If you like to cross stitch, the folks over at Janlynn are having a really cool contest. They have paired up with Joey, creator of the Dolly Mamas line, to let a lucky winner come up with a new Dolly-ism for an upcoming design. Here is a video clip with more info:

The contest [...]

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I originally wrote a somewhat lengthy blog entry back in 2005 in memory of my beloved grandmother, Gran. Nothing has really changed in the four years since this was originally written other than the fact that today would have been her 99th birthday if she were still living, and that she has now been [...]

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Today is the day! I’m participating in the Lose-A-Palooza project from Weight Watchers & helping fight hunger. You can help, too! Please tweet, share on Facebook, MySpace, or post on your blog about Lose for Good. For every mention of Lose For Good made today via blogs, Twitter, Facebook and MySpace, Weight [...]

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Yes, the time has come for me to admit that I have hopelessly fallen off my no-stash diet challenge. Thank goodness I’m doing better on my actual weight loss diet than I did on this challenge. I did manage to get 11 projects finished, so I made it almost [...]

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I’m in southern California, so it was just before 6am here that Tuesday morning as everything started happening in New York. I was on the freeway driving to my job which is co-located on an Air Force Base. I was listening to KNX which is one of the local news/traffic/weather radio stations here. I distinctly [...]

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I love long weekends. The only bad thing about a long weekend is when it ends. Oh well, at least I have another one coming up this next weekend, so I only have to work three days this week.
I managed to put together a bundle this [...]

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Today is one of my favorite days of the year. It’s the return of University of Tennessee football!!!!

In stitching news, I also wanted to share a great giveaway that Debbie is having in honor of her very first blogiversary. She’s giving away a very pretty flower frog scissor holder along with a pretty [...]

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I know this is kind of last minute since the mailing deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 8, but I just found out about this after reading about it on Missy Ann’s blog. The project is called Iraqi Bundles of Love. It’s being organized by Maj. Art La Flamme who is in the Army and [...]

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