Starting on the Christmas books now

@shaggin (72280)
United States
November 30, 2019 10:32pm CST
This morning I laid in bed awake for a half hour and kept hearing the dog pacing and quietly whining. I didn’t want to get up and wake up my son but by 9am I couldn’t stand laying there any longer and got up. When I got downstairs I started laughing seeing my son was already awake and I was so tired I didn’t even hear him get up. Every year in December I read Christmas themed books. I just finished reading “Silence of the Lambs” by Thomas Harris. Since tomorrow is December 1st I went down in the cellar and dug out a Christmas book out of the decoration totes. This book is called “A Log Cabin Christmas Collection” with historical romances stories by 9 different authors. I’m not a fan of reading collections but it was the only book in that particular tote that I could get to. A cousin of mine gave it to me a few months ago. It was his late wife’s. A little good news is I received a $5 Amazon e-gift card from Crowdtap. Photo is of the book I am reading.
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@noni1959 (10113)
• United States
1 Dec 19
Looks very interesting. I'm waiting for Charlie Brown Christmas to come on. That and It's a Wonderful Life are my favorites for this time of year.
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@noni1959 I am almost done watching Hannibal then will finish up Blacklist. Once those are both done I have a few Christmas movies on Amazon prime and Netflix to watch.
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@noni1959 (10113)
• United States
3 Dec 19
@shaggin I've never seen Blacklist. I'll check out some shows later tonight and see what sounds good.
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@dfollin (25387)
• United States
1 Dec 19
That book looks real good! I will have to check Amazon.
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@dfollin I believe it is a religious book. I am not a fan of them but some are okay. I hope when I get the rest of the Christmas decorations out today that there are more Christmas books. This one is so thick and I don't take time to read very often that I hope I finish it before Christmas.
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@Tina30219 (82066)
• Onaway, Michigan
1 Dec 19
@shaggin Yes she is a religious author I have read quite a bit of her books and like them all.
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@Tina30219 this has 9 different authors in it.
@BarBaraPrz (47684)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1 Dec 19
I'll be re-reading John Grisham's Skipping Christmas later today, if I ever get off the computer.
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@BarBaraPrz (47684)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1 Dec 19
@shaggin Reading stirs my imagination.
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@BarbaraPrz online everything I do earns money or gift cards etc. Reading makes me feel unproductive which leads to guilt.
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@BarBaraPrz that's great! Do you write books or anything?
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@Tina30219 (82066)
• Onaway, Michigan
1 Dec 19
You are right it is good news on the e-giftcard. I hope you enjoy your Christmas book Wanda is a good author.
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@Tina30219 she wrote a story in the book called "The Christmas Secret"
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@Tina30219 I rather have some nice yummy warm coffee but it makes my face break out so I've been drinking iced tea in the morning.
@Tina30219 (82066)
• Onaway, Michigan
1 Dec 19
@shaggin I will have to look that one up and see if I can get it. Enjoy reading it and while you are doing it enjoy some hot chocolate as well
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
1 Dec 19
I hope you are enjoying the book, I always read the same genre of books during all the year round, but I am sure that some Christmas themed books are good.
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@LadyDuck so you never read Christmas books?
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@LadyDuck I like to watch Christmas movies while I wrap presents.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
2 Dec 19
@shaggin I watch the movies in the evening with my husband.
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
1 Dec 19
It's wonderful to read Christmas themed books this time of year! I enjoy Christmas movies, too. Anything to keep the mood going!
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@CRK109 it does help to get in the holiday spirit. Any books I don't get to I pack away until the next Christmas. I have about 7 in the pile I can read. I hope to knock off a few of them by Christmas so I won't have to pack them away again.
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
2 Dec 19
@CRK109 I should probably get offline and read it. But then my online earnings before the holidays will go down. Decisions decisions...
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
2 Dec 19
@shaggin Sounds wonderful!!!
