Sunday, December 6, 2009

What would I like for Christmas?

     JVC, Picsio, camcorder, HDcamcorder, pocketcamera, flashmemorycamera
Not the black one...black always gets lost in any purse I have. Not the blue one...it's his favorite color. So what does that leave? FUSIA!!! Now if they had had green, that would have been better but I'll take this one.

Where?

Over at The Not So Blog Experimental Mommy. If you want to try and beat me, go over and enter yourself. And while you are there, you might want to check out some of her other giveaways. Jennifer is a nice mommy who likes to give away good stuff!

(Click on the post title or her blog title and whish, there you are!)

Sunday Stealing



The Can't Sleep Meme

Welcome back to Sunday Stealing. Sunday Stealing originated on WTIT: The Blog authored by Bud Weiser. Here we will steal all types of memes from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent memes. You may have heard of the expression, “honor amongst thieves”. In that age-old tradition, we also have our rules. First, we always credit the blog that we stole it from and we will “fess up” to the blog owner where we stole the meme. We also provide a link to the victim's post. (It's our way of saying "Thanks!") We do sometimes edit the original meme, usually to make it more relevant to our global players, to challenge our players, sometimes to select that meme's best questions, or simply to make it less repetitive from either this new meme or recently asked questions from a prior featured meme. Let's go!
Today we ripped this meme off a blogger named Catherine Donovan at the blog Marvel Not a Girl. She does not states where she found it. She grabbed it because she couldn't sleep. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!
Cheers to all us thieves!
Sunday Stealing: The Can't Sleep Meme

Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed?
no, rather delightful!

When is it hard to kiss someone?
when the other person does not know how!

You're trapped in a room with your most recent ex for three days, what do you do?
nothing, at the rate he was going, he is dead now.

Does it matter to you if your significant other smokes?
yes, because since i quit, i have developed an allergy to smoke...my nose clogs up and i can't breath.

Have you ever regretted letting someone go?
no, because i have mostly turned them into friends so are still around.

Where would you go if you were butt naked and locked out of your house?
freeze to death, it is below freezing out there!

Do you want to please everyone?
no, tain't possible and at this age, it's take me as i am or buzz off.

Have you ever been called heartless?
no, i don't think so.

Someone calls you at 3:00 AM, who do you expect it to be?
a member of my family who know i am a bat.

Does it matter if your significant other drinks?
no, but i do some times wonder if coffee that strong is really possible to drink.

Could you go the rest of your life without doing drugs?
legal one, no, illegal ones absolutely!

Which is better, amazing eyes or an amazing smile?
eyes, because that is where the smiles start.

Do you want to get married and have children one day?
i am married and am really too old to start that now!

Are you easy to get along with?
i don't think so but others debate it often.

Do you ever want to go to sleep and not wake up?
not anytime soon thank you.

Are you shorter than your Mom?
yes, i am shorter than most everyone!

Describe your life currently in one word:
participatory

Are you on medication for anything?
yes....i am an old person.

Who would you allow to read your thoughts for one day?
my dh

Are there things in your life that you will never be able to get over?
i hope not.

If you woke up naked next to the last person you kissed, what would your reaction be?
joyous!
Have you ever met a gay person?
several in all sizes, shapes and colors...hasn't everyone?

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Book Giveaway: I Drink for a Reason

J Kaye over at J Kaye Book Blog is offering up David Cross's I DRINK FOR A REASON. This is an audible version with David acting in narrator as well. I love to listen to the author read to me....that was I get to hear where he meant inflections and means. So if you think you might be interested also, go visit J. Kaye's blog site and check it out!
I Drink for a Reason

Saturday: 9


Saturday 9: Joy to the World

1. What to you is the most joyous aspect of the holidays?
love


2. Do you get much snow where you live? If yes, do you enjoy winter sports like skiing or would you rather stay in by the cozy fire?
no, and i like staying inside and watching figure skating!


3. Have you ever been on a sleigh ride or a carriage ride? Do you even like horses?
no, and i love horses!


4. During the busy week, what do you do to relax?
too layed back to need to relax


5. Do you get stressed during the holidays?
no


6. What holiday song could you happily never hear again?
elvis singing blue christmas


7. How do you decide on what present you pick for a person?
you know the person, so when you see the right think, you know it!


