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Weight Watchers Chocolate Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Bars. I'm not sure what I would have done the last six months without them.

I don't know about you, but I received my love for desserts from my parents. My mother could put out

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For my month of letters, I'm writing to myself at different stages of my life. I might even decide to write back! It's been a growing experience, both in learning about myself and in trying a new style of writing. Come take a look at http://indya42.livejournal.com/ and leave me some constructive feedback, if you feel so inclined. Good luck to all of you in your NaBloPoMo adventures!

Greetings, little one!

This letter is from you, me, that is, you at age 43. I know you are teaching yourself to read right now, but if this letter is too difficult, just ask your Mom for help. You’ll be surprised to know that in 39 years, you will still have the soft-cover Bible Primer that you are using right now to sound out words and letters. You haven’t started Kindergarten yet but you are so eager to read. That will never change.

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It seems so long ago when I'd pore over my mother's AVON catalog and long for the day when I could finally wear perfume. Then, one day during my adolescent years, after the AVON lady made her delivery, my mother pulled a bottle of Sweet Honesty from the bag and handed it to me. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. I was a woman now.

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There are some books I look at every time I go to the bookstore but for some reason, I never purchase them. The stories sound intriguing and/or fun and the covers catch my eye. I'd appreciate any feedback I can get on the following authors and their books:

1. Randy Alcorn
2. Laura Childs
3. Ted Dekker
4. Ken Follett
5. Phillippa Gregory
6. Brian Jacques
7. Donna Leon
8. Jodi Picoult
9. Lisa Scottoline

Thanks for your thoughts!