I'm going to direct you to my book site for a book giveaway I'm having there.
Head over to 4 the LOVE of BOOKS
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Lighter Side for an extra bonus.
Sorry everyone! Bear with me. I deleted everything in my right hand column. Don't know how I did it but I did. I hope to get it back soon. Not what I had planned to do today. Sooooo, may not get it all fixed back for a bit. I really don't know what I did. deleted too much I guess. Ut-oh! Error Big Time.
Let the sewing begin! Opps, sewing is completed now it's time to report our progress. Last night my daughter and I worked on the March Friday night Sew-in.
Our mascot has been kindly put away due to seasonal changes. We haven't found another to guard the snacks, but snacks we had indeed. Actually, by the looks of the picture the snacks went over pretty well. We popped some popcorn and added two different seasonings: kettle corn and ranch. They both were well received.
We were entertained by two music CDs through the night. One Lorie Line (I love her music, she's my fav.) Heritage collectionII and the other was Be Thou Exxalted a SMS Men's Quartet with gospel favorites, chosen by my daughter.
Now on to the progress that was made. And progress was made this month. No ripping took place. WooHoo! Only moving forward. That's the way we like it!
Daughter completed her journal cover our own version of the pattern at Mode Bake Shop and she also worked on a cross-stitch that's she's doing for her Grandma. We think when she gets the cross-stitch complete we'll turn it into a journal cover. We'll see how it progresses she's almost finished with is. Just some final touch-ups. Sorry I didn't get a pic of it maybe next time.
Mom also accomplished much. I was able to complete my rose bud quilt block for the Arp. BOM on the quilters board that I am to post. The pattern is from quilterscache site. I cut out another quilt block. This block is called Shamrock from quilterbydesign site.
Question for you all. Which way do you like the shamrocks laid out on the square? all put together OR broken-up, stencil type? (Sorry about the shadow on the picture my arm was in the light when I used no flash.)
Sew that was our progress for Friday, March 19, 2010's Sew-In
On my Gazelle Crosstrainer (No that isn't me either, in my dreams)
Week of Feb. Mar. 12th-18th
Friday - 30 min. = 2 miles
Monday - 45 min. = 3 miles
Tuesday - 30 min. = 2 miles
Wednesday - 15 min. = 1 miles
Thursday - 30 min. = 2 miles
Ok I couldn't wait til Monday Mailbox to show what came in my mailbox yesterday. I just had to Show and Tell today. I can't remember what blog I won these on, but anyway. I won them and they came UPS last night.
They are from the CSN-stores on-line here. I was so excited I just had to tell.
1. On a scale of 1-10, how superstitious are you, honestly?
#1 - I don't believe in superstitions at all.
2. Julius Caesar is quoted as saying, "I came, I saw, I conquered." Which circumstance or experience of yours does this saying best describe?
I guess I'd have to say every Spring we, the People of Grand Forks and Red River Valley area, fight the Mighty Red River from flooding in our town(s). Which we are in the mist of conquering right now this Spring.
3. If I peeked in on your day like a mischievous little leprechaun, at what time would I most likely find you blogging?
I blog all through out the day. I blog awhile and do my house work. I multi-task most blogging times. So I'm in and out. Right now, I'm in doing this meme.
4. Re springing forward for Daylight Saving Time, is there anything you've ever been really early or really late for?
I'm early for most appointments and meetings, however, lots of times I'm late sending birthday wishes, and the likes.
5. What are you most looking forward to concerning Spring?
Not having to put on the winter garb to go outside. Just go. I did it yesterday. WOOHOO! Come on Spring!
6. Shamrocks are the national flower of Ireland and are picked on St. Patrick's Day and worn on the lapel or shoulder. Do you wear green on St. Patty's Day?
As I kid I was more into it, Now if I wear green on St. P's Day that's cool I remembered. It's not a conscious effort. Today I did manage to put on a dress with green leaves in the pattern.
