Where my name came from

Hi. My name is Julie

My name was pretty poplur when I was growing up. I always have know a Julia either from school or church.

My dad used to call my mom -- BJ..Beautiful Julie

Julie means youthful, soft haired, beautiful or vivacious. Its the female form of Julius. Julie was in the top 100 female names between 1951 and 1991: It peaked at #10 in 1971.

The first appearance of Julie was in August Strienberg's tragedy Miss Julie in 1888. It become a widely performed play in the English speaking world.

The Superstress Solution--Book Review

Since this is a new year I wanted to make sure that I wasn't very stress full since we do have 5 kids and I'm very busy.

I did the tests and found out that I'm not as stressed as I could be. This book also gives great ideas on food ideas, reducing stress, taking vitamins, getting enough sleep.

It also mentions about doing a Gratitude journal

physical activity

different ways to relax

vitamins

I would class this as self help book and great for figuring how stress you are and what causes the stress in your life.

Thanks to FSB Media for this book and this is my Honest review.

This weeks plans

• Scouts
• Achievement days
• Helping out in A's class
• date night
• baby shower
• book reviews / blog posts

This is pretty tame week and DH has new church calling..Its something he has before and he can have his own schedule. Trying to figure out what to do for Date night.

On Sunday I taught 6-7 years about Choosing the Right-- I had 10 kids in my class. It was a blast and I think the kids had fun.

I sent to my daughter schools for snack -- 24 Goldfish along with the Fishful bag to my child school.

I think I got all the stuff figured out with the school district. That's good business if you don't return phone calls or make all the directions easy to understand..because they aren't very clear.

Abraham Lincoln- Vampire Hunter-- Book Review

Abe Lincoln lost his mother when he was nine years old. His mother died from an ailment called the "Milk sickness". Only later he did learn that his mother's deadly affliction was actually the work of a local vampire, seeking to collect on Abe's father's unfortunate debts. When the truth became known to Abraham Lincoln , he wrote in his journal. "Henceforth my life shall be one of rigorous study and devotion. I shall be learned in all things -- a master of mind and body.And this mastery shall have but one purpose." That purpose ? The Elimination of all vampires( Back of the book)

I found this to be a fast read. I felt I actually learned something about Abraham Lincoln and what an clever way to get millions of people to read Abraham Lincoln's Journal.

The introduction by Seth was funny and set this book to fun and interesting. I would love to meet Henry and hear his stories but alas, Henry lets read all about Abe's history.

I could picture Abe Lincoln being a Vampire Hunter. It told of his hunts and people he has meet along the way to becoming the President of the United States. I loved the quotes and hearing about Abe's relationships with friends and wife. I could feel his loss of his son's.

I did try reading his other book of Pride & Prejudice and Zombies. I think I had a tough time with this book because I had already read the original version. I'll have to try reading it again.

Book Review=4

I already have a friend who wants to borrow this book, and another friend mentioned that it would be great for her son ( Teenager) to read this book.

This book comes out March 2, 2010 and this is my Honest Review and thanks to Grand Central for the book.

Week and Weekend wrap up

This week was the first week back in school for my kids and getting back to the routine. Yeah.

I also had some issues with my kids school district and registering my daughter for K. The teachers have no clue and the information given to us the parents isn't very clear. I had to make 3 trips to Centralized location for all students. I have made many calls regarding unclearness , and I also have had another issue with their new grading system for students. It was missing some important information that should have been there.(little Vent)

I'm an Auntie again- my sister Amy had her baby girl. As my daughter A said-- she finally popped.

Planning a date night soon.

We watched Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs last night-- great family movie.

I donated some books to my kids library at school.

I have a massage scheduled this weekend.

Thats whats happening here-- Whats going on with you ??

Worst Case--- Book Review

This book comes out Feb 2010 and this is my Honest Review and thanks to Grand Central for the book.

The son of New York's wealthist families is snatched off the the street and held hostage. His parents can't save him , because this kidnapper isn't demanding money. Instead he quizzes his prisoner on the price others pay for his life of luxury. In this exam, wrong answers are fatal.

Detective Michael Bennett leads the investigation. With 10 kids of his own, he can't begin to understand what could lead someone to target anyone's children. Their reach extends all the way to the FBI, who send in their top abduction specialist , Agent Emily Parker. Bennett's love and life suddenly got more complicated. ( Goodreads.com)

I found this to be a fast read. It was nice to see Micheal Bennett again. Michel is a single dad to 10 kids and a detective. The kids ages go from 17-6.

There was some romance in the book. There was allot of action and some murders. Interesting bad guy who asks questions about a variety of topics to teenagers to see if they smart enough to survive.

Its great that Michael has help with his 10 kids, but it didn't seem realistic to me..and I have 5. He has a nanny and Father Seamus that help out. He even has time to help out with basketball team coaching..

Usual Patterson Fare

Book Review =3

In my Mailbox #2

This is what I WON -- from the Story Siren - There is alittle bit of everything in this pile of books. I also have my BWB books too.

These are all the books I have to read and review. 4 of the 8 ...I've already read.