Thank you.

I just finished reading A History of Love. I really enjoyed it. I passed it on to my sister today so that I'd have someone to talk about it with. Hope you enjoy it.

Ali,
Have you read 'The 5 People You Meet In Heaven' by Mitch Albom? He worte 'Tuesdays With Morrie' as well - great books and the latter is very uplifting. Off to my book club on Wednesday evening - will recommend yours and see if I can get copies.
Jude ;)) Happy day to you.

Hi Ali - I'm sorry I missed your birthday! Happy belated! Jane

Loved Time Traveler's Wife (cool it's being made into a movie---hope they do it justice!) and recently finished The Memory Keepers also. A recent read that with a complex human issue was My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult---very good book! Enjoy the rain!

Hi Ali! Missed your birthday yesterday! Happy Belated Birthday! I was off celebrating my 11th wedding anniversary! We were childess for the day and night so we were having a darn good time! Hope you had a great day! So neat that your birthday is so close to your hubbys!

Happy Belated Bday Ali! And The Memory Keeper's Daughter so now I'm looking forward to it even more! I am finishing up The Glass Castle which was phenomenal. A bit sad, but very inspiring.

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Ali, Happy Birthday to you! (Be thankful that you didn't have to hear me sing that, and you just have to read it!) Haha
Hope your birthday is very memorable. Enjoy!!!!

I just bought that book to give away as a Christmas present!! Now I'm glad I got it!
And happy, happy birthday to you! May this be a year of wonderful times for you!

Can't wait to hear what you thought of The History of Love. Please be sure to post about it when you're done. It was our book club's selection two months ago. Made for a very interesting evening of discussion. :) Memory Keeper is our current book, so I've got to start reading that one. Our last pick was definitely a keeper: My Sister's Heart by Chitra Divakaruni. Highly highly recommended.
Love the blog and the newsletter. Good luck to Chris and family with the election.

Happy Birthday.
Best of luck to Chris on Tuesday. Sending many positive thoughts and wishes for your family on a huge day in your home.

The History of Love is SOOO good! I hope you enjoy!

Happy belated 31st birthday :)
I loved the Time Traveler's Wife so I'll have to read The History of Love. Myself - I have heavy boots...I just finished "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer for my book group. Wonderful but sad.
OK - since I may not pist before tuesday - here's wishing extra luck to Chris - not that he needs it!!! May the best man win :)

Happy Birthday! This is my first comment here, but I lurk around quite a bit. :)
I just wanted to say The History of Love is one of my favorite books. It's great! Enjoy!

I started reading The History of Love on our summer vacation. It was, however, a library book and I had to return it before I finished it!! ARRGH! What I read of it was really good! I'll have to pick up my own copy so I can finish it!
Hopeful thougts for Chris tomorrow! I hope he gets the "gig"!

Ooooh. I just saw that book (Memory Keepers Daughter) at the book store this weekend. It was a "staff favorite" and it looked wonderful. I always love hearing what people are reading. It's one of my favorite questions! Right now I'm reading Julia Cameron's auto-biography (the author of The Artist's Way), Floor Sample. I'm about halfway through. It's a quick read and provides insight into her tumultuous, albiet creative, life. Hope you had a good weekend.

Loved The Memory Keeper's Daughter, too!!

I haven't posted here for a while, but I'm sneaking some browsing time at work and allowed myself to stop by and have a good old catch up. Really just wanted to say that the more I read your thoughts on life and family and keeping it all simple, the more it resonates with me. I'm trying to make a few transitions in my life right now and I'm always inspired by your take on things. So simply, thank you:)

I can't tell you how many times I've picked up Memory Keeper's Daughter, but I have so many unread books at home already! I, too love airport bookstores (as well as the bookstore on the Vancouver/Nanaimo ferry, when I visit my grandparents on Vancouver Island), and was very disappointed to discover that there was no bookstore in the commuter terminals at either San Jose or LAX when I passed through them this weekend. Instead, I read the Dec. Body + Soul on the plane. Good issue.
November birthdays abound in my family: It was my littlest sister's on Sunday, my Mom's today, mine at the end of the month. I hope you had a really wonderful day!

Hey Ali,
I've got a few good reads for you if you haven't already read them.
(Please excuse my spelling errors.)
A Prayer for Owen Meany- John Irving
The Glass Castle- Jeanette Walls
The Power of One- Bruce Courtney
My Sister Keeper- Jodi Picoult
Transister Radio- Chris Bojahlian
The Mutant Message Down Under
I LOVED!! the Time Travelers Wife.
Good Luck to Chris on Tuesday!!!!
Take Care
Darci

Happy, happy birthday - even if it is a day or two late!
Karmen