Chicka-ya!

Over the course of the winter and summer I have managed to fill my closet with endless pairs of white nikes, K-swiss, DC's, slip ons and countless pairs of flip flops. So imagine my joy when I found this killer pair of heels from MAURICES... love love love the two textures, they look great with my

brown cardigans and black camis.. cuteness. I also splurged and bought new jeans.

Silver Red label pioneer Jeans.

Bliss.

In other news I have finished several books and hope to get the reviews linked on my blog within the week. I have completed- Fallen, Chosen a House of night novel, Keys to the repository, and Fragile eternity.

After ordering a new selection of books on Amazon.com I stumbled across a link to an auction site. Quibids.com is a site that auctions off items such as gift cards, cameras, TV's, games systems, movies, and the list goes on. So the way this site works is not like any other auction. You register for the site and choose a bid package such as 75 bids for $45.00 and so on. After you buy your bids your ready to find an auction. The site is set up to navigate easily and watching the auctions that interest you the most.

You win the auction by being the last person to bid on it, and every auction is either a penny, two cents, or five cents, and every bid placed increases the price of the item by the specified amount.

Now it sounds easy, however when you place your bid and your watching the clock and the seconds are down to 5,4,3,2.... BAM someone else bids and ten more seconds are added to the clock.

It is a fun experience and if you find something you really want it is worth the time and investment.

I won my first few auctions of 3 $10.00 AMC movie theater giftcards

and paid a total of $.02 each plus 1.99 shipping. wow thats like

$6.06 for $30.00 of movie theater gift cards.

( We like the MOVIES at my house!)

and I also bid on a few restaurant giftcards and a Borders card.

Also available is amazon, target, walmart, and lots of restaurant gift cards.

I wasn't brave enough to bid on the MacBook Pro or Ipad that were up for auction but I will soon.

I also seen someone win an auction for a Nintendo Wii system for $17.00. AMAZING. This site offers a new way of shopping and buying. Overall a good investment and a fun time doing it.

Amazing!

So I have finally bought one of these darlings...




and just in time for Border's new e-book store! My first e-book I purchased was Lisa Schroeder's 'Far from you'... What can I say I was hooked on her books after finishing 'Chasing Brooklyn'
I thought there was going to be a problem with a glare on the screen and how glossy the words might appear, all the works for a headache, none if this is however a real concern, the pages are easy to read and you can scroll up and down or flip the pages, also there is a bookmark option so you can bookmark your favorite parts, or just where you stopped reading for the day.
The menu is easy to follow and this edition is the perfect size! I thought about getting the touch screen edition, but didn't think the additional option was worth the extra 100 bucks. The battery life is insane! It lasts up to two weeks and the memory holds up to 350 titles.
I am a very avid reader, and I love the actual act of buying the book, holding the book and flipping the pages, by no means will I give that up, this e-reader allows me to purchase books, cheaper of course, and carry many with me while traveling, working, or even sitting at the park with the kids.. rather than carrying a bunch of books with me.. hahaha cause if I could take three or four books around with me I would!!
Highly recomend for someone who loves reading as much as I do!

Finally!

It has been weeks since I blogged. Our family has been through many changes in those weeks. For starters our move to Minnesota is long done and over. As exhausting as it was, it was worth it. However we had some delay when my car was struck by a semi-truck at 3am on the drive up here from Kansas. Very scary experience that has shocked our family and caused many more obsticles in re-adjusting to life here in Minnesota.However we are thankful no one was seriously injured, and my boys do not have a scratch on them. Very thankful for that!
I have completed yet another quarter and I am nervously awaiting my final grades.I fear that I did not do so well, especially these last few weeks of final papers and tests due to the accident and moving, homework was nearly impossible. Keeping my fingers crossed!!
This wekend I wa sfinally able to get some hang-out time with boys, We took them to see Toy Story 3. Cuteness! I totally loved this movie!
I am FINALLY on the second book of 'House of Night' series by P.C. Cast. However I am torn between finishing this series or reading a few other books I have splurged on like J.R. Ward's 'Black Dagger Brotherhood' series. hmmmmm....
On that I have been looking into buying a sony e-reader.. pocket edition in rose color... I like the experience of going to Border's (my one and only fav bookstore!) and buying my books, but I would love the convenience of having them at my use whenever I want!! What to do, what to do.....