6 days until Christmas
Julie Coulter Bellon loves to write international romantic suspense novels because she gets to travel to distant lands to research and add an authentic feel to all of her books. Her favorite cities so far are Athens, Paris, Ottawa, and London. She’s the mother of eight children and the author of eight books and isn’t sure what that really says about her. Julie graduated from college with an English teaching degree from Brigham Young University and taught journalism for 14 years. Her habit of reading multiple newspapers daily is where she gets a lot of story ideas – ripped from the headlines and twisted a bit. When she’s not writing or being a mom, you will find her snuggled in a blanket reading a book.
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LDSWBR: Do you top your Christmas tree with a star, angel, or something else? Does it have special meaning to you?
JULIE: We top ours with a star we got the first year we were married. Multi-colored and very pretty.
LDSWBR: What is your favorite Christmas movie? Why is it your favorite?
JULIE: My favorite Christmas movie is Elf because it’s so quotable and funny, yet still has a good message. Some of my favorite quotes are, “he’s an angry elf,” “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear” “Does someone need a hug?”
LDSWBR: What Christmas gift have you been most excited to give?
JULIE: When one of my boys was four he wanted a Dustbuster so bad. It was all he talked about and was so thrilled when he opened it Christmas morning. From that moment on our house was constantly being vacuumed. He loved it!
LDSWBR: How cute! He got a Dustbuster, you got clean floors. Nice! Thanks, Julie!
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Ring around the rosy, a pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes we all fall down . . . That simple rhyme turns negotiator Claire Michaels’ current hostage situation into an international incident. Claire just wants to help get everyone out safely, but as the crisis escalates she realizes she’s dealing with an al-Qaeda operative who has the means to become another bin Laden—with the potential to attack America. Claire has her own personal reasons for wanting to stop al-Qaeda, but time is slipping away as negotiations break down. Can she overcome her scars of the past in order to get the hostage out alive and possibly stop an assault on U.S. national security? Navy SEAL Rafe Kelly is on leave to recover from a knee injury he suffered during his tour in Afghanistan and he doesn’t expect to be fighting terrorists on his home turf. But when he is taken hostage and his brother is kidnapped, Rafe teams up with a hostage negotiator in order to stay alive and get his brother back. The terrorist is always one step ahead of them, however, and the situation quickly turns from desperate to deadly. Will Rafe be able to save himself and his country without anyone he loves getting caught in the crossfire?
What is the most unusual item your child or another loved one has added to their Christmas wish list?
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Previous Countdown to Christmas 2012 posts:
- 22 days until Christmas: Tres Leches Cupcakes by Josi S. Kilpack
- 21 days until Christmas: Not Your Average Fairy Tale by Chantele Sedgwick
- 20 days until Christmas: Deadly Undertakings by Gregg Luke
- 19 days until Christmas: Turning Pages by Tristi Pinkston
- 18 days until Christmas: Athena by Heather B. Moore
- 17 days until Christmas: The Kindling by Braden Bell
- 16 days until Christmas: Sunday – no post
- 15 days until Christmas: An Unlikely Match by Sarah M. Eden
- 14 days until Christmas: Sudden Darkness by Margot Hovley
- 13 days until Christmas: After Hello by Lisa Mangum
- 12 days until Christmas: Code Word by Traci Hunter Abramson
- 11 days until Christmas: The Reluctant Bachelorette by Rachael Anderson
- 10 days until Christmas: The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson
- 9 days until Christmas: Lady Outlaw by Stacy Henrie
- 8 days until Christmas: A Note Worth Taking by Lu Ann Staheli
- 7 days until Christmas: Paige by Annette Lyon
20 Responses to “All Fall Down by Julie Coulter Bellon – Countdown to Christmas 2012”
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Nothing unusual here yet because my kids are 3 and 1, but my son calls the police car he wants a “Woo Woo” and no Santa can understand what he is talking about.
This year my five-year-old has several things on his list. The two that stood out to me are an iPod and a baby brother. If he’s really hoping for those he’s going to be disappointed, but I thought it was cute that he wanted a baby brother.
Our daughters haven’t asked for anything unusual, but my nephew always wants sprinkler parts, and he just loves to put them together in crazy ways and…water things. At least their lawn is always green!
This year my kids all want pretty usual things. A couple years ago, my son wanted a remote control alligator. We tried to find one never did.
Last year my son got a broom. I like it when kids wanting cleaning tools. I was lucky that a broom is cheaper than a dustbuster. :-)
Nothing unusual. My husband never asks for anything, I just have to figure him out on my own and my 2 year old just wants a princess. : )
One year my youngest son asked for a ghillie suit. That’s a camouflage outfit that has layers and layers of yarn or string on it, topped with a hat that has the same type of layers of yarn. He basically looked like a bush when he laid down. He was really into paintballing. I mean really! Now he’s married–but he still has the suit. *his poor wife!*
My friend’s little brother always wanted to have his own bottle of jam. Pretty cute and inexpensive. :)
My kids aren’t old enough to even ask for anything and whenever I ask my husband what he wants he says “nothing”. So I guess that’s pretty weird.
One of my friends was given a unicycle by his brother – and it was kind of unexpected…. and slightly random.
My son asked for an extension cord when he was about 6 years old. A few years later he wanted his own sewing machine (although I wondered if it was so he could sew with it or take it apart!)
One of my daughters asked for a white female hamster this year. Hopefully she’s not too disappointed… :o)
My son wanted a tooth brush. I thought that was the weirdest thing ever!
I can’t think of anything especially unusual. I ask for a LDStorymaker conference ticket each year now. But I don’t consider that odd.
When my daughter was 5, she asked for sparkling fingernail polish. “And that’s All” she would say.
She is now 18.
P.S. I remember this because I saved both of my kids, letters to Santa. My son is 25, we all like to look at their Santa letters, and laugh!
Nothing too unusual for our house. The hardest thing to find this year, though, was a darth vader costume.
During our very, very poor student years, my wife asked my mom for food coloring because she wanted to make colored frosting for birthday cakes and so on. And we couldn’t afford it on our own. No joke.
My daughter asked for a purple guitar this year. Purple! Ack!
I would have to say books about cool things that have happened or are happening. lol!
Hmmm….nothing too interesting. This year I asked for a laundry basket and I actually got it. :)