Posted by Prairierose on Apr 30, 2007
I haven’t ventured out yet, but we woke to sun shining through the windows, so that is a good start. And the forecast doesnt’ show any rain for the next couple of days. The weekend was perfect, so maybe we have turned the corner and can expect some decent weather for May. That would be nice.
Maybe the church’s parking lot can get paved this week. They have been trying for several weeks now. But its either rained, or the temps were too cold to try and lay it. They had gotten the first phase done — all the new gravel graded off, and was ready for the asphalt guys to come in and do their thing. But that hasn’t happened, so the circle drive has been rendered useless because there is like a 6 inch lip of cement to drive up over to use it. I r Beally hope they do it today — one of the main guys who’s been involved with the construction, he has Monday’s off, so he should be around. Also, my boss is leaving at 11:00 for a 4 days retreat. So from tomorrow on, I’ll be the only one there. I would just as soon someone who knows something be there when they do it. But. I guess “A” is only a phone call away if anything comes up. But. Still. I hope they do it today.
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 29, 2007
I love shopping, and I love saving money. One of my favorite stores to stop at when we go “to the city” is Catherine’s. They carry clothing for the plus size woman. For awhile there, I was not able to readily buy clothing at Walmart. They didn’t make it in my size. Catherine’s caters to woman like me. Course, with the recent weight loss, Walmart has gotten a bit of my business, and it is exciting to be able to buy something off the rack at Walmart. That means that things are changing, my body is getting smaller, and I am slowly becoming a bit more “normal”, even though I still have a long ways to go.
I love Catherine’s, but I do have to admit, they are a bit on the pricey side. So, I love being able to visit sites like CouponChief, and take advantage of coupons and offers at my favorite stores. Coupon Chief is an online leader of coupons, deals, and discounts and being able to take advantage of things such as Catherine’s deals for free shipping or a percentage off my order helps take the sting out of the final bill when ordering.
Its also great, for someone who lives 60 miles away from a city who has all the major stores and such, its a great help to be able to get online, to order, AND to save money in the process. Online shopping will never take the place of real shopping, but sites like Coupon Chief does have its time and place and I’m glad I am able to take advantage of it.
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 29, 2007
I wish he were going, but tonight is a perfect example of why he can’t. For many years, David would attend a 3 days “retreat” in the Kiamichi mountains. A group of our guys from the church would travel to Honobia, OK, and basically just back to nature and closer to God. No showers. No ties. Just kick back, and fellowship with other Christian men, taking in workshops and sessions. He always enjoyed going, and it was always a good thing for him to get away.
But. As a truck dispatcher, it just. Does. Not. Work. He tried last year, and all it did was add to his frustration load. He wasn’t able to enjoy himself, he was on the phone most of the time — a land line phone, 5 minutes at a time, and then go to the back of the line for his next turn. The cell phone reception in the mountains is pretty much non existance.
Tonight, one of his drivers called…the load number David gave him on Friday wasn’t right. Where the driver is loading, they are saying the load has already been picked up — on Thursday. The driver didn’t mess up. David didn’t mess up. The broker who gave him the number did. And he can’t call him untiil 8:00 in the morning. And, the driver should be at the other place — to unload, at 8:00 in the morning, and now he can’t load until morning. Not a good deal.
This is just one of many mishaps that happens, on a weekly …and sometimes daily basis. And David has 11 of them to keep rolling and figure out loads for.
I wish he could go. But I understand why he doesn’t. He tried. It didn’t work. So, until he is in a different profession, this is something that will remain just a nice memory.
And he’s not the only one. There is a another guy in our church that would like to go as well. But he owns a roofing company, and to leave his dozen or so employees … for 3 -4 days …. he might as well tell them to just taken the next 4 days off. And thats not an option. So, David not alone in his decision. Its just too bad these guys can’t get away, and that their professions, their job — have such a hold on them that getting away, even for just a couple of days, just isn’t possible.
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 29, 2007
We all have our own tolerance for pain. I usually let things go too far before I seek professional help, or take anything for pain that I am having. Course, the fact that I take Toprol and Coumadin — that plays into what I take and don’t take as well. There are certain things that are best left untaken with the blood thinner that I take. But there are tiimes when taking something for pain relief is necessary. I’ve not tried this yet, but Nurofen Pluss is a new product on the market that targets the site of pain locally. It also reduces inflammation and fever. And the codeine in Nurofen Plus helps to reduce the brain’s perception of the amount of pain you are actually in.
