The inside of the card had drawings from Grayson and Sam and Amy..and it had this verse which I adored............."Sometimes I just sit and ponder on how you're doing way off yonder"...........isn't that the cutest? I think that about a lot of people. It certainly made me smile!
All profits from the sale of this
eBook will go to Lumos, a charity founded by J.K. Rowling to end the
institutionalisation of children worldwide.As familiar to many
Hogwarts students as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty are to Muggle
children, The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a collection of popular
stories written for young wizards and witches.
Translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, they include fascinating additional notes from Professor Albus Dumbledore, with intriguing glimpses into his life at Hogwarts, as well as illustrations from J.K. Rowling herself.
For wizarding and Muggle readers alike, this is a must-have edition, featuring fate-seeking witches, a hairy-hearted warlock and the tale of the three brothers who tried to cheat Death . . .
By buying this unique and special book, you are helping Lumos to make sure that, by 2050, no more children live in institutions or orphanages around the world, and that every child is able to enjoy their right to grow up in a family.
All profits from the sale of this eBook will go to Lumos. The Lumos Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales with registered charity number 1112575."
This was a small delightful book that my daughter gave me and I enjoyed it!
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I finally finished this one...it was alright but I would just read a chapter a night. It was mostly about commencement speeches he gave at colleges from a celebrity's point of view.
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I finished this little book and it packed a punch for it's little size. Very good and very heart warming....love these kinds of books. A tender subject treated with much tenderness.
From Amazon:"A little book with a big heart!
“I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know.” —Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still Alice
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here comes an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man’s struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family’s efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go.
With all the same charm of his bestselling full-length novels, here Fredrik Backman once again reveals his unrivaled understanding of human nature and deep compassion for people in difficult circumstances. This is a tiny gem with a message you’ll treasure for a lifetime."
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Translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, they include fascinating additional notes from Professor Albus Dumbledore, with intriguing glimpses into his life at Hogwarts, as well as illustrations from J.K. Rowling herself.
For wizarding and Muggle readers alike, this is a must-have edition, featuring fate-seeking witches, a hairy-hearted warlock and the tale of the three brothers who tried to cheat Death . . .
By buying this unique and special book, you are helping Lumos to make sure that, by 2050, no more children live in institutions or orphanages around the world, and that every child is able to enjoy their right to grow up in a family.
All profits from the sale of this eBook will go to Lumos. The Lumos Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales with registered charity number 1112575."
This was a small delightful book that my daughter gave me and I enjoyed it!
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From Amazon:"A little book with a big heart!
“I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know.” —Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still Alice
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here comes an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man’s struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family’s efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go.
With all the same charm of his bestselling full-length novels, here Fredrik Backman once again reveals his unrivaled understanding of human nature and deep compassion for people in difficult circumstances. This is a tiny gem with a message you’ll treasure for a lifetime."
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From Amazon:"
“What if what you did mattered more because life happened again and again, consequences unfolding across decades and continents?…A relentlessly paced page-turner and a profound meditation on the meaning of life.”
—Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan Train
What happens to us after we die? What happens before we are born? At once a riveting mystery and a testament to the profound connection between a child and parent, The Forgetting Time will lead you to reevaluate everything you believe…
What would you do if your four-year-old son claimed he had lived another life and that he wants to go back to it? That he wants his other mother?
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From Amazon:"
Bring your home out of the mess it’s in and learn how to keep it under control.
“The
dirty little secret about most organizing advice is that it’s written
by organized people,” says blogger, speaker, and decluttering expert
Dana K. White. “But that’s not how my brain works. I’m lost on page
three.” Dana blogs at A Slob Comes Clean, chronicling
her successes and failures with her self-described “deslobification
process.” In the beginning she used the name “Nony” (short for
aNONYmous), because she was sharing her deep, dark, slob secret. Now she
has truly come clean—with not only her real name but the strategies she
has developed, tested, and proved in her own home. She has learned what
it takes to bring a home out of Disaster Status, which habits make the
biggest and most lasting impact, and how to keep clutter under control.
In How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind,
Dana explains that cleaning your house is not a onetime project but a
series of ongoing premade decisions. Her reality-based cleaning and
organizing techniques debunk the biggest housekeeping fantasies and help
readers learn what really works. Chapter titles include
- My First Step: Giving Up on the Fantasy
- The Worst Thing About the Best Way
- Just Tell Me What to Do
- Conquering Laundry
- Get Dinner on the Table
- Putting an End to the Never-Ending Weekly Cleaning Tasks
- Don’t Get Organized
- How to Declutter Without Making a Bigger Mess
- Fighting the Perceived Value Battle
- But Will It Last?
With
a huge helping of empathy and humor, Dana provides a step-by-step
process with strategies for getting rid of enormous amounts of stuff in
as little time (and with as little emotional drama) as possible."
From Amazon:"Do you have too much month at the end of your money? Is your credit card screaming for relief? Are you tired of robbing Peter to pay Paul . . . whoever they are?
Meet Steve and Annette Economides. They’ve been called cheapskates, thriftaholics, and tightwads, but in these tough economic times, Steve and Annette have managed to feed their family of seven on just $350 per month, pay off their first house in nine years and purchase a second, larger home, buy cars with cash, take wonderful vacations, and put money in savings. Without degrees in finance or six-figure salaries, Steve and Annette have created a comfortable, debt-free life for themselves and their children. In America’s Cheapest Family Gets You Right on the Money, they show you how they did it- and how you can do it too.
Steve and Annette share many down-to-earth principles and the simple spending plan that they have used since 1982. They have taught this economizing lifestyle to thousands of people worldwide through seminars and their newsletter, and they include lots of real-life stories to make you feel as if you’re having your own private coaching session. Not only will you find solutions to your financial dilemmas, you’ll also discover a whole new way of life.
You don’t need to be a CPA or a math wizard to learn their revolutionary system, which will teach you:
- hundreds of ways to save money on everyday household expenses, including groceries, clothing, and health care
- how to save in advance for major purchases such as homes, cars, and vacations
- how to stop living paycheck to paycheck
- how to eliminate debt . . . forever!
America’s Cheapest Family Gets You Right on the Money puts meeting your financial goals- and living well at the same time- in reach for every family."
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From Amazon:"
A moving, exciting, and heartfelt
American saga inspired by the author's own family memoirs, these words
belong to Sarah Prine, a woman of spirit and fire who forges a full and
remarkable existence in a harsh, unfamiliar frontier. Scrupulously
recording her steps down the path Providence has set her upon—from child
to determined young adult to loving mother—she shares the turbulent
events, both joyous and tragic, that molded her, and recalls the
enduring love with cavalry officer Captain Jack Elliot that gave her
strength and purpose.
Rich in authentic everyday details and alive with truly unforgettable characters, These Is My Words brilliantly brings a vanished world to breathtaking life again."
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That's all for Book Date this week. I finished my last National Geographic and will start a new one tonight. I hope you had a great day today and always!
Happy Trails!!!
