Book Review and Giveaway: To Kill the Duke by Sam Moffie

I've reviewed Sam's books (No Mad and The Book of Eli) before, so I was quite happy to review his latest endeavor, unfortunately, it had to go into the line up, as I had so many book reviews pending, that I just now got to it!




Synopsis: It was the 1950's. The white-hot Cold War was raging between The USA and The USSR. And, in Joseph Stalin's mind, nothing would be quite as hot as

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Book Review: Murder takes Time by Giacomo Giammatteo

Synopsis: A string of brutal murders has bodies piling up in Brooklyn, and Detective Frankie Donovan knows what is going on. Clues left at the crime scenes point to someone from the old neighborhood, and that isn’t good.

Frankie has taken two oaths in his life—the one he took to uphold the law when he became a cop, and the one he took with his two best friends when they were eight years

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Book Review and Giveaway: Turquoise by Ayshe Talay-Ongan

Continuing our, 'and now for something different' vein we've been on this month: 









Synopsis: Turquoise is the story of an enduring and passionate love affair between Yasmin and Renan, which spans two decades, two marriages and three continents.
Yasmin and her Armenian classmate Ani were oblivious to ethnic differences during their school years in Istanbul. Years later they run into each

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Book Review: Teas: Ten Healthy Teas by Valerie B Lull

Today's review comes to us from Suzanne, as she's more the 'tea' person!









Synopsis: Ten Healthy Teas introduces you to the wonderful world of tea, which has many natural health benefits as well as being a beloved part of social ritual, and a comforting way to take a moment for yourself in a busy day. The information and recipes in this book are designed for those who want to explore the

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Questions, Answers Requested Please!

Well since today's theme is speculation and secrets, I thought it might be a good idea to ponder some questions, as see what YOU the reader think!

Rafflecopter did a poll recently for administrators and entrants to see how the amount/type of Giveaway Options on any giveaway affects you. It seems that most entrants (aka YOU) voted for only 4-6 ways to enter any given giveaway.

Most of the

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Book Review and Giveaway: Game of Secrets by DawnTripp

Ok, so apparently I should never update posts from the mobile app as it ERASED them.


Thanks Blogger......







Synopsis: Jane Weld was eleven years old when her father, Luce, disappeared in 1957. His skiff was found drifting near a marsh, empty except for his hunting coat and a box of shotgun shells. No one in their small New England town knew for sure what happened until, three years later,

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Book Review and Giveaway: Speculation by Edmund Jorgensen

Synopsis: Andrew Wrangles has a decision to make. His best friend Sothum, a philosophical and financial genius, has just died and left him a choice in his will: ten million dollars or a sealed envelope.



Andrew's wife Cheryl doesn't see this as much of a choice. She wants Andrew to take the money, and what little patience she has for his speculating about what could be worth more than ten

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Book Excerpt: Speculation by Edmund Jorgensen

I'll be reviewing (and giving away!) a copy of this book tomorrow, but I wanted to share an excerpt with you first!







By the time Buddy Johnston vanished, his humiliation had become so abject, and so public, that I don't suppose many people would have been shocked if he had washed up one morning on the banks of the East River with rocks in his pockets and stones in his shoes. But after more

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Book Review: Out and About at the Zoo by Jo Lindsell

Synopsis: Rhyming text and colourful pictures accompany this fun day out discovering different animals at the zoo.



Check out the rest of the book tour here!



Review: Kiddo LOVES to go to the zoo, so she was quite eager to check out this book. She loves reading 'stories' on my computer (can I get some cred for her calling ebooks 'stories' and paper books 'books'? Ya gotta love it

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Wordless Wednesday: But I want to SWIM in the Lake!

But darling you have an ear infection!







SIGH

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Book Review: Stuff Dad Should Know by Brett Cohen

Continuing our Hats off to Dad week, here's a book aimed directly at dad!












Synopsis: You’ve Got Children. We’ve Got Answers.



