Recently I was asked to review the book Sons of Thunder . I struggle to find time to read fiction these days, but I knew that Amanda, my oldest daughter, is always looking for good fiction, so I handed the book off to her to check out.  Here’s what she had to say about...
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I’ve had a terrible time lately finding time to do book reviews!   In an attempt to catch up on months of neglect in one fell swoop, I’m going to tell you briefly about each of the books I’ve gotten recently. E is For Ethics contains several dozen short stories about various ethical dilemmas and...
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The Blind Side For Valentine’s Day John took me to see The Blind Side. I count it as Sandra Bullock’s best performance ever, bar none. We own both Lake House and While You Were Sleeping and have seen them often enough that I can quote fair portions of both movies. I love...
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Not long ago I was contacted by Not Your Daughter’s Jeans and asked if I wanted to try a pair of their jeans. Since I’ve been hearing about NYD jeans for years, I gave an enthusiastic yes. Perusing their website, I briefly considered the ever-so-trendy skinny leg style, but decided I was just...
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I find it a tad bit hard to blog about Christmas ideas for kids without giving away what I am doing for my kids.  So this post will be a mish mash of things that have been sent to me to review, things that my kids are requesting, things that I have stumbled across...
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Great news! I am re-posting this review from last month because the publisher has offered to give away three copies of the book to readers. If you are interested in winning a copy, will you comment below and tell me the best advice someone gave you in a rough moment? I will...
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My husband and I joked when our first daughter was little that she was always a few months ahead of us. We’d buy her a new toy, watch her play with it, and realize with chagrin (…continue reading at BlogHer)
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I have a friend named Ree, and she has a brand new cookbook. I know that almost everyone already knows and loves her, but after meeting and hanging out with her husband Marlboro Man and two of their kids in the Dominican Republic, I feel a special fondness for her.  Ladd is the real...
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I got a couple of review items in the mail from Team Mom recently that I wanted to mention in case you are looking for something fun for a child for Christmas. (And who of us isn’t at this time of year?) The first item is the Mythbusters Weird World of Water.  This science...
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I’ve got several interesting things I wanted to tell you about. Maybe Christmas ideas, maybe just something to do with your family this weekend…but all worth a mention. First of all, I wanted to mention the John Waller CD, WHILE I’M WAITING. I LOVE the entire CD, but I especially appreciate Our...
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