High Five Friday 6.20.14

By Stacie | June 20, 2014 |

I’m sharing my High Five Moments from our week.  To see other great moments in other blogger’s lives, click the buttons above.  Take a moment to reflect on your High Five moments from your week. Meet our newest family member, Stormy 1. On Sunday morning, our family went to go out to eat for Father’s…

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Book Review: The Fever By Megan Abbott

By Stacie | June 18, 2014 |

THE FEVER By: Megan Abbott Published: June 17, 2014 Publisher: Little Brown and Co Fiction Deenie is a normal teenager attending high school. Her brother, Eli, is a star hockey player and their dad is a teacher at the high school.  Life for Deenie is idyllic until her best friend, Lise, has a seizure at…

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Book Review: Secret Daughter By Shilpi Somaya Gowda

By Stacie | June 17, 2014 |

SECRET DAUGHTER: A Novel By: Shilpi Somaya Gowda Published: March 9, 2010  Publisher: HarperCollins Fiction In a small village in India, Kavita is about to give birth.  She is praying this second child with her husband, Jasu is a boy.  If it is a girl, like her first born, she will not be able to…

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A Little Monday Inspiration

By Stacie | June 16, 2014 |

Run when you can,  walk if you have to,  crawl if you must;  just never give up.  Dean Karnazes, American Ultramarathon Runner This has been a good quote for me as I am participating in the Runner’s World RunStreak Challenge to complete 40 miles in 40 days. From Memorial Day to July 4th, runners just…

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Recipe: Rhubarb Strawberry Crisp

By Stacie | June 15, 2014 |

I want to make sure you are using up all those great strawberries and the excess rhubarb from your patch ( or in my case, my neighbor’s patch).  This has the perfect sweetness/tartness flavor and the crunchy topping makes it one of my favorite desserts.  Best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!…

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Summer Reading and Writing Opportunity for Kids from Wigu Books

By Stacie | June 14, 2014 |

“The more you read, the more things you will know,  the more you learn, the more places you will go.” Dr. Seuss Wigu Publishing is the publisher of those great children’s books, WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE….. that I keep raving about here on the blog.  They have introduced a Summer Reading…

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Winner of HERE AND AGAIN By Nicole R Dickson

By Stacie | June 13, 2014 |

I have a winner of a copy of HERE AND AGAIN by Nicole R Dickson! Thanks for being patient with me today while I ran my kids around. The winner is………………………………………………………………………Rhonda! Check your email Rhonda! Thanks to all of you who entered to win and visited my blog.  Be sure you enter my other giveaway…

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High Five Friday 6.13.14

By Stacie | June 13, 2014 |

I wasn’t able to do a High Five post last week, so this will be a combination of High Fives from the last two weeks, which have been our first two weeks of summer! 1. Monday, June 2nd,  was our last day of school. The kids are thrilled to get our summer started. We will…

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Book Review: The 3-Day Reset By Pooja Mottl

By Stacie | June 12, 2014 |

THE 3-DAY RESET Restore Your Cravings for Healthy Foods in Three Easy, Empowering Days By: Pooja Mottl Published: April 15, 2014 Publisher: Seal Press – Perseus Books Group Non-Fiction This book review is part of a book tour with TLC Book Tours.  For more stops on the tour and to check out other reviews of…

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