Book Review, Fair Winnings

I haven't been to the library for a little while. I was reading some of the books from the book sale. Normally, book sales aren't all that great but this on was. It was new books, well organized and popular authors were available.

I read Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs, another Temperance Brennan book. Much like the previous books, there was some fictional name dropping and several overlapping stories. This book involved NASCAR, the disappearance of two teenagers ten years earlier, and several conspiracies about their death. People died, causes were found. The book was okay, but honestly, I like the TV show better.

Long Past Stopping by Oran Canfield was the next book I read. It was told in two parts about this guy's life and growing up. Part of the book was his adult life and battling drug addiction and the other part of the book was his childhood. It was good. 

I'm currently reading another one of the Irish Country Doctor books. It seems in these more recent books, the author has gotten away from the medical parts which is what I liked. The good doctor is still busy figuring out things in his town, he's planning his wedding and as usual he's going head to head with the local councilor. 

So a little, TMI---last month, I was told that after the Clomid that my estrogen and progesterone levels both went up but the progesterone wasn't high enough to suggest that I ovulated. It was decided to double my Clomid dose and try again. So that's where I'm at, I just finished my double Clomid dose and go for bloodwork twice this month. Fingers crossed. I don't know where we go next. I think some baseline testing to see if there is any other metabolic disease.

I have stopped drinking soda which is good but have not started doing some walking which is what I wanted to do as well. 

Joe just started a new job. This job is in Meadville and in a plastics factory. He likes plastics. He's getting a raise which is good and the BEST part is that its on second shift! Or maybe even first shift! So we're going to enjoy our time together. 

I entered things in both the Transfer Fair and Jamestown Fair. I did really well at Transfer earning many blue ribbons, even if they were tiny!

I entered an apron (3rd), wreath (2nd), stick horse (1st), marigolds (1st), apple cake (2nd), potato candy (1st), brown sugar caramel cake (1st) and pecan pie muffins (1st). 

I didn't do nearly as well as I would have liked to at Jamestown Fair. I entered 10 things and only placed with 8. Thirds with coconut cereal cookies and hard cider cupcakes as well as with two of my wreaths. Seconds with an apron, stuffed animal and a houseplant. My single first came from marigolds again!