New Author ... Adriana Mathers

Salem, Massachusetts is the site of the infamous witch trials and the new home of Samantha Mather. Recently transplanted from New York City, Sam and her stepmother are not exactly welcomed with open arms. Sam is the descendant of Cotton Mather, one of the men responsible for those trials and almost immediately, she becomes the enemy of a group of girls who call themselves The Descendants. And guess who their ancestors were?

Salem, Massachusetts is the site of the infamous witch trials and the new home of Samantha Mather. Recently transplanted from New York City, Sam and her stepmother are not exactly welcomed with open arms. Sam is the descendant of Cotton Mather, one of the men responsible for those trials and almost immediately, she becomes the enemy of a group of girls who call themselves The Descendants. And guess who their ancestors were?

This is my first read of the new year and it is definitely a 5 STAR book!!! Total Salem Witch Trials meets Mean Girls. I couldn't contain myself or read fast enough! The flow of the story is amazing and you just can't wait to see what happens on the next page!!  Adriana Mathers has amazingly cool family tree and creates an utterly fancinating fictional story for totally Nonfictional events in history. She is a true breathe of fresh air in the YA family!!!  

Ad How To Hang A Witch to your To Be Read pile!!! 

You won't be sorry! 👍🏻

New Year Word

So my friend Lodo and I in the past have picked a "word of the year." One year we picked the word SHINE and one year we picked the word BE. This year Lodo and I picked different words. 

She has picked GROW... she hopes to grow through her learning and love for technology and with her children ... cause lets face it our kiddos are growing so quickly if we blink we have missed it. Our kiddos are at the age were they are reaching amazing milestones and so involved in everything. 

My word is FOCUS .... I get distracted easily sometimes so I am hoping to be better at focusing .... on my family , my job and ME!! I plan to focus a little more on myself .... walking more, choosing healthier foods , ect. So here's to a new year and a little more FOCUS in my life .... and more greatness!!! 

Happy New Year ... What's Next?

So I am not saying it isn't a Happy New Year ... because it pretty much is!! I mean we went back to school January 3rd , had school for 4 days and now we have had 3 Snow Days! I mean I find that fun ... of course some might not due to we have had Virtual School Days while we have been out BUT that is a whole different subject!

Snow Days at my house this time have been incredibly lazy and have NOT included playing in the snow due to M having wisdom teeth removed before the storm. It has included hours of laying on the sofa, reading, cleaning out a few closets or "rat holes" as Mema calls them and a whole lotta NETFLIX!!! 

I can't wait to see what lies ahead of all of us this new year ... hoping to find my blogging mojo!