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Confessions of a Completely (In)sane Mother


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This book is highly entertaining and indeed humorous. My only problem with the book came from my own discomfort at the realization of how much I had in common with the author. A couple of the chapters caused me extreme embarrassment and shame at my own lack of organizational skills. I laughed out loud over the zucchini chapter having tried to put several gargantuan zucchini "up for adoption" when I was a child. I wanted to cry with the author over the depth and breadth of disasters than can occur in one household (I probably have her beat in this category). I did enjoy this book thoroughly. I would not hesitate to share or recommend it to any mother who feels overwhelmed and overworked. To know that I am not alone is invaluable. The best consequence of reading this book was that I was finally motivated to clean out my church bag!

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(Taken from the front Cover) Welcome to the world of Kersten Campbell! She's a mother of 5 children, a devoted wife, and an extremely enthusiastic homemaker. As she strives to have sanity in her crazy household, Campbell infuses her humor in every situation that she comes up against. Whether it's her two-year-old creating a mushroom cloud of powdered milk in the kitchen or trying to sleep in a tent with five children on a campout, Campbell works with her family to overcome their problems and find laughter in all situations.

Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill


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This is the first book in the Icemark Chronicles and I thought it was excellent. The book is basically one huge war, but the addition of the mythical creatures really added a lot to the story. I thought the book was very well written and the characters were excellent (especially the non-human ones). This book may not be appropriate for younger readers since there is a lot of violence and death because of the war, but it wasn’t full of gore or anything like it. In this book, the small northern kingdom of the Icemark is being invaded by the Polypontian army, the greatest fighting force in the world. If the young Queen Thirrin Oakenshield is to be victorious she must enlist the help of her former enemies, the vampire king and queen as well as other equally dangerous creatures.

The Crow by Allison Croggon


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I honestly didn’t enjoy this book as much as the first two, but it was still a very good story and very well written. I didn’t like this one as much mostly because I was expecting more of Maerad and Cadvan’s story, but instead, this book was all about Maerad’s brother, Hem. In this book, Hem is sent south to Turbansk where the evil forces of the Nameless One are threatening to overrun the city. As his sister tries to understand the Treesong, Hem must do what he can to stem the tide of evil that threatens to destroy them all.

Calling on Dragons by Patricia Wrede


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I enjoyed reading this book just as much as the other two, but I have to say that I was frustrated at the end. The story was just as fun and clever as the first two, but the book leaves the story without a resolution. My recommendation is to have the fourth book ready as soon as you’re done with this one. In this book the evil wizards are once again planning to steal magic. This time they plan on stealing all the magic from the enchanted forest. It takes the combined strength of all of the dragons and others to try and stop the wizards from gaining all the power they desire.