Author: Cindy

Two Awards to start of the month of March

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After being sick all last week, it sure is nice to come back to see that I have been awarded another two awards. Thank you they mean so much.


Thanks to Luanne and Lilly for this cute award. (above)

I have seen this one on other blogs and I love this award and for the longest time wishing to get this one for my own blog and to finally get it its really touching. Thank you so very much to Lilly I love your blog too.

I always love getting tagged with an award. For me in getting an award it means that I do have readers that read my blog. It gives me that little push I need on some days. Thank You again. Please note that they are truly appreciated and loved.

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Guilt Free Fruit Shake Recipe

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Guilt-Free Fruit Shake

1 cup canned peaches

½ cup canned pineapple tidbits

1 cup ice cubes

2 cups plain frozen yogurt

1 Tbsp lemon juice

Place the peaches, pineapple, and ice cubes in a blender and mix until the fruit is finely puréed. Add the yogurt and lemon juice and blend until the yogurt is evenly mixed in. Enjoy!

This is one of the recipes from the cookbook Every Day Indian that I reviewed.

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**The Spare Room Review

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PUB DATE: February 2009
GENRE: Fiction

The book opens up with Helen preparing her spare bedroom for the arrival of her friend Nicola. Nicola has stage four cancer and is going to stay with Helen for 3 weeks while she undergo alternative treatment.

Helen and Nicola are in their sixties. They have enjoyed a close friendship. Helen has prepared herself, setting aside commitments, psychologically and to be physically ready to be of assistence to her friend

Helen takes her young granddaughter to the airport to meet Nicola. Helen is shocked when she sees Nicola’s deteriorated condition. Even the child is frightened by the frail woman who staggers towards them. Helen didn’t realize it was that bad.

Nicola’s immune system is virtually nonexistent. What follows is an huge act of generosity on Helen’s part. A three-week endurance of Nicola’s night sweats, agonizing pain and determination to ignore the cancer that assails her. Intending only kindness, Helen is soon worn down by the bizarre treatments (including the infusion of massive doses of Vitamin C), and the suffering Nicola endures during long, pain-wracked nights.

Helen has not expected that in caring for Nicola, the limitations she would have to put up against. The rage that fills her in the face of Nicola’s behavior and how she can go on suffering. Nicola is relentless in her cheerfulness in spite of debilitating pain, an unshakable belief that she ignores Helen’s exhaustion and fraying nerves. Most damaging is Helen’s overwhelming rage, a frustration with the false promises of alternative medicine. She knows there is no cure and she doesn’t understand why Nicola can’t see that.

This is a journey of friendship tested by a final reality- death.

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Everyday Indian Cookbook Review

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GENRE: Cookbook
PUB DATE: March 15,2009

Thanks to Sarah at MDG Associates for sending this cookbook to review. I have to admit that I have never eated Indian before trying the recipes in this book. The only down fall about the book was there wasn’t enough photos accompanying the recipes.

The recipes were easy to follow and some of the ingredients were easy to track down as well. The recipes were all easy to prepare within 25 minutes I had it ready to go. Low fat was also an added bonus.

Here is what I have made to date:
-Guilt Free Fruit Shake (this was a favorite with Michael)
-Traditional Chicken
-Basic Lemon Dressing

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February Happenings

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Another month has come and gone. Is it just me or is the days just flying by?

I read my second book for the Buy a Book Read a Book Challenge that Amy is hosting. The book I read was Kiss me Kill Me by Lauren Henderson.

Another challenge that I am taking part in is the 100+ Reading Challenge being hosted by J Kaye. This month I read 11 books. To date I have read 19 books.

I managed to read 11 books and all my reviews are posted. I am up to date on the month of Feb thankfully.

I was lucky enough and managed to get 48 books delivered to my door. Of those books 2 of them were book wins. Thanks to Glue_Genie on twitter for the Charlotte’s Web book. This was my favorite book when I was younger. Looking forward to rereading. The other book I won was Having Faith in the Polar Girls Prison and that was from Ania

I had another meet up with some local book bloggers Donna, Tina and Avis. The little cafe we go to is great they have the best apple cider and home made hot chocolate and you can even have the hot chocolate infused with tea. From that meet up I brought home 5 books. You can see them Here as well as a picture of Tina and I. Donna and Avis were camera shy.

As for buying books I only bought two books and that was VC Andrews Delia’s Gift. Its the third book in the series. The other book that I bought was Fifteen Animals by Sandra Boynton but it was a birthday present for a neighbors son.

