Author Catherine Bybee Interview and Contest LIVE at Bitten by Books

Bitten by Books is having an interview with author Catherine Bybee and they're holding a contest  where they are giving away two $10 Amazon gift cards to two lucky winners. So check out BBB, answer and ask Catherine some questions to get entered into the contest. Here's the link: http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=30493                     

Author Jory Strong Interview and Contest LIVE at Bitten by Books!

 Bitten by Books has an interview with author Jory Strong and they are giving away a $50 Amazon gift card to one lucky person. So stop by and leave some questions for Jory and be entered to win. Here's the link: http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=30497

Granny Loves Gift Baskets is giving away a Kodak Slice 14MP TouchScreen Digital Camera

Win the Kodak Slice Purple Radish 14MP Digital Camera With 5x Optical Zoom & 3.5″ Touchscreen LCD (ARV $299) from Granny Loves Gift Baskets. Here's the link: http://grannylovesgiftbaskets.com/?p=3374
Contest ends November 15th, 2010 at 11.59pm PST.

BlogFest 2010 is HERE! Enter to Win a KINDLE from BBB! Spread the Word!

Bitten by Books is having a great giveaway where they are giving away a Kindle as part of BlogFest 2010. So hurry up and enter ASAP because it ends on 9/12/10 at 11:59 pm Eastern. Here's the link: http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=30336

Author Heather Kuehl Guest Blog and Contest LIVE at BBB

Bitten by Books is having a great giveaway- 1 winner will win a $25 Amazon gift card. So head on over to BBB and ask Heather Kuehl some questions and you're entered to win! Here's the link:
http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=30347

Author Anya Bast Release Party and KINDLE Contest LIVE at Bitten by Books

Bitten by Books is holding an awesome contest for one lucky winner to win a Kindle and another winner will receive the four books in the Elemental Witches series & Wicked Enchantment, all autographed. So, I recommend that you check it out :). Here's the link: http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=30267

Vacation at the zoo and a family visit.

This past week I got to have a little vacation with my parents, sister, and dogs. We went to Binder Park Zoo for the day- mom stayed with the dogs while my dad, sister, and I walked through the zoo. I had never been to that zoo even though it's really not all that far from home. It was actually a pretty decent sized zoo- it's not as good as the Columbus zoo even though you're paying the same price, but it was nice. I absolutely love just getting to see the types of animals they have at a zoo. Monkeys are always a favorite for me- it's amazing how similar humans are to monkeys and they are just too cute! One really cool thing about the zoo was how close you can get to the giraffes. You walk up this ramp and get face to face with them and for a buck you're able to buy a piece of lettuce and feed them. Kelly bought a piece and we broke it in half and each got to feed a giraffe. The tongues on them are insane, lol. The weather was also pretty nice- it was sunny and warm, but not to the point where we were uncomfortable- which was nice. When dad and Kelly went to that zoo years ago without me, they said it was way too hot and that the poor animals were just resting instead of being active like they were this week when we went. I got some good pictures of my trip to the zoo and our stay at the Red Roof Inn in Coldwater, so I'll probably get those printed sometime soon.

Today my grandparents, aunt, and uncle came over for a visit and to watch the classic cars that were in town. I didn't feel like going, so I just stayed home with the dogs. We got some pizza which was sooo good. I love it when you can find a good local pizza place that serves great pizza. I like places like Pizza Hut, but sometimes I get tired of the chains. It just really sucks when you find a good pizza place and then they move or just close up for whatever reasons. It's been a while since I've had pizza, so it nice being able to have some today and it was really nice getting to see my relatives. It's like the only time they come over is for Christmas Eve- we usually end up just going up to see them, so it was definitely nice to see them at our house during the summer.

Some random thoughts on the show Big Brother: Ugh, this season has been pretty frustrating. For a while there it was really hard to pick a favorite house guest, then it seems once I do pick one, they get booted. And this week was extremely frustrating with the HG Matt. I hate it when I'm watching these reality shows and I know what people should be doing and then they do the opposite. Matt had so many opportunities to make big moves or just stay in the game, but he was loyal to the wrong people and it resulted in him getting evicted from the house/game. It was pretty sad, but I think he was just too cocky and thought he couldn't be stopped, so in a way I was glad to just see him go, because I was getting really tired of his game play. But now this week is really sucking- the one person I really wanted to go home, Enzo, is safe. So now it will either be Ragan or Britney going home- most likely Britney. I would just really hate a floater to win the game- that will make this BB season so disappointing.

Well that's what's been going on and my feelings on BB. Talk to you later when there's something interesting to write about.