Nurofen Plus is available online at sites such as Strand Arcade Pharmacy. They do list out the precautions and not to take if you have certain conditions or take certain other medications. But if you suffer strong pain and/or inflammation associated with Headache, Tension Headache, Migraine Headache, Period Pain, Dental Pain, Back and Neck Pain, Neuralgia, or Rheumatic and Arthritic Pain, then Nurofen Plus may be the pain reliever for you.
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 29, 2007
This weekend was wayyy to short. Working most of yesterday didn’t help the cause. I was hoping to work only a couple of hours; but I ended up being at the office until after 4:00. Then today, between church, fixing lunch, watching a movie that we rented last night, and then taking Ethan to the school so he could watch a play production — one that he actually was not in — I was able to finally settle down and try to get something accomplished. Didn’t get much crossed off my list, but did get a few things. Weather wise, it was absolutely perfect. I should have been outside. We ARE going to get some camping in this summer … I suppose maybe after school is out. Ethan has things on the calendar the next 3 weekends! That kid needs his own personal secretary. Hmmmm… I guess its called …” a mom”. With a day planner.
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 28, 2007
Working in two seperate offices each day, both of which have a copier, I always have an on-going list of office supplies that I need to pick up when we head off to the “big city”. Buying them locally most of the time, usually proves to be an expensive venture, and we just always know, that when we go out of town, take our list of things we need to get.
However, how smart would it be for us if we had the office supplies come to us? using a company that would ship the products to us, which would be a great alternative to the otherwise high cost of name brand toner and ink cartridges, to just name a few. Inkers.biz is one such company that could supply us with ink, inkject cartridges, toner, tonger cartridges, etc. All of their toners and cartridges are 100% guaranteed again defect for 1 full year and they even have a 30 day no questions asked return policy. They deliver free ground shipping and usually ship the same day as ordered. Inkers.biz has a wide selection of brands for all makes and models of copiers and printers.
And, Inkers.biz has a policy — that it costs the same to process a $50 order as it does a $500, so they offer you incentives to stock up and save. Take advantage of their incentatives AND the free shipping. With savings like this, it only makes sense for the office supplies to come to us.
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 28, 2007
This would be a great weekend to go camping; but I have a feeling, until school is out, unless I want to go camping on my own, we might as well plan it as a summer activity. David is working. Ethan has an State ensemble contest he will be leaving in a little bit for. Next weekend, its State Forensics that he will be attending. Busy Busy kid.
I need to work a few more hours out to the trucking company. We have a quarterly report due Monday. Its a weekly thing with the driver’s log sheets and trip sheets. Its not bad when you keep up with it on a weekly basis. But with all the other things that have been added to my list of things to do there, I have put it off to the last minute. I really need to do it today, so David can finish up his part, which doesn’t take long, bug Monday’s ARE. NOT. a good time to try and get something like that finished up. So, if I can get it done this morning after Ethan leaves, then he’s got this afternoon, and tomorrow to try and do it in peace and quiet.
Yeah. Right.
Like he doesn’t have anything ELSE to do. When his drivers make it home for the weekend, then he gets to work all weekend making sure their trucks are all in good running condition. And he can’t take off time during the week because he has to keep the drivings rolling — translation, find/book loads, keep everything running smoothly, etc. When you deal with 11 drivers, and probably 25-30 companies that you haul for, and make sure everyone is making decent money …. its not as easy as everybody thinks. One of these days, I’m afraid, he’s going to crash and burn. Let’s hope not, but its scary to watch what all he does, and just how many hoops he has to jump through to make this all work. So, whatever I can do to make it easier for him…. thats one reasons I don’t “quit” out there, and concentrate on this “at home blogging” venture I could do. There is more money in that than there is the hourly wage of working at the office. But. If I don’t do it, then he will have to. And he has too much on his plate as it is. So…. I continue to keep all of my responsiblities in balance, and do what I can do to survive the day myself.
*sigh. Such is life.
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 27, 2007
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 26, 2007
We have several nurses in our congregation and they wear the typical nursing scrubs that is commonly found in hospitals today. Working at the church, and being the church secretary, my wardrobe is pretty much unlimited. I can dress up or down to however I see fit. I normally don’t dress up (like I would be for Sunday morning), but I also don’t wear my worst pair of jeans and a sweatshirt either. I try to dress appropriately, as well as for the comfort as well. But there are other professionsvwhere special uniforms are required.
