TGIF….and the busiest day for memes, so I don’t want to waste any time, let the fun begin……..

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From An Island Life: In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
If you’d like to participate, visit An Island Life answer the question and then post your own question on your blog and leave your link below. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!
  My question is:   Favorite Girl Scout Cookie?
     Thin Mint….mmmm….wouldn’t mind a few right now.

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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.
     “People, I sweated over this baby for you!  Stay tuned until after this commercial break, because I’m going to show you how I made it!”
     From Waking Up In The Land Of Glitter by Kathy Cano-Murillo

1. Why are you making the bed, you are only going to sleep in it again? (words spoken by my family)
2. I want you to take a trip to Aruba asap.
3. If I am willing to do it then it will be on my terms.
4. Take a chance and see what happens.
5. I could use a VACATION.
6. Praying that the surgery is successful and then I will have a great quality of life with little pain.
7. And for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to spending time with hubby, tomorrow my plans include laundry, computer to-do items, reading and hubby quality time and Sunday, I want to wish my baby, Mark, a Happy 24th birthday, wish he lived closer, and its RELAX & READ Sunday!

  Then today…once again…same routine, except this time I almost choked on my coffee.  Rachel, who has accepted the torch from J.Kayes Book Blog, and is now  Home Girl’s Book Blog has passed on this award to me.  You really should stop by her blog….she has a unique style of posting that has never failed to make me smile.  I so take these awards seriously and appreciate them.  To think just a few months ago, I was stalking blogs, reading the reviews and wishing to join in the fun.  And now, here I am, accepting and being accepted into the nicest and friendliest neighborhood of blogs. Thank you again Rachel !!  Now for the blog and it’s criteria:

1. Every winner of the Prolific Blogger Award has to pass on this award to at least seven other deserving prolific bloggers. Spread some love!

2. Each Prolific Blogger must link to the blog from which he/she has received the award.
3. Every Prolific Blogger must link back to This Post, which explains the origins and motivation for the award.
4. Every Prolific Blogger must visit this post and add his/her name in the Mr. Linky, so that we all can get to know the other winners.
I am sure that there are some that I am passing this to, that have received it in the past but please enjoy it today and know that I think that you are a “Prolific Blogger”. OK….drum roll please………
       Midday Escapades            Crazy For Books
       Xmas Dolly                      Socrates’ Book Reviews
       Caiafa Craziness              Rundpinne
       Tea Time With Marce

Today’s question:
In honor of National Grammar Day … it IS “March Fourth” after all … do you have any grammar books? Punctuation? Writing guidelines? Style books?
More importantly, have you read them?
How do you feel about grammar in general? Important? Vital? Unnecessary? Fussy?
  Confession time…so please don’t tell anyone (lol)….but throughout my education, I found some aspects of grammar difficult. So I am thinking, I should have kept those books. But with the technology of today who needs reference books? However, I do feel it is very important. I think that all the positives of technology there are quite a few negatives for the youth of today. I know when I hear those that are our future talking, I cringe. Maybe I am just old fashioned but I find it sad that some appear not to be able to put 2 sentences together. So yes…I feel it is both vital and important.

Last week I didn’t go on my treasure hunt for new blogs, and not sure if I will be able to do it next week (have appointments every single day to start the preop procedure), I am definitely doing it today. I noticed on Home Girl’s Book Blog (http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/) newsletter, there were quite a few blogs new to me so, Thank you Rachel for sharing your blog roll.

CRITERIA
**Go to one of your book blogs you visit (each week visit another blog)
**Click on their blog roll/blog lists.
**Find blogs that are new to you from that list.
**Visit those new blogs (optional but would be nice…award them with the “Thursday Treasure” icon and become a follower)
**Post on your site the name of the blog you initially visited and the new sites you found.
**Leave a comment here with a link to your site(if you don’t have a blog, list your finds here) so others may see the blogs you have found.
  Found some great blogs and they are:
       dArLyN&bOoKs                Chew & Digest Books
       red headed book child        My Random Acts of Reading
       The Lost Entwife
  I look forward to following your blog…..

  Then today…once again…same routine, except this time I almost choked on my coffee.  Rachel, who has accepted the torch from J.Kayes Book Blog, and is now  Home Girl’s Book Blog has passed on this award to me.  You really should stop by her blog….she has a unique style of posting that has never failed to make me smile.  I so take these awards seriously and appreciate them.  To think just a few months ago, I was stalking blogs, reading the reviews and wishing to join in the fun.  And now, here I am, accepting and being accepted into the nicest and friendliest neighborhood of blogs. Thank you again Rachel !!  Now for the blog and it’s criteria:

1. Every winner of the Prolific Blogger Award has to pass on this award to at least seven other deserving prolific bloggers. Spread some love!

