tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709629644298137362024-03-05T09:26:24.186-08:00BirdseedsThis is about our life; me and my little seeds, --watch us grow!Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-55698466806356315052011-09-14T09:54:00.000-07:002011-09-14T09:54:56.361-07:00Food for ThoughtYesterday, Gannon was pretending to make cake with plastic colored filing creates. He would say, "Happy Birthday!" then I'd blow out the pretend candles and we would pretend to eat the yummy cake. Then I'd take a turn and "make" him a happy birthday cake. So this morning he wakes up, we cuddle on the couch together, and he tells me, "I a good deem (dream), mama. I a monkey on a tea (tree) birdbay (birthday) cake with birdbay toys on top. A mouse and cheese." As he smiled and laughed, moved his hands in a ball shape while wiggling his fingers, said, "and more and more birdday toys on top, so many!"<br />
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</tbody></table>Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-17027689492298893582011-08-02T18:44:00.000-07:002011-09-24T12:52:07.944-07:00Fun Freebies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><br />
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<span style="color: #ead1dc;">UPDATE: I received mine in the mail last week 09-15-11. It's a nice plastic container.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="color: black;">There is also this one for Super Sticky Post-it Notes; become a member and fill out a short form for a sample.</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Her mother finally tells her she must go to college so she can break out of this cycle of poverty and hopelessness. But how can she when she has no money and absolutely no confidence or self esteem? </div><br />
Read this true story to discover what hope, faith and determination can do to change a life.<br />
A truly inspiring, deeply personal tale of perseverance in the face of unimaginable hardships, Safe from the Past makes clear the restorative power of an education.<br />
Told in an open, honest voice with the deepest sincerity, the author's life story serves as a rousing inspiration to those with the desire to create a better life than the one they are currently living.<br />
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No matter how helpless you feel, everyone has the power to shape their own life.<br />
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This book definitely was a quick read with only 138 pages; as well, I tend to enjoy memoirs genres making this book right up my alley. I thought that it was an encouraging story of how a young girl against all odds made a better life for herself, and how she learned to use her painful experiences as stepping stones to better her future. <br />
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I thought that the story seemed watered down, and at some points made the background not sound as awful as it probably was, although I believe the author was trying her best to bring to life the fear, anxiety, and chaos that she had faced while growing up. I also found it baffling that she seemed to let her mother “off the hook” (so to say) in the parts that she played in the lifestyle that in which they lived. I also wondered where she found her faith and God. I don’t recall any talk of church or knowing other believers.<br />
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Although, I thought some information was left out that could have enhanced the story a bit more, the bottom line is the story is an encouragement for anyone who desire to go to college, but are finding themselves struggling through life.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>About the Patricia Miller Mauro: </strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.patriciamaurobooks.com/images/author_headshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Patricia Miller Mauro" border="0" height="190" src="http://www.patriciamaurobooks.com/images/author_headshot.jpg" width="200" /></a>Patricia worked in New York City's financial district for thirteen years in the field of securities operations. At that time, she went on to obtain an MBA from New York University . She and her husband moved to Dallas , TX in 2001 where they are raising their two children.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">During her time in NY, Patricia wrote an article entitled "A Tribute To My Mother" which was published in "The Recovery Journal" in 1999. Her book is a continuation of that tribute and serves to spread the message to those in similar situations that good news is on its way to children considering a higher education but who are afraid to dream. For more information please visit, www.patriciamaurobooks.com. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong> *Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity group’s blog for books program in exchange for a review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I'm in no way directly related to the contest giveaway, and comments left for this blog post will not count toward entry into the giveaway contest (ways to enter are listed above.)</strong></span></div>Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-53579064238803434242011-07-01T12:10:00.000-07:002011-07-01T12:10:57.577-07:00Deadly Ties by Vicki Hinze ~ Book Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51cQ5Ck1-lL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" id="il_fi" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51cQ5Ck1-lL.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="216" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The now resourceful confident women, Lisa Harper is on brink of reaching out to rescue her mother from her stepfather, Dutch Hauk’s grasp. The man quickly stepped in after her father’s death, and soon became harsh and controlling. Fearing for her daughter, Annie Harper gave up custody to a good family friend when Lisa turned 16. Now that Lisa was graduating from college, she could take care of her mother, and set-up plans to move her mother away from Dutch. Dutch would do anything to keep what he felt was his, and finally put that brat kid where she belonged where she couldn’t stir up any more trouble. Using his some criminal connections Dutch has Annie attacked, and Lisa kidnapped into a human trafficking ring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Lisa’s new boyfriend, Mark Taylor and his old Special Ops buddies are there to help rescue, Lisa as they watch over Lisa’s mother Annie while she is in the ICU after the attack. After finding out that the group NINA that they were battling years before is somehow behind Lisa’s disappearance they step-up the search to trying to find Lisa, and get more information on the ties that NINA has to her disappearance. As Mark faces his fears of failing another person, he loves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This book started out very slow, and while reading the following of the characters were a bit confusing in the beginning of the book as well. I had a hard time keeping focused on the book, as it just didn’t do well at keeping me engaged, and I found the ending quite predictable. I also found that the romance side of the book was a bit cheesy as well with the word usage. On the upside of the book, the leading female came across with strong sensibility, and grace even when put into a horrific predicament. The mother as well showed kindness, love and sacrifice while in her abusive relationship. And of course, there was a handsome hero to swoop in and save the damsel in distress. <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For those of you who like a book with suspense, a strong female lead, and the handsome hero, this maybe the book for you, but you won’t know unless you try it.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">28 Size 1 Luvs (any brand of diaper will work)</span></li>
<li>65 Small Rubber Bands</li>
<li>6 Large (X-Larger) Rubber Bands</li>
