Popcorn Bopping!

I looked out the window
and what did I see?

The mailman brought me a copy of a new CD!

Children's Primary songs set to a beat
everyone can dance to!
And the best part is that everyone already knows the words!

I would recommend this cd for the listening ears
of Primary children
any day of the week!

Make sure you get out the camera to
catch their dance moves
and happy shiny faces!

Deseret Book is offerring a cd to one of my followers--
all ya need to do is leave a comment
with YOUR favorite primary song.
Winner will be chosen randomly on Friday.

Wednesday Whatevs

We put an offer on a house.

It's a Short Sale house.

I'm already decorating it in my mind.

Supposed to close mid-June.

Dani and Mr. Idaho are leaving tomorrow for their big adventure

in the Lone Star State.

They are, in fact, taking the Ninja Baby with them.

We hate that.

They'll be gone until late August.

Mr. Idaho is doing an internship with Chevron-something-or-other

for his degree.

The next time we see them,

they'll have a new baby,

and we'll be in a new house.

The real estate presentation went really well last week.

My partner, Kelly and I had fun like we always do.

As part of our love for the community,

we've initiated a service to work with 

Short Sale and Pre-foreclosure homeowners/realtors

to stage their houses for Free.

The idea for that came after my own house-hunting experience

and I'm excited to help those that need it.

The truth is, 

empty homes affect the morale of neighborhoods,

local economy,

and the families that live inside of those homes

who can't afford to have their home professionally staged

so that they can join the competition.

So that's where we come in.

The realtors were interested in this,

so we'll see what happens!

The Winner of the Women of Hope cd

is

Number 5 commenter:

Mitchell4.

Please contact me so I can forward your address

to Deseret Book and they'll get that out to you!
Congratulations!

Happy Hump Day!

Women of Hope: giving voice to your heart

What do you get when you put wonderful women performers 

together

with music producer, Tyler Castleton?

A beautiful, uplifting, brighter than sunshine
musical collection called, 
"Women of Hope: Giving Voice to Your Heart".


Hilary Weeks
Cherie Call
Mercy River
Katharine Nelson
April Meserv
Debra Fotheringham
McKenzie Turley
Jen Handy
Lisa Hentrich
Joslyn Poole
and 
Julie Yardley--
each bring their own ray of sunshine
guaranteed to gladden the heart
and warm the soul.


This is the CD you're looking for to add to your collection!
Pop it in your PC while you're blogging,
or writing emails;
load it on your itunes or ipod;
play it in the car while you're running errands like I do--
it makes my errand-running enjoyable.
Whatever
Whenever 
Wherever
You'll find yourself smiling

and feeling all warm and fuzzy 

you're listening to each selection.


Of course you're going to find your favorite
and hit 
REPEAT a zillion times
because it speaks to your heart.
Just like the title says.


You can buy it from DeseretBook.com.
Or you can enter this Giveaway for your own copy,
simply by leaving a comment with your email address.
Winner will be chosen randomly
next Wednesday.

The rest of the story

First, I'm not certain what happened,
but I'm pretty sure I did not have a heart attack.
Altho' I had, what the docs and nurses are calling,
"classic symptoms of a heart attack in women."

Details:
Monday night,
as I was going to sleep,
I turned to my Mr. W and said,
"I'm not doing so well."
He asked if he could do anything,
and I just said 'no'.
I was really tired,
but I couldn't sleep--
my arm was hurting,
so I got up and stayed up
until around 1am.
Tuesday:
Worked all day at the showroom,
then went to a friend's house (hi Wendy!)
to give her some home staging tips,
as their family is preparing to move.
THEN,
took all the yahoos to Church
for mid-week activities.
Mr. W and I were sitting in the lobby
chatting about our day,
when there began shooting pains
up and down my left arm.
I tried rubbing my arm,
and even commented to Mr W that
my arm really hurt and I had no idea why.
Just at that exact moment,
we overheard the Scout leader in the other room
tell his scouts
"pain down the left arm is a common symptom of a heart attack."

Now, I'm thinkin' no way this is a heart attack,
because I'm not feeling like it is--
I'm not anxious,
my chest is not pounding,
I'm not sweating like a stuck pig in Mississippi in July--
I'm just sitting
and my arm is killing me.