I ran two contest on my blog. The first one was The Art of Compassion and the winner was Jodi.My second contest was for Mrs Meyers Clean home and I was able to give away too books one to Annie and one to Wrighty.

Also this month I started something new on my blog. It was themes. The first one was from Monday to Friday and it was a week of Melody Carlson Carter House Girls series reviews and the second one was children book week. My son who is 5 years old helped me with a week of children book reviews.

I have included a whole bunch of photos in February. I love taking pictures and sharing them. So I hope you will check back to see more of my reviews, Michael’s reviews, pictures and just general stuff.

Thanks wishing you a great March.

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Too Tall Alice Review

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PUB DATE: March 15 2009
AGE: 9-12 Years Old

I have to say at first Michael wasn’t interested in the book because its about a girl. He is very much into boy things. So after explaining to him that it could be anyone he was a little more interested in it.

The story is about Alice who is too tall. She isn’t tall like a building but taller then girls her own age. When she gets her class picture taken she is the only girl in the back. When Alice is alone she wishes she was four inches shorter.

Then one night after she is in bed the neighbors come back over for a card game and she overhears her parents comparing her to a toothpick, a bean pole, and even a string bean with their neighbors. She is sad and cries when she hears the talk going on downstairs. What she fails to hear is that the neighbors offer up ideas for future professions for Alice if she remains taller than others such as a super model.

Alice cries herself to sleep. She has a dream where she is in a room with girls that are much taller than she is. Some are supermodels and basketball stars. They are all tall.

One of the basketball players gets Alice on her shoulders so that Alice can see all around her. Alice gets a glimpse of her past and then of her future. She sees her family and her friends. Sadly she doesn’t see herself. The basketball player explain to Alice how she can find herself. So she closes her eyes and then she sees herself. It was like a movie playing in her head telling her all the wonderful things she is and all the wonderful things she can be.

Alice comes to realize that being four inches taller than the other girls now isn’t such a big deal after all and she begins to appreciates that she is just fine the way she is and that she can be anything she wants to be!

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Sam Houston Standing Firm Review

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Ages 5-7 years old

This is the story of Sam Houston. He was born in Virginia in 1793. He had five brothers and three sisters. When he was 13 years old his father died and they moved to Tennessee. Sam loved to read. He loved stories about heroes. When he went to school they didn’t teach Sam what he wanted to learn so he quit. When Sam was 16 he was sent to work in a store. He didn’t like being inside so he ran away to be with Indians.

Sam didn’t look like an Indian but he acted like them and being with them they never told him what to do. The chief of the tribe treated Sam like his son and gave him a Cherokee name.

Three years later he returned to Tennessee and became a teacher. Then a year later he joined the army, he was only 20 years old. When he went into battle with the Creek Indians he got a arrow to the leg and he pulled it out to keep fighting. The he got two bullets in his shoulder and was told he would die. He didn’t die and two months later went home. His mother didn’t recognize him.

At the age of 25 he wanted to be a lawyer. He was told it would take him 18 months to read the books Sam did it in 6 months. Sam was elected as congressman from Tennessee. Then he was elected governor. Sam married but she left him. No one knew this. Sam resigned and went back to the Cherokee Indians. The general that Sam worked with was now president. He went to see him dressed as a Cherokee and told him that the Cherokee were promised food and blankets and they never got them. he was given them because the general remembered him.

At 39 years old loved Texas. At the time Texas was a part of Mexico. The settlers in Texas wanted better laws but the dictator refused so they decided that they didn’t want to be a part of Mexico anymore so they signed a paper. Sam put his name on it. Sam was the head of the army that was going to fight Mexico. They killed people at the Alamo. When Sam knew his men weren’t ready to fight he refused to fight and was called a coward. When they were ready the surprised the Mexican Army. It was a short battle and finally Texas was free. The first president of Texas was Sam and he worked hard. When his term was finished he took some time off and went to Alabama. It was there that he met Margaret and married her.

Sam was president one more time before Texas became part of the US. He was elected as senator and went to Washington for 13 years. Margaret stayed behind to take care of the eight children and the house. He was well known in Washington. When states talked about leaving the US Sam would give them speeches about how it was a bad idea. At 67 years old he was elected governor. Shortly after that Texas wanted to leave the US and Sam didn’t agree so he wasn’t governor. Sam moved back to Huntsville. Then in 1863 Sam died at the age of 70. Texas became a strong state because of him.

Michael had a hard time with the book and he didn’t understand alot of what the story was about and lost interest in the book. I thought it was an interesting story and enjoyed reading it.

Thanks to Elaine for sending the book to us.

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