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<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A Small 4oz Baby Bottle (or something of that size; I used a small <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Garanimals Wood & Plush Elephant Stacker Toy)</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3 Large Buttons</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1 ½ in Ribbon </span></li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5/8 in Ribbon </span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hot Glue Gun</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hot Glue</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cake Platter</span> </li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Other Baby Toys and Items</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start with a Diaper and Small Rubber Band</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Open the Diaper, and...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... roll it up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All rolled up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIJTyRFuTkGPad5PXLYmj71ZfrRNFCGJYn01HPfwUIgzDOVkcGPsRmpxMFZYsrrrCrysa0Rv6LctaNY9jAnxsWMy_WBu5frtcu6hePa4WVoTvfDCnneETZ74cXhubNH6x6nG9YZiK-6Q/s1600/IMG_0100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIJTyRFuTkGPad5PXLYmj71ZfrRNFCGJYn01HPfwUIgzDOVkcGPsRmpxMFZYsrrrCrysa0Rv6LctaNY9jAnxsWMy_WBu5frtcu6hePa4WVoTvfDCnneETZ74cXhubNH6x6nG9YZiK-6Q/s320/IMG_0100.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wrap in a Rubber Band. Repeat until all the diapers<br />
that are needed are rolled and secured in a small rubber band.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6md-Lf4MN161h4sva7nNHC_qFPJwRwVZ9Ln6qcl383KaCJemK6DBkPdgvgsljRWseASxLTxbsjCJomII4S2kDK7uvgH4NCMacn_8oKof7vvsMkdtYfBHyAar_Ah3w4sxUsqsTYj2uFbY/s1600/IMG_0104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6md-Lf4MN161h4sva7nNHC_qFPJwRwVZ9Ln6qcl383KaCJemK6DBkPdgvgsljRWseASxLTxbsjCJomII4S2kDK7uvgH4NCMacn_8oKof7vvsMkdtYfBHyAar_Ah3w4sxUsqsTYj2uFbY/s320/IMG_0104.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Place a 15oz bottle of shampoo on the cake platter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B6oOMdxs56W7WKp1uvXIoNw-I52LpANvDx6AP1TIP1rHaFHEQnM1mVJn-s-avXtTYuRpeW7OrRLlxSo5XicF9WbNdJhzmHkYb_-b_xPIcB6uuO6WOJOjLblyXfEjFLig3ALAt28oPVA/s1600/IMG_0106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B6oOMdxs56W7WKp1uvXIoNw-I52LpANvDx6AP1TIP1rHaFHEQnM1mVJn-s-avXtTYuRpeW7OrRLlxSo5XicF9WbNdJhzmHkYb_-b_xPIcB6uuO6WOJOjLblyXfEjFLig3ALAt28oPVA/s320/IMG_0106.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Place a large rubber band around the 15 oz. bottle of <br />
Baby Shampoo in the center of the platter.<br />
</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTznNnaOLxw0Msg5eX7bKKZFyYWcHM4aJALtKIGA25yEAilWGtsNl0d0yTPT8sUD-0BIMwwILKJ8NvYwDKGd8FyqDflfbze6ftBPE3FjxHvRFy5S3iUCCPYjONpDd0fJpkgMhroNYPtA/s1600/IMG_0107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTznNnaOLxw0Msg5eX7bKKZFyYWcHM4aJALtKIGA25yEAilWGtsNl0d0yTPT8sUD-0BIMwwILKJ8NvYwDKGd8FyqDflfbze6ftBPE3FjxHvRFy5S3iUCCPYjONpDd0fJpkgMhroNYPtA/s320/IMG_0107.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Begin the 1st layer of the bottom tier by <br />
placing the size 2 rolled diaper between the bottle, <br />
and the rubber band.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sQhLUThcPweaajmtJucP0DYex-ua3efUHYMejJZeKC7PciMzZEg-sN5pkYR4YaoK2JbPkIgWkKC1ND14WoMqLXLRFvvs-LOYJFzNsLMUqepm4SuUDOpK_BlZ-Jvty20CUOLAdjix4W8/s1600/IMG_0108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sQhLUThcPweaajmtJucP0DYex-ua3efUHYMejJZeKC7PciMzZEg-sN5pkYR4YaoK2JbPkIgWkKC1ND14WoMqLXLRFvvs-LOYJFzNsLMUqepm4SuUDOpK_BlZ-Jvty20CUOLAdjix4W8/s320/IMG_0108.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Place the size 2 rolled diapers all a way around. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgrJ3blxzi_sVvD0KV8xq6fMXGCTkyboTXTOZlPE56Gcx80p1m1RBiYQ3mICZIGHxkPcp96cw-92Q7MlmbN2l1PUII2viezYYROxlfIoGFA24GcshWKc12bdjs3Qg5DET61h7_EhR8HY/s1600/IMG_0110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgrJ3blxzi_sVvD0KV8xq6fMXGCTkyboTXTOZlPE56Gcx80p1m1RBiYQ3mICZIGHxkPcp96cw-92Q7MlmbN2l1PUII2viezYYROxlfIoGFA24GcshWKc12bdjs3Qg5DET61h7_EhR8HY/s320/IMG_0110.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Place a large rubber band around the 1st layer of rolled<br />
diapers, and insert another row.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFg3MdWZga-Wp0M5a97z14qIdm8juzNKvlAXYJUu34FEm78EJ2PvsxGeh56ZbjEf6ftdALYiNwD5su4IvWC-b6RyH5c76ApBeAlWIl0_9Qj6oak4oCDBiCT55HEnJzJINORlUJzjHM0o/s1600/IMG_0113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFg3MdWZga-Wp0M5a97z14qIdm8juzNKvlAXYJUu34FEm78EJ2PvsxGeh56ZbjEf6ftdALYiNwD5su4IvWC-b6RyH5c76ApBeAlWIl0_9Qj6oak4oCDBiCT55HEnJzJINORlUJzjHM0o/s320/IMG_0113.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Place another large rubber band around,<br />
and repeat to create a third layer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdwfXV_dQA0b-g5ZHj3OD8VjdguY4ToFmOufcy4xYDyFzWpx7_qph5oTDuTvee51efq7Ky07-BayenFZ9pIW2tubPzeYbyZ2tS5CPnCBWeWP3JJgauO9V7NdqTjWTdYVLlh00m9Y7QJE/s1600/IMG_0117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdwfXV_dQA0b-g5ZHj3OD8VjdguY4ToFmOufcy4xYDyFzWpx7_qph5oTDuTvee51efq7Ky07-BayenFZ9pIW2tubPzeYbyZ2tS5CPnCBWeWP3JJgauO9V7NdqTjWTdYVLlh00m9Y7QJE/s320/IMG_0117.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For the middle tier place a large rubber band a<br />
round the top of the 15 oz bottle, and place size 1<br />
diapers around the bottle, do this twice. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5JZIIRd2f-cHMU_-Oanj5zw5QMpt9SBaCV2bswXyaFkkni5RvKTlmAOpU17ZeWqX76kC5ZTLCvkqHh_yee-1jEvcfWmOKcw6SNV-WQpreqYzXggiLDLq8bwdX_sAtEcW6avOy0NZ2t8/s1600/IMG_0122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5JZIIRd2f-cHMU_-Oanj5zw5QMpt9SBaCV2bswXyaFkkni5RvKTlmAOpU17ZeWqX76kC5ZTLCvkqHh_yee-1jEvcfWmOKcw6SNV-WQpreqYzXggiLDLq8bwdX_sAtEcW6avOy0NZ2t8/s320/IMG_0122.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Place the Garanimals Elephant Stacker Toy</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(or 4 oz bottle) on top to make the top tier. </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcl-McfywuhIEph5ntVRvgSWOt2ZaJ8Lpozs_CwgC4e0Jgo9y62R8aKjtEnSUF95aXetqRF0oIW6ZxzsCMrosEe4R76wktZyPuA9zTGv1M5Vx85QOTl_xrYwdTeHQ-3ry94a5Uq0kXnY/s1600/IMG_0123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcl-McfywuhIEph5ntVRvgSWOt2ZaJ8Lpozs_CwgC4e0Jgo9y62R8aKjtEnSUF95aXetqRF0oIW6ZxzsCMrosEe4R76wktZyPuA9zTGv1M5Vx85QOTl_xrYwdTeHQ-3ry94a5Uq0kXnY/s320/IMG_0123.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Place a larger rubber band around the toy,<br />
and insert rolled size 1 diapers around the toy.</td></tr>
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and hot glue to secure into place. Hot Glue large<br />
buttons on the seems of the ribbon. Create bows <br />
with the 5/8 in ribbon and hot glue around the top.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"> There you have it, a complete diaper cake!!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I also found this very cute <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PC92XE/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller="><span style="color: blue;">Upaint Jumbo Piggy Bank</span></a> at my local Ben Franklin, which you can find at Amazon.com that I painted with my own ceramic paints I picked up at Wal-mart, and had guest sign at the baby shower as a keepsake. It turned out so cute I want to paint a few more, one for each of my boys.</span></div> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NGLywCb-8a6601y6_Ow_tWgpsEu9qCqseDhWFEnZQDldfEhrnIw2vmXNp4UwHpQcT1_PCrVyuH6dtw9nDBQKecA2YYrYgwZvK3A7qtRGIbOj6INdJW8OPGRBcTyNftHaHUKzcFQj4Xk/s1600/IMG_0141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NGLywCb-8a6601y6_Ow_tWgpsEu9qCqseDhWFEnZQDldfEhrnIw2vmXNp4UwHpQcT1_PCrVyuH6dtw9nDBQKecA2YYrYgwZvK3A7qtRGIbOj6INdJW8OPGRBcTyNftHaHUKzcFQj4Xk/s320/IMG_0141.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGrlCl7zWlb3fMZdABQvWe8S0kUQ2tVBTjS5sh4b9vw7PR4homARa0unyeQE0vsWzR-7a17XupvDaAV4eD9Ym7KthBgS_3QnQ9ohS5zGfSCJhG_X-Frocoj3X4M_hIMS1Uqe7XmAZ7LA/s1600/IMG_0144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGrlCl7zWlb3fMZdABQvWe8S0kUQ2tVBTjS5sh4b9vw7PR4homARa0unyeQE0vsWzR-7a17XupvDaAV4eD9Ym7KthBgS_3QnQ9ohS5zGfSCJhG_X-Frocoj3X4M_hIMS1Uqe7XmAZ7LA/s320/IMG_0144.