I overheard the Scout leader tell his audience
that the first aid thing to do is take an aspirin.
Mr W and I look at each other,
and since there's a Walgreens literally across the street,
he goes over and buys some aspirin.
Just in case.

The hour passes,
the pain stays the same,
only it travelled up to my neck and jaw.
Still,
I'm able to talk and walk around,
so I'm not too concerned.
After classes are all over
and we're leaving,
I caught the Scout leader
and told him what's going on
and ask him what are the other symptoms of
a heart attack.
He looks at me very seriously and tells me to go to the ER.

I'm still thinking I'll just go home and take an ALEVE
and go to bed.
We pack up the yahoos into the car
and just before we get home,
my arm is hurting so much,
I can't ignore it,
and can't talk or think over it.

So we dropped the yahoos off at home,
and headed over to the ER.

Did you know that when you present at the ER desk
with the words:
"I have shooting pains down my left arm,
and into my neck and jaw."--
that they whisk you right into the triage
and you are inducted right then into the
"hospital army of patients".
No kidding.
There's no turning back.
The powers that BE
sorta own you for the next few hours of your life.

EKG, Catscan, Chest x-ray, blood work.
I was really wishing for an ALEVE and a nap.
At 10 pm I looked at the clock and thought,
"Darn, I missed NCIS."

Morphine.

Morphine is crazy stuff.

I was a morphine virgin...
I told the nurse that I'm super-sensitive to drugs.
But she didn't really understand how sensitive--
and to her credit,
how could she, right?
When she told me the doc had prescribed 4-8 units,
I suggested two. or less.
She said we'd try two.

An hour and a half later,
I was told to never never never
allow that to be given to me
ever ever ever
again.
I was given just 1/4 of one unit
and I was rendered completely incapacitated--
but I could still hear the people in the room.
Weird.
Couldn't talk,
or move
or open my eyes,
but I could hear people
saying,
"Are you still with us?"
"Dawn! Don't you leave!"
And in my head I was thinking,
"I hear ya knockin' but you can't come in..."
Totally weird.
You know how they say comatose patients can possibly hear,
I totally get it now.

Anywho, after all the tests were done,
turns out my heart is fine.
I still have to see a Cardiologist,
and have to slow down (yeah right),
but we don't know what caused my body
to express those symptoms.
I do get to take a baby aspirin every day.
There's a plus.
I like the orange-flavored kind.
But Mr W bought the kind you swallow,
300-count,
so NEXT year,
I'm buying them my self.


The fall-out at home was interesting.
While we were very calm about going to the ER,
the Boofus was not calm at all.
He called Nana in Provo--
though his details were sketchy:
"Dad took Mom to the ER."
Nana: "Why? What's wrong?"
Boofus: "I don't know."
Nana: "Let me speak to Daisie."
Daisie: "Yeah? Oh yeah, nuthin'. Her arm hurt. She's fine."
Nana: "Let me speak to Bee."
Bee: "Mom had pain shooting up her left arm. Brother S. told her she could be having a heart-attack and to go to the ER to check it out."

In the words of the oldest girls, our ten year old is smarter than the rest of 'em.
I've been saying that a long time.

Anyway,
we got a ration of cr*p the next day,
when the oldest kids heard what had happened
and had gotten no phone calls:

Dani: "I can't believe I had to find out Mom was in the Er with a possible heart attack on FACEBOOK!
What's wrong with you people? I'm an hour away!Why would the kids call Nana--she's 8 hours away!"
--and other ramblings of her concerns about communication.

The truth is, we didn't know what was going on so there was nothing to tell.

I did get a blessing from Mr W and our Home Teacher while in the ER, and I was good.
Maybe that's what kept me from going towards the light
when I had too much morphine? who knows.

Wednesday was a blur.

I stayed in bed all day long.
I think I had a morphine hangover.

I went to work for a few hours yesterday.
And I was super tired last night.
I think it's due to all the hospital-induced adrenalin,
ya know?
That is one wild ride.

