Crystal Marcos's Blog - Posts Tagged "october"

(Portion of email sent by moderator of Book Freaks)

This September-October the Goodreads group Book freaks will be hosting a small writing competition for anyone who wants to enter! The goal of the contest is to encourage growth and creativity and just have fun with the english language. Anybody can participate as long as you're a part of this group!

Submissions must be short stories with five hundred (500) words or more. All submissions must contain the sentence "Only the bare bones remained."

To submit your story just post it on your goodreads page and leave a link to it on the thread that says "September-October Writing Contest 2010". Any submissions admitted later than October 22nd of this year will not qualify!

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...

P.S. I am a member of the "Book freaks" group. I am NOT runnning the contest.

I received a wonderful review from Mom to Bed by 8
http://www.momtobedby8.com/2010/09/be...
They are also hosting a signed BELLYACHE: A Delicious Tale Book Giveaway until October 10th, 2010. Open to US & Canada.
http://www.momtobedby8.com/2010/09/be...
I would love it if you entered and read the review!

I am honored to have received a fantastic Review from Moms Review 4 You! They are also hosting a Giveaway- Wonderful Kids novel- BELLYACHE: A Delicious Tale by Crystal Marcos Enter between now and Oct 31st (Halloween) to Win a signed copy at http://momsreview4you.blogspot.com/20...

eBook fans, on Sunday October 14th thru Tuesday October 16th, the sequel to my award winning book BELLYACHE: A Delicious Tale, HEADACHE: The Hair-Raising Sequel to BELLYACHE will be FREE Internationally via Amazon! Afterwards, it will be on Special Pricing Days for only $0.99! Excellent reviews on both books! Please join in the fun! Great reads for children or adults during the Halloween season. Sweet treats without the cavities! Also, you don't have to own a Kindle or an eReader to read it!

HEADACHE
US http://amzn.to/NDmRuP
UK http://amzn.to/MAahen

For those interested in BELLYACHE (Book 1):
US http://amzn.to/OJqQ9Y
UK http://amzn.to/RbuPyM

Please be sure to check out the excerpt via the look inside feature on Amazon. Below is a short description.

The magical adventure continues in the spine-tingling fantasy-adventure, HEADACHE: The Hair-Raising Sequel to BELLYACHE! Crystal Marcos delivers another whimsically entertaining escapade for ages seven and up. Readers will delight in more sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat, non-stop action adventures of Peter and his best friend, Lina.

When Peter Fisher sets out for school one morning, he has no idea that trouble is stirring in his hometown. With the unexpected arrival of his new Candonite friends from Maple Town, Peter and Lina have extra help saving their beloved town and loved ones from the clutches of the one villain they had hoped they would never see again. Humorous and thought provoking, this unforgettably entertaining story teaches a valuable lesson about standing up and facing one's fears.

Special Pricing Days have begun on the sequel to my award winning book BELLYACHE: A Delicious Tale, HEADACHE: The Hair-Raising Sequel to BELLYACHE! Please take a look! Sweet treats with out the cavities! Perfect gifts for Halloween. Paperbacks also available!

BELLYACHE eBook (Book 1) $2.99
US http://amzn.to/OJqQ9Y
UK http://amzn.to/RbuPyM

HEADACHE eBook (Book 2) $0.99
US http://amzn.to/NDmRuP
UK http://amzn.to/MAahen

It has been quite some time since I posted a "Growing Up with Kaylee" blog post. She's almost 3 1/2 and has grown so tall. I have no doubts she is going to be taller than me. She is 40" and weighs 38 pounds and still asks to be picked up. I still do it. I barely stand 5'4". How old did you stop picking up your child? It isn't her fault she is such a tall girl. I am going to share some things we did this past month together. We had many more pictures and a couple other events to share, but there is only so much room here. We also read several seasonal books. Some of those books were from the Children's Book Group here on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

The little boy in the picture is Kaylee's cousin Max and the other little girl is her cousin Alyssa. Hard to believe they are only 6 months between Kaylee who is the oldest and Alyssa who is the youngest.

I'd love for you to leave a comment with what you did with your family or friends leading up to Halloween.

Visiting the Scarecrow Festival


Pumpkin Patch


Farm Tour and Storyteller in the Woods


Halloween Event for Youths


Harry Potter Pumpkin (used a photo found online as a guide) and Pumpkin Oreo Cookies, Halloween Day

Yes, that is a little golden pumpkin used to make the snitch. =) I had the idea and went with it. We used permanent marker paint pens. My husband wanted the scarf for himself. If you look closely, this was the perfect pumpkin. My daughter picked it out and we didn't notice until we got home that it has a nose!

Butterfly Sweeties

The girls catching Max trying to sneak a cookie.

See the two oreo cookies in the upper left? Evidence of the two smallest sneaking cookies while I help Kaylee dip the first cookie. =) The kids decorated these themselves. Can you guess which one was my husband's? He loves peanut butter cups. Oreos were dipped in orange candy melts and decorated with mini chocolate chips. Very easy and fun to make. Yes, tasty too!