I’m going to give you fair warning: grab your raincoat and umbrella, because I am about to gush like never before! We’re talking splash-zone-at-Great-America gush, end-of-the-football-game-Gatorade-over-the-coach’s-head gush, stand-back-because-they’re-turning-on-the-firehose gush! This is so big I can’t help but get my soapbox out -- although I might have to head to the San Bruno mountains behind my house and shout it from there instead. Here goes: I am incredibly in love with... Amazon Prime.

For those of you scratching your head and looking perplexedly at your computer monitor, let me explain...

Amazon Prime is a paid feature on Amazon.com, and if you happen to do a great deal of internet shopping like I do, it’s the bomb. Basically here’s the way it works: you pay an annual fee of $79. For this fee, you get free 2-day shipping on any item marked with the turquoise and yellow “Prime” logo. If you need it faster, you can do overnight for $3.99 per item. There’s also benefits like free Kindle downloads and movie streaming... but I can’t comment on that aspect since I’ve never had time to explore this option!

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As I mentioned yesterday, this weekend Sophie's World will be representing at Makers Faire! Me and the rest of the team have been working hard to put together a really great booth and presentation -- and here's a tiny sneak peek!

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