The Ducks from the Block (by Kira Sanoja)

I wanted to once again give a little book shout out! The Ducks from the Block is for sale!!!

PLEASE support it and buy a copy for yourself, friends, family, teacher, co-worker, etc!

I would be happy to come read it to your child's class or share it at their school's book fair!

You can find my book at www.authorhouse.com

Author Preview:"Betty and Chuck have it made hanging out in this beautiful neighborhood. Fun kids to play with, green grass to rest in, and refreshing sprinklers to cool off in. Take a walk with Betty and Chuck in this real life picture book as they explore and share our block with us."

The Ducks from the Block (by Kira Sanoja)

So, I am really excited about the debut of my new little children's book called The Ducks from the Block! (by Kira Sanoja). It all started back in the summer of 2009 when these cute ducks made our street their home for a while. On the first day they arrived, me, Tony, Aj, & Jordan followed them around and took pictures of their journey around our block. I will keep you posted on when it is ready for retail. If you know anyone with kiddos, please share the link with them if you would like!

xoxo

Kira

by the way...I only use my name for search engine purposes...Im not just trying to sound all vain :-)

Again...click here for the link

The day of much productivity!

Today has been a great day. I woke up around 7:30 with the baby and Andrew. I immediately started laundry…hasn’t been done in a while (like a week). I made myself a note of everything I wanted to get done before turning on the computer and I achieved it! I even added a couple of things on and got those things done too. I called this guy James from tourguy.com. He will not return my phone call…boooooooo! Hopefully he will call back someday soon. I finished getting my book The Ducks from the Block together and I sent everything to the publisher! Woo-hoo!! I’ll be talking more about that in the future for sure!

My visiting teachers Lori Jayme and Amber Cooper came over to see me around 2. We talked and they gave a quick lesson on sacrament and why it is so important to really remember why we are taking it each week and to not just take it without thinking. We also talked about making our ward [ES2] a little more united. Planning dinners, game nights, girl’s nights, etc. We decided that we are going to try to start a ward blog. A blog that we could update and keep events posted on a calendar. I think that would really help everyone come together. We’ll see how it goes.

I worked on pictures. I finished 4 loads of laundry. I played with my little cutie Jordan. I talked to Tony and AJ on the phone (they are in California with Grandma) and I freaking miss them. I sold our old mattress, box spring and frame on craigslist for $20! I was planning on dumping it or donating it so $20 was awesome! I made yummy chicken parmesan with spaghetti and bell peppers. I dyed my hair again. My blonde roots were coming in WAY too much…I needed to tame that. While my hair was cooking, I vented Andrews ear off about a bridezilla that I had recently and he expressed that he wanted to doo-doo on her pictures and mail them to her. I thought that was rather funny. I will try not to let him get a hold of her address.

Jordan climbed out of his crib 4 or 5 times, but finally gave up. So, after a long productive day, Andrew and I snuggled up on the couch with a big bowl of ice cream and watched a movie called “Taken”. It started off kinda slow, but once it got going, we were on the edge of our seats….or the couch. It was PG13 and pretty clean. I would highly recommend it!

Now I’m sitting down and writing a little journal entry. I will keep this one going daily. I will be getting off the computer and making a list of “to-do’s” for tomorrow cause it sure worked out for me today!

xoxo

"The Ducks From The Block "

Once apon a time there were two little ducks....

One named Betty and one named Chuck.......

What a day they will have playing with friends......

What a day they will have, these ducks are in luck........

They will sit and relax, in the field of flowers......

And then they will leave after an hour........

Lets go Betty, lets go Chuck! What else can we do as little ducks........

These kids are so nice, but the day's getting hotter.......

Where oh where can we find some water?...........

Listen Chuck! across the way!......

Here is some water for us to play!........

A nice little drink will hit the spot.......

I hope this shower will clean me a lot!.....

Lets stand in the water, it feels like the rain.....

Where did it go? Did it go away?.......

So these ducks found a spot to sit and to think.....

What a nice day of food, baths and drinks.........

Together forever, these ducks from the block stay.....

Happily ever after, come again soon some day!

Pictures and story are property of Kira Sanoja June 1st 2009