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"> </div><img height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFIBFwXk8xHOt5N8XBXPQYr5dOjd8JNCbAGeLp2XC0OA8rgZN4NoovV7Oi8P41X1E5L374PMWpRf6t8m_Z-s_kuc9avVDkrQHL4-e1arEwTF_DDGCOAt6JP_J7f2THtD4fzRgt3c61bo/s320/IMG_0093.JPG" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 424px; mozopacity: 0.3; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 106px; visibility: hidden;" width="96" /> <div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMaf8oE0JLVphCQwNy__VmvJmNY1azHDqUr67Tsd2nETVwnpMYUqKC5BL1a6_rkDvG7mgZbdjHa9-Ut1XiMzGM6TDRTtt2Mhg0bjBNSRmeG7irpEmNPMPrx7ye85M-aj1A1gMFhfu222g/s1600/IMG_0137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMaf8oE0JLVphCQwNy__VmvJmNY1azHDqUr67Tsd2nETVwnpMYUqKC5BL1a6_rkDvG7mgZbdjHa9-Ut1XiMzGM6TDRTtt2Mhg0bjBNSRmeG7irpEmNPMPrx7ye85M-aj1A1gMFhfu222g/s320/IMG_0137.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-49617378980963608712011-06-07T17:31:00.000-07:002011-06-07T17:31:48.256-07:00Feeling Claritin Clear ~ Product Review<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://sm1.bzzagent.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTk3MTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD05OTMwMCZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTYxNjAwJnNlcmlhbD0xNjc3OTExOCZlbWFpbGlkPXRhbmFfY3hAeWFob28uY29tJnVzZXJpZD0xXzQ1MSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&2002&&&http://www.bzzagent.com/member/Surveys.do" id="yui_3_2_0_3_1307394527113120" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" border="0" id="yui_3_2_0_3_1307394527113118" src="http://sm1.bzzagent.com/webdocs/images/Claritin_Chewables.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">I recently signed up to do a review for Children's Claritin, because Royce was diagnosed with common indoor/outdoor allergies and was prescribed Zyrtec (this was back in the day when you needed to pick it up from the pharmacy) before he was even a year old. I was/am never good about continuing giving him medication for this, and really hoped he'd grow out of it. However, as the years have gone by (all too quickly, I might add.); he's continued to have allergy symptoms, so I give him some allergy meds when he really seems to need something. Over the last few weeks, before school was out, I had him try the Children’s Claritin; first, I gave him the grape flavored chewable tabs. When he returned home from school, I asked him how he felt it worked. With a shrug he replied, "My nose wasn't running all the time, so I didn't have to keep asking to get up to get a tissue all day, so that was good." I also noticed that I didn't have to ask him as often to go blow his nose on those days, so I was happy as well. The next week I tried giving him the liquid Children's Claritin, which is grape flavored as well. When I asked him what he liked better the chewable or the liquid Royce replied, "The liquid. It's not so chalky tasting in my mouth." Other then that the chewable worked as well as the liquid, but Royce preferred the liquid. I'm still not big on handing out the meds, but in Royce's case they did seem to help him out, and he didn't complain about the taste, so overall it was a good experience for both of us.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giovonnie made me this beautiful paper flower at school. <br />
We picked one of my colorful tumblers out to set it in.<br />
Now it's on the table next to my bed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Royce wrote me this great card. It's so<br />
nice to know that I'm appericated. </td></tr>
</tbody></table> I chose to go to Sioux Falls to a place called Dakota Glass, a glass art studio. On the way there, we stopped at DQ to Eat. The older boys were able to choose a project made of fused glass to make such as night-lights, plates, or pendants. Both the boys chose to make pendants. They were able to make three pendants each, at $15.00 per person. Joe walked around the store/studio with Gannon while I worked with (more so watched) the boys, create some pendants after an older woman showed us how to cut the glass and break it. Both the boys liked cutting and breaking glass. We then left all the pendants there, so that they could be fused in the kiln. Then on the way back we hit DQ again for dessert....mmm, blizzards! Then after we got home Joe when and picked up my niece Lexi to babysit, so that we could go out for dinner, just the two of us. I chose the Mexican Restaurant here in town. I have to say it was delicious!<br />
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Anyhow, I went back to Dakota Glass on the following Monday to pick the pendants the boys made. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the pendents Royce made for me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the ones Giovonnie created for me.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When the lady that was working that day found out that two young boys made them she acted surprised and said, "Boy's made these? Oh, my...I thought they were made by teenage girls. How old are your boys?" I told her 8 and 10, and her response was, "Wow, they did a really nice job." I think so too, and it was nice that they both chose to make these for me because they could have chosen anything, and they could have made them for themselves. My only request was to go and make something fun with them, to spend time with them doing something that I would enjoy. It was a very special day for me. "Thank you, Joe, and my wonderful wonderful boys."</span></div>Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-16469198696280317252011-05-02T14:56:00.000-07:002011-05-02T15:08:54.598-07:00Could I be a CoverGirl?<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Recently I’ve been selected to try out a couple of Cover Girl products from the new natureluxe collection. It was nice to try a foundation that color didn’t turn my face an orange color, or that seemed to make my skin look pasty even though I have an extremely light skin tone. I also have to say that like it promised the product was light weight, and didn’t feel as if I just caked on a load of make-up one of the reason’s I don’t wear make-up all that often. Another reason I don’t ware much make-up, especially foundations, is that I have some patches of dry skin that usually becomes more enhanced when I do ware foundation; unfortunately, this make-up didn’t hide it either. An added bonus is that it is SPF 10 for when I spend time out in the sun this summer, like at Royce’s baseball games, because I do tend to burn easily, so I’m hoping this will give me some protection, rather than lathering my face with sun block. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI0uWP0GD6B5eitFL13HVVcw8U-yjfzPPxR98eNkBkjBEzGvscGORGupa9M9KQy9Sy2UGQlwI6joJ0kspMTSbDvYp9CPY54O0Rr0fNNV3sw3ZrPZkb5ElV3z95M_ekwWPwWO9kOfPhDI/s1600/COVERGIRL-NatureLuxe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI0uWP0GD6B5eitFL13HVVcw8U-yjfzPPxR98eNkBkjBEzGvscGORGupa9M9KQy9Sy2UGQlwI6joJ0kspMTSbDvYp9CPY54O0Rr0fNNV3sw3ZrPZkb5ElV3z95M_ekwWPwWO9kOfPhDI/s320/COVERGIRL-NatureLuxe.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The second product I was sent to me to try was a lip-gloss balm, in the color tulip. I love it! It’s my perfect shade of pink that puts a bit of a glisten on my lips,and it still looks natural,. I was so happy to try this lip balm because I am a Chap Stick fanatic, and I also love lip-glosses that help keep my lips feeling moist (as they are often chapped or dry), so I use them daily. This one so far is right up there with being my favorite lip balms because it’s one that I’ve tried that hasn’t make my lips feel sticky. Plus, like the foundation, it has SPF 15 sun protection right in it. I defiantly would recommend this lip balm to friends and family, especially my nieces that are just starting into the make-up phases because they are so light, and natural looking. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">*<strong>Disclosure of Material Connection: </strong>I received a product sample, coupon, collateral or other special premium from BzzAgent. