Writing a Book?

I've thrown around the idea about writing a book. If I was to write one, it would be a children's book. One thing holding me back would be the whole publishing aspect. That is enough to hold me back.

There's now a book publisher that can help you get that book published. You, as the author, get to control such decisions as to when and how many are printed. Your book will then be available at 25,000 stores and even at online stores! So what are you waiting for? Get to writing!

Support Virginia Tech!!

Friday, April 20, Hokie Hope: Orange and Maroon Effect -- Virginia Tech family members across the country have united to declare this Friday, April 20, an "Orange and Maroon Effect" day to honor those killed in the tragic events on campus Monday and to show support for VT students, faculty, administrators, staff, alumni, and friends. Everyone across the country is invited to be part of the Virginia Tech family this Friday and wear orange and maroon to support the families of those who were lost and support the school and community.

Virginia Tech

My heart and prayers go out to all the students, faculty, families of the victims, police officers, EMT's, etc. of this senseless tragedy.

In a way I'm glad we, the people, don't have to support this coward in jail for the rest of his life, but I also would have liked to see him suffer for his actions. Then he went and shot himself in the face. I bet he thought he was pretty smart doing that. Figured he'd give one more jab to the police. Well, I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking of him as a coward!

It makes me so scared to let my Princesses out of my site or to date. All of this senselessness over a jealous ex-boyfriend. Incredible.

Vegas, Baby!

I looked into how much it would be for Craig and I to fly into Vegas for a few days. We love just walking around looking at the sites. We like staying at either the Luxor or Paris. I even mentioned it to him the other day and he was all for it, except for the fact that we don't have the money to do it right now. Just a little "technical difficulty". *wink*

But anyway, if you'd like to drool over some gorgeous properties, go take a look at Las Vegas real estate. Look at this gorgeous home. Did you look at the pictures? Absolutely beautiful!

Yard Work

Yesterday was a great day. We went to Lowe's and got some flowers for the yard, weed killer and seeds for the garden. The princesses picked out some seeds for a little garden they're going to make. Mowed the front lawn. I had lowered the lawn mower down and scalped some of the yard (oops!) It should grow back soon (I hope), but it looks really nice. I mowed about a quarter of the backyard, but our yard cart (garbage can for yard stuff) was full and it won't be picked up until Wednesday. So I guess I get to finish later this week.

We then went to my parents' house and Craig helped my dad load some swap meet stuff on the trailer and I helped my mom pull a few weeds. I even got a bit sunburned.

Blogger Choice Awards

Have you seen the Blogger Choice Awards? Have you been nominated? Do you want to nominate your favorite blog?

These web awards have fun categories such as Best Geek Blog, Hottest Mommy Blogger, Most Obnoxious Blogger, Worst Blog of All Time, Freakiest Blogger, Hottest Daddy Blogger, Best Celebrity Blogger and many other great categories. If you're nominated, you can grab cool little "badges" to put on your site letting the world wide web know of your nomination and to go vote. Go on, grab that badge and stand tall! If you have been nominated, let me know because I want to go take a look and gather all my facts before making my votes.

I have yet to be nominated, but if you feel I fit into one of the many categories of the Blogger Choice Awards, then please (I'm begging you *wink* ) go nominate this blog. Even if you don't like it, there's categories for that too.

Nominations and voting take place now through 11:59pm on May 22 and the winners will be announced at PostieCon. If you're going to PostieCon, then by all means get the word out for people to vote for your blog so you can accept your award in person! How neat would that be?

Don't let your favorite (or your least favorite) blogs miss out on winning these great awards because you didn't go nominate and vote for them, so do it now!

R.M.S Titanic

95 years ago today, the R.M.S Titanic sank. The passenger list has been put online here, free for a limited time.

Shipwrecks have always interested me. The "what-ifs" are so huge. What if the Titanic had narrowly missed that iceberg? Would all those people have been spared their lives?

According to this site the last witness to the sinking of the Titanic died in 2006. She was 5 years old when the ship sank. I can only imagine the horror that little girl went through. I hate to imagine what my 5 year old would have to go through if something like that happened.

Photo Hunters

The theme this week is Hobbies. Two of my hobbies (flowers & photography):



Oh, these aren't my tulips, but I did take the picture. Hopefully by next year, I will have tulips looking like that. :)

I'm Beat

I just spent the last two hours outside pulling the weeds next to the driveway. They're "vine-y" little suckers but luckily have a shallow root system. It takes a while, but (I was going to say it's not back-breaking work, but my back is killing me. lol) they're not too hard to get out. I still have probably two more hours to get it all done.

