Janet Evanovich

I decided to take a break from non-fiction books. Actually I decided to take a break from any novel that I had to put too much thought in to read. I needed something light and airy that would make me laugh. I was able to find that in Janet Evanovich. Her novels are a little quirky, but definitely funny. Are they for everyone? Definitely not.

At this point I have read all of her Stephanie Plum series, all of her Full series as well as select others she has written. One of the difficulties with her novels I find is that if you haven't read previous ones in a series, it would be difficult to fall into later books as they all tie together. Even some of her separate series connect in some way or another. That said, they were the perfect solution for what I was looking for.

I am currently finishing up the last of her novels written with Charlotte Hughes in the Full series and am then moving back to some more advanced pieces of literary work. I may actually read Timothy Egan's The Worst Hard Time. Stay tuned to hear what I thought.

Gayle Blais Designs

My sister has an amazing artistic eye for design. Actually, she just has an artist everything. Most recently, however, we have been blessed to see her artistic abilities extend into designing childrens dresses. She has made dresses for my two girls over the years, taking paterns and adjusting them to the girls as well as to her liking. After doing this for a little while, she started to get a ton of ideas of her own and patterns just weren't cutting it. She began to draw up some of her own designs. Now, all of her designs are 100% hers and they are nothing short of AMAZING. One of her first models, other than her own lovely daughter, was my oldest. The dress she decided to make for Olyvia was perfect for her.