From changing diapers and burping babies to building sand castles and hosting a sleepover party, this book is loaded with Stuff Every Dad Should Know. Readers will discover: 


     •  How to Rid a Room of Monsters     •  How to Squelch a Temper Tantrum     •

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Guest Post: How to Use the Zoo as an Educational Source to Help Prevent Brain Drain over the Summer by Jo Linsdell

We'll be reviewing Out and About at the Zoo tomorrow, but here is a great Guest Post from the author,

about how to use a trip to the zoo, as a means to educate your kids, over the Summer!











The long summer break often means kids get bored and parents get stressed. A trip to the zoo will be enjoyable for the whole family and gives the opportunity to educate your kids before, during and

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Book Review and Giveaway: So Far Away by Meg Mitchell Moore

Only a year ago (!!) we reviewed Meg's first novel, The Arrivals (recently released in paperback).  Since then she's gotten married (Congrats!) and written this new book!




Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Natalie Gallagher is trying to escape: from her parents’ ugly divorce, and from the vicious cyber-bullying of her former best friend. Adrift, confused, she is a girl trying to find her way in a

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Movie Review: Disney's BRAVE

As you know, last week I took Kiddo to see Brave, on it's opening day. The show was SOLD OUT at our location for the entire day! So it was no surprise to me to learn that it  debuted at No. 1 that weekend, making around $66.7 million! 




Everybody is wondering why the movie did so well, and of course there are the general reasons:


it's Summer- the kids needed a decent movie to go see, as

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Bless Their Little Giveaways Linky : June 27- July 3, 2012

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Product Review: Wildflower Wishes App

Don't have time for a written greeting, and internet greetings seem impersonal?



I have an answer to your dilemma!





Some authors look forward to releasing an e-copy of their book, but Patti Callahan Henry was different, Instead of releasing the e-version of her novel Coming Up For Air, she took her favorite part of the book and turned it into it's own app! The first time this has been

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Book Review and Giveaway: Henny on the Couch by Rebecca Land Soodak

Synopsis: Kara Caine Lawson has worked hard to become the woman she is-wife, mother and successful shop owner. Having survived a turbulent childhood, Kara understands that life could've just as easily gone another way . . . and even if she isn't gliding through the trials of lost library books, entitled customers and routine date nights, at least she's not sipping a Dewar's all day like her

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Winner Celebrating this Week!

Sorry guys, for some reason this post didn't go live Sunday, and I just realized it!






1. Rescue Me- #132  Nancy D

2. The River Witch- #94 Shannon S

3. Cookbook Set- #71 Gail K

4. Big Fish games- #4 Yona (!!!!)

5. Noxicare- #65 Jaimie N

6. Hear Your Life- #15 Kathy S


All winners have been notified by email.

Thanks to everyone who entered!

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Guest Post: 10 Tips for a Healthy Summer Vacation

Whether your vacation plans involve domestic or overseas travel, general health and safety measures can help you and your family prevent illness and injury. 



1. Watch What You Eat. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers these healthy eating suggestions while you are on vacation:

Sample small amounts of high–calorie foods. You do not have to avoid these foods entirely; just reduce

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Book Excerpt: The Five Meat Smoking Commandments by Chef Ted Reader

I'll be reviewing Chef Ted's new book later today, but first a great excerpt for you!







The Five Meat Smoking Commandments

Chef Ted Reader’s brings on the smoke and the flavor with these tasty tidbits



Meat smoking is becoming very popular in local restaurants this season, and Chef Ted Reader has come up with these five easy tips from his new book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Smoking

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Recipe Weekend/ Book Review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Smoking Foods

We brought you an excerpt earlier today, 

and now for the book review (and a recipe of course!)





Synopsis:  Welcome to the guide for this year’s BBQ season, with detailed instructions on smoking, with a variety of flavoring and fueling techniques. More than smoking traditional meats, celebrity chef and author, Ted Reader, smokes out unusual food recipes. With over 100 recipes for smoking

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Mommy n Me Day: Brave

How to celebrate Kiddo graduating her swim class?

A Mommy and Me Day with seeing the movie Brave and lunch at Chick-Fil-A.