7. One of Caesar's assassins, Casca, said, "But, for my own part, it was Greek to me," which of course means he didn't understand something. Probably his own lines in the play. Anyway, what is something that is "Greek to you," something incomprehensible or indecipherable?
Most math is Greek to me.
8. Is March behaving more like a lion or a lamb where you live?
It's come in pretty quiet like a lamb. Watch out April.
9. "An extra yawn one morning in the springtime, an extra snooze one night in the autumn is all that we ask in return for dazzling gifts. We borrow an hour one night in April; we pay it back with golden interest five months later." -Winston Churchill. If you had one extra hour per day every day, what would you do with it?
Couldn't add enough hours to my day. I'd probably read or waste it being on-line.
10. Legend says that every Leprechaun has a pot of gold hidden deep in the Irish countryside. Aside from real gold or money, what material item would be in your dream pot of gold?
A big beautiful house with lots of luxuries.
11. "The best things are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of God just before you." Robert Louis Stevenson. Look around you right now and tell us about something essential or beautiful very near you that you take for granted every day.
My computer
12. Just for a bit o' fun, click here (www.blogthings.com/irishnamegenerator/) and then report your Irish name. Mine is "Zoe O'Sullivan." I love it!
My Irish Name Is: Alannah Fitzpatrick, not bad I guess.
As a family, we don’t celebrate St. Patrick’s Day but I know some of my readers do, so this post is for you. I wanted to get this up earlier but it just didn't work. Have fun.
Press Release:
Even if you can’t catch a leprechaun this March 17, you can still make one (along with many other crafts and treats) to celebrate the greenest holiday of all – St. Patrick’s Day!
Celebrate at home – or in the classroom – with Disney FamilyFun magazine’s mischievous ideas – and you’re sure to ‘strike gold!’
St. Patty’s Day Platter: Use a colorful variety of fruits for a rainbow platter. Marshmallows can act as the cloud at the end of the rainbow, and bananas for the pot of gold! (p. 29)
Clover Cookies: For St. Patrick's Day (March 17), or any day you feel like you need a little extra luck, bake up a batch of these cheerful green shamrock cookies. Give some to your friends and classmates, so they will be lucky, too. http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/clover-cookies-687480/
If you are looking for worksheets and crafts for Spring as well as St. Patrick’s Day, be sure to check out http://www.kidslearningstation.com/. They also have other worksheets for various subjects.
In her best-selling series of Bad Girls of the Bible books, workbooks, and videos, Liz Curtis Higgs breathes new life into ancient tales about the most infamous—and intriguing—women in scriptural history, from Jezebel to Mary Magdalene. Biblically sound and cutting-edge fresh, these popular titles have helped more than one million women around the world experience God's grace anew. Her best-selling historical novels, which transport the stories of Rebecca, Leah, Rachel, and Dinah to eighteenth-century Scotland, have also helped her readers view these familiar characters in a new light. And her nonfiction book, Embrace Grace, winner of a 2007 Retailers Choice Award, presents her message of hope in an engaging and personal way, speaking directly to the hearts of her readers.
A veteran speaker, Liz has presented more than 1,600 encouraging programs for audiences in all 50 states and 10 foreign countries: South Africa, Indonesia, Germany, France, England, Canada, Ecuador, Scotland, Portugal, and New Zealand. In 1995, she received the Council of Peers Award for Excellence from the National Speakers Association, becoming one of only 32 women in the world named to their CPAE-Speaker Hall of Fame.
Feature articles about Liz have appeared in more than 250 major newspapers and magazines across the country, as well as online with Salon.com, Beliefnet.com and Spirituality.com. She has also been interviewed on more than 600 radio and television stations, including guest appearances on PBS, A&E, MSNBC, NPR, TBN with Kirk Cameron, CBC Canada, BBC Radio Scotland, Rhema Broadcasting New Zealand, Radio Pulpit South Africa, LifeToday with James Robison, Focus on the Family, Janet Parshall's America, 100 Huntley Street and Midday Connection.
