SeeHere Winners

We have survived the ice storm, now the snow is moving in...the kiddos are out of school and still snoozin'... apparently 620+ schools around the State are closed today and the weather channel is calling our lil storm in our lil state a 'triple threat' freezing rain/sleet/snow = triple threat...I know I know I am NO Al Roker...

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I have contacted all the winners from the SeeHere contest/giveaway... typically I would upload pictures of random number thingie and the comment BUT photoscape the program I use to screen capture is being contrary this morning...

Here is the order that random number thingie pulled the winners

Comment # 41 Dawn Sollitto-Dawn my email to you was returned(twice) saying your mailbox is full-Please remember you have 24 hrs to contact me before a new winner will be chosen in your place

Comment # 38 Chocolate Covered Daydreams

Comment # 96 Dream Cleavers

Comment # 5 Colorado lady

Comment # 62 Dawn

Comment # 74 Prairiemaid

Comment # 18 Reforming Geek

Comment # 9 Jessica

Comment # 2 Sassy Pants

Comment # 17 Brandy

Congrats to all the winners and a BIG Thanks to everyone that participated. If you weren't chosen a winner of the storybook don't forget SeeHere is having a GREAT Valentines promo:

Offer: 50% off Valentine’s Day Photo Cards

Shipping: Receive free standard shipping on orders of 60 or more photo cards

At checkout, use promo code: vday

Expiration: 2/14/10

My confession for today: I LOVE my husband, he has been an incredible rock for me the past few days and sometimes I don't feel like I say it nearly enough... Georgie ♥ Eric

Laura Ingells I am not...

We live in Oklahoma and if you have been watching National weather reports then you are probably aware that we are in the path of an ice storm.

A few years ago we barely survived an ice storm that left us cold and in the dark for days. We weren't prepared for loosing power, no firewood,no water bottles,no manual can opener,no water in the tub to flush toilets, no internet, ONE flashlight, no battery operated tv...

We, which actually means Eric had to cut wood from our backyard as tree limbs broke and fell, we lived in our den around the fireplace, playing charades during the day time and telling stories at night to the kids, it was fun in a Laura Ingells kinda way...for ONE day, after that I was so over the no power and now I know I could never have made it 'way back then' yanno when there were outhouses and horse and buggy's and and and...

Ask me if I am prepared for this storm...go ahead I'll wait...

Sorta kinda...we have wood ready to go, we have non-perishable food-including water bottles, all my laundry is caught up-cuz you gotta have clean undies and the dishes are done. I even found our old landline corded phone...I hope it is all for 'naught...

If we loose power I will not be able to check in and announce/contact the winners of the SeeHere contest on Friday-

I will leave you with some photos of our last debilitating ice storm *shivers*

My confession for today: brrrrr it's cold outside

Post It Note Tuesday

I am playing along with SupahMommy this week.

SeeHere Giveaway 10 photo books

Some of you may remember before Christmas I discovered SeeHere
and made some very cute Christmas cards. I loved the quality of the photo cards I made and was proud to send them to family and friends...

I also made 2 8x8 photo books for Christmas gifts-which are still being talked about, hard bound, high quality and very easy to make, I got lots of smiles when I gifted these books.

Well today I am excited to announce SeeHere wants to help you discover just how awesome they are. I personally know you have MANY options when searching for a photo site 'with benefits'. I have used almost all of them, but I keep coming back to SeeHere because of quality,fast shipping,customer service and they are a very easy site to navigate and make what you need to make. I'd like to call them a 'customer oriented' site...

For starters they are running a Valentines Day promo:

sample VDay photo card

School children across the country are bringing home their class rosters for Valentines Day. Make this a special Valentines by creating a personalized photo card on SeeHere. With a wide range of Valentines cards to choose from, and the ability to customize each design, your Valentines Card will really stand out this year! Best of all you can get up to 50 free, you just pay shipping!

For about the price of a box of store-bought cards, your child can give something unique this Valentines Day:

Offer: 50% off Valentine’s Day Photo Cards
At checkout, use promo code: vday
Expiration: 2/14/10

Now on to the giveaway...

