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| Monday, May 26, 2008 |
| 3 more days |
Thursday the 29 th is the day that I am having my surgery. YAY!!! I am so excited to finally get it over with. It has been a year and half that I have waited for this and now it's finally here.
I went for my preops last Monday the 19th and by the time I got home they had called and left me a message telling me that my blood glucose was 507 and I needed to get to my family Dr. or ER as soon as I could. It was after 5 when I got home so that left the ER but I chose to wait until the next day to go to my family Dr. She put me on insulin (Humulin R) injections. I give myself shots 4 times a day now and the dose is adjusted to my glucose reading. Surprisingly my the shots don't hurt at all, whew!!!
Tomorrow I go for an Echo Cardiogram and that should be all of the pre surgery tests. The preop center called me Friday around noon to come up there to have one done then, but of course it's a 2 hour drive up and they hadn't made an appointment yet so I doubted if I could have made it then and said Tuesday would be better in the afternoon. Well of course no one listens so I have to be up there bright and early. I will just have to get up at the crack of dawn, not good for someone that isn't a morning person. lol
 
Thought I would show you the place I would the next few days. I think it will be 10 East but then everything changes. The hospital sure has undergone the changes since my grandmother was there in late 70's with Renal failure. She had to travel up there twice a week for Dialysis for 2 and half years so I got to know the place pretty good. Now it's all different with new buildings and additions to the original hospital. Sure don't look like the same place.
Well Friends if all goes well I should be back in no time at all and on the losers bench. So please take care and happy stitching. Labels: Other |
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| Saturday, March 15, 2008 |
| Zebra's |
This is an eye glasses holder. My Walmart store has had these before Christmas in it's Optical Department. There are different kind of animals, a Giraffe, horse, an Old Man, a fish and several other type. This was on my wish list for Christmas and since I didn't get one then I put it on my list for my Birthday in January, nope didn't get it then either. Last night as I was on my way out I saw them sitting there and they were getting low. I first got the Giraffe already to leave and looked and saw a Zebra, since my love for horses and a Zebra is technically a horse I exchanged it. lol BTW those are not my glasses they are reading glasses 2.25 and are women reading glasses, but since I can't see the 32 count good enough with my glasses I put these over top mine and waa la I can see the 32 count.
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| posted by Greg @ 6:29 PM |
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| Tuesday, November 13, 2007 |
| Out My Window |
 This is what I get to look at every morning when I get up. It's a burning bush and I have four of them, one placed at each corner of my garage. Too bad Autumn is a short season.
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| posted by Greg @ 3:41 PM |
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| Thursday, September 13, 2007 |
| Birthday Wishes |
 Happy Birthday Barb over at Around Barb's Bend, she turned 60 years young today. She does a lot of wonderful Charity Stitching and has piece's sent all over the world to be made into quilts bringing smiles and cheerfulness to those in need. I do hope you have a wonderful Birthday and many, many, many more. Everyone go over there and wish her a happy birthday! Labels: Other |
| posted by Greg @ 4:12 PM |
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| Friday, August 24, 2007 |
| Vicious Dog |
Does this look like the face of a Vicious Dog? My County Health Department thinks so. On August 21 this past Monday night she bit me and bit my Mom. It wasn't her fault at all, she was scared and in pain so she did what only animals do, they bite. Some how her harness got wrapped around her leg and I went to help remove it. She nailed me cause I was hurting her more as it was twisted so tight. My Mom gets up and comes to help me and of course she got nailed too. My Mom is on blood thinner due to her heart and she was still bleeding the next afternoon. She went to the Dr. and got 3 stitches in finger. The Dr. told her he was sorry but he had to report it to the Health Department. grrrr. Today I get a letter from the County Health