A New Blog -

I have a new blog that I have just started up. I am journaling what my husband and I are experiencing as we try to adopt a special little boy.

I've never been a Mommy before, but I've just been shoved into the deep end of the pool - head first. Not only do we now have a four year old, we have one with special challenges. Any and all comments and suggestions on the blog about motherhood, in general and in abstract, will be more than appreciated!

I'm probably nuts. . .

. . . but I'm doing a Summer Road Trip Extravaganza with my daughter. It is a rush trip. I had made plans to have a car shipped out to me from KY, then on Saturday the shippers called and said they couldn't do it. After a long debate (about 15 minutes), Megan and I decided to fly out there this coming Monday and drive the car back to Utah. Which is why I won't be making it to the luncheon next Saturday. I'll probably be somewhere in Colorado around then.

Anyway, we decided to make it a really fun adventure and turn it into a bloggy sideshow. I hope you'll come to my blog and read about it, leave comments and suggestions. We'll be posting about our trip every step of the way and giving away lots of prizes. In fact, some of the contests for prizes have already started. . .

Summer Book Trek 2008

I know lots of you are big readers so I wanted to let you know about a summer reading challenge featuring LDS fiction.

It's hosted by LDS Publisher on the LDS Fiction Blog.

This is the intro post. It has a link to the sign up page.

It's super easy—you only have to read and post about one book. And you can use a book(s) you're already reading for other challenges.

I'm doing it. (I'll also be hosting my usual Summer Reading Thing beginning on June 20th, the first day of summer. You can use the same books for it too. Let you know more about that one later.)

Hope you'll join me for this challenge and mine later this month.

Karlene

Interview with Candace E. Salima

Hey Everyone, I'm so excited about this interview. I thought Steve Enfield with Reel Line Productions did a great job. He interviewed me about my book Forged in the Refiner's Fire.



I had to share!

UB Make & Take Workshop

I know this is Memorial Day weekend coming up and a some of you will be off camping or whatever. It's also very short notice, but I'm just lucky I'm posting this today and not Friday. But anyway, I'm doing one of my fabulously fun Urban Botanic Make and Take Workshops on Saturday.

Come create a new fragrance for summer!



Saturday, May 24, 2008

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Drop in any time)

Location: Pleasant Grove ( e-mail for directions)



If you live in (or will be visiting) Utah County this weekend, come make something fun and yummy at my Make and Take Party!

• Drench yourself in lilac or honeysuckle


• Choose one of our three magnificent musks to create something for a hot summer night


• Or try one of several new recipes, like Sunshine and Pomegranate (aka I Died and Went to Heaven!)


• 10% off all orders placed at the Make and Take workshop


• Bring a friend who's new to Urban Botanic and both you and your friend receive a free gift!
  

Questions? Send me an e-mail.

See the new Home Collections HERE.

See the new unscented product packages HERE.

Take the personality test HERE.

*Promotional pricing and discounts only available at the Make and Take workshop.

*Due to changes in the new Urban Botanic party format, I will no longer be doing Make & Take workshops outside my home.

June 2008 Blogger Babe Luncheon

You Beautiful, Bodacious, Babbling, Blogger Babes of Utah are invited to a Pot Luck Garden Luncheon at my home.

Where: The Goff Residence 320 South 1065 West Orem in The Secret Garden
(If we have inclement weather we will move inside)
When: Saturday, 14 June 2008
Time: 1100 am
Potluck Luncheon

We will be having the luncheon outside in the secret Garden.

Our home is for sale and if we have a buyer before then and are in the midst of a move, the back up place will be Brick Oven.

Everyone please email Candace with the item you are bringing to the Potluck lunch. Like before, she will post who is bringing what in the sidebar so we don't get 15 salads, which would healthy but not much fun.