November 23rd's Sunday/Monday Post

Welcome to another weekend.  It's time for my Sunday/Monday Post, where I will be linking up to:

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

It was a fairly quiet week around here.  I tried to make sure I had everything done I needed done at work since fiscal year end starts this coming week, before Thanksgiving.  Always a busy time of year for this account who works for a company with a slightly off fiscal year.

Weather wise, we got some rain and the temps remained cold - at least cold for us in Southern California.  I actually turned on my heater for the first time this week.

Last night, I hung out with some friends for a movie night, and we are meeting up again Sunday for a movie in the theaters.  And yes, you'll read my thoughts on both in the coming couple of weeks.

I think that's all the news around here.

Joke of the Week:

A person rushed into the doctor’s office and shouted, “Doctor! I think I’ve been shrinking!”

The doctor calmly responded, “Now settle down.  You’ll just have to be a little patient.”

This Past 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

This Coming Week on the Blog:

Sunday - Sunday/Monday Post

Monday - Book Review: Paradise Plagued by Sarah E. Burr

Tuesday - Movie Review: Now You See You 2

Wednesday - Book Review: Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg

Thursday - Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday - Ornament Review: Darkwing Duck

Saturday - Weekly TV Thoughts

Book Haul:

I've got a couple of books to tell you about this week, and I will be getting to both of them in December.

Up first is a last minute ARC I received.  Catherine Dilts contacted me to let me know she had a third in her Rose Creek Mysteries coming out soon.  I'd loved the first two in the series and had often wondered what happened to the characters, so I jumped at a chance to read The Body in the Hayloft.  The book's release date is December 1st, so I'm trying to figure out when I'll post my review.  But I can't wait to read it!

I've been planning to read Home for the Homicides by Rosalie Spielman in December.  It's the fourth in a series I've been enjoying this year.  I read the first three already this year.  And reading a Christmas themed cozy in December?  Sign me up, please.  I was just about to buy it when the ebook went on sale for 99 cents.  You'd better believe I jumped on that.  As of my typing this, the book is still on sale, so if you are looking for a Christmas book for next month, now's the time.

What I'm Currently Reading:

I'm typing this early afternoon on Saturday, and as I type this, I'm again between books.

That's because the first thing I did when I got up today was finish the book I was currently reading.  That was A Grave Deception by Connie Berry.  This is book six in a series about an antiques expert who has moved to England and keeps finding herself embroiled in crimes with ties to the past.  The series has been a little uneven, but I enjoyed this one.  My review will be out a little ahead of publication, which is the ninth of December.

Up next is another December new release.  Murder in Manhattan is the first in a new series from Julie Mulhern set in the 1920's.  I did read the prequel novella earlier this year, but I'm looking forward to diving into a full novel and really getting to know the new characters.

That's all I have for this week.  Have a great week and a wonderful Thanksgiving if you are celebrating.