Department addressed to me since Peajib is actually my dog. . Dear me, On August 21, 2007 your DOG is reported to have BITTEN or otherwise potentially exposed my Mom to the rabies virus who resides at our address. You are ordered to have your animal confined or quarantined under a veterinarian's care or on your own premises until August 31, 2007. Confinement of your animal means, in this case to prohibit contact of the animal under your control to the public. If this animal should die or be killed or exhibit unusual behavior or show any signs or illness before the end of the confinement period, report it IMMEDIATELY to the County Health Department and your veterinarian. Preserve the carcass on ice or by refrigeration, DO NOT DAMAGE THE HEAD. Further, NO DOG OR CAT SHALL BE RELEASED FROM CONFINEMENT UNTIL IT HAS A CURRENT RABIES VACCINATION. It is the recommendation of the Ohio Department of Health that ferrets also be vaccinated when released from confinement. If your animal is a dog or cat you must supply proof that your animal has a current rabies vaccination, or that the vaccination was given after August 31, 2007. Failure to comply with this procedure will be in a violation of Section 3701-3-29 of the Ohio Administrative Code and Regulations of the County Health Department which states "no owner, keeper or harborer of a dog, cat or ferret that is four (4) months of age or older shall fail to have such animal currently vaccinated against rabies by or under the supervision of a veterinarian" will result in legal action. Thank you for you cooperation. . I have to take the form they sent me to the veterinarian to get it signed plus I had to pay $40. WHAT!!!!! My dog does not have rabies, she is never outside and the only other animal she has contact with is her daughter Izzy whom never has contact with any other animal either. Peajib was provoked by me, she is a Yorkie and Yorkies are aggressive since they were produced to fight RATS! grrrr I do know one thing they can fine me or whatever they want, but they will NEVER GET MY DOG FROM ME! Maybe I shouldn't say that, but it's how I feel at the moment. Labels: Other |
| posted by Greg @ 6:16 PM |
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| Friday, August 10, 2007 |
| Chief Red Cloud 8-10-07 |
Week 14 and finally I am temporarily out of the white. Have very little of the brown to do before it runs into the horn on the right side. Then some light grey over where the feathers are, then back to the white. ugggg! . I didn't stitch for two days this past week as someone (I am not naming) has been addicted to online gaming again. I downloaded Super Collapse 3 and am to the last level. Wohoo! Don't know why it's so addicting all you do is click on these colored blocks before they reach the top of the screen. . Some great news now. I got a call from the surgeon's office and have an appointment Sept. 10th. YAY!!!! Finally after everything I have gone through this past 10 months to get this far and it's time to meet the surgeon. That means surgery will possibly be soon and it's just in time as this hernia in the center of my stomach is hurting again so that will be repaired and the gastric bypass will be done at that time too. YAY!!! I am just so excited right now. Will keep you updated as when the surgery will be. . On the face front, my rash or whatever it is on my face has disappeared some. YAY!!! Strange after 3 series of steroids it comes right back after I finish them and now it is going away on it's own. Oh well as long as it goes away and stays away then that is all that matters. At least I don't look like I have Chicken Pox or Measles on my face now. . The heat has been HORRENDOUS here with temps up in the high 90's and some days 102 degrees. Thank goodness for the air conditioner cause it's hot, hot, hot and very humid out there. We had a thunderstorm last night and it poured the rain, so you would have thought it would have cooled it down today, NOT! It's still hot and humid out there today, I looked earlier and the temp was 99 degrees. See why I like the snow and cold at least I can cover up when it's too cold but in the heat like this you can only do so much. Labels: cross stitch, Other |
| posted by Greg @ 5:05 PM |
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| Friday, July 20, 2007 |
| Chief Red Cloud 7-20-07 |
 Week 11 and all that is left on the Chief is white, white and more white. It's ok as I know that I am so close to being finished with the first page of 4 pages and it will be slightly over 1/4th completed. Hopefully tonight I can make a huge dent in it. YAY!!!!
