Out of My Mind by Sharon M Draper

Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory. Her head is like a video camera that is always recording. Always. And there's no delete button. She's the smartest kid in her whole school—but...

Deals of the Week #1

Lately I've been posting deals that I find on random things on my Facebook page, but it occurred to me that maybe I'm not getting that info across to everyone by not posting to the blog too. So...

How to Pit a Cherry

A few weeks ago I ran across a recipe for a cherry simple syrup to make cherry limeades. (Check out what Evan thinks of limeades here.) It sounded really good...esp since I'm a Sonic addict! We had...

Maddi’s 2nd Care Package

Maria's Big House of Hope Since mailing our first care package to Maddi, we've discovered that she is actually in a center called Maria's Big House of Hope. From what I've learned, MBHOH is...