Week in READ-view is a post I have posted on Sundays telling you what I have been up to this week and what I read or am reading. The Sunday Post is a meme sponsored by the awesome Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, post a recap of the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog.
On the Blog & Real Life:
SOOOO…We lost two of the hermit crabs this week. Yes I am positive they died…I went to check on them and the one that lost it’s limbs was all crunchy and dried up, the other, the one I thought died but molted, fell right out of the shell. So our Hermit Clan is now down to one and I am totally fine with that. They are really fun pets but I am now a believer that they are super hard to care for and really should be left in the wild to live life on there own. They don’t deserve to be put in tanks. The kids were ok with them dying since I probably prepared them enough for when they actually did die. I did feel bad because I really tried so hard to keep them alive but after having about 10 of them I think I am done. Now we move onto more fluffy little creatures.
So I am no longer jealous of anyone’s snow. I think we got enough, Thank you! It snowed from 9pm Friday night to 12am Sunday Morning. I believe we got about 24+ inches in NJ. Today we will be shoveling that shit. I love a good snow storm but not when I have to shovel a driveway that can fit 9 work vans. It was a pretty big blizzard and when NY closes down you know it’s a good storm. Being snowed in all day gave me a good chance to make a big pot of Chicken Soup and do a little blogging. I didn’t get as much as I wanted done but I got some things. Hoping to spend the remainder of today doing a lot more…after I shovel!
This week was a little busy so I didn’t get a chance to do any visits or anything, really. I am hoping to get a lot of behind the scenes stuff done so I can get posts scheduled. With my blog being down for so long I am now a good 2 weeks behind and it looks like most posts wont go live until Feb.
Last Week on the Blog:
- [18 Jan] The Pirate Code (Hook's Revenge, #2) by Heidi Schulz, John Hendrix ★★★★½
- [19 Jan] Task It Tuesday ~ Let’s Try this again!
- [20 Jan] Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures (Pip Bartlett, #1) by Jackson Pearce, Maggie Stiefvater ★★★★
- [24 Jan] I wasn’t wrong this time ~ WIR & TSP
This Week on the Blog:
- Task it Tuesday
- Review of The Hollow Boy
- Fun Facts Friday: Confessions
- My TBR List Review: The Study in Charlotte
- Bookish Resolutions Post
- Challenge Update Post
Books:
Read/Currently Reading/Next
Books I got this week:
Picture of the week:
So tell me what have you been reading and up to this week?
Hope you all have a fantastic week!!!
Happy Reading
That snow is crazy, we usually get it bad here in Scotland but it is non existent. I would love to have snow that deep providing I don’t have to go anywhere! Stay safe!
Good luck digging out, Michelle!
The previous two weekends I stayed inside because our sub-zero temps made it dangerous to go outside. This weekend was warmer and I was thankful for a little time out at the Barn take care of my horse.
Have a good week.
I laughed out loud over your snow comment, Michelle. 😀 Yeah, snow is always good if you don’t have to get out in it….or shovel it. 😉 I’m expecting snow today but not 2 feet. I’m glad you weren’t wrong about the crabs this time. And also that your kiddos took the deaths well. I’m glad I’ve never given in to getting hermit crabs…I don’t think I could do it and besides, I think our cats would consider them nice play toys. Hopefully your blog is back for good now. I can’t believe all the hacking that occurred. :/ I’m kinda drooling over your book haul…particularly Over You. Off to check out that one. 😀
That is to bad about your hermit crabs, but I am with you I think they are better left in the wild. Fur babies are so much better and softer…lol. That looked like a lot of good snow shoveling exercise. 🙂 I hope the weather turns nice and quickly gets rid of it all and you get a break from the snow for a while, but don’t send it my way…lol.
Looks like someone got hooked on an author! 😉 Happy reading!
