Sunday, May 2, 2021

Sundays with Sam - The Sunday Post



Sundays with Sam is a combination of Sunday Post hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

My Week in Review

Welcome May! Spring is definitely upon us with the coating of pollen on my car and oddly warm temperatures as proof.  It was a slow week with my biggest thrill coming with trying to complete the Animal Crossing May Day maze. It was really hard this year. I had to call in for a rescue way too many times. So, yeah, that was my highlight of the week. 

My child is coming to visit for Mother's Day, and we are going to migrate this site together. So, if it disappears, it didn't go well. 

The kid and I were doing some intel gathering for next year's vacation. It will be for my 50th birthday. Hopefully, we will be able to do something rather fabulous. Maybe we will be able to take that 2020 vacation? We were salivating over the new Disney ship too. It looks amazing! Fingers crossed the cruise industry can come back, because I love cruising. 







Let's Discuss!
  • Louise shares what she would like to see in media about autism
  • Laura wants to know why blogging slumps happen
  • The Quiet Pond is celebrating Asian Pasifika Heritage Month


On the Blog:
  • Monday: #AmReading YA - Fade into the Bright, The Key to You and Me
  • Tuesday: TTT - Animal Antics
  • Wednesday: CWW - The Last Goodbye, Mister Hockey
  • Thursday: Blog Tour - Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
  • Friday: Discussion - Mood Reader


STACKING THE SHELVES

Edelweiss/NetGalley
What I Read Last Week

My top book of the week was Please Don't Hug Me. It's an epistolary novel, which is a format I enjoy, and I found myself totally wrapped up in the main character's thoughts and pain. I was surprised by Lucy Clark Will Not Apologize. I will admit to you, because we're friends, that I did not read the synopsis. The cover and title had me requesting this book, and it was a delight. This combination of mystery and coming of age was wonderful. 

Books
Audiobooks

What I Am Currently Reading




What I Plan to Read

How was your week?
Let us know in the comments!

33 comments:

  1. That's nice that your daughter is visiting for Mother's Day. And have fun planning your vacation- I hope you guys get to take that cruise. :)

    Is that Dailycats for real? Wow!! And that coon fitting into the pipe... ??!?

    Be well and have a great week! :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Those cats were too adorable, and I guess the raccoons are more fluff than fat?

      Delete
    2. I guess so! They always say rats and mice or whatever can fit into surprisingly small spaces, but that coon... :)

      Delete
  2. Glad your daughter is coming soon! Yeah, I need a vacation myself. It's hard to try to plan for anything just yet since it seems the world is taking things on a day by day basis. Which I get, but for a planner like me, it's extremely hard to try to plan for anything. Lol.

    Nice new reads! Those are new to me ones but I hope you enjoy them all!


    Here's my StS

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. We went on a vacation this year. We are trying to plan for next year. I don't know. I totally understand where you are coming from, because I like to plan. I love having my yearly trip to look forward too. It sometimes keeps me going, when things are not so great.

      Delete
  3. "My child is coming to visit for Mother's Day, and we are going to migrate this site together. So, if it disappears, it didn't go well."
    So...you too? Oops 😂. Paid WP? Aww, I can't say I'm not sad about that. Everyone is leaving Blogger. I understand it's becoming harder and harder to stay, since they're cutting on everything - but SIGH.

    Those cats have a lot to teach us humans.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I am looking at self-hosted so I can use all those neat plug-ins. She wanted to do it years ago, when she was more active on the blog. Timing just seemed right. Those cats are amazing. I want to know if they were taught that or if they just did it?

      Delete
  4. OMG these cats are so polite! It's eerie!!! And I am glad to know that your daughter will be there for Mother's Day Sam! Vacation wise, I just hope that I'll get to have some abroad this year, even if it will only be in France so, neighbor country!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I was surprised when she sent me the itinerary for Mother's Day. I didn't expect her to come. Nice surprise. Your neighbor is better than mine (Pennsylvania, NY, Delaware). I hope we all get to travel a bit more and can do so safely

      Delete
  5. I'm glad your daughter is coming for a visit. I know this past year has been difficult for you, not getting to see her as much. I'm so jealous of you planning vacations. I don't think I will ever get one!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I am the cheapest person about everything, because I want to save my pennies for the vacation. It's my one splurge.

