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My Safe Reading Haven is Invaded 2007-07-24 07:28:00 IN THE NEWS: According to CNN Money, GI Joe will have to move over for a bigger action star: Jesus. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Tuesday it will test sales in some stores of biblical action figures whose makers say they are aimed at Christian parents. The figures will be offered in 425 of Wal-Mart's 3,376 discount stores and Supercenters. The toys, based on biblical stories, include a 3-inch figure of Daniel in the lion's den, a 12-inch talking Jesus doll and 13-inch Samson action figure.Okay. I tolerate all the tourists every summer in my little home town, but when they start to interfere with my body sculpting classes and my library--I get MEAN.1) First off the parking. Oh, right. There was none. Grrr.I circled around the gym/library 3 times and finally ended up with a spot on the street FAR AWAY from the front doors of the building.2) The exercise classes are so FULL, there's no room to breathe let alone work-out.I'm going to get fat--er, I mean fatter.3) All the children's comp Read more:Reading
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Weekend Recap #14 2007-07-23 06:53:00 MENTAL STATUS: "Happy". It's going to rain all day today, but my grass and flowers need it. Plus, the weather will force me to stay home and get some things done around the house--like cleaning and reading.Well, this weekend wasn't anything exciting--but I WAS busy. The mom and the older brother came down to visit, so we were busy entertaining them.Took them--of course--to the beach on Saturday. Being the total shoobies they are, they both got a terrible sunburn on the first day and as a result couldn't come to the beach with us the next day. Oh, and for those not in the lingo and are wondering, here's a definition:shoobie--n. A short-term visitor to the beach and shore communities of New Jersey.Editorial Note: Shoobie has long been said to derive from a description of tourists, day-trippers, weekenders, and others who would bring a meal packed in a shoe box. Though often repeated, this supposed origin has not been verified.Anyhew, I brought TONS of sunscreen to the beach. You'd t Read more:Weekend
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Thursday Thirteen #13 2007-07-26 07:38:00 Thirteen Country Songs that Make Me Smile*****************************************************1.... "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash: The title alone makes me crack up, but the song is hilarious.2.... "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo" by Tracy Byrd: These lyrics crack me up:"Then after Three rounds with Jose Cuervo I let her lead me out on the floor And after Four rounds with Jose Cuervo I was showin' off moves never seen before"3.... "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs" by Alan Jackson: What makes me smile? The line "But I don't know if it's the cheatin' she likes or just the melody". LOL!4...."Beer for My Horses" by Toby Keith and Willie Nelson: Something makes me smile at the lines"When the gun smoke settles well sing a victory tuneWell all meet back at the local saloonWell raise up our glasses against evil forcesSinging whiskey for my men, beer for my horses"5.... "Family Tradition" by Hank Williams Jr: "Why do you drink? Why do you roll smoke? Why must you live out the songs Read more:Thursday
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Break from Blogging 2007-07-25 07:30:00 MENTAL STATUS: "Determined". So far, I've been super busy this week. Time is slipping away, so I'm determined to get some writing done. No blog--or even LOOKING at blogs for me today. (Well... maybe later)So there.See you tomorrow. Read more:Break
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Two in One Day? Stop the Press! 2007-07-27 10:38:00 I don't usually blog twice in one day... but what the heck?I received this e-mail from my library, which perplexed me.There was a Gidget before Sally Fields? Hmmm. How about that... Read more:Press
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Pet Peeves 2007-07-27 07:34:00 IN THE NEWS: According to World Magazine, "Iran's state-sponsored media announced it just thwarted a major espionage effort by the Western powers bent on using rodents as spies. In recent weeks, intelligence operatives have arrested 14 squirrels within Iran's borders." That's right. Apparently they thought these squirrels were carrying spy gear--but they couldn't expand on how the big bad Western powers (like us) could train such an elite force of spy squirrels.(A yikes)Okay, I think I've mentioned little pet peeves I have when I read published manuscripts. Like little misspellings. ( Drives me crazy. Especially if I paid over $10 for a book) Or like when a blond character in chapter one suddenly becomes a brunette for no apparent reason in chapter ten. (Also drives me nutso) I guess an editor can only fix so much if there are a lot of mistakes to begin with, which is why it's so important to get that manuscript you submit into PERFECT shape.Literary agent Chip MacGregor had a gr