My visiting teachers brought over dinner last night,
for which I am so so so grateful.
And you know what else they brought me?
A beautiful hand-made quilt.
For me.
I bawled when I saw it the first time.
A loving gesture that I will not ever forget.

Thanks to everyone who expressed
concern and good thoughts.

Also,
if you ever have to go to the ER for say,
something like the flu
a sprained ankle
or the like,
here's a suggestion:
Present your self there and say,
"I feel lousy--my head is stuffy, my throat is on fire AND
I have shooting pains down my left arm
that's radiating up to my jaw."
They'll get you right in,
they won't even let you sit down
in the waiting room.
No kidding.
No really, I'm kidding.
Don't do that.
That would be wrong on so many levels.
But wow! if you do have those symptoms,
lemme tell you,
those ER people move their bahooeys
STAT!


Okay, so that's over with,
here's what's really important:
PUH- LEEZ don't forget to enter the giveaways
for the Josh Wright cd
or the Hilary Weeks' book and cd.
They are really wonderful!

Things That Inspire Me: Lists, Books and Give-O-Giveaways

It's a quiet morning here on this side of the Rockies.

The clouds are hanging so low

that the hillsides are hidden beneath them.

The house is quiet too,

after Spring Break everyone's back to school.

It's just me and the dog

and a small pile of laundry that's calling my name.

Since Nana left last week,

she's called daily to share her adventures with us.

Before she left,

we both sat down and created "The List"--

if you're a woman and you're reading this,

I know you made your own List when you were young,

right?

1. Sense of humor.

2. Honest.

3. Respectful.

and on and on it goes...

The List contains the finer points of character we want in a companion.

Nana wrote her own list years ago,

when she was just a teenager

but as she's changed, 

so has her List.

So we sat together, and I tapped out on the keys

while she dictated, 

then we printed it up in a smaller font

so she could fold that little paper up

and keep it close

as she goes out in the college scene dating world.

At 6:38 Saturday morning the phone rang

and I jumped outta bed knowing it was Nana!

You know, there should be a different ring tone

for Emergency calls,

and "Hey, Mom, I'm up early and just wanted to hear your voice"-calls.

Just saying.

After a few minutes,

she said she was out in her car,

reading "The List"--

because she'd been away from home just 24 hours

and a few young men were coming on pretty strong 

so much so

that she needed to sort them out, 

if you will.

What sort surprised me

was that some of these young men are well into their 20's-almost 30's--

Nana will be 21 next Fall.

Some 30 year old comes along,

and I wanna poke him in the eye 

or

ping him with a baseball bat!

Unless he's willing to sit through an hour or two

of interrogation--

then we can talk. lol

I digress...

so Nana had her list in her car

and was out there reading it

at six-thirty in the morning.

She's a small town girl

who doesn't wanna get her head turned

in the first twenty-four hours away from home.

So she's reading her list

and talking to her Mom.

At 6:38am.

I miss her.

More than pie.

Speaking of Lists,

Daisie is stepping up being Numero Uno around here.

Hey, she's #5 in the line-up,

but now that she's the oldest at home,

we all wondered how she'd handle it

and I must say,

I'm impressed!

While I have had to work,

she has made sure that I came home to a reasonably sane house--

dishes done,

clutter free,

cookies made,

and youngest yahoos still breathing.
And she made a list too--
a Chore List with just the 3 yahoos' names on it.
I really appreciated that.

She's really coming into her own.

It's actually inspiring.
*********************

Speaking of Inspiring--

I received two beautiful goodies from Deseret Book--

one is a CD by Josh Wright.
His CD arrived with this introduction:
"The twenty-two year-old performer has already proven himself elite in the world of classical music by competing in the prestigious Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition, of which only 38 performers from around the world were invited to. Wright was one of five Americans to play."

I put it on while I was making dinner Saturday night

and we kept it on while eating dinner...

now, you know something is awesome when noone is talking over it!

Josh is classically trained to perfection--

his talent is obvious and lovely.

Some of his arrangements happen to include my 

ALL-TIME favorite songs--

Clair De Lune 

Homeward Bound--

so moving that I nearly dropped tears

into my salad!
He reminds me of William Joseph and Jon Schmidt.
You can go here to get acquainted and order  his CD.
Seriously, you'll want this in your music collection.
The music is timeless and beautiful.
Well done, Josh!

