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Beautiful day for a contest
© Copyright Ada Kanu 2008
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The weather is much more bearable today and I am looking forward to finals this week with a week off till the start of the next term. So if I seem a bit lagging in posting to my blogs, dropping or voting, studies, family and sleep are keeping my attention.
But while I am busy tolling away at those books, if you are a new or expectant parent, I have a contest for you.
I review family items and this time around, I received the 5-Star Baby Name Advisor by Bruce Lansky and My First Taggies Puzzle.
The baby name advisor is obvious, a compilation of names sorted by stars (Ada ranks 4-stars!), as well as give the origin and definition of the name.
My First Taggies is great toy for ages 9-months to about 3-years. Henry is going on 4-years, and it only held his attention approximately 10-minutes, and feel this toy will be better served for an infant developing their motor skills.
The set has 4 tethered puzzle pieces in different shapes, colors and textures, and are securely attached to the main part of the toy, preventing the pieces from getting lost.
Entry Rules
Entering is simple! All I ask is that you tell me by commenting on this post which product you’d most like to own. That’s it! Be sure to include contact information, should your name be drawn.
This exciting giveaway will run through Sunday, July 20th at 12:00 noon EST. MC Henry will randomly draw a name and announce the winner on this blog the following day. Should you be our winner, you’ll then have 5 days to email me your shipping address.
Eligibility restrictions:
You must be a resident of the USA. Sorry folks!
As much as I would love to to open this internationally, shipping is too expensive.
Only one entry per individual please.
Good luck and thanks for entering!
Stay safe and have a wonderful day!
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Note: This is a sticky post, please scroll down for recent posts, thank you.
The weather is much more bearable today and I am looking forward to finals this week with a week off till the start of the next term. So if I seem a bit lagging in posting to my blogs, dropping or voting, studies, family and sleep are keeping my attention.
But while I am busy tolling away at those books, if you are a new or expectant parent, I have a contest for you.
I review family items and this time around, I received the 5-Star Baby Name Advisor by Bruce Lansky and My First Taggies Puzzle.
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The baby name advisor is obvious, a compilation of names sorted by stars (Ada ranks 4-stars!), as well as give the origin and definition of the name.
My First Taggies is great toy for ages 9-months to about 3-years. Henry is going on 4-years, and it only held his attention approximately 10-minutes, and feel this toy will be better served for an infant developing their motor skills.
The set has 4 tethered puzzle pieces in different shapes, colors and textures, and are securely attached to the main part of the toy, preventing the pieces from getting lost.
Entry Rules
Entering is simple! All I ask is that you tell me by commenting on this post which product you’d most like to own. That’s it! Be sure to include contact information, should your name be drawn.
This exciting giveaway will run through Sunday, July 20th at 12:00 noon EST. MC Henry will randomly draw a name and announce the winner on this blog the following day. Should you be our winner, you’ll then have 5 days to email me your shipping address.
Eligibility restrictions:
You must be a resident of the USA. Sorry folks!
As much as I would love to to open this internationally, shipping is too expensive.
Only one entry per individual please.
Good luck and thanks for entering!
Stay safe and have a wonderful day!
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© Copyright Ada Kanu 2008
America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact - the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government, and human equality.
~Adlai Stevenson
May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country!
~Daniel Webster
We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls.
~Robert J. McCracken
If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace.
~Hamilton Fish
I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery.
~Author Unknown
I love my freedom. I love my America.
~Jessi Lane Adams
Without freedom, no one really has a name.
~Milton Acorda
Where liberty dwells, there is my country.
~Benjamin Franklin
All we have of freedom, all we use or know -
This our fathers bought for us long and long ago.
~Rudyard Kipling, The Old Issue, 1899
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
~George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, “Maxims: Liberty and Equality,” 1905
It is the love of country that has lighted and that keeps glowing the holy fire of patriotism.
