The Ultimate Blog Party is about meeting mom bloggers and having fun. It's also about winning prizes. The prizes I would love to win are (in no particular order):
Wish me luck!
It's the first day of Spring . . .
Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.
~~ Lewis Grizzard ~~
Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"
~~ Robin Williams ~~
Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments, not the composer.
~~ Geoffrey B. Charlesworth ~~
It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
~~ Charles Dickens ~~
It's the first day of Spring . . . for me the first day of new.
Today, I got a hair cut -- 13 inches of hair -- cut. T-h-i-r-t-e-e-n inches! I needed a change and what better day for a new change, a new look than the first day of Spring?!
I have donated my hair to Locks of Love too. I am so happy to be able to do this for others. As a survival of cancer and chemotherapy, I understand the need to feel accepted and not ostracized due to being bald.
What is Locks of Love?
Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. We meet a unique need for children by using donated hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics. The prostheses we provide help to restore their self-esteem and their confidence, enabling them to face the world and their peers.
Mission Statement of Locks of Love
Our mission is to return a sense of self-confidence and normalcy to children suffering from hair loss by utilizing donated ponytails to provide the highest quality hair prosthetics to financially disadvantaged children. The children receive hair prostheses free of charge or on a sliding scale, based on financial need.
Happy Spring!
What did you do today to celebrate the first day of Spring?
Your closest relationships are growing even closer, but don't miss out on opportunities to start new ones, either. There is plenty of room in your life for friendship.
Tomorrow is the first day of Spring and I am going to get my hair cut to celebrate. Why is this a big deal? I'm getting, at least, 9 inches cut off.
Thirteen Reasons Why I am Cutting Hair
After this list, I guess its about time to cut my hair. Good thing I already scheduled my hair salon appointment.
Check out other fun, witty, interesting lists at Thursday Thirteen.
What is blogging?
This is an overview of the development of weblogs and an introduction to the ways you might use a weblog.
Blogs are frequently updated web pages on which authors post short comments about news items, interesting websites, their thoughts, and more. Blogs are part of a publishing revolution that allows individuals to express themselves to the world. Blogs are easy to create, easy to maintain, and fun to read.
(n.) Short for Web log, a blog is a Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual. Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author.
(v.) To author a Web log.
Other forms: Blogger (a person who blogs).
A Short History
In the early days of the Internet, each new page was a cause for celebration. The early pioneers watched in excitement as the network grew, and they wanted to keep people informed about this growth. In 1992, Internet pioneer Tim Berners-Lee created the first "What’s New" page. Later, another pioneer, Marc Andreesen, put up a similar page. Each had hot-links to the new pages springing up on the Net.
As the Internet grew and the World Wide Web came about, other programmers created hand-coded pages with their recommendations for surfing the Net. Justin Hall started his filter log in 1994. In 1998, Jorn Barger coined the term “weblog.”
Soon, says weblogger and author Rebecca Blood, these “link-driven sites” were very popular, and webloggers became a community. Each weblog included a list of similar filter sites.
In 1999, website Blogger began to offer a simpler way to create a weblog. This hosted service allowed any person to easily sign up, create a blog, and write numerous postings. All without having to know HTML.
Since then, millions of weblogs have been created. The term is now pronounced web-log or we-blog, but usually shortened to blog. These blogs evolved into personal diaries or journals.
Many journal-blogs still do include a list of other similar sites. This is a called a blogroll.
So, get blogging, so we can learn more about you and share more in your life.
r a word of thanks for a job well done? Why not put it in writing? On the pages of Pillow Talk, you'll find 100 relationship building questions for you and your child to answer. In today's world of virtual communication, give your kids the real deal. Something tangible they can see and touch and look at again and again, whenever they want to feel connected with you. The journal is an awesome way to bond with your child(ren) and I am so happy to be able to give one to a lucky winner.People will forget what you said.
People will forget what you did.
But people will never forget how you made them feel.
You can add a cup of peroxide instead of bleach to a load of whites in your laundry to whiten them. If there is blood on clothing, pour directly on the soiled spot. Let it sit for a minute, then rub it and rinse with cold water. Repeat if necessary.
Check out more great household tips at We Are THAT Family.
Feeling energetic and taking care of yourself will make you happier and healthier. Boost your energy by taking a different route to work or the park, prioritizing the day’s chores with a to-do list, &/or spending time outdoors.
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
~~ Harriet Tubman ~~
Beauty, truth, friendship, love, creation -- these are the great values of life. We can't prove them, or explain them, yet they are the most stable things in our lives.
~~ Jesse Herman Holmes ~~
The fact that there are tens of thousands of results for "blogger's block" suggests that more than a few of you have struggled to think of what to say on your blog at one time or another. If that sounds like you, you might want to take a look at Plinky. Plinky is the brainchild of one of the original Blogger team-members, Jason Shellen, and we've enjoyed seeing what people have come up with in the first few weeks of answering Plinky prompts.
Every day Plinky provides a prompt (i.e. a question or challenge) and you answer. They make it simple to add rich media and share your answers on Facebook, Twitter, and blogs.
Not only does Plinky provide help with what to post to your Blogger blog, but it also helps your answers look good in the process. Depending on the prompt, answers contain rich media elements like maps, photos, lists and cover art for books, movies and albums. It's easy to tell Plinky that you use Blogger and all your answers posted through Plinky can go right to your blog.
What are you waiting for? Go answer a prompt.
Getting too much sleep or too little sleep can trigger a headache so pay attention to your sleep patterns.
The Ultimate Blog Party is a carnival for you to meet other mom bloggers, have fun, and win prizes, so get out and meet & greet.
Head on over to 5 Minutes for Mom to get all the details, links, and other information you need to party with me, Janice and Susan from 5 Minutes for Mom, and all the other great mom bloggers out there.
See you around the blogosphere.
Everyone Against Abortion, Please Raise Your Hand!
To see a touching, heart-wrenching one-minute video go to Everyone Against Abortion. Though it's only 1 minute long, the beautiful message that "Raise Your Hand" will imprint on your mind and engrave on your heart will last the rest of your life.
You can take action by praying, by looking at pictures, and by letting others know this is against God's wishes.
You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports,. And she should keep the chips and dip coming.
-- Alan, age 10
Join us in making Mondays fun by sharing a joke, riddle, comic, funny story, funny song, etc., by adding your link to Mr. Linky below. Please add the link to your funny post (not the link to the front page of your blog) so we can all blog hop and have fun together.
Tena over at Punky Monkey’s has teamed up with Sara over at Subjective Beauty to give away a one-of-a-kind custom blog design to one lucky person. To enter this contest, you have to post an entry so here I am. Sara is very passionate and have done many blogs of many of my favorite bloggers.
Go to Subjective Beauty to check out her awesome work, go to Punky Monkeys for some fun reading, and don't forget to send both ladies some bloggy love by leaving comments.
I so would LOVE to win this! Wish me luck!
Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.
~~ Ayn Rand ~~
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