Halloween Stories for Children

With the weather in our area being really wet we may end up cutting Trick-or-Treating a bit short this year and cozy up on the couch with hot chocolate and some cute Halloween stories for the kids. I have taken the night off work so I am sure hubby and I will pop in a horror movie after the kids go to bed. Here are three cute Halloween stories for young children. Smelly Ghost by Isabel Atherton In Spooky Town, there live many ghosts, ghouls,...

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Where did all the socks go?

When I was a teen I used to get socks with patterns, funky colors, and print on them just because I really liked them. Now I love those socks as they are easier to match. I know a lot of people look at me funny and say how hard is it to match white socks. Well it can be hard if you have a bit obsessive compulsive disorder. If the socks are not the same ones you wore at the same time then they likely have stains that are not similar or are not...

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Get Fit ~ Week 6 & 7 Not a good couple of weeks

Source: Microsoft clip art Sorry for the lack of a Get Fit post last week. I was super sick with a head cold and didn't do much blogging. I tried but my head was way to cloudy with the cold. My walking slowed down as I found it really hard to give it my all when my head was stuffed and aching. I did the following for walks. Oct 15th 6.98km & 1.80km Oct 16th 4.59km Oct 18th 4.85km For a total of 18.22km Last Friday I felt too tired to post...

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Keep Your Carpet Healthy & Beautiful With Proper Maintenance

Source: Nolie's Place Let’s face it: If you’re a carpet owner, there’s quite a bit of work involved with keeping your floor clean and stain free! If you hope to maintain your carpet and keep it healthy for years to come, follow these helpful carpet cleaning tips. 1.  Vacuum on a regular basis. This prevents every day dirt and grime from setting into your carpet. 2.  Consider placing area rugs in higher traffic areas. 3. ...

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Ghost of Lost Eagle Book Review

Ghost of Lost Eagle (Sweetwater Canyon Series - Book 1) Plot Summary (courtesy virtual tour press release) Mason “Tuck” Tucker meets Sass Thornton when she lassos him and drags him from certain death in a flashflood. She dubs him “dumbass” for entering a box canyon during a rainstorm. This label he will hear many times as she struggles against her unwanted attraction to him. Sass’s father, Phil, owns the cattle ranch that she runs with...

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Just Ella Book Blog Tour ~ Review & Giveaway

Tour Schedule Just Ella by Annette K. Larsen Book Summary: A Proper Romance Ariella was only looking for a distraction, something to break up the monotony of palace life. What she found was a young man willing to overlook her title and show her a new and vibrant way of life. But when her growing feelings for Gavin spiral out of control and clash with the expectations of her station, she will discover that the consequences of her curiosity...

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Taco Pasta Bake Recipe

I decided to post a this picture to Instagram one night as I was sitting down to dinner and got a request about sharing the recipe. Recipe? huh? I didn't have one as I just through it all together as I went. So here is how this all came about...... A few weeks ago I was totally lost for what to make for dinner. I really need to get back into my Meal Planning. I looked around at what I had in the kitchen and freezer and decided I was going to...

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Maybe I should have just went back to bed yesterday!

Have you ever had one of those days where you just want to crawl back into bed and start the day all over again? I had one of those days yesterday. Actually it started Monday night. I did some laundry Monday after getting up from a nap (worked Sunday night). The sheets dried nice and I threw in our big blanket. This usually takes two rounds in the dryer as it is so big but it gets dried. My husband brought the blanket up for bed and threw it on the...

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Spooktacular Book Giveaway Hop - Lily Noble & Actual Magic (#1) (US/CAN)

What better way to gear up for Halloween than with a fabulous Spooktacular Book Giveaway Hop! Book Summary:  After the collision claimed her mother's life and left her with a memory full of holes, Lilly Noble is sent away to boarding school on the gloomy island of Raven's Landing, Maine. Though feeling exiled and abandoned by her father, she is determined to fill in the blanks the accident left in her mind. When she meets the hypnotically...

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Kobo Aura takes reading to a whole new level ~ Review & Giveaway!

Just over a year ago I started reading e-books. I wasn't too sure about not having the physical book in my hands. There really is just something about holding and smelling a book, turning the pages and more but at the same time they are bulky, hard to hold while reading in bed, can be super heavy depending on the book especially for someone with carpal tunnel and the biggest one is how many can you fit in your purse at one time? Sometimes we start...

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From Frights to Flaws ~ Author Interview

Age group: middle school  Book Summary: Twelve-year-old Alyssa McCarthy can no longer stand the toughness of her uncle and wants a better life. But one day she discovers not only the existence of magic, but also a villain hunting her down. The villain uses magic and magical technology to kidnap Alyssa to the Fiji Islands. As much as she wants to go home, she has to face some dangerous challenges first. Not only that, the villain...

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Spell Check & Spell Struck by Ariella Moon - Book Review and Giveaway

Spell Check - Book 1: The Teen Wytche Saga Synopsis Evie is in real trouble – Besides the usual teenage issues, she is being bullied by the Smash Heads, struggling with math, and mourning the death of her famous photojournalist father in Afghanistan. If she can’t overcome her fear of picking up her camera, she will fail yearbook, and on top of that, her best friend Parvani, who already has it all, has talked her into buying a spellbook...

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Get Fit ~ Week 5

Since I have been side lined for my Couch to 5km I have been walking up a storm. Last weekend I attended Blissdom Canada with my fellow bloggers and didn't get as much power walking as I wanted to because well *hangs head* my roomie and I slept in on Saturday and Sunday. On Friday though we got up at 6:30am to head down to the hotels fitness room and went for our power walk. We spent 30 minutes on the treadmill power walking. Better than nothing,...

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Newly Released Book ~ Embrace (Evolve Series #2) by S.E Hall

Book Summary:  Evan Allen is a handsome, athletic, southern gentleman who now attends Georgia Southern University for no good reason.After what he expected to be the romantic gesture of the century, Evan is looking at no friends, a year of ineligibility on the football team, and no girl.He's starting over alone and doesn't know quite how to proceed. Certain members of The Crew refuse to let him face things by himself, taking him under...

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Kiss Me in Paris by Kimberly Kinrade & Dmytry Karpov ~ Book Review

Title: Kiss Me in Paris Authors: Kimberly Kinrade & Dmytry Karpov Series: Deveuax #1 (standalone) Publication: June 25th, 2013 by Daring Books Category: New Adult (NA) Genre: Contemporary Romance Book Synopsis:  When the city of love brings two lost souls together, only their darkest secrets can tear them apart. Winter Deveaux tried love once. It didn't end well. Unable to open herself up to another heartbreak,...

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