OK, those who know me know that I am NOT an avid reader… actually, I do not consider myself a reader at all (it’s a shame, I know). However, both of my children are book worms. My boy has always been an accelerated reader. He can get lost in a book anyplace, anytime. My girl loves to read and be read to. I think she’ll follow his footsteps, in reading. Even though I don’t like to read, I DO read to my children. That started when I was pregnant. Hubs and I would read to them while I was pregnant. I still read to them, both. I think it’s paid off! =)

My son recently read The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson. It is about “a boy who has always used his hidden superpowers to survive, but he carries with him a deadly secret and the fate of the world rests on whether he succeeds at his mission”.

It’s available on Amazon. Why is it that one must review one book “badly” because it’s different from other books by the same author? I wouldn’t know since I’m not an avid reader or book reviewer. I know this book is geared toward younger boys… and I assume that’s why. However, it’s good enough for adults, too. Anyway, we feel the majority of the reviews on Amazon does not reflect this book. My son says it has became his new favorite book and he wants to share his positive review in hopes that other boys will find this great read.

His review:

I thought the book may be boring, at first, but the small summary on the back cover peeked my interest. I thought the one line summary was different than the usual paragraph telling about the book. I think it was better with less information as it made you want to read it, more, to find out what it was all about. The main character was believable because of his cool, never-give up personality. I don’t think the author could have made the book better. I enjoyed it from the prologue to the end. My favorite part was in the first chapter, involving the main character, Daniel. He used his secret power to accomplish a task. You’ll have to read it to find out what it was. The ending was really cool and was unpredictable to me. I’d love to read a sequel of this book!!

I’ve taken the book to school with me and all of my friends were interested in it. My library teacher said she’d order a copy for the school! I think the book will appeal to others because it’s about a dude who kills aliens. I’d recommend it to all boys 10 and up (I’m 10!). Girls may enjoy the book if they don’t mind reading about aliens.

I love to read. Sometimes, it’s hard to find a great book to read. This book has made me want to read even more and I already read a lot! I’m glad my Mom got it for me. Daniel X made me wonder if aliens really do exist! It taught me more about needing to be careful with what you do in life. If you are not careful you may end up risking your life. You need to always make good choices, pretty much.

So, there you have it =) Straight from a ten year old. I was going to offer it as a give-a-way today… but he isn’t ready to depart with it yet (sorry!).

Anyone else read this book?

Check out the book trailer: HERE

I know many of you have followed my posts about Miss. Zoey.

I recently shared that she was hurt… Suddenly, she decided she was in pain and refused to come up steps or jump on the love seat (on her puppy pad where she naps). She even refused to sleep on the foot of our bed, due to not wanting to jump.

I called in my concern to the vet and they advised to just keep an eye on her and make sure she continues to eat/drink/etc - that was on a Friday. Saturday, she didn’t move nearly all day. Then, Sunday she was a bit more active… but still not gettin’ off “floor level”. Monday, she seemed OK. I took her in for a checkup, on Monday, anyway. While there, she got her rabies shot and I let them pamper her with a bath and nail trim (we usually don’t pay for bath/trims as we do it at home but we decided to just let them give her a ’spa day’ and save us some time LOL).

Her check up checked out A-OK. We suspect she had a pulled muscle or something (my initial thought). She’s been doing great all week… so I’m glad to report she’s back to herself! It’s always good to get a clean bill of health…

The only down side to the vet trip, she’s became over weight!! UGH

She weighed in at 15+ pounds MORE than she did prior. Yikes. She is now over 40lbs… and if her legs weren’t so long, she’s looks JUST like Ben’s Roscoe! I can’t believe she weighs that much. She doesn’t eat “scraps” and is fed the same amount, daily. The vet said it’s not because she’s over eating but because she’s not gettin’ enough exercise… and that her weight may have contributed to her pain, last week.

She became a house dog two years ago. So, the two years she was outside, she was fit. The two years she’s been inside - she’s become a couch potato! I did read the warnings about that… but…

So… any tips on slimmin’ a hound??

Actually, she looks good, and we were told she’s a “normal overweight” and not an “unhealthy overweight”… meaning she does have shape and isn’t just one big lard butt. We don’t have to fret over it (but don’t want her to keep gaining). I did realize she was larger… but had no idea it was that much. I guess because I see her daily.

She’s also started to age… and she’s only 4. I noticed that within 1 year, her face has turned white and her eyebrows became white, too… I thought she was too young to show age so much… I guess not?!

Look at her face…. (it’s quicker to access my scrap layouts vs. my archived photos, so you’ll have to view my layouts…)
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