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Here is a little about April from her website. "I started designing blogs almost two years ago, and thanks to lots of  demand, I was able to quit my day job (June 2010) and hire some help to  beautify the blog world! I graduated with two Bachelor's Degrees in  Advertising and Radio/TV/Digital Media Production. Blogging, online  media, and of course - design - are my passions, secondly only to my  wonderful husband. I love babies, Band Hero, Facebook, running,  swimming, and have a serious love for shopping. I hope we can make your  blog a functional work of art that inspires you too!"  Where you can find her online: Her Design Blog Her Personal Blog Facebook Twitter She does blog design, business identity, and invitations and announcements.  She also has a freebie section with layouts and buttons for use. In addition to blog design, April also offers design classes.  I took her Blog Design class back in September and it was great!!  You also get a copy of the c

Do you want to win a brand new Kindle from Amazon??  Then head on over to Bitten by Books and enter their BlogFest contest!!!   (Or don't- I really want to win!!  LOL) They have tons of ways to enter and the only mandatory thing is comment with your First Name and Last Initial and your country.  Sorry everybody else!  This giveaway is only open to US peeps.  Have a great weekend and Good Luck (but not too good.. I need all the really good luck!)

Here are some questions I asked Cheryl Snell author of Shiva's Arms Where are you from? Alberta, Canada, eh. When did you first consider yourself a writer? When I published a poem in an excellent journal whose rep dwarfed my previous publications What inspired you to write your first book? Inspiration didn’t enter in. I had published about 65 poems and a few stories in lit journals and the logical next step was to put together a collection of poetry. Do you have a specific writing style? I write in a lyric narrative style. A critic/professor recently said I was an American surrealist. I like that. How did you come up with the title, Shiva’s Arms? It came to me when I was at McDonald’s with my Mom one day. It had all the elements I needed, incorporating the Hindu god of creation AND destruction, comparing that entity to Amma (who did plenty of C&D herself). All the god’s arms reminded me of Amma’s push-pull with Alice. Is there a message in Shiva’s Arms that yo

Title: Thumbing Through Thoreau: A Book of Quotations By Henry David Thoreau Authors: Kenny Luck Illustrators: Jay Luke and Ren Adams Publisher: Tribute Books Published: April 19, 2010 ISBN: 978-0982256541 Summary: "On July 4, 1845, when Henry David Thoreau moved into his cabin on the shores of Walden Pond, he was probably unaware that his abode in the woods, and the impact and influence of that endeavor, would forever echo through time. Thoreau was an uncompromising idealist; an ardent maverick who criticized his fellow man. He urged that men and women ought to live more simply, and more deliberately. "The mass of men," he famously wrote, "lead lives of quite desperation." Yet the scope of Thoreau's message is much wider than social criticism. He speaks of spiritual transcendence in Nature and the unbounded potential of the individual. Thoreau is a dreamer and he speaks to dreamers. In a word, shun dogmatism and demagoguery; see beyond the immediat

Forget Someone's Name? What Would Rob Do? By Rob Sachs, Author of What Would Rob Do?: An Irreverent Guide to Surviving Life's Daily Indignities When nobody else has been around to help out, I've also tried getting someone to talk about her own name. I'd say something like, "I used to get made fun of all the time when I was little because people would call me names like 'Saxophone' or 'Sexy Sachs' or 'Rob my sacks of cats.'" (Okay, nobody ever used the last one.) After sharing my story, I'd ask if she ever got teased, hoping she will give me a funny story that I can use to remember her name. Or sometimes I'd inquire, "What did your family call you when you were little?" Hopefully, it won't be Princess. If you're not so good at face-to-face reconnaissance, there are less invasive methods for procuring names. In college I used to peek in backpacks, binders, notebooks, or anything that might have a name writ

Thanks to everyone who entered my giveaways!!  Except for the 6 romance books giveaway, if you entered you won! The winner of the 6 romance novels is...#20 Marianna!!  She said "I follow your blog on GFC"  I emailed her and she has 48 hours to respond or random.org will choose a new winner.  Thanks to everyone who entered my giveaway and Happy Reading!!

