We had a lovely relaxing weekend.  Well at least it was to me!  Friday was a relaxing evening.  We had hamburgers and just relaxed.   After supper I spent the evening out on the deck reading.  

Saturday –

We went to run errands and on the way we say our church was having their annual parking lot sale!!  We stopped by and I found some clothes for Tommy and Erik.   Since Tommy wears uniforms for school I really only pick up garage sale clothes for at home.   Hubby also found a number of XBOX games for us to play.   Then it was off to errands.  We went to the library and came home to turn off the sprinklers.   Then we went to Walmart – we had a few things to buy and hubby wanted to get some shrubs for the side of the house.  They were on sale so we bought 6 shrubs for the side of the house. 

Josh went to visit with his Dad so we had a quiet evening with Tommy at home.  I had put a pork loin in the crockpot so we had pulled pork sandwiches for supper.  My evening was spent reading.   I was determined to get my book done by the end of the weekend. 

Sunday…I was up early and spent the morning reading and doing laundry.   Hubby wanted to plant the shrubs as well.   Tommy had 3 friends over for most of the day.   Josh went to the MN Science Museum to see the Star Wars exhibit.  After planting the shrubs and trimming the shrubs out front, hubby wanted to buy some mulch to add to the side of the house.  We bought 15 bags, but will need a few more.  

After making supper I spent the evening reading my book and have finished it.  I have book group on Thursday and will discuss it then.    I almost have all my laundry done!!!  I can’t believe it!  I just need clean up the kitchen a bit and wash the dishes before heading to bed. 

FINISHED READING:

The Bastard of Istanbul – Elif Shafak – (4.5/5)

I really liked this book.  I knew little about the Amrenian and Turkish culture so it was a very interesting read.  I also knew little about the Armenian Genocide of 1915. When this book was published in Turkey, the author was accused by nationalist lawyers of insulting Turkish identity.  The charges were later dropped.  This is a very bold and powerful story.  The author develops the characters very well!    You will just love the characters!!  

We had a lovely relaxing weekend.  Well at least it was to me!  Friday was a relaxing evening.  We had hamburgers and just relaxed.   After supper I spent the evening out on the deck reading.  

Saturday –

We went to run errands and on the way we say our church was having their annual parking lot sale!!  We stopped by and I found some clothes for Tommy and Erik.   Since Tommy wears uniforms for school I really only pick up garage sale clothes for at home.   Hubby also found a number of XBOX games for us to play.   Then it was off to errands.  We went to the library and came home to turn off the sprinklers.   Then we went to Walmart – we had a few things to buy and hubby wanted to get some shrubs for the side of the house.  They were on sale so we bought 6 shrubs for the side of the house. 

Josh went to visit with his Dad so we had a quiet evening with Tommy at home.  I had put a pork loin in the crockpot so we had pulled pork sandwiches for supper.  My evening was spent reading.   I was determined to get my book done by the end of the weekend. 

Sunday…I was up early and spent the morning reading and doing laundry.   Hubby wanted to plant the shrubs as well.   Tommy had 3 friends over for most of the day.   Josh went to the MN Science Museum to see the Star Wars exhibit.  After planting the shrubs and trimming the shrubs out front, hubby wanted to buy some mulch to add to the side of the house.  We bought 15 bags, but will need a few more.  

After making supper I spent the evening reading my book and have finished it.  I have book group on Thursday and will discuss it then.    I almost have all my laundry done!!!  I can’t believe it!  I just need clean up the kitchen a bit and wash the dishes before heading to bed. 

FINISHED READING:

The Bastard of Istanbul – Elif Shafak – (4.5/5)

I really liked this book.  I knew little about the Amrenian and Turkish culture so it was a very interesting read.  I also knew little about the Armenian Genocide of 1915. When this book was published in Turkey, the author was accused by nationalist lawyers of insulting Turkish identity.  The charges were later dropped.  This is a very bold and powerful story.  The author develops the characters very well!    You will just love the characters!!