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYVXfrwcEmzpBqMolXKhCnC_bBau1uiSwTgDhIHzLaT6l0shAe88kFwgL9cq0U17zKet_I0WLaz3lA452FKJvPfAu9ZYfK3AnzytR3zIX4u9XudDsXYx9Uq-HTzR62Y8AXSF4T_emzVk/s1600/BzzAgentLOGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYVXfrwcEmzpBqMolXKhCnC_bBau1uiSwTgDhIHzLaT6l0shAe88kFwgL9cq0U17zKet_I0WLaz3lA452FKJvPfAu9ZYfK3AnzytR3zIX4u9XudDsXYx9Uq-HTzR62Y8AXSF4T_emzVk/s1600/BzzAgentLOGO.jpg" /></a></div>Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-24807231320266209112011-04-10T00:25:00.000-07:002011-04-10T00:25:37.633-07:00The Secret Holocaust Diaries ~ Free Kindle BookI've really wanted to read this book, and<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Y35J5S/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=monsavmom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001Y35J5S"> here</a> it is free at <a href="http://amazon.com/">Amazon.com<span id="goog_1280190324"></span><span id="goog_1280190325"></span></a>! Of course I downloaded it to my kindle, and may possibly get a chance to read it after my son, Royce, is done reading his Star Wars series. Royce absolutely loves reading books on the kindle as well; he and Joe calls it the Star War Data Pad. However, I just might have to get my Kindle back for a bit, so I can read The Secret Holocaust Diaries.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">And if you don't have a Kindle, you can download it and read it on your PC with this app, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_pc_mkt_lnd?docId=1000426311">Kindle for PC</a>, that is offered at Amazon.com.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Enjoy~</div>Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-43444140620595861122011-03-31T16:16:00.000-07:002011-04-01T07:36:07.212-07:00Quick Glass Marble Magnet Craft <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flat Glass Marble Magnet </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">List of Supplies: Old Magazine, Scissors, Pencil, <br />
Flat Glass Marbles, Circle Magnets, Glue Gun and Glue Sticks</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"> 1. Find an image that fits inside the flat marble.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2. Circle around it with the pencil.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Circled Image</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3. Cut around the circle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4. Add a pea size bead of hot glue (or other clear drying glue) to the <br />
back of the flat marble.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5. Center the image in the marble, and press down firmly. <br />
6. Trim any excess paper from the edges.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7. Flip the glass marble over, and add a pea size <br />
bead of glue to the back of the paper image to it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">8. Place it over the magnet and press down.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9. All Done</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are a few baseball themed marble magnets that I created for Royce.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I hope you all enjoy making some of your own too.Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-46646829748928522322011-03-29T15:46:00.000-07:002011-03-29T15:46:55.118-07:00Read Books, Give Books!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="135" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOWsGGJAuvzVGUzOM8WQViq6yPqxd7XXAJ0MlJBmQ8EeGvlC3RkZmdqjHOqV4Oxvq5XCtFaNY42JYppbz6TIweT0xsN76TgUBQ6uBSoYVLnnDUnfevYT9GhTfLjV7IMvF5ZHmaTTvE6E/s400/We+Give+Books.png" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>I spotted this site on the <a href="http://moneysavingmom.com/">Money Saving Mom</a> blog today called <a href="http://www.wegivebooks.org/campaigns">We Give Books</a>, so I checked into it. I found it worth sharing with all of you. This is a site which allows you to go online and pick a campaign, read children's book (Gannon and Giovonnie both liked this) and then the site gives a book to the campain in which you chose. There are a veritiy of children's books like <em>Llama Llama Red Pajama</em> by Anna Dewdney<em>, Corduroy Lost and Found</em> by Don Freeman<em>, Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse</em> by Judy Schachner<em>, The Spy-Catcher Gang</em> by John Kelly and many more.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #990000;">UPDATE: </span><span style="color: black;">The Winner's of the giveaway fundraiser for Austin have been announced on <span id="goog_1040762847"></span><span id="goog_1040762848"></span><a href="http://crystalscraftspot.blogspot.com/2011/03/thank-yous-and-winners.html">Crystal's Craft Spot</a>. Thanks to all who participated. </span></strong></div>Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-17273197524391924722011-03-07T09:48:00.000-08:002011-03-07T09:56:40.590-08:00A Couple of Fun Freebies<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Seeds for your garden...</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.freesamplesnstuff.com/FreeSample-925.aspx">http://www.freesamplesnstuff.com/FreeSample-925.aspx</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So begins another delightful and intriguing tale from the life of Hugh de Singleton, surgeon in the medieval village of Bampton. Masterfully researched by medieval scholar Mel Starr, the setting of the novel can be visited and recognized in modern-day England. Enjoy more of Hugh s dry wit, romantic interests, evolving faith, and dogged determination as he pursues his third case as bailiff of Bampton. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This was a change a pace for me, what a fun historical fiction story of murder and mystery with a touch of romance. I usually don’t like to read books out of order of what they were written, as this book was the third chronicle of the Hugh de Singleton series, by Mel Starr. I thought that I might feel completely lost, but I didn’t feel lost at all, and I totally enjoyed how the story played out. Now I really want to read the other two books, The Unquiet Bones, and A Corpse at St. Andrew’s Chapel. I also liked that Mel included a map and a glossary of terms in the front of the book, of word that were used within the story that are not normally used today. This was an enjoyable quick read that I would suggest to many; I really think this is a book that guys and girls alike. Overall this book has very clean language, and although a murder mystery it is not gruesome at all, so it would even be a good book for tweens on up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">Want to buy it yourself you can get it </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Trail-Ink-Chronicle-Singleton-Surgeon/dp/1854249746/ref=sprightly-20"><span style="color: #660000;">here</span></a><span style="color: #660000;"> from Amazon.com.</span></span><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>*Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity group’s blog for books program in exchange for a review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. </strong></span>Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-64452410254345245172011-03-04T14:16:00.000-08:002011-03-09T16:23:18.302-08:00Thinking of a Playful Spring<span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span style="color: #93c47d;"></span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">With spring just around the corner I started thinking of going out doors more, and taking the boy to the park, or just going outback at home to play. We have a nice backyard area that the boys can play in, which extends into the next-door neighbor’s yard where there are some nice </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.swingsetsandmore.com/"><span style="color: purple;">backyard swing sets</span></a><span style="color: #b6d7a8;"> </span><span style="color: black;">that my children have enjoy playing on since we moved here. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"></span> </span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black;">but I would really like to get a swing set for the boys too, now that we won’t be venturing over to the neighbors to play. </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black;">It would nice to get something that all my boys can enjoy, and I’ve seen a couple of nice ones over at CSNStores that are a bit more budget friendly and have free shipping. </span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:openimgpopup('http://www.csnstores.com/asp/show_image.asp?pr=0&sku=GOR1119', '700', '590')" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Gorilla Playsets - 01-0002 - Congo Free Standing Swing Set" height="200" id="lgimage" onmouseover="javascript:ZoomLgImg('lgimage');" src="http://common2.csnimages.com/lf/1/hash/949/303965/1/Congo+Free+Standing+Swing+Set.