Stormi
My sister andI had hermit crabs a looooooooong time ago, but I can remember that we didn’t have them very long before they died. I guess they need to have calcium powder sprinkled on them and a sponge in their water bowl or they can’t drink properly? Of course the petshop guy never told us that. I will be back to see your Pip Bartlett post and I am really interested in The Hollow Boy, so I will be checking that out, too. I live in Upstate NY and we usually get socked by the blizzards, but ths storm fizzled out before it got here. We didn’t even get the flurries they predicted. I could do without the bone chilling cold though. Ha ha. Have a wonderful week. 🙂
Sorry your crabs went to Hermit Crab Heaven! At least the kids handled it well. They sound difficult to care for.
I was actually a little jealous of the snow everyone seemed t o be getting but not that much!! I don’t envy you having to shovel all of that AT ALL! I am working on getting some blog posts written and scheduled today as well. I’ve managed two so far but my goal is at least four. I have my work cut out 🙂 Have a great week and happy reading!
Sorry to hear about the hermit crabs. But like you said the kids were prepared from the previous false alarms. We only had 2 and once they died we gave up. My girls were little so they lost interest quickly and moved on to something else lol. Seeing your pictures makes me glad to live in California. I’ve always wanted a white Christmas but not anymore lol. I hope you guys get a break in the weather!! Have a great week Michelle!
LOL Thank you! I did prepare them well. I am totally giving up. They are really cool but just not something I want to deal with again.
I might have to move next door to you because I am thinking I might be over the snow. 🙂
I’m never jealous of snow. I can totally live without snow, but the midwest doesn’t seem to agree. I started my TBR list book last night. It is really good, but I don’t know if I will finish it this month. It might be an early February review, but the new vote is still going to go up.
After this storm I might be able to live without it too. LOL
That is fine the point is as long as you read it and get it off your TBR. The link is open for a week so you have time to put it up and if you can’t, no worries 🙂
After hearing about your time with the hermit crabs I’m glad my kids didn’t want any. Sorry to hear about them though.
So, you got snow. See? You should really have bought those boots, huh? LOL
Have a great week, Michelle! xoxo
Thanks, I never want them again
I really should have! This was because I didn’t by 2 sets, that’s 2 feet right there, this is really all my fault 😉 lol
Sorry to hear about the hermit crabs but they definitely sound like tricky creatures to care for.That snow is just insane. I’ve been unhappy with the 1 inch we got here. I think if I got 24 inches I’d be curled up in the fetal position in tears. I’m not a fan and I’ve never had to shovel the stuff! Have a great week and stay warm!
Thank you! They are not easy pets.
I did curl up in a fetal position and whined a lot about shoveling but we did good. Cleared out most of it and hired three kids that walked by to help us.
I am ready for a nice long nap.
Your post title made me laugh. I shouldn’t laugh at their deaths but your stories about them have been funny. Sorry for your kids though. 🙁
Wow, you got hit by the snow. Yikes! Are the kids enjoying it? It missed me here in Massachusetts, thank goodness.
Have a good week!
LOL My husband was like are you sure. I am like YES! They are dead. My kids are fine they don’t even look at them anymore so it was really just me.
The kids had fun in it last night but it was so hard to walk in. It was up to my mid-thigh in some places and my waist in others. Good think you guys missed it because usually you get hit pretty good.
I am sorry you really lost two hermit crabs now :(. They sound like difficult creatures to care for. I believe most animals should live in the wold if possible and I always feel bad seeing animals in cages, but sometimes it’s for the best and as long as they cared for well I am sure they don’t mind and can still have a great life.
I saw your pictures on facebook of the snow, wow that’s a lot of snow. Yay for making some chicken soup and getting some blogging done! Good luck with the shoveling and I hope you dont get any more snow. I am hoping I can get a few more Lola’s Ramblings posts written this week, I did two Lola’s Kitchen posts and a Lola’s Advice posts this week and am happy to be a bit more ahead with those now. Have a great week!
They are very difficult. When you get them they make it sound so easy but if you really do research on them they are a lot harder to care for since everything in their tank needs to be perfect or it can kill them.
