What Are Your Reading On Monday

A weekly event hosted by J. Kaye’s Book Blog to discuss your reading week ~ the books you've read and those you plan on reading in the coming week.

Hope everyone is getting into the spirit of christmas. I've almost finished shopping for Christmas pesents, and the birthdays we have in late Dec and early Jan. I've spent hours making cards & wrapping gifts (such a fun part of christmas) and this week we have the big Christmas grocery shop to do and of course cooking all the yummy christmas treats. Marshmallow balls, Ferrero rochers, rocky road, shortbread, nuts n bolts ... drool.

I'm hoping to get a review committment up before I go in for my surgery but no pressure! I don't think there'll be any reading done this week, if we happen to have everything done for christmas early, I'd love to go to the movies with my family and see Avatar. I have listed 2 books, my current audiobook and my only christmas themed read, A Christmas Ball but these will be ongoing over the next few weeks whenever I have time to pick something up.

My bloggy friend Lea from Closetwriter, shared some pics of her gorgeous christmas tree so I thought I'd do the same. Here's our tree, pressies and all ... and each year I buy a new decoration, 2009's is the wooden reindeer below.

To all my blogging friends please stay happy, healthy and safe, and share the LOVE :-)

Reviews completed:

GRACELING by Kristen Cashore - 5 stars

MOON CALLED by Patricia Briggs - 4 stars

KITTY & THE MIDNIGHT HOUR by Carrie Vaughn - 3.5 stars

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Books Completed Last Week:

FIRE by Kristen Cashore

MIRACLE IN SUMATRA: The Story of Gutsy Gus by Jeanne McNaney

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This Week's Reading List:

A CHRISTMAS BALL by Jennifer Ashley, Emily Bryan, Alissa Johnson

THE SHOP ON BLOSSOM STREET by Debbie Macomber (audiobook) - chapter 3


And last but not least I wanted to acknowledge some blog love received, hopefully I'll have time at a later date to pass these on, but for now, thank you :-)

A big thank you to Chioma from Black and Blue Ink for the Gorgeous Blogger Award, this is an award that I didn't have and a very cute one!

Also thanks go out to Pamela @ From Barbies to Words for the One Lovely Blog Award

To celebrate blogging friendships & my birthday two lucky readers can take their pick from a choice of 6 books in my Dec/Jan giveaway. Check this blog post for details. International entrants welcome.