Audra Jennings

Evidently, the great road trip debate has turned into the great bed bug debate. It appears my parents watched too much news recently, especially since stores in Chicago are being closed due to the infestation. Chicago, by the way, was the decided destination after trekking through Iowa for a while. First there was another reason why we weren't making reservations, but that ended up being a non-issue, so we were supposed to start planning. Now it's "let's wait a week and see if bugs start dying." It sounds like the whole trip may now be in question though I have run several hotels we have talked about staying at through "bed bug finders" and have found no reported cases. Do we want to go on a trip, or do we not? If not, just say so and save us all some time and energy already. Oh... and get this. After researching what bed bugs look like, what they do to you and where they are, I just out of curiosity looked to see if there were any Rangers playoff ...

After watching Survivor the other night and listening to Jimmy Johnson talk his head off, I decided to come up with my list of top 20 people I wouldn't want to be on Survivor with. I'm entertained by Jimmy to an extent. I just got to thinking about people I wouldn't want to get stuck on an island with, most of which are reality TV "stars". I asked for feedback on Facebook, but didn't get a lot of suggestions. I'll start the list tonight and see how far I get: Russell Hantz from Survivor . Anyone who watched his 2 seasons can understand why right down to why he thinks he should be given a million dollars. Kate Gosselin. This one was nominated on may Facebook post. Enough said. Elizabeth from Bachelor Pad . Kovacs was right. She has a screw loose. And her obsession with him was enough to drive anyone crazy. Kovacs from Bachelor Pad . I don't think I would have disliked him so much if it weren't for Elizabeth. Tenley from Bachelor Pad . The sound...

Thanks to everyone who participated in today's tour! It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild card on you! Today's Wild Card author is: Jim Daly and the book: Stronger: Trading Brokenness for Unbreakable Strength David C. Cook; New edition (September 1, 2010) ***Special thanks to Audra Jennings, Senior Media Specialist, The B&B Media Group for sending me a review copy.*** ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jim Daly joined the Focus on the Family staff over 20 years ago, initially in the ministry’s public affairs di...

I haven't watched Survivor yet. After I got out of church, I had to go to the grocery store, and now I'm trying to figure out if a semi-cross dresser (at least when it comes to high heels) in mime make-up is really the most talented person in America. OH, WOW! Prince Poppycock literally got eliminated while I was typing the period of that sentence. He was the first of the four that went. I bet that shocked many people. Anyway, back to what I was saying. I haven't watched Survivor yet. I'm a bit disappointed that it's on Wednesday nights now because Thursdays are my usual sacred TV night during the fall with new shows, but that's still not the point either. This season on Survivor, the contestants are divided into tribes by their age. Under 30 and over 40. There is no one in the age bracket in between. Being of an age in between the two groups makes me wonder. Yes, I realize it's just a TV show. Anyway, that's the thought I was going after. Obviousl...

OK, do you really want to know where the vacation will be in October? What if I told you we were trying to plot our way through Iowa? What would you say? There's a little more to this story than that, but I'll leave you with that little tease for now.

Regardless of your fun level, time flies. That's my insightfulness for the day. I don't know where the last week went, or the last month for that matter. My main point of this is that on Monday, I sat down and did some pre-posts for my blog and the company blog so that I wouldn't need to sit down daily and post. As would be expected, some other releases came up at work that needed to be posted, and I worked on those and rearranged through out the week. As much time as I spent posting and reposting and rearranging, I would have thought I'd have had a post here on Seriously? since Wednesday. No such luck. On Thursday night, I had the TV on Animal Hoarders which just goes to prove how little is on TV. After watching Hoarding: Buried Alive before going to bed on Sunday night where two cats were really buried alive and found while throwing out someone's junk, I really should have had my fill for the week. But, no, I've evidently I've developed an obsession w...

Sail Into God’s Great Love With Fun-for-the-Whole-Family Hour Group Publishing has set sail on a brand new expedition, where families will embark on an adventure to discover God’s love. In their very first Fun-for-the-Whole-Family Hour event, Group partners with Walden Media and 20th Century Fox, using scenes from the new Narnia movie, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader . Fun-for-the-Whole-Family Hour combines eye-opening discussions and upbeat music with the thrilling adventure of Narnia in an experience that connects all ages with each other and with God. Fun-for-the-Whole-Family Hour is one action-packed hour where participants will discuss never-before-seen clips from the movie, listen to music, watch a skit, and grow in their faith. Participants will divide into family groups of no more than five. Each group is given their own expedition pack, which contains an interactive expedition map that uses water to reveal hidden messages, guiding each family to look at God’s transforming lov...