Happy New Year!

I'm enjoying my New Year's Eve with my two favorite guys :)

Wishing everyone a healthy & happy 2011!!!!!

Basement Project

Pete is still working his butt off in the basement. The end is in sight!!! In the last week he has put the hardwood floor done, installed the ceiling grid, bought the doors and last night his friend Ryan came over to help him finish up all the outlets and lighting. Thanks so much to Ryan!! We're hoping to be down in the basement in two weeks!!!

The walls are painted, hardwood section of the flooring is in and the electrical work is done!

The ceiling grid and recess lighting is up!

Operation Paci

Bye bye Paci!!!

Operation Paci began on Sunday. I don't want to pull a George Bush and say mission accomplished to early, but he is doing great! On Sunday night I cut the paci's so that he could still hold them because that is what he likes to do! He put one in his mouth, said "uh oh"! I said it was broke and he started to cry, he was devastated. I felt like such a horrible mom. He was upset for about a half hour. When it was time for bed, he went down holding a couple and did fine sleeping. The next night he realized they were still broke but didn't get upset and went to bed again with them. The last two nights, he hasn't even asked for them and he hasn't seen one in days! The whole process was much easier then I thought it would be!!!

Helping Nonni at her office :)

Looked who stopped by!

True Crime Books

My two favorite book genres are Biographies & True Crime. I asked for the book One Promise Kept for Christmas and will hopefully finish that book during Peter's nap today.
Here are 5 true crime books that I would recommend in no particular order.

1. Finding Amy by: Deputy Chief Joseph K. Loughin & Kate Clark Flora
...... a must read if you're from the state of Maine!

2. Bitter Blood by: Jerry Bledsoe
...... a bitter divorce and a crazy ex wife.

3. Finding Laci by: Sharon Rocha
.......part biography, part true crime, heartbreaking.

4. Almost Paradise: The East Hampton Murder of Ted Ammon by: Kieren Crowley
.......another divorce story (so many true crime involve divorce!)

5. And Never Let Her Go by: Ann Rule
.... I have read almost all of Ann Rule's books. If you love true crime, she is a must read!

Book Reviews

I love books, it's no secret! Since I was little, I read before bedtime. Now a days it is usually the only time I get a chance to read. BC (before children) I use to read a book a week. When I was nannying down in Cambridge I would read 2 - 3 books a week. The library is one of my closest friends, haha!! Since I read books so quickly I request them through the library and it saves me a lot of money. I use to have three big bookcases full of books but with a growing family, gave many away and am now down to only one. When I was pregnant with Peter, every week I bought a new book for him so that he would have his own little library. I continue to add to it for him and for "baby dos".

While reading another blog, I noticed that she did book reviews on the books she read. Why didn't I think of that!!! I loved the idea and will start doing it here. Stay tuned for my first one this week!!!

There is a storm outside....

but the roads aren't bad inside!