For those nurses in our congregation, I wonder if they know about ScrubsGallery? Their motto is “your total online uniform boutique”. If uniforms are required where you work, I invite you to browse through this site. After selecting whether you want a Print Top, Solid Tops, Scrub Pants, or Lab Coats, you then have the choice of style, coordinating color, and fabric type. Save money by shopping at ScrubsGallery, and they stand behind their products with a 30 day money back guarantee.
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 26, 2007
Did I mention that I received flowers this week? and a pretty gift bag filled with all kinds of goodies … a notepad, a car airfreshner, some lotion … The gift bag came from one of the ladies at our church, who is always doing special things like that. And the flowers… well, they came from the elders of my church. This is “secretary week” (ok, ok, administrative executive). I’ve worked there since 2001, and this is the 2nd time they have done this; so to say I was surprised, is to say the least. I took pictures of them, but with my phone, and now I don’t know how to get the pictures off of it to the computer. So, I need to take my digital camera in tomorrow and capture the moment. Receiving them meant a lot to me. I have to admit, there are moments, being appreciated is not a feeling I have working there. For the most part though, its a good place to be, and I love working there.
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 26, 2007
I have blogged for numerous years. I journaled in books prior to that. It was just something I did. Something I enjoyed. Just a part of who I was. I never ever once thought that I would be able to take something that I enjoy so much and is so much a part of me, and make money doing it. Paid Blogging. What a concept. I have been involved with one company or another doing this since October. And, to do this — and do it well — it goes beyond just putting a few words on the screen, and adding a link or two.
Sponsored Reviews is one of the companies I write for, and I truly enjoy being a part of their team. As with the “other” companies, each tries to have their own different spin, to be different than the run of the mill, and Sponsored Reviews definately falls in this category. Advertisers purchase XX amount of spots, and a description of what they want is put out on a board. Bloggers, like myself, check this board (often) and choose from those that will fit our writing style and the focus of our blog. But, this is where Sponsored Reviews takes the different path. We choose the advertiser we would like to blog for and we bid on it. The advertisers set the parameters. We have already submitted to Sponsored Reviews the dollar amount we would blog for. And, if you fall within the advertisers parameters, then you are given a chance to bid. The advertiser then takes a look at your blog, your Page Ratings, and other various factors, and will either accept, decline, or negogiate your bid. Obviously, the advertiser will be looking for quality, for blogs with creativity and some thought behind what has already been posted. The whole concept of paid blogging is to connect the advertisers with the bloggers. Sponsored Reviews makes it happen in the truest of forms.
Awhile back, Sponsored Reviews posted an informative article — 27+1 Tips for Building and Maintaining a Blog Audience. As the “paid to blog” world continues to grow, the quality of the blogs will only get better. Tips like these help us, as bloggers, to see either, “yes” we are on the right track with our blog style, or “no”, I dont’ do that, and hmmm….. never thought about that, and we then take the tips, incorporate them into our blogging style, and strive to become better writers.
I know one thing I’m guilty of is not really have a “niche”. I seem to be all over the board with what I post here, esp. with the paid blogging. However, if you take the time to go through the several years of blogging I have here, you will see that IS my style. That it is a general blog, about my life, my family, my interests, and that doesn’t really fit into a specific niche. I have tech tips. I have travel information. But, by reading through the tips that Sponsored Reviews has spelled out for us, I now understand the importance of finding that niche, of being a little more organized and focused, and slowly am making that transition.
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I would really like to contribute more tips to their already amazing article of tips to build and maintain a blog audience, but they have covered it so thoroughly, that everything I can think of, I look, and yep, they covered that as well. If you blog, whether it is for sponsored posts or not, this Sponsored Reviews’ article is complete and right to the heart of the matter of good blogging.
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Posted by Prairierose on Apr 26, 2007
I haven’t put pen to paper (I was doing really good there, keeping track of every dollar earn, paid with the entries written, but somewhere along the line, I got sidetracked, and now, I don’t have a clue). So, I don’t know if its affecting the amount of dollars earned each week; but I do have to admit, this week has gone a bit better. I can’t say its gone great, because I did and still do have reserved items that still need to be wrote. But. I’m down to 3 that I need to finish up, and then I can say I am totally on top of things. Pay U 2 Blog sends weekly assignments. They are at the top of my list.
