Weathers

Cape Storm (Weather Warden, Book 8)
$7.99
Let me start at the beginning...I first started Rachel Caine's phenomenal Weather Warden series a little over a month ago -pretty much on a whim. I instantly fell in love with Joanne Baldwin -the awesome, butt-kicking heroine -and her wild Warden life. I quickly devoured all of the subsequent novels up to Cape Storm, which is supposedly the second-to-last book in the series (Weather Warden book 9 is already scheduled for an August 2010 release on Amazon).

This may be why I had some trouble with Cape Storm. If you waited a year to read this novel after Gale Force, than all of the repetition between Cape Storm and the last few Weather Warden novels (particularly Gale Force and Thin Air) would probably not be so fresh in your mind. But since I literally put down the last book and picked up this one, they seemed to blur together into a story that I've already read before (multiple times) in this series.

While the story still has plenty of fast-paced fun and action that fans have come to expect from this series -Joanne's honeymoon to her Djinn lover David has to be postponed (again, the couple can't be happy), but she can't worry about it too much because the world is ending (again). Joanne wrestles with evil/good and in control/out of control conflict (this gives me flashes of Thin Air) and the story ends on yet another cliffhanger.

Frankly, this should have been the last book in this series. It really feels like the Weather Warden universe is to getting exhausted and there are simply no more stories to tell.

The Kids' Book of Weather Forecasting (Williamson Kids Can! Series)
$12.99
This book is a fabulous text for introducing the beginning "meterologist" to the weather. My children adore the hands-projects, illustrations, and the cartoons added for comic-relief. As a parent, I loved seeing my three children work together on a project. The excitement created in my home was a joy to watch. As a homeschooling parent, hearing them jump out of bed asking, "Can we do science first?" was delightful.

MIDLAND WR300 Weather Radio
$79.99
It might be operator error, but I still cant get the specific county alerts to work right on this thing. Just when I think its set up right, we get a severe thunderstorm box over my area (verified from the weather channel) and this thing will just sit right thru it, without warning me at all. Not using it like I thought I would, pretty much have given up on it........

Weather Guide with Phenomonal Weather Events: 2010 Wall Calendar
$14.99
52-Page Wall Calendar* Stunning Photography* Phenomenal Weather Events for Each Day* Monthly Climatic Data for U.S. ¢Ê International Cities* Weather Trivia with Illustrations* Fascinating Articles for Each Month