Seems like Janette Rallison's Fair Godmother is quite the active thing. Last week she was spotted byauthorwithin in an insurance ad:

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Red doors are considered symbolic by many. There is a religious connotation for some associated with a red door, while to others it may be prosperity or luck. I've even heard that a red door symbolizes that the mortgage has been paid off.

What if any connotations does a red door hold for you?

Because I have nothing better to do while I wait for someone to figure out that a leaking sewer pipe into your house really deserves immediate attention. (Well I guess I could be cleaning up the mess from the water pipe break...)

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If you haven't already, take the dare and show you care! There is an awesome auction over here to help benefit a Title I school in Oklahoma.

Check it out! There is something for everyone from PB to YA.

http://www.cynthealiu.com/showyoucare/


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Oh yeah baby!

Finally! Here is the mailing order for the Shiver ARC. When it arrives read it quickly enjoy every last word of it, and get it back out the door. Before you do take a minute to write a little note in the cover. When the last person on the list gets it, they will have a little memoir of the books travels. This lovely idea courtesy of lalam ! Congrats to authorwithin ( Read more... )

With a bit of assistance from my little bookworms:


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I have already decorated the place:

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My 16 year old wanted to show me what he had been learning at drivers ed. I wanted to go to Borders and look for Kristy Dempsey's new picture book, Me With You.

So we went.

Bookstore first. I looked on the shelves and was bummed there was nothing to be found. So scuttled over to the computer with my 6 year old in tow. Only to be told this:

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