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An Usborne Book E-Party!

August 17, 2009 books

Did you know my mom used to be a Tupperware lady? She was. And Daddy still teases her because she used to chant along with her other Tupperware lady friends, “Fifteen-hundred dollars worth of Tupp-er-ware!” (Or something. It’s funny when Daddy does it.) Anyway, I’m doing my own version of an at-home-buy-some-stuff-party…it’s an USBORNE BOOK [...]

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Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes (a giveaway)

June 11, 2009 books

Multnomah asked me to review Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes by Robin Jones Gunn. And if you’ve been around here for even five minutes you know I replied with a big resounding YES! Not only do I admire Robin Jones Gunn (see blog gush #1 and 2), I also have my own group of sisterchicks which [...]

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Lydia’s New Favorite Poem

June 10, 2009 books

I had a penny, A bright new penny, I took my penny To the market square. I wanted a rabbit, A little brown rabbit, And I looked for a rabbit ‘Most everywhere. For I went to the stall where they sold sweet lavender (“Only a penny for a bunch of lavender!”). “Have you got a [...]

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If Tomorrow Never Comes: A Giveaway

April 3, 2009 books

Contest closed…the winner is Katie from All Places In Between! When I was packing up for the cruise, I stuck a few books in my bag. I’m going to be sharing most of them with you in the next week or so. But this one book, If Tomorrow Never Comes, I was supposed to share [...]

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Book Review & Giveaway: Day With a Perfect Stranger

March 6, 2009 books

Random House sent me a short little book entitled, Day With a Perfect Stranger. I think it was the title that hooked me. Doesn’t it sound mysterious and fun? Anyway, it’s a small novella about a girl named Mattie who sits next to a guy on a plane. They strike up a conversation and suddenly [...]

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When The Soul Mends

December 12, 2008 books

(stay with me, there’s a giveaway involved!) When I was in about 6th grade, we went on a big road trip vacation. We drove from Atlanta up the coast to New York, then straight across to Michigan. Then straight down to Georgia. We went to so many fun places and go to see a huge [...]

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What NOT to Get Your Kids for Christmas

November 19, 2008 books

I bought this great old book for Lydia at a consignment sale. It looked like some old books I had as a kid that were my mom’s as a kid. It’s hard for me to pass up any book much less an old book. I was so excited because it was a collection of stories. [...]

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