Hillary Weeks.

To know her is to love her.

If you don't know who she is,

you need to find out!

She used to live in Colorado

many moons ago,

and I met her thru a mutual friend 

when she was invited to perform in our Stake.
Hilary writes music about Christ as someone who knows Him.

Hillary is as lovely in person as she is on Stage.

If you've been to BYU's Women's Conference,

you've had the privilege of hearing her music,

her down-to-earth ruminations of Motherhood and cheerios.

So she's written a book--

a collection of what she calls

"The Simple Joys of a Mom's Life"

entitled

"Bedtime and Naptime and Bedtime and Naptime".

The cool thing about this book is that she has included 

a CD with it--

and it's way cute!

Sweet songs and tidbits about her "favorite things",

all of it inspiring and spot-on!

This is a book that you'll want to not only 

RECEIVE,

it's a book you'll want to

GIVE--

to your mom,

your sisters,

your girlfriends,
your daughters,

any gal in your circle of young mothers

that need to know they're not alone 

in the mountains of laundry,

sticky cheerios,

and wee hours of the night with a tiny baby.

Oh, and there are recipes!!

There's one in particular that I am gonna try

this next weekend,

called simply,

"The Cheese Dish".

Gotsta try it!

I have to thank Lois B. at Deseret Book for the opportunity
to enjoy these productions myself and to be able to SHARE them!

That's right, it's time for
Give-O-Give-Away!
To Enter:
Leave a comment about your favorite things!


Winners will be chosen randomly.
Deadline for entries is Friday, April 1st, 2011, midnight.
Easy peasy!

Give-o-Give A-way N' Stuff

I have the great opportunity to offer another CNS Stores Giveaway.
They are like the Great Giveaway Kings of Blogland,
I am not kidding!
Everytime I open my email,
there's a note from them asking if I wanna play.
YES!
I say, YES!

They have about ever' dang thing you can think of,
and probably a ton you ain't never
so lemme think of something wildly fun
to pick a
Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!

I'll have to come up with something
by the end of this post
cuz right now the well is done dry.

Also, thanks to some awesome folks at
Deseret Book,
I have the opportunity to review some new media
that's about ready to hit the shelves.
How cool is that?
WAY.
Keep your eyeballs peeled for not one,
but TWO
upcoming Recording Artists new releases.
I am so. stinkin. happy about that!
Here's a peek at what's coming:
Josh Wright.

I don't know why/how I got so lucky
but if I ever thought about playin' the Lotto,
it would be right about NOW...
but we've already discovered that God will never let me
feel "lucky"
back when I went to Phoenix in October '09
with the best travelling buddy in the world,
Nan--
who played
and won over 700.00 in cash
at gas station slot machines
all the way down there
and all the way back.
IN about 15 minutes total.
I am not kidding.
Whereas, when I plunked down my three bucks,
I got nill...
if it weren't for bad luck,
I'd have no luck at all.

And YET,
this whole Deseret Book deal is giving me
that good lucky feeling
like I am the lucky one,
yessirreebob.

There are other things in the works
with this lil blog o' mine,
but I'm a patient woman,
so we'll see.

IN real life --harhar--
I'm busy with my staging-slash-re-design stuff
and eatin' that up like a fat kid on a cupcake!
Working on window treatments for some gals this week.
I love sewing square things.
Did you know it's hip to be square?
Totally.
What is it about Spring that calls out the
Sewing Bug??
Do you get that way too?


Ok Ok,
so back to the CNS Giveaway:
Name 1 of the 3 songs and artists that are
mysteriously hidden in this post.
Mwahahaha...
first person to get it right, wins!

See? eventually the ol' cogs get going in there
and I come up with something!

Now, play away!
oh, the Giveaway is worth
$40 whole whopping dollars!
Get busy!

Winner Announced!

The Caboose chose the winner of the Eyre's newly released book,
5 Spiritual Solutions for Everyday Parenting Challenges
by choosing a random number between 1-23--
she chose commenter number 7:

"Our little family said...