. Got my new Q-Snaps Monday, the size 11x11 and have been using them and I love them. The 11x17 are just too large and I couldn't hold on to them. But these are just perfect and am wondering now what did I do without them before. Oh yeah I remember, but I am not going back to the hoops. :) . Three more days of being on the steroids DexPak 1.500mg. This medicine is a corticosteroid used to treat severe allergies, arthritis, asthma, and skin conditions. I have the severe allergy and skin problem. I look like I have the measles, hopefully this will take care of that and keep it off me. The side effects of the medicine is difficulty sleeping, nervousness, increased appetite, indigestion, nausea, swelling feet, hands, legs, mood, mental or personality changes, eye problems, headache, muscle aches, dizziness, trouble breathing and that's just to name a few. Guess which side affects I have had so far? All of them. :( Just checked and I have 5 more pills to take, WHEW!!!!!!!! So this hasn't been a good week for me. . Bad news yesterday, Thursday. Took my Mom over to her Pulmonary Doctor and he read the results of her Cat Scan. She has Severe Emphysema and some growths on one of the nodules. I have suspected this for a long long time and now we know. He is going to do another test a PET Scan and then in October do another Cat Scan to compare and if it's worse then he will go in and do a biopsy on the growth. He gave her a couple of prescriptions yesterday and a Nebulizer was delivered today. .  
Peajib and Izzy got there haircut Monday and the woman cut it too short. Izzy has never had hair this short and it don't look like her. Peajib's hair get's so tangled that it had to get buzzed off. Maybe I can keep up on it this time so she don't go around bald. Poor little Peajib has to wear a sweatshirt cause she is FREEZING! Izzy is hot blooded so it probably is cooling her down some. Peajib on the left and Izzy on the right. They were so good that they got a new toy out of the deal. A tiny toy hippo. 
I want to thank everyone for all their messages left on my blog, give me some time and I will be around to you. Hope you all have a wonderful week of stitching!Labels: cross stitch, Other |
| posted by Greg @ 6:04 PM |
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| Wednesday, June 27, 2007 |
| Cross Stitch and Men - Crossing the Gender Barrier |
by John Wigham
Cross-stitch is not just an activity for women. Plenty of men love to pull out those needles and flosses to cross-stitch projects that they enjoy. For most men who cross-stitch it is about creating "art" or having a special interest in the design… and of course Cross Stitch is wonderfully therapeutic when it comes to de-stressing.
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For some it is just not "manly" to call it a "craft". While men do not make up a large percentage of cross-stitchers, they most certainly do exist. Yet, many people wonder about men who like to cross-stitch, and it brings up a number of interesting questions:
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Are Men Better then Women... at Cross-Stitch?
The simple answer to this question is that of course men are not better then women, just as women are no better than men either. Cross-stitching is a learned skill, and any person who cross-stitches is only as good as they allow themselves to be. Practice, practice, and more practice make a person a better cross-stitcher, not their gender.
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Do Male Cross-Stitch Designers Exist?
Yes! Of course there are male designers. Why ever not? Cross-stitch design is an art form and certainly not restricted to the female gender. There are many men involved in creating their own cross-stitch patterns. For some it is a direct offshoot of their art - like Thomas Kinkade. For others, they are part of a design business, like the husband and wife team at Heartland House. Men are involved in designing and bringing you some of the great cross-stitch patterns. Some cross-stitch designers are also fashion designers and use their thread and floss to create patterns on the attire that they create.
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Which Patterns are Popular with Men?
Men tend to choose more art-like patterns than women. They may not be as open to you choosing a teddy bear pattern for a pillow.
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Often men are drawn to the things they like. If a man likes sports, he may choose a kit that represents his sports team. If a man is into architecture, then he may choose to cross-stitch a pattern based on Frank Lloyd Wright. There are even some gamers that have cross-stitched their favorite video game characters.