Liz is the author of twenty-six books, with more than three million copies in print.
Her fiction includes two contemporary novels, one novella, and four historical novels. And she has written five books for young children.
ABOUT THE BOOK
A mother who cannot face her future.
A daughter who cannot escape her past.
Lady Elisabeth Kerr is a keeper of secrets. A Highlander by birth and a Lowlander by marriage, she honors the auld ways, even as doubts and fears stir deep within her.
Her husband, Lord Donald, has secrets of his own, well hidden from the household, yet whispered among the town gossips.
His mother, the dowager Lady Marjory, hides gold beneath her floor and guilt inside her heart. Though her two abiding passions are maintaining her place in society and coddling her grown sons, Marjory’s many regrets, buried in Greyfriars Churchyard, continue to plague her.
One by one the Kerr family secrets begin to surface, even as bonny Prince Charlie and his rebel army ride into Edinburgh in September 1745, intent on capturing the crown.
A timeless story of love and betrayal, loss and redemption, flickering against the vivid backdrop of eighteenth-century Scotland, Here Burns My Candle illumines the dark side of human nature, even as hope, the brightest of tapers, lights the way home.
Excerpt taken from p. 87 of Kathy Ireland's Real Solutions for Busy Moms
"Maintaining good health, like staying on top of your finances, is a continual balancing act. It's easy to fall down once in a while. That's okay as long as you get right back up. You may have a bad day and eat too much. you may have a bad week and get off your exercise program. But if you renew your commitment for the long term and get back into your routine, you're much more likely to enjoy a good month, a good year, and a good life."
On my Gazelle Crosstrainer (No that isn't me either, in my dreams)
Week of Feb. Mar. 5th-11th Friday - 45 min. = 3 miles
Monday - 0 min. = 0 miles
Tuesday - 0 min. = 0 miles
Wednesday - 30 min. = 2 miles
Thursday - 0 min. = 0 miles
My mom made this homemade lotion and shared the recipe with my daughter. She decided to make up a batch today. Just thought I'd share it with you.
Ingredients:
1 jar of vitamin E
1 container of vaseline
1 bottle of baby lotion
* put vaseline in microwaveable dish and microwave 1-4 min. making it softer to work with.
* add all three ingredients to blender and mix well
* return to containers and use.
Confessions of a Homeschooler has this card game she is giving away. Head over to her site and check out the details. Click here to go to this drawing.
Deadline Mar. 26th
Definition of plink: "Plinking refers to informal target shooting done at non-traditional targets such as tin cans, glass bottles, and balloons filled with water." Plinko is also a carnival game we play at Oneighty, but pot-luck shots fits this meme better, I think.
So here are your random plinko questions lined up in a row just like tin cans:
1. How old is the oldest pair of shoes in your closet? Oh, my probably about 14 years old. Yes, I wear them. Need new ones but just haven't broken down and gotten new ones. Old shoes are broke in just like I like them.
2. Did you buy Girl Scout cookies this year? If so, what variety? No, No Girl Scout came to my door. But would have gotten thin mints they are the best.
3. Do you know how to ballroom dance? If not, would you like to? No; No desire here.
4. Were you a responsible child/teenager? Yes, I was a responsible child/teenager.
5. How many of this year's Oscar-nominated movies did you see? Don't even know who won. Guess I'm in the dark.
6. If you're going to have a medical procedure done, such as having blood drawn, is it easier for you to watch someone else having the procedure done or have it done yourself? Neither. I don't give blood real well. Generally takes several people several pokes to get my blood when they need it. I have small deep moving veins. Besides, I have to be laying down when blood is drawn or I pass out. I'm not a willing blood doner. I don't watch either or I'll pass out. So neither is easy for me.
7. What is your favorite day of the week and why? Saturdays. the are more laid back and no set thing to do. What gets done gets done. What don't oh, well next time. Love my Saturdays.
