by Nicole Etolen | Oct 25, 2012 | Books
Teaching children values like compassion, fairness, helpfulness, and other qualities that make a good person isn’t just important for getting them through their childhood, it sets them up to become excellent people throughout their entire life. Of all the roles...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 25, 2012 | Books
Wild Encounter Excerpt REUNITED Mitch appeared behind them, wiping his hands on his jeans. “We’ve got company.” Clare looked over to the main campsite to see a black SUV pulling up. She groaned. These weren’t Republic Police, who might have been useful in the bush,...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 24, 2012 | Books
In Gravediggers: Mountain of Bones, by Christopher Krovatin, Ian envisioned his class trip to the wilderness as a time to hang out with his basketball teammates and embark on a few exciting adventures. When he’s paired up with his less-than-popular...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 24, 2012 | Gift Ideas
With only about a week to go until Halloween, many parents are facing that last-minute costume time crunch. The kids procrastinated all season long, unable to decide what they want to be, and now they’re running out of time. Halloween parties are right around...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 23, 2012 | Kids & Family
I have to say, I am loving Peaceable Kingdom’s crop of cooperative games that have come out recently! For years, Jacob and I have played against each other in games. Sometimes, though, I thought it would be nice to work together as a team against a common...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 23, 2012 | Books
The Silver Cross There are two things Boston detective Lacey Gardner knows about killing vampires. Slicing off a head or a hit directly to the heart are the only surefire ways to kill one. Silver is their Achilles heel. A vampire never wears silver. When she meets...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 22, 2012 | Books
Spring Break An all-expenses paid trip to Cancun for spring break? It wasn’t exactly a hard sell for Leigh, Eva, Gia and Joy, frenemies from Arizona Southern University. But all is not well in the land of silver or lead. Soon after arriving, Leigh and the girls...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 21, 2012 | Pets
About three years ago, after extensive research on my mom’s part, we switched our three dogs over to grain free dog dood. For the first 8 years of Tasha and Maia’s life (and the first two years of Cooper’s), we were feeding them what we thought was a...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 20, 2012 | Entertainment
Jake and the Never Land Pirates is one of my Jacob’s favorite shows. I don’t know if it’s because the main character has the same name as him, or if it’s the pirate theme, or because it’s just a fun show for him to watch. Whatever the...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 20, 2012 | Health & Beauty
At a recent doctor’s visit, Sal was told that his bad cholesterol was a little high and his good cholesterol a little low. We thought his doctor would put him on medicine, but oddly enough, she recommended Fish Oil supplements. She said they’re really the...
