Celebrate the Small Things and Fast Five Friday x2

Celebrate the Small Things is a fun, weekly bloghop where we celebrate things, big or small. 
It can be anything from writing, to family, to organizing, whatever you want to share. 
CTST host's are: Lexa Cain, Kidbits, and Writing Off the Edge.

I'm celebrating....

~My son's girlfriend made me a dream catcher. It's so pretty, and I love the colors, and the thoughtfulness that went into making it! She's a doll!

~Almost finished with our work schedule for Valentine's time and ready to put in our flower order for that big day - which really starts to get busy about five days before. 

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created here at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers. With that aim in mind, we would love for you to join us!








Jan 6:  What are 5 things you didn’t get done in 2016 but plan on doing in 2017?
Query manuscripts
Get in shape
Build a better savings
Get organized
Schedule more writing time


Jan 13: If you could only have 5 foods for the rest of your life, what would they be?
Homemade guacamole made by my hubby
Chips and salsa
Greek yogurt
Veggie pizza
Salad

Celebrate the small things and Fast Five Friday

Celebrate the Small Things is a Friday blog hop where we share things, big or small, during that week, and then hop around to other blogs to see what they've shared. 

Hosts: Lexa Cain, Writing Off The Edge, and Kidbits.

Celebrations:

**Dani, from Entertaining Interests, & I took our littles for our annual Starbucks/Fall Shopping event. It was a much needed time for all of us. 

**My 16-year-old son made 1st team All-Conference for Cross Country. So excited for him!!!

**What started out as editing on my current manuscript has turned into a revise... I hadn't planned on that, but I'm just going with it. 

What celebrations do you have for the week that you'd like to share?

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Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created by Cover Girls. Revolving around lists of five, its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers. 

Oct. 7th - 5 horror movies you love to watch this time of year

*Halloween 1 (1978 version)

*Halloween 2 (1981 version)

*28 Weeks Later

*Dawn of the Dead (2004 version)

*30 Days of Night

Do you watch horror movies? Are there any you like to watch around Halloween time?

Celebrate the Small Things and Fast Five Friday

Celebrate the Small Things is a Friday blog hop where we share things, big or small, during that week, and then hop around to other blogs to see what they've shared. 

Hosts: Lexa Cain, Writing Off The Edge, and Kidbits.



My celebrations...

** Tried some new recipes in the crock pot for the family. So far, the hits have been Italian Chicken and Vegetable Soup. 

** My goal is to work on closets these next few weeks, go through them, see what fits and what doesn't for the six of us. LOL I'm only a quarter of the way done on one of them, but it's a start! 

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Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created by Cover Girls. Revolving around lists of five, its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers. 

Sept 23 - Top 5 music artists you're attracted to

*Adam Levine

*J.D. Fortune

*Lenny Kravitz

*Adam Lambert

*Brent Smith

Sept 30 - 5 daily rituals/routines you do (besides hygiene)

*use moisturizer

*Change into jammie pants when I get home

*Hug my hubby and kiddos

*sync fitbit

*read before bed

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Don't forget to sign up for Spooktoberfest HERE! We can't wait to read your stories!

Celebrate the Small Things and Fast Five Friday

To join Celebrate the Small Things, visit the Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful for that week.  

 Lexa's amazing co-hosts are:
L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off The Edge
Tonja Drecker @ Kidbits Blog

Celebrating...

My two older sons' cross country team became Regional champs last Saturday and are headed to Semi-State! 

My 7th grader made the basketball team!

I've been editing an entry for the Dear Lucky Agent contest and hope to get it to my critique partner this weekend before submitting it.

What celebrations would you like to share? Join in HERE.

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers, using lists.

Oct. 23: 5 movies you always watch at Halloween time

Halloween (1978)

Halloween 2 (1981)

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Dawn of the Dead remake (2004)

Salem's Lot (1979)

Are there any movies you like to watch during the Halloween season? 
Check out FFF HERE.

Celebrate the Small Things and Fast Five Friday

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers, using lists. Go HERE to learn more.

Oct. 16: 5 things that drive me bat-sh*t-crazy

*Potholes. They are everywhere. *sigh*

*When someone starts a sentence with "No offense, but" or "Not to be rude, but" ... do they think it's a free pass to be offensive and rude?

*One uppers... those that, when you're sharing something exciting or tragic in your life, they "one up you" by having something better/worse happen and usually, the story sounds sketchy.

