Working To Make Together Better

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This is the “script” from the vlog above in case you’d rather not watch it – but I added pictures to the video to make it fun so go ahead and watch it!

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Submerged by Dani Pettrey | Book Review


After I took this book off my to-be-read shelf it sat on my nightstand for a couple days. I wasn’t eager to jump into it, but when I did I found that Submerged (Alaskan Courage) was better than I expected and I finished it the same day. [which actually isn't unusual for me, but anyway... it was riveting.]

There is an interesting story line in Submerged that mixes Russian Alaskan history, the message of new life in Christ, and a terrible bad guy that must be stopped. The heroine, Bailey, is realistically portrayed during a time of her life that is hard, but she grows and triumphs with Christ’s help. The hero, Cole, is a great support and catalyst for Bailey’s change. The supporting characters are very interesting and are definitely set up for the next story. My guess is Landon and Piper are the main characters in the next book; but I wouldn’t object to hearing more about Katelyn and Jake either.

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Our Timneh African Grey Parrot – Grady

Last week we welcomed another animal into our household. Our grand total is 1 Labrottie dog, 1 Polish rabbit, 1 Peach-faced Lovebird, 1 African Grey Parrot, and 3 children – oops guess they should be in a different category.

African Grey Parrot

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Happy Napper Review With Free Shipping Code

happy napperIt used to be that only mothers wanted to have a happy napper, but now kids do too. The ones that kids want are stuffed animals that reverse from being the animal to being the animals house.

Before Christmas my 7 year old daughter spotted a pink Happy Napper in a store and she was instantly interested in having one. I was surprised because she had wanted a pillow pet for a while, but quickly switched to a Happy Napper.

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Mother Cards Giveaway

*Giveaway ended. Random.org picked #1 as the winner. Congrats Kelly!

UPrintingDid you know that you can really offend a Japanese person by writing on their business card? They take business card printing very seriously. It’s very different from here in America where we are encouraged to leave space with a matte finish so people can write notes on the card.

The Japanese also consider it rude if you fold the card or stuff it in your pocket. They view the business card as an extension of themselves and want you to treat it/them with respect.

That information got me to wondering if they exchange mother cards in Japan and if they put the same emphasis on those. If so, I probably would have been inadvertently rude because I tended to throw things into my diaper bag. It was neat for my first child, but by number 3…well…let’s just say that it was stuffed, flung around, thrown, drug by the other kids, etc. and I was just glad to have clean diapers when I needed them.

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