Other men use cross-stitch to create designs on their clothing, too. If you are choosing a pattern to give to a man, then you should take a look at what they like. Go with their interests. How Do Men Get Into Cross-Stitch? This question really depends on the man. Some men get involved simply because someone they love does it. A little boy may have wanted to do what his mother was doing. A man may help his wife finish a project only to find he liked it. Other men need something to do, and it is a craft just lying around. Often men do not find that they seek out cross-stitching, but it finds them one way or another. Some men believe it makes them look attractive to women, so they use it as a way to "pick someone up".
How Do I Handle a Man Who Wants to Cross-Stitch? Embrace it. It takes a lot of courage for a man to put aside an image of masculinity to admit they want to try a "girly" craft. If the man is a significant other, then take pride in the fact that your man wants to share something with you. If it is a young man, then encourage the creativity that will come from the craft. It is not often that men can put away the machismo to do something enjoyable like cross-stitch, so open up and be willing to teach and inspire. Who knows… the cross-stitching man in your life may find a way to inspire you too! John Wigham has been a professional author and editor for 20 years and is a co-founder of http://www.patternspatch.com an online cross stitch club dedicated to counted cross stitch. The website has a small team of writers who are devoted to our cross stitch club”> and enjoy writing about their hobby.http://www.dreamgreetings.com/ecards/articles/www.oliverstormdirect.com
Click here for the link to the article on the web. Labels: Other |
| posted by Greg @ 5:30 PM |
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| Friday, June 22, 2007 |
| Down On The Farm |
 
A local area business man passed yesterday. Bob Evans 1918-2007 the founder of Bob Evans Restaurant. He started a small simple little restaurant 53 years ago and turned it into a billion dollar enterprise.
The original restaurant and the famous farm are just down the road from me about 15 miles or so.
One of the TV commercials from the 1960's starred a kid that lived in the house across the street from me. This was the first time I heard the famous "Down on The Farm" saying.
 Not only was Bob Evans famous for his restaurants but he also sold sausages in your local Grocery Stores tasting just like Mom's fresh from the farm.
 Brian Williams on NBC nightly news mentioned about Bob yesterday and brought my little area here in Southeastern Ohio into the spotlight. Bob was from Rio Grande, pronounced "Rye-O Grand" rather then the traditional Spanish pronunciation so that it rhymes with "Ohio." .
Uh the map left my town off of it. GEESH! See where 32 meets 35, that is where I am located. Labels: Other |
| posted by Greg @ 6:31 PM |
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| Monday, June 18, 2007 |
| Monday |
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| posted by Greg @ 4:06 PM |
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| Saturday, May 12, 2007 |
| Happy Mother's Day |
Mom, You're an Angel . Not everyone believes in angels, but I do - . I have one of my very own, and I call her "Mom." . You've always been there for me in so many loving ways that sometimes I really do feel as if I have my own personal angel, You've shared my hopes and dreams, and taught me how to believe in myself so that one day I could spread my own wings and fly. . So much of who I am is because of the special woman you are. . That's why, on Mother's Day and always, I'm so thankful that my angel Mom is you. . . The flowers aren't from me, but from my cousin Judy. Her Mom passed away 4 years ago and has called my mom her's ever since. Labels: Other |
| posted by Greg @ 8:19 PM |
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| Monday, May 07, 2007 |
| New Online photo Album |
| I have changed my online photo album to a new site. Click Me Here Apparently Yahoo is ending their online photo album this fall, so I thought I might as well change it now. I did remove some of the files to make it easier to navigate. I am thinking about switching it over to webshots, but will let you know when and if I do. Labels: Other |
| posted by Greg @ 7:02 PM |
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| Friday, March 16, 2007 |
| Achoo update 3-16-07 |
I have been MIA in this past week and skipped several days of stitching too. Just seemed like everything was needing to be done at once around here. Had several appointments to go to and the Dentist, I am plum tuckered out now. Oh yeah, 3 more pounds are gone, gone, gone. WOOHOO! . Finally an update on Achoo! Can you believe that I am still not finished with the head of the Dalmatian? Hopefully this coming week I can make a huge dent. Did I tell you that Achoo! is being done as a SAL (stitch along) with Glenda check her out by clicking on her name. She is by far a faster stitcher and a much better stitcher then I am. She hasn't updated where she is currently, I assure you it is a lot more then what the photo there shows. . Tonight I rotate over to the Spring MSAL (mystery stitch along) from one of my yahoo groups, Chatty Stitching Exchangers. I will recieve the final part of the MSAL as soon as I go over and sign in, can't wait to see what it is of. . It's raining here with a temp down in the 30's again. Huge adjustment as it has been up in the high 70's and low 80's this week, I even had the a/c on in the car Wednesday. I'd better get going as it is stitching time and I don't want to miss that. Labels: cross stitch, Other, sal, weight |
| posted by Greg @ 6:11 PM |
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| Monday, February 26, 2007 |
| Word of the Day |
Have you noticed the word of the day on the left side bottom column. Well today's word is sycophant.
