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Hello you guys! I seem to have forgotten how to blog with everything going on around here. I'm sure I'm not the only one. Hope you all are coping okay?

Last week Things finally got to some semblance of a routine this week and I've been finally feeling better and in charge of my emotional faculties. I've taken over one of the upstairs bedrooms and set it up as my office-cum-homeschool room. In other words, the room is a big mess, but both my daughter and I are able to navigate the room fine as everything in the room has a meaning in our own brains. We're both very organized that way. I've been using a sit-stand desk for my work laptop and I'm a little glad that I got to try this system finally. When I'm not working, I'm helping the girl with her letters, numbers, or fun activities. Trust me, this is difficult but we worked through the system this week, and think we have it under control. My father-in-law watches my son during the day as the little ma…
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Teaser Tuesdays -- Mar 09, 2010

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Teaser Tuesdays

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.

Technically, I have completed this book, but since my review won't be up till tomorrow, I decided to share a nice quote from this book. Don't forget to come back tomorrow to read what I thought of Fireworks over Toccoa.


Lily had never seen anything like this. It was beautiful and powerful and magical. She was so fascinated, so taken by what she saw, that she didn't hear the voice that was calling out to her: "Look out! Get away from there!"

~ Pg. 68, Fireworks over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff.

Check out other teasers here!


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Dana said…
Oh no! I hope she's ok! Haha, great teaser!
March 9, 2010 at 7:33 AM
Anonymous said…
Wow, that is pretty much the definition of teaser! Sounds like something bad is about to happen...

My teaser this week is from a great creative non-fiction collection--you can read it at bookwanderer.
March 9, 2010 at 8:42 AM
(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said…
Good teaser. makes me want to hear more -- i'm a slacker today (no teaser)LOL
March 9, 2010 at 8:45 AM
Jan von Harz said…
Oh wow, this is one of the best teasers today. Wish I could read on.
March 9, 2010 at 8:54 AM
Alayne said…
Great teaser! I can't wait to read this one in a couple weeks. Mine is at The Crowded Leaf.
March 9, 2010 at 9:45 AM
Tales of Whimsy said…
Oh goodness. Now I'm scarred for her. ;)

Here is mine:)
March 9, 2010 at 10:36 AM
Cecelia said…
Just goes to prove that too much interest can be dangerous, eh? Everything in moderation. Great teaser - I'm curious how it ends!

If you'd like, you can check out mine here.
March 9, 2010 at 11:07 AM
Lori said…
Good teaser. Enjoy your book! Here's Mine
March 9, 2010 at 11:07 AM
Lina Shaik said…
Yikes! I hope nothing bad happens to her! Good teaser though. Looking forward to the review. Mine's here.
March 9, 2010 at 11:51 AM
Kaye said…
This was a pretty good story. You picked a good teaser - the beginning of the beginning so to speak.

Have a good week and happy reading. My teaser is here
March 9, 2010 at 12:13 PM
Anonymous said…
What a great teaser!! I've seen this book and thought I'd enjoy it. I guess I need to add it to my WL.
March 9, 2010 at 1:56 PM
Jenny Q said…
I really want to read this book! Thanks for sharing and thanks for visiting my blog!
March 9, 2010 at 2:21 PM
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