SeeHere has generously donated (10) printed cover story  books size 8x8 (valued at $29.99) to Decisionally Challenged readers. These would make GREAT Mothers Day, Fathers Day or Grandparents Day gifts. Or make a baby/child/teen scrapbook/yearbook, the possibilities are endless...

sample story book

How to enter-

Main Entry (additional entries below-for additional entries to count Main entry must be completed)

Visit SeeHere and tell me what other photo gift you would be interested in making

Additional entries:

Become a Fan of SeeHere on Facebook(1 entry) click here to do so then leave a separate comment telling me you did

Follow SeeHere on Twitter(1 entry) click here then come back and leave another comment

Follow my blog either via google friend connect,FB or twitter(1entry) and leave me a comment saying you did-already follow me just let me know

Contest ends Friday Jan 29 2010 at 8am CST

This contest is open to US residents SeeHere and you do not need a blog to enter-just make sure you leave a way for me to contact you in case chosen a winner of a story book. There will be 10 winners. Winners will be announced and contacted and will have 24hrs to respond or another person will be chosen.

Good Luck to you all

My confession for today: Abby passed her drivers test, I must confess I am very happy for her BUT also nervous!

*disclaimer* SeeHere offered me free products however since I had previously used their site I was able to review their company prior to any free products being sent to me. What that means: I was very satisfied with the quality of the products I had previously ordered from seehere and felt confident enough to do a review for them without free products. Your results may vary.

Freaky

I got something big in the works...in the mean-time enjoy this....

Sign by Danasoft - Get Your Free Sign

and this...

Sign by Danasoft - Get Your Free Sign

My confession for today: that's some freaky stuff!

Your IP address and other information are only visible to YOU, not to others, but because people see their own IP address and computer information displayed on a blog or in a public forum, they think that their information can be seen by everyone! It can't

The Confessional is Open and WINNERS*UPDATED*

UPDATED with more texting options
Before I start whining about my trivial problems and issues....my heart is breaking for those affected by the Haiti earthquake. There are a lot of scams popping up asking for donations, be smart everyone when giving of your money.
JB just brought this to my attention and it is as simple as texting HAITI to 90999- 100% of your $10 donation goes directly to the Red Cross

Courtesy of CNN

Yéle Haiti: Text YELE to 501501 ($5 donation)
United Way: Text HAITI to 864833 ($5 donation)
Intl Medical Corps: Text HAITI to 85944 ($10 donation)
World Food Program: Text: FRIENDS to 90999 ($5 donation)
UN Foundation: Text CERF to 90999 ($5 donation)
Clinton Foundation: Text HAITI to 20222 ($10 donation)
Compassion Intl: Text DISASTER to 85944 ($10 donation)
Intl Rescue Committee Text: HAITI to 25383 ($5 donation)
The Salvation Army: Text HAITI to 52000 ($10

Click here for a you tube video to learn more

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It's Friday and boy has it ever been a long week...

Long for many reasons but mainly puberty and teen angst. Who knew that being a 'mom' meant in actuality a 'leper'. Who knew that 2 years could bring on such changes? I say 2 years because when I started blogging 2 years ago my chil-rens loved me, now I am nothing more than Bank of America with it's revolving doors and ink pens chained to the desk...AND everysinglefreakingthingismyfault!

Forgotten gym clothes-my fault
You stubbed your toe-my fault
School Books left out in the rain-my fault
You started your period-my fault
Your friend is mad at you-my fault
The test you made a 27% on-my fault
Hanging up your clothes-my fault
Eating together-my fault

Speaking of eating together "filial cannibalism" I think I am starting to understand why species  like the wolf spider,hamsters and the goby fish eat their young...

I'm not complaining because next week has got to be better right? If it doesn't, I may need bail money...just sayin

On with the show...

You all were so creative with your email suggestions for Eric's new addiction FB. I enjoyed reading them all but one really hit my giggle button and that was...

Of course after I got done being upset about Kritta rubbing it in my face that they were having a heatwave compared to our temps at the time I so LOL'd @ IFBwhilehunting@shotsomething.com
He has a blackberry and after this week of rushinghomeandkickingallkidsoffthecomputersohecouldseeifhehadanewfriendrequest I can so see him sitting in his deer stand FB'n it up...

So Congrats Kritta!!!!

Next Up the Cold Plasma Giveaway...181 of you told me why you needed/wanted this product
I went to the random number generator for help

So who was lucky number 48?

Congrats Deb!!!! I will be in contact...

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Lastly The Confessional Booth is Open!

