Good news in the world of Wiley!

Yesterday was the big day! Mike took him to the vet and earlier that afternoon they called and told him the news we've been waiting on for for weeks now! Wiley's fracture is healing well and in two weeks he can have his splint off! He has a minor skin infection where the splint has been rubbing against his inner thigh so he is now on some antibiotics. But in 14 days we will take him back hopefully for the last time and he'll be able to go back to being his old self. We have two nearby dog parks we want to take him to. And a dog frisbee we bough back for him this past winter. On Go fund me we raised well over $300 - which is far more than we ever expected to! This has been such an experience for a dog we adopted about four months ago.

More recent reads to recommend - Part 1

The last time I wrote about my recent reads was February! So I figured this is well over due since I read several books a month. This time I think I may just write about the ones I enjoyed. There are so many books I'm going to write this in two parts!

'The Promised Neverland' by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu - I am finally close to being done with this series. The next one I am on is volume 18 - there are 20 volumes in all. It's been such a good manga series, I love it so far. And for me the best part is reading it, enjoying it and then taking it back to the library! It's a pretty dark series so be warned before you do read it if you have trouble with darker stories that are pretty graphic and heartbreaking at times.

'Lore Olympus' by Rachel Smythe - This series has been good, too. I recently finished volume 8 this week. I've been reading the actual books from my public library. I wasn't sure I was going to like it way back when I first decided to read it but I'm glad I checked it out and stuck to it. I thought this last volume was the end because of how wholesome it felt - but the story is still ongoing!

'Gon' by Masashi Tanaka - I started reading these books randomly when I found out they were at a nearby library that I was at a few weeks ago. There are only 7 in total. It's about this cute little dinosaur that has adventures in the wild with all sorts of animals. No words are needed, it's just nothing but beautiful illustrations. Some funny at times, others dramatic and of course - most are just realistic.

'The almost zero waste guide' by Melanie Mannario - I loved so many of these tips... it was nice to learn some new ones as well. In this book there are over 100 tips to reduce your waste without changing your life. It was a quick read and made me think a-lot.

'The day the falls stood still' by Cathy Marie Buchanan - This was a book I had laying around for a few years now. I got it from my local library book sale. It's about a woman in the 1920's who lives near Niagara falls and her life. There are some ups and downs and the ending was pretty shocking. I loved the writing style and plan on checking out more of her books in the future.

'Little men' by Louisa May Alcott - Years ago in my mid 20's I read Little woman and loved it. I tried reading it in my teens and didn't care for it, but I'm glad I gave it another chance. My mom recently found the book 'Jos boys' and so this reminded me that I needed to read more. I liked 'Little men' overall. Not as much as 'Little woman' but it had it's own special charm to it.

'I'd rather be reading' by Anne Bogel - If any of you are as passionate as I am about reading this is a quick and enjoyable book to check out. It was nicely paced with quick chapters on why reading can be so special to us. I feel like this book is especially important in todays world where so much of everything is on our phones with quick videos or photos. It's nice to just slow down and read a good book and this book is a reminder of the joys that can give you.