AND THE WINNER IS ?

I decided to do another lil give away. It was not fancy by any means. I was doing a dollar store toy give away. A mixture of toys from babies to around 8 years old. Both boys and girls. So you can have "grab bag" to use for future stocking stuffer's or plain ol "no day" gifts.

I have gathered 46 toys and 4 lil gifts of jewelry just for you. So that is 50 items to mark my 150th post. Now remember this is all from the dollar store but the box is just jammed pack.





You had ways to earn 6 comments plus
if you comment on every one of my blogs til the drawing I added in 1 pt for each comment.

Sounds hard but all it was----comment comment and comment
And blog and tell others. Not really hard.


I am ready to give away.
Are you ready to know who WON?

CONGRATULATIONS!

Annie Kelleher said...

What a cute idea for a giveaway!!! 50 items!!! I'll be sure to post this!! Blog on!!!! And yeah, I wish you could bundle me up on your porch, too :)

Well Annie it is time for you to have fun with baby Jake and have toys, toys, toys to play with. Silly me did not keep your address so I will need it again. And I know you will read this--as you are my most faithful reader. BTW you had 19 entries in this give away too!

Thanks every one for playing and I will be having another give away really soon. How about something for scrap books or for the kitchen gal??????? Let me know!

Name Game Answers

Tomorrow is the drawing for
my 50 toy give away .
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Name Game

So we went to each picture and tried to figure out what it is?
Of course each picture has been blown up and is a small part of a larger item.

#1














Yes a wind swinger like a wind chime thingy or wind thing.
What do you call these swirly things?

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#2

Jumpy castle was the closest guess. And that is in the right category. But it really is an inflatable slide. Actually that is my CG and her lil sissy fixing to go done it. Only a 19 year age difference there.

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#3

No one figured this one out. Of course it was a harder one. This lil flower grew from a fern here at my house. I just loved the contrast of the thin lil leaves and the strong red petals.

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#4

This was a very easy one. It was for our family reunion quilt drawing.

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#5

I got you on this one. It is a memorial for each branch of the armed forces. We found this in Missouri. And that is my CG there on crutches. It was a rough go for her on that trip. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#6

Ok, this a pretty one of wild deer. We saw them at a state park in Missouri. Same time as the trip from the memorial.

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Ok I know #'s 2, 4 & 5 were easy.
But, well I liked the photos anyway.

See how many did you name?
The winner is getting a lil something in the mail.

Surprise!!!!!!!!!

annie kelleher said...

oh my./.. im blind... is the sparkly one light on water? :)

Kathy said...

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Lynette said... Ok Kathy I deleted your comment when I was trying to delete mine. Cause mine was wrong. DUH my screw up. Any way I was saying you had #4 right. SORRY

♥georgie♥ said...

Of course I posted this in the wrong place LOL

OMGosh my brain must not work properly LOL those are not easy

1. is part of a wind swinger like a wind chime thingy LOL I dunno

2. some type of a mat???

3. a push pin holder (my favorite fun answer--was for the flower)

4 a quilt

5.fence

6 bubbles

Okay I know i just showed how blind i am LOL

Taryn said...

1. wind thing

2. Jumpy castle

3. no idea

4. quilt

5. I can see some sort of logo on the white- but I have no idea what it is.

6. Looks like bubbles in water? Or carbonated beverage

♥georgie♥ and Taryn was able to each get two right. I did not think this one was that hard. But???? So I am going to send them each something fun in the mail.

Congrats ladies.

Triple Awards

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my mothers etsy shop.

Deb over at A Devonshire Design was ever so kind as to nominate Lil ol' me for a Triple Award. She said that she nominated me because...and I quote...."She makes me think I am not the only crazy one round here." Well I am glad of that. Sometimes I feel quite out of it and wonder about my sanity.
Thanks so much Deb! Yes this did help make me feel better with my horrid aching tooth and jaw. Your ever so sweet! I love that great smile you have there too!
Don't y'all think so?



Photo Property of Deb at A Devonshire Design

Ok here is how this goes. First I ask if you will pop over to A Devonshire Design and give some bloggy love to Ms. Deb!

Then follow on down and see if you are one of the winners? If your not so lucky this time please go and let the winners you think they are great (or that they stole your award).


There are the rules that go along with accepting this award:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.

