Five cans of green, spray paint: $24.00.
Two gallons of white, ceiling paint: $38.00.
One box of sand for texturizing: $4.00.
Ending up with one white toe and permanent flip-flops: Priceless.
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EmailWhen you have children, a quiet house is a thing of mystery. It is rare that both of my kids will be reading at the same time and even if they are, there is bound to be an argument. “Stop making so much noise when you turn the page! Gosh!”
Not to mention the fact that silence usually equals trouble. When my daughter was younger and playing quietly it inevitably meant she was cleaning her tea party set. Though it wasn’t so much cleaning as it was pouring water all over the bathroom floor. To wipe it up, she would use every hand towel we owned.
My son is never quiet. He talks to his toys, to the TV and to me. A lot. So, when he was playing upstairs with friends the other night and I couldn’t hear him, I should have known something was up. I’m just glad he used tape and not glue.
Notice the complete lack of facial movement. A smile would have likely pulled his eyelashes out.
One of the best things about being a blogger is that I am my own editor. Some people may cringe (Hi, Amie!) when they see my run-on sentences, my poor punctuation and my-over-use-of-hyphens, but I don’t have to type right if I don’t want to. I realize this makes me sound like a child, but whatever. Nanny-nanny-boo-boo.
This doesn’t mean that I don’t cringe when I read other blogs (come on, people, use your spell-check) or hear people say things like, “a-whole-nother”. Seriously. Kill me now.
Now, I need my readers to settle a dispute between me and two of my friends about a statement people frequently make. Here goes…
I say, “All of a sudden”. Keep in mind, the “a” does not come out like a Canadian, “eh”, but more of a Midwestern, “uh”. One of my friends says this makes me sound not Canadian, and not Midwestern, but rather West Virgina holler-like.
My friend Bean, says, “All the sudden”. I think this sounds Midwestern. We tend to leave out “of” and “to be”. Instead we say, “The car needs washed”. I am proud to be a corn-fed, Midwestern, but this just doesn’t sound right to me.
My friend Amy, says, “All of the sudden”. I still think it’s wrong, but I will give her extra credit for putting an “of” in there.
We have spent hours debating this. Please, people, settle this for me.
Tell them I’m right!
This is me and my friend, Piper. She may very well be the sweetest person I have ever known.
There is no doubt that Piper would do anything for me, despite the fact that she lives half a country away. I know I could count on her. Especially if I was hurting.
Things haven’t been so great for Piper lately. She is a single mom of two boys who thought she had met the man of her dreams. It turns out, it ended more like a nightmare. However, even a devastating blow didn’t stop her from going back to school. The day she swung that backpack over her shoulder and went to class, I could have cried with pride.
But, then her car blew up. Well, it didn’t blow up, but it did catch on fire. Same difference. And, all Piper could do was talk about keeping her faith and trusting that God would take care of everything.
Dear God, I hope you don’t mind, but I would like to help.
I am not alone. All of these great people on this crazy internet went and decided it was time to do something. Piper is an inspiration in more ways than one and we want to pay her back. It’s time for her to have some good in her life.
Here’s the plan. From Tuesday, June 22nd, until Wednesday, June 30th at midnight EST, we’re holding a giveaway, the proceeds of which go completely to Piper to help with her car and her return to school.
Donation tickets are $10 each. Each ticket gives you one chance at winning one of the following prizes. Void where prohibited by law.
GRAND PRIZE (quantity = 1): 8 GB iPod Touch
LESS GRAND PRIZE (quantity = 1): 8 GB iPod Nano
FIRST PRIZE (quantity = 3): A signed, original print from Mishi, aka Secret Agent Mama
SECOND PRIZE (quantity = 3): A set of ten homemade notecards from Melisa with one S
THIRD PRIZE (quantity = 1): A signed and dated 16X20 framed copy of “Nobody’s Home” by Lou Lohman
FOURTH PRIZE (quantity = 1): A personalized stamp from Angie at Good for the Kids
FIFTH PRIZE (quantity = 1): A handmade bracelet from Tara from If Mom Says OK
SIXTH PRIZE (quantity = 1): An original signed sketch by Avitable
SEVENTH PRIZE (quantity = 1): 15 sheets of handmade paper and six handmade folded cards from Lotus
EIGHTH PRIZE (quantity =1): A wooden moustache teething toy from Amy of Doobleh–Vay
NINTH PRIZE (quantity = 1): An oil painting from Kyra
TENTH PRIZE (quantity = 2): A custom-designed reverse tie-dye shirt from Kisha
ELEVENTH PRIZE (quantity = 1): An 8X10 floral print by Dory
TWELFTH PRIZE (quantity = 1): Any piece of jewelry out of Katie’s Etsy shop
THIRTEENTH PRIZE (quantity = 1): A set of 10 notecards and a matted 5×7 print from the Painting Chef
FOURTEENTH PRIZE (quantity = 1): A copy of Grill Interrupted, the cookbook by Gav Martell
FIFTEENTH PRIZE (quantity = 1): A custom art piece from Lissa
SIXTEENTH PRIZE (quantity = 1): A $20 e-gift card to Flowerz In Her Hair
How can you help?
Buy some tickets. There are 23 prizes available, so you’re chances are good!
UPDATE: THE PAYPAL BUTTON I HAD HERE FOR DONATIONS WAS NOT WORKING BECAUSE I AM INTERNET DUMB. YOU WILL NEED TO GO THROUGH THE ORIGINAL PAYPAL LINK WHICH IS SET UP ON AVITABLE’S BLOG. PLEASE VISIT THIS LINK TO PURCHASE YOUR DONATION TICKET.
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