Weekend Recap #15 2007-07-31 08:16:00 IN THE NEWS: According to World magazine, "While scientists take turns blaming pesticides, global warming, and even cell phones for the disappearance of many North American honey bee colonies, one PA resident thinks he knows where all the bees might have gone: his home. Tens of thousands of honeybees have taken over his four-bedroom house and have created about 100 pounds of honey in his house. He's arranged a beekeeper to remove and relocate the hive."I'm know I'm behind in my weekend recap thingy, but I had a hard time choosing some decent pictures. This past weekend was "Night in Venice" weekend in our little town.Night in Venice is our little town's gala boat parade and decorated bay-front home celebration. This year's parade included approximately 100 boats and over 300 decorated homes. The theme this year was Struttin' By The Bay, a Tribute to the Philadelphia Mummers. Many homes and boats had Mummers decorations and featured String Band music. There was also a boat with Th Read more:Weekend
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When it Rains, it Pours Kind of Thing 2007-07-30 07:09:00 MENTAL STATUS: "Psyched". Having a few lucky weeks here. First, I win a critique and now a book (see below). I'm taking this as a sign and hoping this leads to even more good news soon.If you hear people say it's a waste of time reading blogs, then all I can say is they're probably not reading the right kind. I just so happened to be reading my daily blog list last week and came across a contest on the Write Stuff blog. So I entered by posting a comment--and won a book! And not just any book, but a writing book.**Cue the ooohs and ahhhhs**I won Noah Lukeman's The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life. Go me.The writers over there did a great job all weekend blogging about--what else?--books. Hey, one of my favorite subjects. Check it out!And speaking of books...I'm still working my way through Kate Walker's 12-Point Guide to Writing Romance. But I think it's really going to help me with a story idea I have for Harlequin. Then Dwight Swain's Techniques of the Selling W Read more:Thing
Just a Few Things... 2007-08-03 06:53:00 MENTAL STATUS: "Upbeat". Hubby's taking the afternoon off (hopefully) so we can go to the beach. It's too hot to go anywhere else. I mean, I feel like it's New Mexico hot here.I saw this on Lesley Speller's blog and thought it was too cute not to post, too. Your Nail Polish Color is PinkHow you're unique: You're girly without being high maintenanceWhy your style rocks: You're the perfect blend of stylish, preppy, and cuteWhat this color says about you: "I am secure enough not to follow every trend"What Color Nail Polish Best Fits You?I guess I'm a real girly-girl. Who knew?I also wanted to post a few interesting things...1) Like I'm almost done devouring--I mean, reading--the Donald Maas book Writing the Breakout Novel. I'm telling you, if you don't have this book and you want to write a single title book, GO BUY IT NOW.It's that good.2) Also if you want to enter the Romance Junkies writing contest this year... you can't. You missed the boat already. They stopped taking en
Thursday Thirteen #14 2007-08-02 07:06:00 Thirteen "Wish-I- Had-Thought-of-That" Blog Titles****************************************************************1…. Postcards from the Slush Pile2.... Scribblings3.... Pointless Drivel **what I feel I write some days4.... Yada Yada Yada **more of the same5.... Spongeblog Square Writer **Tee-hee. Someone suggested this to me a few days ago 6.... Queen of Perseverance **because I sometimes think I am7.... Brain-fried Writer**because I know I am8.... Blogging with Scissors** Don't tempt me. I'll do it! I don't care what Mom always said.9.... One Word at a Time** Unfortunately, that's all I write some days10....Writeritis** I think I may have that11.... Writer with Blogitude12....Am I There Yet?** The answer would most likely be no.13....Real Writers Don't Vacuum** My friend's blog title. Dang, wish I had thought of it. Is it too late to change my blog title? LOL!Links to other Thursday
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Bad Idea by Todd and Jedd Hafer 2007-08-01 07:14:00 MENTAL STATUS: "Excited." Going to a pool party today and then to Doctor Seuss show on Green Eggs and Ham later tonight.Yay! It's August first and time for another first chapter brought to by Fiction in Rather Short Takes. This month's book is Bad Idea: A Novel with Coyotes by Todd and Jedd Hafer. Hilarious.Enjoy.Chapter 1“We should totally drive!” Rhonda said, wagging a limp french fry for emphasis.I clenched my teeth. I hate it when adults try to talk like teenagers. Rhonda does it all the time. Her efforts are particularly grating to me because she does, in fact, employ the teen vernacular, but always, always at least one season too late. Thus, my father’s 28-year-old fiancée didn’t say “Congratulations!” when I was inducted into Quill & Scroll (the National Honor Society for high school journalists) early in my senior year. She said, “Big ups to you, G!” And when I was named Honorable Mention All-Area in track and field (small-school division), she didn’t say
