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2013. A new year and time for new resolutions. This year like last year I have made up my resolutions and blogging goals which I wish to achieve this year. I love making resolutions and goals. For me resolutions are a rough guideline to what I want to achive while goals are the more specific details on how to get about achieving them. Having both keep me focus and more discipline to get them done.

This 2013 is a year of change. I have written down my resolutions here so will not repeat them in this post.

However I’ll be listing part of them here and share out how I intend to go about achieving them.

For Myself

Focus on more healthy eating and exercising. Target weight is getting back to 60kg first.

Reading up and learning more about how to use my DSLR

Test out the recipes in the cook books that I have acquired in 2012.

To brush up on my French and Japanese.

Specific Monthly Goals based on the above.

In the month of Jan I will be attempting the following

Take the stairs at least 4-5 times a week instead of the lift.

Do Wii Active Sports at home twice a week during my lunch break.

Pay special attention to my diet. Am reading up some books on how to keep the weight off and proper portion control so I know how to prepare healthy meals for myself and family.

Put in two new recipes in the monthly meal planner to try out and make ( one bake and one meal)

Go through my French and Japanese notes and make flash cards on certain topics for the kids.

January 2, 2013

[Book Review]- Little Trouble in Tall Tree

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids Children's Storybook, Mystery book

Little Trouble in Tall Tree

Little Trouble in Tall Tree by Michael Fertik brings you into an imaginary world of babies by a first time dad. While looking at his son’s chubby cheeks he started thinking about how cool it would be the babies were actually gangsters

Squeezy the cheeks, the ring leader of the group planned with the other baby gangsters in his group to hijack and make off with the milk load from a lactation session which their mommies and other mothers were attending on Saturday. They were up against the Poppypants Boys led by Harry the Rash. “Mama’s Boy” was the new recruit to the group and was slowly learning more about the other members in the gang and how they operated.

Besides meeting up during the gang meeting sessions the drooling, pooping babies also meet up during Story Time, Johnston Park and the Kids’ Zoo. During one of these Story Time session Mama’s Boy meets up with a girl who is in need of his protection from a stalker baby.

Mama’s Boy goes all out to protect the lady Daisy only to know later that she too was part of the gang and was in disguise to get him to play the part of the hero saving the damsel in need.

My thoughts

Being a mother of three I too wonder at times what were on the minds of my kids when they were babies. It would be fascinating to know what they were thinking off and the reasons behind certain actions or behaviour that they exhibited.

I love the engaging storyline written by Micheal and how he ties each character to one another. The graphics in the book are really excellent artwork and add on to the suspense in this mystery story which ended with a twist.

Little Trouble in Tall Tree makes a very entertaining read for adults irregardless of whether you are a parent or not.

I certainly recommend it.

Purchase your copy of Little Trouble in Tall Tree today from Amazon Kindle.

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[Book Review]- Little Trouble in Tall Tree