Wordpress Users Look Here!

For those of you out there using Wordpress, you need to go visit Eves' new blog. It's called Wordpress Reworked.

Eve is a fellow Postie, not to mention a great web designer! Her site is fairly new, but she has great things in the works. She'll be offering Wordpress theme customization, which includes wordpress blog designs, templates, redesigns and custom headers, just for starters.

If you have been thinking about a new look for your Wordpress blog, you should go and see what Eve has to offer!

She's also holding a drawing this afternoon for a FREE redesign, so hurry on up and get on over there so you can get your name put in the hat!

Scavenger Hunt- Day 4

1) Find 2 blogs that are participating in the hunt that have something in common. This could technically have hundreds of answers and you can be as creative as you want. Make sure you post on both of them. Tell us what you found and what they have in common.


I picked #'s 22 and 23 on the list. :) Firstly, they are right next to each other on the list, so that makes for something in common right there (lol), plus they are both participating in the scavenger hunt.;) They are both Momma's. They both visit 5minutesformom, and they are both a little crispy! :)


2) State a fact about me, Amy. There are many on this blog. No duplicate answers can be allowed. This should be pretty easy!

Amy is a nurse. :)

Scavenger Hunt- Day 3

1) Look at the list of participants in the hunt. Choose one that you do not read. Find something interesting about them and leave a comment. Let us know who you chose and what you found interesting. You don't need to leave the blog address, just the name listed and the number they are on the list.


I picked Jessica, #85! :) Her Bon Jovi pic drew me right in. I'm a NJ girl. I grew up there. So that got me curious. My cousin, Danielle is a HUGE Bon Jovi fan, so reading her post made me think of Damielle, and how I need to email her back! LOL


2)Find another participant that you have not read that participates in a daily meme. This is something like Monday Memories, Ten on Tuesday, Wordless Wednesday, Thursday Thirteen, Fridays Feast or Saturdays Scavenger Hunt. Find one that you find the most creative and tell us why.

http://goofygirl.org/ First, i love her blog name, and the cows! LOL! She seems very fun, and goofy. I liked the pics and her memes were interesting to read!



3)There are a lot of contests out there in blogger world. Please list one that sounds interesting to you.

I'm not really familiar with too many blog contests, unless I stumble upon them. Probably the biggest one I know about right now is the Bloggers Choice Awards.

http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com

Scavenger Hunt

If you haven't heard, Amy over at Amy's Random Thoughts decided to put together a blog scavenger hunt! She's offering up a few prizes, and it's a great way to find new bloggers and have some fun!

I signed up to participate and then life got in the way! LOL So prepare for an onslaught of Scavenger hunt posts from me, since I have until Sunday to catch up!

It's raining here today, and tomorrow and Sunday and Monday and Tuesday for that matter! LOL So what better to do than to surf the 'net! :)

Scavenger Hunt- Day 2

Today, we are going to do 3 questions and one of them will be from one of you, our participants. so lets start with that one!

1.) Find a blog that has a video of someone playing a sport. Can be a home video, professional video or such.

Here is the NCAA Basketball Video Blog The hubster will be proud of me. LOL


2)American Idol. No, you don't have to like it but a lot of Americans do. Find someone who has Sanjaya on their blog.

Here is a video of Jennifer Lopez, coaching Sanjaya over on Allie is wired.


3)Give us the name of a blog that needs encouragement. Tomorrow I hope we can share some sunshine!.

My friend Evie is battling cancer, for the second time in her life. She just lost her hair. Her and her husband shaved the last bit of it off this week. She could really use some encouragement! ttp://www.xanga.com/evief

Amy's Scavenger Hunt, Day 1

1) Find a blog that has a YouTube video that makes you laugh! Post the link here!

Ok, really now, is there anything funnier than goofy cats? I think Not! I did a google search and found this:

http://www.jimmyr.com/blog/Funny_Cat_Videos_191_2006.php


It's a bit long, but still really funny!


2)Find a blog with photos from a Family Vacation (

Here's a blog about the May Family's adventures (May was my maiden name!!!) http://jemcam.blogspot.com/


3)Locate a blogger who is passionate about their job.

My neighbor seems to really enjoy his job, and he has a pretty funny tech blog/whatever comes to mind blog. http://www.gadgetopia.com"

Get Real: Bloggers Without Makeup

Inspired by People Magazines "Stars without Makeup", Steph over at Adventures in Babywearing decided to hold a little contest "Bloggers without Makeup".

This really isn't a challenge for me, since I RARELY wear any makeup at all, but I wanted to play along anyway.

