Christmas at the Beach and #WW #Linky

Welcome to my Picture Perfect Party Linky #122! This blog is best viewed in Google Chrome. Click on the images to view them larger. We spent Christmas with my in-laws at the beach on South Africa's West Coast. It's about a 2 1/2 hours drive from our home to theirs. The water is too cold to swim in, unless you're super brave or have a wet suit, but it's wonderful walking on the wet sand and the setting is beautiful. I'm already missing the sound of the crashing waves. Clockwise: Jessica (with the hat),...

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Beenie's Search and $25 Giveaway

Beenie's Search Book Blast and $25 Giveaway About the Book Title: Beenie's Search | Author: J.J. Schousboe | Publication Date: March 20, 2014 | Publisher: Friesen Press | Pages: 48 | Recommended Ages: 3 to 8 Book Description: Join Beenie, the friendly bear, as he searches for his family after hibernating for the long winter. Spring arrives and Beenie discovers that he is all alone. In search of food, friends and his family, Beenie gets side tracked and lost. When he remembers what he was taught by his parents, he overcomes...

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Advent Calendar and #Weekend #Linky

Welcome to my weekend blog hop - Make My Saturday Sweet #112! My blog is best viewed in Google Chrome Amanda and I are thoroughly enjoying her Jacquie Lawson advent calendar that my grandmother purchased for her. There are games that you can play before December 1 and then for every day from December 1 - 24 there is a story to watch or a game to play. It's loads of fun. The illustrations are enchanting and the background Christmas music adds to the ambiance. Some of the things that you design, like the Christmas...

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The Heroes of the Himalayas and $25 Giveaway

The Heroes of the Himalayas Book Blast and $25 Giveaway BOOK SALE: You can grab a copy of Book 1, Ghost Leopard, for 99 cents from Amazon starting December 18, 2014 for a limited time. PURCHASE NOW! About the Books Move over Percy Jackson. Find out what everybody is talking about! Have you ever gotten hopelessly lost in a strange land? Talked to an elephant? Ridden a magic carpet? Been jailed by an angry parrot? And discovered that you have the power to change the world? Zoe & Zak hadn’t either. But that was...

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Apple Pie for You and I with $25 Giveaway

Apple Pie for You and I Book Blast and $25 Giveaway You can purchase an electronic copy of this book for only $1.00 from Amazon until December 31, 2014 (details below). About the Book Title: Apple Pie for You and I | Author: Denise Mistich | Illustrator: Daniel Bulleri | Publication Date: November 13, 2013 | Publisher: Apple Pie Books | Pages: 32 | Recommended Ages: 3 to 8 Book Description: Apple Pie for You and I is one fantastically colorful and happy little children's book! Kids love to count the pieces of the...

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Haircuts and More with #WW #Linky

Welcome to my Picture Perfect Party Linky #121! This blog is best viewed in Google Chrome. Click on the images to view them larger. In the past couple of months, lots of us have had haircuts and Jessica has a new hair color. It's summertime in South Africa. Christmas is usually spent at the beach with a barbecue (called a braai) or a picnic. ********************* My Latest Post on 1camera1mom: *************************** My Latest Book Review: Mrs. D's New Books and $50 Giveaway! My...

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