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@snowy22315 (182317)
• United States
1 Dec 19
I guess it is a good time to read a Christmas collection!
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
2 Dec 19
@snowy22315 I won't start reading Christmas books before December first and I won't start a new Christmas book after the 25th. I have 24 days to read 8 books. Whatever I don't get to I'll pack away for next year.
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@tammys85 (30133)
• Baltimore, Maryland
3 Dec 19
I hope you wind up enjoying the book. That's awesome about the Amazon e-gift card! :)
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
3 Dec 19
@tammys85 I haven't had time to read it any today but I read two chapters yesterday. I like it so far. Thank you.
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@tammys85 (30133)
• Baltimore, Maryland
9 Dec 19
@shaggin I'm glad you're enjoying it so far. I know what you mean though, I wish I had more time to read. You're welcome! :)
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• United States
2 Dec 19
I am not a big fan of collection books either, but I have one or two of them. Yay for the $5 gift card. I do read some Christmas themed stuff, but so far this year I haven't much been in the mood for one. It was snowing in one scene of the book I am reading now though, I guess that counts?
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
2 Dec 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum if I go somewhere there are free books and I see a collection I won’t take it. This was dropped off at my house in a huge box of books. I donated most but kept a few others. I love reading Christmas books at Christmas time. Maybe before Christmas you will want to read one. If not that’s fine too.
@shaggin (72280)
• United States
2 Dec 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum we have a lot of little free libraries around here. My nieces grandmother passes her books on to me and I pass mine to her. Our library discards and gives the books away often.
• United States
2 Dec 19
@shaggin The "free" books at the thrift store I go to are usually full of manuals, but I think I've spotted a fiction collection a time or two. There are sometimes gems in there. I suppose a more cunning eye would nab some up and sale them to the collector on ebay. Yes, we shall see as the month goes on whether I will want to read Christmas books or not.
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• United States
2 Dec 19
Reading Christmas books certainly will get you in the holiday spirit
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
2 Dec 19
@Marilynda1225 absolutely! Do you do it too?
@sallypup (61663)
• Centralia, Washington
1 Dec 19
Do you remember how the women's magazines used to have short Christmas stories in them? Years ago my Mom gave me a book of Christmas stories and every year we read some of them together again. Final note: I write my own Christmas short stories. I've done this for several years now. I snail mail them to about 25 friends.
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@sallypup when I was young my grandmother had those women's magazines in her house I would read. I loved the stories. I recall someone here writes stories they mail to people must be you
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@sallypup (61663)
• Centralia, Washington
1 Dec 19
@shaggin You found me out. One year there was an excerpt from Wind in the Willows in one of the Women's mags. One of my sisters clipped it out and mailed it to me. Exquisite illustrations were included.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
1 Dec 19
Enjoy your reading. I spent the last two days reading a book hubs gave me called, Assassin. I intend to read more this afternoon.
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@DianneN I read a chapter last night which was only a few pages. I don't read much anymore so hopefully I finish it by Christmas. I hope you enjoy that book your husband bought you.
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@DianneN that's awesome. I love when a book wants you to stop everything your doing and just read. Enjoy!
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@shaggin Thanks! I’m getting off here right now to do some reading with a big bowl of homemade popcorn. The book is a page turner.
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@Courtlynn (67080)
• United States
2 Dec 19
i hope you end up enjoying the book.
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
2 Dec 19
@Courtlynn I’m a few chapters in and enjoying it. It’s really thick so it will take me awhile to get through it.
@andriaperry (117157)
• Anniston, Alabama
2 Dec 19
I hope you enjoy the book.
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
2 Dec 19
@andriaperry Im 30 pages in and enjoying it so far.
• Sonora, California
1 Dec 19
Looks like a good book...
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@Michellekidwell I read the first chapter last night. It was short but I liked it.
• India
1 Dec 19
Looks like an interesting book to read
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@shaggin (72280)
• United States
1 Dec 19
@Butterfingers I like to read books set in simpler times now and then.
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