Author: CMash

An avid reader for many years. Married for 31 years with 2 fantastic adult sons who I am so very proud of with great gfs. Am disabled. Found this wonderful community of book blogging in approximately December 2009 and have loved every minute of it. Am now a reviewer for authors, publishers, publicists, etc. And am also a partner in a Virtual PR tour company, Partners In Crime Tours for authors of novels of mystery, suspense and crime (www.Partnersincrimetours.net)

5 Question Friday (4 of 6)

And another new one for me that I found via Vicki at Reading At The Beach.  I have seen it for a couple of weeks now and another one that looks like fun, so will be particpating today for the 1st time.

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Hosted by Lua at My Little Life About Me  http://fivecrookedhalos.blogspot.com
Rules for Five Question Friday:
Copy and paste the following questions to a blog post. Answer them then c’mon back to link up! Grab the MckLinky bloghop code, if that’s your kinda thing! I’d LOVE it if you’d link back to me, Mama M.!
Rules for Five Question Friday: Copy and paste the following questions to your blog post, answer them, then c’mon back to link up! If it floats your boat, you can even grab the blog hop code! I would love it if you’d link back to me, Mama M., but that’s not a requirement! 😉

If you don’t have a blog, but want to play along…feel free to answer the questions in the comments of my blog, or any blog along the way! And remember, the linky is always open til Sunday night…so any of you who are late to the game, can still play along! (Aren’t I thoughtful?!!)
Questions for Friday, May 28th: (Special thanks to Lorilynne, Erin, Sandy, Kyrsten, and Renee for their question suggestions! If YOU wanna be linked in a future 5QF, c’mon over here, to my community and offer up your best question suggestions!)

1. Is there something you’ve always wanted to try but just can’t muster up the courage to actually do yet?
Travel longer distances on planes…5 hours is maximum for me.
2. If you had $100 handed to you in cash without your significant other knowing about it, what would you spend it on?
Books, Books and more books.
3. What was your favorite piece of playground equipment as a child?
The swing and remember would spend long periods of time on them.
4. Do you prefer a sweet or hearty breakfast?
Harty
5. Are you a Neat Freak or a Messy Bessy?
Neat freak

Friday 56 (5 of 6)

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Hosted by Storytime With Tonya and Friends http://storytimewithtonya.blogspot.com/
Rules:

* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.
Later, Robert realized that his mother had never forbidden him to go to Hawaii: she had simply prevented it by making it seen like an act of brutality.

From The Language of Secrets by Dianne Dixon

Friday Fill-ins (6 of 6)

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And…here we go!

1. A large salad — the best food to take on a picnic.
2. Summer here!!
3. The most comfortable shoes are flip flops.
4. To love someone is a beautiful feeling.
5. No way am I going with a walker on a long hike. LOL
6. When I crave food, it’s usually chocolate peanut butter ice cream.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to spending time with hubby, tomorrow my plans include my computer to-do-list & reading and Sunday, I want to sit outside with my hubby and my book!

Today I received yet another award !!!!  And from TWO book bloggers.  This is a new one for me.  For those who have received awards from our peers, know what a great feeling it is.  Knowing that someone thinks your blog is deserving and today, 2 blogging friends did just that.  And to them I say Thank You So Much!!!  It is an honor to accept this award from Jackie from Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories  (http://jacaburintexas.blogspot.com/) and Julie from Reading Without Restraint (http://readingwithoutrestraint.blogspot.com/).  Their blogs are wonderful…stop by and check them out.  Here is the award:

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And the rules for accepting this award are:
When you receive this award, you must share seven things about yourself and then pass it on to 15 blogs you have recently discovered that you enjoy!
Since I had to list 10 things about myself with yesterday’s award, I won’t bore you again today.
And here are the 15 new blogs that I have recently found and who I am passing it on to:
A Novel Source http://anovelsource.blogspot.com
Always with a Book http://alwayswithabook.blogspot.com
Book Clutter http://blog.chainreader.com
Caroline Bookbinder http://carolinebookbinder.blogspot.com
HaupLight http://hauplight.blogspot.com
I’d So Rather Be Reading http://idsoratherbereading.blogspot.com
Lady Scribble’s Book Lounge http://scribblereviews.blogspot.com
Loving Books http://always-books.blogspot.com
Naomi’s Book Reviews http://naomisbookreviews.blogspot.com
Patiently Waiting http://lacey914.blogspot.com
Rose City Reader http://www.rosecityreader.com/
Sharon’s Garden of Books http://sharonsgardenofbookreviews.blogspot.com
Smitten With Books http://smittenwithbooks.blogspot.com
The Crowded Leaf http://thecrowdedleaf.wordpress.com
With a Good Book http://withagoodbook.com

Booking Thru Thursday

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Yesterday I was so excited about the award I received that I totally forgot the other good news.  Its not any less importan than the award but as most of you know, awards can be time consuming when passing them on.  I also received and email that I had won “9th Judgement” by James Patterson.  WooHoo, I now have the entire series, now I just need the time to read them.  Thank you Karen from Bookin’ With Bingo. 

