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I haven’t posted one of these for awhile.  I hope this gets your week off to a great start! It’s supposed to be hard.  If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it.  The hard is what makes it great! Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own This quote can apply to so many things…

IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN…..KENYA A Child’s Introduction to Culture Around the World BY: Carole P. Roman Published: October 24, 2013 Children’s Non-Fiction This is another book in the educational series that takes children on journeys to other countries.  I previously reviewed IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN…FRANCE. You can see that…

WHILE WE WERE WATCHING DOWNTON ABBEY By: Wendy Wax Published:  April 2, 2013 Mass Market Paperback: December 31, 2013 Fiction Many women are spending their Sunday nights watching Downton Abbey and I am one of them.  I’ve been reading WHILE WE WERE WATCHING DOWNTON ABBEY by Wendy Wax and even though I am not quite…

This last Friday, my mom and our daughter traveled with me to Northern Minnesota.  Our main purpose was for me to meet my newest Great-Niece, Isla.  She was born in November and this was my first opportunity to get away and see her.  Since we had a long weekend, we took the opportunity to go.…

SWEET NOTHINGS By: Janis Thomas Published: July 2, 2013 Fiction One of the books in my stack of “must reads” is SWEET NOTHINGS by Janis Thomas.  It sounds like a perfect, fun weekend read and I can’t wait to get to it. Below you can find out more about the book as well as check…

I’m sorry it has taken me so long to tell you about THE CONFIDENT MOM’S new 2014 Planner and Supplement package.  Ugh! I know it is January 16, and you could have been using this for several days already.  Needless to say, you need to go get this NOW!. Did you see the important words…

HOSPICE VOICES Lessons for Living at the End of Life By: Eric Lindner Published: October 6, 2013 Nonfiction This review is part of the Virtual Author Book Tour.  For more stops on the HOSPICE VOICES book tour and to read other reviews, click HERE. Eric Lindner is looking for a way to give back and…

It has been awhile since I’ve been on the Americana Idol bandwagon.  I frankly got a little tired of Simon’s rude suggestions and comments.  Randy’s “dog” verbage was worn out.  I couldn’t stand to watch or listen to Nicki Minaj.  So, I rarely tuned in. But, this year, I plan watch and DVR it when…

PERFECT A Novel By: Rachel Joyce Published:  January 14, 2013 Fiction The British author of THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY has written her newest novel, PERFECT. In PERFECT, we are taken to an English village in 1972, and an 11-year old boy finds out from a friend that the government is adding two seconds…

I just love calendars that offer you something on each page.  I can start my days with a quote, a laugh, a fact, a cute picture, pretty much anything you want in any category you are interested in. I usually have one in my bathroom so I can see it every morning and then the…