by Nicole Etolen | Jun 12, 2014 | Books
Samantha Chablon is a self-proclaimed “gadget girl”. She runs the family watch repair shop while her eccentric old father spends his days researching fantastical stories of elves. Sam loves her father, but his odd habits have always been a mystery and a burden on the...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 11, 2014 | Books
Pain, joy, death, life, magic: All of it fits. Or does it… The faery realm is in a frenzy now that the Women on the Hill are no longer united in power. The fabric of life as the fae know it is changing, and with it the dynamics of friends, lovers and neighbors....
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by Nicole Etolen | Jun 10, 2014 | Books
Start the Series for FREE The Gatekeeper’s Sons by Eva Pohler Fifteen-year-old Therese watches her parents die. While in a coma, she meets the twin sons of Hades—Hypnos, the god of sleep, and Thanatos, the god of death. She thinks she’s manipulating a dream, not...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 10, 2014 | Kids & Family
I received a EXY Trickstartr Scooter to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own. My son, Jake, never really got into bike riding. He tried once, fell, and gave it up. He does, however, love riding a scooter. He got one when he was three and has been...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 9, 2014 | Social Good
Several years ago, in Luzern County, PA- not too far from where I live- a judge decided that he would punish thousands of kids by sentencing them to incredibly bizarre and unreasonable terms in private juvenile detention centers. He sent a ton of kids to these places...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 9, 2014 | Books, Summer Reading, What to Read
This Summer Reading List for Elementary School Kids contains affiliate links. If you click and buy, I earn a small commission. Typically enough for a pack of gum. Still, those packs of gum add up! Kicking off my summer reading lists with the an updated, 2014 Summer...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 5, 2014 | Travel
After the month I’ve had, I am in desperate need of a vacation! Between the surgery, then the complications from the surgery, the 4 days in the hospital and the sheer exhaustion of recovering, I really just want to run away from it all. Note the “run...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 4, 2014 | Books, Summer Reading
This post is brought to you by the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge. All opinions are my own. As you know, I’m very passionate about promoting literacy. Summer reading isn’t just a way to kick back and relax for me, it’s practically an...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 3, 2014 | Pets
This post brought to you by Triad Retail Media. All opinions are 100% mine. My dogs go totally nuts for Beggin’® Strips. All I have to do is say “it’s baaaaacon!” and they come running. Did you know that the cute pooch on the front of the Beggin’®...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 3, 2014 | Gift Ideas
My Unique Father’s Day gift ideas post from last year was such a huge success that I had no idea how I was going to follow it up this year! You guys made one thing clear: your men like zombies and Dr. Who! This year, I rounded up some more unique gifts for totally...
