Day off with Hubby

Even though I wasn't anxious to read another Carol Higgins Clark, I ended up reading her latest. "Cursed" was another of her "okay" novels but nothing gripping. They are fast reads because they have short chapters. Once again the main character is Regan Reilly and she's in pursuit of another bad guy as a private investigator. I'm not even going to post a link. I'm happy that I have the new Elizabeth Berg novel on the way to me and also the latest James Patterson and Harlan Corbin so I'm hoping they get here today.

I'm so ready for a change of shifts. Every night this week has been a nightmare at work. My coverage for dinner last night was a woman who was taken off my job when I was hired because she couldn't do the job. Immediately upon getting there she screws up a return and I was up to my eyeballs with other problems and had to juggle three problems at once. It would have been better if they would have just kept her away and I would have gotten through things smoother. At least I get a break today but then it's another week and a half of closings. I dread seeing what the next schedule has in store for me.

day off

I finally have a day off and was all set to enjoy it when I got a call from "Hubby" at 6:44 am telling me his car had broken down about 3 miles from home and he needed me to come and get him and take him to work. I threw on some clothes and was out the door in minutes. I wrapped my good winter scarf around his mirror (red) and loaded him in the Jeep and off we went to his job. Dropped him off and back I went to call AAA and wait for the tow truck to come. Finally at 9:05 he shows up to take it away. Now I'm back home and exhausted! So much for a relaxing day off before I have to go back to the grind. I ended this week with 40 hours and I'm scheduled for 40 this coming week. I wish I could keep those hours coming. Sure helps when the pay check comes out.




Finished a Carol Higgins Clark novel called "Laced." It's her typical Regan Reilly Mystery Series and this one was set in Ireland. I found the book in a bargain bin or I probably wouldn't have gotten it. It was a fun, quick read...much like her Mother's style book. I'm looking for something to read now with a little more substance. I have a stack of books as long as my arm but nothing is jumping out at me. Maybe it's my lack of time to invest in reading lately.

Getting in the holiday spirit

Every year Mary Higgins Clark and her daughter, Carol Higgins Clark, join forces to write a little Christmas novel. The same characters are thrown into a new adventure and it becomes a fun, quick read. This year it's "Dashing Through the Snow." The characters are an older couple who won the lottery after spending most of their life doing house cleaning for other people. A private detective married to a homicide cop. The parents of the P.I., mother a famous author and father a mortician. This time they're headed to New England where a group of employees from a local grocery store have won the lottery. It's usually 5 of them that play but this time one of them had dropped out of the group to save his dollar. That was the catalyst that got the whole adventure rolling. Reading this was like reading a golden book for adults. Fast and fun.

Zapped

"Zapped" is Carol Higgins Clark's latest novel. She's the daughter of Mary Higgins Clark. She doesn't write as many books as her Mother but she does pretty well. Can't really tell the difference between the authors. I haven't read all her books like I have her Mother but there are a few on my shelves. This one was one of her sequel books about a private detective named Regan Reilly (who just happens to be the daughter of a famous novelist) and her "now" husband, Jack, the police detective. This adventure took place in NYC during a blackout. All happened in one night and I read it in one sitting. Quick read and not bad for what I'd label a beach novel. Always a happy ending!