A perfect afternoon highlighted by a movie that show cases a mother's love as fierce and never ending and the bond between Mom and daughter can not be broken. 



Yup take your daughter to this movie- you'll cheer and tear up. Disney at its best.

More on the movie later!

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Product Review and Giveaway: Mott's Medleys Fruit Flavored Snacks

Summer is here and that means a schedule jam packed with play dates, summer camps and road trips.  With all these activities planned, there is one thing your kids are sure to want: great tasting snacks! But want they want, may not be nutritionally what MOM wants them to have!




Fortunately Mott’s has come to the rescue!





Their new Mott's Medleys snacks have a taste that kids love, and

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Book Review: Happily Ever After by Harriet Evans

 In her blockbuster international bestsellers, Harriet Evans perfectly captures the complex lives of young twenty-first-century career women. Now she returns with a new novel about a young woman who refuses to believe happy endings are real.













Synopsis: At twenty-two, Eleanor Bee is sure about three things: she wants to move to London and become a literary superstar, she wants to be

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Save on I See Me Books!

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(Domestic shipping only. International & Canadian Customers will get a $7.95 shipping discount)

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Creston Mapes Ebook Sale!

Just wanted to let you all know that all three of Creston Mapes eBooks (that we reviewed today) are FREE at Amazon for Prime Members and just $3.77 for non-members! 

Not sure how long this promotion will last, but be sure to scoop them up today.

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Book Review: The Reckoning by Alma Katsu

Synopsis: Lanore McIlvrae is the kind of woman who will do anything for love. Including imprisoning the man who loves her behind a wall of brick and stone.

She had no choice but to entomb Adair, her nemesis, to save Jonathan, the boy she grew up with in a remote Maine town in the early 1800s and the man she thought she would be with forever. But Adair had other plans for her. He used his

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Book Review: Nobody by Creston Mapes

Welcome to our third book review of Creston's books today!



This one veers away from the Everett Lester saga, and gives us a new lead characters to follow!






Synopsis: 

They said, "He's a nobody."
They were dead wrong.

When reporter Hudson Ambrose hears an early morning call on his police scanner about an injured person at a bus stop on Las Vegas Boulevard, he rushes to the scene to get

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Book Review: Full Tilt by Creston Mapes

Welcome to our second review of Creston's books today, and the follow up book to our earlier review ('Dark Star'). It's great to see the characters back- enjoy!






Synopsis:

I ONCE SOWED DESTRUCTION.Now those I love are reaping pain. 
The media hype is fading and my life is no longer that of a glamorous celebrity. I'm Everett Lester, former lead singer of DeathStroke, acquitted last year of

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Book Review: Dark Star by Creston Mapes

With the new movie 'Rock of Ages' (side note, I am just NOT seeing Tom Cruise as Joe Elliott- just can't do it, sorry, I'll be avoiding the movie like the proverbial plaque) out, there should be a lot of interest in this book, as it presents the flip side of the rock n roll lifestyle, andhow it can all become unraveled.

This is our first review of Creston's books today- we have 3 in total! So be

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Book Review: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Synopsis: 

Oct. 11th, 1943— A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun.  

When "Verity'" is arrested by the Gestapo - a secret agent captured in enemy territory - she's living a spy's worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators give her a

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Wordless Wednesday; Lisa Turnage the Story Starter

This weeks guest at the Summer library reading program was Lisa!

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Guest Post: When Mom’s To-Do List is Doing Her In by Saniel Bonder

When Mom’s To-Do List is Doing Her InExpert Offers Busy Moms Tips for Tackling Their Schedules







“We Can Do It!” was a World War II-era battle cry that empowered women. Today, however, the expression for many women is more like, “We can do it -- if there’s time.”

By their 40s, more than 80 percent of American women are mothers, according to the U.S. census. Meanwhile, they also make up

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Bless Their Little Giveaways Linky : June 19- June 26, 2012

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Book Review and Giveaway: Champion Me Books

Our third children's book review today is another personalized book, but it differs in that you can get it in 3 different versions: ebook, hardback and soft back! How cool is that?






