Good morning! Today’s post will link up to The Sunday Salon, The Sunday Post and Stacking the Shelves, for weekly updates.
**Mailbox Monday is hosted at the home site: Mailbox Monday.
And let’s join Kathryn, our leader in It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?, at Book Date.
I am back home, and the surgery is behind me. The four hour trip to and from was exhausting, especially afterwards, since I had a little setback on the second day…an electrolyte imbalance. But we made it back, and I literally fell into bed.
Luckily, they were able to remove the gall bladder laparoscopically, and the abdominal pain is minimal. However, I’m struggling a little with my legs, back pain, and having to use the walker again. Hopefully for just a little while.
My reading was slight (one book!), and I only wrote one blog post.
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Tuesday Excerpts: “Elevator Pitch”
Review: If You Only Knew, by Kristan Higgins
INCOMING BOOKS:
Empty mailbox! Downloaded two e-books.
The Family Upstairs, by Lisa Jewell
Tell Me Everything, by Amy Hatvany
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Currently Reading: The Family, by Louise Jensen
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I hope the upcoming weeks bring many more lovely books and blogging. Enjoy your week!
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AN INTERIOR JOURNEY 
Glad your back home and your surgery went well. Hopefully you will feel better every day.
I finished reading “Life and Other Inconveniences” last week then I started and am still slogging through Cathy Lambs newest book “All About Evie” which, I am liking OK. I really loved the premise of this book when I saw it/ read about it, but the execution, well I have been reading on this one four days now. Usually I tear through her books in a day or two. I guess you can’t win them all. I had a stellar reading month last month and this month is off to a rough start.
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My month is off to a rough start, too. I prefer being able to tear through a book.
Enjoy your week!
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Laurel, so great to see your post-surgery post. I hope it’s smooth sailing from here on. Thank goodness for walkers – they serve an important purpose. In the meantime, I hope your reading has you tearing through books 😀
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Thanks, Mary, and I was glad to see that walker! I hope the recovery will go smoothly, and I’m already thinking of what books to read.
Enjoy your week!
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glad to hear it’s done and hope you feel better soon. looks like you have some great books to keep you company
sherry @ fundinmental
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Thanks, Sherry, I am definitely eager to enjoy my books…and so glad the surgery is behind me.
Have a great week.
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I hope you are recovering well and making yourself relax for a full recovery.
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Thanks, Helen, so glad that the surgery is behind me, and the medicine they gave me, which I’ve finally started taking, is helping.
Enjoy your week.
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So glad to hear that your surgery is over and that you are back home recovering. I do hope there is no further set backs and you are back to your normal in no time and that this week will bring more reading time as well!!
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Thanks, Nise, I am so relieved to have the surgery behind me, and I hope to feel better soon.
Enjoy your week.
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Laurel I am so glad that your surgery went well! Rest now.
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Thanks, Sophie, I am in favor of resting, but I also need to remember to walk around a bit.
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SO glad your surgery is behind you AND hopefully the worst days are behind you as well. May your life only get better and easier from here!
Hang in there!!!
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Thanks for the positive thoughts, Jinjer, and I do hope everything gets better and easier.
Enjoy your week.
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Glad to hear all went well with your surgery! Get some rest and don’t do too much for the next week or so until you get your strength and energy back. Enjoy your new books!
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Thanks, Laura, I plan to do just that!
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Glad you are back home and recovering! I’m amazed that you were able to read and blog too! Congrats on having it behind you, and get totally well soon!
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Thanks, Harvee, I did the reading and blogging before the surgery….but I’m glad I could sneak those tasks in there, as they helped distract me.
Enjoy your week.
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Yay! Hope the recovery goes well. Enjoy your latest.
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Thanks, vvb32, I am hoping for the same.
Enjoy your week.
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So glad to hear you are back home. I hope you are feeling well. Have a great week.
My Sunday Post is here.
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Thanks, Yvonne, I’m so glad to have the surgery behind me. I came home, and it was time for the staff to clean and do laundry. Perfect! LOL
Enjoy your week.
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I’m glad it is over and hope you are feeling great soon. Take care of yourself and enjoy some great books!
Anne – Books of My Heart Here is my Sunday Post
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Thanks, Anne, that sounds like a plan. Have a great week.