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://common1.csnimages.com/lf/1/hash/5666/3632626/1/Swing-Town-Phoenix-Swing-Set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Swing Town - MA3101 - Phoenix Swing Set" border="0" height="200" id="lgimage" onmouseover="javascript:ZoomLgImg('lgimage');" src="http://common1.csnimages.com/lf/1/hash/5666/3632626/1/Swing-Town-Phoenix-Swing-Set.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div>Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-29861512137116859572011-03-03T20:50:00.000-08:002011-03-09T16:18:42.032-08:00And the Winner for the book giveaway is.....<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCt6I0VhMXiakKE5S_H3wNMpL_qHJYlsg9j6F0FD_czGQ21kquuRuoA3i8F4OIEzCF_6IKqBsxP86csRD6pn_kismPuJwxHFigZu2lCrQap0cqIn0MD8ctzLozPlV41KWCP-UWQ5yUFlk/s1600/the+life+ready+woman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCt6I0VhMXiakKE5S_H3wNMpL_qHJYlsg9j6F0FD_czGQ21kquuRuoA3i8F4OIEzCF_6IKqBsxP86csRD6pn_kismPuJwxHFigZu2lCrQap0cqIn0MD8ctzLozPlV41KWCP-UWQ5yUFlk/s200/the+life+ready+woman.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The WINNER of the book <em>The Life Ready Woman</em> by Shaunti Feldhahn and Robert Lewis is from </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>commet number 10, Taleah!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Taleah congradulations on winning this book!</strong> I will be contacting you soon.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, I'd like to thank all of you who entered and were willing to share your gifts/talents with us, and how you used them. For those of you who did not win, but would still like the chance at winning the book The Life Ready Women, you may want to checkout the others blogs would were part of this <a href="http://litfusegroup.com/blogtours/text/13117565">blog tour</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giovonnie's Birthday Cake, with <a href="http://fowlsinglefile.blogspot.com/2011/01/theres-penguin-in-my-fridge.html">fondant penguins</a>!<br />
Thanks for the fun idea from <a href="http://fowlsinglefile.blogspot.com/">Fowl Single File</a>.</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">After we finished decorating the cake, Giovonnie and I started preparing his birthday dinner of Chili, and cinnamon rolls. I love that he enjoys cooking and baking because it gives us some one-on-one time. Once dad came home from work it was dinner time (supper time, to some of you). When we all finished eating we said we were to full for cake, so Giovonnie wanted to go play computer games with Dad (Joe) and Royce, but the rest of us chanted, "Presents, Presents, Presents...until Giovonnie said, "Ok, I'll open my presents." </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giovonnie opened his gifts and got a couple of How to Train You Dragon toys,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so he had to try one out. (Neat little science experiment).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also had to give him that Dragon Puppet that I got from Swag Bucks and Amazon.Com. <br />
I meant to give it to him at Christmas, but with the abundance of other gifts<br />
I decided to hold it for his Birthday.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"> After Presents Giovonnie, Royce and Joe went off to play a computer game.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"> (Joe has a mini-network set up.) Then before bed time it was cake and ice cream time.</div> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">....and relight again,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">blowing out the candle for the 4th time, or 5th, or 8th. ; )</td></tr>
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</div>Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-27122905540914888152011-02-25T09:44:00.000-08:002011-02-25T18:22:10.760-08:00Got a Kindle? How about some Book Freebies!!After the Leaves Fall [Kindle Edition]<br />
by <a href="http://www.nicolebaart.com/blog/?p=1724">Nicole Baart</a><br />
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Here is a great read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004LLIPW4/ref=s9_simh_gw_p351_d3_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1YYM88APVV7WP7VMT52N&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846">After the Leaves Fall, by Nicole Baart</a>, and if you have a Kindle you can pick it up for free at <a href="http://amazon.com/">Amazon.com</a>! (I don't know how long the offer will last so you may want to hurry.) If you don't remember I did a review about this book last Oct, which you can check out <a href="http://littlebirdseeds.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-first-book-review-and-giveaway.html">here</a>.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Another kindle freebie is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004H1T824/ref=s9_simh_gw_p351_d3_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1YYM88APVV7WP7VMT52N&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846">Craving God: A 21-Day Devotional Challenge [Kindle Edition]</a>. I have not read this book, but maybe you'd like too on your kindle.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br />
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Seven Amazon $5 Gift Card Codes<br />
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What I purchased with Amazon Gift Card Codes (each item was new in the package, which even with shipping ended up being free for me):<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">One Clip on LED Book light with Button Cell</span><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clip-LED-Booklight-Button-Cell/dp/B0011ZLHLO/ref=pd_ys_iyr20"><img alt="Clip on LED Booklight with Button Cell" border="0" height="130" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41SjYJHg8kL._SL500_SS130_.jpg" width="130" /></a> <br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">One Nintendo DS Game Prince of Persia: The Fallen King (Rated E)</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Prince-Persia-Fallen-King-Nintendo-DS/dp/B001ASJIRW/ref=pd_ys_iyr21"><img alt="Prince of Persia: The Fallen King" border="0" height="130" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51EZ%2BdkSH2L._SL500_SS130_.jpg" width="130" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">One Set of Grafix Medium Weight 6-Inch-by-6-Inch Chipboard-Sheets, White 25-Pack (for scrap booking)</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B001F6L0UW/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=2617941011&s=arts-crafts" onclick="return amz_js_PopWin(this.href,'AmazonHelp','width=700,height=600,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,toolbar=0,status=1');" target="AmazonHelp"><img alt="Grafix Medium Weight 6-Inch-by-6-Inch Chipboard-Sheets, White 25-Pack" border="0" height="300" id="prodImage" onload="if (typeof uet == 'function') { uet('af'); }" onmouseover="" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31KYxhr826L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">One KooKeys Lion (It's much like Webz Kinz)</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/KooKeys-Lion-06/dp/B000ZHDY1A/ref=pd_ys_iyr42"><img alt="KooKeys Lion" border="0" height="320" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31nF2RqluOL._SL500_SS130_.jpg" width="320" /></a> <br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">One Melissa & Doug Smoulder the Dragon Puppet </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Smoulder-Dragon-Puppet/dp/B002DWAVP2/ref=pd_ys_iyr43"><img alt="Melissa & Doug Smoulder the Dragon Puppet" border="0" height="130" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51HeiubODtL._SL500_SS130_.jpg" width="130" /></a> <br />
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The other two gift codes I haven't used yet because I'm trying to save up for a bigger purchase, Amazon allows their gift codes to be combined. <br />
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Another book review... <br />
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<strong>About the Book:</strong><br />
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Are you a ‘Doing it all’ or ‘Do what matters’ woman?<br />