Thursday Thirteen #15 2007-08-09 02:15:00 Thirteen Interesting Things about... NEW JERSEY ??(Yeah, that's right.)***************************************************1…. New Jersey is a peninsula. 2.... The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick in 1889 ( Rutgers College played Princeton ). 3.... Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can buy. (And they are)4.... New Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky . 5.... New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq mi.) than Havana , Cuba 6.... New Jersey has the highest cost of living. 7.... New Jersey has the highest cost of auto insurance. ( Not entirely sure about this, because I think Connecticut is creeping up on us)8.... New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation. 9.... New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the "Diner Capital of the World." (Mmmmm... diner food.)10.... North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world, with seven major shopping malls in a 2 Read more:Thursday
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I've Been Simpsonized! 2007-08-08 07:04:00 IN THE NEWS: According to World Magazine, a woman in Patterson, NJ woke up to find her 10 foot diameter 1,000 gallon pool gone from her backyard. The kicker? There wasn't a drop of water spilled. The police found no evidence that the water had been pumped out or siphoned either. At this point, the woman doesn't want her pool back. She just wants to know what they did with all that water.Yes. I tried it. In honor of the Simpson movie (which I have yet to see) I decided to "simpsonize" myself.But let me say first off that I look NOTHING like this. They didn't capture my expensive blonde highlights OR even the actual length of my hair. Oh well. It's all in good fun.You can try it, too. Here.
Inside the Witer's Mind 2007-08-07 07:41:00 MENTAL STATUS: "Defeated". I've finally given up on my bathroom wallpaper removal project. I'm out of my league--and I'm calling a handyman. TODAY.My friend ripped out an article from a magazine (Not sure what magazine. Maybe Oprah?) for me to read about writers and their thoughts on writing. (Thank you!)The article interviewed 6 novelists to talk about the art, the craft, the isolation, the listening, and the sheer termite-like determination of writing down a story.Naturally, the topic interested me, but I found this article especially... motivating. Thus, I will share (and summarize) the highlights.Q: Besides talent, what are the particular qualities it takes to be a novelist?Walter Kirn: "Confidence then persistence. These traits sound similar. They aren't. Confidence is what politicians, seducers, and currency speculators have, but persistence is a quality found in termites. It's the blind drive to keep on working that persists after confidence breaks down."Joshua Ferris:
Weekend Recap #16 2007-08-06 06:16:00 IN THE NEWS: According to HappyNews.com, a couple in Arkansas just had their 17th child--and it's a girl named Jennifer Duggar. (Nice name) Among the ''fun facts'' listed on Discovery Health's Web page devoted to the Duggars: A baby has been born in every month except June; the Duggars have gone through an estimated 90,000 diapers, and Michelle Duggar (the mommy), 40, has been pregnant for 126 months--or 10.5 years--of her life.I'll come right out and say we were rained on at the beach this weekend. On Saturday, the weatherman predicted a slight chance of afternoon thundershowers--slight chance mind you. So we were surprised when our sunny day suddenly looked ominous. Then the rain started. Then the thunder. Then the rain stopped. Then some guy surf fishing caught a four foot shark that we were able to gawk at. That was pretty neat!After everyone took their pictures and whatnot, the fisherman threw the shark back into the water. We were able to see it swim off into the sunset--w Read more:Weekend