I had not head of Champion Me Personalized Children's Books before being contacted by them about doing a review. They are a newer company, but their personalized books are special, not only because of the

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Book Review: Frog and Friends: Best Summer Ever by Eve Bunting, Illus. by Josee Masse

Today is Children's Book Day!

Why?

Because I've got some great kids books to share with you! And being Summer, it's Summer 'brain drain' time, and these books are sure to get your kids interested in reading again!

Enjoy!





Synopsis: Welcome to Frog and his world. He enjoys nothing better than spending time floating in his pond or visiting with his friends. He appreciates the simpler things

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Book Review: I See Me Personalized My Royal Birthday Adventure

Kiddo gets super excited when she she's a new book from I See Me Books on the doorstep!

She knows it will be a book, she is going to LOVE, because SHE is in it!



So we were thrilled when we were asked to review the newest edition to their lineup, Royal Birthday Adventure:



In this new enchanting personalized picture book, your child is flown away to a magical kingdom to celebrate his or her

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Have YOU Taken the Pledge Yet?

Banana Boat is asking parents to take the 101 Days of Summer Play pledge to commit to enjoying fun in the sun with their families every day, all season long. 

Each pledge will trigger a donation of one bottle of new Banana Boat® Natural Reflect Sunscreen to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a non-profit founded by Paul Newman that offers a residential summer camp for children coping with

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Guest Post: Fathers of Invention By Kate Kelly

Hats off to these Dads, who all made our lives a little easier and sweeter!






Fathers of Invention

By Kate Kelly, AmericaComesAlive

When we think of great inventors, we generally list the men like Alexander Graham Bell, Samuel Colt, the Wright brothers, and of course, Thomas Edison. (As a “fatherly aside,” Edison’s early work was on the telegraph, and he had telegraph-related names for his

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Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day! 

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Book Review: City of the Dead by Daniel Blake

Last October I reviewed the first book in this new series, Thou Shall Kill, and I am thrilled to be able to bring you this WONDERFUL new entry!




Synopsis:  Franco Patrese has left Pittsburgh, and his painful past, to start a new life in New Orleans as an FBI agent. The first day on the job he attends an important political party and a beautiful woman starts hitting on him, or so he thinks;

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Product Review and Giveaway: Pear Tree Greetings Birth Announcements and Noteletts

Isn't it finny how things come into fashion, go out, and then 30 years later come back into vogue?

Course it's usually only the good things.....

So it's funny to be to see print and styles in baby announcements, that I remember from my childhood, coming back into style and being popular!

As always, Pear Tree Greetings is ahead of the game, with some adorable baby announcements, that almost

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Recipe Weekend: Scotch Eggs Anyone?

Brave comes out on the 22nd, 

and we can't wait! It looks like it's going to be a great movie for girls!



Check out this video:













So in honor of Brave, here's a great recipe for a 

traditional Scottish recipe, for our Recipe Weekend meme!

(you can click on the pix to make it bigger)













Thanks to Disney for the video and recipe!

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Purex Has Some SUPER Promotions Right Now!

Purex has some SUPER DUPER promotions going on right now and I wanted to share them with you- maybe a BTHM reader will be one of the lucky winners this Summer!




Pinterest
Pin It to Win It! This promotion asks Pinterest users to repin an image of a laundry hamper full of socks, and guess how many socks are in the hamper. The 5 people who follow the rules and guess the closest the actual

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Operation Overload Graduate from VBS

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Guest Post and Giveaway: It's Not That I'm Bitter by Gina Barreca

I have a wonderful 2 for 1 special for you today!

A FUNNY guest post that showcases Gina's humor, and what her new book It's Not That I'm Bitter... is about! Ad to celebrate the love, this Father's Day weekend, we get to give away one of the new books! Woo Hoo!











The Sister I Never Had — Nor Anybody Else, Apparently




There it was in a gift store window: a frilly pillow elegantly

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History Corner / Book Review: An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears by Daniel Blake Smith

I have to credit both Dad and Mom for my love of history.



If your Dad loves American History, this is a MUST read!











