Twas the Monday before Christmas! What Are You Reading & Photos Galore :)

A weekly event hosted by Sheila from Book Journey to discuss your reading week ~ the books you've read and those you plan on reading in the coming week. I love this meme, it helps me stay on track ... well, most of the time. Thanks Sheila! 

On the home front:

Big blogger FAIL ... great intentions succumbed to pre-Christmas craziness, dead hot water system, toilet fail, 4 new car tyres, youngest son's graduation from university with a Bachelor of IT, Callum and his girlfriend also moved back home this weekend ... just for a few months ;) an engagement party in Toowoomba and eldest son finished a month long rotation working away, he left the day before I returned from the UK so I'd not seen him for over 2 months. Family needs me right now and book reviews will have to wait til the New Year ... apologies to some fave authors for my slackness. 

proud mumma

Everyone got their Christmas mojo on? I've still got to brave the masses and do the Christmas grocery shop, some Christmas cooking and wrapping and then enjoy the egg nog, family time, photos and festivities. It's my daughter-in-law's birthday Christmas Eve and do I need to say I'm super excited about my granddaughter's first Christmas ... squueeee :) 

gorgeous to grub in 30 secs ~ grub is way more fun haha

Just in case you're not back visiting before Christmas - from my family to yours ... hope your Christmas or holiday celebrations are filled with much love and laughter, spent doing what you love ... with those you love xx

#bookblogwalkers update #50: Felicia's Book Blog Walkers: love that so many of my friends are doing Felicia's challenge to move and get healthy. Very excited Fit Readers is on in 2015, co-hosted by The Geeky Blogger's Book Blog & That's What I'm Talking About. Sign up here.

If you also have a fitbit and want to add me, let me know :)

A pretty good week, some days better than others 

Mon: 8687 steps - walk with Bella 

Tue: 7264 steps  

Wed: 8000 steps 

Thurs: 18,769 steps ... yay me :)

Fri: 6960 steps

Sat:  8013 steps 

Sun: 5013 steps

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I'm doing Sheila's First Book of the Year 2015 (there's still time to sign up - here) and I think I'll be reading FIRST FROST, Sarah Addison Allen's new book which I'm really excited about. I love her writing! 

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Giveway Winners: 

THE LIGHT IN THE LABRYINTH by  Wendy J. Dunn ~ Congrats Elysium 

SELDOM COME BY, by Sherryl Caulfield ~ Congrats Faith Hope & CherryTea

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Finished last week:

OUR KIND OF LOVE by Victoria Purman (Boys of Summer #3) ~ really enjoyed this one!

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This Week's Reading List: 

THIS SHATTERED WORLD by Amie Kaufman & Meaghan Spooner (Starbound #2) ~ 10% done, good so far

THE WINTER CROWN by Elizabeth Chadwick (Eleanor of Aquitaine #2) ~ (audiobook) 75% done. So good, should finish it while I do some Christmas cooking and wrapping. 

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Reviews Coming:

THE SILENT SISTER by Diane Chamberlain ~ page turner but ending a little anticlimactic

THE TUDOR VENDETTA by C.W. Gortner (The Spymaster Chronicles #3) ~ enjoyed it and surreal to be visiting Westminster, walking London and Southwalk while reading this one.