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#41* I Called The Radio & Requested A Song 2007-06-27 14:50:00 *Of what I did on my blogging break.
When the radio DJ picked up and I realized I was talking to the same lady's voice that I had just been listening to on the radio, I did something I never thought I would ever do.
I freaked out that I was talking to a "celebrity".
To really let you know how stupid I was, I can't even tell you what her name is.
However, there I was requesting a song. It was Read more:Radio
What's in a name? 2007-06-26 14:31:00 Because I had way too much time on my hands during my blogging break (about five hours a day were freed up) (pretend I'm not actually admitting that), I've decided to start baking cakes, decorating them, and selling them out of my own home. I don't think anyone else around here does that, so hopefully there would be somewhat of a need for me.
And I ain't nothin' but full of ideas on how to avoid
The Police---PPP ad 2007-06-26 05:09:00 ~~~~~~~~~~~The following is a PPP ad~~~~~~~~~
I love The Police
! Do you? Have you heard their 30th anniversary recording? If you buy it, your purchase will include a vintage poster too – you know, just in case you wanted to tack things up on your bedroom wall like you did when you were a teenager.
The Police celebrate the 30th anniversary of their recording debut with their first double-disc
The Police---PPP ad 2007-06-26 05:09:00 ~~~~~~~~~~~The following is a PPP ad~~~~~~~~~
I love The Police
! Do you? Have you heard their 30th anniversary recording? If you buy it, your purchase will include a vintage poster too – you know, just in case you wanted to tack things up on your bedroom wall like you did when you were a teenager.
The Police celebrate the 30th anniversary of their recording debut with their first double-disc
Straight From the Depths of Hell 2007-06-25 16:59:00 **Warning! Worms will be harmed in the writing of this post... or ah... actually they are already harmed, but they will soon be exploited.**
Once I asked my mother in law where tomato worms come from. One minute your tomato plant is healthy and thriving, the next, it's gone and its place is the largest, grossest, and scariest looking worm. She replied that they must fall down from Heaven, but my Read more:Straight
#11—I Cleaned The Closet 2007-06-24 10:35:00 *Of what I did on my blogging break.
And I threw these away finally.
Because for some reason, Scott just didn't find them to be sexy. Read more:Closet
my garden 2007-06-23 22:50:00 This photo is a few weeks old, but I still clearly remember the thrill that went down my spine when I discovered this inside the fence of my garden.
Tonight, with friends, we ate some of the spinach for supper.
It was actually gross. If you want the complete truth.
Jamie Soles CD WINNER 2007-06-22 07:36:00 The winner of the Jamie
Sole's CD is Headless Chicken from I Miss My Mind. (Email me your info!)
Congratulations! Read more:Soles
a pretty afternoon 2007-06-21 15:01:00 Slipping out of the house and away from the children for a few minutes, I spotted this butterfly dancing from flower to flower. I began snapping several pictures of him thinking to myself that it was a lovely afternoon and thankful for the few moments of peace.
Then my sweet girl-neighbor can out of her house and stood and chatted with me for a few minutes.
Making it all even better.
Contest: Jamie Soles CD 2007-06-20 07:20:00 ****Contest
Closed*****
Hey, how 'bout another contest, y'all?
Last year, after Tank was born, a good friend of our let us borrow several of his JamieSoles
CD's. Jamie Soles sings wonderful biblical songs with a focus of singing to children, but without the adult barf-factor. You know what I mean, after hearing the children's songs the sixth time, you want to beat your head against the wall
100 Things 2007-06-19 11:17:00 During my blogging break, I thought it would be fun to let you know about 100 things I was doing instead of blogging. Then I realized most of my life was pretty doggone boring.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
#42*—I Made Coffee 2007-06-19 03:50:00 *Of What I Did On My Blogging Break
I not a big coffee drinker, but in the afternoons, every now and then, I like a little pick me up. Scooping the last of my coffee grinds into my little machine, I paused and frowned at the amount I had dumped in there. It was borderline too much. Normally, I don't give it a second thought, but on this particular day I wavered back and forth between scooping Read more:Coffee
PPP ads 2007-06-19 01:04:00 ~~~~~~~~~~~THIS IS A PPP AD~~~~~~~~~~~~
I *heart* Paid Per Post. It's easy to make money on my blog just by looking up an open "opportunity" and posting about it! Within about 20 minutes from start to finish (less if the kids aren't around yappin' to me), I can make from $5-10 easily. So far I haven't gotten any money because of the month long waiting period, but in a few days, I'll get my first
And the WINNER is... 2007-06-18 09:00:00 Wow! Y'all want some FABRIC! or SCRAPBOOKIN' stuff!
I printed out all the comments last night and poured over them. You ladies can make me laugh. I especially love those of you who were desperate to win. I assigned everyone a number (or five if you wrote a post), and then this morning, I added the extra few who commented after I printed out the list and then I used random.org to generate a
Contest: $25 JoAnn Fabrics Gift Card 2007-06-18 02:00:00 ***Contest
Closed*** The winner will be announced soon!
I'm giving away a $25 gift card for Jo-Ann Fabric & Crafts. To enter, leave one comment below and that's it! No tricks or cleverness required, unless of course you would like to impress me with your wit. In that case, give me all you've got.
If you write a post about it on your blog and link back here to my blog, I'll enter you in the Read more:Gift Card
Burn Notice -- PPP ad 2007-06-17 23:06:00 ~~~~~~~~~~~~THIS IS A PPP AD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These questions were asked of me: What would you do if you were stranded in an unknown city with no money or resources? How would you eat? Where would you sleep? What about the weather?
