Read read read

X three.

Three books this week on vacation and one half day to go..and one more book to go. 

Here are the books 

And here are the reviews

1.  I've got your number 

Typical Sophie book. Funny. Dorky. Silly. Quick read. Of course there was a problem/mix up and it is solved in the end. If you are a Sophie fan you will like. Recommend. 

2. The best of me. 

Typical sparks book.  Little darker/sadder overall. But it was good. Switch ending that I didn't see coming. The rest I will keep a secret. I enjoyed and would recommend. 

3. Before I say good-bye

Oh Mary Higgins Clark. Why have I stopped reading you. You are such a good mystery. Really enjoyed. Good twistes and turns. Of course I recommend. 

That is three for three folks. One weeks worth of vacation books in the books :) 

Read on read on! 

flowers flowers

spring has sprung...or not sprung yet if you live in Michigan

But today is the first official day of spring, so I am hoping it is coming soon! 

positive thinking right there

so i maybe was not the only one that woke up to snow...ekkk :) ignoring that :)

so I will just have to show you my indoor flowers

actual my moms indoor flowers that I am taking care of...

here is an update of them:

These are the ones at her house...that J and I visit about ever 10 days.

they look like they are holding up....

not too much longer guys.  you can do it!

and this is the one at my work

really I am positive about this one.

looks pretty much the same

again hang on there little buddy...mama will be home soonish...

now time to bring on the outdoor flowers...pictures to follow in ohh another month ;-)

Happy First day of SPRING! 

from one to the next

First the Luck of the Irish St. Pattys day
a joke for classic joke tuesday [thanks to my mom]
why don't you iron a four leaf clover???
you don't want to press your luck

not a joke...my weekend treat.  first of the season and last.

Second onto Easter:
my very first seasonal decoration displayed in the house
my very own bunny!  I do LOVE it...

Time for jelly beans also!  It is a must!

Very American

Past times.

One: American Legion boat and canon pancake breakfast! 

All you can eat for $6...bacon and eggs also! Check

Discovered this this weekend with B! 

We were by far on the younger side of the crowd, but it was delicious, allowed for chatting and were even asked if we were twins...does it get any better ;) 

Two: Tigers baseball 

My sister in law is famous! She made the Instagram, Mlive and the Detriot free press! 

All because of an autograph. Now she has to just name my soon to be niece Justine :) 

Check her famous picture! 

Oh so cool!

There you have two proofs of Americas best! 

whirl to the wind part 2

Day two started out with checking out of our hotel and riding the monorail over to 

MAGIC KINGDOM

So excited to visit there again, truly it is magical...it is so fun even for this big kid

 Here we go!

The whole gang again [Ben really was happy!]

First stop The Crystal Palace for the Pooh and friends Character breakfast

This was so fun.  Ben LOVED all the characters, gave them huge bear hugs and the food was outstanding!  like 3 or maybe 4 ;-) plates worth! hehe  

Can you tell by his smile how excited he was!

Tiger was insistent on taking a pic with everyone even me!! haha

He also said call me...I said I would ask my husband ;-) 

Check out this food! Deep fried cinnamon sugared french toast...yes please!

The entrance had each character made out of dried roses...lots of detail

Time for a ride.  The Little Mermaid...

someone LOVES the little mermaid and was mesmerized by it!

cant get enough of main street

The classic Dumbo ride

Belles interactive show.  

Ben was spoon and fork

Mom was the cupboard

and Jeff was the guard

Ben was so shy around Belle..aka hands in the pocket :)

Long day required a treat!

SOOOO good.  Cookie sundae

a quick stop at the confectioner

Cake pop for me and rice krispie for J

one last stop to see the Main Man of Disney!

again Ben LOVED it!

and now that we saw Mickey our trip was complete

We did it!

So fun!  Great trip...time to head back to reality

whirl to the wind part 1

Disney Family vacation

whirlwind meaning arriving at 1130pm Tuesday and returning at 630am Thursday

it was quick, it was FUN, it was SUPER fun , it was magical :-)

Day one started out by heading to our Disney hotel, checking in and going straight to animal kingdom

The whole gang

First ride: The African Safari 

Ben LOVED it

We got so close to the animal, so neat to see

and off to dino village for the dino ride

Pictures with some characters

one exhausted little man

so back to our pool for some sun/clouds and relaxing

after a nap, relaxing in the room and pizza for dinner it was off again

this time Ben and grandpa and grandma hungout at the hotel

and K, J, and B headed into Magic Kingdom

Hello Mickey flowers

the castle!

we did a few rides, ate cotton candy and walked around

saw a bit of the parade

rode to monorail back to our hotel

Day one of Disney adventure was complete!

we were exhausted but so worth it!!

Movie theater popcorn

Is really hard to beat. And actually next day movie theather popcorn is probably the best of all! ;) 

Friday night I got some movie theather popcorn and it was great!!! Two thumbs up!

Now that I have covered that the popcorn was outstanding. 

So was the movie: Thd Book Thief

(Yes I read the book. And yes I think the book was better, like usually when you compare books to movies...so much more detail in books)

BUT I thought this movie did a good job following along with the book. The ending was a tad different but still good.  

I really liked all the personalities that they chose to play the characters especially papa! 

I liked being able to actually see the town and the fashion of that time. Really brought the book to life. 

Even if you haven't read the book I am sure you will enjoy the movie (at least J did)

So two thumbs up all around!