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Whether a stay at home; or working mom, an airplane-hopping executive, an empty-nester caring for multiple generations or a single juggling high demands of career and personal life, today's fast-paced modern world leaves women gasping for balance. We as modern Christian women want to look to the Bible for guidance on how to manage our lives -- but because the world of women looks so different today than it did when the Bible was written, it is hard to find chapter and verse that seems to apply to our situation today.<br />
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Thankfully, God has given us exactly that timeless, unchanging guidance for how to find peace, clarity, and God's best for our lives once we know where to look! The Life Ready Woman: Thriving in a Do-It-All World, reveals a profound biblical roadmap for how each of us can find the abundant life we are longing for, rather than the stressful, torn, how-do-I-balance-it-all life we often feel like we are trying to keep up with today. Actually being a LifeReady Woman means that you are clear about your life, bold in your faith, and able to find God’s best for you, and the end result will be that you not only survive but thrive in our do-it-all world.<br />
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God has given every wonderfully unique woman different skills and abilities, different desires, and different temperaments -- and every woman around the planet and through the ages is certainly living in different circumstances. But no matter what a woman’s life looks like, the Bible says that God has an individual mission and plan that He’s carefully designed for each of us. And He wants us to find it. Starting January 2011, The Life Ready Woman and the Life Ready Woman Video Series will help every wonderfully unique woman to thrive as she identifies and courageously pursues God's unique design and callings for her. LifeReady Woman puts you on a roadmap to make decisions that will lead to relief, delight, and fulfillment instead of regret.<br />
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<strong>My Thoughts:</strong><br />
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I really wish that I had more time to read this book before I did the review as I received it a bit late and ended up doing a quick read through, which would have been all right by me if it were a fictional novel. However, I was schedule to post today as part of a blog tour, so I found myself rushing through a book that had loads of information that I believe I needed to read. I’ll have to go back and give it some true devotion because I feel that I still missed a lot (this is odd for me to say, because like re-watching movies that I’ve seen before I dislike rereading books that I’ve already read). I loved the feel of this book, loaded with real life experiences that give a solid representation of where God fits into the author and other’s lives. There is a reality, rather than the cheesiness that tends to be layered on when people try too hard or fake it, that shows the struggles of a Christ like living as well as the hope and strength that also comes with the belief in knowing God.<br />
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I have to say that this book bothered me when I first started reading, talking about how women can’t have it all the successful career, and family and if they have one they are sacrificing another. How women that are aimed at having a successful career, or becoming equal alongside men within that career field women tend not to have children, or poor family relationships. (Sounds hurtful, doesn’t it?) However, after thinking about it, the same goes for many men. Looking at some of the men that surround my life, I see the sacrifice they make in the name of their careers. One good example would be my own father, he worked hard for the business that he had with his brothers. He was usually working Mon thru Fri, and Sat until noon, and an occasional Sunday afternoon between church services. When he came home, there was usually stuff to do around the house he was always working. I don’t remember spending a whole lot of time with him unless I went to work with him (and even then we were working), and never really were able to know him as a person. Wow, did I get a reality check in my young adult years as I came to understand that my father was a real person who made mistakes. Anyhow, my point being was that he sacrificed a real relationship with his children in order for his business to be successful, I don’t believe any of us (his children) really were able to get to know who he was, and we just had a false image of who we thought he was. (Thankfully, more recently we’ve be able to start building that missing relationship.) I have to say that I’ve seen this with other men as well, where the jobs they have require for them to be on-call at all hours (day or night), and sometimes they miss planned family events because of it. Anyhow, that’s the reality of it that both men and women have to make sacrifices in one area of their live for another; however, this book was written for women, which needs to be understood when reading it, or you may find your feminist side a bit offended. I do have to clarify that it did not say you should be a women who stays at home, or a women who shouldn’t strive to have a career they’ve always dreamed of, but that sacrifices are made in one area or another.<br />
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Chapter ten in the book probably spoke to me the most because it is the area in which I’ve been dealing within my own life recently. I think if you’ve ever been a person to think to yourself that there has to be more to live then just this, then maybe you too were or are stuck in that stage of life where you really don’t know what to do with your life, you want to be more, do more, and live more. You find discontent within yourself, or your life, and you know changes need to be made, but you’re unsure what. This is where I was just a few months ago, I really didn’t know what my talents were. The book covers this, by basically stating that if you have thing you do that you enjoy that those are the things that direct you to what your talents are, for example I started to blog more because I enjoy it, and crafting, and art, and reading. I enjoy all of these things, and for the longest time thought that these were useless gifts. I really didn’t know where to use them, and still feel that way at times or I feel like what I’m doing is a waste of time. I thought that I needed to make a change in my life and so; I talked with my husband about going back to school. Soon after I started taking online classes to get my BFA in Visual Communications with a concentration in Web design (actually, I just switched it from digital design to web design). I really enjoy the classes because I love being creative. I found that I’m over-all happier now that I’ve brought art back into my life. This chapter also speaks about how it is important to use the talents we have, and why it’s important as a Christian. <br />
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<strong>Your Chance to Win it...</strong><br />
So this was a bit of my take on the book, and I'm offering one of my lovely readers a chance to read it too. I was given two books for this review, one for myself to read and one as part of a giveaway! If you'd like a chance to win the book and read it for yourself all you need to do is <strong>leave a comment about what you feel your talent/gift is and how you use that gift</strong>. Then I'll pick a winner with the assistance of random.org and announce the winner on<strong> 03/03/11</strong>, and send you your very own copy of the Life Ready Woman. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Shaunti Feldhahn is a former Wall Street analyst, best-selling author of the book For Women Only, national speaker, and regular commentator in the media. She has been featured on The Today Show, PBS, TNT and Fox News- to name a few. You can learn more about her many activities by visiting her website Shaunti.com or get some great mom advice from her at MomLifeToday.com. She and her husband live with their two young children in Atlanta , Georgia and enjoy every minute of living at warp speed.</div><br />