The answer is, I have no earthly idea. Considering “Where the Heart is” is one of my favorite movies, maybe I would try to find a Walmart and hole up in there
Happy Father's Day 2007-06-17 04:21:00 It was 1:37 in the afternoon. The glaring sun was beating down; the thick humid air tried to suck the very life right from your lungs. The temperature gauge showed yet another day of almost 100 degrees. Ah... summer had arrived, and like it or not, the grass needed to be mowed.
Without complaint, he wheeled out the lawn mower and set to work. Behind him, a little boy toddled several feet away, Read more:Happy
, Father
mom of the week 2007-06-11 15:37:00 An Ordinary Mom nominated me for the Mom of the Week Award over at Crazy Hip Blog Mamas. You can read about the interview here. Yippie!!! Thanks, Ladies!
OK, now back to my blogging break. Yes, it is driving me insane, but hey, everyone once in awhile I have to straighten out my priorities and spend a little time sitting on the couch, stuffing my face with Butterfingers, and cleaning out my
laugh out loud monday 2007-06-04 15:36:00 Girl Gone Wild posted about her son's little "blessings".
Has anything in the blogging world make you laugh out loud? Leave a comment or email me the link. Happy (early, since it's actually Saturday, but I'm on a break) Monday, y'all!
Thank You ChrissyBug and 5 Minutes For Mom! 2007-06-02 06:58:00 ChrissyBug's Crazy Clan had a contest for the book, "Baby Proofing Your Marriage", and I won! She sent me the book and just last night I finally begun reading it.
Also, Janice from 5 Minutes for Mom sent me a free box of Fruity Cheerios. My kids and my husband love them. Especially the kids. Because of the rainbow colors. Everything rainbow tastes better when you are under 5. Or under 40 too, Read more:Thank
A post in bullets 2007-06-01 22:28:00 I have tons of thoughts in my pumpkin head so I'm going to stick 'em all in bullets so I don't have to make real paragraphs. I may or may not spell check too.
So far I'm qualified for $14 from pay per post. So soon I'll have a contest giveaway. Because FOURTEEN DOLLARS is such a huge whoppin' amount of money, you know. It's actually going to be in the form of a gift card, and I already have the
Feeding iTurtle 2007-05-31 21:44:00 It occurred to me shortly after I captured my little iTurtle, that I had no idea what to feed it. I mean, I know they eat tomatoes because I've seen them, but that can't be all they eat, right? If I only feed him tomatoes would his little belly hurt? Can turtles throw up? What if mine was a picky eater?
Hubs did a little online research and discovered that box turtles, especially babies, need Read more:Feeding
A Little Tip For You Mother's of Babies 2007-05-30 09:05:00 Are your baby's clothing stained with none other than gross looking poop stains? Stain remover not taking them out? Can you still tell that Junior had carrots three weeks ago by the color of the bottom of his onsie? Did you accidentally give Princess waaaaaay too many jars of prunes and then learn your lesson very quickly not to ever do that again?
Don't I sound like an infomercial????
Aren't I Read more:Babies
PPP Direct---a PPP ad 2007-05-30 09:00:00 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This is a PPP ad~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PPP Direct
is offering a fabulous way to make money on your blog. With a special widget from PPP Direct in your sidebar, advertisers can click on it and then you can haggle how much you want to charge them for you advertising for them on your blog. The best part is, PPP Direct only takes 10% for their service fee. (Nearly 5% of that goes towards
Dress Shopping 2007-05-29 23:59:00 Tonight, Scott dropped Tank and me off at Ann Taylor Loft while he took Belle to run a few errands. Rummaging through the racks, I found several adorable sundresses that would look nice for my upcoming high school reunion. With one hand on the stroller, my other was buried under 5-6 different dresses, all in one size- the smallest I can possibly fit into.
One of the ladies working came up to me Read more:Shopping
Using a Stat Counter on Your Blog 2007-07-01 08:20:00 It took me forever to figure out how people were able to see the google searches that lead odd wanders to their blogs. So if you too have been trying to figure it out, let me explain step by step how it's done.
First off, there are several different websites you can use to sign up and get free stats on your blog traffic. I prefer StatCounter
.
StatCounter records data on the last 500 people
A Girls' Night Out 2007-06-29 22:20:00 That's what I did tonight.
The evening was uneventful, but I sure did have fun getting ready to go. I applied so much makeup that I not only crossed the borderline of looking ridiculous, but left that marker way in the dust.
Then I over sprayed my hair with hairspray to the point I was no longer able to raise my arms, and my face was frozen with my eyes tightly closed. You would think that Read more:Night
, Girls
Funny Google Finds 2007-06-29 22:15:00 Here's some ways people have found my blog their their google searches:
"christian romance novels p0rn for women"
"hiding fat belly for date"
"dear repellent wand" (some him your belly fat, that should be good enough)
"redneck turtles"
"how to remove perspiration stains from pew"
"salt water taffy diarrhea" Read more:Funny
, Google
Innovative Tutor---ppp ad 2007-06-29 19:48:00 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This is a PPP ad~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I have a pre-schooler in my home. :-) Of course her education is something that I think about often as I want to give her the best of all options. I'd like to check into the different options available to me at SCORE! Educational Centers.
The sooner kids begin to enjoy the act of learning the better. I know this even from watching how eager my Read more:Innovative
blogger email/comments 2007-06-28 10:09:00 This is for those of you who use blogspot (or blogger) for your blogs.
Have you realized that when you get a new comment on your blog and blogger emails you the comment that sometimes you can just click "reply" and answer the person who commented whereas other times you get the email from a generic no-reply blogger email address?
Here's the scoop on why some bloggers you can email and some you
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