Book recommendation and a Feast Day

After reading Sara's recommendation a few days ago, I put The Book Thief by Markus Zusak on hold at the library. Picked it up on Wednesday,youngest son read it first, and I got it after him and finished it tonight (yes, we read like mad men in this house). I'd definitely put it in the pile of a favorite.  Not in the top ten, but definitely in the top twenty. Amazing. Totally amazing.  That's all I'll say.

And tomorrow is All Saints' Day.  Our priest asked me to get predominantly white flowers for the altar and I got two bunches of white roses and some white/pink lilies---those small ones that last so long, called Alstroemeria, so sweet. Anyway, there will be incense at the service, which delights me and I'm very much looking forward to it. Quiet in the midst of busyness, with oldest daughter's birthday on Monday, after having middle daughter's this past Thursday.  And Gary's is a week from tomorrow.  Then we have a birthday lull until after the new year.

Blessings of the day and wishing everyone to get the full benefit of the extra hour of sleep.  I know I will.