A Holiday Read - Shamless Self Promotion

I got my first novel published and it is now available on Amazon for purchase as a hard copy and soon as an e-book.  I wrote it when I was 15 and the publisher actually went back to the original manuscript and used that for publication.  It's not a super uplifting story but its a story about what it means to be a victim and a survivor and why maybe both suck.

If you are looking for a quick (good) read that will remind you what's like to be a teenager...and transport you back to the early 90's, you should totally check it out.  It's also up as an e-book:



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B is for Books at Bedtime

I don't have a lot of time at bedtime unless I am going to keep my little guy up past his bedtime.  So creating a meaningful routine is hard.  Ours centers around books.  I make him up his bottle and he gets his blanket and stuffed animal of choice and gets to pick 3 books.

We read the classics, Goodnight Moon and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  But lately he has been going to ones I had not previously been familiar with.  This week we have read Duck on a Bike a wonderful story where he can make animal sounds.

But my favorite part of our bedtime routine is after his three books he curls up in my lap and drinks his bottle and we read Goodnight NOLA.  I can recite the book by heart, and my little guy loves it so much that I have decided to buy these Goodnight books every time we travel to a new place that has them.  It seems like a great way to help a child remember all the places they visit.  And they are perfect for bedtime.