Do You Remember?

We don't spring clean in my house. We SUMMER CLEAN! Summer is the only time I have! I have been going through my old stuff, getting rid of this and that, putting stuff away, etc... This past week, I came across my old record collection. I know, I know! I just gave up my age didn't I?   

When I was entering my teens the 8-track tapes had just been replaced with cassette tapes, but records were still in full swing. I remember going to the record store with my friends to get the latest albums. So here I am now, years later, stuck with a box full of vinyl records. (Eventually, as everyone knows, the records and tapes were replaced with CDs and I have plenty of those too!) I still have an old record player in my garage. As I was cleaning, I played some of those old records. Boy did it bring back memories!

My two favorite groups growing up were Depeche Mode and Duran Duran. I still listen to Depeche Mode A LOT!!!! I am a huge fan! Of course I had all their records and then I bought all their CDs. Now I use Spotify and I have their albums listed right there to enjoy also. 

Mixed in with all my records were ones that were handed down from my mother. Of course, these are classics and still have wonderful songs to listen to today!

This one was also a hand-me-down from my mom. I was laughing so hard when I ran across this! How to keep your husband happy! How about one for how to keep your wife happy? Let the men do some work and exercise to make us happy gals! He he he!!!! 

I think I will hang on to my records. I like to bring them out every few years or so and just enjoy the nostalgia.

Summer Reading!

I'm linking up with Ciera from Adventures of Room 129 to share our summer reading choices!

My summer is just getting started. Here in NC, we end the school year in June. The student's last day was this past Thursday. I'm usually a pretty avid reader getting through a novel or two in a week, but in the past few years life has been more hectic and my reading has really slowed down. I did manage to read some wonderful chapter books to my students like The Phantom Tollbooth and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. They were fantastic and I would highly recommend them whether you are reading them with children or not.

I've already started on my summer reading with two novels. I am not one to read books related to teaching in the summer. I try to stay away from my job so I can recharge as best as possible. So everything I read will be for fun!

Here is my dog, Logan, showing you my first two books of the summer.

I actually already finished the first book. It is called Girl Underwater by Claire Kells. This is her very first novel and it just came out! And I must say she did a wonderful job! I truly enjoyed the book. My local library has a section for their newest books and that's where I found it. It sounded intriguing and it was. I really enjoyed the story and the author's style of writing. I hope she writes another novel soon!

The second book is called Twelve Across by Barbara Delinsky. I have read many of her books over the years and I always come back for more! I just love the romance she puts in her books. They are always very well written and I am never disappointed.

When I finish, I will head back to the library and grab some more. I also like to read books by Nora Roberts and Dean Koontz.

What are reading this summer? 

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