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Music Matters (N-Tunes Monster Headphones)

October 2, 2013 By Alexis Grace 12 Comments

HELLO! My name is Alexis Grace! I’m the oldest of the kids in our family, here at House Of Joyful Noise. Some of you may also know me from my own blog, Just Shine On!

But today I’m really excited to be doing a guest post on my family’s blog, and it’s all about:


MUSIC!


Our family consists of real music lovers. Music is so many things, to many people. It’s entertainment and enjoyment. But it also often carries a message, or is a story being told, whether there are words to tell it or not. Music definitely does so much for me, personally. I listen to music a lot, whether with my youth group at pizza and prayer, at home writing a blog post, cleaning my room, getting focused for a basketball game, or just because I feel like listening to all of my favorite songs. Music helps me be more creative and productive. I enjoy Christian music the most, but will listen to Country and Pop on occasion, as well. (It really depends on the song though.).
I believe Christian music, especially, can really reach people in a beautiful way, because it encourages and inspires them in their faith. Whether in hard times or happy times, songs can fit any occasion. I love when I hear a song that I can really connect to, on a deep level.

Sound quality is important too though! Especially when you love music as much as I do!
I had been looking into headphones that sounded great, but were nice looking too. I had heard a lot of good things about Monster N-Tune headphones; so you can imagine how excited I was when mother was offered a pair in exchange for a compensated review!
* These headphones have a value of $150.00! *

So I proposed a deal to her that if she accepted the offer, I would do a guest blog post for her, for the headphones.
I guess it’s a perk of being a blogger’s daughter! 😉

And here I am! Happy with my Monster Headphones!

When they arrived, I couldn’t wait to try them. They are all I hoped they would be, and more! These headphones have such amazing monster-sound quality, and carries bass without being overwhelming. It also seals out the surrounding noise of your environment, keeping your music experience intact. That means you don’t have to turn the music up to a ridiculously loud volume, which probably puts you at risk for a lot of damage to your ears.

The N-Tune line has a lot of great features, making it the perfect gift for any music enthusiasts in your life! In fact, how perfect of a gift would this be, for all of the music-lovers and teenagers on your Christmas list?! There would be no groans or forced polite thank-yous, for this one! Don’t be surprised if they hug you!

These headphones come in five different awesome colors, and their super tough durability makes them ideal to take everywhere you go. (The included pouch is handy to store them in too.) The headphone’s cable sports a universal Control Talk microphone, so you can easily answer a call when using your phone to listen to music. If your favorite song comes on and you want to share it…no problem! Two cable jacks mean your friends can hook their own headphones or ear-buds up to you set, and then you both can jam! On top of all that, they are also really comfortable to wear.


 Check out the great colors the N-Tune line has to offer, by clicking through to this link >>here at the Monster Headphones Page at WalMart.

Then, come back here and leave a comment below and tell us:

Which color do you like best?

Because…… that will earn you an entry into a sweepstakes!

*25 lucky people will win their own pair of Monster N-Tune headphones!*
(This sweepstakes has now ended.)

The comments on this post will be aggregated with the comments on the posts from the other bloggers participating in this review, and 25 pairs will be given away. This giveaway will close on Nov 1. If you win a set, you can gift them away, or keep them all to yourself!

Music is truly such a universal gift to the world, and it’s a subject I always love chatting about.
Thanks so much for coming over to read my guest review!

~Alexis Grace

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Alexis Grace blogs at Just Shine On, which is geared towards her own generation, and offers encouragement and friendship in the journey of youth-faith.
If you have or know any teens, please feel free to extend her invitation to them, to check out her blog, or hook up with her at her various social networks:

Just Shine On on FACEBOOK
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A Great Pie Taste-Testing! | $50 to Williams-Sonoma

December 21, 2012 By Laura 35 Comments

All about PIE!   This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Mrs. Smith’s. All opinions are 100% mine.

