by oh amanda on February 22, 2008
in books
Multnomah sent me another book! It’s a little mystery, a little chick-lit, a little bargain shopper! It’s a fun little mystery called, Death of a Six Foot Teddy Bear by Sharon Dunn. Sounds like a great poolside read, right? (And I oughta know…)
Here’s the excerpt from Multnomah:
Another murder mystery for the Bargain Hunters Network–only this time, one of them is a suspect!
Ginger and her husband, Earl, are in for a wild ride in Calamity, Nevada, along with the other BHN ladies–college student Kindra, mother-of-four Suzanne, and sassy senior Arleta. They came to town for the Invention Expo and some outlet shopping, but instead they endure lost luggage, broken air conditioning, and a long line of people angry at hotel owner Dustin Clydell. With the Invention Expo and the Squirrel Lovers’ convention both in town, the Wind-Up Hotel has somehow overbooked.
Before the night is over, a man has been found dead in a teddy bear costume, the Invention Expo has been canceled, Binky the water-skiing squirrel has gone missing…and the authorities want to talk to one of the BHN ladies! What else could possibly go wrong? Once again, the Bargain Hunters Network swings into sleuth mode to solve the murder–and this time, clear one of their own. Along the way, Ginger discovers something even better than a bargain.
And hey, there’s even more! I’ve got 2 of these books to give away! If you need some winter time reading (‘cuz I don’t think anyone else is getting the joy of reading by the poolside.), just leave me a comment and when I finally get home I’ll pick 2 winners. Then I’ll send you your very own deceased six foot teddy bear. Er, I mean, a book about a dead teddy bear…well, you know what I mean…
See you soon!
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by oh amanda on February 22, 2008
in me
(wrote this yesterday…just now posting…)
I’m on the plane. On my way to the SUNNY state of Georgia! Who’d ever think Atlanta would seem balmy in February? As we left our spa, everyone was talking about how it was so warm because the temperature was finally out of the negatives. * brrr * Can you imagine?
Today we took the best yoga class ever. It was Vinsayna (sp?) yoga. Which means you do the poses quickly in order, in a “flow”. Not the yoga where you hold one pose for five minutes at a time. It’s more aerobic. And for lack of a better word—FUN! Our instructor was amazing. He personally fixed my alignment and position several times during the practice. We took one more Therapy Pool class that focused on back strength. I am amazed at how much of a workout those water classes are!
After leaving the spa, we found some really cool stuff around Minneapolis. We felt like we were on the Amazing Race because I had a photo of my great-grandmother with two street names written on the back. We actually found the streets and possibly the house where it was taken! I used that picture for Wordless Wednesday once, so I can’t wait to show you the same picture 70 years later! We also hit up some cute Swedish stores. Swedish stores! It was right next to the Indian church, across the street from the Mexican mercado and just down the street from the Guyaquil Restaurant.
Now that my frigid spa exercise vacation is over, my big big news is I am leaving for our first family vacation TOMORROW!
We have been searching cruises every day and just really wanted to do a Disney cruise. We couldn’t find one in our price range and the week we wanted. But, two days ago, Les found the deal-of-the-century on the Disney Cruise site. He called me in Minnesota and said, “Are you up for leaving on Saturday?” I said, “I am if you are!”
So, while I’ve been gone, Les has been buying little girl bathing suites, crocs and t-shirts. He even went shopping for a princess dress today. I’ll be home at 11 tonight and see how well he did. Then we’re off to SUNNY Florida tomorrow!
I certainly will not be online this week. So every time you see my bloglines NOT updated, just smile and know I’m sailing the Bahamas with Mickey!
One day a foot of snow and non-stop exercise classes. The next day tank tops, flip flops and buffets laden with food? I’m one happy girl!
must. move. fingers.
must. blog.
You guys, I am so tired. I have decided I could NEVER be on the Biggest Loser and work out 4 hours a day. This morning we woke up, ate breakfast (a flax seed muffin) then went straight to…
*gasp*
*choke*
*faint*
STEP class.
I am so horrible at this. I cannot step in order, do a figure 8, a mambo or a double lunge. And I certainly can’t do it in any kind of pattern or order. At one point I just stopped and stared at the instructor with both hands on my face.
After I pulled myself up off the floor, we threw on our bathing suits and headed for the Therapy Pool. It’s a big pool warmed to 92 degrees. We did balancing exercises with swim noodles. It was so relaxing, I felt like I was asleep during it. But at the same time it was very difficult–I really had to concentrate to do everything. As soon as I stepped out of the pool, I felt like I had just sat down some heavy weights. It was a very real workout!
Within 5 minutes, we were dried off and laying on a mat for Yogilates! I love Yogilates (yoga + pilates). I think I like it better than either Yoga or Pilates by itself.
We took a little break, ate some lunch, drove through Minneapolis—found Mama’s kindergarten, my great-grandmother’s house and the houses Mama grew up in. We got back to our hotel-spa-gym, took a little nap and then went straight to Yoga.
That one really wiped me out. But it was ok because immediately after Yoga was my MASSAGE! Oh, baby.
Now we’re eating hummus, pita and veggies for a snack and blogging away. I’ll be flying home (to my baby girl!) tomorrow night so, we’ll *only* get to take two classes in the morning. Yoga and another Therapy Pool class. And absolutely NO STEP!
I might be too busy or too out of pocket to post tomorrow but I’ll try because I have something exciting to tell you. It is the very complete OPPOSITE of my adventures this week. *wheee!*
