Mother Nature was a wild woman this week as she brought us several hail storms in less than 24 hours. In the 17 years I have lived in Arizona, I have never experienced a storm like the one we had. I wouldn't mind at all if we had weather like that more often. Bring it on Mother Nature!
Despite the weather fiasco we had this week, the first ever Red Couch Reading Club was a success. The book of the hour was The Art Of Racing In The Rain by Garth Stein. I read the book in a week! I thought it would take me a few weeks to read it but it was that good. Im a bit disapointed that it is over already. Incase you were unavailable for this months meeting I will catch you up! ****Spoiler Alert!!!*** If you have not yet read the book and want to, dont read this paragraph!! If you haven't read this book and you would like to know what happens, then by all means, read ahead. This book really took me by surprise. I have a HUGE habit of trying to figure out the book before I finish. I make predictions through every chapter. In this case I was wrong. That was a huge refresher and I kept my eyes glued to this book. It started out as an older dog reminiscing about his journey growing old. The dog Enzo, is everlasting faithful to his owner Denny. An avid racecar driver and BMW service employee. Denny marries a woman named Eve and starts a family with their daughter Zoe. Towards the begining of the novel, Eve has brain cancer. After brain surgery, she and Zoe go to stay with her parents so they can take care of her full time while Denny works and takes care of their home. After 8 months of battling her brain cancer, she passes away. As hard as the death of his wife was for every one, Eves parents demanded they have custody of Zoe. One terrible mistake caused Denny to lose his baby girl. The grandparents got full custody, leaving Denny with supervised visits. He quickly starts suffering finacially and when it could not get any worse, the grandparents demand he pay child support!! Oh the nerve of them! Well long story short, Enzo ends up turning Dennys life around, getting Denny's daughter back, and an incredible job offer across seas. Sadly Enzo passes away before he can enjoy life with Denny and Zoe in France. BUT, he then fulfills his life long dream of returning as a human and finding Denny. Great novel, I highly recomend to anyone, especially dog lovers. To find out what happened to Denny that cost him his rights as a parent, read the book! : )
We are making a decision on the next book for the Red Couch Reading Club and will let you all know the second we decide! Any recomendations are highly welcome. Join me next week for "Hair Do How To's". Enjoy this beautiful weekend everyone. Until NeXt time!!
XOXO Next Girl
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