2. Each Prolific Blogger must link to the blog from which he/she has received the award.
3. Every Prolific Blogger must link back to This Post, which explains the origins and motivation for the award.
4. Every Prolific Blogger must visit this post and add his/her name in the Mr. Linky, so that we all can get to know the other winners.
I am sure that there are some that I am passing this to, that have received it in the past but please enjoy it today and know that I think that you are a “Prolific Blogger”. OK….drum roll please………
       Midday Escapades            Crazy For Books
       Xmas Dolly                      Socrates’ Book Reviews
       Caiafa Craziness              Rundpinne
       Tea Time With Marce

Today’s question:
In honor of National Grammar Day … it IS “March Fourth” after all … do you have any grammar books? Punctuation? Writing guidelines? Style books?
More importantly, have you read them?
How do you feel about grammar in general? Important? Vital? Unnecessary? Fussy?
  Confession time…so please don’t tell anyone (lol)….but throughout my education, I found some aspects of grammar difficult. So I am thinking, I should have kept those books. But with the technology of today who needs reference books? However, I do feel it is very important. I think that all the positives of technology there are quite a few negatives for the youth of today. I know when I hear those that are our future talking, I cringe. Maybe I am just old fashioned but I find it sad that some appear not to be able to put 2 sentences together. So yes…I feel it is both vital and important.

Last week I didn’t go on my treasure hunt for new blogs, and not sure if I will be able to do it next week (have appointments every single day to start the preop procedure), I am definitely doing it today. I noticed on Home Girl’s Book Blog (http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/) newsletter, there were quite a few blogs new to me so, Thank you Rachel for sharing your blog roll.

CRITERIA
**Go to one of your book blogs you visit (each week visit another blog)
**Click on their blog roll/blog lists.
**Find blogs that are new to you from that list.
**Visit those new blogs (optional but would be nice…award them with the “Thursday Treasure” icon and become a follower)
**Post on your site the name of the blog you initially visited and the new sites you found.
**Leave a comment here with a link to your site(if you don’t have a blog, list your finds here) so others may see the blogs you have found.
  Found some great blogs and they are:
       dArLyN&bOoKs                Chew & Digest Books
       red headed book child        My Random Acts of Reading
       The Lost Entwife
  I look forward to following your blog…..

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 *What are you currently reading?
     Waking Up In The Land Of Glitter by Kathy Cano-Murillo (from The Hachette Book Group)
 *What did you recently finish reading?
     A Note from an Old Aquaintance A Novel by Bill Walker (5 star rating…Great book !!)
     Starting Over by Andy Serwer (I gave it a 2 star rating)
     Sonnets For Sinners by John Wareham  (Rating 2)
 *What do you think you’ll read next?
     Live To Tell by Wendy Corsi-Staub (Bestseller’s World)
     Mother Daze by Christine Carr 

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 *What are you currently reading?
     Waking Up In The Land Of Glitter by Kathy Cano-Murillo (from The Hachette Book Group)
 *What did you recently finish reading?
     A Note from an Old Aquaintance A Novel by Bill Walker (5 star rating…Great book !!)
     Starting Over by Andy Serwer (I gave it a 2 star rating)
     Sonnets For Sinners by John Wareham  (Rating 2)
 *What do you think you’ll read next?
     Live To Tell by Wendy Corsi-Staub (Bestseller’s World)
     Mother Daze by Christine Carr 

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
  *Grab your current read
  *Open to a random page
  *Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  *BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
  *Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
  My Teaser:
Every morning, Chloe woke to a call from her mother, begging her to move home and give Clive another chance.  And every morning, Chloe hung up pissed and depressed that her mother refused to take an interst in her profession.
    From Waking Up In The Land Of Glitter by Kathy Cano-Murillo   page 94

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  Today I am in Tempe, Arizona at the famous La Pachanga restaurant

Today’s memes were from my current read:

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
  *Grab your current read
  *Open to a random page
  *Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  *BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
  *Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
  My Teaser:
Every morning, Chloe woke to a call from her mother, begging her to move home and give Clive another chance.  And every morning, Chloe hung up pissed and depressed that her mother refused to take an interst in her profession.
    From Waking Up In The Land Of Glitter by Kathy Cano-Murillo   page 94

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  Today I am in Tempe, Arizona at the famous La Pachanga restaurant

Today’s memes were from my current read:

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 Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about a story format.
How do you feel about books written in a differing format – whether this be journals or letters (epistolary), verse novels, or any other form? Is this something you enjoy? Or do you prefer straight forward chapter prose.
  I am a “Plain Jane” chapter reader.  Unless, say a portion of a journal or a letter is part of the story line.   Then there is the “mind over matter” chapter format which is my favorite.  Small chapters, say 3-7 pages.  It seems that I read those books faster.  I will tell myself..”just one more chapter” and then I realize I have read 10 chapters especially if the book is a can’t put down to start with. 

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This is a meme to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finished this week.
  Completed:
     02/25/10 A Note from an Old Acquaintance by Bill Walker
     02/25/10 Starting Over by Andy Serwer
     02/26/10 Sonnets For Sinners John Wareham
  Reading:
     Waking Up In The Land Of Glitter by Kathy Cano-Murillo (The Hachette Book Group)

Review for The Hachette Book Group