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It’s Monday! What are YOU Reading? #meme

November 30, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Meme

Reading time: 2 – 3 minutes

J.Kaye created a Meme for Mondays where you list the books you have recently completed this week, books you are currently reading, and books you hope to read this week. This is one of my favorite memes (and favorite bloggers) so make sure you check it out and participate, if [...]

Mailbox Monday #Meme (A Great Week!)

November 30, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Meme

Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes

Nov. 16th 2009

This is a #meme hosted at The Printed Page. I love getting books in the mail. Heck, I love getting mail! This past week I received:

Hot Six by Janet Evanovich (ISBN: 0-312-97627-5) Book Mooch
Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough(ISBN:  978-0-547-22399-5) Author Giveaway Win
Deadly Codes: A Gallagher Novel by [...]

Weekly Recap: My Favorite Book (Thanksgiving Week)

November 28, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Meme

Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes

To be honest, I don’t think I necessarily had a single favorite book. No book was “Oh my god, this was the best thing I’ve read in forever!) The two main chapter books I’ve read have been good, but nothing to keep me sitting there reading and reading until I [...]

Using Promtional Products to Promote Your Blog

November 28, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Sponsored

Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes

I find myself getting into conversations with strangers about how I review books and you know, the question sometimes comes up – “Do you have a business card?” Well – uh – not for my blog. But is business card the way to go? What about offering someone a pen? [...]

Bug is a Five Week Embryo

November 28, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Pregnancy

Reading time: 3 – 4 minutes

There isn’t much to do in this early pregnancy. I don’t exactly feel pregnant and don’t at all look pregnant. But the truth is, a lot is happening and in the scheme of things, the little Bug is rapidly growing at an incredible rate.
I went to the website, Pregnology.org – [...]

The ONLY Black Friday Purchases I Made #Books

November 27, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Series, Shopping, Young Adult

Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes

I went to Half-Off Books and made the ONLY shopping purchases on Black Friday, there. Surprised? Come on! I mean, they were having a no-minimum purchase, 20% off sale. Since the books are already half-off and now you’re adding 20% off to that?
I think every city should have a Half-Off [...]

Friday Finds: A Book #Meme

November 27, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Meme

Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes

This is a meme started by Should Be Reading. The whole point of this meme is to discuss books that you’ve discovered this week that you hadn’t noticed before. Here are a few of the books that I have “found” this week. There are a few that I happened to [...]

Friday Firsts: The Resurrectionist

November 27, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Meme

Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes

Blogger Meme: Friday Firsts
I try to tweet about all participants, so don’t forget to include your Twitter username if you want to be notified of your tweet mention!
The first line can make or break a reader’s interest. Just how well did the author pull [...]

MMmmm.. Thank you Crunchmaster!

November 26, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Food, Pregnancy, Reviews, Shopping

Reading time: 3 – 4 minutes

It’s not every day that I’ll be discussing food, but with this item.. I just had to. After all, I am pregnant and food is a top priority (right up there with not not having morning sickness and developing a healthy embryo turn fetus).
Forrest and I were at Sam’s Club [...]

WINNER: Autographed Copy of Random Magic by Sasha Soren

November 26, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Blog Tour, Giveaways, Sci-Fi

Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes

Thank you to Random.org for helping to take the contest entries and randomize a winner. I am please to announce the winner of the autographed copy of Random Magic by Sasha Soren is:
VELVET
I will be emailing VELVET to let her know about winning this contest. In the chances that VELVET [...]

Oh Thanksgiving- I am So Thankful.. #Thanks

November 26, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Children, General, Pregnancy

Reading time: 8 – 12 minutes

I have a lot to be thankful for this year – as much as I have complained about this or that. What better day (other than every day) to show appreciation for the little things in your life?
My Husband
I was very fortunate to marry my best friend, someone who I [...]

Carli’s New Pocket Diaper! <3 #Pic

November 25, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Children, Cloth Diapers, Pictures

Reading time: 1 – 2 minutes

Yesterday we received this wonderful diaper from my friend Hope, who I met on the Diaper Sewing Divas board. I have done a few trades with her and ALWAYS loves what she sends me! Here is a custom embroidered pocket diaper she made for Carli! (She even put her name [...]

Judge a Book by Its Cover: Ferris Beach #Meme

November 25, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Meme

Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes

This is just something I do for my own amusement. I try and do this meme every Wednesday (when I remember) but didn’t have the time last week. But the whole point of Judge a Book By Its Cover is.. well, we do whether we mean to or not. When [...]

Short animation

November 25, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Sponsored

Reading time: 5 – 8 minutes

This is a sponsored guest post written by Matt Kelland on behalf of Moviestorm. Post powered by Sponzai.
Moviestorm is enabling a new generation of amateur film-makers to realize their visions.  It offers easy, affordable animation tools that can produce sophisticated high-quality films on practically no budget. After several years in [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Growing Up (Too Fast)

November 25, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Children, Meme, Pictures

Reading time: < 1 minute

To participate in this meme, visit: http://www.wordlesswednesday.com/ or Wordless Wednesday at Mom Dot.

Counting Down Until Dec. 14!

November 24, 2009 by Allison  
Filed under Children, Pregnancy

Reading time: 3 – 5 minutes

Monday was a full day for us. We had two medical appointments for hubby (had to go to the hospital for a sonogram on his heart.) You know, the kind they put you to sleep for because they shove something down your throat? Not something I would want to do, [...]