Category: Book Stuff

Weekend to Cabin…

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** This is a sticky post – meaning this post will stay on top for weekend but new posts will be below!  🙂

We are finally catching  a little break and Al and I are heading to our cabin on the North Shore for the weekend.  While I will be taking my lap top (I am like Linus and the lap top is my security blanket) I do not believe I will have access to the internet unless I actively seek it out!  That being said, you can see here that I am reading ready – even though I have a book case full of unread books at the cabin.

What I am taking with amounts to two blog tour reads for next week, a book on Minnesota, and a couple bonus books!  🙂

While I am away I still have posts prepped to come out throughout the weekend so stop by!  I have a book review, morning meanderings and more!

I will be home later Sunday to post In My Mailbox and on Monday we will tackle the CNN bookshelf!  Yeah!

What are your plans for the weekend?

♥Have a safe and happy weekend everyone! ♥

Sheila

Word Verification Balderdash (the Thursday Thing)

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balderdashThis is the weekly meme where I encourage anyone who wishes to play along to take those crazy word verifications they have had over the past week and create a fake definition for them (much like how you play the board game Balderdash).  This is all in fun and makes commenting on blogs a bit more interesting when the verification may just give you the best definition of the week!  See original post here.

So here is what I have:

seend: When you hit the send button on an email and it takes forever (forever being 5 seconds as opposed to the 1 second we are used to)

“I am so sorry Mrs. Johnson that you have not received that email… it is still in seend mode.”


Mythman: Much like Super Man but this dude creates Myths… and he has a better tan.  🙂

“A long long time ago up in the mountains of Alaska there lives a creature, at least according to Mythman….”


Catera:  Equal rights for cats.

Mittens now eats off china dishes and always gets first pick of the fish dinner because of  the Catera.


relicat:  a cat that you know darn well has used up more than its nine lives yet haggard looking, and missing one eye, it still keeps on going!


(And my personal fav of the week)

Purexeo:  A spell used used by Harry Potter to get his shirts their whitest!


I would love to see what you come up with!  To do your own, simply grab the picture meme and add it to your own post.  Link back to this post and leave a comment here letting my know you have and I will add your blog post to this one so people may see other participants.  Let the fun begin!  :)

Wordsmithonia

He Followed me Home

This Girls Ever Expanding Library

Alexia’s Books and Such

Reading at the Beach

The Betty and Boo Chronicles

My World



Awards to post…

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I have done what I said I wouldn’t do… I have again received a few awards that I have let sit in the corner and gather dust.  So tonight I am trying to do a bit of blog catch up (all the things I have wanted to, needed to, catch up on but just have not had the time.

I am posting these awards tonight and will add who I will pass these on to in the upcoming week.

superior_scribbler_awardLook what Melissa from My World send my way!

The Superior Scribbler Award is a Scholastic Scribe Original!

How sweet is she?  Have you seen her blog?  She has some great books that she has reviewed – I recommend you check them out!

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That wonderful Ryan over at Wordsmithonia has sent me this wonderful award.

Being a recipient of this award affirms that this blog invests and believes in the Proximity – nearness in space, time and relationships. This blog receives this great award as a further way to reiterate that it is exceedingly charming, and aims to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement! Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers!

Ryans blog always has something wonderful on it and watch for his post tomorrow morning (Thursday) for word verification Balderdash.  He really cracks me up!

top commentorThis new to me award came from the amazing Rachel of Bookworm Wannabe.

This award goes out to those who you can count on for a comment.  They not only visit often but they comment often and make your blog exciting with great points of interest!

Rachel has a good variety of book reviews and a fun blog!  Stop over and see what she is all about!

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The “Me To You” award was also passed on to me from Rachel at Bookworm Wannabe.

This award is a friendly thank you to those who make my blog feel warm and fuzzy like a teddy bear.  I am so thankful for the contributions of these people!