2. Nominate 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude.
(If you don't have 10, its ok.)

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4. Let them know they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

So to fulfill my obligations I nominate....


AuntRene

Creative Writings 101

LoveMy2Dogs

Dwayne, Karen, Zach and Brandon

The Halton Mom


All Rolled Into One

Us and Them

Midlife, menopause, mistakes and random stuff...

The Diverse Woman


And may be last but she is never ever least--The Crazee Dame!
It's Always Something Around Here


Thanks to all the award winners for joining my followers list. It is greatly appreciated!
All photos with the links to the award winners belong to the owners of those blogs.

Swollen Jaw

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my mothers etsy shop.

Sorry I have dropped out this week.
Sorry I am not following up on my comments either.
And especially sorry that I am not welcoming my new followers.

I will be following up as soon as I can hold my head up again.

I plan on posting the results on my can you name it post.
So you still have a chance to see which ones you can guess.
And will send out a prize to the one who had the most correct answers.
Saturday I will also do the drawing for the 50 toys give away.

But for right now,
I am still laying around
hurting
nursing the horrid toothache and infection I have.

Forgive Me!

NESSA THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY NEW BUTTON
ON THE TOP RIGHT OF MY PAGE!

Shake Up the Chakra

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First things first. I was happy to be able to talk to Annie and Laura on their blog radio show last night. The love was all around me as I heard them squeal when they found out it was me on the air with them. Thanks ladies for making me feel so welcomed. I do have to laugh when Laura asked me if I had a dog that passed, as she saw a pack of dogs all around me that were happy. (I think I got that all right) Well I had to tell her that maybe that was because I had my 5 dogs all around me then. Well I hope that y'all get to listen in sometime soon. It was lovely to hear and enlightening too!

from Lotus Star Co., Ltd

I took a Chakra test to just see what it would say. Kathy over at 1,112 diet journal did this on her blog. And since I did not know much about Chakra, I thought it would be interesting to find out.

It said that my root chakra and my crown chakra were lacking. So I wondered what that meant.

Base chakra

It says I am under active with the Base chakra. It is about being physically there and feeling at home in situations. If it is open, I would feel grounded, stable and secure. I would also feel present in the here and now and connected to your physical body.
I tend to be fearful or nervous, so my Base chakra is under-active. I easily feel unwelcome.

Crown chakra

It says I am under active with the Crown chakra. It is about wisdom and being one with the world. When this chakra is open, I would be unprejudiced and quite aware of the world and myself.
It is under-active, so I am not very aware of my spirituality. I am quite rigid in my thinking.

Well they have me pegged there, that is true!

I am anxious most of the time. Yes, even bold lil me is nervous. I do my best not to let it show but I normally am quaking in my boots out in public. And I always want to have a plan. To be 100% sure of what I am doing and where it will lead. Even in the unknown realms.

Take this free chakra test and find out how open each of your seven chakras are.

Can U Name It?

Please take the time to visit
my 50 toy give away and
my mothers etsy shop.

Well here is another
Name Game
So we go to each picture and try and figure out what it is?
Of course each picture has been blown up and is a small part of a larger item.

#1
#2

#3
#4
#5
#6


Ok I know #'s 2, 4 & 5 are easy.
But, well I liked the photos anyway.

See how many you can name.
The winner gets a lil something in the mail.

Surprise!!!!!!!!!

writers and witches, and words...oh my!: superawesome saturday

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Writers and Witches, and Words...Oh My!: Superawesome Saturday

This is the book I won from Annie Kelleher!
I am so excited it has finally arrived here.
(Annie you asked for me to let you know when it arrives, is this good enough? LOL)

See, she even gave me an autograph!
Ok, now y'all all know my name is Lenore.
Actually it is Lenore Lynette so I was not hiding here, just using my alter ego.

Annie had a give away on Writers & Witches & Words....Oh My!
of her favorite winter things.
And even though I did not win the big prize
(especially the fuzzy socks)
I did get a very personalize prize.
Of course, this book which was penned by Annie herself.

Anne how many do you have published now?

This is a prequel to her Shadowlands series.
So I know she is working on getting me hooked.
Hey, she even has one translated to spanish now.

Oh and now Annie also has started her SUPERAWESOME SPRING GIVEAWAY... the winner will be announced on MARCH 20...the first day of spring.
And what do you stand to win?

