Here is another interesting penny fact - just in case you didn't know:
President Abraham Lincoln is the only person to be depicted on both the overse and reverse of the same U.S. coin, up until 1999 when the New Jersey quarter was released and has George Washington crossing the Delaware? I would be honored to even be on one side of the coin!
Im excited to announce two more book signings!
The first is on October 10th from 1-3 PM at the Borders in Provo, UT. The address is: 4801 N. University Avenue.
The second one is on November 14th from 2-4 PM at the Borders in Grand Junction, Colorado. The address for this venue is: 2464 Hwy 6 & 50. Just in time to start doing some Christmas shopping!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
A Penny Richer
Thursday night, my wonderful sixteen year old son broke his arm motorcycling. He did such a great job of it that an orthopedic doctor named Dr. Burke Young had to be called in and he did surgery on Friday night to repair all of the damage. I gave him one of my books and he told me that when he was younger, his mom would always pick up a penny and say, "Now I am a penny richer." I'm sure a visit to the ER, a two night stay in the hospital along with the five hours of surgery are going to cost a pretty penny so I'm picking up everyone I can find!
Saturday morning we got to check my son out of the hospital just in time for me to attend a book signing at Gales in Vernal. Several of my friends came and bought signed books to give as Christmas gifts for their friends and family. There were also several Gales customers that I met who told me how much they enjoyed the book. One nice lady told me she really liked how the characters kept changing and the penny moved through the book. It was nice to meet so many nice new friends.
I know Saturday's are busy days, so for anyone who couldn't make it, I will be at the Uintah County Library on Thursday night from 6-8PM, for an author's night. I have been asked to talk about the book and why I wrote it and then do booksignings after. If you need more information, email me: thepowerofapenny@gmail.com
Saturday morning we got to check my son out of the hospital just in time for me to attend a book signing at Gales in Vernal. Several of my friends came and bought signed books to give as Christmas gifts for their friends and family. There were also several Gales customers that I met who told me how much they enjoyed the book. One nice lady told me she really liked how the characters kept changing and the penny moved through the book. It was nice to meet so many nice new friends.
I know Saturday's are busy days, so for anyone who couldn't make it, I will be at the Uintah County Library on Thursday night from 6-8PM, for an author's night. I have been asked to talk about the book and why I wrote it and then do booksignings after. If you need more information, email me: thepowerofapenny@gmail.com
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Power Of A Penny in Africa and Other Updates
Yesterday, the Koins for Kenya founder sent me some pictures from his latest trip to Kenya. He took some of my books with him and he said the villagers were so excited that a story was written about their Koins. He said up until about four years ago, books were rarely seen in their village, so they were excited to receive them!
An Author night has been scheduled at the Uintah County Library on September 17th from
6-8PM. I will be talking a little about the book and then be doing book signings afterwards.
It will be in the Commons Area of the Library - the address is 155 E. Main St. I hope to see everyone there!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Books now available in Manti, Utah
Once again I had a whirlwind weekend, but it was great to spend time with fun friends!
On Friday my husband and I went to Manti for the day to attend a friends wedding and while we were there, we found the most wonderful store! It is called manti Mercantile Village and they have anything and everything you could ever want - antiques, furniture, art work, childrens clothing, jewelry etc.... We started talking to the owner, Linda Nielsen and she jumped on the opportunity to carry my books and have a book signing sometime in October. As soon as I get the date I will post it. So the next time you are passing through Manti, stop at this awesome store. The address is: 155 S. Main St.
Friday night we got home just in time for our good friends, Todd and Sheree Robinson to arrive with their two cute girls for a weekend visit. We spent Saturday on Flaming Gorge boating with our good friends Ted and Lisa Labrum. Then we enjoyed some horse back riding, and four wheeling. After lots of food, laughing and fun times, the weekend ended with everyone worn out but happy.
Sheree shared an article with me from the latest Family Fun magazine while she was here. It had a lot of fun game ideas for kids using pennies. It had a lot of great ideas you might want to check out at http://www.familyfun.com/.
I'm sad the weekend is over because it was a lot of fun - but I am glad it's over because I am exhausted!
On Friday my husband and I went to Manti for the day to attend a friends wedding and while we were there, we found the most wonderful store! It is called manti Mercantile Village and they have anything and everything you could ever want - antiques, furniture, art work, childrens clothing, jewelry etc.... We started talking to the owner, Linda Nielsen and she jumped on the opportunity to carry my books and have a book signing sometime in October. As soon as I get the date I will post it. So the next time you are passing through Manti, stop at this awesome store. The address is: 155 S. Main St.
