Novelization of Major Motion Picture Home Run & Giveaway

After years of self indulgent behavior and reckless living, a DUI and team suspension land Cory Brand is back in the Oklahoma town where he started. Forced to coach the local Little League team and spend eight weeks in Celebrate Recovery©, the only twelve-step program in town, Cory must face the memories that contributed to his life becoming so destructive as well as honestly confront the love he left behind.

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Vanilla Blueberry Waffle Recipe from Homemade with Love, by Jennifer Perillo

I think if you've followed my blog for awhile, or at least have searched through my recipes on occassion, you'll realize I'm not a "from scratch" type of gal.  I'm open to learning new things though, and so when I had the chance to review Homemade with Love: Simple Scratch Cooking from In Jennie's Kitchen, I was eager to see if I could make anything in it without creating an epic fail of a dish.

Surprisingly enough to me, not only were a lot of the recipes not difficult - they were also things my family would eat - and so I hunkered down to mix, whisk and boil from scratch food in my own kitchen.  

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"A Plain Scandal," an Amish Murder Mystery by Amanda Flower & Give Away

I have not had much time for pleasure book reading in a while. Between resource books and the books Amber is reading for her high school courses, sitting down with a book just to enjoy a story and its characters was shelved for some time. When I was approached to do a review and giveaway of A Plain Scandal by Amanda Flower, I knew it would be a good way to get some down time in for me, and lighten up my reading load a bit too.

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New For Dummies Book Selection - iPad in Education

In case you haven't figured it out yet, I sort of have a thing an obsession with my Apple products.

I get a little giddy thinking about ALL the things these little powerhouse electronics can do for me. Then, I talk a little too much about it to people who probably could care less.

I'm sure though for every 10 people that tune me out, there is one that wants to know all the neat things I can do. And if they ask a question or two, I'm happy to go on for hours.

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New 60-Min Shakespeare Edition - Taming of the Shrew

Shakespeare's works are some of the archetypes of classics, for both reading and performing. Whichever way you choose to take it, 60-Minute Shakespeare helps you do it. We read the newest edition in the series "Taming of the Shrew," and Cass Foster has condensed the play so that it's shorter and easier to read. If you want to act out the play, the abridged version helps the performance to keep to an hour (hence the title).

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Captain Underpants Give Away

If you have an 8 or 9 year old boy around your home and you said "A world without UNDERPANTS?!!!" You wouldn't just be creating bouts of laughter (I'm sure), but also referencing a most loved book series by Dav Pilkey. And the newest book in this series geared for grade school students is:

Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers

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Providence E-Learning E-Books - Beowulf Review

Classic literature is a staple of reading and language arts classes across the world. People fondly claim that reading old literature enhances your knowledge and gives you a better appreciation for 'real' writing. This might be true, but it is also an honest fact that most students find 'classics' to be boring and confusing. By the time they're done reading, most of them will have no idea, or understanding of what they've just read. Including my 16 year old daughter as bright as she is.

That's where Providence E-Learning's e-books shine; explaining these classic literature pieces and their seemingly unrelated morals to today's culture.

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GrooveBook App Review - Your Phone Pictures Printed - Try it Free!

One of the best things about having a smart phone is also having a camera with you at all times. I bit the bullet and got an iPhone 4S around Thanksgiving last year, and I've taken so many more impromptu pictures then I ever had, just because I can. You never know what kind of moment you can capture in time, and now I can because I always have a camera on me. The thing is, all these pictures I've taken…they just sort of 'stay' in my phone. I mean sure I upload them to Instagram or Facebook, but it's not like I sit and bring up those sites to just look through my photos. So unless I take the time to cord my phone to my computer and then use a photo service to print them, they just 'sit' there.

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5 Days to a Clutter Free House

When you're trying to sell your home and you get offered to write a review on a book called "5 Days to a Clutter Free House" you jump right on that.

I struggle with clutter - it's not that my house is messy, it usually isn't, but we like to 'keep' things. It's what we do around here. But as so many of you know, all those little things tend to add up, and then there's no room to keep them anymore, or if you're like us in our transition in life, you have to box them up to move them, and it seems so so overwhelming.

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Reader's Digest Presents The Digest Diet Cookbook

Well here it is a month into the new year, and I can honestly say that I've been doing really well watching what I've been eating. I didn't set out to lose any weight per say, but just to eat a bit healthier and be more active. It's obviously been working, and I have been using different books over the past few weeks to get into a routine. I have actually lost nearly 4 pounds, plus I have more energy and have been sleeping better!

One of the books that I received was Reader's Digest "The Digest Diet Cookbook."

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