good things from 2008
Bought our house.
Had moderate but much-needed surgery.
Reconnected with some very good "old" friends.
Read a TON. 75 books!!!
And I created a seriously detailed excel spreadsheet to track them LOL.
I need a hobby. Wait, I don't have time, I'm always reading.
1 The Choice Nicholas Sparks 224
2 The Gazebo Emily Grayson 290
3 The Observatory Emily Grayson 288
4 The Girlfriend's Club Judith Henry Wall 406
5 Losing the Moon Patti Callahan Henry 365
6 Comfort & Joy assorted (Fern Michaels) 478
7 Prisoner of Tehran Marina Nemet 306
8 Sisterhood of the Dropped Stitches Janet Tronstad 256
9 I'm Not Julia Roberts Laura Ruby 272
10 Body Surfing Anita Shreve 336
11 A Dropped Stitches Christmas Janet Tronstad 297
12 To the Nines Janet Evanovich 312
13 The Fountain Emily Grayson 292
14 Waterloo Station Emily Grayson 280
15 Dedication Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus 278
16 Emma's Secret Barbara Taylor Bradford 477
17 Five Things I Can't Live Without Holly Shumas 273
18 All the Days of My Life, So Far Allison Sweeney 299
19 Good Body Eve Ensler 94
20 Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling 309
21 Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets J.K. Rowling 341
22 Places I Never Meant to Be various 197
23 Friday Night Knitting Club Kate Jacobs 360
24 My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult 423
25 America's Boy Wade Rouse 338
26 Shoe Addicts Anonymous Beth Harbison 327
27 A Soldier's Heart Marta Perry 250
28 A Song Without Words Ann Packer 322
29 Celebrity Detox Rosie O'Donnell 209
30 Certain Girls Jennifer Weiner 384
31 Something Borrowed Emily Griffin 418
32 Delicious Nicky Pellegrino 298
33 The Tenth Circle Jodi Picoult 385
34 Good Dog. Stay Anna Quindlen 82
35 Swim to Me Betsy Carter 279
36 Vanishing Acts Jodi Picoult 418
37 Wisconsin Wedding Carla Neggers 276
38 Tha Abstinence Teacher Tom Perrotta 358
39 The Pact Jodi Picoult 389
40 Extreme - My Autobiography Sharon Osbourne 365
41 The Knitting Circle Ann Hood 344
42 Ask Again Later Jill Davis 244
43 Miles from the Sideline Maura Weis 176
44 An American Love Story Rona Jaffe 423
45 Second Chance Jane Green 374
46 Bitter is the New Black Jen Lancaster 398
47 Just Beyond the Clouds Karen Kingsbury 321
48 Whirlwind Nancy Martin 276
49 Bright Hopes Pat Warren 277
50 Monkey Wrench Nancy Martin 280
51 Blazing Star Suzanne Ellison 276
52 Sunshine Pat Warren 280
53 Arrowpoint Suzanne Ellison 280
54 Bachelor's Puzzle Ginger Chambers 277
55 Bodies of Water Roseanne Cash 133
56 Milky Way Muriel Jensen 280
57 Crossroads Marisa Carroll 285
58 Courthouse Steps Ginger Chambers 283
59 Loveknot Marisa Carroll 298
60 Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult 455
61 Keeping Faith Jodi Picoult 502
62 Harvesting the Heart Jodi Picoult 453
63 Change of Heart Jodi Picoult 447
64 Up High in the Trees Kiara Brinkman 326
65 On the Move Pamela Britton 378
66 Between Sisters Kristin Hannah 319
67 Charm! Kendall Hart 263
68 The Wonder Spot Melissa Bank 324
69 Knit One, Kill Two Maggie Sefton 273
70 Needled to Death Maggie Sefton 239
71 A Deadly Yarn Maggie Sefton 259
72 A Nascar Holiday 3 various 347
73 The Bridges of Madison County Robert James Waller 171
74 The Memoir Club Laura Kalpakian 280
75 Turning in Circles Before Lying Down Merrill Markoe 270
TOTAL PAGES 23362
Had moderate but much-needed surgery.