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I’m so very glad that your surgery went smoothly (well, fairly smoothly, despite the little hiccup). Now that is behind you and you can move forward.
Next week will probably be a much better week for books.
Here is to a complete and speedy recovery!
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Thanks, Deb, I agree. Looking forward to more books and blogging. Enjoy your week.
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Glad to hear the surgery is behind you and recovery is underway! Slow and steady… it’s a process. Take your time and I’m sure you’ll be walking more and reading more every day. 🙂
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Thanks, JoAnn, I will do that. I like moving forward, even if it’s slow and steady.
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So glad to hear it all went well, rest and take care of yourself x
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Thanks, Shelleyrae, I am definitely planning to do just that!
Enjoy your week.
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I am glad the surgery went well and that you are home. I hope the recovery is quick and smooth.
Maybe some rest and reading this week will help.
Happy Reading!
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Thanks, Martha, I am looking forward to some good reading…although I can’t seem to get into my books yet. Soon, I think.
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So glad to hear your recovery went well! I wish you a nice and quick recovery.
Tell Me Everything sounds good, I hope you enjoy it. Happy reading and have a great week!
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I meant glad your surgery went well! 🙂 Maybe I should reread myself, haha!
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Thanks, Kay, I am hoping to love my books and immerse myself in them.
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I’m glad the surgery is done, and i hope you are feeling better soon..
ENJOY your new books, and take care.
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Thanks, Elizabeth, I am very glad to have the surgery behind me. Now I just need to get my reading/blogging mojo back!
Enjoy your week.
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I’m so glad the surgery is over and done with and I wish you the speediest of recoveries!
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Thanks, Kathy, I am so eager to move beyond this phase of my life!
Enjoy your books…you got a nice stack this week.
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I’m glad your back home. I hope the recovery goes smoothly.
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Thanks, Carol, so do I!
Enjoy your week.
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I hope you recover quickly! If nothing else, The Family Upstairs will be good company.
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Thanks, tbretc, I agree about the books. They are often a good distraction.
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I am sure you are relieved to have the surgery behind you. I hope you are back to your old self quickly. Take care. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Kathy, I hope so, too.
Enjoy your week.
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You were busy last week. I wish you an easy recovery. My weekly update
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Thanks, Sarah, I’m hoping the same.
Enjoy your week.
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So glad your surgery went well and pray you have a quick recovery!
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Thanks, Vicki, I hope so, too.
Enjoy your week.
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Good to hear you are home and it is all over. You will need time to recover, it is still surgery. The trip sounds really awful. I thought we had it bad travelling to hospital but that is a long trip especially after surgery. Even the trip by itself would need time for recovery.
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Thanks, Kathryn, that was definitely an arduous trip, but worth it to avoid the “open” surgery.
Enjoy your week.
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Phew! Now this is behind you and you can move on to healing and recovering! I am glad that you are feeling better – and that is a huge haul to the hospital! Read, sleep, get better! 🙂
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Thanks, Erin, the trip to the Bay Area is exhausting, even when one is not heading for surgery. So glad it’s over! I’m a little distracted for reading, but tomorrow should be better.
Enjoy your week.
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There is no place like home. Glad all went well. I pray you have a speedy recovery and that you’re by all the obstacles. Enjoy your reading.
Thanks for visiting my blog today.
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Thanks, Cheryl, that is so true about no place like home, even though my current home is still fairly new to me. I was very happy to walk through that door, see my things, and even see the staff around the residence.
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Glad you’re home and the surgery is behind you! Good luck with your recovery, and hope you’re feeling good as new soon. Wishing you all the best this week. 🙂
I’m becoming quite a Lisa Jewell fan as most everything I’ve read by her I’ve enjoyed.
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Thanks, Greg, so far each day is a little better.
I’m a big fan of Lisa Jewell, too. I am always eager for each new book.
Enjoy your week!
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Hope you feel better soon Laurel. You are very brave to have done it & now have the surgery behind you. You’ll be stronger as time goes on. Rest up.
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Thanks, Susan, I am very glad it’s behind me, and I’m feeling better every day.
Enjoy your week!
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Well, thank goodness the surgery is behind you now. I am amazed you’re even up to posting at all. Can’t keep a good gal’ down.
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Thanks, Rae, I am very happy to be able to post again…now I just need to read more!
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