What a super cool chick Rachel is!  🙂

I plan to pass these on after the weekend.  I have a crazy busy day tomorrow and the Super Hero (hubby) is anxious for us to get on the road and go to our cabin.  He wants to leave tomorrow evening and I was hoping for Friday at noon so I would have time to finish up on some stuff…. I guess we will see.  🙂

Question to Bloggers…

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I was just having a conversation on Twitter about how we as bloggers keep track of our books as theyBook question come in, blog tours…. what we sign up for, etc…

As I have become more involved in blogging these past few months I have realized that I really need to keep track of the books and where they come from (they don’t always come with paper work!) as well as blog tours, giveaways, etc…

Currently I am using an agenda book where I record all book related things…. but chatting with Jamie, from Revenge of the Book Nerds on Twitter, she is using Google calendar and I bet that works pretty slick.

What do you use to keep track of your book happenings?

Its Monday – What are you Reading?

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Well… this morning I am still on Alvor…. loving it but with busy commitments I just havent had the time to really sit Monday what are you readingdown and read it through…. hopefully today is the day and I have a bit of time blocked off this afternoon for just this book!

I have a few others waiting for me that I can not wait to dig into!  The Sign For Drowning is one I have been looking forward to…

When she was a child, Anna stood at the water’s edge beside her mother, both of them helplessly frozen as they watched an ocean wave capsize the boat carrying Anna’s younger sister, Megan. In that singular, life-changing instant, Anna envisioned Megan fighting off “monsoon rains with every turn of her neck. Earthquakes broke fault lines with each kick of her leg. Every thrashing of her arms brought forest fires somewhere. Opening her mouth caused volcanoes to erupt. In this way, she left us.”

Sounds great huh?

When The Sun Goes Down came in quite a while ago and I really need to get this one read.  This book is a bit different and is actually about planning your funeral – and no, I am not in a  hurry that I know of -LOL.  I believe I have many good years left.  I think I chose this in my early book blog days when I was still at that “let me review all books!” stage!  Well -we will see… it may surprise me.

Stray Affections is on for a blog tour next week that I would love to get read this week.

The last thing that Cassand002ra Higgins expects out of her Sunday is to be mesmerized at a collectors convention by a snowglobe. Shes enjoying some mommy time, with husband Ken at home tending their brood of four young boys, when shes utterly charmed by the one-of-a kind globe containing figures of three dogs and a little girl with hair the color of her own. She cant resist taking the unique globe home even if means wrestling another shopper for it!

We (Al and I) are on track this weekend to head to our cabin up North and I will be taking Bran Hambric with me for the drive.  I have no internet reception there and a weekend “unplugged” means more reading time! 🙂


It’s Monday, What Are You Reading?  (This meme comes from J Kayes Blog – be sure to pop over and see what she is reading as well as what many others are reading this week.  You can add your list to her Mr Linky!)

Here is… me

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I just over visiting Jamie at Revenge of The book Nerds and she is requesting that we book bloggers offer up a picture of what we look like.  Since I am currently working on my In My Mailbox post (which usually takes me a bit of time) and I am a bit bummed that I have not yet posted today due to life craziness that seems to surround me… I thought – why not?

So here is me….  If you want to help Jamie with her quest, check out her blog, Revenge of The Book Nerds and link to her post.

me and AlThis is actually me and my super hero (non fiction) Al.  This was taken at my cousins home yesterday afternoon in their photo booth.  They had a photo booth at their wedding last year and thought it was so cool they bought it and now it sits in their home.

the fanastic fourThis is last month, the end of July in Duluth Minnesota.  From left to right:  Sara, Heidi, me, and Cindy

Bran Hambric by Kaleb Nation: Blog Tour Coming Soon!

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I am so excited to be a part of this blog tour! This book has such a Harry Potter vibe to it (I haven’t read it yet, but I feel it!) that I can not wait to dive in! I am up for review of this book and the author, Kaleb Nation, on September 10. Mark your calendars – I have a feeling this is going to be good!

Bran Hambric was found locked in a bank vault at six years old, with no memory of his past. For years, he has lived with one of the bankers, wondering why he was left behind — until one night, when he is fourteen, he is suddenly confronted by a maddened creature, speaking of Bran’s true past and trying to kidnap him.

Bran finds that he is at the center of a plot which started years before he was even born: the plot of a deadly curse his mother created…and one that her former masters are hunting for him to complete.

Haunted by the spirit of his mother’s master and living in a city where magic is illegal, Bran must undo the crimes of his past…before it is too late.

Forsaken by Vanessa Miller: Blog Tour coming soon!