So here I am, in all my natural glory. :)

Are you Geekier then me?

My friend Bokjae had this up on his site. I thought it was a fun quiz. Hoe Geeky are YOU?

I am 78% Geeky!!

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5 Questions...

I'm being interviewed by Mood Swinging Mommy! go me!

She writes: Hi Cyndi- Thank you for playing! Here are your questions:


1) What inspired you to start a blog?

Uhhh, all the cool kids were doing it? LOL I've been online since May of 1990. I started off on Prodigy, moved to GEnie, went to AOL, then to various local ISP's until broadband came along. I've dialed into BBS's, participated in large and small groups, run message boards,(still do) fan sites, my own personal website...

Actually back then, the website really wasn't far off from a blog, tho that was before blogs. I would try and update it frequently and write little blurbs about the family (Just the hubster and I back then, and the pets) and post pics.

A gal from one of the message boards I was on had started a blog and a lot of us were like What the HECK is a "BLOG"? so we read hers and then decided we'd start one too. It's funny reading that one. You can still find it here. Then I went to Xanga for a while, cause the format was easier. Then the hubster decided HE needed to blog, and I needed one on our domain as well, so here I am. LOL Of course his blog is long gone now. He just didn't see the point or something.

So yeah, basically a friend had one and a bunch of us thought we needed one too, but I've always enjoyed writing and rambling on incessantly so it all worked out. :)

2) How do you balance the demands of motherhood with blogging?

Hahaha, I'm not sure I do! LOL Motherhood certianly takes precendence to the blogging. I certianly want to blog more than I seem to be able too. I try to fit it in around naptimes or early in the am, or whenever I can, really. Lots of times I think of something to write about but then life gets in the way and I never get to it.

Like, I've been meaning to mention for a couple weeks now, that I FINALLY opened my 2nd tube of toothpaste. So It's official. I use 2 tubes for every 4 the Hubster uses! LOL


3) What do you do to unwind?

I usually watch TV or a movie. By the time 7pm rolls around, I'm ready to plop on the couch and veg for a bit. Tho lately, the girls don't agree with my plan. lol

I enjoy reading too, tho I am lucky if I can sit down and read a magazine article lately. Maybe I'm just saving up all my reading time for when Harry Potter comes out. ;)


4) What is your top pet peeve?

People who expect the government to do their parenting for them. You can combine that with the FCC. Can't stand them either. All these peopl who are complaining to the FCC about this or that progamming being unacceptable for their children to watch. Uhhhh, HELLO... don't let them watch it. It's not like you only get ONE channel. No-one is forcing you to watch it. /soapbox



5) If you could go on a dream trip for two with your husband, where would you go and why?

Hummm.. well, He's always wanted to go to Austrailia, I've wanted to go to Spain. We honeymooned in the MN Northwoods. I think we'd just enjoy goign back there again. We've also talked about RV-ing around when we retire.

I like to look at the beach, but not swim in the ocean. Tropical places sound nice in theory.

It's corny sounding, but really, anywhere we got to get away for a while would be a dream vacation! LOL

Dumb Holiday

Found at Angela's, where she found is somewhere else. I thought this was too funny not to post!



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Custom Template Contest!

Thinking your blog could use a new look?

Lindsay over at Splat Designs is having a contest!

The big winner gets a custom template with colors, textures, sidebar catagories, a signature and added to their blog. A collage header will be included, if you want... but if you are hoping for a special illustration or image (from istockphoto or similar) you will need to purchase those yourself and email them to Lindsay.

Interested? Head over to her site and sign the Mr. Linky, and follow her other instructions. She will pick a winner on April 1st!

Of course if you don't head over there, you increase my chances of winning! ROFL!

Photo Tag!

What's Mom Blog Party without some Pregnancy pics?

Go sign the Mr. Linky over at Stephanie's Place, and show us your baby belly!


Here's one from when I was pregnant with Ava.






I'm re posting this with one of my favorite pictures of me from when I was PG with Johanna.




Eric took that one hot day at the zoo. I love it.

I suppose I should throw in a painted belly pic too! This was done the end of Aug, and J didn't arrive until the beginning of Oct. To say I was HUGE would be an understatement. LOL

Sunshine!

Well the sun came out yesterday and the wind died down. YAY! It was nice to look out and see something other than white! The Hubster went out, twice, to clear off the driveway.

Thankfully, the sun did a good job melting the remaining snow on the driveway and the sidewalk. Hubby said we had a few 5ft drifts out there. Craziness!!

I stayed in and made Brownies. Today, Hubby cleared away some of the killer icicles that were hanging off the gutter.