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Health Food does not Equal Diet Food 2007-08-10 06:14:00 MENTAL STATUS: "Anxious". Having a family reunion--of sorts--at our house tomorrow. I hope it goes smoothly.I went to the health food store a few days ago for some tahini (I love making hummus) and ended up taking home a few other goodies, too. Like two juice/protein shakes.I figured they'd be a nice healthy alternative for a quick breakfast. Protein and fruit with some added fiber all wrapped up in a 15.2 oz shake. So I happily had one this morning. Not bad. Not good either, but it's doing my body good, right? Then I looked at the calorie content.500 Calories!!!!!Are they insane? 500 calories for that stupid shake. A drink. What's in there? I thought I was drinking fruit. Holy smokes if I wanted to waste 500 calories on breakfast, I'd driven over to Dunkin' Donuts and had a large coffee roll. At least I would have enjoyed. And I would have been full. Grrr.**deep breaths**Okay. I feel better for venting. Now on to talk about books. I think I told you I won a book (The Plot Thick Read more:Health
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A Season of Forgiveness by Brenda Coulter 2007-08-14 06:30:00 Well, it's not the first of the month, but I'm doing a book plug anyway. Not just because the author was nominated for a RITA award this year or that I was promised a free book (Ha!), but because I'm a big fan of author BrendaCoulter
's blog No Rules. Just Write and her new book coming out next month looks like a great read.A SEASON OF FORGIVENESS by Brenda CoulterAvailable in stores September 25.Order now from Amazon. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0373874537 )Read most of the first chapter at BrendaCoulter.comCHECK OUT THE VIDEO TRAILER AND SEE FOR YOURSELF: Read more:Season
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Weekend Recap #17 2007-08-13 06:00:00 IN THE NEWS: According to World Magazine, Englishman John Richards has been living with a misdiagnosed break in his neck for almost 58 years. This summer Richards went to his doctor for a routine visit and complained about a neck pain that had bothered him since he was 16--the time when he fell out of an apple tree. Doctors at that time treated him for a broken wrist but never checked his neck. In his life time, Richards worked on a farm and even spent 15 years as an amateur boxer--not knowing that one wrong punch could have killed him! When the doctors discovered the break, Richards was rushed into surgery to insert an inch-long bolt in his neck.Well, all went well with my little family get together on Saturday. Civility and a nice time was what I shooting for--and luckily, that's what I got. Yay. I was very pleased with the whole situation. (Oh, and the food turned out yummy, too)One funny thing that came up during our dinner was how people talk. I lived up in Massachusetts for a fe Read more:Weekend
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Suggestions Anyone? 2007-08-17 06:36:00 IN THE NEWS: According to the Press of Atlantic City, "the plotline of a murder mystery novel sounded a little too familiar to Polish police. Now, Krystian Bala, author of best-selling crime thriller "Amok", is being charged with the murder of a businessman--the subject of his book. After an anonymous phone call tipped them off last year, they discovered details that could be known only to police and the killer, and that the author was connected to the victim."(Eeek)Well, if you haven't been on the receiving end of my screaming-from-the rooftops-announcement yet, I won another freebie on one of my favorite blogs.Yep. I won a $25 gift Amazon.com certificate. Woo-hoo!! And I all I did was voice one of my pet peeves with reading/writing. I have a lot of them, so it was hard to narrow it down to just one, so I picked my funnier moment.Check me out at Fiction Scribe. My "Bad Editing" rant is officially Pet Peeve #32.Now I must decide how to spend it. Well, books, of course. But what kin Read more:Anyone
Thursday Thirteen 16 2007-08-16 06:45:00 Thirteen Celebrity HairdosI've Worn (or tried to wear) On My Head***************************************************1....The Carol Brady Mullet --yeah, you know what I'm talking about. Only I didn't pick this out for myself--and I was THREE years old!2.... The Toni Tennille-- Remember The Captain and Tennille? Hmm. Look here to know what I mean. It looked really cute when I was four.3...The Farah Fawcett-- Lots of flipped out "feathers", a curling iron was a must, etc..4.... The Olivia Newton-John-- I wanted to look like Sandy in Grease when she got all dolled up with those curls and stuff, so I got a perm. First big mistake in my hairdo ways. Second big mistake was having my mom do the perm.5.... The Princess Diana-- Terrible terrible cut for me. I looked like a Beatle.6.... The "Physical Tour" Olivia Newton John-- Since my hair was already kind of short, I tried something a little more fun. Plus I wanted to look as athletic and cool as she did with that headband. It didn't work o Read more:Thursday
