Even though we’re busy, there’s still time to do the monthly Pay it forward Book Giveaway, which is hosted by Overwhelmed with Joy.
This month I’d like to give away a light, fun read that you can get through in a couple of days and it won’t add to your stress load. I picked this up at a garage sale this summer, and I must admit it’s a well used copy. But still readable.
Stately Pursuits by Katie Fforde. Fforde. Say that a few times–it’s ffun. Anyway, an amazon review says this about this fun book:
“Hetty has taken a job house-sitting a 600-year-old place named Courtbridge, which proves to be in dire need of renovations and extensive repairs. She agrees to tackle the assignment because, reeling from a rather humiliating romantic break-up, it seems like a good hideaway in which to mend her heart and ponder her future. Unknown to Hetty, the hospitalized owner, Samuel, has sent his rather beefy but handsome nephew Connor to keep an eye on her as well as his crumbling ancestral home. Hetty hatches a scheme to restore the old home to all its former stateliness by opening the mansion and charging for tours, weddings, and other social occasions. However, Connor would prefer to tear the old thing down, sell the property, pay off some old loans, and be done with the architectural dinosaur. Needless to say, these two opinionated and obstinate people discover in spite of their different views a remarkable attraction to each other. A satisfying although somewhat anticipated conclusion bodes well for the house, the couple, and even the cat, Clovis. Library patrons who enjoy the romantic novels of Jayne Ann Krentz and Nora Roberts will find a similar story here but with a delightful British accent.”
I enjoyed it, and I’ll be that one of you would enjoy it, too! Just leave a comment on this post and you’ll be entered in the drawing. It’s that simple. Next week on Monday, I’ll draw out a name and then if you are the winner, I’ll send you this book (probably after Christmas). So go ahead and enter! And for more book loving fun, check out Overwhelmed with Joy and see what other books are being given away this month.
They will of course charge me a 15% restocking fee and I’ll have to pay the return shipping and more shipping on the new stuff. Ka-ching. That will eat up the extra I had in the budget, but it seems worth it, don’t you think?
Roar!
Children come in all sorts of sizes, shapes, and colors. And they come with unique talents, gifts, interests, likes, and dislikes. I Chose You celebrates those differences as it reminds parents of the one thing all children have in common: the need to feel loved. This beautifully illustrated book reminds us that few moments shape children’s character as much as the moments that they feel love from their parentsâ€â€those special times that tell them they are valuable and cherished just for who they are.
This contest is now closed. Thanks for all the comments.
This is an absolutely fabulous CD that was made from Sissel’s performances last year with the Tabernacle Choir. If you’ve never heard her sing before, you are in for a treat. You can listen to her 
This is actually a promotional CD and it is signed by Kimberly herself. It includes “Changes”, “Band of Gold”, “Supawoman”, and others. If you are a Kimberly Locke fan, I’m sure you’ll love it.
The first one is opened and I have actually used it. They do some fun moves and it’s a nice workout (even if the blonde lady in the middle has kind of weird hair). Since our VCR was a bit spazzy, I did not try the second and third videos, and I’m much more of a social exerciser and don’t do all that well with videos. So, if you’d like to win this set, here’s your chance.
A broken, unwanted 60 something inch tv that weighs 300 pounds. It’s been in our family room for a few weeks, now, and this weekend Ryan got it working well enough (he says it’s not quite right, yet, but it looked ok to me), and so we moved the old tv out, disrupting our entertainment center. We had to take EVERYTHING out of the shelves, putting it all on the kitchen table. I’m amazed at how much stuff that thing holds. Well, with the big old tv there in the middle, that eliminates the middle section of the entertainment center. So, I spent the weekend rearranging and trying to find other homes for all the photo albums, videos, scrapbooks, and ‘stuff’ that used to occupy those shelves. I’m not quite done. But now the old tv is up in our bedroom (wa-hoo! The channels don’t end at 35–how exciting!) and that tv is going down to the basement. Poor Ryan, he had to do all the hauling, and now his back is sore.
I read this book some time ago, and then bought it at a garage sale recently, not remembering that I had already read it. Please tell me I’m not the only one who can’t remember what they have or have not already read. When I opened it up and started to read it, I thought, “wow, this is really familiar,” and then realized that yes indeed, I had already read it. And enjoyed it. So, if you haven’t read it yet, here’s your chance to snag it for free. Just leave a comment on this post by October 8th, and if I pick your name, it will come to you in the mail.
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