I think I had my fill of snow for the rest of the year lol. Chicken soup came out great but the blogging didn’t get done like I had hoped. Going to send this week really trying to get organized since I think that is what my main problem is now. I have a few original posts I want to write I just need to organize my time better.
Hermit crabs are fun, but yes they are difficult pets to are for! Anything wrong in their little ecosystems and they can die :/ We’ve been through a ton of them, too. Oh my lord, so much snow :O we only got like half an inch down here haha. Though some of Georgia got a lot more, we didn’t. Enjoy your new books!
I am not sure what happened to them since we had it pretty good but I don’t know, I am ok with them not being here. I get my bookshelf back and we have one more who doesn’t have an awesome habitat just a cage figured I would leave him where he is since he seems very happy.
Snow is fun but not this much at once. 🙂
Oh no, sorry about the Hermits! I hope you enjoy Over You, I’m interested to see what you think after your post the other day!
Thank you! I am also, I do hope I like it lol, I am just a little nervous about it.
Wow, I haven’t seen snow like that for… years ! Good luck with the shoveling (digging out ?). I think one day, I saw melted snow falling last week, but I’m not even sure. The temps here are now heading up toward the 50-60°F, where’s winter ? I’m sorry about the crabs but yes, they are probably better out there. It was fun reading about them along the weeks. Enjoy a cozy sunday 🙂
It was a lot more than we would have hoped for. It usually falls about 3-6 inches never blizzard snow with 24+ that was a rough shoveling 😉 I could use a 50-60 day to melt all this.
Thank you, they were fun to write about and they are very interesting animals but just not something I would want to take care of again 🙂
Sorry about the hermit crabs, Michelle. Good thing you have already decided on other pets, it will probably make it easier for all of you!
WOW that’s a lot of snow! I’m not used to that anymore. When I was a kid in Norway, we usually had long, cold winters with a lot of snow. But here in Geneva, we really don’t get a lot of the white stuff. We did have snow for a couple of days last week, though, and the kids loved it. My youngest made a tiny snow man, and it was fun to see her and her brother play outside.
Stay safe, Michelle!
Have a wonderful week ahead and happy reading.
Thank you, They are just really hard to care for and it’s heartbreaking when they die. So I think something else will be better.
We usually get a lot of snow but not all in one day. The kids went out last night when it was all piled up and they had fun but it was really cold. Today it’s melting a bit but it was a pain to shovel. Three kids walked by with shovels and we paid them to help us. It’s just way to big of a driveway for just, me, my husband and the girl downstairs. We had a snowblower but she sort of bailed on us and kept getting clogged. But we are shoveled out and now I need a nap 🙂
Wow you guys got hammered! 2 feet plus huh? I thought of all you East Coasters as that storm was bearing down…amazing picture out your window. I hate snowstorms like that, it takes forever to dig out.
Sorry to hear about the crabs, but at least you don’t have to worry about them anymore. I think that would drive me nuts, not being sure if they were alive or molted or what. You did get some good stories out of them though. 🙂 I think you did a good job considering how many you had and how tough they are to care for.
Good luck with digging out, and hope the worst is over!
We really did, I wasn’t expecting THIS much. We have a huge driveway so it was a pain in the butt to clean it all up. We were outside for 6 hours and did enough to get our cars out. When it melts we are going to need a canoe.
Thank you, I really like having them but they are just really hard to take care of. We only have one left and he seems ok…for now and he already molted. He was the story that I put him in the hallway. I think a few fluffy animals will be better for the kids because they never paid much attention to the hermits it was always me and I hated to see them die…and then come back alive….then die every other day lol
Woah, that is a LOT of snow. We were planning to get a couple inches or so, but we hardly got any. I don’t want TOO much snow, but I like to get one nice-ish pile of snow at least during the winter time. 🙂
-Lauren
This was exhausting snow, It was up to my waist in some areas. I am ok with snow but not all in one day!