Book Review for December

I just finished reading "The Secrets Beneath" by Kathleen Fuller to my kids. (ages 11,9, and 8) My intention was to read them a chapter a night before bed. Each night they begged me to keep reading. At the climax, I said," Okay the chapter's done." They were incredulous! My 9 year old son said," You can't stop reading at a time like this." I asked them how they would rate this book and the two younger kids both emphatically said 10 out of 10. My 11 year old son gave it an 8 out of 10. Considering the fact that this book is about an amish girl, I consider that pretty high. I personally found the book a bit drawn out and I grew tired of hearing about the one character's bad mood but then again I'm not the intended demographic. I did like that disobedience wasn't shown as heroic like it is in so many kids movies. Given my children's response to this wholesome book, it gets my recommendation.



Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

free downloads

Every day from now until January 3rd, there is a different free download from Itunes. Today's download is a collection of Mad Men episodes. Yesterday was a book, the day before that was a movie....
Anyway, copy and paste the link below to take you to it.

http://www.apple.com/ca/itunes/12days/?aosid=p204&siteid=1503186&program_id=2554&cid=OAS-EMEA-AFF&tduid=fd4278c8d3c8422a8e9d64a12c7c9648

Hope everyone had a great Christmas

Christmas Specials Schedule

Hey Guys I got this list from another website but thought that if you're anything like me you'd want to have a copy. Less then 3 weeks 'til Christmas!! Grab some eggnog, candy canes while you still have a good excuse to binge.


