Squidoo Hopping 10/27--Rocketmoms Assignment

Looking through my email I seen one for a rocketmoms assignment.  I've not kept up at all with the assignments but opened the email.  The assignment was to make a lens around a photograph you had taken.  Right away I stopped everything else and went to building.  I love that sunflower picture I took over the summer.

So, you will see my newest lens is Giant Sunflowers.  I've gotten very good comments on it that I still need to approve most of.  I will head in and do that after I get this post done.

I always right click to open the persons lensmaster page before approving the comment.  This way I can return the comment favor by commenting on one (or more) of their lenses as well.

I think I did work in a couple other lenses this past week, but since I didn't take a note about it, I don't remember which ones.  Yes, I am getting old....well ok, so I'm not....but I have so much going on that without notes, I am lost.

I added a list of my Jerky Direct downline's stores into my Jerky Direct Business Opportunity lens.  It's one way I could think of to maybe help my downline build.

I never did get the facebook fan page module to work for me, so I need to get into the forum and ask for help.  I'm putting in the correct address to my fan page so I have no idea why it's not showing up.  If I really need numbers to put in there I don't know where I would go to find those since it's been marshasspot at the end of the url for awhile now. 

WIP Wednesday 10/26/11--I've Kept Busy

I managed to get in quite a bit of sewing over this past week!
I finished up a table runner.  I have material cut to make 2 fabric bags.  The rest is pictured below.  For the moment I am going through books before getting back to sewing.

I took a printed fabric that was meant to be made into a fabric book and turned it in to a quilt top instead.  My intention is to finish it before Nov. 7 for a grandson's birthday gift.

I cut strips and sewed them for a jelly roll type quilt top.  The material I had for the bottom piece didn't end up matching well so I need to find something different for the back.

Then I got out a bag of already cut squares that I brought home from church.  I laid them on the floor in a pattern of sorts to start another quilt top for sewing club.  Now that I look at the photo I wish I had done it differently but I've already started sewing some of the rows and I'm not about to take them out!  

That's it for me this week.  I am linking up with the following blogs:
 

31 Days os Tracking Spending--Day 25

Tonight was our usual Tuesday evening expense of our bowling league.  Sadly, after Friday our bowling alley may not be anymore.  A church is trying to get funding to buy it and turn it in to a worship center.

Steve bought his usual cigarettes and the usual soda today.  he also spent for his lunch at work.

I didn't spend any money today.

And, that is my report for today, once again very short.

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Homeschool Journal--Jasmine's Drawing

For a birthday gift, one of the lady's at church gave Jasmine a $30 gift card to Hobby Lobby.  She spent it buying a sketch pad, drawing pencils, blending tools, and chalk pastels.  Jasmine loves to draw and is good at it too.  She is self taught through books and the internet.  I'm thinking of a squidoo lens to highlight her drawing as part of my homeschool series there for this year.  Here she is drawing this past week:

In other news this past week---I feel we had a pretty good week.  
Another thing that Jasmine bought with some of her birthday money was a Belly Buster.  This has her actually doing daily physical activity according to the instructions.
Sunday she was still at camp until after noon.
We made it through every subject throughout the week.
I checked out a lot of books on Greece from the library.  They are from the children's section, but have wonderful pictures.  We are reading through those.  They will also turn in to a squidoo lens.
She's enjoying the Introduction to Business textbook.  I'm glad as it will help her understand a lot more than business.
In home-ec we read through the section on doing laundry.  It's prompted her to want to get back to doing her own laundry--now if it would just prompt her to put it away instead of leaving it in piles in her room!
She's making sure to write in her journal on a regular  basis.
Math is math---we were studying rates and ratios last week.  We will continue with that this week as well as she will work in the Algebra 1/2 textbook.
And, only Jasmine would do something like this---she is reading the ebook of How To Raise Up A Child.  She chose to read it since we are having so many behavioral problems with my 2 yr old grandson.  Last night she asked me if I would read it out loud to her instead though.

I'm going to hop along for this week.  We will be leaving soon for our weekly Bible study at church and our weekly trip to the public library.

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31 Days of Tracking Spending--Day 24

We were about shopping until we dropped today.  But hey, I only spent $18.09 out of pocket.  I saved $38.79 with coupons and used the $6.21 that was left on the Target card we had gotten as a wedding gift.

I bought more little items to go in the Halloween surprise bags I am making up for my 9 grandchildren and 1 daughter.
Whether we can "afford it" or not, I enjoy puting together nice packages for the kids.  There won't be any candy, just other goodies in the bags...which can then be used when they do go collecting candy.

Steve says he spent $10 on his food at work today.  He also bought our soda's and his cigarettes.

I added to my Christmas gift stash today, but I didn't spend much.  With the sale and coupons I was able to get 2 bottles of Axe body wash for just .25 plus sales tax!

