Book Review..

As an avid reader, I thought I would start adding a few book reviews to my blog.  For those of you who enjoy reading, I will give you a description and my opinion of a few selected books that I read.  One of the books that i have recently read is, Look Again by Lisa Scottoline.                               

   What's is about?

           When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a “Have You Seen This Child?” flyer in the mail, she almost throws it away. But something about it makes her look again, and her heart stops—the child in the photo is identical to her adopted son, Will. Her every instinct tells her to deny the similarity between the boys, because she knows her adoption was lawful. But she’s a journalist and won’t be able to stop thinking about the photo until she figures out the truth. And she can’t shake the question: if Will rightfully belongs to someone else, should she keep him or give him up? She investigates, uncovering clues no one was meant to discover, and when she digs too deep, she risks losing her own life—and that of the son she loves.

       

   My Opinion....

         If you are looking for a suspenseful, quick read.....this is it!  I really liked this book!  I absolutely couldn't put it down.  This is the first book I have read by this author and I was really impressed with her writing.  Lisa Scottoline has wrote a story with suspense, drama, and several twists that will keep you turning pages until your finished!                                 

For all of you who love to read, this is definitely one you should pick up.     

In the Kitchen

This time of year I always find myself wanting to do a lot of cooking. I usually do a lot of soups, stews, and casseroles in the cooler months of the year.  This year I'm looking for a few new and different sides to go with our meals.  As I find them, I will try to post them.  I'm just really tired of opening a can of veggies ....and would rather create something.  We are always eating tons of fresh veggies in the summer, but when they aren't in season, they are sometimes boring.  Last night, I made Brussel Sprouts and Bacon.  It was very good!  John and Debbie both hate brussel sprouts but loved this dish!  Here is what I did................................
                              
First of all, I fried 1/2 pound of thick sliced bacon and set aside..

  Using the bacon drippings, I sauteed a small onion, a few portabella mushrooms,

 and then I added 2 boxes of Green Giant brand brussel sprouts in butter that I had thawed on the counter................

                         And it all looked like this...                                                

I let this simmer until the brussel sprouts were tender and the onion was translucent.  Finally, I transferred all of this to a bowl and crumbled the crisp, thick sliced bacon on top!   Very Yummy!

   Even if you are against the poor little ole' brussel sprout....you should try this!  Of course you could do your own variation...possibly leave out the mushrooms and add diced red and yellow bell pepper?  What a great splash of color.....hhmmmm  I may have to try that myself!                                                                                                               

A great fall weekend...

We had another very busy, but awesome weekend.  I'm really going to miss all the bonfires when the weather gets colder!  Saturday night we went the the all church bonfire at the Springers!  Wonderful food, and fellowship....Complete with rustic cowboy coffee, hay-rack rides, and a sing a long led by Ted playing the harmonica!  Here are some pics... 

Fun on the Hay-rack...

Cowboy coffee..

Ieshia, Zac, and Luke the lab..

Derek and Parker the beagle..

Ted Coombs playing the harmonica

                                                      


On Saturday afternoon, I spent the afternoon with my Grandbabies, Blaize and Lyndee.  They are both getting so big!

Papa and Blaize

Wheeeeee

Baseball anyone??

Aww.....

                                                       
On Sunday, we took a drive to Tom and Becky's.  We had a nice time as always!   It was a beautiful sunny day.  John and Tom worked on a few things outside, I helped Becky with a few things inside,  Emily and Derek raked a few leaves.  Becky took the kids on a walk to an abandoned house about a mile away...Ieshia took a lot of pics for her photography class....I forgot to put my memory card in my camera!  Unbelievable!  I'm gonna get a few of hers and post on here tomorrow....

Fall is all around.....

We all worked in the yard tonight getting it ready for winter....We stacked wood, picked up toys, put away pool stuff, picked up trash and took the pool down.   We were pretty busy, but we had a good day and great weather for it! 

My handsome son....Derek

The wood is stacked..

The garden is gone...

The pool is down....

Walter

        Fall is definitely here...here are some Fall pictures from outside my house....

So colorful...

Asters...

Mums..

Marigolds

My new color of Mums this year.....John bought it for me from the Amish on the scenic drive..

                                                   
The outside is colorful, but so is the inside.....here are some pics of fall decorations in my house....

New coffee table..

Shelf purchased at the scenic drive this year...I love it!

Refurbished cabinet.....this used to be white with wicker stuff on the front......I decided it needed a face lift....so I got out the black paint and John took off the handles and painted them  'aluminum'....I really like how it turned out!