Book Giveaway: Photo, Snap, Shot

JUNE 15th is "National Give a Girlfriend a Book Day" A book is a thoughtful gift, it tells how you are interested in the inner being of your friend.   Whether it is for inspiration, self improvement, knowledge or a fun escape, giving a book shows you care.  ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~

The author has graciously provided 3 copies of Photo Snap Shot by Joanna Campbell Slan for promotional giveaway.

 

Old money and tradition are the hallmarks of the St. Louis prep school that Kiki Lowenstein's daughter Anya attends. But the elite academy is stamped with scandal when Anya finds the dead body of teacher Sissy Gilchrist in its elegant theatre. Even worse, Anya might have seen the killer.

Pegged as a shameless flirt and a lousy teacher, Sissy would've made everyone's "least popular" scrapbook page. Especially for those who were seeing red over Sissy's mixed-race romance with a colleague. Fearing her daughter is in danger, Kiki sifts through the school community's many shocking secrets to pin down the murderer, while doing all she can to avoid starring in her own memorial album.

Includes scrapbooking tips and a special offer from the sponsors of Spotted Canary!

Please read the directions carefully as I have changed one or two things.

How to Enter:

*** First, you must be a member (follower) of this blog.***

All entries are to be in the comments for this post (or possibly in an email.)

I will stop taking entries for this giveaway Friday June 18 at midnight and will announce the winner Monday  June 21.

For each point you earn you will have one entry in the random drawing. There is a chance for 9 points total for each contestant and thus 9 entries each.

+1 for leaving a comment with your correct email information. If you don’t feel comfortable leaving your email in a comment, please email me your information at: mysterysuspense1 at gmail dot com.

+2 for posting on your blog about this giveaway with a link back, please supply link to your blog post in the comments

+2 for each new member you bring to this blog (you must identify the new member you brought) limit of 1 new per contest

+1 for having this blog's button in a side bar of your blog with a link back, please supply link in comments

+2 posting on Facebook recommending this blog or post, please supply link in comments

+1 for tweeting about this contest, please post link in comments

Comment/email example:

+1 here is my email address so you can notify me I won _ _ _ _ _ @ _ _ _ .com

+2 here is the link to the post I did on my blog for this giveaway proclaming how great your blog is(http://myblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/book giveaway hurry)

+2 for new google member Sadie197 I brought to your blog

+1 for adding your blog button to my blog sidebar (http://myblog.blogspot.com/)

+2 here is the link to my facebook entry about your giveaway and how great your blog is (http://www.facebook.com/xxx/xxx)

+1 here is the link to the tweet I did on this giveaway and your great blog(http://twitter.com/NICKI0162/status/7657117606)

Thank you for participating and good luck!

 
 
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Now for a little Summer Fun ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

 

Easy homemade Ice Cream

 

Ingredients/Materials Needed:

* 1 pint of half and half

* 1/3 cup granulated sugar

* 4 tablespoons of your favorite instant pudding mix (chocolate was used here)

* 10 cups ice

* 1 1/2 cup rock salt (kosher salt or sea salt can be used too)

* 3-pound coffee can, emptied and rinsed

* 1-pound coffee can, emptied and rinsed

* Duct tape

 

Instructions:

 

1. In a medium bowl, combine half and half, sugar, and pudding mix with a whisk until thoroughly mixed.

 

2. Place 1-pound coffee can inside the 3-pound coffee can and pour ice cream mixture into smaller can. Cover the smaller can with it's corresponding lid and seal with duct tape.

 

3. Surround the smaller can with ice and salt by layering 5 cups of ice with 3/4 cup of salt.

 

4. Use duct tape to seal the 3-pound can with its corresponding lid and start rolling. Have the kids face each other and roll the can back and forth on its side for 10 minutes.

 

5. After 10 minutes, open the cans and check the ice cream. Remove the smaller can and check the ice cream. The mixture on the sides of the smaller can will set up faster than the center. Use a rubber spatula to quickly scrape down the sides and give the ice cream one stir.

 

6. Next, reseal the lid on the smaller can with duct tape, and set it aside. Quickly dump the melted ice water from the large can, and place the smaller can into the larger can again.

 

7. Now you need to surround the smaller can with remaining ice and salt by repeating step 3. Once that is done, put the lid on the larger can and seal with duct tape again.

 

8. Ask the kids to roll the large can for 10 minutes more.

 

9. Once they're done, open the cans again and serve the ice cream to your little helpers!