That’s an easy answer. Enter Elizabeth’s contest, of course. Elizabeth over at Table for Five is running a very tasty contest. The contest winner receives a year’s supply of Orville Redenbacher’s Natural Popcorn AND a one year subscription to Netflix. We boy a box or two of microwave popcorn every week, so this would save [...]
I have a friend who has always dreamed of making a living as an author. In the past year she took the first step and officially became a published author. She had excerpts of a story she’d written published in a magazine. It was a start, but it isn’t her dream. Her dream is to [...]
What is Advents Corner?
Advents Corner is the name of the blog that I reviewed this evening.
The first thing I see when the blog loads on my screen is Christmas ornaments. Advents Corner is currently on a three column holiday theme made up of soft blue, white and red. The theme looks nice. It takes me sixteen clicks to [...]
Merry Christmas
I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, full of family, love, warmth, joy and kindness. I also want to express my thanks to all of my blogging buddies and my blog visitors. I hope we can share each others company for a long time to come.
Merry Christmas!
What is myrrh?
My twelve year old son and I were discussing the real meaning of Christmas recently, about how it’s Christ’s birthday. He asked me if Jesus was given any gifts and I reminded him of the story of the three wise men giving gold, frankincense and myrrh. He then asked me what myrrh was, [...]
Do you like to enter contests?
I have a few simple contests running to celebrate the holidays.
The contest prize for the Cats and Coupons Holiday Contest is a two year planner, a magnetic memo pad and a copy of the book “Cats Letters To Santa”.
The contest prize for the Computer Chit Chat Christmas Contest is a new domain and a year [...]
I have no idea what I’m getting my husband for Christmas and it’s a week away. I don’t have a ton of money, so can’t get anything really extravagant. He’s not a clothes type of guy, because he’s a self employed painter. I’ve tried to find out but have had no success. The one thing [...]
How did the band Queen get their name?
My son asked me how the band Queen got their name recently, and I didn’t know the answer. I asked a friend that is a Queen fan, and she didn’t know either. So I decided to try and find the answer. After reading a lot of different sites, I have listed the most plausible answers [...]
What is cholesterol?
Recently I had some bloodwork done, and one of the many things they checked was my cholesterol. A coworker thought my result was too low so I did a little checking. After all, I do not have the initials MD after my name. Turns out I’m just fine, as are my levels.
So, what is cholesterol? [...]
What does PEARL stand for?
I see many medical reports where I work, and I often see things that I’m not familiar with. One such thing is the word PEARL. I see it quite frequently, but didn’t know what it meant. I did a little bit of homework and found out that PEARL stands for Pupils Equal And Reactive to [...]