8. Do you miss anyone right now? Yes, my parents and siblings. We live over 800 miles apart.
9. Do hospitals make you queasy? Yes, refer to #6. I don't do hospitals real well either.
10. At which store would you like to max-out your credit card. Not that you ever would, you responsible person, you. I love C.J. Banks
11. Are you true to the brand names of products/items? Only two items.
1.) Dawn dishwashing soap is a must. Nothing suds like Dawn and keeps the suds through the dishwashing time as Dawn. I've been using Dawn for over 24 years.
2.) Sam's cling wrap, I not found a cling wrap that I love more than Sam's brand. I've been using it for over 20 years.
12. Which is more difficult: looking into someone’s eyes when you are telling someone how you feel, or looking into someone’s eyes when he/she is telling you how he/she feels? Probably looking to someone's eyes when I'm telling them how I feel.
I don't normally recommend movies, because most movies have bad language in it, but this one was wonderful. I highly recommend it. My daughter and I watched this one last week and it was excellent. It's a tear jerker so be warned have a box of tissues handy.
Debbie Viguié has been writing for most of her life. She has experimented with poetry and nonfiction, but her true passion lies in writing novels. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing from UC Davis. While at Davis she met her husband, Scott, at auditions for a play.
Debbie's love for writing brought her from working as a church secretary to a successful career writing supernatural fiction. She is the author of Midnight Pearls, Scarlet Moon, and Charmed: Pied Piper, and the young adult Sweet Seasons series. She also is coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Wicked book series.
Debbie and Scott now live on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. When Debbie is not writing and Scott has time off they love to indulge their passion for theme parks.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Cindy’s church is getting ready to celebrate Easter, and Jeremiah’s Temple is preparing for Passover when Cindy literally stumbles over the body of an unknown man lying dead in the sanctuary. The church was locked, and a bloody cross necklace on the floor seems to be the only clue. The killer is likely a member of the congregation, but there are hints that similar deaths have happened in the past. Are Cindy and Jeremiah dealing with a serial killer? They have to unravel the clues before Easter Sunday arrives and more people die.
Cindy and Jeremiah come from two different worlds, even though they work right next door to each other. Cindy is a strong Christian who lives a normal but somewhat dull life, working as a church secretary. Jeremiah is a Reformed rabbi with a mysterious past full of danger and excitement. But one eventful Easter/Passover week, the two find themselves working together to solve a murder and stop a serial killer from striking again. Solving the mystery should put an end to their alliance, but the church secretary and the rabbi quickly find themselves enmeshed in another mystery. Soon the two form a friendly alliance and friendship, exploring personal history and faith and growing closer with each passing adventure. Despite their differences Cindy and Jeremiah find a lot of common ground.
My Review:
This book was very suspenseful, so much so that it was a page turner, one that screamed don't-put-me-down, as the reports of dead bodies kept coming in all week. The descriptions, scenes and plot was very well thought out and organized. Seemed as Debbie knows her Jewish as well as Protestant traditions of the 'Passion Week', the week leading up to Easter Sunday. Of course, Cindy the main character was wonderful. A very strong, determined young woman in her 20s. Had a fear of dieing, but at the same time was determined to help find the motive for all the dead bodies, find the killer, and bring it all to a close.
Little snippet showing Cindy's determination: "I'm not willing to gamble with your life," Mark said.
Cindy looked him straight in the eye, just like her grandfather had taught her when she was eight and learning to play poker. "I am."
Although the plot and drama, murders (plural), was a more serious tone the author was able to weave some humor into the story as well. I can't wait to see what book two in this series will hold. 'I shall not Want'. Humm! I can only speculate. I loved Debbie's Sweet Seasons series. My rating: I only have two hands. Should I count my big toes too????
We all must have a lighter side to us and I'm hoping that in my blogs to share crafts, game ideas, recipes, funny happenings etc. I have another blog with my quiet spiritaul thoughts as well.
