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Weekly reflections and planning - Monday July 25th

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MONDAY JULY 25th, 2016  Today I am linking with  Sandra for Happy Homemaker Monday   In the kitchen ... On the menu this week:::: Sunday: Oven fried chicken, corn on the cob, pasta salad  Monday:   Szechuan chicken and veggie stir fry with spring rolls  Tuesday:   Turkey burgers and oven vegetables with green salad  Wednesday:   Dinner with family  Thursday:   Shrimp Alfredo with broccoli, salad  Friday:   YOYO  Saturday:   Dinner with family  Sunday:   Garlic bbq ribs, green beans, stuffing Work lunches:   Brown rice, garlic lime chicken w/ summer salsa  The weather outside is:::: HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!  HUMID!!!! On the breakfast plate this morning:::: Nothing.  As I look outside my window::: Storms are brewing!  Overcast.  Right now I am:::: GEtting ready to go to Aldi.  As I look around the h...

Happy Homemaker Monday July 18th, 2016

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MONDAY JULY 18th, 2016  Today I am linking with  Sandra for Happy Homemaker Monday   In the kitchen ... On the menu this week::::  Sunday:  Paszteciki   (Polish meat pies)  Monday:   Burrito bar with fresh veggies  Tuesday:   Frozen pizza with salad  Wednesday:   Parents house for dinner  Thursday:   Chicken and broccoli with gravy over noodles  Friday:   BBQ ribs, oven roasted veggies, rice  Saturday:  Dinner with parents again!  Sunday:   Chicken parm subs  The weather outside is:::: Warm and sunny right now - expecting thunderstorms later!  On the breakfast plate this morning:::: Leftovers  As I look outside my window::: We've had a very dry summer.  The grass in most neighborhoods is starting to dry out.  The flowers are not as perky as they should be.  Still beautiful and summery! ...

Book Review: A Changed Agent by Tracey Lyons

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This is my first time reading Tracey Lyons and I am so happy I got the opportunity to do so!  I love adding new authors to my favorites!                                     A Changed Agent by Tracey Lyons  About the author (from Amazon):  An Amazon top ten bestselling author, Tracey sold her first book on 9/9/99! She holds membership in Romance Writers of America, Liberty States Fiction Writers, and Novelist, Inc. Tracey always wanted to be an actress but couldn't get past her stage fright. Writing gives her the best of both worlds; she can act out the parts on the pages without ever having to go on stage! Tracey's books have been translated into several languages. Tracey has appeared on the award winning Cox Cable Television show, Page One and at the famous Lady Jane's Salon in NYC. Tracey also writes the Wine Country Vixens contemporary romance series. You can l...

Book Review: A Beauty Refined by Tracie Peterson

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Tracie Peterson is one of my favorite authors!  I was so excited to get the chance from Bethany Books to review a copy of " A Beauty Refined ". FROM AMAZON:   Phoebe Von Bergen is excited to accompany her father when he travels from Germany to purchase sapphires in Montana. Little does she know that her father's plans--for the gemstones and his daughter--are not what they seem. Ian Harper, a lapidary working in Helena, finds the young woman staying at the Broadwater Hotel more than a little intriguing. Yet the more he gets to know her, the more he realizes that her family story is based on a lie--a lie she has no knowledge of. And Ian believes he knows the only path that will lead her to freedom. Meeting Ian has changed everything. Phoebe is determined to stay in America, regardless of her father's plans. But she may not be prepared for the unexpected danger as the deception begins to unravel. WHAT I THOUGHT: I was not a huge fan of the character Phoebe V...

Happy Homemaker Monday for July 11th, 2016

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MONDAY JULY 11th, 2016  Today I am linking with  Sandra for Happy Homemaker Monday   In the kitchen ... On the menu this week:::: Sunday:  Grilled chicken, roasted vegetables, cucumber salad & watermelon Monday:   Baked chicken tacos with Spanish rice  Tuesday:   One pot wonder tomato basil pasta  (my basil is growing like crazy outside!  This will help me to use some of it)  Wednesday:   Dinner with family  Thursday:   Thai beef and jasmine rice  Friday:   Stromboli  Saturday:   Dinner with family  Sunday: Lentils with Brown Rice and Feta  The weather outside is:::: It's been crazy.  Mid-90s, humid with crazy, wild thunderstorms or low 80s and sunny.  Yo-yo.  On the breakfast plate this morning:::: No breakfast.  As I look outside my window::: Sunny and pretty today.  Right no...

Delilah by Angela Hunt - Book Review

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Delilah: Treacherous Beauty  Delilah is the third in the Treacherous Beauty series by Angela Hunt.  I feel that each book is a stand alone and can easily be read in any order.   Everyone knows the story of Samson and Delilah from the Bible.  But one thing we don't know is what Delilah was like growing up.  What was her home life like?  What lead her to betray Samson in such a way?   This books answers those questions using Hunt's gift of story telling.  The novel follows the factual account of the Bible carefully interwoven with fiction.  It blends perfectly and reads like a tragic love story.  I spent most of this book feel sorry for Delilah, feel compassion and understanding for most of her decisions; however, at the end of the book, I was still angry and broken with her decision to betray Samson.  I love how Hunt was able to play with my emotions, drawing me in to like Delilah - and then at the end reminding me...