Last week I called the instructor at the local Ropes Course. We were set to attend with our homeschool group in a few days, and I realized that although it may be interesting to watch the older kids climb, zip and whirl, it'd be more fun if my two oldest could participate fully.



The answer I got: The harnesses can be fit on very young children. It's more about their personal will and interest.



So, we woke early a few days later, tossed our picnic in the car, and drove as…

Talee and The Fallen Object by Jacquitta McManus.

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Looking for a unique gift for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day?  Smartbox is a website that is perfect for thinking outside the box (pun intended) when it comes to gift buying. They have over 3300 activities and destinations under five different themes to choose from: Adventure,…

I live in such a nice little town that meeting someone unpleasant is always a bit of a slap in the face. But it happens, of course. I guess no place is immune.

Yesterday, my daughter wanted to go to the library. She's 12, and she likes to visit "The Teen Place," a special room that houses all the YA offerings, along with a few tables and a line of computers. It has a neon sign and is very hip looking. I knew she'd come out with an armload of Manga books.

Well, I love the…

Check out my review and enter for a chance to win an autographed copy at http://kristisbooknook.blogspot.com…

I am thrilled to announce

that Terri Forehand, from Stories for Children Magazine,

wrote a Terrific Review

of my new mid-grade adventure for boys -…

WOW!  At last it has happened,

and right after I returned home from my hip surgery.

Taconi and Claude are out earning their keep . . .

I…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 31, 2011

“Nicole Weaver – Author Highlight”

Nicole weaver was born in Port-au-Prince Haiti. She came to…

 On Tuesday the 14th I have hip replacement surgery. 

This is to help the knee surgery I had last year

that didn't quite go as planned.  Grrrr!!

Meanwhile, please don't forget 

"    Taconi and Claude -…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 3, 2011

“Gwendolyn Hooks – Author Highlight”

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Stop by and visit author Brooks Olbrys and his new book Blue Ocean Bob at http://kristisbooknook.blogspot.com, http://kristibernard.wordpress.com and http://memelynne.wordpress.com.

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Travelling of any sort is always a crap shoot for me. Aside from the logistics of 4 kidlets, (although, with everyone out of “babyhood”, I have finally become adept enough at packing that I can leave behind the kitchen sink!), the Griswold moniker is well earned…I seem to encounter “adventures” that fall outside of the typical. Moreover, MY typical usually falls within…