An Audio Book Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday, and I really racked in the CD audio books as gifts. Last week to my e-mail came a great deal on audio book sets. Even though they were abridged which I try to avoid, the deal was just too good to pass up. Each set of 3 abridged books cost only $7 so I bought 4 and there was also free shipping after purchasing $25:

Each set has 14-18 hours of listening...

Author: Julie Garwood - Killjoy, Murder List, Slow Burn
Author: Elizabeth Lowell - Tell Me No Lies, A Woman without Lies, Autumn Lover
Author: Laurell K. Hamilton - The Meredith Gentry (book character) Collection
Author: Robert Crais - The Last Detective, The Forgotten Man, The Watchman

Then, my daughter sent me:

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks - Abridged
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold - Unabridged

Then, since I told hubby I really didn't need a Kindle (when he suggested one as my gift from him) because I love audio books and never get reg. books read, he took me to Walmart and Barnes & Noble (saying he wasn't trying to copy from my daughter...) so I could pick out MORE audio books. I found:

Women Food And God by Geneen Roth - Unabridged - An Oprah rec.

And... this other book has intrigued me since I heard King in an interview on TV talking about it:
Under The Dome by Stephen King - Unabridged - This audio book alone has over 35 hours of listening...I only rarely like Stephen King, but this book seemed interesting and since it's SO big I KNEW I'd never get through it. It was 40% off which still made it $45.00 total with tax. I just hope I like it!!!.

If any of you have read what I bought and want to give me a book review, please leave me a comment...

Just In Time...

My 32" Ashford Rigid Heddle Weaving Loom arrived yesterday just in time for my birthday on Sat. the 5th.

It was a present to myself. Hubby probably thinks he's off the hook now in buying me a gift. :o) Well, I'd still like a little gift from him.

I've had the stand a couple of weeks now and was just waiting on the loom. And, I've been reading up on rigid heddle weaving like crazy.

Now, I just have to rub lemon oil on the wood and put it all together. And, find a place for it. I've heard from others that it's huge. I hope it's not too big or I'll have a problem finding a spot for it.

Right now, I'm loom knitting Afghan Square #5 from my Yahoo Looming Class. Then, I have 4 others to make to catch-up; I hope. We're joining all 12 (each a different design) at the end of the year making an afghan. I've learned so much since joining. I'll post a pic soon when I finish it. And, I almost have hubby's scarf done to match his stocking hat I loom knitted awhile back.