Jack Frost ABCFAM Dec 6, 6:00PM
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys ABCFAM Dec 6, 7:00PM
Martha Stewart's Holiday Open House HALMRK Dec 6, 8:00PM
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ABCFAM Dec 6, 8:30PM
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day ABCFAM Dec 7, 6:00PM
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too ABCFAM Dec 7, 6:30PM
Mickey's Christmas Special – TV Premiere ABCFAM Dec 7, 7:00PM
Cranberry Christmas ABCFAM Dec 7, 7:30PM
A Charlie Brown Christmas ABC Dec 7, 8:00PM
Frosty's Winter Wonderland ABCFAM Dec 7, 8:00PM
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ABCFAM Dec 7, 8:30PM
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ABCFAM Dec 8, 6:00PM
Miracle on 34th Street ABCFAM Dec 8, 8:30PM
Rudolph's Shiny New Year ABCFAM Dec 9, 6:00PM
The Gruffalo - ABC Family Original Special ABCFAM Dec 9, 7:00PM
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town ABCFAM Dec 9, 8:00PM
Shrek the Halls ABC Dec 9, 8:00PM
The Santa Incident HALMRK Dec 9, 8:00PM
The Year Without a Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 9, 9:00PM
A Miser Brothers' Christmas ABCFAM Dec 9, 10:00PM
The Year Without a Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 10, 6:00PM
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town ABCFAM Dec 10, 7:00PM
A Christmas Carol (1938) TCM Dec 10, 8:00PM
The Santa Clause ABCFAM Dec 10, 8:00PM
Scrooge (1970) TCM Dec 10, 9:30PM
Santa Clause 2 ABCFAM Dec 10, 10:00PM
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 11, 7:00AM
Snow - An ABC Family Original Movie ABCFAM Dec 11, 9:00AM
Snow 2 Brain Freeze - An ABC Family Original Movie ABCFAM Dec 11, 11:00AM
The Bishop's Wife TCM Dec 11, 12:00PM
Unaccompanied Minors ABCFAM Dec 11, 1:00PM
Jack Frost ABCFAM Dec 11, 3:00PM
The Santa Clause ABCFAM Dec 11, 5:00PM
Santa Clause 2 ABCFAM Dec 11, 7:00PM
White Christmas AMC Dec 11, 8:00 PM
Frosty the Snowman CBS Dec 11, 8:00 PM
Meet Me In St. Louis TCM Dec 11, 8:00PM
An Old-Fashioned Christmas HALMRK Dec 11, 8:00PM
Frosty Returns CBS Dec 11 8:30PM
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause ABCFAM Dec 11, 9:00PM
The Flight Before Christmas CBS Dec 11, 9:00 PM
White Christmas AMC Dec 11, 10:45PM
Jack Frost ABCFAM Dec 11, 11:00PM
Frosty's Winter Wonderland ABCFAM Dec 12, 7:00AM
'Twas the Night Before Christmas ABCFAM Dec 12, 7:30AM
Once Upon a Christmas ABCFAM Dec 12, 8:00AM
Surviving Christmas TBS Dec 12, 8:00AM
Twice Upon a Christmas ABCFAM Dec 12, 10:00AM
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause ABCFAM Dec 12, 12:00PM
Santa Baby - An ABC Family Original Movie ABCFAM Dec 12, 2:00PM
Santa Baby 2 Christmas Maybe ABCFAM Dec 12, 4:00PM
Holiday in Handcuffs ABCFAM Dec 12, 6:00PM
White Christmas AMC Dec 12, 8:00 PM
Christmas Cupid ABCFAM Dec 12, 8:00PM
Christmas Cupid ABCFAM Dec 12, 10:00PM
White Christmas AMC Dec 12, 10:45PM
A Flintstone Christmas ABCFAM Dec 13, 6:00PM
Christmas Cupid ABCFAM Dec 13, 7:00PM
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You ABC Dec 13, 9:00PM
Holiday in Handcuffs ABCFAM Dec 13, 9:00PM
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat ABCFAM Dec 14, 6:00PM
Dr. Seuss' Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? ABCFAM Dec 14, 6:30PM
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Grinches The Cat in the Hat ABCFAM Dec 14, 7:00PM
Puff the Magic Dragon ABCFAM Dec 14, 7:30PM
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas ABCFAM Dec 14, 8:00PM
Three Wise Women HALMRK Dec 14, 8:00PM
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown ABC Dec 14, 8:00PM
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas ABCFAM Dec 14, 10:30PM
Disney's Prep & Landing ABCFAM Dec 15, 6:00PM
Finding Nemo ABCFAM Dec 15, 8:30PM
Finding Nemo ABCFAM Dec 16, 6:00PM
Gift of the Magi HALMRK Dec 16, 8:00PM
The Incredibles ABCFAM Dec 16, 8:30PM
A Charlie Brown Christmas ABC Dec 16, 10:30PM
The Incredibles ABCFAM Dec 17, 6:00PM
Yes, Virginia
CBS Dec 17, 8:00PM
Holiday Affair TCM Dec 17, 8:00PM
WALL-E ABCFAM Dec 17, 8:30PM
Mickey's Christmas Special ABCFAM Dec 17, 10:30PM
The Little Drummer Boy ABCFAM Dec 18, 7:00AM
The Little Drummer Boy Book II ABCFAM Dec 18, 7:30AM
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey ABCFAM Dec 18, 8:00AM
'Twas the Night Before Christmas ABCFAM Dec 18, 8:30AM
Pinocchio's Christmas ABCFAM Dec 18, 9:00AM
Jack Frost ABCFAM Dec 18, 10:00AM
Frosty's Winter Wonderland ABCFAM Dec 18, 11:00AM
Cranberry Christmas ABCFAM Dec 18, 11:30AM
Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas in July ABCFAM Dec 18, 12:00PM
Rudolph's Shiny New Year ABCFAM Dec 18, 2:00PM
The Year Without a Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 18, 3:00PM
A Miser Brothers' Christmas ABCFAM Dec 18, 4:00PM
Santa Claus' Is Comin' To Town ABCFAM Dec 18, 5:00PM
WALL-E ABCFAM Dec 18, 6:00PM