8. What does this holiday season mean to you and why?
too personal...can't/won't answer


9. What holiday movies best describe the season for you and why
all of them....because i love them all!

Thanks so much for joining us again at Saturday: 9. As always, feel free to come back, see who has participated and comment on their posts. In fact sometimes, if you want to read & comment on everyone's responses, you might want to check back again tomorrow. But it is not a rule. We haven’t any rules here. Join us on next Saturday for another version of Saturday: 9, "Just A Silly Meme on a Saturday!" Enjoy your weekend!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

I have been so bad!

And I have absolutely no excuse! So I about to make many amends to a bunch of lovely people!

September

Booking Mama (aka Julie P) way back in early September sent me a message to say I had won The Sourcebooks Giveaway. I got the book of my choice (way cool deal that one)! I picked "Letters from Pemberley" by Jane Dawkins.
Letters from Pemberley by Jane Dawkins: Book Cover
Julie was so nice and I still visit her blog. I do hope she will forgive my late but heartfelt appreciation! I did receive it...it resides beside me in my TBR stack.

Diane of dkMommy Spot (you all must know about her by now), messaged me in September that I had won "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Renewable Energy". DH ran off with that one soon after arrival! He has shown me a couple of things he has found interesting.
Learn About Renewable Energy and Save Your Dough!





















And then later the same month, Doc Nina of playground for parents, messaged me that I had won Cookies...for ME?. Now you gotta know something...these are healthy cookies...gluten free, egg free, and nut free...never had cookies like these! Oh, and now she has some dairy free as well (but I didn't get those). Don't ask me how she did it, but those were good cookies! Especially the lemon iced ones! Jamie, the Chef, has a really cute logo...but you gotta go there to see it! Thanks Doc Nina! (All you parents ought to visit her site!)

October

Bridget of Readaholic, sent me an email that I had won "A Drunkard's Path". I've not gotten the book yet but anyone who has read her reviews knows how she can stir up a reader's interests in a book...which is why I entered and won this one! I visit her sites often. Oh, you caught that one did you? Yes, she has two sites does our Ms Bridget and I check out her reviews on both (and enter some of her contest there as well. The second site was Freebies 4 Me and U, but has now become It's My Life.
A Drunkard's Path: A Someday Quilts Mystery (Someday Quilts Mysteries (Plume Paperback))
November

I got a box from a wonderful friend from FaceBook, Pegge Tennant. She is an Independent Watkins Associate. What's Watkins? Think J. R. Watkins, Naturals. Still lost? Ok, let me take from her site:

Nestled in the Mississippi River Bluff town of Winona, MN., Watkins has been America’s pioneer in natural living since 1868. As America’s original natural apothecary manufacturer, Watkins uses only the finest natural ingredients in its diverse lines of personal care, home care, remedies and organic flavorings.

While Ms Pegge and I are searching about for eggs, we talk about this and that and the other. So what did she come up with in a sus (surprise) box for me?

Organic Cinnamon
Can't read that? Organic Cinnamom (not used that one yet but does it ever smell great!)
Organic Pure Vanilla, 2 oz.
Organic Pure Vanilla! Besides cooking with that, can I put some behind my ears? I love the smell!

Sorry, couldn't find a picture of this one...Flavored Baked Potato Soup Mix. Perfect timing! Weather wet and cold? Soup is what you need! We are soon to break into this one!

No picture for this one either. Cinna-Cream Sprinkles. This one I have used! Pegge, I gotta tell you, it is great in tea!!!

Oh, you want to see what else she's got going? I now have her store site...it's here.

J. Kaye, of J. Kaye's Book Blog, informed me I won an audio of THE SCARECROW by Michael Connelly. She has great book reviews and conversations about books and book blogger questions and giveaways and...!!! You really need to go there if you like books.

This is currently in my TBL pile. So many wonderful books to listen to.
Ms Valerie over at Sweeps 4 Bloggers let me know I won a gift certificate to the Eco Store USA! I can't wait to hear from them! This is a twofer...Valerie's site is one I visit a lot to enter! She has great giveaways that I enter a lot! And Eco Store USA? I have tried their front loader washing machine powder and oxygen whitener. When my DH noticed a difference ...OMG, I almost fell on the floor! So if you can't win it, go visit and buy it!

Jen of Jen's Book Talk let me know I was a winner there. She has a really cute site and loves a variety of books. Her reviews are good and so are her giveaways so head over and check the site out! What did I win? The Gate House.

