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Dec

In the Shadow of the Moon: I watched this movie last weekend and I have to say: it was good. Lifechanging, probably not but definitely worth watching.

If you’re looking for something to add to your movies to watch list, I definitely suggest you add this one. Of course, I have an entire section in my to-do matrix for movies that I want to watch — but I’m kind of an organized dork that way so forgive me.

But, back to my recommendation, from Amazon’s product description — In the Shadow of the Moon is an intimate epic, which vividly communicates the daring and the danger, the pride and the passion, of this extraordinary era in American history. Between 1968 and 1972, the world watched in awe each time an American spacecraft voyaged to the Moon. Only 12 American men walked upon its surface and they remain the only human beings to have stood on another world. Now for the first, and very possibly the last, time, IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON combines archival material from the original NASA film footage, much of it never before seen, with interviews with the surviving astronauts, including Jim Lovell (Apollo 8 and 13), Dave Scott (Apollo 9 and 15), John Young (Apollo 10 and 16), Gene Cernan (Apollo 10 and 17), Mike Collins (Apollo 11), Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11), Alan Bean (Apollo 12), Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14), Charlie Duke (Apollo 16) and Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17). The astronauts emerge as eloquent, witty, emotional and very human.

I will probably get it again so I can watch it with Rider since he’s so fascinated with outer space. I would enjoy watching it again and I think he’d enjoy it too. A lot will go over his head but there’s enough in there to keep his attention (and probably get him back completely fascinated with outer space).

Sep

Book Review

Lanel

I recently started reviewing books for Thomas Nelson. I post the reviews on another blog of mine but this book was SO good, I wanted to share it here.

Faces in the Fire by By T.L. Hines

This morning I finished Face in the Fire by T.L. Hines. It’s my first book by this author but if this book is any indication of how he write is definitely won’t be my last.

The book follows four individuals through almost four separate stories and how their lives intertwine. The book genre is different from the normal book I’d pick up but I’m so glad I did. The narrative format of the book is unique and if not done right would have been horrid but this is done right. The random chapter numbering drove me nuts at first (it’s my “need for order” issue) but I quickly “got it” and it works.

Seriously, this is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. I was entertained, I wanted to see what happened next, I couldn’t wait to finish the book but in a good way – I wanted to see what happened. To be honest, I can often tell you what’s going to happen in a book after the first few chapters. It wasn’t until the end of this book (last couple chapters) that I finally got the whole thing – which was good.

They book is described as suspense – I don’t know that I’d necessarily classify it that way but I can see that.
In all honestly, I can’t say enough about how great this book was. I’ll definitely be recommending it to friends.

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From the back cover
Four lost souls on a collision course with either disaster or redemption. A random community of Faces in the Fire.
Meet Kurt, a truck-driver-turned-sculptor with no memory of his past. Corinne, an e-mail spammer whose lymphoma isn’t responding to treatment. Grace, a tattoo artist with an invented existence and a taste for heroin. And Stan, a reluctant hit man haunted by his terrifying gift for killing.

They don’t know each other, at least not yet. But something–or someone–is at work in the fabric of their lives, weaving them all together. A catfish, a series of numbers scribbled on a napkin, a devastating fire, and something mysterious. Something that could send them hurtling down the highway to disaster–or down the road to redemption. But they won’t know which is which until they’ve managed to say yes to the whispers in their souls.

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May

The Queen’s Giveaway

Lanel

My very dear friend, The Queen of Chaos, is having her first giveaway on her blog. The prize ROCKS so be sure to go post a comment and tell her I sent you. Or don’t because then my odds are better. LOL

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Jul

Updates

Lanel

So, I’ve been doing random things today like updating my About Me page on this blog and updating my Recommendations page on here. I’d like to say I was accomplishing important things but truthfully I was just distracted and did other stuff. Guess I’ll have to put in some time this weekend.

In other news. I bought a mix box of these yesterday. I got the variety box with four each Strawberry, Vanilla Crisp, and Chocolatey Drizzle. They are 90 calories each which is a good thing because they are the size of my pinky finger and I just ate three of them. (Partly because I wanted to be able to compare them for you but mostly because they are SMALL.) I have to say I’m glad I bought the variety pack because I would have bought the chocolately drizzle and it was my least favorite of the three. My favorite, surprisingly for me, was the Strawberry. The vanilla crisp was OK. So, if you need a simple quick snack for your desk…get the Strawberry Special K bars. Just don’t yell at me when you see how truly small they are.

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Jun

Flowers

Lanel

Do you like sending flowers? I do! I found this company online that has very good prices on flowers. I sent my first bouquet to my mom for Mother’s Day and she loved them (who doesn’t love flowers).

When my Aunt’s birthday came along I sent her a bouquet.

She called that evening to thank me for the flowers and commented a few times on how beautiful they were. Of course that made me feel great! So, today I got an e-mail from this company with a gift certificate for a future purchase. I wasn’t quite sure why but thought: cool! I got an call from my Aunt a little bit ago and she said that she’d called the company because the iris’ never opened. She said the bouquet is beautiful, it was shipped very well (they ship DHL which was a little odd to me) but the iris’ didn’t open. Now, normally I wouldn’t be recommending a company after they sent flowers to someone that didn’t open BUT, she was so impressed with their customer service that I had to tell you about it. When she called a real, live person answered the phone (is it bad that this needs to be mentioned? I think so!). They immediately offered to send her a replacement bouquet but she asked that they send me a gift certificate instead which they did immediately. (Thus the gift certificate I received today.)

So, even with the non-blooming iris’ I still have to say this is a GREAT company. If you’re looking to send flowers to someone give deLaFlowers a look. I think you’ll be please. I know I have been! (Plus, that 15% off coupon code is good even if you’re not sending flowers to your dad. And, it looks like it’s still good — but if it doesn’t work ask me because I might have a newer one so you can still save 15%.)