Synopsis: The fierce battle over identity and patriotism within Cherokee culture that took place in the years surrounding the Trail of Tears



Though the tragedy of the Trail of Tears is widely recognized today, the pervasive effects of the tribe's uprooting have

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An interview with Zombie Candy's Frederick Lee Burke

Please enjoy this interview with Frederick
Lee Brooke, author of the genre-bending mystery Zombie Candy (my review was posted earlier today!) . Then read on to
learn how you can win huge prizes as part of this blog tour, including $550 in Amazon gift cards,
a Kindle Fire, and 5 autographed copies of the book. 

  

1. What was the inspiration behind your novel, Zombie Candy? 

 There was a famous

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Book Review: Zombie Candy by Frederick Lee Burke

Synopsis : You know early on, from the color of the inappropriate bra in the opening scene, that Zombie Candy is going to be a black comedy. Most people could sympathize with the male obsession for sex and zombie movies, but who would put up with a husband who doused every dish with cilantro? 
Candace Roach enlists her best friend Annie Ogden (our favorite sleuth from Doing Max Vinyl) to find

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Extra: Excerpt from Zombie Candy by Frederick Lee Burke

I hope you read Frederick's Guest Post about traveling in Italy with his Dad yesterday! Today I have an excerpt for you, and tomorrow will be MY review of Zombie Candy! Enjoy the read!

Please enjoy this excerpt from Zombie
Candy, a genre-bending mystery by Frederick Lee Brooke. Then read on to learn how you
can win huge prizes as part of this blog tour, including $550 in Amazon gift

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Wordless Wednesday: Tomatoes!

Our first Tomatoes of the season!!

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Pillsbury Ready to Bake DISNEY Shape Cookies Coupon

Enjoy Pillsbury Ready to Bake! Shape Cookies, complete with the magic of Disney, and now featuring Phineas and Ferb! You and your family can celebrate any occasion with these delicious cookies. What´s even better is that they´re ready to enjoy in 8-10 minutes!

Visit http://bit.ly/PSCMDCoupon to download a printable coupon for $1.10 off any Pillsbury Refrigerated Disney Shape Cookies today!

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Yucatan Guac Party giveaway

Yucatan Guac is having a Super Yucatan Guac Party giveaway
TODAY, June 12 through Thursday, June 14  !

You can enter to win HERE on their Facebook Page!

One daily winner will receive a Guac party kit that includes all the yummy Yucatan guacamole flavors, sombreros, mustaches, maracas, Yucatan bags, bubbles, plates, pens, and more!! Perfect for a Summer party for adults OR kids!

SO hurry

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Guest Post: What Dad and I saw in Italy by Frederick Lee Brooke

I'll be sharing a review of Zombie Candy later this week, but I wanted to share a Guest Post from the author today, and share with you about the great Rafflecopter contest that Niovel Publicity is hosting! Enjoy!



Please enjoy this guest post by Frederick Lee
Brooke, author of the genre-bending mystery Zombie Candy. Then read on to learn
how you can win huge prizes as part of this blog tour,

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Bless Their Little Giveaways Linky : June 13- June 20, 2012

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Guest Post: Parents: Character-Building Tips for Your Kids by Debbie Burns & Patty Cockrell

A recent rash of news stories highlights the positive in society’s youngest members: “Child Saves Kids from Bus Crash;” “Child Saves His Brother from Possible Abduction;” “Child Saves Family from House Fire.”   




But all too often, the news involving children indicates a dangerous lack of morality: 7- and 8-year-olds stealing cars; a 9-year-old’s recent shooting of a school classmate; a

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Winners Loving Summer!

1. Ice Cream Girls- #138 Jessica L 



2. Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry- #28 Cara



3. I Couldn't Love You more- 
     1. #109 Jaime N
     2. #57 Tina C

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Recipe Weekend: The Chocolate Rules and Chocolate Paninis

Mom came across these in the newspaper this week (yes, we still READ the newspaper in paper form!) and thought everybody would love to read them!





If you've got
melted
chocolate all over your hands,
you're eating it too
slowly.