~J. Horace McFarland
The winds that blow through the wide sky in these mounts, the winds that sweep from Canada to Mexico, from the Pacific to the Atlantic - have always blown on free men.
~Franklin D. Roosevelt
I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.
~Simone de Beauvoir
The United States is the only country with a known birthday.
~James G. Blaine
Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learned to swim.
~Thomas Macaulay
Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all!
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.
~John Dickinson
We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.
~William Faulkner
My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
~Thomas Jefferson
What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom “to” and freedom “from.” ~Marilyn vos Savant, in Parade
How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy.
~Paul Sweeney
From every mountain side
Let Freedom ring.
~Samuel F. Smith, “America”
We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit.
~Hubert H. Humphrey
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
~Abraham Lincoln
Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.
~Moshe Dayan
And I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I won’t forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
~Lee Greenwood
It is sweet to serve one’s country by deeds, and it is not absurd to serve her by words.
~Sallust
My patriotic heart beats red, white, and blue.
~Author Unknown
Freedom is not enough.
~Lyndon B. Johnson
We are free, truly free, when we don’t need to rent our arms to anybody in order to be able to lift a piece of bread to our mouths. ~Ricardo Flores Magon, speech, 31 May 1914
Freedom is never free.
~Author Unknown
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.
~William J. Clinton
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America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact - the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government, and human equality.
~Adlai Stevenson
May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country!
~Daniel Webster
We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls.
~Robert J. McCracken
If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace.
~Hamilton Fish
I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery.
~Author Unknown
I love my freedom. I love my America.
~Jessi Lane Adams
Without freedom, no one really has a name.
~Milton Acorda
Where liberty dwells, there is my country.
~Benjamin Franklin
All we have of freedom, all we use or know -
This our fathers bought for us long and long ago.
~Rudyard Kipling, The Old Issue, 1899
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
~George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, “Maxims: Liberty and Equality,” 1905
It is the love of country that has lighted and that keeps glowing the holy fire of patriotism.
~J. Horace McFarland
The winds that blow through the wide sky in these mounts, the winds that sweep from Canada to Mexico, from the Pacific to the Atlantic - have always blown on free men.
~Franklin D. Roosevelt
I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.
~Simone de Beauvoir
The United States is the only country with a known birthday.
~James G. Blaine
Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learned to swim.
~Thomas Macaulay
Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all!
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.
~John Dickinson
We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.
~William Faulkner
My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
~Thomas Jefferson
What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom “to” and freedom “from.” ~Marilyn vos Savant, in Parade
How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy.
~Paul Sweeney
From every mountain side
Let Freedom ring.
~Samuel F. Smith, “America”
We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit.
~Hubert H. Humphrey
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
~Abraham Lincoln
Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.
~Moshe Dayan
And I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I won’t forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
~Lee Greenwood
It is sweet to serve one’s country by deeds, and it is not absurd to serve her by words.
~Sallust
My patriotic heart beats red, white, and blue.
~Author Unknown
Freedom is not enough.
~Lyndon B. Johnson
We are free, truly free, when we don’t need to rent our arms to anybody in order to be able to lift a piece of bread to our mouths. ~Ricardo Flores Magon, speech, 31 May 1914
Freedom is never free.
~Author Unknown
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.
~William J. Clinton
Blog-entries protected by digital fingerprint:0964acc1331c0d652a1372531c5f5208Beach fun
© Copyright Ada Kanu 2008
Taking a break from studying for finals, I decided to work on a layout of the kids from our last visit to the beach.
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Taking a break from studying for finals, I decided to work on a layout of the kids from our last visit to the beach.
Blog-entries protected by digital fingerprint:0964acc1331c0d652a1372531c5f5208The Arte Y Pico Award
© Copyright Ada Kanu 2008
Graciously awarded to me by The Bobo Files. The Arte y Pico award was created to be given to bloggers who inspire others with their creativity and their talents, also for contributing to the blogging world in whatever medium. Receiving this award it is considered a special honor. Once you have received this award, you are to pass it on to 5 others.