And it just keeps getting better, today I won “Change In Attitude” from Reading At The Beach, Thank You Vicki!
What a way to wake up !!  And 2 more awards that I need to pick up.  I will post about those later.    Maybe this is all a dream, and if it is, I don’t want to wake up!!!  lol

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Today’s question:
  What books do you have next to your bed right now? How about other places in the house? What are you reading?
My answer:
  This question is a bit difficult to answer.  It would take a very long time to list each and every book.  Because of my operations I sleep in a recliner in our living room because I am not capable of laying flat yet.  So on the table next to the recliner, there are 13 books, the majority are for review and the others that I had won.   On our hutch, I have 10 books I read and need to send to my cousin.  And then there are 2 floor to ceiling bookcases in our family room.  I can guarantee, if I were to check them right now, I would be surprised as to what books are there, that I have collected over the years and have forgotten about.  Thinking about this, that would be a nice project for me during my recuperation.  Because of this question, it has me thinking,  I am truly a book addict.  There are so many books in this house and all these books are mine since no one else reads.
I am presently reading The Language of Secrets by Dianne Dixon.

Today I received yet another award !!!!  And from TWO book bloggers.  This is a new one for me.  For those who have received awards from our peers, know what a great feeling it is.  Knowing that someone thinks your blog is deserving and today, 2 blogging friends did just that.  And to them I say Thank You So Much!!!  It is an honor to accept this award from Jackie from Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories  (http://jacaburintexas.blogspot.com/) and Julie from Reading Without Restraint (http://readingwithoutrestraint.blogspot.com/).  Their blogs are wonderful…stop by and check them out.  Here is the award:

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And the rules for accepting this award are:
When you receive this award, you must share seven things about yourself and then pass it on to 15 blogs you have recently discovered that you enjoy!
Since I had to list 10 things about myself with yesterday’s award, I won’t bore you again today.
And here are the 15 new blogs that I have recently found and who I am passing it on to:
A Novel Source http://anovelsource.blogspot.com
Always with a Book http://alwayswithabook.blogspot.com
Book Clutter http://blog.chainreader.com
Caroline Bookbinder http://carolinebookbinder.blogspot.com
HaupLight http://hauplight.blogspot.com
I’d So Rather Be Reading http://idsoratherbereading.blogspot.com
Lady Scribble’s Book Lounge http://scribblereviews.blogspot.com
Loving Books http://always-books.blogspot.com
Naomi’s Book Reviews http://naomisbookreviews.blogspot.com
Patiently Waiting http://lacey914.blogspot.com
Rose City Reader http://www.rosecityreader.com/
Sharon’s Garden of Books http://sharonsgardenofbookreviews.blogspot.com
Smitten With Books http://smittenwithbooks.blogspot.com
The Crowded Leaf http://thecrowdedleaf.wordpress.com
With a Good Book http://withagoodbook.com

Booking Thru Thursday

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Yesterday I was so excited about the award I received that I totally forgot the other good news.  Its not any less importan than the award but as most of you know, awards can be time consuming when passing them on.  I also received and email that I had won “9th Judgement” by James Patterson.  WooHoo, I now have the entire series, now I just need the time to read them.  Thank you Karen from Bookin’ With Bingo. 

And it just keeps getting better, today I won “Change In Attitude” from Reading At The Beach, Thank You Vicki!
What a way to wake up !!  And 2 more awards that I need to pick up.  I will post about those later.    Maybe this is all a dream, and if it is, I don’t want to wake up!!!  lol

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Today’s question:
  What books do you have next to your bed right now? How about other places in the house? What are you reading?
My answer:
  This question is a bit difficult to answer.  It would take a very long time to list each and every book.  Because of my operations I sleep in a recliner in our living room because I am not capable of laying flat yet.  So on the table next to the recliner, there are 13 books, the majority are for review and the others that I had won.   On our hutch, I have 10 books I read and need to send to my cousin.  And then there are 2 floor to ceiling bookcases in our family room.  I can guarantee, if I were to check them right now, I would be surprised as to what books are there, that I have collected over the years and have forgotten about.  Thinking about this, that would be a nice project for me during my recuperation.  Because of this question, it has me thinking,  I am truly a book addict.  There are so many books in this house and all these books are mine since no one else reads.
I am presently reading The Language of Secrets by Dianne Dixon.

It never ceases to surprise and amaze me when presented with an award.  Today I was honored to have Darlyn from darlyn & books  http://darlynandbooks.blogspot.com/ bestow on me this new award.

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We live near and far but as book bloggers, we live in a very kind and friendly neighborhood of the blogosphere.   We have the same thing in common, the love of books.  I have said it before, sorry to keep repeating myself, but the nicest people are book bloggers.  I can not express how much it means to me to be part of this community.  So thank you Darlyn for this award !!!!   Now the criteria:
The award requires me to list 10 honest things about myself before pass it to 10 other bloggers. Hope I don’t bore you lol.
   1.  I wish I could go back in time when my boys were toddlers
   2.  I miss my old job and not being able to work
   3.  I  believe one good trait I have is being a good listener
   4.  Another good trait is that I keep secrets.  When asked not to tell, I don’t
   5.  I can’t bake, it becomes a disaster
   6.  I despise lying
   7.  I despise clutter
   8.  I love to read while sitting on a float in our pool
   9.  I love to read during thunderstorms
 10.  In winter, I love to read during snow storms with an afghan around me.
Now I will be passing this award to both old and new friends and in no particular order:
Busy Moms Who Love To Read   http://busymomswholovetoread.blogspot.com/
Dollycas’s Thoughts  http://dollycas.blogspot.com/
Under The Boardwalk  http://nisefunpages.blogspot.com/
Rreading At The Beach http://readingatthebeach.com/
Paper, Pens, & Lipgloss  http://satoya-writes.blogspot.com/
Tea Time With Marce http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/
A Cup of Tea and A Cozy For Me  http://acupofteaandacozyforme.blogspot.com/