This That and The-Other! Plus Teaser Tuesday!

Tuesday seems like a good day for this, that and the-other, so that's what this will be!

First of all, my sweet husband Don has his highly entertaining short-story up on Amazon.com for purchase.  This is a great Colorado tale that is perfect for downloading on your ipod or other devices for a short, but truly funny story that will have you smiling the rest of the day!

Don also has a short story "The Deaf Man's Demise," in the new collection, Pulp Empire, Volume Three!  This is available through lulu.com (http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/pulp-empire-volume-three/13384159?showPreview)

This being Teaser Tuesday as well, I offer you this little tease from my current read, "The Seventeen Second Miracle" by Jason F. Wright

"She moves with grace around the store, like a concert pianist playing on her feet. Her shelves of books are like keys on a piano that only she knows how to play."

Page 50 - "The Seventeen Second Miracle."



This is an incredible book that will touch the hearts and souls of anyone who picks it up!  Watch for my review later this week!



Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading (http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/).

The Literary Life radio show features Literary Inspirations on their latest episode - Here's a little more about the show:

In this episode of The Literary Life, we're going to explore what's at the heart of all good writing and reading: inspiration…

In this episode of The Literary Life, we're going to explore what's at the heart of all good writing and reading: inspiration. Where it comes from, the different ways writers find it in themselves, and how editors help turn that inspiration into books that we wan to read and cherish.

We'll hear from Sigrid Nunez, whose provocative new novel, Salvation City, explores what happens when the world as we know it falls apart. Joe Pernice, critically-acclaimed musician and author of the funny and touching novel It Feels So Good When I Stop, tells us how songwriting and prose use inspiration in very different ways. We'll also speak to the editor of the international bestseller The Help about discovering and working with Kathryn Stockett, the author of one of the most successful debut novels of the decade.

Lastly, journalist and author Virginia Ironside, author of the upcoming book You're Old, I'm Old…Get Over It! joins us to rant about writers using the present tense in our latest installation of The Writer's Rant.

And finally, had to share my cute little book avatar - Isn't she cute!

You can make your own avatar at http://apps.facebook.com/bookify_yourself/!  Thanks to Hyperion Voice Books!



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First of all, Congratulations to Ashley for winning the $15 GC to EcoMom over the weekend.
I have a couple more fun giveaways coming up so be sure to stop back and enter to win.

Second of all, a huge huge thank you to all my faithful followers who stop by to visit every day. I can't believe how quickly my blog took off since I went 'public' with it. It's been so much fun. So many wonderful opportunities have come up and it's been such a blessing. Plus, I've met so many amazing new friends. Now if only I could just quit my day job and make blogging a full time gig! Ha!

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Last night Alexa had her first play-date with a friend of hers from school. Little did we know, Hannah only lives 2 or so blocks away from us. Definitely 'walking distance' in the warmer months. Alexa and Hannah aren't actually in the same class together, but they ride the bus together each day, which is how they became quick friends. I was a little bit nervous, as it was her first play-date where I didn't know the family and I wasn't going to stay there with her. I knew she would be fine, but as a caring Mom, I wanted to get a feel for Hannah's family. Everything went just fine when I dropped her off. Alexa and Hannah were off and playing right away. I got a good vibe from the parents that they were normal enough to let my daughter be in their care for an hour, so it was all good. Lillian and I went home and had some one on one time together, which was nice. Time alone with her doesn't come that often, so I was excited. We played Barbie's. did their hair, changed their clothes, had them ride the little ponies..ect. Lillian was happy!! The hour went quickly and we were back to pick up Alexa. She had a ton of fun and was already asking when her next play date could be. Silly girl! We went home, just in time to watch a little of Dancing with the Stars. Then, we had to go pick up Adam at the car repair place. His car is losing anti-freeze, so it's in to get fixed today. We're not surprised, though, as something always seems to happen to it during the holidays. Grrr!!!
On our way home Adam was hungry because he hadn't eaten dinner. So, he asked if we wanted to go through the drive-thru at White Castle. He was telling the girls how awesome the 'little hamburgers' were. They got all excited about the smelly things (ick!) Alexa took one whiff and a tiny little bite and had enough. Lillian seemed to love hers. She said she was eating it and it was sooo good. A little later, she said she was done and handed me the little carton the hamburgers come in and I pulled out what was left of her hamburger. All she ate was one side of the bun. It made me laugh so hard. Adam ordered ones with jalapenos, so Lilli started telling the story of when our neighbor Dave at a 'peno' (peeno) and cried. It was so hilarious. She kept calling them peno's. You had to be there to get the whole effect of funniness!!