Chocolate
covered raisins, cherries, orange slices
&
strawberries
all count as fruit, so eat as many
as you want.



The
problem:

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Happy Flag Day!

You can check out our post from last year for the history of Flag Day!

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Alexa and Lillian: Travel the World Pt. II

We have had blast hosting Alexa and Lillian this past week!



We had some great times together! It was great to have the girls
with us. They got to see Louisiana AND Mississippi, as we live on the
line between the 2 states!







We are in a rural area, with LOTS AND LOTS of pine trees, and we are bordered between Mississippi, with the Pearl River. SO outside fun is our primary activity, be it

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Product Review and Giveaway: Big Fish Games Word Whomp Underground

I don't know about your Dad, but mine enjoys computer games, 

and always has, as a relaxation hobby!








i've been playing Big Fish games for eons it seems! I remember when the only place you could play them was on Yahoo Games. Big Fish Games has been around since 2002- so they have over 10 years of experience with games!




Now they have their own website and you can play online, or

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Three Cheers to Best Friends!

It's Best Friends' Day!



Thanks to Pinterest for some

great

Best Friend testimony! 





the truth:







My fav:









The complete list:









and for the awwww BF: 









Now go hug YOUR best friend!

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Book Review and Giveaway: Hear Your Life by Melissa Rodriguez

My dad has a hearing loss pretty much all my life, from excessive noise while on planes in Vietnam, and later working on them. Before the days of ear protection, and awareness, excessive noises caused a lot of hearing loss. As this is an ongoing issue for him, we we quite interested in reviewing this new book!





Synopsis: Imagine waking up in a world of silence. You may see the world going on

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Product Review: ToiletTree Products Tolietry Bag

We've been a big fan of TolietTree  products, since we've started reviewing them!

You get excellent quality for a great price every time!

Today's new product selection from them continues their excellent line,

and is perfect for any dad!








ToiletTree Products now makes traveling easier then ever! 

Their new toiletry bag is designed to organize all of your toiletries in one place while

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Carmex Celebrates 75 years with a Giveaway!

Carmex is celebrating its 75th Anniversary this year!

Can you believe it?

As a way to thank their customers and fans for supporting them through nearly a century, they are hosting a Facebook giveaway: 75 years with 750,000 Carmex Fans . 



Their hope is to reach 750,000 Carmex Fans to celebrate our monumental anniversary. Once certain fan milestones are unlocked, they will be giving away great

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Have You Checked Out the New Quaker Soft Baked Bars?

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Quaker Oats for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
 

The new Quaker Soft Baked Bar has imporved upon previous Quaker bars!
Now it helps provide you with the FUEL you need, with the great tasting FLAVOR you want!  And because they are from Quaker, you know they will taste great!
This new snack

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Product Review and Giveaway: Noxicare Pain Relief Cream

If your dad is like my dad, they get ALOT of aches and pains, 

and I've found a great solution for them, and you!












Noxicare Natural Pain Relief is a breakthrough natural, patented pain relief formula that is a proprietary combination of 7 of the world’s most potent natural pain relievers, that quickly and effectively alleviate inflammation, muscle aches and nerve pain—with NO

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Top Shelf Giveaway- June 2012

Welcome to this month's YOU CHOOSE THE BOOK Giveaway!








There's been some changes- I pulled a couple more books off and added a few more! So read the list carefully!


The choices this month are:




Promise Me by Harlan Coben












The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls

















A Little Ray of Sunshine by Lani Rich  (ARC Copy)











The Seven Year *itch by Jennifer Belle

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Wordless Wednesday: BORED

VBS, Cheer Camp, Outside Play, Books, Toys and what happens:







I'M BORED..............

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Alexa and Lillian: Travel the World/ Louisiana Pt I

Kiddo is having alot of fun playing with Alexa and Lillian!

Over the weekend, they got to spend some time together with her auntee, who is here visiting from California




And of course, The Queen's Diamond Jubilee was this weekend, and since Kiddo's Meme's family are from Canada, it seemed right to celebrate it! Plus it was Trinity Sunday in the Anglican Church, which usually means songs that

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Book Review: Seal of God by Chad Williams

Hats off to Dad- he just sailed right on through this book!