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I recently signed up to be a part of this upcoming Blog Tour.  Look for my review the first part of October 2009

Pastor Jerome Tyler “JT” Thomas is charismatic behind the pulpit, charming to all he comes in contact with, and lethal to those who linger too long. Since the age of twenty-two, when he prayed for God to keep him out of prison, JT knew he would preach the gospel. Bishop Turner makes it possible; but there are strings attached, and now JT isn’t sure he can stay tied down.

Cutting loose causes more problems than JT anticipated. When an old friend from his days on the streets resurfaces and his extra curricular activity comes knocking on his front door, JT’s life and the lives of those close to him spiral out of control. Now he will need divine intervention to make things right. But how much help can a man hope to receive when he feels he’s been forsaken by God?

Blog Tour: The SweetGum Ladies Knit For Love by Beth Pattillo

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Back-to-School Fiction Blog Tour

Summary for The Sweetgum Ladies Knit for Love

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Once a month, the six women of the Sweetgum Knit Lit Society gather to discuss books and share their knitting projects. Inspired by her recently-wedded bliss, group leader Eugenie chooses “Great Love Stories in Literature” as the theme for the year’s reading list–a risky selection for a group whose members span the spectrum of age and relationship status.

As the Knit Lit ladies read and discus classic romances like Romeo and Juliet, Wuthering Heights, and Pride and Prejudice, each member is confronted with her own perception about love. Camille’s unexpected reunion with an old crush forces her to confront conflicting desires. Newly widowed Esther finds her role in Sweetgum changing and is surprised by two unlikely friends. Hannah isn’t sure she’s ready for the trials of first love. Newcomer Maria finds her life turned upside-down by increasing family obligations and a handsome, arrogant lawyer, and Eugenie and Merry are both asked to make sacrifices for their husbands that challenge their principles.

Even in a sleepy, southern town like Sweetgum, Tennessee, love isn’t easy. The Knit Lit ladies learn they can find strength and guidance in the novels they read, the love of their family, their community–and especially in each other.

I love books about books.  About reading groups, about book discussions…. I am a bookie through and through.  Beth Pattillo did not disappoint with a group of women who gathered to knit and share their love of books.  I enjoyed the books personalities from the “judges” to the laid back… the personalities popped and I was pleased with Beth Pattillo’s character development.  I liked them.  I wanted to hang out with them, and I dont even knit! With an easy flow to this read it was just fun to meet the likeable women of Sweetgum, Tennessee.

Author Info: RITA Award-winning Beth Patillo combines her love of knitting and books in her engaging Sweetgum series. Pattillo served churches in Missouri and Tennessee before founding Faith Leader, a spiritual leadership development program.

** Watch for this book as well as other delightful reads come up for giveaway during BBAW, September 14 – 18**

This book was a review copy sent to me by Ashley Boyer of Multnomah Books, Random House

This book is rated G

Morning Meanderings…

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I don’t think I have done a morning meandering all week.  I miss it!  I like my posts that are just me… a big improvementearly morning, usually just out of bed and only capable of stumbling blurring eyed to the coffee pot, saying “Hello hot stuff” to my coffee cup… and making my way to the laptop that awaits for me at the kitchen table.

It’s like Sheila… unplugged.

Todays meandering is yet another confession….  yesterday afternoon I was hopping around the blogesphere and I landed at another wonderful new blog to me and noticed that I was a blog she linked to on her sidebar.  So here is the confession… I love it when I find blogs that link to One Persons Journey Through a World of Books.  I think I am still new enough where that is exciting to think that someone actually likes what I am writing enough to link to me… I am not sure if I will ever grow out of that.  I truly find that exciting.  Its like making the deans list…. its like a free scoop of ice cream along side of great pie… it’s like… well, its very Sally Field”esk”.

Anyway – there it is.

Fellow book bloggers, do you feel this way too?  If you do – does it eventually become no big deal after you have blogged long term?  (I cant imagine that as I think I will always get giddy….. )

Later this afternoon I have a triple book tour to post with giveaway…I will be posting through the weekend as well as I have much going on over here and a few book reviews I need to complete AND Freebie Friday will end later today too!  Dont miss it!  )

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! ♥