1) Pick 5 blogs that you would like to award this honor to.
2) Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
3) Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.
4) Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of Arte y Pico blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award. http://arteypico.blogspot.com.
I am humbled that my blog inspires interest in the art of scrapbooking, I thank
In keeping with the spirit of Arte Y Pico, there are more than 5 blogs that I find inspiring, creative, and contribute positively to the blogosphere, and would like to share this award with the following inspiring blogs;
Gourmeted.com
The tips, tricks and techniques that Joy and her partner share in this delicious blog, puts you in food heaven. Accompanied with clear and concise instructions, the pictures are beautiful enough to eat off the screen.
Pixel Shoppe
A beautiful blog from a beautiful lady sharing tips on internet tip, and making money through scrapbooking online.
Live Passionately
Christine is the epitome of inspiration, her beautiful and stylish blog, is always uplifting with great accompanying images.
Sweet Resistance
A diary type blog following Shirley’s journey dealing with diabetes and family life.
Black Tennis Pro
Even if you are not a tennis or sports fan, Shelia’s writing transforms you into an excited spectator.
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Graciously awarded to me by The Bobo Files. The Arte y Pico award was created to be given to bloggers who inspire others with their creativity and their talents, also for contributing to the blogging world in whatever medium. Receiving this award it is considered a special honor. Once you have received this award, you are to pass it on to 5 others.
The rules for passing this honor on:
1) Pick 5 blogs that you would like to award this honor to.
2) Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
3) Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.
4) Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of Arte y Pico blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award. http://arteypico.blogspot.com.
I am humbled that my blog inspires interest in the art of scrapbooking, I thank
In keeping with the spirit of Arte Y Pico, there are more than 5 blogs that I find inspiring, creative, and contribute positively to the blogosphere, and would like to share this award with the following inspiring blogs;
Gourmeted.com
The tips, tricks and techniques that Joy and her partner share in this delicious blog, puts you in food heaven. Accompanied with clear and concise instructions, the pictures are beautiful enough to eat off the screen.
Pixel Shoppe
A beautiful blog from a beautiful lady sharing tips on internet tip, and making money through scrapbooking online.
Live Passionately
Christine is the epitome of inspiration, her beautiful and stylish blog, is always uplifting with great accompanying images.
Sweet Resistance
A diary type blog following Shirley’s journey dealing with diabetes and family life.
Black Tennis Pro
Even if you are not a tennis or sports fan, Shelia’s writing transforms you into an excited spectator.
Blog-entries protected by digital fingerprint:0964acc1331c0d652a1372531c5f5208Baby steps
© Copyright Ada Kanu 2008
My kids have always shown an interest in taking pictures and scrapbooking, so hubby and I have passed down our Sony Digital Still Camera MVC-FD81 in favor for the more compact Kodak Easy Share C813, I love it so far, the instructions are fairly easy to follow, and the quality of the pictures are much better.
With keeping with the theme of photos, I dug up some old photos of the kids, and using a Disney instant page (a page already put together and the only chore is slapping down those pictures) they created a page each for their albums which I am ashamed to admit have been neglected since the wonder of digital scrapbooking.
Baby steps for now to see how much they enjoy it, and hopefully we can progress to them creating their own layouts from scratch, and digital scrapping.
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My kids have always shown an interest in taking pictures and scrapbooking, so hubby and I have passed down our Sony Digital Still Camera MVC-FD81 in favor for the more compact Kodak Easy Share C813, I love it so far, the instructions are fairly easy to follow, and the quality of the pictures are much better.
With keeping with the theme of photos, I dug up some old photos of the kids, and using a Disney instant page (a page already put together and the only chore is slapping down those pictures) they created a page each for their albums which I am ashamed to admit have been neglected since the wonder of digital scrapbooking.
Baby steps for now to see how much they enjoy it, and hopefully we can progress to them creating their own layouts from scratch, and digital scrapping.
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