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Beyond the Night by Marlo Schalesky
Multnomah Publishing
ISBN 13: 978-1-60142-016-1
Paperback; $12.99;
304 pages
 
 
About the Book:
A wet road, the dark of night, and pouring rain become the cruel combination that forces Maddie and her husband’s car off the road. Now Maddie lies in a coma, her faithful and loving mate by her side speaking words of encouragement.
As she [...]

I found this in the July 2008 issue of Parenting and thought it was great.
1. Minimal pressure to squeeze postpartum body into spangled leotard to appear on Dancing With the Stars
2. Can salvage errant chicken-nugget scraps off kids’ plates without being reprimanded by nanny, husband, agent, or publicist
3. Time saved in pondering the significance of [...]

I found this in the July 2008 issue of Parenting and thought it was great.
1. Minimal pressure to squeeze postpartum body into spangled leotard to appear on Dancing With the Stars
2. Can salvage errant chicken-nugget scraps off kids’ plates without being reprimanded by nanny, husband, agent, or publicist
3. Time saved in pondering the significance of [...]

I found this in the July 2008 issue of Parenting and thought it was great.
1. Minimal pressure to squeeze postpartum body into spangled leotard to appear on Dancing With the Stars
2. Can salvage errant chicken-nugget scraps off kids’ plates without being reprimanded by nanny, husband, agent, or publicist
3. Time saved in pondering the significance of [...]

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing
Calico Canyon by Mary Connealy
Barbour Publishing, Inc (July 1, 2008)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
MARY CONNEALY is an award-winning author and playwright, married to Ivan a farmer, and the mother of four beautiful daughters, Joslyn, Wendy, Shelly and Katy. They live in Decatur, Nebraska. Mary is [...]

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One of our favorite family activities is going to the zoo.  When we lived in Maryland we went to the National Zoo quite often, especially since it was free.  Now we are in Oklahoma and while there is a zoo nearby, it is just too hot to go spend a day at the zoo during [...]

I could so see my family doing this:

Picture from Geek Humor.
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I used Random.org to get determine the two winners.  They are:

#15 -Brooke
and
#21 - Emily N.
Congrats and be on the look out for an email from me.  Thanks to all we entered.

I made this recipe for the first time last Monday.  It instantly became my husband’s favorite and he even wanted me to make again last night for the inlaws.  I must admit, it was pretty good.
From BettyCrocker.com
Fiesta Taco Casserole

Ingredients:
1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
1 can can (15 to 16 oz) spicy chili beans [...]