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<img height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrk766XMKSvelEd-Lyq8JlP8ZXairEVJ1fMch_8yMdyTrq4xtN1V2v0Cqknocs_n_NqKWCDg8xYX5A6fEz0oQ3yw-SLTynGMj35n1Mg0b_G1v6qty-S4eGQowWuh3tuI1txbGdmBY57k/s1600/momlife_300x250.gif" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 243px; mozopacity: 0.3; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 2367px; visibility: hidden;" width="96" />Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-37001059066627821212011-02-14T11:00:00.000-08:002011-03-09T16:18:42.035-08:00Book Bead Bracelet Winner!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My self and<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mrgnome"> Mr. Gnome's Etsy Shop</a> and <a href="http://www.mrgnomesblog.com/">blog</a> are pleased to announce the winner of the Handmade Book Bead Bracelet...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Thanks to all of you who participated. I hope you enjoy your handmade book bead bracelet.Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-41403198016146056462011-02-10T15:21:00.000-08:002011-02-10T15:21:20.671-08:00Protect Your Privacy ~ I found you on Spokeo!I was off in blog land today, when I spotted something that was a bit bothersome over at<a href="http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/2011/02/protect-yourself.html"> Diddle Daddle</a> (one of the blogs I follow). I know that my husband had shown me this site once before, but I guess I thought he took care of it. However, when I went to check it out for myself sure enough I found myself, along with a number of other people listed as Tana Cox (who know the name would be so popular!). I did kinda expect to find myself out there because I do blog, Facebook, and shop a bit on the web. Anyhow, for those of you who don’t know about it your information maybe on there too. Check it out yourself, and if it bothers you that your name, your email address, and your home address (with a map, so anyone could find you), and that people could pay under $3.00 to get more info about you; you may want to have your listing removed. I did by going to the site and typing in my first and last name, then I did my maiden name too. I was removed with in 30 minutes. <br />
Here is where you need to go to look yourself up: <a href="http://www.spokeo.com/">http://www.spokeo.com/</a><br />
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This is the link that’ll give you the directions of taking your info off the site:<br />
<a href="http://www.spokeo.com/blog/help/#8">http://www.spokeo.com/blog/help/#8</a><br />
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Here is the site that allows you to request your information to be removed.<br />
<a href="https://www.spokeo.com/contact">https://www.spokeo.com/contact</a><br />
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Then click on topic > privacy. Finish up by following the directions<br />
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<span style="color: red;"></span>Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-26105626021531153512011-02-07T17:12:00.000-08:002011-02-22T07:54:11.275-08:00Great Freebie for you Music LoversFree $2 Amazon MP3 credit<br />
Click on the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003LLKADC/ref=dm_buy_gc?ie=UTF8&gcIsProcess=1&gcpcCode=VDAYMP3S#gc">“Redeem a Gift Card or Promotion Code”</a> on Amazon.com and enter code <strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">VDAYMP3S</span></strong> to get a free $2 MP3 added to your Amazon.com account.<br />
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<a href="http://moneysavingmom.com/">Money Saving Mom</a>Tanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329238819993462582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370962964429813736.post-44230584915937191272011-02-04T19:21:00.000-08:002011-03-09T16:18:42.036-08:00Mr.Gnome's Etsy Shop ~ Interview and Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmc0H3LPJiKhqcgl3MxcFz5Jg_SI0oYGCos2nPWM8ZeZwI4o8FN2INBOv-Tu-uMyKF3vyI4jpTvzUbk1MGL21sYFg2OzBZBAABPXd55Wt8QgNnVsIz-Gfx3v-9buBOfkD8bJ5wp8Bxeo/s1600/PictureframeBanner1234long2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmc0H3LPJiKhqcgl3MxcFz5Jg_SI0oYGCos2nPWM8ZeZwI4o8FN2INBOv-Tu-uMyKF3vyI4jpTvzUbk1MGL21sYFg2OzBZBAABPXd55Wt8QgNnVsIz-Gfx3v-9buBOfkD8bJ5wp8Bxeo/s400/PictureframeBanner1234long2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div> I came across this super cute Etsy shop, Mr. Gnome's owned by Kim Franklin, and found some super cute bracelets, as I looked on I came to find that these bracelets were so unique because they were made from up-cycled book pages! I then had to contact the store owner to find out more about her and her shop. I love that fact that she bases her Crafting Art by renewing old things, especially the ones bound for the landfills. I asked Kim if she’d be willing to do an interview, so that all of you would have a chance to get to know her and more about her crafting and she agreed. <br />
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<strong>1. Please tell us a little about yourself, what you do in life. Why do you do what you do? </strong><br />
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I graduated from college last spring with two BA’s in Media Arts Honors (video & photography) as well as Communications, but I have always been passionate about crafting and the environment, so I blended them and now work on Up-cycled crafting. I did not want to go into a 9-5 job, so I am working on building my up-cycled craft work as well as doing video jobs on the side for small eco-friendly business that need web-videos.<br />
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I am honestly inspired by everything! I have the blessing and curse of having ideas flow out of my brain at the speed of light all day long, I have problems keeping up. I get very inspired when I am hiking or camping as well as walking through thrift and antique stores, I really love items that have a history.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I had always had a passion for crafts since I was a child. My sister and I would go to my grandma’s house before and after school because my parents both worked full time. And at her house after homework was done it was craft time, my favorite time of the day. In high school and college, I had to give up my crafting because of studying or band practice. I think that time period of giving it up really made me discover how much it needed to be in my life. I heard about Etsy on someone’s craft blog one night and had a profile set up by the next morning. I want to do what I am passionate about and show others that you can do what you love, it does take long hours and hard work, but I will take that any day over work I hate.</div> <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Well, my boyfriend of 3 years (Dave) and I LOVE to hike, camp, backpack, and roadtrip. He was actually my very first date and my very first boyfriend and we liked to have art/craft nights together. He had this gnome that he had long before I met him that he painted with a girl he went on a date with. It was horrible looking all green with a dark brown face, so we repainted him and goodness he is dapper now. I just had to name my store after him, because he comes on every single road trip with us! Ode to Mr. Gnome.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">When I first started off on Etsy I noticed that most people sold items that were made with new materials, and most of them just made mass produced and duplicated handmade items. My rule of thumb that I am very strict with it ONLY use second hand items, or items found in dumpsters that are bound for the landfill. So every single item is one of a kind, every single book bead is different. I really like the fact that my customers are getting unique handmade ONE OF A KIND items that no one else will have, I think that makes them so much more special and each item has a history, that's beautiful to me. I currently sell paper roses, book bead jewelry, memo holders, cork boards, picture frames, cards etc.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>My favorites by far are the Book Beads. Every person says “oh my goodness that is so much work”... yes it is very time consuming to gather the books from local thrift store dumpsters each week, go through and tear out the pages, then hand cut roll and coat each bead. But I LOVE BOOK BEADING! I love how every single bead is different, and the beads literally tell a story, it’s such a rewarding process when I am done to know that the book will live on and not be in a landfill, that puts a smile on my face.<br />
