (1928)
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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October 01, 2009
In our thoughts and prayers
(Originally published by Nattie on April 17, 2007)
All the students, faculty and family of Virginia Tech.
Copyright Natalie Rose York
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