Thanksgiving in Kentucky

Caleb and I went home to Kentucky for Thanksgiving and it was SO wonderful! It was great to spend time with family, not have to go to work and enjoy good food. We did so many fun things while we were there, too. Like ice skating, laser tag, bowling, seeing the Christmas lights at the horse park, fishing, and a hayride.

In this video Caleb and I are helping our 3 year old nephew try to ice skate. He was so funny. He kept trying to do it by himself, but never really got the hang of it. But he did great for a 3 year old!! He would hold on to the side and then mostly be alright.

On the wagon, getting ready for our hayride! I don't think Caleb was quite ready for the camera. (Dad's a pro at driving the tractor after giving hayrides for the corn maze crowd this fall)

I was out running errands with my mom and sister and Caleb called to say he caught a fish! But not just any fish, a 23 inch catfish! He was so proud. I joined him at our pond when I got home and caught a fish too, but it was only 5 inches and not worth keeping.

Caleb frying up his catfish!

We didn't get a ton of pictures because we brought our camera but left the SD card in our computer at home. Thankfully my mom took some and sent them to me. Now we're back at home and counting down the days until our Christmas break when we'll be in Washington with Caleb's family.

I think my reading addiction is under control

Actually I'm not sure that's accurate. I think the real reason I didn't read as many books in October is because I was busy. Working extra hours at work and other activities kept me from reading as much as I'd like to. But it didn't stop me altogether. Here's what I read in October.

1. Generation Dead: Kiss of Life by Daniel Waters: Remember in my last book review post I mentioned reading this, as it's a sequel to Generation Dead? Well, I tried really really hard to finish it, but I just couldn't do it. For some reason I lost interest. Maybe it was the pacing. Anyway I treat books like food sometimes. With food, if I don't like I don't eat it. Why would I? I'm just wasting calories on something that I'm not even enjoying. If I'm not enjoying a book, why continue wasting my time reading it when there's another book out there that I WILL enjoy?

2. Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce: Rereading can be fun. Remembering all the parts you forgot, etc. I enjoyed Bloodhound and am excited to pick up the newly released sequel number two from the library. (What do you call the third book in a series?)



3. The Death Cure by James Dashner: I really liked The Maze Runner and Scorch Trials wasn't bad either and I liked the The Death Cure, but it wasn't as strong as its predecessors. However, it was still a good read and overall an interesting series.



4. Room by Emma Donoghue: I imagine this book was a struggle to write. And I also wonder if she actually talked to people that have been in this situation. Thinking about it I should have looked to see if there was an intro or conclusion that maybe says so or not. It's heart wrenching in places (most places actually) and told from a five year-old's perspective. Check it out.

5. Variant by Robinson Wells: This book was interesting. Although I don't think it's too well known. Published in early October this dystopian young adult novel reminds me of The Maze Runner a little bit. It's not perfect (but what is?) but definitely worth checking out if you like this genre.

Halloween fun!

If you read my post from last Halloween you'll know that Halloween is BIG where I work. Every year there's a costume contest as well with potential to get some money. In 2009, I went to work as the house from UP and won 1st place in the creative category. In 2010, I was the witch from Snow White and won 1st place in the spooky category. This year I went as a decayed mummy.



And I won 1st place in the spooky category again! Although I think I won because there were only 4 other competitors in my category, which is a lot less than in years past. I guess nobody wanted to be spooky this year.