Link Up: High Five For Friday (H54F)

Sunday was the first episode of season 6 of Game of Thrones #amazeballs

Monday I started to paint the back deck (to help Steven get a jump on is weekend project)

Tuesday I had off of work. Very low key day lol

Wednesday the kids and I participated in a ‘town clean up’ event with our church

Thursday was Take Your Children to Work Day at Steven’s office

Today my son turns 12 years old and will be choosing his restaurant of choice for dinner

 

ICYMI, this week’s posts:

HouseParty/Chromecast    A book review    Birthday post

Dylan Turns Twelve

I know it’s sounds cliche, but I literally remember the day my son was born like it was yesterday. I remember the smell of the hospital room I was in, the nurse walked me down the hallway and into a room, then said “Happy Birthday! You’re having a baby today”, how Steven had to call his buddy to tell him he wasn’t going to be able to make it to bowling tonight, and even how rude my doctor was to the nurse who was trying to help me through the delivery. It’s just something you never forget as a mother.

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And now look…. twelve years later. My very sweet, crazy smart, super handsome, Jesus loving, funny, friendly baby boy. I just cannot believe this much time has passed! I will always support you and help you achieve everything you want from life. Keep being you, buddy!

This is the last year of his childhood before he’s a teenager. I’m so not ready.

Totally, definitely, not ready.

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Book Review: The Murder House by James Patterson

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GoodReads synopsis: 
No. 7 Ocean Drive is a gorgeous, multi-million-dollar beachfront estate in the Hamptons, where money and privilege know no bounds. But its beautiful gothic exterior hides a horrific past: it was the scene of a series of depraved killings that have never been solved. Neglected, empty, and rumored to be cursed, it’s known as the Murder House, and locals keep their distance.
Detective Jenna Murphy used to consider herself a local, but she hasn’t been back since she was a girl. Trying to escape her troubled past and rehabilitate a career on the rocks, the former New York City cop hardly expects her lush and wealthy surroundings to be a hotbed of grisly depravity. But when a Hollywood power broker and his mistress are found dead in the abandoned Murder House, the gruesome crime scene rivals anything Jenna experienced in Manhattan. And what at first seems like an open and shut case turns out to have as many shocking secrets as the Murder House itself, as Jenna quickly realizes that the mansion’s history is much darker than even the town’s most salacious gossips could have imagined. As more bodies surface, and the secret that Jenna has tried desperately to escape closes in on her, she must risk her own life to expose the truth–before the Murder House claims another victim.
Full of the twists and turns that have made James Patterson the world’s #1 bestselling writer, THE MURDER HOUSE is a chilling, page-turning story of murder, money, and revenge.

 

James Patterson is my go to! His books are such an easy ready, and they always keep me interested. And this book was no different. While I was not feeling any of the characters, I did really enjoy the book. I honestly could not put it down! And I did figure out the killer almost right away, but it was still a good book all the same. If you like James Patterson, or crime suspense novels, this one is for you!

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House Party: Game of Thrones

I was selected by houseparty to host a ‘Chromecast Game of Thrones Premier Party’ this past Sunday.  Talk about awesome!!!

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The above images were taken from my houseparty event page

 

I was always interested in getting one of those “streaming to the TV things”, so I was real excited when the Chromecast arrived on my doorstep. I hooked that bad boy up and was ready to go! It was very simple to set up, and easy to use too!

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The chromecast & a journal arrived in my package!
*Petyr Baelish lives with me*

 

So after putting the kids to bed on Sunday night, we watched the first episode using the chromecast. It was so cool to actually watch the show LIVE! I even let my funko POP! friends hang out with us to watch!!

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Thanks houseparty! We had a freakin’ blast!!!!!

 

#chromecastGoT  #sponsored

 

Disclaimer: I received these items for free. I was not paid to write this post.

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Link Up: High Five for Friday

Trying out a new link up. Here we go!

  1. the weather has been TOTALLY spring all week! super excited about it too!
  2. work was actually really smooth sailing this week, which is a big plus.
  3. i shop on amazon WAY too much!!! #iwanteverything
  4. i misplaced my fitbit after work today & i honestly have no clue when it fell off my wrist. soooo annoyed right now.

Kinda a boring week here……

 

ICYMI, my posts from this week:

Last weekend’s recap post

My random post from yesterday

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