Book in a Series - The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series

Don't you hate it when you are reading a book and it's part of a book series and you have to wait FOREVER for the next book to come out.  Then you get the next book and you can't remember where it left off?  Well I'm going to summarize a book in a series that I've read so that when I get the next book I can look at my summary and know what happened.  Warning, the following contains spoilers!

The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series
Lover Mine - J.R. Ward

Lover Unleashed - was released on March 29, 2011

This last book was about John Mathew and how he rescued Xhex from Lash (half Vampire/half Lesser).  Of course they rescue her and they end up together.  Lash is also falling apart and I believe he dies.  Also John Mathew has Darius' journal and we get to know Darius even more and his friendship with Tohr.  Also we meed Muhrder comes back , he was the one that Xhex fell in love with previously and he pretty much went crazy.  Blay and Quinn pretty much have some tension and you just know they'll end up together.  Also Payne is injured and she finds out that Vishous is alive.  Her mother told her that he had died.  So then V asks Doc Jane to get Manny to fix Payne.  So we are left hanging until Lover Unleashed.

Books in a series and having to wait

Don't you hate it when you are reading a book and it's part of a book series and you have to wait FOREVER for the next book to come out.  Then you get the next book and you can't remember where it left off?  Well I saw this a few days ago on another blog, I can't remember which one but thought it was a great idea.  I'm going to summarize a book in a series that I've read so that when I get the next book I can look at my summary and know what happened.

Earth's Children Series

I read the first book in the series, The Clan of the Cave bear by Jean M. Auel while I was in college.  My mother-in-law had been telling me to read it and when I finally did I loved it.  I then read the rest of the books that were out and the sixth and final book has just come out.  I just got it and only just started.  So glad to finally have a conclusion to the series.  The books follow a girl named Ayla (blonde haired, blue eyed) from the time she is 5 years old until she is an adult.  The books take place 30,000 years ago.  There is an earthquake and her parents die and she is left wandering and she if found by a clan of Neanderthals.  She is adopted into this new clan and must learn to adapt.

The Clan of the Cave Bear (1980)

The Valley of the Horses (1982)

The Mammoth Hunters (1985)

The Plains of Passage (1990)

The Shelters of Stone (2002)

The Land of Painted Caves (2011)

Book Title Quiz

I saw this on Becky's Barmy Book Blog and it looked like fun.

I will only answer using titles of books I have read this year.

Describe yourself:  The Iron Witch
How do you feel:  Torment
Describe where you currently live:  Unearthly
If you could go anywhere, where would you go:  The Red Pyramid
Your favorite form of transportation:  Succubus Shadows
Your best friend is:  Vegan Virgin Valentine
You and your friends are:  Awakened
What's the weather like:  Autumn
You fear:  Succubus Heat
What is the best advice you have to give:  Bloodthirsty
Thought for the day:  Before I Fall
How I would like to die:  Indefensible
My soul's present condition:  I Am Number Four


This was tough.

Duluth - March 2011

We went to Duluth for the weekend and stayed at the Waterpark there.  The kids had a lot of fun.  Although the chlorine they used at the pool made X's asthma act up so we could only really swim for 1.5 hours at a time.  But that's about all I can take anyways.  Here are some pictures from the trip.

Looks like Lake Superior got a lot of things near shore full of ice:

 The Lake had some ice on it:

We went to the Great Lakes Aquarium with the kids and here is O by the Otter exhibit.

 At the entrance:

 X with a Caribou

 Both kids in a bear den with a mama bear

 The kids with their cousin going fishing

 A bald eagle

A ship that came into the harbor on our last day there:

The walk back to the parking lot, X in the ice and O in the front

TV season is almost over

So many TV shows are on breaks right now.  So not so much TV watching right now.  But I did find out most of the season finales for shows, all times listed in central time.

Tuesday, April 5th - No Ordinary Family (ABC) 7PM   Not sure if it's the season or series finale.  The show is not that great and I've actually missed a couple of episodes.

Friday, May 6th - Fringe (FOX) 8PM  I am liking this season and glad that Olivia is back and her and Peter are together.  I really don't like Alternate Olivia.

Sunday, May 8th - The Amazing Race (CBS) 7PM 2 hour finale  I have watched this show on and off previous seasons but have been watching it every week this season.

Thursday, May 12th - The Vampire Diaries (CW) 7PM  I've said it before but this show is so much better than the books.

Sunday, May 15th - Survivor (CBS) 7PM  I'm glad Russel is off and I'm really not sure yet who I want to win.

Monday, May 16th - Chuck (NBC) 7PM  I am glad this show came back for another season but as much as I like the show I won't be upset if it ends.  As long as Chuck and Sarah get married I'll be happy.

Friday, May 20th - Supernatural (CW) 8PM 2 hour finale  So far this show has not been renewed for another season and I read that the show will end with a cliffhanger.  I hope it gets renewed because I LOVE this show.

Monday, May 23rd - The Event (ABC) 8PM  I watched this show and kind of lost interest but I read they re-formatted it and so I started watching it.  It's like a different show, even things that happened at the beginning of the season no longer applied.  I mean at least they could have been consistent.  I'm not sure it will get renewed for another season.

Tuesday, May 24th - Glee (FOX) 8PM  Still a good show to watch

Other shows I watch that I haven't found finales on are Hawaii Five-O (CBS), Modern Family (ABC), Grey's Anatomy (ABC).  I still haven't checked out Being Human on SyFy, I'll probably watch it this summer.

Pokemon Black & white Tour

We went to Mall of America on Saturday and the Pokemon Black & White Tour was going on.  X got a new Pokemon for his Pokemon SoulSilver game.  We had to get little booklets and go around the mall to get stamps.  Once we had all the stamps we waited in line for almost an hour and got to spin the wheel.  The kids each got a Pokemon Stylus for the DS.  X was very excited.  Here are some pictures from the event.

Meeting a new Pokemon

Posing with Black & White Pokemons