November 16th's Sunday/Monday Post

Welcome to this week's Sunday/Monday Post.  I will be linking up to the usual suspects, which are:

Sunday Post
Sunday Salon
Stacking the Shelves
Mailbox Monday
It's Monday, What Are You Reading?

It's been quite a week for variety.

It started on Monday, which I took the day off work.  My brother and his family were in town, and we spent the day at Magic Mountain.  They didn't have quite as much cars going on their coasters as I think they should have, but we still had fun and got to ride many of the coasters.  We all have passes, so I hope they come back again.  And the weather?  It was almost a bit too warm since it was in the upper 80's.

With only having four days this week, it was a crammed full week at work.  But I got done what I needed, and I'm in a good position for this upcoming week.  Our fiscal year end is the end of this month, so I've got to make sure everything is good, and not that much time to do it all.

Meanwhile, the weather is cold and gray and rainy today.  It was just drizzling yesterday, which was a good thing since I got some maintenance done on my car while I was working yesterday and I had to walk some as a result.  But today, it's really rained.  I'd planned a lazy day at home, and I've got to say, I've been lazier than I intended.  But it's been nice.

And yes, I've started to decorate for Christmas already.  I have the trees up in my living room, with lights on them and some ornaments.  I've put up what I do in my bedroom already.  I was fully decorated before I went out of town for Thanksgiving last year, and it was so nice.  I'm hoping to do that again this year.

Joke of the Week:

It has been said that William Tell and his family were avid bowlers.  However, all the league records were destroyed in a fire, so we will never know for whom the Tells bowled.

This Past Week on the Blog:

Sunday - Sunday/Monday Post

Monday - Movie Review: Signed, Sealed, Delivered - To the Moon and Back

Tuesday - Book Review: Player Elimination by Shelly Jones

Wednesday - TV Show Review: Only Murders in the Building - Season 5

Thursday - Book Review: This Way to Murder by Shelley Shearor

Friday - Movie Review: Sugarplummed

Saturday - Weekly TV Thoughts

This Coming Week on the Blog:

Sunday - Sunday/Monday Post

Monday - Book Review: Framed! by James Ponti

Tuesday - Book Review: Catering to the Dead by Kim Davis

Wednesday - Movie Review: Believe in Christmas

Thursday - Book Review: Murder at Cottonwood Creek by Clara McKenna

Friday - Movie Review: Three Wisest Men

Saturday - Weekly TV Thoughts

Book Haul:

For a while, I was thinking I might not have anything.  But I wound up with two late breaking books.

The first was a library audiobook, which I'll be saving to listen to while traveling for Thanksgiving.  My audiobook cycle is on Michael Connelly, and the next of his I have to read is The Night Fire.  I'm looking forward to seeing what Bosch and Ballard get up to in this book.  I'd put a hold on it a while ago and it came in on Friday.  Perfect timing!

Then, this morning, one of the cozy mysteries I've been eying went on sale for 99 cents.  Yep, I snagged it.  Cavaliered to Death is the first in a series from C.B. Wilson about a town that caters to dogs and those who love them.  With my pet allergies, I'm not much of a dog person except in fiction, but I think it sounds fun.

What I'm Currently Reading:

As I'm typing this, I'm currently between books.

I  just finished up Paradise Plagued, the sixth Court of Mystery book from Sarah E. Burr.  Since I enjoy her books, it's no surprise I enjoyed this one.  And I like the different setting for this one with it's faux Medieval setting.  

I'll be going darker with my next book.  Fallen Star is the just released sixth book in Lee Goldberg's Eve Ronin series.  Of course, these are still lighter than many police procedurals are, but they aren't the light fun of one of Sarah's books.  

That's it for me.  Have a great week!