From there, Linky Love Army is second on my list. They are a brand new company, with a whole new spin on things — collaborative blogging. I am still learning the ropes here, but after completing a couple of missions, it is starting to make a lot more sense. They still have some openings, even for brand new blogs. Although, I think I am probably going to have the Colonel “un-enlist” several of the blogs I registered with them. I spent a lot of time on the two entries, researching, following directions, and then trying to write a quality piece. What we are doing in the Army (the Linky Love Army, that is) goes beyond making a few bucks. It is, as its name suggests, spreads the “Linky Love” around. We are hitting the paid blogging campaigns as a group, not as individuals. This will help our Page Rankings go up, and that is a key thing in the paid blogging world.
After I have completed assignments for both of these companies, then I make the rounds, and see if there are any opportunities out there and write them as I grab them. One of the newer companies I’ve signed up for (Smorty), give points on whether or not you do the opportunity right away, or take the full 72 hours they actually give you. And from what I can tell, the more points you have, the better the payout on the campaigns you take. So, I want to make this a rule of thumb all the way around. Reserve and write. Not reserve and … write later when I have time. If I don’t have the time “right this minute”, don’t reserve it. Yes, I will miss out on some opp’s. Maybe alot. But it has definately helped the “anxiety” level this week, and that will get better when I don’t have 15 reserved opps hanging over my head. Which, in itself is alot, but to do this right, and not make your blog nothing but a spam blog, there needs to be at least one, if not two or three “we resume to our regularly blogging channel” entries between each paid post. So, if you have 10 opps reserved, you are looking at needing to write at least 20 blog entries, minimum. See where my level of pressure and anxiety comes in?
Its all a learning process. Trial and error. I have to try it this way and see what happens. I know it will help with the stress factor if nothing else.
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 25, 2007
We have all heard and maybe even used Quickbooks, Quicken and Turbo Tax. Working at two different offices every day, at two very different aspects of the “business” world (and not-quit-so-business world — the church), spreadsheets and databases are used on a daily basis. The leading provider of those programs now offers an online program — Quickbase from Intuit. It is a web based solution that combines database, groupware, and business management capabilities all in one central place for your information.
Sign up for the Quickbase Free 30 Day trial. No credit card required. With the 30 day free trial, you are able to use every feature of Quickbase without any restrictions. You can have up to 10 people try it out. Work with the Project Manager or Sales Manager, or tailor over a dozen other applications. You also can import your own data from current spread sheets or databases. Once you are convinced this is the program for you and/or your business, then you pay as you go — on a monthly basis. There is no long term commitment or up front investment. If you sign up, an Intuit Sales Representative will contact you. They will send you several free tutorial videos and will be available for questions and some training through the trial as well. Each Wednesday they sponsor a video demo for people that sign up for the free trial as well.
Their motto is: “No Sweat Data Sharing”. There is no software to upload, no setup delays, no upgrades needed. Couldn’t be any easier than that — Quickbase from Intuit. No. Sweat.
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 25, 2007
I would just as soon bury my head in the sand, and make this go away. But, deep down, I really don’t want it to go away. I want o find the right path again, and make some headway. So, head held high, I will share with you that my luck ran out last night. I gained 3 lbs and I was not happy. But, we talked at length. We pinpointed some possible culprits. And we formulated a game plan for the next week.
I could give up. I could be happy with the 75 lbs lost and be done with it.
OR. I can get my head back in the game (and today HAS gone well), and make this work. I had 4 full months of loss after loss. I can do this, and its time to do it again.
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 25, 2007
This is a great opportunity for us that live out in the middle of nowhere. We have a small video store in our town, but very often, the good movies are already taken. Being able to order DVD’s online simplifies everything. Blockbuster DVD Subscription Rentals lets you rent 3 movies at a time. We just rented 3 movies at our local video store a couple weeks ago — it was something like $14.00, and the all had to be back the very next day. If not, late charges are tacked on. With Blockbuster, the first month is only $9.99, and $17.99 a month after that. Realistically, we could (and have!) spent that much in one trip for DVDs at our local video store). A Blockbuster subscription would definately save us money in that respect.
There is unlimited rentals with Blockbuster — renting 3 movies at a time, and No late charges. I know that shouldn’t be an issue, but I do have to admit, we are sometimes late getting our movies back. With Blockbuster DVD Rental, being a day or two late isn’t going to make the rental of the next DVDs double in cost with the next rental. Their system is really easy — just select your movies (pick movies online from more than 60,000 titles). Receive the movies by mail. Watch them. And then mail them back, or if you happen to live in a town that has a store, you can return them there. Rent a few more. With the unlimited rentals, you can rent as many or as few a month that you would like. The dvd subscription stays the same.
