The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news ~ A post to recap the past week on my blog and share news about what’s coming up in the week ahead.
This past week on FYFA (and in my life):
I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season! For us, the holidays have been somewhat bittersweet (I’ve mentioned why in past Sunday Posts), but it’s been really nice to have the family all together and I’m thankful for every precious moment. I’m praying for good things to come in 2023 (for our family, and also for all of you!)
Here are some things I’ve been up to:
- Lots of D&D! My oldest has gotten us to play D&D with her. At first, we played a couple of times over the phone, but it’s been much more fun playing in person (and maybe now we’ll be a bit better at it, so we can play more effectively from a distance, too).
- Lots of other games, too. This was the Christmas of many games. We played some old favorites and got a ton of new ones. We’ve played a variety of those, and we have more still to try. Trial by Trolley was a big hit for us. Mind the Gap, not quite as much so, but I think we’re just not a trivia family. We’ve also been randomly playing Taboo on our phones and a special edition of Clue that my oldest got based on one of her favorite You-Tubers. Oh, and I can’t forget Mario Cart and Tetris!
- Making and eating all the Christmas goodies. My younger daughter makes excellent peppermint patties and fudge, and we’ve been stuffing ourselves with those and other treats throughout the holiday season. We also got an air fryer for Christmas, so we’ve been trying out new recipes with that.
- More exciting progress on the thing I can’t talk about. I hit another milestone and had reason to celebrate! Yeah, I know you guys are sick of hearing me talk around this, but I swear I’ll be able to say more soon… (I sure hope so, at least!)
What I Read This Week:
- I read Glitterpony Farm by Tina Connoly. (For some reason, this book isn’t on Goodreads, yet, but it’s a fun Choose Your Own Adventure book coming out in March – I read all the different iterations, and it was super cute!)
- I continued listening to Little Thieves by Margaret Owen. (Though I didn’t listen much this week.)
What I Watched:
- Christmas movies! We started with Elf, of course, and then we watched Spirited (which was a whole lot better than we were expecting – really enjoyable!). Then we moved on to a not-so-Christmas movie:
- The Matrix. The kids had never seen this, so we landed on this one when we couldn’t agree on another Christmas movie.
- Strange World. We also all watched Strange World on Disney+ (my oldest and I had already seen it in the theatre, but it was still fun to watch it again!)
Here’s what you may have missed on the blog since my last Sunday Post:
- DECEMBER 2022 MONTHLY WRAP-UP ROUND-UP LINK-UP AND GIVEAWAY
- 2023 BOOK BLOG DISCUSSION CHALLENGE SIGN-UP – Come join us!
Book Blogger Birthdays and Blogoversaries:
Here are the birthdays and blogoversaries for this week! I hope you’ll go wish these bloggers well on their special days! Make sure you check out the calendar to see what you might have just missed or what’s coming up. (If you want to be added to the calendar, it’s easy! Just fill out the birthday/blogoversary form.
- 12/28 – ERICA ROBINS READS‘ BLOGOVERSARY
- January – TARISSA @ IN THE BOOKCASE’S BIRTHDAY
- 1/1 – BASED ON A TRUE STORY‘S BLOGOVERSARY
- 1/1 – SARAH WITHERS BLOGS’ BLOGOVERSARY
- 1/1 – THE READING ARMCHAIR’S BLOGOVERSARY
- 1/3 – MILKY WAY OF BOOKS’ BLOGOVERSARY
- 1/3 – HEATHER @ THE FROZEN LIBRARY’S BIRTHDAY
- 1/3 – ANGEL’S GUILTY PLEASURES’ BLOGOVERSARY
Book Haul:
I got some books (for myself – LOL) for Christmas and a few review books as well. But I haven’t taken pictures, so I guess you’ll have to wait and see…
NEW Pre-order Campaigns
Head over to my Pre-Order Campaigns Page to see ALL of the pre-order deals, including pictures!!
