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BECOME A FRUGALISTA Money-Saving Secrets for the Frugal Family Manager By: Susan Heid Published:  July 13, 2013 eBook – Nonfiction You already know I am a HUGE fan of Susan Heid and her website THE CONFIDENT MOM as well as many of her products.  She has really been such an inspiration to me and I…

TORN BLOOD By: David J. Bain Published: October 24, 2013 Fiction I can’t possibly read every single book that comes into my inbox.  But, some books are intriguing enough that I want to tell you about them, even if I don’t read them.  Even though this isn’t my usual type of book, I found the…

Last month I had the opportunity to review the website, GRAMMARLY.  I had heard of it but never knew how it worked, so I was anxious to learn more about it and give it a try. GRAMMARLY is a website that offers the service of an automated online proofreader.  It reads through your writing, looking…

FAMILY INTERRUPTED By:  Linda Barrett Published: April 4, 2013  Contemporary Fiction As part of the PUMP UP YOUR BOOK book tour, I had the privilege to read FAMILY INTERRUPTED by Linda Barrett.  For other insights on the book, you can click HERE and read reviews from other bloggers. FAMILY INTERRUPTED is my first read by…

We have started the braces journey in our family.  Our oldest, Patrick got his braces today.  So far he isn’t in too much pain.  “It is just awkward and feels weird”, he says. Both my husband and I still remember the day we got our braces.  I remember my dad taking me to my appointment.…

BECOMING ALICE: A Memoir By:  Alice Rene Published: August 29, 2008 Non-Fiction Every day I hear about a book that I want to read and this is one I wanted to tell you about, even though I haven’t had a chance to read it yet.  I am always intrigued by memoirs and stories from the…

We have our first Christmas this weekend.  My mom and her four sisters still get together to celebrate with all their children and grandchildren and even great-grandchildren.  I am so lucky to have a large, loving family.  Even though not everyone can always make it (my husband and boys can’t this year) those of us…

THE SEARCH A Memoir of an Adopted Woman By: Titia Ellis Published:  November 10, 2010 Non-Fiction Every day I hear about a book that I want to read and this is one I wanted to tell you about, even though I haven’t had a chance to read it yet.  I am sharing this book with…

ORPHAN TRAIN: A NOVEL By: Christina Baker Kline Published: April 2, 2013 I had been hearing how wonderful this book was, but I didn’t realize how wonderful until I began reading it.  If I could have shut out the rest of the world and read it in one sitting, I would have.  ORPHAN TRAIN shifts…

MOMMY COULDN’T FIND HER EYELASHES Fourty-Four Years in First Grade By: Mary Jane Fizer Published: March 15, 2013 Non-Fiction I wish I had all the time in the world to read, but unfortunately, I have other things that must get done.  But, since I work in the school system and have numerous teacher friends, I…