Synopsis: Days before Chad Williams was to report to military duty in Great Lakes, Illinois, he turned on a television and was greeted with the horrifying images of his mentor, US Navy SEAL Scott Helvenston, being brutally murdered in a premeditated ambush on the roads of Fallujah, Iraq. Steeled in his resolve, Chad

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Visit NOMA for FREE!

It's Free Wednesdays at New Orleans Museum of Art again, Thanks to the Helis Foundation!

ALL Louisiana residents get FREE admission every Wednesday(Noon - 8 pm)




The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), New Orleans’ oldest fine arts institution, opened on December 16, 1911 with only 9 works of art. That's right- it's OVER 100 years old! Today, the museum hosts an impressive permanent

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Bless Their Little Giveaways Linky : June 5- June 12, 2012

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Book Review and Giveaway: Rescue Me by Rachel Gibson

Looking for the perfect lightweight Summer romance that isn't your typical bodice ripper? 



Got one for you!





Synopsis:  She's 33, unmarried, and stuffed into a Bubble Yum pink bridesmaid dress. And the whole town wants to fix her up with anyone with a dental plan . . .

Who's going to rescue Sadie Hollowell now?



Everyone in Lovett, Texas, knows Sadie has always been a "notional" kind

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Recipe Weekend/ Giveaway: Ronzoni Pasta and Hungry Girl Guilt free Desserts Cookbooks

Well I'm going through ye old cookbooks, while we're moving stuff around and decided that these 2 were a great little Summer giveaway! The pasta dishes are light for the most part and as it's swimsuit weather, everybody wants desserts with less calories, so i know quite a few of you will want the Hungry Girl cookbook too!




Here's a quick and easy recipe from the Ronzoni Pasta cookbook, that

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Product Review: ARM & HAMMER Sensitive Toothpaste

Well due to some technical difficulties yesterday (talking cold medicine that makes you drowsy is not good when blogging- you might say forget to hit the PUBLISH button...SIGH.....

So here it is today!

I was recently sent a sample of the new Sensitive Toothpaste by Arm and Hammer AND Orajel, as part of the Smiley360 product testing program.




The makers of Arm & Hammer and Orajel have joined

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Winner This Past Week!

Sorry for the delay guys- too much going on at home, and had a problematic computer!




1. Honey Bunches of Oats 
     1. #3 Deb J 
     2. #1 Donna 
     3. #13 Cara
     4. #4 Frugal Tumbleweeds 

2. Top Shelf- #    Melissa- she picked The Last Blind Date

3. The Chase- #48 Sharon S 

4. Shelter- #22 Heather S 

5. the Cottage at Glass beach- #82 Tiffany D 

6. beyond Coastal- #1 Emily D 

 

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Book Review and Giveaway: The River Witch by Kimberly Brock

Synopsis: Roslyn Byrne is twenty-four years old, and she's been broken in body, heart and soul. She's a professional ballet dancer, but a car wreck and a miscarriage leave her lost and grieving. She needs a new path, but she doesn't have the least idea how or where to start. With some shoving from her mama, she immures herself for the summer on Manny's Island, one of the Sea Isles, to

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What to Hear Some GREAT Sounding Music for Free?

Now through June 9th, at Target stores nationwide, shoppers can receive a FREE Sonos wireless bridge ($49.99 value) when they purchase a Play:3 or Play:5 Sonos wireless HiFi system! This is an in-store only promotion.


What is the Sonos system?






Start with one music player or BRIDGE connected to your personal computer router, and then you can expand the system wirelessly everywhere. You

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Alexa and Lillian are Here!

Dawn, over at Mom-a-Logues came up with a great idea a couple of years ago of tweaking the old penpal routine and sending likenesses, aka paper dolls, of her kids, Alexa and Lillian, around the country/world, to different bloggers, and letting them 'share' in the experiences of their 'host' families! 

We signed on this year, and Alexa and Lillian FINALLY got to come to our house, after

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