Five on Friday - August 23, 2024 ~ Wayward Series Book Review, The Calgary Zoo, The Big Bounce, Troll Falls Hike, and PSL Season

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a great week! 

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New book series review for you - the Wayward Children series books 1-3 by Seanan McGuire (Be Sure is a bind up of the first 3 books in the series!) If you like weird adventure stories that get a little dark, these novellas series set around children who have traveled to portal worlds is a must read!

Book 1 is Every Heart A Doorway - we meet our main characters at a boarding school for children from portal worlds all waiting to return, but they start dying off - it's a bit of a whodunnit to figure out who is hurting the children. Book 2 is Down Among the Sticks and Bones and it is Jack and Jill's portal story - starts with their sad childhood that leads to them finding the door. They go down to a dark world with a vampire prince and a mad scientist. Book 3 is Beneath the Sugar Sky has us back at the boarding school meeting a mermaid and a daughter of a past student who is dead. They have to travel to a nonsense world to put all the pieces back together!

Calgary Birthday Freebies 2024 - Ultimate List of 25 + Free Gifts

If you followed along on my birthday (yes a while back), you remember that I made it my mission to get as many totally free birthday items as I possibly could and am FINALLY reporting on my full list of items I got in Calgary! 

I started my day with my first freebie at 6:00 a.m. so I could get a whole bunch in before and after work - I highly recommend picking out a few things or go for them all! Some you will need rewards apps for and others you can show your ID - I will do my best to share what you need as well! 

Let's start with Food & Drink items:

Denny's Free Grandslam Breakfast 

This is one of the easiest - simply dine in with your photo identification for a totally free Grandslam breakfast of your choice! I built my own here with eggs, hashbrown, pancakes, eggs and toast! 

Five on Friday - August 25, 2023 ~ A Grandmother Begins The Story Book Review, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem, Cineplex Clubhouse Theatre, Pumpkin Spice Latte Time, and Ahsoka

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you all had a great week! Things have started to wind down here for us and we haven't been super crazy, which is great! 

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Always happy to share my thoughts on more books here - today I'm sharing my review for A Grandmother Begins The Story by Michelle Porter. I have read a previous book by Michelle Porter, and one thing I really enjoy is her unique writing style - this was written in short quick chapters (we're talking one to five pages max) in alternating perspectives throughout the book. It followed five generations of women in the same family, all going through a unique difficult time, including some estrangement and trauma. The story unfolds as we watch these women attempt to reconnect and rebuild their family connection, however difficult it may be. We also get a few chapters from buffalo, pets and a car as well to keep the story unique with everyone having a distinct voice.

Five on Saturday - August 20, 2022 ~ Bones Coffee Nightmare Before Christmas, Calaway Park Day, Amazon, Thrifted and Auction Finds!

Happy Saturday everyone - hope you all had a great week!

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Okay, I know it's only August, but when my favourite coffee company announces a Fall coffee collection, I knew I needed all of them! I'm actually on my last bag of Bones coffee (Smores) and it was time for a restock! When I first spotted these, most were sold out, so as soon as the did a restock I picked up one of each flavor (plus a few more for gifts) and I'm so excited! 

Five on Friday - April 29, 2022 ~ April 2022 Owlcrate Box, April Scratch Monthly Mani Kit, Elliott Turns 5 & Plants Vs. Zombies Party, Circus Night Out and New BunkBeds for E!

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you all had a great week! It's nice to be back in Calgary and get back in to my regular routine here after a whirlwind between the cabin, Edmonton, and then a weekend of kids party! I was pretty exhausted so I'm going to take it easy this weekend! 

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I just received my April Owlcrate subscription and this month's theme is "Peek Behind The Curtain" - each month the book Owlcrate includes is signed by the author and comes with a note from the author as well. They often have special edition covers just for the box, and they seem to include a lot of exclusive items just for Owlcrate, which is so fun! As a bookworm, I have been loving this subscription!