From 6/4 until 6/11 I will post a new book giveaway each day!!  I have some great titles you can enter to win!!  I might even through in a surprise or 2!!  Make sure to check back in tomorrow for the first giveaway! Giveaway #1~ 6 Romance Books  (1 Winner) Giveaway [and Review] #2~ 101 Things I Learned in Culinary School  (3 Winners) Giveaway [and Review] #3~ Still the One  (4 Winners) Giveaway [and Review] #4~ I Has a Hotdog   (3 Winners)

Title: I Has a Hotdog Author: Ben Huh (AKA Prof Happycat) Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Published: April 20, 2010 ISBN: 978-0446566384 Summary: "I HAS A BWAIN!!!  An you thawt we dint! Now Professor Happycat tells you what's in it and, from I HAS A HOTDOG.com and beyond, lets over 200 LOLdogs loose on the world, all barking the truth about kibble, toys, and bad kitties. This collection of favorites and never-before-seen photos will have you barking for more!  For all you hoomins, a LOLdog is a kay-nine picture with a funny, misspelled caption." SO FUNNY!!  I had not heard of ihasahotdog.com but figured I would give this book a try.  At first I was worried it might be stupid not all that good. But I had another thing coming.  It is very funny and the pictures are so cute.  They are snapshots of dogs from their owners.  My favorite is one of a bulldog dressed up for Halloween as a pumpkin and the caption reads "For this I kill you in your sleep!" 

Title: Still The One Author: Robin Wells Publisher: Forever Published: May 1, 2010 ISBN: 978-0446555982 Summary: "After Katie Charmaine's husband is killed in Iraq, all she has left is a closet full of his clothes, a few pictures, and fond memories. She not only lost her love, but her last chance to have the children she's always wanted. Until Zack Ferguson shows up in town . . . with the daughter Katie gave up for adoption nearly seventeen years ago. Zack Ferguson has never forgotten Katie, or the one magical night they spent together. Seeing her again brings up a tidal wave of emotions: regret over the way he left her, anger at the secret she kept, and desire he hasn't felt in years. But he's in town for Gracie. Their daughter is sixteen, angry at the world, and-worst of all-pregnant. She needs the love of her two parents now more than ever. Can these three forgive the hurts of the past and open their hearts to each other?"   Aawww!!  This is a su

Title: 101 Things I Learned in Culinary School Authors: Louis Equaras with Matthew Frederick Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Published: May 20 2010 ISBN: 978-0446550307 Summary:  "Louis Eguaras, a renowned chef at the Le Cordon Bleu Program at the California School of Culinary Arts, provides readers with a terrific overview of what is truly involved in the preparation, cooking, and presentation of meals. He also provides invaluable insights into just what is involved in making this one's chosen profession. The book will feature a wide range of illustrated lessons, from how to properly hold a knife... to the history of food... from food preparation and presentation... to restaurant hospitality and management, and much more. The book will be presented in the distinctive and highly-attractive packaged style of 101 THINGS I LEARNED IN ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL, and will be the perfect gift for anyone who is thinking about entering culinary school, is already enrolled, or

This is actually a set of 6!!  (yes 6 books!)  They are all in the romance genre.  They are: Still the One ~Robin Wells (Look for my review later this week{I Loved it!!}) Montana Destiny ~R.C. Ryan To Surrender to a Rogue ~Cara Elliott Knight of Passion ~Margaret Mallory Ravished by a Highlander ~Paula Quinn Desire Me ~Robyn DeHart How To Enter Mandatory Entry: Follow me on one of the following: GFC, Twitter, Facebook.  Leave me up to 3 comments with your email address (I will email the winner! So if you don't post it, make sure it is on your profile!!) Extra Entries:  *Post my button on your blog for 2 entries (Leave 2 comments) * Blog about the giveaway for 3 extra entries (Leave 3 comments and the link) *Tweet or post about the gveaway on FB for an extra entry (Leave a comment once per day) Hurry and enter!!  All of my Book Giveaways will end 6/15 at Midnight Eastern Time!! ***Disclaimer: I received these books free from Hachette Book Group.***

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I always wanted to write a novel -- that’s been my dream ever since I was a little girl. In fact, was such a closely held dream that I almost didn’t do it, because I was afraid to put it to the test. I mean, it takes a lot of work to write a book; what if I did it, and it wasn’t any good? So I put it off. I worked in advertising and public relations, and built a pretty successful career. I finally decided to get serious about writing a novel after I had my first child. It made me think big thoughts: what did I want for my daughter? Well, I wanted her to follow her dreams, and it made me painfully aware that I hadn't followed my own. Watching that little baby grow and change was like watching time fly, and it made me realize how easily my "someday" could turn into "never." So I dove into writing headfirst-- I took a course, I bought lots of how-to books, I joined a local chapter of Romance Writers of America, I joined a critique group of other aspiring writer