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My Little Mermaid 2007-08-15 07:47:00 MENTAL STATUS: "Happy". Hosted a lovely BBQ yesterday, and today the daughter and I are going to do something fun and frivolous. Get our nails done! (Sometimes it's the little things.)My daughter has been taking swim lessons these past few weeks. Yeah, okay. You're probably thinking, Um, that's kind of interesting, but so what?Well, this is a big deal in her little life--and my life, too. Not just because this is a sign that she's getting older, but because she's had a tremendous fear of the water since birth. So this is a BIG DEAL.The fact that I didn't have to withdraw her from class (like I had to do last year) is a pretty major accomplishment in itself, too.She did FINALLY learn how to doggie paddle when we were in the Bahamas in May, but she would not under any circumstance take any "risks" or let one drop of water touch her face. Thus, I decided to try the swim lessons again.When she first started, I looked around at the other kiddies in her class and took heart that she wa
It's Just a Cookie, Right? 2007-08-22 07:40:00 MENTAL STATUS: "Better than Monday". The family crisis has stabilized, and now, so has my mood. Thanks to those who expressed concern. I appreciate it.Anyway...I admit I'm not a label reader. In fact, the only thing I look at on a label is the calorie part--and sometimes not even that. But as I enjoyed the buttery goodness of a Pepperidge Farm Chessman cookie the other day, I decided to finally--FINALLY--take a good look at the packaging.I'm SO glad I did, because the hubby and I had one heck of a laugh over it.Thus, I will share with you all.Okay. Imagine--if you will--James Lipton from Inside the Actor's Studio doing a dramatic reading of the following. (That's how I read this to my hubby, and he seemed to get a kick out of it.)The Art of the Cookie
:Begin with a baker's soul. (This had me laughing already)Seek the finest ingredients.Explore nature's infinite variety of flavors and textures-- sweet, crunchy, rich... oh, and buttery.Entertain inspirations. (Guh?)Embrace decadent Read more:Right
Blog Holiday 2007-08-21 06:49:00 IN THE NEWS: According to a Harris Interactive poll, Americans hold "business executive" and "union leader" among the lowest in prestige on a list of 23 common occupations. The following jobs were the top five: Firefighter, Doctor, Nurse, Scientist, and Teacher. Read more:Holiday
Weekend Recap #18 2007-08-20 06:32:00 MENTAL STATUS: "Worried sick". Family crisis going on right now, and I feel terribly helpless.Well, now that I laid all that down on you guys, let me see if I can shake myself out of my quasi depression and tell you what we did this weekend...We made a new kind of pizza on the grill. No sauce, sliced tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, bacon, red onion, red bell pepper, and goat cheese. Sprinkled very lightly with some mozzarella. I'm telling you it was really scratch-your-eyes-out good. It's now my new favorite my hubby will make for me.Um, then on Saturday we--cough, cough--went to the beach again. (Don't worry, summer's almost over) But we happened to meet some people. And when we started talking, it turned out they live on our street--two doors down. Not our fault, since that home is technically a second home for them and they're not around much all year.Later that night we went to a concert, given by World Vision Korea Children's Choir. We were a "host family" for two of the childr Read more:Weekend
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Books Have Been Ordered 2007-08-24 09:00:00 IN THE NEWS: According to World Magazine, Hollywood California residents are considering grinding up birth-control pills and mixing them with bird feed on the roofs of some buildings to prevent the pigeons from further breeding. "Our streets are getting bombarded by the poop way too much," said one resident.(I like that idea for seagulls, too)I'm late posting. But I had a late night. We have friends in town, so we got a babysitter for the little one and met them at a bar last night. In short, the band was good, the bar was a dive, and I got hit on. Yeah, that's right. I STILL got it! It's kind of a funny story, but I'm too tired to write it right now.Besides, something feels "off" today. It might have something to do with that funny thing in the sky. It's bright and sort of yellowish. I seem to remember it from a time long ago...Could it be? No. Why, yes. It's the sun!It suddenly feels like summer again, too. Will wonders never cease? Maybe that means I can actually get out of Read more:Books
Thursday Thirteen #17 2007-08-23 07:38:00 Thirteen Things I Recently Pulled Out of My Purse (or Handbag, if you will)********************************************1….One bag of Yogos 2.... One Epi-pen Jr. **for my kiddie3.... One empty pill box *and I can't remember what pill was or was supposed to be in there.4....One old Kohl's receipt** it's so faded, I can't even read the date or what I bought5....One Korean hand fan** don't ask.6.... Five crayons**Y, R, O, B, and G7.... One roll of quarters** no wonder it's so heavy.8.... One tube of Herpecin L lip balm9.... One bag of Nice 'n Clean hand wipes** because I'm neurotic about cleanliness10.... One index card from my doctor, reminding me of an appointment in October** Hmmm. I should really write that on the calendar.11....One tube of Davies Gate Cinnamon hand cream12.... Four mini Disney coloring books13.... One shopping note with the words "cumin", "cilantro", and "trashbags" written on it** Hmm. I don't think I ever got those.Do you keep anything interesting in your Read more:Thursday