      Delete
  6. I hadn't driven my car in a while and I just saw it, and it is covered in pollen! The weather got a little too warm for me this week, I'm hoping it gets more temperate!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Today is supposed to be another hot one. Since I don't really have to go outside much, I really don't have a right to complain as much as I do.

      Delete
  7. It's been hot here, too! Upper 90s, but thankfully a little cooler for the next couple of days. 80s is still hot, but not as bad. I think planning a vacation is a big part of the fun, so I'm excited for you!

    I'm debating on picking up The Soulmate Equation, Dream Spinner or People We Meet on Vacation. I'm excited for all of them! Hope you enjoy The Soulmate Equation!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Too soon for 90s. UGH! People We Meet on Vacation was spectacular. I just read an interview, and Henry says she wrote Vacation as a gift for those who supported her last book. I liked Beach Read, but I adored Vacation.

      Delete
  8. I hope your cruise desires work out for you! That would be a great way to celebrate.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. We will probably really get into the search when the kid gets here, but I am hopeful.

      Delete
  9. I can’t believe it’s May, it’s crazy, the year is going too quickly. A Disney cruise sounds lovely, we are Disney Vacation Club members and they keep sending me tempting emails but we can’t travel abroad yet! Maybe next year!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. They canceled all Disney Cruise Line Departures through September. I don't see them having any this year. Ours would be a river boat cruise through Adventures by Disney, but I am not sure how I feel about traveling abroad even if it's a year away.

      Delete
  10. Yay, so happy to hear your daughter is visiting. I hope you both have a wonderful time and that the site migration goes off without a hitch. Yay for planning a trip for your 50th too. I went to Europe with my bff for her 50th and have been thinking about my own ever since and hoping the pandemic will be well behind us by that point so no destinations are off limits.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I am nervous about switching platforms, but it's been a long time coming. Still hemming and hawing about where to go. I am more comfortable with a domestic trip, but the kid doesn't seem too keen on that.

      Delete
  11. I'll be reading Made in Korea this month too! My 50th is in 2022, and I'm thinking of maybe planning a trip to Vegas or something. My mom missed out on her big trip planned to Vegas in 2020 for her 65th birthday, so she told me not to bother planning, so we'll see how it goes! Lots of great books this month. I need to read something by Olivia Dade soon.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Look! We're the same age. Who knew? I have never been to Vegas, but it looks like a good time. I finished Made in Korea this morning. It was cute. I really liked the male main character, and there's a wonderful grandma too. Hope you enjoy it!

      Delete
  12. So glad you're getting a visit with your daughter, and vacation planning sounds like fun. Hope the website migration goes smoothly for you. I'd certainly miss you if you disappeared!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Awww, thanks Ali! I trust my daughter's technological prowess, but I worry about how quickly I will learn to format posts and whatnot. I have HTML templates I created for blogger, so it's easy here.

      Delete
  13. Good luck with the migration! And I would totally love to go on a Disney Cruise one day. I hope it happens!

    Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I hope the cruise industry can recover. I love them so much.

      Delete
  14. Replies
    1. It was good. I liked both their stories, but I loved Wes

      Delete
  15. Good luck moving the blog! How exciting! I really hope that you are able to enjoy your visit with your daughter this weekend. Have a great week, Sam!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Exciting and scary. We are doing it tomorrow night. Amber said she had no trouble and she migrated herself, so I am hopeful.

      Delete
  16. Happy Mother's Day!!! I'm glad your daughter will be there to visit with you. And planning a vacation for next year sounds like a fun time!

    -Lauren
    www.shootingstarsmag.net

    ReplyDelete
  17. Have a wonderful visit with your daughter! And I hope you still exist next week lol

    What is vacation?? I'd love to go on a road trip along the coast here. There is so much to explore.

    Karen @ For What It's Worth

    ReplyDelete