That's it for today's report...I will be back tomorrow night.

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The Christian Zombie Killers Handbook Review

The Christian Zombie Killers Handbook  Slaying the Living Dead Within by Jeff Kinley.

ISBN 978-1-5955-5438-3  Published by Thomas Nelson


I've been reading this book out loud to my 15 year old daughter.  With the zombie craze going on right now, I can see many teenagers enjoying this book.

Jeff Kinley writes The Christian Zombie Killers Handbook in a way that will make teenagers of today want to read it.  He combines fictional stories about zombies with Christian truth based writing.  It's a unique combination.  You get an episode of the zombie story, followed by a chapter of Christianity.

The purpose of the book is to point out that life for us as zombies is sin and the raging beast within us.  It teaches of salvation and grace.

I feel that any teen, or even adult, would be interested in reading the fictional zombie episodes.  If that teen, or adult, is already a Christian, they will understand how the two combine.  If they are not already a Christian, this book will open their eyes. (and in my opinion, hopefully convert them to a Christian.)

Jeff Kinley is a pastor, speaker, and author of 15 books.  He lives with his wife and 3 sons.  He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas and Dallas Theological Seminary.  You can find out more at http://www.mainthingministries.com  or listen to him at http://www.vintagenxt.com.

My daughter and I have had a good time reading this book together.  Although, she doesn't want me to read the zombie episodes if she is eating.   This book is not recommended for younger audiences due to some scenes and descriptions in the book.

Disclaimer:  I received a copy of this book for the purpose of my review.  I was not compensated in any other way.  All opinions are my own.

Mailbox Monday 10/24/11

Ended up being a great week.
I rec'd the usual magazines: People, Entertainment Weekly, Time, Sports Illustrated, Businessweek and Ok!
A couple other pieces of hausernet mail.
Jerky Direct autoship (paid for by my downline)
Make-up bag full of samples and coupons from Target
Infusium 23 sample and coupon
2 envelopes from a friend which contained 10 free Dr. Pepper 10 coupons and some cat treat coupons--the other one contained 6 Coke rewards codes from 12 packs and a coupon for $8/2 Covergirl.
Free coupon for 32 oz Powerade won on Listia (not pictured)
Pam Cooking Spray campaign kit from Smiley360


In my email: $10 paypal from gather and $2.71 (after fees) paypal from cashtextads.

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31 Days of Tracking Spending--Day 23

Trucking along on tracking the spending.

Today there was offering at church.  Steve bought his usual pack of cigarettes.  He also bought a gallon of milk.

After church we met with relatives to eat at Wendy's.  We paid for my mom, aunt, uncle, one granddaughter, and the 3 of us.  Thankfully it really isn't all that much to eat there.  Plus, since my son works there they give us a discount too.

I guess tonight was short and to the point.

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31 Days of Tracking Spending--Day 22

I was looking for that bank symbol I used the other day.  I forgot I could have gotten from the pics already on my blog.  Oh well.
I was going to use it because yes, for the 3rd time this month my husband overdrafted at his bank!  My gosh, that is $90 this month in fees.  That would have been enough to pay both the water and the gas bills.

Otherwise he was iffy on what he spent today.  Claimed he had to spend more out of town for his pack of cigarettes.  Just mentions his lunch of chicken sandwich, something else and a drink.  Couldn't remember how much it was he said...then made a guess of $7.39.  Too much for lunch if you ask me!

He bought us all soda today too.

We went out to eat with my mom, aunt and uncle.  The deal was we would join them and pay for our own.  Once there my uncle insisted he was paying for it.  ggrrrr  I am still feeling bad about that...the intention of us going was extra time to spend with them while they are in town, not for a free supper!  He said consider it their wedding gift to us.

We are getting closer to the end of this month, and closer to me having totals to share with my husband and discussions to be had.

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Shop Hop Saturday--The Best of Intentions

I have put off doing this post today as I attempted to finish some things up to list in my store.
The best of intentions....

I am however, almost done with a set of washcloths.  I'm working on a quilt top.  Again with the intentions....it's my intention to have it completed and listed next week.

I have other plans but we will see what life brings.

I completed and mailed out the dish scrubbie order and the washcloth order.  I have another washcloth in the works.  Just waiting to hear if the order is a go.

I have some blog work to get done as far as getting reviews in...one including a new giveaway.
Speaking of my blog, this past week I changed the winners page to be a linky's/blog hop page.  I do hope to get the word out and have others come in and list the hops they host.  I posted the ones that participate in or have in the past.  There are tons and tons of them out there to choose from.

I need to still get books looked through.  I'm down to the wire on that as I only have until Wednesday to get them looked through and decide which ones are being donated to the fundraising yard sale next week.

Until next week, let's just see how much I can get done  :)

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