I am something of a bookworm and one of my favorite gifts to give is, you guessed it, books. I love scouring bookstores or online websites like Amazon.com for the perfect read for my loved one. But after awhile, book giving can seem a bit stale – or maybe you want to go one step [...]

Grade: B+
Last week I finished reading Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen, an addictively delicious read that I won in a giveaway at Serendipty’s blog. This book tells the story of the Waverly family, particularly sisters Claire and Sydney, whose infamous garden in Bascom, North Carolina grows edible flowers that seem to have a magical [...]

Yesterday Dan came home early from work, which normally just means, “Hurray, he gets to help me make dinner!” But he happened to come home early at a pretty terrific moment because I was just getting ready to make Oobleck for the very first time. If you’ve never heard of Oobleck (maybe I’m the last [...]

Grade: A
I can still remember stumbling across The Sweet Potato Queens’ Book Of Love several years back and just falling in love with the whole idea of SPQ and more importantly, falling in love with Chocolate Stuff™, a recipe I’ve devoured several times over since first reading about it (it is seriously that good). The [...]

Last Tuesday Sophie Kinsella’s book turned movie Confessions of a Shopaholic was released on DVD and Blu-Ray. For me, the release of this movie was huge – I loved the book and I love a good chick flick. I was mildly concerned that, like so many other books turned into movies, it wouldn’t live up [...]

Just a heads up to all of the Stephanie Plum fans out there – Evanovich’s newest Plum novel, Finger Lickin’ Fifteen hit bookstore shelves today. I know I am anxiously looking forward to reading the latest installment. If you are also waiting impatiently for your next Plum fix, you can satiate the cravings a tiny [...]

Grade: A
Did you know that Dan Brown’s infamous book-turned-movie, The Da Vinci Code, is actually the second book in a series – Angels & Demons being the first book? A lot of Dan Brown fans seem to disagree about which of these two Robert Langdon adventures was the best, and usually it’s whichever book they [...]

I recently had the opportunity to spend a week with the Kindle 2, Amazon’s 6 inch wireless reading device. While I’m still on the fence about whether or not these electronic “books” will or should replace our beloved paper varieties, I did enjoy my Kindle experience. At $359 I’m not sure I’d consider this a [...]

There has been some discussion lately over children’s shows that parent’s don’t like to watch. Of course, as a Momma, I have shows that annoy me to no end. They include but aren’t limited to: Hi 5, Boohbah, and Barney (of course). I don’t like to watch them because they are just plain irritating. Unfortunately, my kids [...]

Grade: A+
The first thing you should know is that I am a huge fan of Stephenie Meyer and loved the Twilight series. The second thing you should know is that I had a lot of reservations about reading her other book, The Host, and even after I bought it, I waited a long time to [...]