EBooks vs Paper Books, Memory Loss, and Exploding Toilets

I completely forgot to post my {Friday Photo Bliss} photo yesterday, mainly because I had no idea it was Friday.  I have had so much going on that the days become a blur and I am really exhausted.   I think I will be a 100% housewife this weekend and my house in shape and worry only about my family.  Funny, I used to dream about being a successful rich businesswoman or famous scientist, and now I dream about being a simple housewife before computers. 

Thank you so much for all of your comments and advice on my post about whether I should invest in an EBook device.  So many great comments, and now I am more confused than ever. :-) I have to confess I went to the library yesterday and checked out a huge pile of books and felt so happy and serene, so perhaps I will wait on the electronic devices for now.  There is something to be said about holding a real book and I don't think I am ready to move on quite yet.  But when I make the plunge I will let you know what I ended up buying.

I found another great book from my husband's childhood stash.   I didn't think
I could find something more fun than Miss Pickerell and the Geiger Counter, but I believe I did.  Who wouldn't look at the cover of the Case of the Exploding Plumbing without wanting to read it?

Not only do you have such lovely cover art (it really draws you in, doesn't it?), but who wouldn't want to read a mystery about exploding plumbing.  It appears from the cover to be the toilet that is exploding, and that must be very exciting.  Especially if it happened before flushing...  Sorry, that was gross and has a lot to do with me living in a house full of boys.

And the best part about this book?  It is one of a series!  Perhaps there is "The Case of the Smelly Refrigerator",  "The Case of the Sticky Gum on the Shoe", "The Case of the Huge Laundry Pile on the Bed", or "The Case of the Mysterious Poop on the Garage Floor".  You know, I could write this series. 

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend.  I need to brave the cold and let the chickens out.  And feed the dog and the two cats.  And clean the disgusting chick cage.  And have the boys feed their parakeet.  And finish a load of clothes.  Maybe I need to be a simple housewife before computers, with a maid.  ;-)