How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I'd have to say this book was a wake-up call. Really good perspective on what over parenting can be doing to our children, and action steps to change and be the parent you really want to be. Great examples. A quick read.

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Book Review - The Dinner by Herman Koch

The Dinner by Herman Koch
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book. I don't want to give any spoilers, but it definitely surprised me as characters revealed themselves.  STOP READING if you haven't read it but want to!









My mom recommended this book to me. Or rather, I wanted to check off my 2015 list of "A book your mother loves."  Ends up it was originally written in a foreign language, which is another 2015 category. So I'll probably read another book that my mom loves and count this book under the foreign category.

Anyway, this book started out clever and funny. Which was enough to keep me reading.

Then, it gets dark.  Characters who before simply seemed private (or public with a private side) begin to become more obviously horrible people.

Excellent reading experience!

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Quick Review of Nick Hornby's Funny Girl

Funny Girl by Nick Hornby
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Quick read for a 450 page book. Nick Hornby never disappoints. I kept it at 4 stars because it wasn't life changing, but it was cute and I really liked it.

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Fire Shut Up in My Bones - Review

Fire Shut Up in My Bones by Charles Blow
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I don't know if it was me, or my mood...but this book was slow starting for me. Maybe I just needed to get into the author's writing rythm. I read the last half of the book much quicker and couldn't put it down. Heartening and heartbreaking, Charles Blow shares with us his past as he comes to terms with his life and his possibilities. The writing is so gorgeous--quite a talent.

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Chile Relleno Casserole

After a vacation to New Mexico this summer, my family is now in love with green chiles. One of my coworkers has a daughter in New Mexico who offered to buy us ten pounds of true New Mexico chiles. She had them roasted and when my coworker visited, she brought back 5 pounds for me and 5 pounds for herself, frozen in 1-pound bags.
This recipe is an easy way to use the chiles -- I used a pound of the chiles in this 9x13 pan recipe. It was delicious!
http://goingreno.com/recipe/chile-relleno-casserole/#comment-1432

2014 Memories of Walt Disney World

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Good times. Hot, humid...but fun.

I've been bestowed "Best Mom Ever" status

Sick day. Waiting on a doctor's call back. Drove the kid into my office so that we can see the doctor if needed. We pass a Taco Bell. Please please please mom. Please! The new Taco Bell Breakfast marketing must have been directed to males age 12. I did a U-Turn and took him. The Waffle Taco.

Waffle "shell". Sausage lining the waffle.  Eggs, then cheese on top.

Selfies are required before tasting it.

"The waffles are the least gross part."