I recently watched Stephen Spielberg's LINCOLN movie with my husband and 8-year-old son. It was amazing to me how much I didn't know about Abraham Lincoln's crucial role in ending slavery in America. The movie was so wonderfully well done, the acting was superb and really made history come alive. I feel like I have seen the real-life Abraham Lincoln! The movie really makes you think about that time in American history and how important Abraham ...
Books and Reading
{Recipe} Cranberry Orange Rolls from the New Petite Treats Cookbook
From the authors of Mini Pies and founders of the Seattle-based Mini Empire Baker comes the new Petite Treats cookbook. The book is full of hip recipes for the Mini Versions of Your Favorite Baked Delights. You'll find all sorts of favorite dessert recipes - in Bite Size form, such as: Boston Cream Whoopie Pies Jelly Donuts Black Forest Cakes Tiramisu Blackberry-Lime Pies Brownies It's not all desserts - there's Morning Bites, ...
Gift Ideas For Boys and Girls Ages 8 and Up ~ Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series (Book #7 Just Released!)
I have a couple of authors to thank for inspiring my third grade son to read. One of those is Jeff Kinney, who writes the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series. Today (November 13) is a special day because Book 7 (The Third Wheel, Diary of a Wimpy Kid)was released! My son has been looking forward to today for months. He reads the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books over and over and over. He enjoys the illustrations and since he loves to draw, has spent hours ...
Enter to Win Amazon’s Best Selling Book: Pinterest Power
Pinterest Power reaches #3 on Amazon's Small Biz Marketing Category! November 2012 Book Release! Everybody's pinning these days, and if you have a small business, you'll want to learn how to best utilize the power of Pinterest! Read this guide that chronicles the journey of small businesses on Pinterest. Click to follow Mom Always Finds Out on Pinterest. Learn more at the Pinterest Power website. Start Marketing NOW on the World's ...
Holiday Gift Ideas: One-of-a-Kind Device Covers From Caseable
As you shop for the people on your holiday gift list who seem to have everything, consider Caseable. You can design one-of-a-kind covers for laptops, tablets, smartphones, e-Readers including Kindle, and iPads. Each custom cover is handcrafted from recycled materials in Brooklyn, New York. Choose from premade designs or upload your own graphic for something that is truly unique and personal. My Caseable was designed to fit the new Kindle ...
Ten Books To Read Before The Movie Comes at the End of the Year
Did you know that many of this year's hit movies are based on books? And since we all agree (wink-wink) that THE BOOK IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN THE MOVIE, now is your chance to read up on a few books before the movies come out in theaters at the end of this year. Here's my "To Be Read" (or Re-Read) List: Number 10: The Great Gatsby I wanted to name my firstborn daughter after Daisy Buchanan (even though Daisy is sorta dingy in this book). ...
Free Books Worth Adding To Your Kindle ~ Halloween Treats, YA Paranormal Romance, Elemental Mysteries & More
Happy weekend reading! Snag these free Kindle eBooks (while they are still free, fickle Amazon may go up on the price at any given moment!) No Tricks, Just Treats Halloween Cookbook Raven (Book One of The Raven Saga) Five (Elemental Enmity) I have veered off my usual free Kindle reading track this week because I just had to find out what happens in books 2 and 3 of the Elemental ...
Champions For Kids & Nickelodeon Big Help Book Drive: Help Them Read! #NickCFK
September's Champions For Kids SIMPLE Service Project is all about helping give young children access to books! The Nickelodeon Big Help Book Drive gives us all the chance to ask our family, friends and coworkers to donate new and gently used children's books or magazines for children in our community who may not have access to books in their homes. Learn more about this project and how you can organize a book drive at Champions For Kids. Did ...
This Week on My Kindle ~ FREE Books: Green Smoothies, Baby Showers, Mystery, Vampires & YA Lit
Last week's free Kindle book roundup included A Hidden Fire: Elemental Mysteries Book 1. I just finished reading it last night, and have moved on to Book Two. It's got mystery, vampires, action and a slowly developing romance that isn't too in your face and mooshy. This Kindle book is still free if you haven't downloaded it already. I recommend! This week's promising-looking Kindle freebies I have just added to my Kindle include: ...