I love all their books I have read. I could really use some spiritual guidance in my parenting. So hard to remember to ask for help when I'm caught up in the emotion of the day to day nitty gritty of parenting."

Thanks to everyone who joined in and shared their thoughts!

I'll be hosting another giveaway from Deseret soon,
as well as one from CNS Stores--
so be on the lookout for that!

Thanks again to Deseret for sponsoring this awesome giveaway
for the Eyre's beautiful book!

Hermione didn't have this in her beaded bag: CNS Stores' Giveaway

You know that lovely beaded bag of Hermione's in the latest

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"?

You know the one--

it's nearly bottomless

and each time she reaches in,

she pulls out all kinds of things:

books, clothing, food, a TENT--

yeah, 

I love that purse,

only I'd wish it were loaded with 

extra money,

especially at this time of year

when a few extra bucks would rock my socks.

Well,

CNS Stores has offered up their own version of a beaded bag--

an Online deal for me

and I'm sharing the bounty!!

CNS Stores has over 200 online stores where you can find nearly anything--

from great quality chic handbags, to tv tables or cute cookware!

I don't think there are any magic wands, 

but they've got everything else!

It's worth $55.00

and to make it fun to win, 

I have come up with a little trivia game--

Answer two of these four Questions correctly:

1. Name my yahoos and their ages.

2. Name my Hometown.

3. What significance does Garden of the Gods have for me?

4. Your favorite post of mine.

That's it. First person to get two right, Wins!

Contest will close Midnight, Wednesday, Dec 15th. So that CNS can make sure to get it to you by Christmas!

Big thanks to CNS Stores!!

Take Luck!

I usually have 3 days off work a week--
Friday or Saturday
Sunday and Monday.

I'm home this morning because the Boofus is way sick.
He slept in my bed last night
so I could keep an eye on him and tend to his needs.
Mr W slept in his bed--
so he could get some sleep b/c of course,
he still had work today.

The Boofus had a rough night,
which means I had a rough night.

I'm taking him to the doctor this morning at 11:30
and see what's up.
I hate it when the yahoos are sick, don't you?

But on the flip side,
I'm home.
And I'm usually scheduled out on my days off
so that I don't get alot done around the house--
like cleaning junk drawers or the laundry room,
being creative and moving things around.

But for whatever reason,
I've got energy to do this stuff today
before I hit that inevitable brick wall of
exhaustion--
yeah I know it's there--
but for right now,
I'm pretending it's not.
Cuz I've got things to do.


*Changing Sheets
*Washing Pillows
*Lysol-ing the house down to kill them thar bugs.
*Cleaning that one junk drawer that has birthday napkins, sparklers, shishkabob stix, birthday candles, take out menus, and heaven only knows what else.
*Sweeping up the 4" layer of dryer lint in the laundry room so as to avert a fire danger.
*Move my family room furniture around since I got a new ottoman for my birthday. What? Like I'd want diamonds or froo-froo stuff for my 49th bday? I don't think so.  I wanted a peice of furniture that the whole family could put their feet on and think about ME.  Whoa--is that freudian or what?? lol
*Clean up the loft/office space of shoes, plates, dvds, and whatsits.
*Water the plants!
* Take out dinner and get that going in the crockpot.


Yeah, I've got loads to do today.
Wish me luck!

Oh and if you've gotten this far,
if you know who coined the phrase of my blog title today,
and leave it in my comments box,
you'll totally make my day.

First Correct Answer Wins!
What? Oh just a little something I've picked up
from All About Home.

CSN Stores: A Giveaway for the Holidays!

Ho! Ho! Ho!
Just in time for the holidays,
have I got something awesome for you!

So this is the deal-io:
CSN in all of their magnanimosity
has given me a fantastic opportunity
to bestow
(don'tcha love the word "bestow"?)
a sweet online gift
to one of you,
my super
wonderful
awesome
Friends!!

It's worth 75-buckeroos
to use as your heart desires
on their fantabulous website!!

I love Free Stuff.
Well, good free stuff anyway.
And CSN has lots of cool stuff!

So what must ye do to toss your hat into the mix?