Here's the meaning (sycophant \SIK-uh-fuhnt\, noun:A person who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth or influence; a parasite; a toady.)
Can you think of a person that this word can be applied too? A certain non residential Bohemian, that is in a custody battle of a certain deceased blond model and DNA test of her baby comes to my mind. Am I right? Huh, huh?Labels: Other |
| posted by Greg @ 2:58 PM |
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| Friday, February 23, 2007 |
| Camera Hunt |
I have been having problems with my old HP 935 for a long time now. As per the photos of the Countryside White Church the other night, it is time to get a new one. Monday I was at the Dentist in the next town over and they have a Sam's Club, so I was just curious as to what they had in the digital camera department. Here are the four choices I narrowed it down too.
Casio EXS 600 Hp R827
Samsung L60 Kodak Z710 The top three have a 3x Optical Zoom and the Kodak has a 10x Optical Zoom. The Casio and Samsung have 6 MP and the HP 7.2 MP and the Kodak 7.1 MP. But the Kodak has a 10x Optical Zoom. The top three have a new feature of Anti Shaking, keeping the it steady for shaky hands like mine and the Kodak doesn't. But the Kodak has a 10x Optical Lense. The top three are slim line and you can put in your pocket or anyplace small. But the Kodak has a 10x Optical Lense. The prices are all about the same range. Oh how I don't like deciding on these big decisions like this. But I did decide --------> ta-da ---------> The Kodak Z710, why it has a 10x Optical Zoom lense. :) That makes a huge difference and I need to get a steady hand now. I thought I should check around and found the same camera's on Amazon.com. Hey it's $20 cheaper then Sam's Club and it has free shipping. By the Way I just checked the tracking and it left New York and is already in Ohio. Woo Hooo. But I also checked the website and whoa it dropped $20 over night. I called Amazon and of course the trained customer service is over seas and don't have very good english. But after telling the woman that it dropped $20.39 over night, she asked if I wanted a refund of that amount put back on my card. HECK YEAH I do! She said it will show up in 2 to 4 business days, and she did email me to confirm the refund amount. Hey, that makes a refund of $40. Woohooo!!! Now I have to keep my fingers crossed and hope nothing goes wrong. Labels: Other |
| posted by Greg @ 6:25 PM |
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| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 |
| It's only Tuesday? |
What a week this has already been and it's only Tuesday. TUESDAY!!! I am exhausted already. Monday I had to go to the Dentist over in the next town about 35 miles away. The drive was so awesome seeing all the snow on the ground at least the roads were all cleared. YAY! I don't like going to the Dentist but the goof ball (me) broke a crown. Again! Got my temporary crown on and just waiting for the new fangled gold crown to be made. On the way out of the snow and ice were extremely slick which it normally is. Somehow I managed to stay standing. Can't believe I took the path that lead directly to the ice that was partially hidden by the water. Arms went a waving in the air and the feet and legs were all over the ice. You could tell I never been ice skating before. Well not with ice skates that is.
