Mailbox Monday - April 1

Mailbox Monday is a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued. Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. It now has a permanent home at the Mailbox Monday blog.

Welcome back to Monday. It's April Fools' Day. Any good plans for that?  I just hope no one pranks me. I am so gullible.

Last week I missed blogging here. There were just too many things going on. I had listing appointments; my mother-in-law is with us;  the Lil' Diva had physical therapy for her back because it's really been bothering her; and I had meetings like crazy. Oh.and we saw KISS in Boston on Tuesday. They always put on a good show.

Paul Stanley visits the crowd

I also finished a chapter of my middle grade novel and started the next one. Hopefully the next chapter will be done before writing group meets next week. Changed my hair too!

In my book world, my physical mailbox held two presents:

Then I picked up this Kindle freebie. Young adult contemporary romance isn't my usual fare, but it sounds interesting.

What did your mailbox hold?

Wordless Wednesday

You've Got Mail Monday

Well, we all survived the Lil' Diva's birthday. She was actually gone for the two days leading up to her birthday. Dad and I dropped her and the Lil' Princess off to their aunt and uncle and played single adults for two nights. We ate out at Longhorns on Friday night, then attended a KISS concert on Saturday night. Yes, KISS. What can I say, Dad has loved them since he was a kid and who knows how much longer Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and crew will be prancing around on stage. They are over 60.

KISS put on a great show. You have to appreciate their marketing abilities. Ads running on the big screen went from the KISS Kruise, to KISS mini-golf, to KISS Chapel weddings. Gene Simmons has a net worth of about $300 million, so the guy knows what he's doing.

Okay, back to the Lil' Diva. She and her sister came home on Sunday to celebrate with the family. We had a little cookout, ordered some wings from a local restaurant (yum), and opened gifts. That crazy gift I said she would be thrilled with--she was. And again, you'll be amazed when I tell you what it is.

Yes, my daughter is now the owner of a late 1930s - 1940s manual typewriter. The thing is so old it doesn't have a number 1 key. I bought some ribbons for it, and you would think this is the best thing ever created. She's using it constantly; loves it just as much as her laptop. Why? It's hellish to use. The ribbon sometimes doesn't go back into place and you have to use white out to correct any mistakes.

We also picked her up these great boots by Fergie. She's taller than me with them on.

These gifts, along with the golf practice net, golf balls, and tees all arrived thanks to our friendly mailman. 

The only other thing worth mentioning--unless you would like me to run through all my bills--is a book I'll be reviewing over at The Children's and Teens' Book Connection. Soccer Dreams by Clare Hodgson Meeker is a nonfiction book about a boy who moved from Kenya to Seattle and helps his soccer coach build a winning team. It's filled with illustrations and photographs. The Lil' Princess, our resident soccer player, is eager to read it. 

That's it for this week. Hope you have a great one.