1- Follow, Follow Me. I want a year long commitment. Just profess your undying devotion 
2- Tell Your Friends on your Blog about the contest with Pizzazz and lots of exclamations points!!!!
3- Leave a comment.Come back and tell me you did it ANDDDDD
4- In the comment, tell me what you'd like to use your $75 on at CSN Stores.com.
5- G'head n' take a look, I'll wait.

This could really help out with Santa's list this year!!
ready. set. go.

Contest ends on Friday, November 5th. Winner will be chosen randomly. Many will enter, One will Win!
And as always, we thank you for shopping at JCPenney, where fashion comes to life.  
Oops.  JCPenney has nothing to do with this.
Thanks for shopping at CSN!! Ya'll come back now, y' hear?

A Day To Remember 10-10-10

It's 10-10-10 today.
Which I think is kinda cool.
In honor of this cool day,
I am sharing a special review I've been asked to
participate in...
CSN Stores has invited me to review
a product of my choice from their
many
many
many
awesome websites...
I looked over them all

CSN Stores has over 200 online stores where you can find anything you need whether it be a stylish handbag, a chic bar stool or even cute cookware!

And after much
oogling
and ohhh-ing
and ahhh-ing
I chose this
Cuisinart Elite 4 Cup Chopper/Grinder - CH-4DC
So when it arrives,
I get to try it out!
I've always wanted a Cuisinart.
And my current food processor is outta comission
on account of my dropping the bowl and
breaking it.
So we'll see if this fulfills all of my cuisinart-food-chopping-and-grinding-dreams.

Thanks CSN!!

A Hundred of Nothing and Some Lies and a Prize!

IN honor of Fall,
I offer up a hundred random things
you never wanted to know,
but like a train wreck or a smashed bug
you just can't look away....

So here we go:

1-I was born in Florida.
2-I've lived in ten states...
3-From East to West.
4-Scorpio--extremely passionate, fiercely loyal, brutally honest.
I've tried to cut the brutal off the honesty
in the name of diplomacy.
5-I've been married twice--
6-the first one was to a jerk,
7-for over a decade.
8-I was as happy to get rid of his mother as I was getting rid of him.
There's a whole 'nother post for another day.
9-My Mr. Wonderful and I met online.
10-Not Match.com or Harmony.com or a chat room.
11-In November we'll celebrate 12 years together.
12-I'm keeping him.
13-He says I'm his "external companion."
14-I modeled as a young teenager--
15-bathing suits, no kidding.
16-I was 5'9, 98 lbs.
17-Shyness was my achilles' heel.
18-I was also a cheerleader as a kid...
19-4th, 6th and 8th grade.
20-I can touch my nose with my tongue.
21-I was raised a Southern Baptist.
22-At 16, I converted to the LDS faith.
23-I'm a clutz.
24-I've lost my bathing suit top walking down the street.
25-I've fell on my face
26-in a parking lot
27-in the Church
28-in the yard
29-at the foot of a really cute guy at BYU
30---I wanted to just die right there on the spot.
31-I love the theater.
32-I've seen Camelot with Richard Harris.
33-I hate mean people.
34-If you cross me, I'm not likely to forgive and forget.
35-Loyalty is huge on my list.
36-I love to people watch at LAX.
37-I don't 'get' tattoos at all.
38-Coloring books & markers, people!
39-I sing.
40-I wanna learn to watercolor.
41-I love French- Country designs.
42-I'm thinking of painting my ten-seater oak dining table
creamy white and black.
43-I just have to work up the courage to do it
or find some brave friends to help me!
44-Liver, bologna, corn flakes, and rice-a-roni are on my
DO NOT BUY list.
45-German chocolate cake is my fav and will be devoured until gone.
46-I buy a German chocolate cake about once a year.
 47-I censor every media that comes into my house...
music, TV, movies, books--all of it.
48-Country music to show tunes, I like it all
49-'cept angry girl/ emo boy/metal/ rap musak...can't really call it music.
50-I used to watch General Hospital back in the late 70's and 80's because of
Luke and Laura...then it got weirder when Marlene became possessed by the devil
51-and I turned it off for good after some nightmares.
52-I'm fascinating. (lol)
53-Sixty percent black according to that FB quiz I took.
54-I've travelled a little bit--
55-to the UK and across the US.
56-Mr W says I have teeth like chiclets.
57-I'm afraid of bears but not alligators,
58-which Mr W says is "dumb".
59-I'm a professional calligrapher.
60-And a doula.
61-And a homestager.
62-I have encephalopathy, non-specific.
63-Which means in layman's terms I'm losing my mind
and I don't know why.
64-I love the ocean
65-I live in the mountains.
66-Favorite color is green.
67-I don't like re-fried beans.
68-I sleep on my right side.
69-I'm also a psychotic
hard-hearted harbinger of doom.
70-and a petty-minded
72-risk-takin fool.
73-I've gone to Bennigan's restaurant blind-folded
in my pajamas.
74-Wanted for robbery in sixteen states
75-and for jaywalking in thirteen others.
76-I've never owned a motorcycle,
77-80-or a scooter, a backpack, a wig or a diamond tennis bracelet.
81-I was invited to be on Oprah once in 2006.
82-No kidding. I turned her producer down.
83-I was however, featured on "Delilah"
the radio show in 2006.
84-I've never been to Spain,
85-but I kinda like the music.
86-I get car sick in the back seat.
87-I bite my nails.
88-I Like John Denver's music.
89-Totally smitten with Kevin Costner.
90-Crushed on Donny Osmond.
 I lied about some of these things--
if you can name 6 of them,
you WIN a prize!!
Seriously!
First person to name six lies correctly WINS!
Simple Pimple Easy Peasy!!