We are looking for writers to help us with our Traveling Story.  A traveling story is one where each part is written by a different writer.  A new story (it is chick lit but we have other genre stories going on too!) will start tomorrow.  Romance in the Backseat  is going to do part 1 and then pass it to me for part 2.   Each part will be 500-1000 words long and leave the readers with a choice to make: Scenario A, B, or C. Voting lasts 2 days and then the next writer takes over with the winning scenario. When you post your part, you post a link to the part before yours and to the next writer after you. Love writing? Wanna join in? All you need is an active blog and to email  romanceinthebackseat@gmail.com Leave comments with any questions you may have. Need an example? Go check out  Cheeky Reads !   Thanks!

It's Friday! Time for another Book Blogger HOP!! This is for ALL BOOK BLOGGERS (NEW AND OLD) and READERS! Let's make some new friends and have fun! It's FRIDAY!!! ABOUT THE HOP: In the spirit of the Friday Follow, I thought it would be cool to do a Book Blogger Hop to give us all book bloggers and readers a chance to connect and find new blogs that we may be missing out on! So, I created this weekly BOOK PARTY where book bloggers and readers can connect to find new blogs to read, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs that they may not know existed! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start PARTYING!! The Hop lasts a full week so if you don't have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun! This is a weekly event! This weekly Blog Hop is hosted by Jennifer @ Crazy for Books . Thanks for stopping by to check out my blog!! 

Title: I Love You- Now Hush Authors: Melinda Rainey Thompson               and Morgan Murphy Publisher: John F. Blair ISBN: 978-0-89587-378-1 Published in 2010 Summary:  "The grass is ablaze, the lawnmower blade dangles from a tree, and your frustrated husband is hiding in the garage. You (a) tell him you’re going shopping, (b) ask him if everything’s okay, or (c) sneak back into the house and pretend you didn’t see him reading the instructions. Your wife says she’s “fine” after an argument. You (a) assume she’s fine, (b) go back to watching the game, or (c) duck and cover. If you don’t know the answers to these questions, then this book is for you. Two of the South’s funniest voices have come together to write this hilarious, heartfelt collection of essays about the nature of men and women. From keeping house to romance, from yard work to money, their fresh take on these common arguments will make you laugh out loud and maybe even instill a bit of insight when it come

What is the subject that is almost every student's least favorite?  MATH.  I think that most people dislike it because they don't realize how much of our life is made of numbers.  We use numbers everyday without even realizing it.  I personally find math pretty easy and was really interested to read this book.  Now this book is not really indepth about math so don't get scared.  Before you turn and run just listen.  This book is about all the ways we use numbers in our daily lives.  Have you ever said seventh heaven or cloud nine?  Have you ever wondered why we say the phrases we say?  Well this book answers those questions and more. I found this book is very interesting!  It is broken down into 5 parts: Numbers in Language, Number in Fiction, Numbers in Culture, Numbers in Mythology and Religon, and Numbers in Math and Science.  Some interesting facts I learned was that in the novel Catch-22, the author made up the phrase Catch-22.  He tried it with a few other numbers

Brushing Up on Math is Easy as Pi By Jamie Buchan, Author of Easy as Pi: The Countless Ways We Use Numbers Every Day "World War II? I don't know much about it. You've lost me. I'm sorry, I was always terrible at history. I just don't have the brain for it!" Few people would willingly admit to this level of ignorance about key events that shaped the world. But when it comes to math -- which shapes not only the world but the entire universe -- many otherwise highly intelligent and educated people will happily proclaim ignorance. In many cases, there's the implication that math is boring and difficult -- the exclusive domain of the severely geeky. This may seem merely frustrating for mathematicians and scientists in social settings, but it has serious and wide-ranging consequences. On an everyday level, a lack of confidence about math makes it hard to split a bill, work on a spreadsheet, or help a child with homework (and this can easily become a vicio

I love kids books, but after reading the same ones over and over I get bored.  I was so excited to be able to review The Raindrop!!  The illustrations are beautiful, they look like oil paintings.  About the author: Brian McClure is an Ohio native and founder and president of The Universal Flag Company.  Inside his Universal Flag program, he has set up a non profit, whit benefits suffering in third world countries. "I am just a raindrop; I am smaller than small.  What am I doing here? I have no use at all..."    The raindrop feels like he is insignificant and only a small drop of water.  What does it matter what he does? The Earth is in the middle of a drought and needing every drop of water it can get.  As the raindrop makes his way through the water cycle, he learns that while he is only one drop when all the drops add together, they make a huge impact. This is a great story with a moral that everyone can relate to.  My older kids like to read it because they are learn