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Thanks. I Think. 2007-08-29 08:00:00 MENTAL STATUS: "Less frazzled." The house is only semi-clean, I still need food for tonight's BBQ, but I did manage to get a lot done yesterday.I think I've become one of those people who can't take a compliment. Oh, people try, but I just can't accept it and move on. And now I've taken this rebuking of praise a step further and have switched to analyzing them, as well.Take Sunday, for example. I haven't seen the mother (or her family) of my daughter's friend in about a year. She sees me for the first time and notices that I've highlighted my hair. Fine. She even gushes on about how much she likes it. I thank her quickly--without making eye contact because I can't accept a compliment--and try to switch subjects. But then her mother steps into the picture and begins harping on my hair now. She begins saying stuff like how great it looks now. How much younger I look now.Okay. My hair looks good, but that good? Whatever.Then, on Monday I see my friend's sister, who's also in to Read more:Thanks
Bad Blogger Potential 2007-08-28 07:18:00 IN THE NEWS: According to World Magazine, the price of zinc has risen--which means it costs the U.S Mint nearly 2 cents to make each penny. It adds up when you consider we make $80 million worth of coins and it costs us $160 million to do it. Obviously, it would make sense (no pun intended) to have maligned coins melted down, but through a U.S. Mint regulation from late 2006, it's illegal. So lawmakers are now lobbying to replace the "expensive" zinc in the penny with a cheaper metal, like steel.I admit it. I've become one of... well, you know... one of those people.The bad blogger.Yeah, I usually post something here on my blog, but I've had limited time to read any other blogs this past week. So if I've neglected you. I'm sorry. Truly. But I'm going to keep on doing it until next week.It's not entirely my fault, though. It's the end of the summer, friends of ours keep visiting, my hubby keeps taking half days off to go to the beach, we're going away for a few days soon, and m Read more:Blogger
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Weekend Recap #19 2007-08-27 06:09:00 MENTAL STATUS: "Slightly annoyed". I got dealt some minor inconveniences this weekend that are really not a big deal--but they annoyed me nonetheless. My daughter's BEST friend is in town this week. How my daughter managed to get an out-of-town best friend at the tender age of five is beyond me. But, she did it. My daughter met her friend last year--at the Philadelphia airport. The girls immediately found each other--two sensitive only children princesses-- and started playing at the gate before we could board. Then the hubby and I started talking to the parents and found out we both were going the Bahamas. Actually, we liked the parents, a lot, so we ended up hanging out with them for a good chunk of our vacation and now try to get together with them at least once a year.So this weekend involved us shoobing it up (AKA doing all the touristy things) with them. We went to the touristy beach and went on the boardwalk on a --gasp-- Saturday night to go on rides and eat ice cream. But we Read more:Weekend
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Sushi for One? by Camy Tang 2007-09-01 06:19:00 It is September 1st, and you know what that means! FIRST brings you another great first chapter! (I, personally, enjoyed this book A LOT. I read the whole 342 page book in 2 & 1/2 days!) So check it out!This month's feature author is: CAMY TANGand her book: Sushi
for One? (Zondervan, September 1, 2007) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Camy Tang is a member of FIRST and is a loud Asian chick who writes loud Asian chick-lit. She grew up in Hawaii, but now lives in San Jose, California, with her engineer husband and rambunctious poi-dog. In a previous life she was a biologist researcher, but these days she is surgically attached to her computer, writing full-time. In her spare time, she is a staff worker for her church youth group, and she leads one of the worship teams for Sunday service.Sushi for One? (Sushi Series, Book One is her first novel. Her second, Only Uni (Sushi Series, Book Two) comes out in February 2008!Visit her at her website.AND NOW...THE FIRST CHAPTER: Chapter 1 Eat and leave. That
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