*the Prize is a Fall-filled cornucopia of goodies! And the guessing ends Friday night! You can guess TWICE!  Go for it!


*I miscounted, obviously. So there's 90 things not 100, and that ain't a lie.

WooHoo! Winner of the Nathan Sharp Gallery Print!!!!

The Winner is 

da

da

dummmm...

Connie!!

Congratulations!

Email me, so we can get that

to you

ASAP!

Great Father's Day Gift

Are you like me?--
looking for the perfect Father's Day Gift
to give to the man in your life that
has everything??
or perhaps you're looking for a gift
that you will
never
never
never
have to pick up or take care of??
Hit a nerve there, did I??

C'mon over to
Nathan Sharp Studios--
you can Enter My Giveaway
or you can just order one of his
very masculine art prints that will
add depth & non-cheesy decor
to your special guys' Study or Office.
Much better than the talking trout on the wall,
yes?

So go over there, and then come back
to the Nathan Sharp Giveaway
and tell me which 8x10 you'd like to own.
Or
Just Order One from Nathan directly.
You can even tell him "Momza sent me"
and he'll appreciate that!
Nathan's a father of a bunch of yahoos
and a truly talented artist.
Now GO!

President Monson--notice it's a current image? love that.

*Special Thanks to Nathan Sharp

Nathan Sharp said...

Hey everyone, just to let you know, I am in the process of updating my website so the info that you are seeing is not entirely accurate. I have 8 x 10 prints of everything except for "The Veteran" (the moose). Everything else is fair game. Enjoy!

Artist Nathan Sharp Giveaway!

~Momma's Boys~

To Start this week off right,
I am WAY excited to host a 
Give-Oh-Giveawayyyy....

~Dawn's Early Light~

Nathan Sharp is a man with an obvious talent.  He's also a father of six yahoos. And he is just starting out with marketing his obvious talent.  So to kick off his wildly successful future career,  get his yahoos off to college and take his hard-working wife to Hawaii someday (I made that part up; I have no idea if she wants to go to Hawaii, but being a Momza to 7 yahoos myself, I think she probably deserves a vacation!)--

ANYWHO--Nathan is inviting my Follow Follow Me readers to enter his giveaway.

The Deal:

1- Follow Follow Me.

2- Go over to Nathan Sharp Studios

3. Check out his Gallery 

4. Leave your CHOICE of an 8x10 in my COMMENTS section.*

5. Tell your Readers about the Giveaway too, if you want to share something awesome with them!

6. Giveaway Deadline Entry is Friday, June 11th, 2010 9pm SHARP

7. Winner will be chosen randomly.

Easy Peasy Lemon Squeasy, RIGHT?