Here’s a list of the pre-order campaigns I added to the list this week:
Pre-order ALWAYS THE ALMOST by Edward Underhill to receive a signed bookplate and a set of three Valentine’s Day postcard prints! (US/CAN) (Ends 2/13) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order SOME DESPERATE GLORY by Emily Tesh to receive an exclusive enamel pin! (US/CAN) (Ends 4/10) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order REVENANT PRINCE by T.A. Hernandez to receive digital items: the first six chapters of the novel, a high-resolution color version of the story map, and 50+ pages of bonus scenes from Mitul and Kamaal’s perspectives. You’ll also receive physical items: character art prints, a sticker, and a signed book plate! (INT) (Ends 4/13) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order SAINTS OF THE HOUSEHOLD by Ari Tison OR request it from your local library to receive a digital swagbag! (Ends 3/13) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order THE CRANE HUSBAND by Kelly Barnhill to receive a limited edition print! (US/CAN) (Ends 2/27) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order THE NEIGHBOR FAVOR by Kristina Forest to receive an exclusive Lily and Nick art print and a bookmark! (US only) (Ends 2/27) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order SOUL SUCKER by Kayla Maurais to receive a signed bookplate, character stickers, a book map print/postcard, a bookmark, and a personalized thank you note. *First 15 people to pre-order ALSO receive a 4X6 custom sticker sheet* (INT) (Ends 1/20) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order WILDBLOOD by Lauren Blackwood to receive two stickers, a bookmark, and a signed bookplate. (US/CAN) (Ends 2/6) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order THE SEVERED THREAD or the paperback of THE BONE SPINDLE by Leslie Vedde OR request TST from your local library to receive 2 character art cards and a Fi & Shane partner sticker! (INT) (Ends 2/6) CLICK FOR DETAILS (Also available to bloggers or early reviewers who covered either book)
Pre-order SEVEN FACELESS SAINTS by M.K. Lobb to receive 2 character art cards and a Fi & Shane partner sticker! (CAN – US from Riverbend Bookshop) (Ends 1/31) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order ATOMIC FAMILY by Ciera Horton McElroy to receive a preorder giveaway box! (US only) (Ends 1/31) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order THE DAVENPORTS by Krystal Marquis to receive a deluxe bookmark! (US only) (Ends 1/30) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order HEX YOU by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast to receive a sticker sheet and signed bookplate! (US/CAN) (Ends 1/30) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order LIVE YOUR BEST LIE by Jessie Weaver to receive sticker and bookmark! (Ends 1/23) CLICK FOR DETAILS
I’ve officially decided to take the giveaways section out of my Sunday Post. It’s just been too hard for me to keep up with along with the pre-order campaigns, and I feel like the pre-order section is more valuable, so I’m going to focus on that. Many of the giveaways I featured were links to sites that host them all the time, so feel free to check an older Sunday Post for links to those. I hope you’ve found out about some great giveaways here over the years!
Lots of good stuff! Have any news? Feel free to share in the comments!
Happy New Year! Glad you heard more exciting news about what you can’t talk about and had fun during the holidays.
D&D was huge when I was kid, so seeing it still being played makes me happy. It’s been a while since I did a basement D&D thing (why was it always basements?) All the games sound like so much fun! I will keep coming back looking for that update on your news. Happy New Year, Nicole!
I never played D&D when I was younger, but I think I would have loved it then. It’s taken us a bit to get into it because there’s a lot to learn, and our games are all really slow – but we’re getting way better, and it’s been a ton of fun!
Thank you so much for the blogoversary shout out! 🙂 <3
I’m glad you had a nice holiday with family. Happy New Year and happy reading, Nicole.
Very nice! Glad to hear you watched some good movies and had a nice holiday! I really wanted to see Spirited, but alas we only have so many streaming services in our budget and Apply never made the cut! But I love Will Farrell and Ryan Reynolds…basically the whole reason why I wanted to see it! Lol. Maybe some day I can sign up for a trial or something. Maybe next year before the holiday season when I am more likely to remember to cancel said trial before it ends and all that!
Yay for new reads! I hope you enjoy whatever mysterious reads you received! 😉
I think we did a trial so we could watch it. I should make sure we canceled. LOL!
Happy New Year!! I’m glad you had such a good time over the holidays. I’m glad you enjoyed Spirited, I’ve been wanting to see that one.
Happy New Year! I hope your 2023 is especially awesome. 🙂
I’m glad you got the chance to spend some quality time with your family during the holidays and to have some fun (I want to play Trial by Trolley now LOL). I hope your daughter can turn a new leaf this year. Curious about your secret project…😉 Happy new year!
Glad you had a good holiday! And yes, I am so excited to hear this big news! I also loved Spirited. I’ve been walking around saying Good Afternoon to people when they irritate me. Hope you are having a good January so far!