With summer (and camping! — we tend to rent alot of movies when we go camping) just right around the corner, this is something I am definately going to run past my husband, showing him how we can have some fun family time and save money at the save time. How could he say no to that?? Click the banner for more information or to sign up!
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 25, 2007
We have taken a special interest in theatre and musicals since my son, who is 16 now, decided some 6 or 7 years ago he was “going to sing”. I just kinda patted him on the head, told him it was a nice dream, and didn’t really think a whole more about it. Until one day, he says “Mom, I’m gonna be in the Talent Show for the TOPS convention and Melody is helping me work up a solo”. That was his singing debut, and he has been going strong ever since. Play productions, musicals, church solos, even a couple of funerals (both of them were close family members who loved his singing, and it only felt right that he sang at their funerals. Pre recorded, but nonetheless, funeral solos can be added to his list of things he has done with this talent of his).
The interest in theatre, drama, and musicals goes beyond his own experiences though. He loves attending performances that he is not a part of. But sometimes, trying to find tickets, going from site to site, can be tricky and frustrating at best. Ticketliquadator.com pulls it all together, with various ticket sellers and displays their inventory all on one site. They have been online since 2002, and have built the biggest and best database of hard-to-find tickets. They handle more than just theatre tickets, but just a look at the theatre section, Ticketliquadator has a really good selection, and several that I know Ethan would love to attend.
The inventory at Ticketliquadator has grown to include more than 3.2 million tickets to over 60,000 events. They liquidate these tickets at the lowest possible price to keep up with the customer base and growing inventory. Imagine tripling your sales in just the past year. That is what is going on there, and they are proud to say its because their satisfied customers keep coming back.
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Posted by Prairierose on Apr 25, 2007
And it continues to rain even more. I don’t know how much it rained this afternoon; but it rained hard, and it rained for quite awhile. Lots of roads under water. Not a good deal. But now its quiet, the birds are chirping. So, I am feeling the blessings of rain, and not severe severe storms rolling through. We have always been pretty fortunate when severe storms go through. I was at the office b myself when the worst of the rain went through, so I’m glad it wasn’t anymore than just rain!
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 24, 2007
For someone who suffers from severe sleep apnea, I think I do know the importance of a good nights sleep better than most people. When you think you are sleeping, if your sleep is interupted, you awake feeling tired and groggy, very fatigued. The same goes for those people who know they don’t sleep well. Some of the reasons for not sleeping well can be physical, or mental (worry). But sometimes, its the environment. Not a comfortable bed, or pillow, or the blanket is scratchy, and just isn’t inducement for sleep. But getting a good’s night sleep is critical to our health, and to our wellbeing, our quality of life. Without it, we are too tired to enjoy life.
Downs Deal is a online outlet that sells overstock down items direct from the manufacturer, and offer hundreds of high quality products at their closeout site. The down bedding items that you see at Macy’s, Bloomindales, LL Bean and others, chances are they come from this same manufacturer. Because of the nature of the website, the site only offers closeout down comforters & more, clearance down pillows, Discount Down Bedding, and other overstock down bargains. And shipping is free on orders over $50.00.
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Posted by Prairierose on Apr 24, 2007
And then if today’s weigh in isn’t pressure enough. I just got an email from someone — Ethan and I joined a “Biggest Loser” challenge a couple months ago. I did really well with the first weigh in, totally spaced off the 2nd one. And went into denial with the 3rd. The final weigh in is the 30th. We paid money into this. I have to go weigh in. Just to say I completed the challenge. Good. Bad. Indifferent. I just wish I had followed through and blown everyone away like the “losers” did on the show. I can and have that before. AND…I do still have a week here to improve my weigh in. No pressure.
I do need to change my schedule around though. We have 3 things going at 5:00 next Monday. I have my weigh in in Topeka at 5:30. The final weigh in for the Biggest Loser at the rec center at 5:00. And Ethan has a Coffee Break performance (all the Forensics stuff they have done this year) Monday night that he wants me to be at. We can make it work, I just need to move some things around.
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 24, 2007
Wish me luck.
Granted. Luck shouldn’t have anything to do with it. I should be able to say with confidence that my weigh in this afternoon will go well, and that I can expect a loss. And, I think that is probably what will happen. But I don’t feel exceptional confident about it. I just don’t know. I’ve done fairly good this week. But, don’t let me fool you. This is an easy plan to follow, and it does work. But, you still have to have your head the game to make it work,and my head keeps slipping in and out of the game. Which is more of a personality flaw rather than a program flaw.
