Wordless Wednesday: Rachel was right

(Photo taken by me, February 2010)

Tell Me: Old Television

So if you know me, you might know that my favorite old show is hands down Boy Meets World. Although last time I talked about it was quite a while ago so if you're new around here this may be news.

There is a special place in my heart for this show. Seriously the other day my hubby put this in the DVD player and I just got the biggest smile on my face. Fun cast, cute story line, plus the characters were my age so I sorta felt like I was growing up along side them. Good times.


Tell Me: What's your favorite old (as in when you were growing up) television show?

I don't have a house, but at least my kids will.

I had one of these cute little houses growing up and thought it'd be a fun, inexpensive gift for Christmas, so I convinced my mom it'd be a fun project to work on with me. (I only had to buy 5 yards of fabric for the walls and ceiling. We used scraps for the rest of the decorations.) No really, it was fun though!

I made this for my in-laws, who have three little girls. It ended up taking us a few days of all day cutting and sewing, since we were basically just figuring it out as we went looking at the one my mom had as a model.

We had fun doing it and decided it wouldn't be that bad to make them in 'bulk' so now we're making one for me and my two sisters. They're looking so great and we're adding other things to make them personal. Like a train track instead of a road or a princess castle instead of a mushroom house. (I'll post pictures of that one when it's done.)

Wordless Wednesday: Title me, mine.

(Photo taken by me in February 2010)

What would you title my photo?

Tell Me: Your Happy Job?

I've been applying for more jobs (like crazy!) again today. Took a break for about two weeks banking on the idea that a job I interviewed for, and who called all my references was going to offer me a shiny, sparkly new job. I called to check in today and they said they aren't deciding for another two weeks. So back to applying and filling out papers and all that good stuff. So I got to wondering,


Did you ever have a job you loved?


I've had some fun ones! Some really good ones.

When I was 15 I worked housekeeping at Snowbird Ski Resort. We only went up the canyon on Saturdays. We'd be put into groups of 4-5. My first pay check, getting to hang out with other kids. Good job!

When I was 16 I got a job at a local skating rink. This wasn't just an ordinary one though. They had waterslides, laser tag and a skateboarding park too. Loud music, fun atmosphere. It felt like a party all the time.

Then when I went off to college I got my first 'grown up' job. A receptionist at an office that catered mostly to faculty. It was a lot of fun and as a little girl I had always dreamed of working as a receptionist.

Tell me: What was your most favorite (paid) job you had?

(Photo borrowed from eHow.com)

Linger ARC giveaway (links)

In Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past . . . and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack. And Isabelle, who already lost her brother to the wolves . . . and is nonetheless drawn to Cole.

At turns harrowing and euphoric, Linger is a spellbinding love story that explores both sides of love -- the light and the dark, the warm and the cold -- in a way you will never forget.

Comes out in stores everywhere July 20th. Pre-order here.

Enter to win an advanced review copies of LINGER, Sisters Red, The Dead-Tossed Waves, and The Replacement on Maggie's blog.

Let Them Eat Cake (Winners Announced)

Check out the fabulous ladies behind the cakes. :) Below are the beautiful cakes with links to the lovely ladies who created these marvelous images.

Entry #1 The Walnut Tree by Kayla (shown here in the front left)

Entry #2 The Memorial Garden by Nikki

Entry #3 Special Box by me, Debbie

Entry #4 Stained Glass Window by Heather

Entry #5 Dark Divine Chocolate Surprise by Olivia

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The public vote winner:
Heather!

Heather told me if you go visit her blog (around Monday) she'll even post about how she made her masterpiece!

The authors choice winner:
Kayla!
Kayla is a fantastic face painter by trade and mentioned that frosting was nothing like face painting. However as you can see many a folk were impressed!
Bree Despain said she loved them all and that this one stood out the most.

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Congratulations to the winners! I'll be notifying you so you can pick your prize. The other cakes were super fabulous and I love the creations that everyone came up with so I'm getting consolation prizes together for the other entries as a big THANK YOU for participating in my contest.

A big shout out to all of you who stopped by to vote for the cakes! You're wonderful!
I loved this idea so much I already have a plan brewing for the next one that I'll do, which should be in a few weeks. If you're interested in making sure you hear about it, follow my blog, or facebook or twitter and you'll be sure to hear when I mention the next one.