There was also a branch that had come off our tree laying beside the driveway. It's been there since our first big windstorm many months ago. I finally got out the saw and sawed it into about twenty pieces. Go me!

Now though, I'm relaxing. I'm weak. My legs feel like Jell-O and I can hardly type. Don't know what's up with that. I had the Princesses get me a lemonade, so now I have sugar in my system. Woohoo!!

Spring Fever

I'm getting antsy. I want to plant flowers. I want to go browse through the garden centers. I think we'll put in petunias along the front wall again. They always do well and add nice color. But, before we do that, we need to edge the grass.

I also want a bleeding heart (to go with my bleeding thumb LOL!) Seriously though, isn't this pretty? We're also going to get some tulip and daffodils in the fall for planting.

Shrimp!

Shrimp is one of my favorite foods. You can
Have as much as you want because it is
Really low in fat and high in protein.
I like shrimp enchiladas and I may just have to
Make some tonight and
Plan for another shrimp dinner tomorrow!

You can get some great Shrimp Recipes online! Try one tonight! There's even a recipe for Shrimp Twice Baked Potatoes! I'm going to try that one real soon! Yummy!

I'm a Geek

Saw this over at Cyndi's

I am 61% Geeky!!

More Fun Quizzes at QuizPox.com


Go take it and let me know how geeky you are! Oh, and by the way, Cyndi's geekier than me!! Woohoo!

Ahhhh

The girls and I busted our butts today getting the house cleaned. It's really amazing how much better I feel when the house is cleaned up. If someone stopped by right now, I wouldn't be too embarrassed by the state of my house. ;)

I hate to admit it, but the table was clean so the last couple nights, we've actually sat down as a family and had dinner. Usually, we just plop down in front of the TV. The girls told us they enjoy the family dinners. We're going to keep it up!

Wordless Wednesday

I've had some questions about where this is. It's actually at Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World. I was standing on the bridge looking towards Expedition Everest. :)

Working From Home Made Easier

When I had my at home business, it would have been nice to have a separate phone line. If GoSolo Virtual Office had been around then, I could have had my very own number!

GoSolo provides a toll-free number with automated answering and a messaging inbox that can be accessed either online or over the phone. Cool deal! So easy to stay connected!

Silly Girl

Youngest Princess and I are watching Dancing with the Stars and she says to me.... "You should dance with Daddy like that!"

Bahahaha, that would be a sight to see! Craig, by his own self-admission, has no rhythm LOL!

Poker Night

Last night my mom took me up to Craig's work and then kept the girls for us so we could go to Craig's coworker's house for poker night. Usually it's just a guys night thing, but this time one of the guys was bringing his girlfriend so I was invited too. We had a blast! Turns out the one guy and his girlfriend didn't show, but it was fun. Of course I lost, the only time I've ever played is online, but they were all patient with me. It was a lot of fun, but we didn't get home until 2 this morning. *Yawn*

BloggerWave

Have you heard about Bloggerwave? It's a new pay to blog site. I signed up both of my 'blogs away from home' and they were approved quickly!

So go sign up and start earning some bucks! What could you do with some extra money in your pocket? I can think of plenty of things I would like to save up for!

Wordless Wednesday

Cinderella's gown made out of Cinderella dolls
Main Street, U.S.A.

1K Tuesday

Have you heard the news? Could you use a thousand dollars? Sure you could! Who couldn't?

Pay Per Post, the primo site for blog advertising is giving away a thousand dollars every Tuesday to one lucky postie. Yes, you heard me right!!! One thousand dollars!

Sometime between 12:00am and 12:00pm, they'll put up one opportunity with no segmentation requirements for any postie to grab. So be on the lookout!!

What would you do if you were lucky enough to get that prized opportunity? Oh, just imagine what you could do! I would love to pay off some bills! But, then again, I may want to be a bit more spontaneous and take my husband to Las Vegas! Yep, the more I think about it, the more I'm thinking that is what would happen. We may even have to stay in a suite and fly first class! Or we'd head to the Happiest Place on Earth, Disneyland! Of course, he'd probably like to be more responsible and pay the bills though. I'd just have to tempt him with slots and drinks or Mickey and Minnie!

So don't forget!!! Every Tuesday in April, between 12am and 12pm, be on the lookout for the 1K opportunity from Pay Per Post!