Thanks to Eric and Sarah for introducing me to their hard-working, obviously talented brother, Nathan!

*Make sure your choice is available in the 8x10 size.  Some are not.

*p.s. Nathan received special permission from President Monson to distribute his likeness--President Monson requested ten copies for his personal use.  So how stinkin' cool is that? Way!

Spreading Spring Surprises

It happened again.
I was just happily blogging along
in my own lil Momza's house world
and then
I just happened to notice an influx of traffic.

Where was it coming from, I wondered?
Then, I followed a link to
 Mormon Times.
And there I was.

So how cool is that?
I am always amazed that anyone shows up
here at all...

I've been wanting to show-off some of my favorite bloggers,
so this is as good a time as any!

Enjoying the small things ~~Kelle Hampton
Kelle is the mother of Nella, a beautiful daughter that has captured her mother's heart and the rest of us too. She lives in Florida.

One Day at a Time ~Kristin~
Beautiful photography, lovely life lessons, and so down to earth you'll feel like you just visited a neighbor. She lives in Utah.

Sues' Veiws, Muse, and News 
Sue is a published poet, accomplished writer, and the heart of her family. She lives in beautiful California.

320 Sycamore
Melissa is an earnest homemaker with lots of fun ideas for crafts, recipes and stories about it all. I have no idea where she lives.

Bakow Bubble
Cherie...well all I can say about her is that if you don't know her, you should!
She has a plethora of stuff to say and is one of those "glass half-full" kinda gals we all love being around!  She lives in Idaho.

Knitting the Wind
Sarah writes from the seashore of New Zealand about her days watching her daughter windsurf and other things all written about carefully and lovingly.

The Prairie Maid ~Cheryl
This Oklahoma Farmer's wife will capture your attention and hold it long after you've left her page.  She has a pig named Bacon! 

Peace.Love.Lauren
Lauren aka "Daisy Girl"-- is a college sweetheart with lots on her mind, but her love story is one you won't forget and you'll want to read to your daughters!!! She lives between Idaho (college) and AZ (home).  

and one more today:

Joy for your Journey~ Lori
Lori has a mission.  It's to be a wonderful tour guide of Life.  She points out all the stuff you might miss if you're not paying attention to the little things.  Take a tissue when you visit.  She lives in AZ.

Finding and being Found

After alot more traffic and comments
I asked someone how they came upon
my blog.
They directed me here to your lds neighborhood.

Have you ever heard of it before?
I hadn't...
so I'm totally thrilled that they--whomever they are--
found something worthwhile to share with their
readers from my lil world.

What about you?
Has your blog been featured in other places?

Dress Giveaway Winner

The Winner's Name, randomly chosen:

Heather, who wrote:
"I like Cynthia and Eva best. And I am in LOVE LOVE LOVE with their bow neck top on Clearance and I am *crying* that they only have red left, and I am *crying* that red is not a color I can get away with.

Thanks for introducing me to their store. "


Thanks to everyone for joining in! Thanks to MikaRose for choosing Momza's House to share their lovely dresses.

A Dress Giveaway!!!

Wanna be ready for Spring?

Want some inspiration in your wardrobe?

MikaRose has offerred a smokin' deal for Momza's House  readers!!

And it is SIMPLE SIMPLE SIMPLE!!

Simply click HERE
Simply GO THERE

*Simply Decide which dress you like

*Simply COME BACK and tell me YOUR favorite in the comments!

THAT'S IT!!!  SIMPLE!  I LOVE SIMPLE!!!

The WINNER will receive a $60.00 gift certificate toward to the purchase of their dress from MikaRose!! (Including shipping!)

How stinkin' great, 

fantastic,

wonderful,

awesome,

beautiful,

wild,

fun,

terriffic,

is THAT??!

GO GO GO GO!!!  

Whatta ya waiting for?? 

Scoot!  

Let SPRING Begin!

p.s. tell your friends too!

Loathing is so much fun!

Connie over at SHADY CREEK LANE custom-made this for me.
Isn't it awesome?
It's one of many inside family jokes in our home...the kids are gonna love. it.

Thank you Connie!