Five Question Friday from @5crookedhalos #5QF

Here ya go... 5 More things you didn't know about me before you clicked on this post...

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Friday Fragments

Wow it's Friday for like the third time this week... or is it still Wednesday?  That's what I get for going away with the family leaving on Saturday and coming home Monday... it just makes everything feel strange...

Young Adult G1veaway Hop - W!N The Hunger Games and The Girl Who Was on Fire

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I asked my teenage daughter what her favorite book in the YA genre is and she had a list of several, but the one that she mentioned that I've found to be fabulous too is:


The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - and Amazon.com readers agree .... it's been number on the best seller list for 872 days!


I am also including a copy of The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy because as an adult YA reader I love reading other people's take on what they've read and this offers some really fun and interesting insights into the Hunger Games!


My giveaway is open to the US and Canada only this time and you can enter by completing the rafflecopter form below:

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 50th Anniversary Edition Sweepstakes

Win a Blu-ray copy of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, one of the screen’s most beloved and critically acclaimed films, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a commemorative Limited Edition Collector’s Series Blu-ray™ Combo Pack as well as on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD from Universal Studios Home Entertainment on January 31, 2012. The powerful and poignant adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel hits the half-century mark, digitally remastered and fully restored from high resolution 35MM original film elements, plus more than three-and-a-half hours of bonus features chronicling the making of the cinematic masterpiece.

The Best Meals Happen at Home with Publix and 25 Dollar Publix GC Sweepstakes #MyBlogSpark

You all know that I love me some Publix - it's the grocery store that makes me feel right at home and I know almost all of the staff there by name and they know me, my kids, my husband and even my extended family who live 1000 miles away!  I really love my Publix when they offer great events like the one happening now - "Best Meals Happen at Home"

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Bonkers in Barnart

Wordless Wednesday - Birds at the Charleston Aquarium Salt Marsh

R & G - Ocean Spray Fruit Flavored Snacks from #MyBlogSpark

There is just something about kids and gummies that go hand in hand... and as a mom I want to give my kids the chance to be kids without sacrificing good nutrition.  While no gummy is really fabulous for the diet, I think that Ocean Spray® Fruit Flavored Snacks are a great way to build compromise and make everyone happy.

Guest Post: Average Is All That’s Needed to Succeed – Good Enough is Plenty

I am pleased to have author Cynthia Kocialski guest posting on Acting Balanced today as part of the promotion for her upcoming book, Out of the Classroom Lessons in Success: How to Prosper Without Being at the Top of the Class, which I will be reviewing in February or March here on Acting Balanced.


Average Is All That’s Needed to Succeed – Good Enough is Plenty