Friday night we got home just in time for our good friends, Todd and Sheree Robinson to arrive with their two cute girls for a weekend visit. We spent Saturday on Flaming Gorge boating with our good friends Ted and Lisa Labrum. Then we enjoyed some horse back riding, and four wheeling. After lots of food, laughing and fun times, the weekend ended with everyone worn out but happy.
Sheree shared an article with me from the latest Family Fun magazine while she was here. It had a lot of fun game ideas for kids using pennies. It had a lot of great ideas you might want to check out at http://www.familyfun.com/.
I'm sad the weekend is over because it was a lot of fun - but I am glad it's over because I am exhausted!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Koins for Kenya News
Today I received a little note from the Koins for Kenya founder, Bret Van Leeuwen. He just returned from an amazing trip in Kenya. He said he shot some great video footage of Kenyan dignitaries sitting in a row on the porch at the Koins Community Center reading my book. He said they were so thrilled with the thought of their "Koins" being part of a story, let a lone in a real book because up until about four years ago, books were rarely seen in their village. He said now that Koins has libraries in several of their schools, books are seen in the hands of the children all the time.
What an amazing thing! American children have no idea how lucky they are to have books and we have to force most of them to pick one up to read! Anyway, Bret said he shot about four hours of video footage to help me with a story KSL was thinking about doing and sadly, on a bumpy road near the village, the video camera fell out of a bag and was lost. A reward is being offered if it is found, so I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will be found because it would be wonderful to see this happen!
Bret said he did take a few pictures of the dignitaries reading, so hopefully I can post these amazing pictures soon!
What an amazing thing! American children have no idea how lucky they are to have books and we have to force most of them to pick one up to read! Anyway, Bret said he shot about four hours of video footage to help me with a story KSL was thinking about doing and sadly, on a bumpy road near the village, the video camera fell out of a bag and was lost. A reward is being offered if it is found, so I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will be found because it would be wonderful to see this happen!
Bret said he did take a few pictures of the dignitaries reading, so hopefully I can post these amazing pictures soon!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
First Day Of School
Is it possible to be happy and sad at the same time? Today is the first day of school and I am happy because I have the house to myself and I can do anything I want all day long. I am sad because the house is too quiet, and I miss hanging out with my boys.
I was thinking about some of the first days of school my boys have had over the past 12 years and one day stuck out in my mind. It was the year I had moved my oldest son to a different school when he was going into third grade. Of course he had the first day jitters, but they were exaggerated by the fact that he was going to be in a new school and not know anyone. I told him that it was okay to be a little nervous and that everything would be fine. He started crying and told me he wished I could be with him. My heart broke and I wanted to cry too. Instead, I thought for a minute and then found a bright shiny penny. I kissed it and gave it to my son and told him to put it into his pocket. Then I told him to rub it whenever he got scared and he would feel my love for him. This seemed to pacify him and he went off to school. A few days later, he made a new friend and when he came home from school he gave it back to me because he said he didn't need it anymore. Thank heavens for that penny, or we might not have made it through the first week of school!
I was thinking about some of the first days of school my boys have had over the past 12 years and one day stuck out in my mind. It was the year I had moved my oldest son to a different school when he was going into third grade. Of course he had the first day jitters, but they were exaggerated by the fact that he was going to be in a new school and not know anyone. I told him that it was okay to be a little nervous and that everything would be fine. He started crying and told me he wished I could be with him. My heart broke and I wanted to cry too. Instead, I thought for a minute and then found a bright shiny penny. I kissed it and gave it to my son and told him to put it into his pocket. Then I told him to rub it whenever he got scared and he would feel my love for him. This seemed to pacify him and he went off to school. A few days later, he made a new friend and when he came home from school he gave it back to me because he said he didn't need it anymore. Thank heavens for that penny, or we might not have made it through the first week of school!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Circleville Event Just Announced
I had a busy weekend which started out in Rock Springs with a book signing at Hastings book store. I had a wonderful time and met a lot of nice people. Last night I received an email from Andrew Tso who bought a signed copy from me while I was there. This is what he said about my book, "I loved it. I love how your stories send a positive message and encourages karmatic awareness." He was very kind and he excitely told me about a book he was currently working on. I love to hear about stories that other people have been inspired to write and I can't wait to read them!
I just had an event confirmed in Circleville, Utah for October 17th in conjunction with Kings English Bookstore. I will list more information about this event closer to that date. So if you are going to be in that area in October, keep checking back because I would love to see you!
I just had an event confirmed in Circleville, Utah for October 17th in conjunction with Kings English Bookstore. I will list more information about this event closer to that date. So if you are going to be in that area in October, keep checking back because I would love to see you!
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