50 Books in 2011: January Update

I started off the year the same way I start off every year... reading Harry Potter!

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
2. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
4. Room by Emma Donoghue
5. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
6. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
7. Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

7 down, 43 to go!!!

Inside J's Computer

J. spent the last week upgrading the water cooling system on his computer.
It really doesn't interest me all that much, but it DOES look pretty cool!

Cupcake Die-Cut

I LOVE this cupcake die-cut I bought.
It's SO easy to use, and SO cute!!!

DIY Nursery Letters!

So, as Baby J's ETA draws closer, I am finding myself doing all sorts of fun DIY projects for the nursery. My favourite so far is the letters I am making to hang on her wall!!

WHAT YOU NEED:
Wood Letters- I got mine from Micheal's $4.95 each- but I had a 50% off entire purchase coupon!
Sandpaper
Modge Pogde
Acrylic Paint
Paint Brushes/ Sponge brush.
Scrapbook Paper

Step 1:
Sand your letters & brush off extra crap.

Step 2:
Paint sides of letters with acrylic paint & let dry. I did 2 coats.

Step 3:
Trace and cut out scrapbook paper for letters:

Step 4:
Use Mod Podge to glue the paper on and make a thin coat on top of letters.


Step 5: Let dry and apply another thin coat of Mod Podge.


That's it!!!

Capilano Suspension Bridge

This year, we went to see Capilano Suspension Bridge lit up for the holidays. It was cool, but I have to admit, I wasn't blown away.
Not to mention I didn't get any really good shots.
This one was the best:

Frost.

I had forgotten about it since I moved to BC!

Just testing out my new camera lens- still have lots to figure out!

FONDUE!

So, I am a *bit* behind on posting things!
We went to Chilliwack in Dec. to visit our friends- and had an AWESOME fondue dinner. So much so, that J. wanted a fondue pot for x-mas!
The best part about the whole evening was our dramatic entrance...lol. Betsy got a *little* car sick on the drive out- so we showed up carrying a nasty puppy: "We need rubber gloves, paper towel and a hose!"

50 Books in 2010: A Year in Review

SUMMARY
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
3 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
5. Hard Core Logo by Michael Turner
6. Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
7. What the Dog Did: tales from a formerly reluctant dog owner by Emily Yoffe
8. Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story by: Christopher Moore
9. You Suck: A Love Story by: Christoper Moore
10. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
11. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
12. Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O"Neil
13. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
14. A Wolf at the Table by Augusten Burroughs
15. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
16. Knit Two by Kate Jacobs
17. I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
18. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
19. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
20. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
21. The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
22. Dry: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
23. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
24. Practical Demon-Keeping: A Comedy of Horrors by Christopher Moore
25. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
26. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
27. The Birth House by Amy McKay
28. Fluke: Or I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore.
29. The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton
30. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
31. Olivia Joules And The Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding
32. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
33. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
34. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
35. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
36. Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw: Travels in Search of Canada by Will Ferguson
37. Nikolski by Nicholas Dickner
38. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
39. Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
40. Dead in the Family by Chalaine Harris
41. Push: A Novel by Sapphire
42. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
43. Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
44. Burned by P.C. .& Kristin Cast
45. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
46. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
47. Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
48. Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay
49. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
50. Dexter by Design by Jeff Lindsay
51. Still Alice by Lisa Genova
52. Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs
53. Airframe by Michael Crichton
54. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
55. The Age of Reason by Jean Paul Sartre
56. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
57. Bite Me by Christopher Moore
58. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
59. Knit the Season by Kate Jacobs
60. Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir By Dave Mustaine
61. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
62. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
63. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
64. Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
65. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
66. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
67. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris.
68. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
69. Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
70. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
71. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
72. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
73. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
74. Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler
75. Dead in the Family by Chalaine Harris Reread this year.
76. Dexter is Delicious by Jeff Lindsay
77. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
78. Lucky by Alice Sebold
79. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
80. The Last of the Crazy People by Timothy Findlay
81. Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
82. Harry Potter and the Chamber of secrets
83. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
84. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

TOTAL # of books: 84
Books/ Month: 7
Total Pages Read: 32,289

FAVOURITE BOOKS:

I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Nikolski by Nicholas Dickner
The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
Push: A Novel by Sapphire
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
The Age of Reason by Jean Paul Sartre
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill

LEAST FAVOURITE BOOKS:

What the Dog Did: tales from a formerly reluctant dog owner by Emily Yoffe
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton
Olivia Joules And The Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding

2011 BOOK Challenge

I am going to try for 50 again- and hope that I can make it! It's going to be a real challenge this year with Baby-J on the way!!