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Monday, November 20, 2006 Fun Finds

With just two days left with the kids before they go to Arizona to visit their dad’s familly for the holiday, I’ve been gathering together all the books I’ve been wanting to read but haven’t because of the noise and chores. Well, I’m sorry, Chores, because you are going to be sorely neglected this coming week.

Not only did I finish The Five People You Meet in Heaven last night, but I have two more waiting on Islamic terror, plus a not-yet released book by—get this—a mom who moves to London with her husband only to wind up single with three children. In addition, my favorite author came out with a new novel. Whee!

To top it off, a fellow blogger has published her own book that sounds fantastic. Lisa Wilde and Phil had been corresponding for a while about the publishing process and only just now realized the connection to me, so she sent me to her new book, My Family Jungle:

Join Lisa who is Irish, her Basque serial dieting husband, their three sons Jack, Luke and Junior and their one eyed dog Kizzy on their relocation from Ireland to San Sebastian and onto the French side of Le Pays Basque.

I got three sentences into the quotes on the back and bought a copy. All the quotes were from her family; I was really started to appreciate her style:

“The book of the Century, I can’t read but it looks lovely.” — Junior Wilde, Age 3
“You’re so cool mom, which apple am I?” — Luke WIlde, Age 5
“I was mortified.” — John Wilde, Teenager