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From the monthly archives:
Strange words being spoken by the ‘tween living in my house:
Mad Skillz, as in “That guy has mad skillz on the bike.”
Suh-WEET, as in, well, “Suh-weet!”
Kype, as in “If a kid brought a whole pizza on the bus, someone would definitely kype it.”
It’s official: the slang of modern youth is infiltrating my house. What other [...]
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So.
I’ve been sick.
A cold struck me last Tuesday and has refused to let go. Not one of those mild, “I’m a little sniffly” kind of colds. No, this is of the sinus-throbbing, no-sleeping, no-breathing, everything-aching, “You look terrible” variety.
Yuck.
I totally blame all the hand-shaking at church for my misery. Every Sunday we are asked [...]
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Mark Sanborn, author of acclaimed business/motivational book The Fred Factor, has a new book out: The Encore Effect. Read on to learn more and to find out how you can win a copy.
Everyone wants to make a difference in the world, but most have no idea how to maximize their impact. In The Encore Effect, [...]
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The winner of the case of Dial Complete is….
Commenter #29: Stacy at Exceedingly Mundane.
Congratulations, Stacy! May germs stay far away from you this fall and winter.
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Way back in June, BooMama issued a challenge for all of us who needed to do a few things around the house…some accountability for a few things that, perhaps, I we had been procrastinating about.
At that time, we had just “finished” turning half of our basement from a concrete-walled cellar into some much-appreciated living and [...]
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Today’s book giveaway is the first of thirteen giveaways to be held during Fall Into Reading 2008. These giveaways are provided by Bethany House publishers, and I greatly appreciate their generosity. I have a stack of giveaways sitting in my dining room at this very moment, and they look great. Are you ready to [...]
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This post is where you can submit links to any book reviews you do for the books you’re reading as part of Fall Into Reading 2008. A few guidelines:
1. This is only for Fall Into Reading 2008 participants. If you haven’t signed up yet, please go HERE to find out what it’s all [...]
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“Did you wash your hands?”
I usually ask C. (9) that question about 15 minutes after he gets home from school. And by now — a few weeks into the school year — he knows to expect it, and often beats me to it by informing me that yes, he washed his hands already.
I’m all for letting kids build up [...]
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Happy first day of fall, everyone! Is it feeling fall-like in your area? It was 80 degrees here yesterday, but I have a waffle-weave pullover or two just waiting for crisp-air delightfulness to show up. I’m sure it won’t be long.
In the meantime, we can start to celebrate fall by diving into the reading lists [...]
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I’m going with twelve books this time around, 5 non-fiction and 7 fiction. I figure that at a little less than 1 book per week, I should be able to pull it off. I’ve also agreed to a few blog tours, so a couple more books might end up getting thrown into the [...]
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