April Grace has grown up in the Ozarks. She’s very proud of her heritage, and she’s protective of her family. When some new people roll into town and start bad-mouthing hillbillies and the area, she immediately dislikes them. When these new neighbors end up needing to come live with April’s family, April is horrified. Then, her grandma starts dating this creepy man. Poor April is beside herself, and she lets you know it. April’s parents are wonderful examples of looking for the good in everyone. April, on the other hand, is very critical of others. Her grandma tells her that…
Month: May 2011
Review: The Lightkeepers Ball
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Olivia Stewart is still struggling with the untimely death of her father which has left the once wealthy, prominent family in financial ruin when her sister dies mysteriously. In an effort to uncover what really happened to her sister, Olivia travels west to California under her family’s English title. In her quest to know the truth, Olivia finds herself helping new friends while trying to wade through all of the information she’s receiving from different parties. Her life is endanger, and she’s not sure who to trust. Will she put it all together before it’s too late? Will she finally…
Review: The Alarmists
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Sociologist Brent Michaels finds patterns in what appears to be the chaos of human interaction. When he receives a call from the Pentagon to work on a special case, he’s intrigued. Little does he know that his decision to accept the case will lead to danger and active field work. Will he make the connection in time or will the world come to an end? The Alarmists is an excellent suspense novel. The conspiracy theory within the book definitely makes you see the events taking place in the world in a different light. The book had elements of a good…
Pizza Night
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Project 365 – #125 D and Munchkin felt like having pizza tonight, so I pulled out some frozen Udi’s gluten free pizza crusts to make some quick pizzas. Munchkin wanted just cheese. She did end up throwing on some tomatoes after the pizza was cooked. D had a turkey, mushroom, and onion pizza. I had a fresh herb and tomato pizza. Yum!
Review: No Work Spanish
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We live in an area where Spanish is probably spoken just as much if not more than English. Needless to say, it’s very helpful if you can communicate, even basically, in Spanish. One of the things that we’ve learned is that Spanish does not translate directly to English or vice versa. It’s okay to learn Spanish words, but it doesn’t directly translate into being able to understand or speak Spanish. The concept behind No Work Spanish fits right in with many of the things that we’ve found while trying to learn Spanish. You will naturally pick up some words when…