*Inconsiderate drivers. Especially those that pull their vehicle out on front of you and drive super slow and don't use turn signals.

*Myself... for almost always running late.

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To join Celebrate the Small Things, visit the Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful for that week.  

 This bloghop is originated by VikLit, and Lexa's amazing co-hosts are:
L.G. Keltner at Writing Off The Edge and Tonja Drecker at Kidbits Blog

Celebrating...

My two older sons are in cross country together, and the team came in first place at Sectionals last weekend, which helped qualify them for Regionals. So excited for them, that they get to do this together and that the team is doing so well.

The Walking Dead and Gotham are back on the air. I've missed these shows! 

I have an idea for my Spooktoberfest flash fiction piece, but I haven't started writing it yet. Hoping to do that soon, because I don't have much time left!

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Celebrate the Small Things and Fast Five Friday

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers, and the topics revolve around lists. 

 Go HERE to learn more about Fast Five Friday.

Oct. 9: 5 Halloween costumes you think are awesome

*Morticia from The Addams Family

*Day of the Dead

*Edward Scissorhands

*Anna from Van Helsing

*Evil Queen from Once Upon a Time

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Celebrate the Small Things. To be part of this blog hop, all you have to do is visit the Celebrate page on Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful for that week.  

It can be about writing or family or school or general life. This is the funnest and easiest blog hop ever! (Originated by VikLit) 
Lexa Cain's amazing co-hosts are:
L.G. Keltner at Writing Off The Edge and Tonja Drecker at Kidbits Blog

Celebrating...

*We had our family pictures taken, and because the sun set sooner than expected, the photographer is giving us another session on the house to take at a later date. How nice is that? Love her! And the photos that she was able to take look wonderful.

*Ate a dessert called cookie monster from Cheddar's. I haven't had one in several years, and it did not disappoint. It's vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, peanuts, and whipped cream, served on a warm chocolate chip cookie. Yummy!

*Got caught up on my blog posts AND did some editing on a manuscript. So excited!

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Don't forget about Spooktoberfest! It's flash fiction with prizes for 4 winners!

Celebrate the Small Things and Fast Five Friday

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers, and the topics revolve around lists. 

 Go HERE to learn more about Fast Five Friday.

Oct. 2: 5 classic literature novels you adore

* To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
* Dracula by Bram Stoker
* 1984 by George Orwell
* The Divine Comedy (Vol 1-3) by Dante Alighieri
* Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

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Celebrate the Small Things. To be part of this blog hop, all you have to do is visit the Celebrate page on Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week.  It can be about writing or family or school or general life.  This is the funnest and easiest blog hop ever! (Originated by VikLit) 
Lexa Cain's amazing co-hosts are:
L.G. Keltner at Writing Off The Edge and Tonja Drecker at Kidbits Blog


Things I'm celebrating this week:
* I'm trying to be more consistent with my blogging. I've missed it, and it's good to be back.
* Speaking of being back ... I'm also doing Celebrate the Small Things again! I've been MIA from it since 2014, so I'm looking forward to reconnecting with you awesome bloggers! 

Fast Five Friday

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers, and the topics revolve around lists. 

 Go HERE to learn more about Fast Five Friday.

Sept. 18: 5 books you’d like to see turned into movies/TV shows

Hush, Hush series by Becca Fitzpatrick

House of Night series by PC Cast and Kristin Cast 

Splintered series by AG Howard 

Rosemary Beach series by Abbi Glines

The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer

Any books you'd want to see come alive on the big screen? 

Check out other Fast Five Friday topics HERE.

Express Yourself and Fast Five Friday

I'm so behind in the blogging world... in fact, I'm behind with everything. ugh! So, I'm trying to get back into things, and with my blog.

Express Yourself is the weekly meme where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other. 

Aug. 31 - Sept. 4:  What scent (candle, fragrance, etc) is your fave during Autumn?

Gold Canyon has a candle called Autumn Walk. It has hints of jasmine, musk, and sandlewood I love the smell of it! 



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Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created here at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers, and the topics revolve around lists.

 Go HERE to learn more about Fast Five Friday, or you can click the tab button above in this blog.

Sept. 4: 5 books that had you bawling or near tears

The Fault in our Stars by John Green
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Sept. 11:  5 things you're looking forward to in the fall

Leaves changing

Hoodies

Creating fall floral arrangements

Bonfires

Spooktoberfest Bloghop