Men are Weird

Have you ever noticed that men have their own way of seeing things? If I spend more than 5 minutes on the computer my husband has to find something to fuss about, yet I can spend hours doing crafts and he won't say a word. I've decided to make some crafts and put them up for sell on my site to raise money for this program. I'll post pictures of some of the things I have ready as soon as I finish them. I figure I'll do some Christmas ornaments at first.

I found a wonderful program that will convert midis to mp3s, actually it will convert most kinds of music to mp3. It's a free program but the only bad thing about this program is that you have to have Windows 2000 or Windows XP. If you want to check it out click here. It's a great program. I know you'll enjoy it.

I hope things are well with you and God is blessing you and your family.

Have you noticed???

I changed the way my email reads on my site and I still get some of the weirdest emails around. I keep getting emails wanting me to get medication that will increase the size of certain male parts. There's one BIG problem with that. I don't have male parts. And all the emails are address to info. My name isn't info. I get so tired of getting these things and I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm pretty sure you're reading this and saying to yourself, I know exactly how she feels. The US made such a big deal about this anti-spam law and how it would reduce the amount of emails we get. HA!!! I get more not than I ever did before. I even get those that tell some sob story about how this person is being persecuted and they have to get millions out of their country and need my help to do this. Of course they're going to pay me for my trouble. Like I really believe that. I'm really going to give them all this personal information about myself like my banking account number. Do these people think I'm completely off my rocker?! I don't trust anyone with that information. If it isn't these emails, I get the ones that tell about how some person wants to meet me and go out on a date. I happen to be happily married.

I delete more emails than I actually read. And the attachments! I get some lulus. At least I have decent security on my computer so I don't get that many viruses to come through. I get more change start page than anything else. At least so far. It sure is a hassle getting things back to the way it should be.

I know you didn't come here to read about my email troubles, but I just had to fuss about that, and I appologize if this has offended anyone. I just had to get this off my chest, so to speak. When I go to a site looking for emails to send something to, I at least try to find a name to use instead of just putting something down. I get tired of having email addressed to info. If you are going to send me an email that advertises a product, at least make sure my name is on the email! Is that too much to ask? I hope not.

I also want you to watch for the ones that say application approved. I don't fill applications over the net. It's too easy for someone to be spying on me and get that information. Word of warning, if you don't know who the email is from, just go ahead and delete it. You are a lot better off in the long run. Don't even worry about doing an unsubscribe because all that does is let them know that someone checks the email and it incourages them to send more.

Okay, I'll get off my soap box and wish you a good night. I pray the Lord blesses you and watches over you.

Just Rambling

I'm watching my ebay items that go off sale today and figured that I'd come here for a little while.

I realize I just put August's picture up and just mailed the one for September, but I always try to look ahead to what I want to send the children. I'm a terrible artist. If I try to draw a straight line, I can guarantee it will come out crooked. My 8 year old son can draw better than I can. I wish I were joking but I'm not. He's really good and seems to enjoy it. I'm glad though. I want to encourage him in stuff like this. I'll probably be asking him for pictures to send to the kids. I bet he'll get a kick out of that. He really likes the fact that I do this. He's all the time trying to come up with ways to help children that need it. One day he decided to have a yard sale so he could buy some toys to take to the hospital here in town. He never did though because I couldn't get him to go through his stuff to see what he wanted to get rid of. Oh well, he's only 8. I've got to teach him to follow through on his actions, and I will. He's really a good boy. Actually both of my boys are good boys. One is just a little active, make that a lot active. But that's okay, I wouldn't have him any other way.

It's amazing how different two boys can be. Devin, my oldest is usually quiet. Marcus, he's just the opposite. I know I fuss about them sometimes, most especially when I don't get any time away from them, but I wouldn't know what to do without them in my life.

Anyway, if you want to donate some drawings for this, please feel free to do so. I can't pay you for it, but I'll be glad to put your name on my site by the picture. Just email me and you can either do it as an attachment or mail them to me. I've got a scanner and can scan them onto my computer.

Thanks for coming here and reading my ramblings. I really like that.

God bless you always.

I've got some bids

I went to check my ebay today and noticed that there are actually some bids on a couple of my items. I'm so thrilled. I was wondering if I would or not. I've never done this before so I'm not exactly sure how to do this. I've got friends that sell on ebay all the time. At least I finally did it. I've got a few more items to add, I just need to get some pictures made before I can. As soon as I do, I'll be sure to let you know.

God's blessings to you always.

I finally got some items on ebay for sell. I spent a good bit of time trying to get it listed last night. I don't know how I did yet, as far as the listing goes, but I guess I'll find out soon enough. If you want to take a look at them, go to My Ebay Store. Please, whatever comments you have to make it better, please feel free to make them. I'm very new to this and any help is appreciated.

I hope you have a great day, and God bless.

Wrote my first children's book

I know it may not sound like too much to anyone else, but the Lord gave me an idea for a children's book and I just had to get it on paper. I've learned if I get an idea right before I go to sleep, if I don't write it down, I won't remember it come the morning. I really want to tell you about it, but I wan't to see about getting it published first. Once I get everything underway, I'll be sure to keep you informed on my progress. By the way, I got it finished last night as well. Now I'm trying to get it in manuscript form. Sometimes I really hate typing, but it's something I have to do.

Now on to other things. I had to take Marcus to the doctor today. He had a bad ear infection, which I told the doctor and nurses before they even looked at him. I'm sure I'm nto the only parent to be able to do this, but I spend most of my time with him and know him better than anyone else.

You can tell it's been a pretty boring week. Nothing interesting has happened, except that my in-laws had to go to South Carolina to pick up my stepson. His truck caught on fire while he was visiting some of his friends. Thank God, the damage to the truck isn't as bad as it could have been. As of right now, it looks like a few hoses and belts and the truck should be as good as can be expected. The only thing was that they had two cellphones on them and both of them had the battery run down on them and they couldn't contact us to let us know what was going on. My husband and his aunt were driving me crazy calling all the time to see if I had heard anything. You have to realize, my in-laws don't go anywhere without contacting us at least once a day. The same goes for us when we go on vacation. It's nice to be loved so much!!!

Anyway, I'm going to go for now. I really need to get some sleep. Marcus keep me up most of the night with an ear ache.

I pray that God watches over you and your family always.

Comments

I love knowing that people are reading what I have to say, and here's why. I went through a few of my post and came across a comment asking this: "I love the idea of getting paid for recycling, but why do centers pay when most towns require recycling by law? " It's a very good question and I wish I had an answer for this person. I will do my best to find out though. I've never thought about that one. I live out in the country and they don't do recycling here but they do in the town where I live close to. If I'm not mistaken, the people that pick up the recycling that's put out is a different company than the one I actually take my stuff to, but I'm not sure so don't quote me on this. As soon as I find out the answer, I'll be sure to post it here.

Now on to things about the program. I've got a friend that is such a great artist and he's agreed to help me with some coloring pages for the children I send to. His name is CGFreak, I won't put his real name because most people don't know him by it. Anyway, he has a site out so I figured I'd post a link to it. He's really a great guy and his girlfriend is just as sweet. I got to talk to her the other day. Anyway, here's the link to his site. http://www.savagefls.com/ I hope you go there and let him help you find a computer.

God's blessings to you all.