I don't usually do these posts so close together, but I couldn't resist posting this one:

You know you're a book blogger (or a super reader) when ...

... you're browsing in the book section at Target and your 8-year-old says, "Mom, this is, like, your toy aisle, right?"

Ha ha.  Too right, son!


We also have a winner in the Matilda prize package giveaway.  It's ... drumroll, please ... Mindy Grant!  Mindy's not just a loyal BBB reader, but she's also my husband's bubbly, sweet cousin.  Lest you think I'm playing favorites, just know that this is the first of my contests she's won.  Congrats, Mindy!  I already have your mailing address (at least I think so -- email it to me, just in case), so I'll pass it on to the publicist who will be sending out your book.

Thanks to all who entered the giveaway.  Stay tuned for more great contests and reviews!

... you come home from a 10-day vacation to find 53 review books waiting on your doorstep and in your mailbox ...



Yes, really.

My husband snapped these photos of my unwashed, ticked-off looking self picking up our accumulated mail/packages on Saturday when we returned from a 10-day trip to Utah.  I'm not sure why I look so bothered, since I was actually as giddy as a little kid at Christmas.  I guess that's what 10 hours in the car with five kids (mine + a friend) will do to a person!

As much as I love to travel, it's also really nice being home—especially when I have lots of fun packages to open.  I won't be melting in this Arizona heat for too long, though.  The fam and I will be boarding a plane bound for upstate New York on Saturday.  After a week of sightseeing, I'll return home, hopefully to another awesome book haul :)