Reconnected with some very good "old" friends.
Read a TON. 75 books!!!
And I created a seriously detailed excel spreadsheet to track them LOL.
I need a hobby. Wait, I don't have time, I'm always reading.
1 The Choice Nicholas Sparks 224
2 The Gazebo Emily Grayson 290
3 The Observatory Emily Grayson 288
4 The Girlfriend's Club Judith Henry Wall 406
5 Losing the Moon Patti Callahan Henry 365
6 Comfort & Joy assorted (Fern Michaels) 478
7 Prisoner of Tehran Marina Nemet 306
8 Sisterhood of the Dropped Stitches Janet Tronstad 256
9 I'm Not Julia Roberts Laura Ruby 272
10 Body Surfing Anita Shreve 336
11 A Dropped Stitches Christmas Janet Tronstad 297
12 To the Nines Janet Evanovich 312
13 The Fountain Emily Grayson 292
14 Waterloo Station Emily Grayson 280
15 Dedication Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus 278
16 Emma's Secret Barbara Taylor Bradford 477
17 Five Things I Can't Live Without Holly Shumas 273
18 All the Days of My Life, So Far Allison Sweeney 299
19 Good Body Eve Ensler 94
20 Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling 309
21 Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets J.K. Rowling 341
22 Places I Never Meant to Be various 197
23 Friday Night Knitting Club Kate Jacobs 360
24 My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult 423
25 America's Boy Wade Rouse 338
26 Shoe Addicts Anonymous Beth Harbison 327
27 A Soldier's Heart Marta Perry 250
28 A Song Without Words Ann Packer 322
29 Celebrity Detox Rosie O'Donnell 209
30 Certain Girls Jennifer Weiner 384
31 Something Borrowed Emily Griffin 418
32 Delicious Nicky Pellegrino 298
33 The Tenth Circle Jodi Picoult 385
34 Good Dog. Stay Anna Quindlen 82
35 Swim to Me Betsy Carter 279
36 Vanishing Acts Jodi Picoult 418
37 Wisconsin Wedding Carla Neggers 276
38 Tha Abstinence Teacher Tom Perrotta 358
39 The Pact Jodi Picoult 389
40 Extreme - My Autobiography Sharon Osbourne 365
41 The Knitting Circle Ann Hood 344
42 Ask Again Later Jill Davis 244
43 Miles from the Sideline Maura Weis 176
44 An American Love Story Rona Jaffe 423
45 Second Chance Jane Green 374
46 Bitter is the New Black Jen Lancaster 398
47 Just Beyond the Clouds Karen Kingsbury 321
48 Whirlwind Nancy Martin 276
49 Bright Hopes Pat Warren 277
50 Monkey Wrench Nancy Martin 280
51 Blazing Star Suzanne Ellison 276
52 Sunshine Pat Warren 280
53 Arrowpoint Suzanne Ellison 280
54 Bachelor's Puzzle Ginger Chambers 277
55 Bodies of Water Roseanne Cash 133
56 Milky Way Muriel Jensen 280
57 Crossroads Marisa Carroll 285
58 Courthouse Steps Ginger Chambers 283
59 Loveknot Marisa Carroll 298
60 Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult 455
61 Keeping Faith Jodi Picoult 502
62 Harvesting the Heart Jodi Picoult 453
63 Change of Heart Jodi Picoult 447
64 Up High in the Trees Kiara Brinkman 326
65 On the Move Pamela Britton 378
66 Between Sisters Kristin Hannah 319
67 Charm! Kendall Hart 263
68 The Wonder Spot Melissa Bank 324
69 Knit One, Kill Two Maggie Sefton 273
70 Needled to Death Maggie Sefton 239
71 A Deadly Yarn Maggie Sefton 259
72 A Nascar Holiday 3 various 347
73 The Bridges of Madison County Robert James Waller 171
74 The Memoir Club Laura Kalpakian 280
75 Turning in Circles Before Lying Down Merrill Markoe 270
TOTAL PAGES 23362