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For the month of July, I read & listened to 14 books. Not bad, since we were on vacation for over half of it. I am, however, still 10 books behind in my Goodreads challenge 106/200. This week we had storms that knocked out our power for about 4 hours. All during the time we planned a party for our daughter’s 30th. So no dinner, but we all had cake and sang by candlelight. The grandkids couldn’t believe their luck at getting cake before dinner. LOL I sent everyone out after the storm, with a little money for fast food dinners since no one had power at home. We lost some trees, but neighbors lost fences and more. Many folks still do not have power and we are grateful that our neighborhood was restored so quickly. Our children all have power and I am grateful they didn’t lose food or work. My husband’s office finally got power back on Friday. The storms produced high winds similar to a Category 2 Hurricane. I have never seen so many tree braches covering our lawn. We are now experiencing a heat wave and while I will never complain about warm temps; I do hope power is restored quickly for everyone affected. Stay Caffeinated.
Last Week on the Blog
- A Dead Man’s Favor by Chris Tullbane (audiobook review)
- Take His Likeness By Lyndsay Constable (guest post/ book review)
- The Love Shack By Lori Foster (book review)
This Week on the Blog
- The Withering Storm by Amy Boyles (audiobook review)
- A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston (audiobook review)
- My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart (guest post/ audiobook review)
- Drow Guardian by Martha Carr & Michael Anderle (audiobook review)
New Arrivals at the Caffeinated Cafe
- The Murders in Great Diddling by Katarina Bivald
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About Kimberly
Kimberly is a coffee loving book addict who reads and listens to fictional stories in all genres. Whovian, Ravenclaw, Howler and proud Nonna. She owns and manages Caffeinated PR. The coffee is always on and she is ready to chat. BlueSky | Facebook | Instagram
Lisa @ Busy Busy Learning
Ow I love the title of your next read – The Murders in Great Diddling! It’s funny isn’t it how some titles really appeal to certain people.
Katherine
I think I would have loved cake before dinner and a power outage when I was a kid! Good luck with your Goodreads challenge. I think one good month and you’ll be caught up. Hope you’re having a great week!
Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
I love that you turned a bad situation into something fun! I’m sure the grandkids will remember this event forever – and they probably wouldn’t have if everything had gone off without a hitch. LOL!
Rachel @Waves of Fiction
Oh wow! That’s scary! Happy that you got power back quickly and didn’t have any damage!
Lydia C. Lee
I’m sorry the birthday dinner was ruined but happy kids with the cake!! And hope all the power issues were sorted quickly for everyone. We will have more andmore of that, I’m afraid…
sherry fundin
Funny that the kids found the silver lining…dessert before dinner. 🙂
Mary Kirkland
I’m glad the power was restored for you. Hopefully they get it back on for everyone soon. Cake before dinner, kids love that.
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
Oh, my! I’m glad the damage at your house wasn’t worse, and you and your kids got their power back on relatively quickly.
Lots of reading this month—you caught up by 5-10 books over last month, didn’t you? Well done!
Bonnie Reads and Writes
Glad you made it through the thunderstorms okay. We’ve had some bad ones here, but not quite that bad.
Becki
The storms sound really powerful! Up here in Michigan we got some torrential rain for a bit, but never lost any power. Glad it sounds like you and your family made it through okay!
Jinjer
So sorry about all the climate chaos in your area! You’re lucky the fast food places kept their power on! Generators? I can just imagine the screams of excitement when the grandkids found out they get cake before dinner. Too cute!
Lisa Mandina (Lisa Loves Literature)
For a change this week I didn’t have my power go out with the storms. My mom’s did, which is crazy because she has a back up generator. Turns out when they came to do the annual maintenance on it a couple weeks ago, they forgot to flip the switch back for it to automatically turn the power on. Fortunately her power came back on before she lost her food. Have a good week!
Anne- Books of My Heart
I’m glad you all have power. When it gets really hot, loss of power can be deadly.
Sophie
OMG that storm must have been so frightening! I am glad you didn’t lose anything or anyone!
Sophia Rose
Rough storm! Glad you and your family were safe and didn’t lose power for too long. Fourteen is a strong total for July with all you had going on.
