Welcome to The Weekend Post #206! The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted at Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme. I will also be joining Deb at Readerbuzz for the Sunday Salon.
My Week:
Happy Mother’s Day weekend to all who are celebrating!
After a few days of unseasonably high temperatures, we’re back to more seasonal weather. I’ve made three trips to the garden centre during their annual sale to pick up soil, plants, and hanging baskets. Everything is finally planted, and I’m looking forward to enjoying some beautiful summer colour.
My back has been giving me spasms this week, but thankfully it seems to be improving a little each day. My husband’s cardiologist appointment did reveal an issue, so he is now waiting for an appointment with an electrophysiologist — apparently the wait time is more than six months. The doctor has also ordered bloodwork, so we’ll see if that shows anything significant. For now, he has given us the okay to travel to Halifax this summer, provided there are no new symptoms or findings. We had been considering another trip for the fall but decided to wait until this situation is addressed.
Our kitchen faucet also decided it was time for replacement — a very slow drip was the giveaway — so a new one should arrive next week. It seems we’re on a bit of a roll lately when it comes to things needing replacement or a fix.
On Friday, my mom, sister, and I visited several cemeteries across Metro Vancouver to place flowers on the graves of my grandmothers and great-grandmother in honour of Mother’s Day. This weekend, we’re planning a shopping trip and lunch outing, which is Mom’s chosen way to celebrate.
Recent Additions To My Bookshelf:
From Publishers, Netgalley or Libro.fm:
Tam Remington has spent ten years quietly keeping YorkMart running while others took the credit, shrinking herself along the way. When she’s briefly named acting Managing Director, it finally feels like her moment—until the role is handed to newcomer Jack Cesaroni, the very man she expected to resent. But when the two become trapped together in a broken lift, Jack recognizes Tam’s true talent and potential, sparking both newfound confidence and an unexpected connection between them. Faced with the choice between remaining invisible or reclaiming her authentic self, Tam must decide whether to take a leap toward the life—and love—she truly deserves in this heartfelt enemies-to-lovers story about self-worth, courage, and being truly seen.
The week after the Fourth of July, the Shipman sisters reunite at their beloved New Hampshire beach house for what they expect to be their first family gathering since their mother’s death—only to learn that their father plans to sell the home filled with childhood memories. Youngest sister Mae struggles with personal heartbreak and a troublesome rescue dog, middle sister Natalie’s carefully curated tradwife image begins to unravel, and eldest sister Jordan, a crisis communications expert facing troubles of her own, is surprisingly ready to let the house go. As packing up the family home forces long-buried tensions and memories to the surface—and their father’s new wife complicates matters further—the sisters must confront their individual struggles and decide what truly holds their family together, discovering that home is ultimately defined by the bonds they share rather than the place itself.
From The Library: None
From Audible:
Lauren lands the opportunity of a lifetime when she’s chosen to lead Nantucket Influence, a new reality show following a group of young influencers spending the summer in a stunning waterfront home. The job promises a major career breakthrough—except one of the cast members is Billy, the ex who once betrayed her, forcing Lauren to decide whether professional ambition is worth daily proximity to heartbreak. As filming begins, she grows close to Hudson, a Nantucket production company owner and friend of Billy’s, despite knowing their connection has an expiration date once she returns to Los Angeles. Meanwhile, her college friend Angela reconnects with exciting personal news, and local rivalries heat up when innkeeper Lisa takes on her nemesis Violet in a spirited lobster quiche showdown at the island’s food festival, adding small-town drama to an already unforgettable summer.
What I’m Watching:
I recently discovered a new eight-episode Prime series that has captured my interest. It’s Not Like That follows a widowed pastor and father of two and a divorced mother of three whose families were once inseparable before drifting apart. Now brought back into each other’s lives, they have the chance to reconnect and perhaps redefine what they once meant to one another. The series stars Scott Foley and Erinn Hayes and airs May 15.
On The Blog This Week:
Celebrity Book Club Picks for May 2026
Can’t Wait Wednesday #187: Missed Connections by Aimee K. Runyan
Chasing the Clouds Away by Debbie Macomber Book Review— Why This Feel-Good Romance Stole My Heart
This Post: The Weekend Post #206
Next Week On That Happy Reader:
Pub Day Book Review: Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune
Review: Lift Me Up by Milly Johnson
Can’t Wait Wednesday #188
Review: Nantucket Summer House by Pamela Kelley
Who Wears it Better for May 2026?
The Weekend Post #207
That’s a wrap on The Weekend Post #206. How was your week?
I wish you a wonderful week ahead!
Jonetta | Blue Mood Café
Hope your husband’s situation is resolved sooner. Wonderful book choices, Jodie💜
Have a great weekend!
thathappyreader
Thank you Jonetta.
Cindy's Book Corner
The waiting and testing are hard! I hope he is able to get an earlier appointment, and it is something that can be fixed with medication, or healed. I hope you have a good week!
thathappyreader
Thanks Cindy. I appreciate your kind thoughts.
Sara
All the best to your husband and his upcoming cardiologist visit. Also, I hope your spasms improve as well. It’s lovely you were able to visit the gravesites of your greatgrandmother and grandmothers to honour them this weekend.
Your recent bookshelf additions look wonderful. I love anything by the water!
Have a lovely week!
thathappyreader
Thank you Sarah. My back is much better now.
Lisa Mandina (Lisa Loves Literature)
So I think I got Lift Me Up as an Amazon Prime First Reads, but never read it. It sounds good. I’ll have to see if I have time to go back and read it! We kind of have the opposite, we’ve had some unseasonably cold weather, but it is now back to more like May usually is, getting up to the 80s on some days. Hope you have a good week!
thathappyreader
You too Lisa. I hope you can find Lift Me Up!
Anne- Books of My Heart
Glad you weather is warming up for all your Mother’s Day plans. Happy Mother’s Day!
Anne – Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
thathappyreader
Thanks Anne.
Her Digital Coffee
What a sweet way to celebrate Mother’s Day. I’m glad that your back feels better and I hope your husband is able to get in sooner for an appointment. Have a lovely week!
thathappyreader
Thanks Winnie.
Carla@CarlaLovesToRead
I hope things get sorted for your husband. Are they talking about doing an ablasion? My brother-in-law had one in January and is doing wonderfully. It sounds like a great Mother’s Day Weekend. we haven’t had good weather for planting yet, but I hope to plant a few vegetables by the end of the month. Time is ticking down to that trip to Halifax for both of us. I will leave here on June 26th, driving, and be there until July 5th. We have tickets to the Military Tattoo on July 1st at the Citadel. Wouldn’t it be funny if we ran into each other there?
thathappyreader
Yes they are looking at his need for ablation Carla. My Halifax trip is in August so we will miss each other ☹️
Carla@CarlaLovesToRead
Oh darn, I thought that would be a wonderful place to meet up. My BIL can’t say enough about how well he feels now, Jodie.
thathappyreader
That’s encouraging Carla. I think ablation can be used for various different heart issues and that some are able to find some benefit while others don’t.