13 Essential Things for Spring, of course!!!
Maybe if I am faithful here I can win the big prize.
If not then maybe I get the next book in the Shadowlands series.
LOL
Annie do you think this is how I am going to get your books?????

Life is. . . ?

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Life is what you make it. And I want to make mine...........


Hummm, Rich? So I can pay the bills?


Pretty so I have a nice house to look at?


Organized so I can find anything at anytime?


Loved so I am always safe in my DH's arms?


Hummmmm? You know I really don't know what I want in my life right now.


Oh no, is this the mid-life crisis? CG is away from home, I have tons of free time, DH always working----oh and let's not start on the hot flashes and confusion.

Kitchen Cleaning Frenzy REDUX

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My dear sweet friend and neighbor posted this blog.

• Kitchen Cleaning Frenzy

I have to say that I did go and help. Actually she does not know how much I enjoy being with her. She is the closest thing I have to a sister, friend, confidant, partner in crime, blog buddy, expert advice giver and many many other roles.

But I died laughing when she said I came over loaded with cleaning supplies.

She answered the door and I told her I brought the cleaning supplies. She was confused as she has plenty. Then I held up the "box o' wine". I told her it was alcohol and it would disinfect anything. But that I thought the cleaning would go better with a little loosing up of the joints. Boy did my joints get loose. I consumed 3 large wine glasses of the "cleaning" agent.

Photo from franzia.com

Well, I hope you have a good friend. Especially one who brings the booze to the cleaning party!

Clean Sweep

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Well life here is still quiet. Not much doing. I keep thinking I need to de-clutter my home. I have even ordered a book from PaperbackSwap.com to help me. I am fighting the urge to just start throwing away tons of stuff. And to take everything off the walls. Sometimes it just feels like the stuff is taking over. If I can get rid of it all then the house will feel clean and right.

None of this makes sense since my home is not dirty. Lived in yes! And there does not matter what I remove it will still just be an old house. I am not sure why everything feels so overwhelming here. I think it is all due to my finances.

I am use to always taking care of all the bills. And having had childcare before to help pay them worked out. I have not had that in 6 months. I am now having to depend on others to have enough money to do it all. It is not working well enough. I really need to make more money and I am unsure as to what to do. This is more than likely why I feel so overwhelmed with "things" and want to purge it all.

Do you feel that way at times? How do you handle stress of bills? What is your "quick" fix when your unsure as what to do?

Quiet Times

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my 50 toy give away and
my mothers etsy shop.

Well today has been a quiet day. I try and stay busy. But there are times when the "fog" takes over and I just don't function well. Yesterday was one of those days. But today was better and I have gotten back up and on track some more.

I am going to go over and visit with my lovely neighbor. We had a great dinner last night. She made pork roast and tea and I cooked up fresh spinach, turnips, cauliflower and garlic french bread. It was a lovely meal.

Otherwise I think that a good glass of wine and time to chat will make my evening go by. So I will say cheers to you. And enjoy a sip while thinking of y'all.

Post #50 for 2009=GIVE AWAY

Well I celebrated my 100th post at the first of the year. I was so excited. Now I have had this blog for so long but did not get active on it til October of 2008. Well I had a give away for post 100 of 100 items. Now in just a lil over a month I already have added 50 more post. So I am telling how much free time I have now.

I decided to do another lil give away. It is not fancy by any means. I am doing a dollar store toy give away. A mixture of toys from babies to around 8 years old. Both boys and girls. So you can have "grab bag" to use for future stocking stuffers or plain ol "no day" gifts.
I have gathered 46 toys and 4 lil gifts of jewerly just for you. So that is 50 items to mark this 150th post. Now remember this is all from the dollar store but the box is just jammed pack.




OK here are the lil details:

Comment-1 pt
Blog about the give away and then comment with a link-2 pts
Follow-1 pt
If you already follow then get someone else to follow (they must comment that they came here from you)-1 pt for you and 1 pt for them
Link-1 pt
And if you comment on every one of my blogs til the drawing I will add in 1 pt for each comment.

Sounds hard but all it is----comment comment and comment
And blog and tell others. Not really hard.
I will be doing the drawing on February 28th.
I can not send this outside of the USA unless your willing to pick up the postage.
Sorry but I do not have an income so I have to watch those extra $$'s.
Make sure I can reach you from your comment to get an address or else you can't win.

I am ready to give away.
Are you ready to WIN?