Book update and rainy day play

Hello and I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend! Mine was busy, but it was great to spend time with my family. In terms of book news, I have lots of great things to report. My book has been picked up by The Edge magazine, and they are going to do a story and review of the book.

My book is also now available at The Kings English, a great local bookstore in Salt Lake. Thank you to all of you that submitted reviews on Barnesandnoble.com...we have had some technical difficulties the past few days trying to edit the information and getting it re-posted, but it should all be fixed soon.

Want to help? Go to your local book store and request the book, that way it will continue to gain extra exposure!

In penny news, my mom passed along this great little article from The Salt Lake Tribune back on January 9, 2009. The story was titled "Save those pennies for some rainy play" and it gave an ingenious idea to keep your kids busy on a rainy day. This tip, provided by Hilarie O'Connor, a mom of four children under six. Take two rolls of pennies, equalling 100 coins and hide them all over your house. You can designate certain amounts to certain rooms for your smaller children and leave the search open everywhere else for your older ones. Once hidden, let your kids start hunting for the coins. When they can't find any more, have them count their pennies. If it is less than 100, they have to keep searching until they get to the magic number.

What a great idea...I wish I would have thought of that sooner! Have a great week and keep those penny stories coming! You can send them to powerofapenny@gmail.com