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Rachee

I am mom, daughter, sister, yarn lover, word lover, crazy cat lady and library chick. Find me with book or with hook and a hot cuppa.

We Bought a Zoo

The Bee and I were delighted to see a sneak preview for the new film, We Bought a Zoo. A description from the Facebook page for the movie:This holiday season, acclaimed filmmaker Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous) directs an amazing and true story about a single dad who decides his family needs a fresh start, so he and his…

Friday Favorites from the Web

This week I have not had much a social media presence. My home computer is down, I’ve been crazy busy at work and trying to blog from my phone quite frankly sucks. Instead of sharing ALL of the random crap that’s been going through my head, here are some of the things that I have been reading this week. Mister…

Between the Covers: Room

From Goodreads: To five-year-old-Jack, Room is the world. . . . It’s where he was born, it’s where he and his Ma eat and sleep and play and learn. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.Room is home to Jack, but to Ma it’s the prison…

PYHO: A Christmas-ish Type of Post

My grandfather died on Christmas Day when my mom was fourteen, my uncle twelve and my aunt ten.  I never understood or appreciated the magnitude of this event until a few years ago.  While I was growing up my family would talk briefly about their dad, my grandfather, but to me he was a name, a mere distant relative and I was…

Working on My Fitness

Or thinking about it at least. I haven’t been posting here lately because I just wasn’t. Wasn’t working out, wasn’t attempting anything other than to complain. Then I stopped complaining because I was just at a point where it wasn’t ok but that it (the weight, body, etc) was going to have to be OK. As the end of 2011 looms I keep thinking…