Have a good week, Kimberly!
Jenni Elyse
Oh wow! You’ve had such a crazy July! I’m glad you had a great vacation and you were able to read so many books. Sorry about the storm and everything it did. I’m glad you were still able to celebrate your daughter’s birthday, though. I hope the aftermath of the storm gets resolved quickly!
Jan farnworth
Glad you are ok and what a fun memory for your daughter even though she 30 cake before dinner is always a treat. We been hot and smokey so the air quality has not been the best. Some days i wake up tasting smoke i so glad we have a/c and not a swamp cooler anymore as we have to pull it and close up the house which is miserable when it over 100 outside. We planted roses early in the week and i spent the weekend catching up on books i had almost done. I am at 140/200 books for the year so i am doing really well. I joined two groups that have really helped challenge me to read more and fit in small bursts when i am busy. Have a great week
Victoria Hamel
Very glad you and yours are OK! I hope everyone’s power is back on soon. The heat can be terrible. Once our power was out for three days due to a storm and ugh it was not fun!
Happy Birthday to your daughter!
Meezan
Sorry to hear about the storms and the aftermath, but glad you are okay! Cake before dinner makes for a memorable birthday! 🙂
Jody
I am glad to hear you all are okay. I hope this week is much better for you, Kimberly 😊
A Voracious Reader
I’m glad you got power back quickly and had no significant damage. I hope everyone else gets theirs back asap. We’ve had some storms roll through, but no damage so far. No hurricanes yet this year either. *fingers crossed*
Taylor @ Taylor Fenner’s Bookish World
I’m glad you and your family are okay after the storm! We had a few storms earlier in the summer that brought down a few trees around town.
Erin @ Cracker Crumb Life
Cake before dinner is the way to go!
Jodie @ That Happy Reader
I’m sorry you lost power but glad it was restored quickly. It’s a shame it happened during you daughter’s party. I hope you have a great week!
Emma @ Words And Peace
Sorry you had to go through that storm, but fun for cake before dinner, lol
Jill
Cake for dinner doesn’t sound like a bad way to start your 30’s. What a scary storm. I hope everyone in your area gets power back soon.
I’m behind on my goals too. I have to see what I can do for the rest of the year.
Idea-ist @ GetLostinLit
I’d be pretty stoked about dessert before dinner too! I’m glad that they were quick to restore power to you neighborhood, its not easy going without. we’re not getting any storms but we’re also in heatwave.
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Bookworm
Glad you got your power back! Those storms are scary. I’ll never forget we lost power for a week with Hurrican Sandy and were very lucky no damage to our property. Cake by candlelight sounds like a nice way to spend family time even with the storm. Happy reading this week!
Jessica @ a GREAT read
Oh no! Glad you got power back so quickly! I remember our last outage, which was during the summer last year, lasted for days. Luckily we had a generator to help save our full refrigerator. Hopefully everyone else has power by now in the area. Being without power in the summer is harsh. I’d much rather deal with winter and no power than summer!
Nice new read! That’s a new to me one but I hope you enjoy it!
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Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
Glad that you are all ok. Cake and candlelight sounds fun. Storms can be scary. We are in a lucky part of the village that seems to avoid power cuts and water issues!
Have a great weekend!
Lola
That sounds like a bad storm and that’s unfortunate timing it happened during the birthday party for your daughter. I hope you still had fun with the cake before dinner. I feel bad for those who still don’t have power. I hope you have a great week!
Lori
It has been a terrible year for storms. It sounds like you had at least a little birthday fun. I hope everyone has power back soon.
Yvonne @ Socrates Book Reviews
I’m sorry you have been dealing with a power outage and storms. We have a tropical storm on its way now. I’m hoping we keep our power. Take care and have a great week!
Haze
Sorry to hear you lost power during an important celebration but it sounds like you were able to salvage it and have fun anyway. I’m glad the grandkids had such a great perspective! Cake before dinner is such a win!
Laurel-Rain Snow
You had a good reading month.
I hate power outages, but luckily we don’t get them very often. Have a great week.