Did anyone happen to catch the lunar eclipse last night? We tried, but weren't terribly successful.

We were scheduled to go to a friends house, but he needed to go help his FIL with snow removal, so we had to reschedule. I was actually looking forward to getting out of the house.

We thought about going somewhere, but instead opted for staying in and doing laundry. Oh and getting Chinese Food delivery. YUM! :) I'll just consider it part of the party celebration! :)

We've been watching Charmed, season 7, as predicted. I think we are almost done with the 3rd disc now.

In fact, I think I'll go get hubby and tell him it's time to watch some more. Ava's about ready for a nap. There's nothing like a snuggly baby and your favorite show! :)

The Ultimate Blog Party

My blog wants to party all the time, party all the time, party all the tiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeee..........


Ok, I probably didn't sing that any better than Eddie Murphy did either. :)


Welcome Party Goers!!!

The 5 Minutes for Mom Ultimate Blog Party has begun!

My name is Cyndi, I am a SAHM and I live in Sioux Falls, SD. We are currently (still) under a storm watch. They extended it through tomorrow morning, and looking out the window, I can see why. Earlier this morning, my husband commented that it was a good thing for all the houses in the neighborhood, otherwise it would be a total whiteout.

I keep telling him, that is exactly why they used to tie a rope between the house and the barn back in the prairie days. :)

St any rate. My husband, Eric and I have been married going on 10 years now. We have two daughters. Johanna is 5 and in Pre-K, and Ava is 13 months. We have 2 dogs. Dottie is going on 4and a Springer-Basset hound mix (yes, you heard me.. LOL) and Buddy is going on 2 and a German Shepherd. Buddy's currently in that annoying teenager stage for a dog. I'm REALLY hoping that come this summer, he passes out of that stage, tho I know it may not happen until he hits 3. lol We also have 2 cats. They are going on 15, and are brothers.

I grew up in NJ. Lived in NH for a while, and then moved to MN. Eric and I were married in MN and we moved here to SD after Eric was offered a job here in the City. We really love it here. It's considered the "Big City" but after living in St. Paul for many years, this is more like a big town.

I tend to mostly blog about my daily life. You know, those things I want to say, but then I look around and realize the girls really aren't all that interested in hearing it, and Eric is at work, so I just tend to put it all here. LOL

I've recently begun doing some paid posts via PayPerPost. It's a nice way to make a few extra $. (we're currently discussing getting TiVo or something now.. LOL)I really try to just take paid opportunities that fit me, my blog or things that I find interesting.

Well, thanks for stopping by my party! I hope you all have as much fun with the blog party as I am having.

If you just happened to stumble over here and are just reading about the party now, hop on over to 5 minutes for Mom and sign up! There are some great prizes to be given away!!

Reminder!

Don't forget about the Ultimate Blog Party at 5 Minutes For Mom this Friday!!!

Fuel My Blog

The great Wall of Blogs...Have you been there? Are you listed? I was lucky enough to stumble across them in the early stages, and get my picture up pretty high on the main page. All those spots are taken now, but there are plenty of spots left under the other categories.

Fuel My Blog is a great way to help promote your blog. Every day they pick a Blog of the Day for all the categories. Not only does it aid your site traffic, but you might even make find a great blog and make a new friend!

Sandy, over at Purple Wren is the blog of the day for the Business section. She has a great site! She's taken to reviewing a few of the blogs over at Fuel My Blog, that catch her eye! I may have to "borrow" this idea from her in the future. ;)

So go ramble around Fuel My Blog if you have some time, list your blog, search around, have some fun! :)

Giving Thanks

Kelli loves tagged me!

Name 3 Things You're Thankful For:

1. Shelter: Especially considering we live in South Dakota! Heating in the winter, cooling in the summer. I can remember, even as a girl I loved to listen to the rain hit the roof, and was ever thankful that I was inside, warm and dry and not out in the rain.

2. Love: It makes the world go round. I am thankful for those I love, and those who love me. Be they my immediate family, my IL's, or my friends. The world would be a dark and lonely place without love.

3. Security: Knowing there is food in the pantry, and not having to worry about how we will pay for our next meal, makes me very thankful. Along with this, comes the fact that we can afford for me to stay at home with our children. Not everyone is able to do that, and for that, I am very thankful.

Tag 3 Friends and tell them how thankful you are.

I'm tagging:

Averi
Laurie
Karyn

Fame, Fortune and Fuelmyblog!

Go me! I'm blog of the day today over at Fuelmyblog.com! Head on over there and check them out! While you are there, add your blog to their page. It's really easy to do, it's FREE and not to mention, fun!