I’ve seen a few boneheads recently–people walking their dogs in the heat of the day; people walking their dogs on black pavement; people leaving their dogs in the car while they run into the store. So for the boneheads out there, here are some tips for keeping your dogs healthy and happy during the heat […]
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This posting is about a fishing tournament that included me, Mark and his Georgia nephew, Terry. The great thing is that they didn’t know they had entered my tournament and that I got to make up the rules as we went along. To make sure the tournament started out sort of fairly, we hired fishing guide Doug Samsal on
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Okay, it’s not Thanksgiving–wherein I’m always grateful for family and food–and it’s not Memorial Day or Veteran’s Day–wherein I’m grateful for the members of the US military past and present–and it’s not July 4–wherein I’m grateful for our Forefathers, independence, the right to vote and bear arms and all of our other liberties. But a couple of things happened
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This week my dad started his second round of chemo only to get stopped amid that fun and admitted to the hospital because his kidneys were failing. As of today, his kidneys have rebounded but his heart flutters now and again and doctors say it’s not just because he loves his wife. Meanwhile, Little Buddha, who’d
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Last year, we began a new tradition for Father’s Day–matching shirts for the guys. This year,after learning that our favorite waitress at our favorite restaurant near Dad’s (IHOP) doesn’t like MSU garb, we bought some shirts just to make her laugh. Last year, Dad got a weed wacker that he claimed he wanted. This year,
April was dedicated to the sport of promoting my book via a virtual tour that lasted from April 8 – 28, and I have to say I learned a lot from my adventure, including: Doing a book tour is a lot of work because most hosts “offer” the chance to do an interview and/or the opportunity
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Saturday April 28th is the last day of my virtual book tour and to celebrate, I am offering some giveaways. Starting Thursday, April 26 at this site: http://mymcbooks.wordpress.com/2012/04/25/virtual-blog-tour-with-amy-l-peterson-from-zero-to-four-kids-in-thirty-seconds/ all you have to do is read the article and leave a comment to be entered to win a paperback copy of my book . . . .
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Check out the latest review of my book at http://personalliterarybookfrenzy.blogspot.com/2012/04/book-tour-review-from-zero-to-four-kids.html. This one featured a great promo of my book and included all 70 of the tips. Thank you, Ellemillia!
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Yesterday, after nearly sweating to death in the Alma College gymnasium while crushed between my mother and a few thousand other people, I snuck down to an empty chair to capture Kid #4 getting ready to accept her college diploma. Yesterday was also Mark’s last official act as professor at Alma College. Afterwards, Mark paused
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Today is Day 13 of my virtual book tour and as part of today’s posting here http://cecereadandwrite.blogspot.com/ you can enter to win a free paperback copy of my book. All you have to do is comment at the bottom of the posting. Check it out and good luck! Oh, and for the procrastinators in the crowd,
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