WINNER!!!!!

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It’s time to announce the winner of the weekly giveaway contest! The winner is:
Congrats! You have 48 hours to respond to this post. Please email at the following:
djsfoxylady@gmail.com
or you can use the contact me form at the top of the page.
Please include in the subject line: WEEKLY GIVEAWAY WINNER
Thanks to all who entered and this weeks giveaway will be posted in a bit.

FEB 2010 Wrap up

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Well. Feb 2010 turned out to be a busy month for me.
Here is what I read and reviewed for Feb:

  HOODOO MONEY
  ETERNAL ON THE WATER
  THE LIGHTKEEPER’s DAUGHTER
  SILENT DESPERATION
  DEMONFIRE by Kate Douglas
  WE THE CHILDREN
  ALPHATUDES
  ECSTASY UNVEILED 
  DARE TO SURRENDER by Lilli Feisty
  SHADES IF MIDNIGHT by Lara Adrian
  FADE OUT by Rachel Caine
  POWDER AND PATCH by Georgette Heyer
  HEAVENLY by Jennifer Laurens
  YOU SLAY ME by Katie MacAlister
  FRAGILE by Chris Katsaropoulos
  THE GIRL MADE OF COOL by Alan Fox
  THE LAST GOODNIGHTS by John West 
  ORIGINAL SIN by Allison Brennan 
  NEVER SAY NEVER by Lisa Wingate 
  STRESSED IN SCOTTSDALE by Marcia Fine 
  MANGROVES AND MONSTERS
  SIZE EIGHT IN A SIZE ZERO WORLD
  FIRST DROP OF CRIMSON by Jeaniene Frost
  DELICIOUS by Shayla Black 
  NAUTI INTENTIONS by Lora Leigh 
  THE HIGHLANDER’S SWORD by Amanda Forester
  COWBOY TROUBLE  by Joanne Kennedy
  LOVE YOUR HEART 
  DOUBLE TROUBLE by Susan May Warren
  CRAVE: THE SEDUCTION OF SNOW WHITE
  THE AWAKENING OF SLEEPING BEAUTY
  WILLOW by Julia Hoban
  THE NEXT BEST THING by Kristan Higgins

For a total of 33 books.  Not too bad.

In other news, I finally caved and started a Twitter account for the blog.  So many people had asked if I had one, so I finally caved into the pressure of getting one, even though I am still trying to figure out the whole tweet world.  Very confusing,  I still don’t know how to link it to my blog to where my posts automatically post on Twitter. 

Feb. was also a hard month for me physically.  I had severe tooth aches and had to finally break down and get some teeth pulled.  Was not going to go the root canal route, so I told them just to yank them.  I am a huge baby and if I wouldn’t have done it, mym mom and hubby threatened to take me kicking and screaming! So I went. RELIEF!

I also became an affiliate of Reagan’s blog: StarShadow Creative Mishaps  I am having a great time chatting with her and she always seems to brighten my day.  She is the sweetest person to chat with, so go check out her blog and give her a shout!

Let’s see, what else happened? Hmmm.  I started a weekly giveaway contest for this blog. Every Tuesday I put up a new post with a book for giveaway.  It lasts a week and the winner is announce before the new book goes up.  Be sure to remember to check back every Tuesday for a new book! The more you shout out the contest, the more entries you get.  The one ending tonight is for Christine Feehans Hardback book Dark Possession.  Last contest Linda H won a 4 pack of books by Katie MacAlister.  So you never know how many books, or what titles of books, will be offered.  I will be adding new ways to enter this week, so you can have extra ways to enter, but they will be optional.  All you have to do to enter is be a follower of my blog and leave an email addy.

March will be another great month of reviews, book chatter, and other random things.  I do hope you are loving the blog.  I appreciate everyone who stops by and comments.  They truly brighten up my day!  I do want to mention that I have received some awards and such.  I love them.  I do have a family of 4 kids and hubby, so it is hard to repost these.  I just want to say that even though I hardly ever post the awards on here, I do appreciate them.  I will try harder this month to pass them on and share them with everyone!  As you can see, I try read and review as many books as possible for all of you, so books are my main focus on the blog.  The awards though are wonderful though and I WILL be getting to them.

Here are my blogs of the month that deserve shouts out for you to go and check them out.  Each month I will be doing a shout out of blogs for you to go discover:
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ESCAPE BETWEEN THE PAGES
FLIPPING PAGES FOR ALL AGES

Open For Discussion

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I have been asked by several people lately if I have a Twitter account.  Well, no I don’t and I am wondering what the big thing is about Twitter.  So I thought I would have an open discussion on the issue so I can get more feedback on the pros and cons of it all.

Here are my thoughts, and please feel free to help me out on all of this.

I have my blog and I share a alot in my blog posts. I do my rants when I need to, I post my questions for everyone when I need to, and I post giveaways on blog posts as well.  What is the point of twitter?  To me it seems like just another blog.  I mean, if people are just following Twitter, isn’t it the same as following a blog?  I would rather someone read my blog and comment on it instead of someone just following a Twitter account that only mentions contests and such.  If people want to contact me, email me. It is clearly posted on my blog along with a contact form also.

So what is the big thing about Twitter?  Is there some secret link in your Twitter accounts that push people to your blog?  I am just not understanding the purpose of it.  I am computer dumb, so maybe this is going over my head or something.  I mean, what exactly is RT and all the other mumbo jumbo words that are all over the place?  Isn’t it the same thing as a blog post or an email to someone.  If anything it seems more like and instant messaging system.

What are your thoughts about Twitter?  Do you have Twitter and has it helped with traffic for your blog?  Have you really gotten more exposure with it?