Title: Hiking Through Author: Paul V. Stuzman Publisher: Synergy Books ISBN-13: 978-0984076055 Release Date: April 6, 2010 Summary (from author's website): "After losing his wife to breast cancer, Paul Stutzman decided to make some big changes. He quit his job of seventeen years and embarked upon a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, a 2,176-mile stretch of varying terrain spanning fourteen states. During his nearly five-month-long hike, he battled brutal trail conditions and overwhelming loneliness, but also enjoyed spectacular scenery and trail camaraderie. With breathtaking descriptions and humorous anecdotes from his travels, Stutzman reveals how immersing himself in nature and befriending fellow hikers helped him recover from a devastating loss. Somewhere between Georgia and Maine, he realized that God had been with him every step of the way, and on a famous path through the wilderness, he found his own path to peace and freedom." This is a great book! This

Title: The Language of Secrets Author: Dianne Dixon Publisher: Doubleday ISBN: 978-0-385-53063-7 Release Date: March 23, 2010 Summary: (taken from the author's website ) "Justin Fisher appears to have the perfect life—a beautiful wife, a baby son, a glamorous job as a luxury hotel manager, and the lavish spoils of his prosperous in-laws. But beneath this charmed existence, lies a dark secret: Justin’s past is a puzzle with missing pieces. His search for the truth begins with his attempt to reconnect with his parents: a visit to 822 Lima Street—the house where he was born—a place made unforgettable by a haunting song his mother sang to him when he was a child. Justin is shocked to discover his mother and father are dead. But the real jolt comes when he visits their gravesite. There, he finds a weathered headstone bearing his name; and an inscription that says he died before his third birthday. And so begins Dixon’s intriguing tale spanning almost four decades and thou

Check out my new blog at alwinfield.com For Mama Kat's Writers Workshop this week's topic is What I fear most and why. Hmmm.  Do you hire high school kids to come to your child's birthday party dressed as clowns so that your child will tramatized for their whole life?  Do you let your children watch It (ok now that movie is cheesy and I recognize the actor who plays the clown but then..) and then not even thinking about it you by said child a clown doll?  Are you crazy or just really mean?  Come on Mom you traumatize me and then wonder why as a teenager/adult I will have nothing to do with clowns?  Really? Do you know any normal people who put on crazy make up and then play with kids?  I don't think so.  Demented thats what they are!! Even dogs in clown costumes are scary.  That dog used to be nice and sweet, but now he is Cujo.

Summary: “Queen of Your Own Life is a philosophy, a decision and an invitation to happiness for women who have made the tough but rewarding journey to the midpoint in their lives. Kathy Kinney (best known as Mimi on The Drew Carey Show) and Cindy Ratzlaff (marketing genius behind the launch of The South Beach Diet) have been best friends for more than thirty years, and have helped each other navigate the ups and downs of their lives with humor and grace.” This book is geared to women who are over 40 and entering the second half of their life. However, even though I am not 40, I think that this is a book every woman should read regardless of their age.  The authors do an amazing job of helping women fix the problems in their life that are preventing them from being truly happy.  As a woman I usually blame my happiness or unhappiness on my circumstances.  If I had a better job, or a boyfriend, or was finished school, then I would be happy.  This book explains why thinking like that

It's that time again. Leave me a link if you steal this, so I can read your answers!!  I got this form Cute Stuff, who got it from the host (click on banner) and he stole it from someone. 36. If you suddenly became single or are single, do you think you could last in a relationship for 12 months or more?  Yes 37. Do you forgive or forget?  Forget 38. Do you trust people?  No, everyone lies 39. What are you not looking forward to? My oral Spainish presentation 40. Do you get mad easily?  Sometimes 41. Tell us about the last time you were told you that you have pretty eyes.  It ha been a while 42. Do you have strange dreams?  Yes 43. Ever licked someone's cheek or forehead?  LOL  Yes 44. Tell us about the last time you fell asleep in someones arms.  I always fall asleep in someones arms 45. When did you last play a game?  We played Life a couple of weeks ago 46. What do you have on you at all times?  My cell phone 47. Do you go out in public without ge

And the 3 winners of Just Let Me Lie Down are * Kayla * Tabatha * Glenda Congrats!!  You have 48 hours to respond to the email I send you or else random.org will pick a new winner.  Thanks for entering my giveaway!!