Toy Story ABCFAM Dec 18, 8:00PM
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town ABCFAM Dec 18, 10:00PM
Happy Feet ABCFAM Dec 18, 11:00PM
Winnie The Pooh and the Blustery Day ABCFAM Dec 19, 7:00AM
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish ABCFAM Dec 19, 7:30AM
A Dennis the Menace Christmas ABCFAM Dec 19, 9:30AM
Home Alone 2: Lost In New York ABCFAM Dec 19, 11:30AM
Scrooge (1970) TCM Dec 19, 12:00PM
Home Alone 4 ABCFAM Dec 19, 2:00PM
The Year Without a Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 19, 4:00PM
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town ABCFAM Dec 19, 5:00PM
Toy Story ABCFAM Dec 19, 6:00PM
Toy Story 2 ABCFAM Dec 19, 8:00PM
Toy Story 2 ABCFAM Dec 19, 10:00PM
Christmas Do-Over ABCFAM Dec 20, 7:00AM
A Carol Christmas ABCFAM Dec 20, 12:00PM
Snow - An ABC Family Original Movie ABCFAM Dec 20, 2:00PM
Snow 2 Brain Freeze ABCFAM Dec 20, 4:00PM
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day ABCFAM Dec 20, 6:00PM
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too ABCFAM Dec 20, 6:30PM
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation ABCFAM Dec 20, 7:00PM
Disney's Prep & Landing ABCFAM Dec 20, 7:30PM
Santa Buddies - ABC Family Premiere Event ABCFAM Dec 20, 8:00PM
Santa Buddies ABCFAM Dec 20, 10:00PM
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day ABCFAM Dec 21, 7:00AM
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too ABCFAM Dec 21, 7:30AM
Santa Baby ABCFAM Dec 21, 8:00AM
Santa Baby 2 Christmas Maybe ABCFAM Dec 21, 10:00AM
Holiday in Handcuffs ABCFAM Dec 21, 12:00PM
Christmas Cupid ABCFAM Dec 21, 2:00PM
Jack Frost ABCFAM Dec 21, 4:00PM
Miracle on 34th Street ABCFAM Dec 21, 6:00PM
The Polar Express ABCFAM Dec 21, 8:30PM
The Story of the First Christmas Snow ABCFAM Dec 22, 7:00AM
The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold ABCFAM Dec 22, 7:30:00AM
Unaccompanied Minors ABCFAM Dec 22, 8:00AM
Jack Frost ABCFAM Dec 22, 10:00PM
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish ABCFAM Dec 22, 12:00PM
A Dennis the Menace Christmas ABCFAM Dec 22, 2:00PM
Ice Age ABCFAM Dec 22, 4:00PM
Santa Buddies ABCFAM Dec 22, 6:00PM
12th Annual Home for the Holidays CBS Dec 22, 8:00PM
The Santa Clause ABCFAM Dec 22, 8:00PM
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause ABCFAM Dec 22, 10:00PM
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too ABCFAM Dec 23, 7:00AM
Once Upon a Christmas ABCFAM Dec 23, 7:30AM
Twice Upon a Christmas ABCFAM Dec 23, 9:30AM
Ice Age ABCFAM Dec 23, 11:30AM
Happy Feet ABCFAM Dec 23, 1:30PM
The Polar Express ABCFAM Dec 23, 4:00PM
The Santa Clause ABCFAM Dec 23, 6:30PM
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ABCFAM Dec 23, 8:30PM
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 24, 7:00AM
Christmas Eve
The Little Drummer Boy ABCFAM Dec 24, 8:00AM
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey ABCFAM Dec 24, 8:30AM
Cranberry Christmas ABCFAM Dec 24, 9:00AM
Tenth Avenue Angel TCM Dec 24, 9:15AM
Holiday Affair TCM Dec 24, 10:30AM
A Flintstone Christmas ABCFAM Dec 24, 11:00AM
Pinocchio's Christmas ABCFAM Dec 24, 12:00PM
It Happened on 5th Avenue TCM Dec 24, 12:00PM
'Twas the Night Before Christmas ABCFAM Dec 24, 1:00PM
Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas in July ABCFAM Dec 24, 1:30PM
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & Island of Misfits Toys ABCFAM Dec 24, 3:30PM
Mickey's Christmas Special ABCFAM Dec 24, 5:00PM
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too ABCFAM Dec 24, 5:30PM
Jack Frost ABCFAM Dec 24, 6:00PM
Scrooge (1970) TCM Dec 24, 6:00PM
Frosty's Winter Wonderland ABCFAM Dec 24, 7:00PM
'Twas the Night Before Christmas ABCFAM Dec 24, 7:30PM
It's a Wonderful Life NBC Dec 24, 8:00pm
A Christmas Story Marathon begins TBS Dec 24, 8:00pm
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town ABCFAM Dec 24, 8:00PM
The Bishop's Wife TCM Dec 24, 8:00PM
The Year Without a Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 24, 9:00PM
Rudolph's Shiny New Year ABCFAM Dec 24, 10:00PM
Christmas Day
A Flintstone Christmas ABCFAM Dec 25, 7:00AM
The Shop Around The Corner TCM Dec 25, 8:00AM
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town ABCFAM Dec 25, 8:00AM
The Year Without a Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 25, 9:00AM
Miracle on 34th Street ABCFAM Dec 25, 10:00AM
A Christmas Carol (1938) TCM Dec 25, 11:45AM
Santa Buddies ABCFAM Dec 25, 12:30PM
The Santa Clause ABCFAM Dec 25, 2:30PM
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ABCFAM Dec 25, 4:30PM
King of Kings TCM Dec 25, 5:00PM
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas ABCFAM Dec 25, 7:00PM
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas ABCFAM Dec 25, 9:30PM
Surviving Christmas TBS Dec 25, 10:15PM
Ernest Saves Christmas ABCFAM Dec 25, 12:00AM