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Save the Turkey, Pass the Pie!

You might think I was after these turkeys to make them a part of my Thanksgiving dinner. But, no. They were way too fast for me! And when I heard the little babies saying Peep peep peep just like my character The Peep from the Runt Farm series I just had to let them go their merry way.

I’m spending this Thanksgiving with my mom. It’s just the two of us, so it’s extra-specially cozy and quiet. At first I wasn’t so sure I would like celebrating without tons of family around, and lots of dishes made by many

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November 26th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Holiday Cheers | 2 comments

Elf-ing Ourselves

Send your own ElfYourself eCards Well, yes I know . . . it’s a bit early in the season, but my friends and I couldn’t resist a little holiday dancing. Go on, ElfYourself this year. It’s fun and you get to wear these cool pointy hats. You know how I am about hats, right? Okay, here’s one more from Hip Hop Amanda Lorenzo.

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November 14th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Holiday Cheers | Leave a comment

The New Halloween

Guess which one is Amanda Lorenzo?

This Halloween a couple of friends and I went out to a local community center to see what was happening. Kids, parents and young people were out in force to celebrate and the gym had been transfromed into a well lit carnival of games and contests of skill. We had fun playing Frog Toss Tic-Tac-Toe, Ping Pong Ball Bounce (the object of which was to bounce balls into bowls floating in a wading pool), and watching the Thriller dance team come to life to entertain us!

We posed for pictures, saw some spiff

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November 7th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Out And About | One comment

Seattle Book Fest – What a blast!

So much is happening these days it’s hard to know where to start. But I have to give a shout out to the organizers of Seattle Book Fest 2009. Paul Doyle, Molly Horne-Brine, and all the cool volunteers did an amazing job putting it all together for the biggest book-loving city in the world – Seattle! And another big round of applause to the Columbia City community and business owners – this is one happening place!

I had a blast meeting readers of all ages, teachers, publishers, book sellers, other authors, kids and my favorites – librarians. (Really, they are

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November 5th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Books | One comment