I am participating in this week's Book Blog Hop hosted  by Crazy for Books !!  Head over their and add yourself to the McLinky if you want to join.  If you are visiting me from the blog hop, leave me a comment with a link to your blog so I can check out your blog and return the love.  BTW...My giveaway of Just Let Me Lie Down, ends tonight at 9 pm eastern.  Have a great weekend, thanks for visiting, and enjoy my blog!!

Since today 4/2 is World Autism Awareness Day, I am giving away 3 copies of The Autism Book by Dr. Robert W. Sears.  The book summary says "What every parent needs to know about early detection, treatment, recovery, and prevention."  In Jan of 2008, I was taking a class classed called Working with Children with Special Needs.  One of the assignmnets was a book report.  So I had asked my mom to look on amazon.com and see if she could find any interesting books.  She called me a little while later that she found a book and it was about Jacob.  My son was almost 22 months at the time.  She said the child in the book lined up his toys and then would leave them and if anybody touched them he would freak out and throw tantrums.  When I asked her what the book was she wasn't sure but was going to look it up again.  She called me a little later and said it was about autism.  This was a turning point in our family.  If you don't have expereince with speacial needs and the

WWW Wednesdays are hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. To play along, just answer the following three questions…… **What are you currently reading? **What did you recently finish reading? **What do you think you will read next? **************************************** My Answers: What are you currently reading?:  Queen of Your Own Life by Kathy Kinney & Cindy Ratzlaff What did you recently finish reading?:  Citizen Dick by  Richard Arneson What do you think you will read next?: The Language of Secrets by Dianne Dixon

It's that time again.  Leave me a link if you steal this, so I can read your answers!! 1. How far away is the last person you kissed?   Downstairs. 2. Has someone ever told you they would be with you forever?   Yes 3. Last person you were in a car with?    Everyone 4. Any plans for tomorrow?   Spanish test 5. How long does it take for you to take a shower?   10-15 minutes. 6. Best friend or close friends? Close friends. 7. Is tomorrow going to be a good day?   As long as I do well on my Spanish test. 8. Did you kiss anyone friday?   Yes 9. Ever thrown up in public?   Only when I am pregnant. 10. What's on your mind RIGHT NOW?   DJ- Get you lazy ass out of bed!!!! 11. Who was the last person you talked to?   On the phone...Sara 12. What is the WORST subject they teach at school?    CHEMISTRY!!! 13. Have you seen anyone lately that you don't get along with?   The neighbors 14. What is your favourite colour top to wear?   Black 15. Have you eve

I am participating in Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop. Here is what you must do: *Choose a prompt that inspires you most. *Write. *Come back this Thursday and paste the URL from your actual post (do this by clicking the title of your post after you hit publish, an extended URL will come up in the address bar. That’s the URL you want to use) into the Mister Linky that will be up…this way anyone can click on your name and head over to your place to see what you wrote. Feel free to write on more than one prompt if you so desire. Mama Kat does it all the time, but it’s her game…and she doesn’t know how to shut-up…so it should be expected. And remember the more comment love you give, the more comment love you get so comment comment away. ********************************************************** Here is the writing prompt I chose this week. 3.) I Wanna Be MADE! You remember the MTV series where nerdy high school kids are made to be popular and what not? If you could be MADE in

"Kristin van Ogtrop knows she's lucky--fulfilling career, great husband, three healthy kids, and, depending on the hamster count, an impressive roster of pets. She also knows she is tired. Always. Using stories and insights from her own life, she provides a lexicon for the half-insane working mom. Anyone who has left a meeting to race to the Halloween parade immediately understands van Ogtrop's definition of "Kill the messenger" as "The action you must take in order to forget about the office for a time--that is, to remove your Blackberry/Treo/iPhone/whatever from your person and store it as far away as your neurotic self will allow." Filled with essays, lists, and resonant observations, JUST LET ME LIE DOWN establishes van Ogtrop as the Erma Bombeck of the new millennium."   This was a hilarious book that every Mom can relate to.  It is a quick, comical look at life as a Mom.  Trying to juggle life, kids, work, volunteering, and personal time