Monday night, I was so tired from the day's activities and while I was watching TV guess what? My temporary crown popped out. EEK! Today I had to go back over there and this time she used a heavier glue that will make it more permanently. Good luck on getting that temp out. :(
The drive home was HORRIBLE today, pouring rain and the snow melting, flooding everywhere and get this, FOG! The fog is so thick you couldn't drive, but yet there were numerous vehicles passing me as if it was a clear sunny day and when we got to the county line it got worse. Yeah all that water from the snow melt comes south right towards me.
But I knew when I got home that there was something that came in the mail earlier for me, just for me and for no one else only me. I didn't have time to open it when it arrived but did when I got home. It was an manila envelope with my prize for winning Name That Word game from my Yahoo Group CSE. WOOHOO! It's a Blackbird Designs, Loose Feathers Pattern #23.
After many oohs and aahs, I read the note attached. THANK YOU LINDA for sending me such a wonderful prize. I can't wait to do this one. Now how did you know that I would like this? I hope when I have to send the next prize out it will be liked as much as I do this one.
Just two more days for this week and it will be normal around here again, well as normal as it can be. Wednesday Sleep Study Dr., Thursday dietician. At least Wed. is local. I need a nap now.Labels: cross stitch, Other |
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| Friday, February 16, 2007 |
| Desktop |
 Ever wonder what someone else's desktop looks like? I have and I found a way to capture mine so you can have a look. I came across this photo some place on the net and guess what, it's a photo of my favorite all time car. A 1959 Cadillac.
Of course my desktop may not look like this next week as I change mine often, sometimes it's seasonal and sometimes it's whatever mood I am in at the moment. Occasionally it is an old family photo. They don't take up much of that valued real estate on the desktop, so why not.
Oh yeah the program I found was Hello by picasa. It is to help put photos on your blog. Guess what I can't get it to work except to take this photo of my desktop. When you open the program up it says the Blogger Bot is Dead. Apparently he needs to be alive to help you out. GEESH! Oh well I guess some things weren't meant to be. Besides it isn't all that hard to upload the old way.Labels: Other |
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| Wednesday, February 14, 2007 |
| Still have snow! |
We still have snow on the ground and had a minor Ice Storm last night. The temp is COLD!!!! Don't know if we are getting anymore or not. I sure hope so, as you can tell I LOVE SNOW!!! I do have to go out tomorrow and drive to Gallipolis, but it is a 4 lane all the way so it will be cleared off and since we are north of them I am sure we have more snow and ice.
I am so close to being finished with Countryside White Church, just one more color, well two actually but the one is just a few stitches, then on to the backstitching. WOO HOO My first finish for 2007! Can't wait!Labels: Other |
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| Monday, February 12, 2007 |
| Blog Changes |
You probably have noticed a few changes on my blog by now. I have noticed the blinkies and such on other people blogs and wanted to add them to mine as it looked plain and boring. After many hours trying to figure out what I am suppose to do I finally did it. YAY!!! Now my blog is looking a little bit over crowded, what do I elminate.
Below is how to add blinkies and banners to your blog.
How to Save the Image to Your Own Photo-Hosting Site:
1) Right-Click the image you want to use. Choose "Save Image As ..." or "Save Picture As ... " depending on your browser.
2) Save the image to your desktop or another folder on your computer.
3) Choose a photo-hosting site for your images. There are lots of free ones out there. I personally like Photobucket.
4) Upload the image to the photo-hosting site.
The Trick here is to add the blinkies to Photobucket and that automatically creats a URL code you can place on your blog. WOOHOOO Simple isn't it? All you will have to do is cut and paste the code into your template and POOF that's all there is to it. Now go give it a try and let me see some blinkies on your site. Oh yeah to find blinkies just do a search on the web. Have fun!Labels: Other |
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| Friday, February 09, 2007 |
| What Kind of Cookie Are You? |
You Are a Fortune Cookie
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You're a rather normal person, except that you have extraordinary luck in life.
People want to be around you (even when they're a little sick of you), in hopes of being lucky too!
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