Again

I read another of Catherine Coulter's books. This one was a little better but I'm sorry I bought the other two. Just not as good as I remember them being. "Double Take" was based on a sheriff from the south who was told that his missing wife of three years was seen in San Francisco. He went there to check out the woman who was now married to a very rich well known. He saw differences but was immediately drawn into a mystery that ended up involving the FBI. The usual "gang" of agents showed up to help solve the problem. I think I will take a break from the FBI series for a while. Looking forward to reading an Elizabeth George book that just came out.

I started my commissioned stained glass piece today and needed to change the grinder bit. For some reason it was frozen and wouldn't come off. Turned the project over to hubby and now I need a new grinder. The local shop won't have one in until next week and that's running me late on getting my project done. Hope I can get it done by Mother's Day.

Apparently my new ENT Doctor doesn't think it's important that I get my singing voice back again. He figures if your don't make your living doing it then no big deal. I have an irritation and swelling from my acid reflux that has closed off most of my nasal passage. Probably some allergy, too. I will have to go for sleep apnea tests soon to determine how bad I am. Still haven't heard about the stress test and blood work.

Another checkup

Still waiting for the results of the stress test but tomorrow I go to have my vocal cords checked. I'm pretty sure that I have polyups on them. My Mom had them and since I've had them in my stomach and my singing voice has been shot for years, I think something is definitely wrong. Time to find out. May I say again.........60 sucks!



I finished "The Cove" by Catherine Coulter. It's the first book of her FBI series and I've read quite a few but if I would have read this one first I doubt I would have bothered with the rest. Surprising weak book compared to her others. She later switches characters and makes a minor one in this book a major one in her series. Too fragmented. Maybe because she was still a new writer. I had stopped reading her and then decided to catch up with her latest and while I was at it decided to read the first. I will read the others since they are more current and hopefully better. They even re-released "The Cove" along with "The Maze" in a book called "The Beginning."

Stress test

Tomorrow is the day of my stress test. Yes, I'm stressed about the test. Too many family members have had heart problems and I don't want to be one of them. It's early in the day and they say it takes 4-6 hours. What a crappy way to spend my day off. I'm scheduled for work on Friday with a big meeting planned for later in the day to discuss problems on the service desk. That means I work 6 hours; go home for 5 and then back for 2. More stress! Maybe I won't be able to make work on Friday after tomorrow's procedure.



Finished Harlan Coben's "The Final Detail." Another sequel. It's one of his Myron Bolitar novels. I've read most of them but there are still a couple that I'm missing. I enjoy his books a lot even though he's a sports jock and a sports agent who also plays at being a detective. This one had him trying to figure out who killed one of his clients. His partner was blamed for it and being held without bail. Harlan Coben has a great sense of humor that comes out at the best times in his books and I find myself chuckling through them. I've got to finish reading the series.

My fav

Zipped right through Elizabeth Berg's "The Last Time I Saw You." Once again, an excellent story. Her characters are all my age and therefore can relate to. When she flashes back to their earlier life, I'm right there, too. This time she took us to a class reunion. She centered on several characters and gave a look at what they were living now and what they'd been like 40 years ago. Love this woman! Sure hope she keeps writing because I've officially read them all and have to wait patiently for her next book.

Enjoying my day off and I know I need to start a piece of stained glass I promised to a co-worker but I'm so lacking in motivation. I donated a piece to my daughter-in-law for a charity and it sold for $200 which is great! I doubt I'll be able to do much more since I'm already suffering from arthritis of the thumbs and one little finger. Age sucks!

Forgotten author

I almost forgot about Tawni O'Dell. She is a good author and I've read a few of her books and enjoyed them. I happened to be browsing the new releases and there she was with her new book "Fragile Beasts." Tawni always writes her novels and centers them around the coal regions of Pennsylvania. This one had a Spanish connection. A sister of a coal mine owner seeks adventure in the late 1950's in Spain where she meets a famous bull fighter. Their time together is cut short by his death but surprisingly she recues the bull and brings it back to PA. Flashforward 45 years and we're back in PA and there's a whole other storyline going on. This one involving two teenage boys and the dysfunctional household that they are existing in. Boys meet 77 year old coal miner's sister and all their lives change. Great story and I'm glad I found it.

Now I get to tear into Elizabeth Berg's new novel that just arrived yesterday!!

Insomnia

Tension at work is making me get less sleep. Even on my day off I can't get rest and am up at 3:00 tossing and turning. I hate it!




I did read "Hell Gate" by Linda Fairstein. Another sequel! Didn't realize how many I read. Guess that's how they hook you and keep you coming back. Fairstein's characters are an assistant district attorney in NYC and her two cop buddies that work on Special Victims Units. This time they are working what they thought were two cases only to discover that the victims from a ship wreck carrying white slaves from the Ukraine to the US had a link to a Mexican mistress of a NYC Councilman who was found murdered. I like her books very much but I did find this one a little hard to keep all the different characters in line. Too many politicians and lawyers on the merry-go-round.

Excellent book

Finished an excellent book by Harlen Coben. "Caught" was the best read I've had in a while. Kept me wanting to keep reading non-stop. Actually was on my last chapter at dinner break from work last night and couldn't believe I couldn't finish those last few pages. Almost sat in the parking lot to read it before I got home but then came to my senses! Wendy Tynes is a reporter on a mission to identify and bring sexual preditors via elaborate sting operations. She and her team have publicly shamed dozens of men by the time she encounters her latest target. Dan Mercer is a social worker known as a friend to troubled teens, but his story soon becomes more complicated than Wendy could have imagined. Nicely done and with a real twist at the end.

Big family dinner on Sunday! I'm not cooking. My baby girl is doing this one. I'm planning on going early to help but I don't have to take anything. Yippee!