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<strong>7. What was the strangest find you used to create your unique up-cycled art? </strong><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What came first, the chicken or the egg.... I really have gone back and forth ever this question since I started video and photography work in college. Here is what I boil it down to. I think in my mind that art is something you hang on a wall or set on a shelf, craft is something you use, such as a scarf, purse, or stuffed animal. But the lines can get fuzzy and indeed something can be both. I am a both for sure.</div><br />
<strong>9. Where do you do your best thinking? </strong><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I am still learning, in social networking the best thing is to get yourself out there. I am currently on Facebook, twitter, and I have a blog. I am quickly learning that you have to sow your seeds in order to get rewards, so I like to say I am sowing my seeds right now. I am building amazing content on my blog of free craft tutorials, upcycled artist interviews, and giveaways. What I am noticing thus far is that consistency is key, get down a system and maintain. For sure get a blog, my blog has given me lots of connections to folks in the craft environment. Comment comment comment on blogs that have similar interests, you will learn for both the bad and good blogs for sure!</div><br />
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OMG I would love love love, did I say love to decoupage large furniture in the future when I have a studio and more storage space. I would love to work on chairs, rocking chairs, tables, large shelving etc.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Etsy shop or not, I would like to be a full time crafter/artist until I die. This takes time to build up, I am not sure if I will be on Etsy forever, but I would like to write books, teach classes, sell my work, show art galleries. I am also working on creating an Upcycled craft community called Trashy Crafter; I have so much in the works. Right now things are slow, but I can see the momentum building as I look forward, the future looks awesome!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> I really love the story behind Kim’s Book Bead Bracelets. Not only did she do the interview, but Kim also sent me two Book Bead Bracelets to try out for myself! (Thanks, Kim that was so sweet of you.) They came just in time for my birthday (what am awesome bonus). I have to say that I love them both, one is black and white and the other is full of specs of color which were made from pages of some books headed to the landfill, and I even wore them the whole day that my family went shopping for my birthday gift. I thought for sure that the bracelet would fall off because the clasp is just made of a bead and the string that the beads are placed on, but neither of them did. The clasp was made so well they just held perfectly. Even my boys liked them, and Royce and Giovonnie both complemented me on how pretty they were. Gannon also liked them so much when I took them off he grabbed them, and wanted me to put them on him. Then he tried to eat the colored one, saying it was candy. I saved it from his mouth, and after it dried out you couldn’t even tell that he tried to eat it. I wouldn’t suggest letting a toddler or a baby play it, and to keep it out of water as much as possible because they are made from paper.</div><br />
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Please do not enter under more then one blog, and/or name. (Thank you). This giveaway will end Feb. 12, 2011 at 11:55pm (central time). The winner will be chosen by a Random.org widget.<br />
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Sheila Franklin, the wife of a pastor, receives the phone call she’d been waiting for over 20 years. As Sheila accepts the phone call, she realizes that her secret past could be unveiled, and may risk the career of her husband, as well as the future of her marriage. As Sheila’s story unwinds her tangled past of her life in the South during 1940s, and her move to the Mid-Western state of Minnesota, as it intertwines through the present during the Vietnam Era showing how she became the person known as Sheila Franklin, a women of music, faith, love, and God. With knowledge of struggles that she faced through with her life, Sheila steps up to help someone she loves and a stranger, even at the cost of her own marriage, or maybe even her life. <br />
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When I first signed up for this book review, I thought for sure that it would be a cheesy Christian romance novel, which I really don’t care for, but to my surprise it was a fascinating story of how a girl grew up in times of war in the South. Mistakes that were made and hardships peppered her life in ways that transformed her into beautiful women. Sheila’s story also shows struggles with her faith of Christianity and how she longs to know the loving Jesus that her mother’s friend, and that her mother had talked about. I really enjoyed this historical fiction book and found that it was a bit difficult to set down, however I felt that the ending of the book was a bit stretched, and less like that memoir style that I tend to enjoy. <br />
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Where can you find the book to purchase it for yourself; Click<a href="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=sprightly-20&l=as2&o=1&a=082542674X"> here</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">Blog Tour Schedule:</span> Want to read what others have to say about this book, click <a href="http://litfusegroup.com/Blog-Tours/the-rhythm-of-secrets-by-patti-lacy.html">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">About Patti:</span> Baylor graduate, taught community college humanities until God called her to span seas and secrets in her novels, An Irishwoman's Tale and What the Bayou Saw. She has two grown children and a dog named Laura. She and her husband can be seen jog-walking the streets of Normal, Illinois, an amazing place to live for a woman born in a car. For more information, visit Patti's website at www.pattilacy.com, her blog at www.pattilacy.com/blog, and her Facebook daily Artbites. Want to know more about Patti, check her out <a href="http://www.pattilacy.com/about.php">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">About the Rhythm of Secrets NOOK Giveaway & Facebook Party</span> <br />
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Enter the Rhythm of Secrets NOOK eReader Giveaway:<br />
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Patti and her publisher, Kregel, are giving away a NOOK prize package worth over $150 to one lucky winner!!!!<br />
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Enter the Nook eReader Giveaway and you could win:<br />
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* A brand new Nook eReader with Wi-Fi<br />
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* $25 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble<br />
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To enter, simply click<a href="http://wildfireapp.com/website/6/contests/91774"><span style="color: #660000;"><strong> here</strong></span></a> to enter, then tell 5 or more friends about the contest. Oh, and enter soon! Winner will be announced on February 16th at Patti's Rhythm of Secrets <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=187451107939562">Facebook Party</a>.<br />
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But, wait there’s more! Come to the Rhythm of Secrets Facebook Party on February 16th!<br />
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Patti will be announcing the winner of The Rhythm of Secrets NOOK giveaway at her Party on FB February 16th! She’ll be hosting a book club discussion of The Rhythm of Secrets and giving away other fun prizes! (signed copies of her books and gift certificates to Barnes & Noble, Starbucks, & iTunes!). Don’t miss the fun at Patti’s FB Author Page on February 16th at 5pm PST ( 6 pm MST, 7 pm CST, & 8 pm EST)!<br />
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