I borrowed this meme from Stefanie and Sylvia.

Words that always look misspelled to me:
Lawmaker
Obsession
Caribbean

Words that look nicer in italics:
Cherub
Flora
Aroma

Words I enjoy saying:
Ephemera
Vintage
Serene

Words I enjoy hearing:
I love you

Proper nouns I enjoy:
Xochitl
Guanajuato
Heidelberg

Words I associate with happiness:
Books
Friends
Peace
Vacation

Words I always misspell:
Argument
Judgment
Mischievous

Words I enjoy spelling correctly, every time:
Receive
Medieval
License

You know the drill, if you try this out let me know.

I started reading two new books yesterday. Don’t you just love those first few pages in a book? When there is so much expectation of what is to come. Granted if those first 30 pages don’t grab me then I move on.

I used to be one of those tenacious readers who trudged on through the end even if I didn’t like the book but not anymore. I have too many stacks waiting to be read so the 30-page rule is a must.

Which books did I start? The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. How could I pass that up after so many of you recommended it to me. So far I’m very impressed. I don’t normally read books about royalty so this is quite different for me but I like it.

The other book I started is Kissed a Sad Goodbye by Deborah Crombie. I had read up to book four in the series but someone in my mystery book group spoiled what happened in the next several book. Let me tell you, a murder at our Murder on Mondays group was narrowly missed. I hate spoilers. Anyway, enough time has passed to where I can finally pick up that series again.

Over the past few months I’ve been involved in some on-line craft groups. We share ideas and best of all we do swaps. We’ll do collage, books, Artist Trading Cards and a host of other paper projects and this Saturday I actually got to meet some of these on-line friends for the first time.

We shared some laughs and did a bit of show and tell with projects. We also visited some craft stores in the Dallas area. One place we visited was The Ole Moon, which is a store that specializes in handcrafted items. As I was looking around, I saw two handmade books that look exactly like the beaded journals I make. I wish I had thought to sell my little books, then I again I work too slow so I probably wouldn’t really make a profit.

Anyway we ended the day making a pit stop at Half Price Books. I tried to get away without buying anything but I had to take a peek at their clearance section and found When the Messenger is Hot by Elizabeth Crane for $1. Well, I couldn’t leave there now could I?

Oh and yes, and I did pick up my holds from the library. Wait until I tell you which one I started reading first. I’m going to decide tonight.