These are some of the little ragamuffins that I hang with on a daily basis. My apologies for the overly artsy picture, see there’s the little clause in my work that says I can’t take pictures of my kiddos’ faces. If their mom happened to stumble upon my blog and see their adorable smiling child, they might not be too happy about it. I get it. I respect it. So you all get artsy stylish pictures! Woot! Why am I writing this? Well, because I wanted to write something book related and poignant, but my brain is currently a puddle…

Okay, here’s the thing. I like to celebrate. Lately my blog has been doing great! In fact today is my 4 month anniversary. So, I think it’s about time for the appropriate celebration! Let me lay it down for you: There will be 2 winners to begin with! *Winner #1 will receive their choice of books from Amazon.com up to $25 *Winner #2 will receive a $15 Gift Card to Amazon.com For each additional amount of followers I have at the end of the giveaway I’ll add more winners! * 400 Followers = another winner of a $10 Gift Card…

Warning: This blog post is a bit of a rant, I’ll admit it. If you don’t feel like reading my crazy and possibly cranky thoughts I’d run away now! Or you could just read on…I mean…up to you. Book Borrowing This post springs my from complete and utter confusion with the way that people borrow books. I’ll be honest, I was under the impression that if a book was lent to another book loving person, a fellow bibliophile, it would come back in the same condition in which it left. Sadly, this doesn’t seem to be the case and a…

A new calendar will go up every Thursday. It’s nearing the middle of the month! Don’t forget to click the banner above and check out the main page. You’ve got about two more weeks to get entries into all the fabulous contests that are being held!!! This week all events are being held at 21 Pages with the lovely Linna! Welcome welcome to all the new people who have joined, and thanks to all the people who have been with us this whole time. It’s nearing the end! How are you doing on your goal? Calendar of Events – August…

You are all so amazing! *high fives all around* We made our impact friends, we did. Kersten emailed me this morning and asked us to take a break from our Tyger, Tyger campaign and wait it out!  I’ve taken down the first post, and ask that you please take down any buttons you put up or posts for the time being. We must remember to be respectful and let whatever will happen, happen. Still it’s good to know that there are so many of us that we can truly support something we love! To the blogging community: You are amazing.…

Well hello all you lovely new followers you! What a surprise to come home to find that I have more people who want to read what I write than when I left :). Welcome ya’ll! I hope I keep you entertained and in the know! For those of you who don’t know, this last week I was up in Big Bear with a YMCA camp. Each year I’m a counselor and I get to spend a week away from technology and the city. These were my awesome co-counselors Rachael and Dana. Two of the coolest people you’ll ever meet! Especially…

A new calendar of events will go up every Thursday. It’s August! How are you doing on your reading challenge goal? This week all events are being hosted at A Bibliophile’s Paradise. As you know, I’m not here right now so I can’t update the links but I DID make sure to get a calendar ready to go for all of you! Thanks to all the people that have stuck with us throughout this challenge, and hello to all the new people who are just joining us! Calendar of Events for August 5th – August 12th Friday, August 6th –…

Okay so not really the beyond, more like from the past!!! LOL. This post is scheduled to go up today to explain what’s going on for the rest of the week. I’m not here. No really, I’m not! As this post goes up I’m likely on a bus with about 48 children and headed up to the Big Bear Mountains. It’s camp week! That means no cell phone service and no internet for a whole week. *gasp* I know! So this week I have posts scheduled to go up. They may or may not be every day like normal. It…

A new calendar of events will go up every Thursday. This is due to the fact that July started on a Thursday, so that’s how we’ve broken up the month! Without further ado, let’s see what’s happening this week! This week all events are being hosted at Books out of the Bookshelves! Well we’re right back on track this week! Last week was a little off, mainly due to my utter confusion with camp, and all that jazz. Still we’re doing well and have some awesome things planned for the upcoming month! Just FYI, next week’s calendar is going up…

Yes friends, as the cute little bear suggests I’m off to camp! In less than 2 days now (2 days? Ack! I need to pack!) I will be up in the mountains with a group of YMCA kids for a whole 8 days. I look forward to going every year. For me it’s a time to get back to nature, promote growth in the kids I work with, and just act all around silly! Keep an eye out for pictures when I get back! Generally they involve me giggling, attempting to climb the wall, or dressed up ridiculously on “Counselor…