It's time to purge ourselves of things we would like to say... but can't, want to say... but can't, need to say... but can't.
It's time to turn the blog over to you...as always Anon comments are A-Okay...If you don't have a clue what I am talking about Click Here to catch up...



My confession for today: I am picking the hellions up with my hair in rollers and in my robe...kinda like this...that'll teach em...i think...i hope....maybesortakinda...

Or This-can't decide if I actually wanna apply makeup as the first pic implies

Because I sure as hell don't feel like this...

Wordless Wednesday

These are my children

Then

And Now

once a blond now a brunette...I'm still adjusting

Once a redhead now a blackie...I'm still adjusting

Once a redhead always a redhead...you can't bottle her color...

My confession for today:ɯǝɥʇ ǝʌo1 ı ʇnq....ʍou ʇɥbıɹ ɥɔnɯ ʎɹǝʌ ǝɯ ǝʞı1 ʇ,uop ʎǝɥʇ

No Water

So the first time that I can EVER make that NEVER (I am a Broken Arrow Grad of 89' thankyouverymuch) remember BA called off school due to frigid arctic burrrr cold temps...no snow on the ground...no ice...just C-O-L-D... happened on Thursday and Friday...it left me scratchin my head, dandruff? Perhaps, it's cold out, but none-the-less, no school...

No biggie right? That is until you have frozen pipes and have to go without water...uh-huh I said NO water...The schools got it right...it was TOO cold for ANY child to be out in this weather...I surrender I was wrong...I was selfish wanting my Mon-Fri time...hey I am fallible and will gladly admit when I am wrong...BUT I had NO water....

So Then that makes you, well okay 'me' turn to face book like nobody's bidness (is to a word)

My status message was 'NO water...this should be a fun day'

I got Support via,comments,phone calls,private messages,emails, the offer of showers,you offered up your home whether it was 5 mins or 2 states away, your offers of fillin up the 5 gallon buckets-cuz that's how we roll here in Okie-land to flush the commode were abundant...okay one person bestie offered me 'a cup' of water again that's how we roll and I so know she meant I could take over her house if I needed to.

I am quite certain if the world came to an end and according to the Mayans it will in 2012... anyone could find the help they needed on FaceBook... for realsies...

There is a reason I don't twit or tweet very often, mainly because I feel twitter lacks something... I am still trying to figure out 'exactly' what it is 'for me'...but when I glance at my twitter page-I go oooo and ahhhh because amybo designed it.... then I go ooooooooo it is full of tiny earls(thanks to my mom URLS will forever be earls)...the company I keep? Perhaps....BUT I gots more to say than any 140 characters could ever contain...

I have a point here...bare with me please...thank you...

Facebook lets me do that and more...

I got to type white and then later in the day... pink-all you ladies will so know what I am talking about and when YOU typed black, nude, pink with polka dots and commando I was only a teeny tiny bit jealous of your cuter-ness(yes a word) and your desire that posting your Bra colors was for a greater good Breast Cancer Awareness and l clicked 'like' because I support you...like a good bra...whether it be nude,purple,blue,tan or commando...I support YOU!

Facebook is just more personal, at least it is for me...maybe that's the difference...I am not confined or defined by 140 characters...

I gotta tell ya there is NO better support than that of a woman...and Yogi and Seth and Otin (my loyal 3 guy gang)

So as I was yellin speaking softly with motherly concern for their goodies xbox 360,ipod touches,miss me jeans and lord-ta-day every other item laying on their closet floorto/at the childrens to clean out their closets...

I let them-(the childrens-think Madea) know that I was expecting the worst BUT hoping for the best and I had them covered with my handy dandy blow dryer in hand-a girls gotta thaw out her pipes, right?

NO snarky comments please I'm having a moment here.... You ALL were right there monitor to monitor/keyboard to keyboard cheek to cheek beside me....offering support...

THANK YOU!

We got our water back thanks to my blow dryer skills and a little help from my friends....sing it with me....

If we aren't already friends on FB...then let's be...let me support you as others have supported me....as a matter of fact, I am taking the next few days off of posting and am gonna spend it visiting and getting caught up and being neighborly because...that's how I roll...

I appreciate each and everyone of you that reads my dribble or is it drivel.

My confession for today: I can NOT believe It is my 2 yr blogOversary... 2 years I have been spittin out stuff...and yet you read me and come back for more...THANK YOU!!!!


above photo courtesy google images