Ms Leslie of Leslie Loves Veggies told I had won the Bake Me a Wish! Chocolate Torte Cake. Now Ms Leslie, like my friend Valerie, has lots, lots of giveaways that appeal to a wide variety of folks. And she like chocolate as much as I (giggle)! So if you like to enter giveaways, this has become a popular site for me. Now as for Bake Me a Wish!, I defy you to find a cake there that you would not like! I mean, look at this!
Can you see why I can't wait for this to arrive! I'll let you know when I get it if it looks and tastes as good as it looks!

December

Goodreads and Anna let me know on December 1, I am a First Reads winner. You could have knocked me over with a feather! With all the people posting for TO DESIRE A DEVIL, I never thought I would win it...and I did! How cool is this! So you who are in Goodreads, try it. If I can win, you can win! I can't wait for this to arrive to put in my pile!
To Desire A Devil (Legend of the Four Soldiers, #4)
You know I will post a review of this one! Watch for it!

Same day, Leslie of LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH WITH LESLIE, told me her random generator pulled my comment out as a winner of her giveaway for TRIDENT LAYERS GUM. Leslie is a good reviewer and has lots of giveaways. Do check her site out...it is truely ever green!
Just checked the mail and this was the last one. I do have some review to do but I think I need sleep first. Have a good day!

“Home for the Holidays” All-Natural Home Fragrance Giveaway


Home-for-HolidaysThose of you who have followed this blog for some time know of my love of the site dk Mommy Spot. I love following her through her "No Poo Shampoo" series. She loves things natural and good for you and your environment.

Tonight I found out Diane has a new giveaway. This one is special because she is giving away one of her own products! How cool is this! It's from her The Giving Essence site and is a home fragrance line.

You might just want to enter this one. To do so, click on the title of this posting or the site name....and while you are them, check out some of her non giveaway as well as her giveaway postings. I promise, you will enjoy the reading!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Giveaway - Joanna's Photography Desk Calendar

magnolia's secret
Magnolia Secret
2010 Photo Desk Calendar
2010 Desk Calendar

Magnolia Secret is just one of the photographs in this calendar. You can buy the calendar from JoannasPhotography (or any of her photos) or, you can enter Joanna's contest and win it here. I am luck enough to have Magnolia Secret. She also has a 356 days of photos that you can look at...great fun!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Book Giveaway: Dying Scream by Mary Burton

by Mary Burton
Synopsis

NO ONE WILL FIND YOU.

An aspiring artist. A high-school senior. A stripper. Three women who seemed to have nothing in common except their sudden disappearance. But one man knew them all. Wealthy, privileged Craig Thornton even claimed to love them. And for that, they paid the ultimate price.

NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU

When Adrianna Barrington receives an anniversary card from her husband Craig, she assumes it's a some crackpot's idea of a joke. After all Craig is dead. But then come phone calls, flowers, messages...all reminding her how much Craig misses her. While Adrianna begins to doubt her sanity, grisly remains are found on the Thornton estate. Detective Gage Hudson is convinced the bodies are linked to Craig. But the biggest shocks are yet to come.

NO ONE WILL HEAR YOU SCREAM

A psychopath has taken up his chilling work again, each death a prelude to the moment when she is under his control at last. And the only way for Gage and Adrianna to stop him is to uncover the truth about a family's dark past--and a twisted love that someone will kill for again and again.

If that sound good to you, head over to J. Kaye's Book Blog and enter to win it. And while you are there, see what else is going on with her. It's a fun blog!

To get there just click on this posting's title, the book face, or her blog name.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Monday Mayhem



Thom's 8 Words Meme



Welcome to Monday Mayhem
This week's Monday Mayhem is brought to us by Thom-
You know- this guy :)





Directions: Copy and paste this into a blog post.
In Exactly 8 Words and 1 picture Describe:



1. Your love life
my love life is full and happy today



2. Your worst habit
i can not leave my cuticles alone - nibble



3. The city you live in
Coppell isn't big enough to be a city



4. Your pet peeve
People who are intentionally mean to other people.



5. Your parents
Daddy is dead, Momma is 90 years old.



6. You favorite dessert
DARK CHOCOLATE in any size, shape, or form



7. Your worst vacation
I have not ever had a bad vacation



8. Yourself
short, fluffy, silly, loving, lover, Leo, and caring.

Thanks for playing....we'll see you next week!

(feel free to submit your meme if you would like to be featured)