So. Wish me luck. I probably will need it.
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 24, 2007
We own a cat. Or maybe I should say our cat owns us. We are his people. He gets his head scratched on demand, backed rubbed when asked. He owns the whole house, likes to open cabinet doors. But at least he doesn’t flush the toilet like a cat I saw on a video a few weeks ago. This cat would flush the toilet, and then watch the water swirl down, obviously confused and frustrated to where the water had gone — so he would do it again. And again. And then there books where you can learn how to “toilet train” your cat — actually using your toilet.
Somehow, I think would rather invest in a Littermaid Litter box such as a Littermaid Elite Mega LME9000. It has an infrared sensor that detects when your cat has gone to the bathroom, and racks it away 10 minutes after the cat leaves the little box. If your cat would reenter the box before the initial 10 minutes has lapsed, the time resets automatically. The safety bar stops the cleaning rack at the slightest touch. Everything then is deposited in a disposable container that seals the waste and odor. What a concept. So 21st century and yet such a simple concept.
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Posted by Prairierose on Apr 23, 2007
Second Life is a 3-D vitual world built and owned entirely by its residents. It has been open to the public since 2003, and has grown by leaps and bounds. Today is has a population of over 5,800,000 from all around the world. As you enter the virtual world of Second Life, you’ll discover it filled with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity. After looking around, perhaps you will be able to find just the right piece of land to build your house or business. Because the residents retain the rights of their digital creations, they can buy, sell and trade with other residents.
So, what does this have to do with AskPatty.com? AskPatty has taken up a virtual life here as well as doing the many other things that she does (like running the website AskPatty.com where she keeps females informed about the car industry with her concept and creation of Female Friendly dealers, as well the Dream Car search tool. Busy Busy Lady). Ask Patty is very active in Second Life, where she built a full-fledged shop/store/lounge on Pontiac’s Motorati island.
AND. At AskPatty’s Second Life Page they are giving away free AskPatty T-shirts and pins. Teleport to AskPatty in Second life and enter to win a $50,000 automotive shopping spree during their launch May 11. Go to http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ride/20/204/29 between 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm EST.
What WILL she do next??
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 23, 2007
Red. Blue. Black. They come in a multitude of colors. Everyone uses them, from school age children to corporate officers and the richest of the rich. What is it? Ink pens. Some people are real fanatics about the pens they use; other people could care less, as long as it writes. The outside of the pen comes in many many different sizes, colors, shapes. And the business world has discovered a way to get their name out there, in the form of advertising, by printing their name, address, logo, phone # — whatever is pertinent to the company, on ink pens.
PensRUs is an online site that specializes in custom pens. You can choose from countless features, colors and writing styles. And, as you find yourself browsing through their site, and you’re just not sure, you can order a sample of one of the pens to test it out before buying more.
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 23, 2007
Posted by Prairierose on Apr 23, 2007
I also got the Photo Blog updated. I still have a few things to update it more, but for the most part, I’m pretty pleased with it. And, it actually might come in handy. Last night, Ethan’s Barbershop group sung, and David video taped the whole Christian Music Showcase, not just the guys. I did seperate clips of everyone … well, I tried to. My card was full by the 3rd singer. *sigh. But I did get clips of the Barbershop group, and for what I wanted to do, that was the main thing. So, instead of having a video page here, I have a Photo Blog that will house all these video clips we are doing, as well as some regular digital pictures. I like the way it looks and feels over there, and hopefully, the way I have it set up, its not too slow loading, and is easy to navigate. If you do go over and check it out, let me know what you think! The URL is http://www.myprairierose.com/PhotoBlog .
Anyway, the lead guy of the Barbershop group commented to David that he would like a CD of JUST the Barbershop group, everything that they have done so far. I’m not sure, but I think I have all of them. Ethan seems to think that there is one that I don’t have, so I may need to go through here and look manually. I have been tagging them with “video clips” or adding it to the Video Page here. But, Ethan says there is one more. And I’m just pretty sure if he sang, I got it on tape:) So, will need to do some looking and see if I can find it. And then get ahold of Harry and let him know what he wants is online. The reason he wants it is so he (as the President of the Barbershop group there in Topeka), and the director can critique the quartet, and what they need to do or not do. So online might work just as good as a CD. And, if not, it shouldn’t take much to burn what I have to a CD.
