I am post-poning Misconceived, Part 4 until next Sunday.  In the interim, I’ve still got my standard Sunday Salon Post to share.  Today’s a big day for the twins.  It’s their final basketball game of their regular season.  Their team went undefeated!  After the game, we’ve got a pizza party.  So, it’s a day filled with basketball for the twins and I.

This week’s reads

This week, I read and reviewed:

 Loving Frank

 Of Mice & Men

The Triumph of Deborah

To Kill a Mockingbird

I am currently reading Something Borrowed by Emily Griffen.

In my mailbox for review

I received The Bouncing Boy by ILIA.  It’s my first children’s/fantasy book review. 

Challenges & Contests

THURSDAY’S THOUGHTS 

We got a winner of Shaping History, Jennifer of Literate Housewife Review. I’ve asked her to contribute the next questions for Thursday’s Thoughts.  

This week at Thursday’s Thoughts, we have a question from Serena at Savvy Verse & Wit: 

Which author’s writing surprised you when you first read their work and what about it grabs you?

There are no longer weekly “prizes” (i.e. books, etc.).  The weekly winner wins a slot on the WORLD FAMOUS Thursday’s Thoughts BlogRoll (great for expanding blogs) AND the winner picks out the next week’s Question of the Week.  Once a month, I will run a giveaway with a prize.  I started this MEME as a way to get to know more about the book bloggers that I read… what are those interesting tid-bits about their lives and what do they think on certain subjects?   I think Serena’s question is a great one!  Come on over and share your passion about the author you love!

OTHER CONTESTS

BookRoom Review’s Book Giveaway Carnival is coming up March 2nd through the 8th.  I’m putting together a Reader’s Delight basket for the carnival.  I’ve come up with some ideas for it and I’m hopeful that it will be a great contest!

READING CHALLENGES

I am almost finished with the Book Awards II challenge.  I have only one more book to finish up before June.  For “Just For the Love Of It Reading Challenge” and “J. Kaye’s 100+ Book Challenge,” I’ve read 23 books so far year-to-date. 

For the participants of  the Just For the Love of It Challenge, please remember to link your review posts for February HERE.

At Home

I have completed all of my tax preparation and it’s in with the CPA.  It looks like I’m going to experience some blessings with the job front and mortgage front.  Please keep praying!  I’ll share more once all is set in stone. 

A friend of mine suggested that I write a children’s book.  I’ve been filled wtih ideas for one.  I’m thinking about it, but am sure that field is saturated with authors.  I’m going to pray about it.

Today was our local Girl Scout Council’s International Thinking Day… so cute to see the little girls carrying flags and sharing the “one-ness” of girls around the world.

I have enjoyed watching American Idol and The Bachelor this week.  I don’t know what’s up with the “upcoming episodes” of The Bachelor.  Chris Harrison makes it sound very strange.  American Idol, the three that I voted for all made it.  Hmmm…

Thanks, all, for reading not only this post, but the others as well.   Your readership means the world to me!

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