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! Just do the following: 1. Grab your current read. 2. Open to a random page. 3. Share two (or three or four, if you're me) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. 4. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 5. Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! ********************************************************** Currently Reading:  Citizen Dick by Richard Arneson.  "Dick shared his first day with 3 other newly hired employees and Herm, a young, round manager in HR whose tic caused his head to jerk to the left every 15 seconds.  His primary responsibility at CommGlobalTeleVista was to press "play," "stop," and "pause" on the VCR."  Page 177

The Sun and the Moon is a great book for kids of all ages.  "This is a story about you and me, but for the protection of us..."  The sun and the moon get in a big fight and both decide they are tired and through.  So even though they both know it will be harmful to the Earth, they leave.  The Earth starts to freeze and animals and insects are frozen too.  What I like is that in the middle of the story, instead of just making a general point that fighting is bad, the author address why humans fight.  People fight because of fear.  Fear causes problems everyday. After lots of fighting, Sun and Moon realize that they are both in the wrong and that they should be friends.  They also realize that they are connected not only to each other but to you and me as well.  When they realized their connection, they both went back to "work" and Earth defrosted.  The author then restatrs the story to show how the Sun and the Moon should have handled their fight.  My favorite

In today's dire economic conditions, Popes and Bankers looks at how we got here. It starts in ancient times and discusses how in Dante's Inferno, money lenders and murders share the same circle of hell. It then goes through history discussing the public and political, and occasionally religious views on money lending. I'll admit it...At first I was kind of scared of a book about the history of credit and debt. I know nothing about finance (except that I like money!) and was worried that with the author's finance writing background, the book would be hard to understand and not very relevant to me. However, I found the opposite to be true! Not only is it very easy to understand but it is more of a humorous history text than one about finance. If you have an interest in finance, history, or religion than you should read this book.  I gave this book a 4 out of 5 stars. 5 is a must read and 1 is a book I couldn't finish reading. *I received a review copy of this boo

I am participating in 2 Friday Blog Hops.  Here is a link to Crazy for Books' post.  3/19 Blog Hop!!   And here is the link to Follow Me Friday  at Trendy TreeHouse!!  Thanks for checking out my blog.  Leave me a comment that you stopped by so I can visit your blog. Thanks!!

I got 2 new books in the mail today!  Look for the reviews on both in the next week or so!

I got this idea from Cute Stuff who got it from someone else and so on and so forth.  If you want to play leave me a comment with a link to your post so I can check out your Stealing Sunday answers! 1. What were doing 10 years ago?   10 years ago yesterday my husband and I had our first date!!  We went to Spaghetti Factory for dinner and then went and saw the movie Pitch Black. AWWW! 2. Five snacks that you enjoy in a perfect, non weight-gaining world *Chocolate mousse   * BBQ chips  * My onion dip (made with carmelized onions and sour cream) * Dr Pepper  and   *Gelato  (BTW I eat all of these in the regular weight gaining world.) 3. Five things you would do if you were a billionaire: * Buy a house with enough rooms so that every kid would have their own room and play room (do you think that would end fighting?)  *Hire a maid to keep all 10 of those rooms clean.   * Hire a massuese to be on call 24/7.   *Hire an amazing chef to come give me in-home cooking lessons.  * Design

I am participating in Follow Me Friday at Trendy Treehouse.  Thanks for checking out my blog.  Happy following.

I very pleased to announce that I Heart Books has recieved its first award!  The rules of having this reward; 1. Put this on your blog, whether as an entirely new post like I'm doing, or on your sidebar. 2. Choose 15 other newly discovered bloggers that you love, and award them with this. 3. Send them a message/comment to let them know. My favorite 15 blogs are: 1.  Sarah @ Blogger Chix Designs 2. Kimbo @ A Girl and A Glue Gun 3. Malinda @ A Gift Worth the Wait 4. Stephanie @ Dirt and Lace 5. Sarah @ Cars, Trucks, and Teething Rings 6.  Julie @ Busy Julie 7. Diane @ Created By Diane 8. Aunt Becky @ Mommy Wants Vodka 9.  Emilia @ My Little World 10. Christine @ Cute Stuff 11.  Mama Kat @ Mama's Losin' It 12. Meg @ In Which a Girl Reads 13. Tree @ Mother of Pearl It is 14. Kelly Jo @ Typing One Handed 15. The Girl @ The Girl Next Door Grows Up Go check out these awesome bloggers!!  And thanks again to Stacey at A Novel Source  for the award!!!