Allie Finkle Rules for Girls -- Stage Fright & Glitter Girls

Allie Finkle is a 4Th Grader and has a younger brother and 2 parents at home. Her mom does Movie reviews and works at the College. I have no idea what the DAD does. There is alot of family interaction.







In Stage Fright...Allie and her classmates put on a play about recycling. Her family is nearby like her Uncle Jay who works at the Pizza and goes to school. Allie and her friend experiences while putting on a play, and auditioning for the part.





Allie likes her Rules. I found this book enjoyable and my daughter is reading this book now and is excited to read even more. At the back of the book is Allie's rules of all the things she has learned. Its perfect for girls ages 9-12.

My daughter M is reading this book now.

This book is already out.

Review= 5


Glitter Girls and Great Fake out: Allie Finkle #5

Allie gets invited to a birthday party of a friend she doesn't really like. She would rather be at a Twirl with friends. This takes place over a weekend. Allie's parents are going to visit Uncle Freddie in San Francisco , while there Aunt Joyce is going to watch them. But then Aunt Joyce got sick, so Uncle Jay and his girlfriend stepped in to help out.

Allie goes to the party and rides in a limo, and does something at Glitterati its like Glamour Shots/Project Runway. I found the Dad to be the voice on reason.

Dads line " the idea of renting a SUV limo and carting a bunch of girls into the city for dinner and a night at hotel suite for a tenth birthday is completely ludicrous , not a mention a waste of money?"

Its a good story about friendships, lying, practice, books, birthday party. These are great stories for girls. At the end of book , there are all of Allie Rules and the list is practical and real.

This book comes out March 2010.

Review=5

Thanks to Meg Cabot for the books and these is my Honest review.

S's 3rd Birthday

Weekend Wrap Up

Its been a good week. Kids have been well in school.

Next week is conference time for all the kids.

I went to an E.L.F Makeup party last night..I got a bagful of items. Thanks Jill for hosting the party and inviting me too it.

I'm helping MLM today near Santa. My kids have been doing good with their Christmas lists. Just need to finish the shopping. I feel so unprepared this year.

S has her Birthday and Family Party on Sunday. My baby is 3. Its amazing how fast time flies by with kids. After her Birthday, then we/I can focus on Christmas.

Winners of California Volunteers are :

HerRoyalHighness
ILoveLucy
PeaceLove&ampPat

Ballad -- BWB Book Review

In the sequel to Lament : The Faire Queen Deception. Music prodigy James Morgan and his best friend Deidre attend a private conservatory for Musicians. James attracts Nuala , a soul snatching faerie muse who fosters and feeds on the creative energy of exceptional humans til they die. Composing beautiful music together leads to mutual attraction and love. Jaunted by fiery visions of death, James realizes that Deidre and Nuala are both being hunted by the Queen of Fey and save their lives.( Goodreads.com)


Nuala- Fairy( half human/fairy)


James- Student of music of bagpipes, loves Dee, OCD


Dee- old friend to James, and lost her boyfriend Luke is the first book( Lament)

This book is told in James/Nuala point of Views with Texts from Dee.



James is a little OCD and writes on himself. He doesn't want what Naula offers at all . He continues to turn her down and she continues to talk and be a hang around him. They have a complex relationship of hate and then friendship. He is emotional boy..very moody. He hears music of death. He has dreams of death and he is only at the school because of Dee which is interesting that he has no real reason to be at the school execpet to watch over Dee. Dee has all the fairy power.



I found the school name interesting -- Thornking-Ash. I noticed that through out the book, they were discussing Hamlet by William Shakespeare.



The teacher Mr. Sullivan has been right were James is and he able to help mentor James in all things music and other topics as well too. I would love a Book all about Sullivan and his experiences.


Dee has many text messages that are through out the book that she doesn't send at all to James. Those do play a part in the book. Its great to see what she is thinking and trying to tell James.


My favorite scene of the book was when James/Dee were discussing Hamlet and Ophelia when they were really talking about their friendship and missed communication. There were times I wanted them to TALK .


I found that this book was Amazing and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Its amazing what people do for love whether they are Fay or not.


I liked the relationship between James and Nuala and Dee. It showed the many facets of their relationships.


There is going to be another book by the ending. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will pass this book along to my friends.

I bought this book and this is my Honest Review.


BWB-4


Mine- 5


James is flawed and heart broken character , do you find mental peculiarities charming or annoying ? I liked that he was broken and flawed. He seemed real and I found his OCD charms cute. I found this character charming and liked that he wrote on his body.

What do you think of James and Dee's Kiss ? I found that James did need to kiss Dee to realize what he had with Nuala. I think if you are in any relationship whether friendship or romantic and he did have a crush on Dee for sometime, those feelings needed to be resolved for James to move on.

