Another Storm on the Way

We here in the southern end (that's what its called around here) are expecting another snow storm to hit tomorrow and all day Wednesday.  I have already talked to my boss and made arrangements to have Tuesday and Wednesday off.  Hubby had to leave for Texas yesterday so it will be just Hannah and myself to wait out and shovel out of this storm.  They are prediciting up to another 8 inches to add to the 29 inches we got over the weekend.  I will be keeping an eye on our roof and praying that it remains strong.  Plenty of sunshine today so hopefully some of it will melt although it is still plenty cold.

Hannah and I were  both disappointed that the Colts lost the Super Bowl last night.  The Super Bowl is the only football game that I really watch all year and I usually even take off work for it.

Face of Betrayal by Lis Wiehl and April Henry

See my review for this book here

Winter Snow Feb 5-6

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Batten Down the Hatches we are in for a bumpy ride

According to the weather man we are suppose to have a Nor easter coming through later today through tomorrow.  Some places around here are already cancelling things and some schools have decided to let out early.  I went to Walmart this morning on my way home from work like I normally do on Friday's and it was already hopping at 6:30a.m!  But  they didn't have salt to put down so we don't get to much ice.  Hubby will be home this weekend so we will be able to enjoy some family time in front of the fire place while it is cold and snowy outside. 

I got a couple of freebies in my email this morning that I thought you might like.

If any one is planning on doing a unit on the human body here is a whole page full of free resources for your study.

There is still time to plan to make some yummy food for the big game on Sunday and here is a page with several free ebook cookbooks one of which is appetizers.

If your in the Snow zone  stay warm and dry.  Everyone else enjoy your weekend.

The Secret by Beverly Lewis

See my review of this book here

Proud of my Hubby

My hubby got a plaque for having 250,000 miles accident free last year. 

I have always said  that he is the only trucker that I trust. 

Two Links I want to Share

I just went to Christianaudio and downloaded the free download of the month. This month it is Religion Saves by Mark Driscoll.   I have listened to several books from this site and they are always good audios.  They offer a free download every month. 

Becky over at  Hospitality Lane  has written an excellent post about reading the Bible and letting it say what it says.  Theat post can be found here.

The second link is Shared School.   They have state tests and other things here.  I have used tests often to find my children's weak spots. 

It is still cold here in Pa but not as cold as the last several days.   

Are You Listening?

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan and Witch and Wizard by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet

See my reviews for these books here

Audio books

I have really enjoyed audio books over the last few years.  I have listened to book that I know I wouldn't have been able to get through if i was reading them but I really enjoyed listening to them.  I discovered that certain types of books are still better in the traditional book form like the mystery series i read by Joanne Fluke about Hannah Swenson.  I tried listening to this series on audio but since such a big part of the whole thing is that she is a baker and there are recipes in the book this didn't work for me. 

I have tried to get my daughters interested in audio books.  Not to much luck but Hannah does like to listen to Adventures in Odyssey and Down Gilead Lane.

If your children are auditory learners then this might interest you.  I go thet link for Loudlit.org  today.  Although they don't have many titles yet they do offer the option of reading the book page by page with the audio.  Check it out.   

Made Our Reservations for Disney

My wonderful hubby made our reservations for Disney World yesterday!!.  We will be going for our 25th anniversary.  This will be a trip with just David and myself.  Hannah is a bit disappointed but we have already taken her twice and we wanted to celebrate this  milestone with the something special for just the two of us.  Now I get to plan all the details.  We decided that we were only going to two of the parks, Magic Kingsom because its my favorite and Epcot because it is David's Favorite.  We took the money that we saved on not going to the other two parks and bought tickets to the Cirque de Soliel show that is at Disney.  So now I have to decide when we are going to the two parks and were we are going to eat on what day.  I love planning a Disney trip!!.  I know one of the restraunts we will definately be going to is The Coral Reef at Epcot.  This is a wonderful seafood restraunt that has huge aquarium that you can watch the sharks, turtle etc swimming around and they have divers come down and feed the fish.   

I am going to start doing my planning now.  Have a great day. 

A Love woven True by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller

See my review here 

Rainy days and Mondays always get me down

So I have a double Whammy today.  My little car was being blown all over the road on my way home from work this morning.  Boy is it warm outside. 

The latest audio book that I am listening to is certainly gripping but the reader is really distracting.   She is really good with the voices but her cadence while she is reading the book is not quite right.  She pauses  when she shouldn't and then she tries to make it more suspenseful but it just doesn't seems to work.  It is really amazing how much a reader can make a book enjoyable or not.

The cd that we wer using for Hannah exploded in the cd rom so I was scrambling for something else for Hannah to use.  I decided on American Heritage  this is the link for the high school course but you can access elementary and middle school.  It is free.       

Bone: Buried Deep by Max Collins and Kathy Reichs

See My Review for this book here

The Slave Across the Street By Theresa Flores

I listened to this as part of ChristianAudio's reviewers program.  My review can be found here.
This is a story of human trafficing and although not graphic it does not leave you wondering what happened.  

I have a confession to make

I am a Book Aholic.  I guess it is better to be addicted to Books than to other things.  I have been looking into getting either a Kindle or a Sony E-reader.  I am leaning toward the Sony because friends of ours have one and they have been raving about it to us and besides the Kindle will be coming out with an app for Blackberry soon so I can sync my kindle books to my Blackberry just like I am syncing my Barnes and Nobles books to my phone.  The screen is a bit small but it comes in real handy when I am waiting for someone or at work so I don't have to carry a book back and forth.  While I wait and ponder I have been collecting free books in the event I get one.  I have the software on my computer.  Also I belong to both Audible and Christian Audio.  I have become a reviewer for ChristianAudio and Thomas Nelson.  And I have certain series that I have to read.  And I belong to Book Of The Month Club2. Yes I am a Bookaholic and I am not afraid to admit it.  

I guess I have the January Blues

I get this way every January.  I guess I have a touch of Seasonal Affective Disorder.  You know when your mood is affected by the weather.  I just don't function well when I'm cold and the weather is a bit gloomy. 
Thus the reason for the sporadic blog posts. 
I did add a new link to my left sidebar to Down Gilead Lane.  This is a wonderful radio program that is a littel bit like Adventures in Odyssey.  They just ended the program but are still playing the series starting from the beginning.  My kids all have liked this series.  I still listen to it on my MP3 player and have started to buy the series from the beginning so I can have all 12 seasons.  It is put out by CBH Ministries formerly Children's Bible Hour.  This is the same ministry that puts out Keys for Kids which is a great devotional for younger kids.  I use to get  an email eveyday that I used for Hannah.  If you are interested you can go here to check it out.
I am still behind in my Bible reading but still reading a bit everyday so it may be closer to 180 days than 90. Oh well as long as I keep at it.   

Abandoned to God: Oswald Chambers

See my review for this book here

Oldest Daughter Has moved out

My oldest daughter moved out this morning.  It wasn't an emotional scene as this was her second time moving out.  I thought my youngest would miss her but she said the Faith wasn't here that much anyway and that we will see her on Sunday.  We have arranged for her to come home every Sunday for dinner so at least that one day I know she will eat well. 

Two down and one to go.  At least I have her for at least 4 more years.  Sigh

Holly and Homicide by Leslie Caine

See my review for this book here