Whom do you prefer Dee or Nuala ? when I started the story I wanted him with Dee. But as the story progressed and I found him and Nuala hanging out a refreshing change because she was trying to have him want her as a Muse and wouldn't take a thing from her at all. I thought that her coming to visit him was very normal.

Whats your verdict on the best way to read Ballad ? I think that this could be a stand alone book , but since it was a continuation of Dee ..I would have liked to have read the first one.

Do you Believe in Fairies ? Well after this book I finally broke out my sterling silver bracelet.

This week

Well Thanksgiving was great and the food all turned out Great. We had all of DH family over this year. We had some yummy food.

Read some Great Books over the Holiday: Beautiful Creatures, Hush Hush, and Reread Catching Fire/ Hunger Games

Normal week for the kids and school.

Helping at a MLM event

ELF Party

Birthday shopping for my Baby-almost done.

I got a surprise this weekend. I was able to visit with Carrie S. It turns out that we both know the same people. Facebook has been great to get in tough with all those friends from High School. Cue Its a small world theme. We exchanged info but it was so nice to see her in person.

Passing on the award

Thanks for the award -- Michelle . This award is answered by 1 word answers and you need to tell who gave it to you.

Your cell Phone ? dh has it

your hair ? brown
Your mother ? funny
Your Father ? hard working

Your Favorite food ? chocolate

Your dream last night ? a bit weird but don't remember them most of the time.

Your Favorite drink ? coke

Your dream goal ? finish my education and get a job

what room are you ? the office

your hobby ? reading books

your fear ? dying

where will you be in 6 years from now ? hopefully a bigger house and kids are all in school

where were you last night ? at home

something you aren't ? goth

muffins ? chocolcalate chip

wishlist item ? a small camera / Ugg boots/bearpaw boots

where did you grow up ? San Jose Ca

last thing you did ? finished Beautiful Creatures book

what are you wearing ? capis pants, green shirt and brown jacket.

your TV ? very big

your pets ? none

Friends ? wonderful

your life ? busy

your mood ? okay..

Missing someone ? my family..missed seeing them

Vechile ? a mini-van

something you aren't wearing ? socks

your favorite store ? Target

your favorite color ? Blue

When was the last time you laughed ? last ngiht
Last time your cried ? couple weeks ago

Your best friend ? reading this
One place to go over and over ? Disneyland
Facebook ? sorta
Your favorite place to eat ? Outback Steakhouse

I pass on the award to :

Froggie

THis mommy works

Julie

Book Vixon

Neverending shelf

Are you Prepared for a Disaster?

I hosted a Event with California Volunteers at my house and we had good food. I learned lots from Dan at Cosumnes River Fire Department. He was the CERT person to discuss all the disaster one family can face.

While eating lunch, we discussed any major events or disasters we have been in through our lifetimes. Many people talked about Earthquakes , some tornado's, and floods.

I remember going to help the people in Yuba City when I was young adult and helping them in their troubled times. I remember helping the this one person and they so many magazines that they have saved over their lifetime and once the water hit..it garbage.

Some of the people had some emergencies supplies ready to go with others are taking baby steps with all of emergencies needs. We do have some food storage but need to prepare on other things, that's why this discussion was so helpful to me.

A suggestion was to have a Garbage can filled with emergencies supplies and having a spare set of clothes and shoes.

California Volunteers has been helping families since September 11,2001. They have been helping coordinate volunteer activities to make our communities safer. Since 1989, there have been 27 major disasters man made or natural. California is state that sends out help to other states in their times of need like Hurricane Katrina.

We then went on a tour on my house. I did get some ideas things that need more support , and other rooms in the house like the Kitchen, we did good.

There is alot of information at http://www.redcross.org/ and http://www.californiavolunteers.org/ to help become better prepared in the event of a emergency.

( This is a handy 72 hour bag & giveaway) There is also a cute book to help kids become more aware of emergencies. My kids enjoyed looking at it.

I bet you are thinking, this sounds like a lot of work. Its not , its baby steps..like you are at the store buying food , you can buy an extra juice or food that your family likes to eat.

Has your family changed over time ? Do you have all of your important information handy ? Did you know that long distance would be up before local calls ? Do you have a place to meet up in the event of a emergency ? Is there someone you can all call if you get separated ? Here is the Checklist on being Prepared.

I learned lots of information today and I meet some other bloggers in my area.

Thanks to Jairo, Karen, and Jessica for letting do this giveaway and be apart of the outreach of California Volunteers.

Are you prepared in a Disaster ? What are you doing be prepared ??(I'm giving away 3 sets of these to my winners-- 4 pack for a family. Giveaway goes til Dec 4th and US Residents.