 

Say “I” if you love pie!  And if you love free money, you can put some whip cream on top of that! This should be a fun post for you. It sure was for us!
Recently, Mrs. Smith’s asked us to try their new Mrs. Smith’s Signature Deep Dish pies, and also sent us a sweet prize to give away too.

$50 to spend at Williams-Sonoma!

I’m actually one to bake my pies from scratch. But in a crunch, Mrs. Smith’s is my store-bought pie to fall back on!

My husband and kiddos love pie from anywhere, so they were all over this one! So I thought it would be fun for them to have a great pie taste-testing!
And guess what? No one disagreed!
Imagine that.


Our eager pie-tasting contestants. The kids were napkin-bibbed, with forks and fists.
They were ready to stuff their pie-holes.
(Pun intended.  ; )
Here’s what Mrs. Smith’s was dishing up for us:

Signature Deep Dish Cherry Pie with Butter Fudge Sauce
Signature Deep Dish Peach Pie with Cream Cheese Icing
Signature Deep Dish Dutch Apple Pie with Caramel Sauce
Signature Deep Dish Pumpkin Pie with Cream Cheese Icing

And the kids got tasting, all of them!
And I just took photos . . . . . .



Time to switch plates.


Discerning the flavor.


They were loving every minute!

And you can bet Michael/Daddy was off-camera to the side, tasting them all too.


And also having fun designing some more with the sauces and icing.

Afterwards, each one of the kids wrote down their reviews on all 4 of the pies they tried, in one of my many notebooks.


They were so cute and serious about it. Like real little food critics.

 Here are some of their comments:
“The peach pie tastes great, and the cream cheese topping was better than I thought!”
“One reason I liked the apple pie is because the apple and caramel blend perfectly together.”
“The peach filling was sticky and gooey, which made it even better!”
“The cream cheese icing was a good choice for the sticky peach!”
“I liked the pumpkin pie. The spices taste good with the pumpkin.”

You can learn more about Mrs. Smith’s Pies on their Facebook or follow them on Pinterest


So the pie-tasting began so late in the afternoon, that the kids pretty much had pie for supper.  I did have them eat at least a small and healthy meal afterwards, just so I would feel better about it.
And then their Daddy took me out to dinner. And we had a wonderful time.

 NOW……. who wouldn’t be interested in winning this?!
Yes. A $50 Gift Card to Williams-Sonoma.  And with it, I will also send you a coupon for a free Mrs. Smith’s Signature Deep Dish Pie of your own.
Someone is going to win. And it might as well be you! Right?

You can shop, and then have some pie! That’s what I’d call a good day. ; )

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Playing to WIN! / $ Give-Away! $

August 29, 2011 By Laura 124 Comments

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Yes. Here I am talking about Basketball and such already and the new season has not even begun yet! But honestly, you DO want to bear with me. Today there’s a whole new spin to the perspectives and purpose of this post. I’d love for you all to give it a read, and then join in with your thoughts & experiences, regarding your kid’s sports. In the end, you and I can both win. ; )

 

Growing up as a kid, I was never really involved in any kind of organized sports. Neither was my husband, in his childhood.  Sometimes as a kid, in my free time, I played tennis against the school wall down the street, or my brothers and I played basketball in the drive way.  It was more of the ‘Around the World’ type of basketball, rather than any real 1-on-1. The only ones who took a beating, were the Hosta plants that lined the single lane driveway! I have memories of my Dad pitching a wiffle ball to me too, because I really loved to hit, and I wasn’t half bad! He’d even go get the ball, only to pitch it to me again, over and over.  But that was the extent of my sports. I was really more of the artist type. I spent most of my time drawing, painting, and (closet) singing, right through high school.  Going to art school was my plan right from Kindergarten, and when I graduated from high school, that’s just what I did.

So no one was more surprised than I was, to find I was going to be ‘one of those sports moms’. You know the kind.  The ones who are always on the sidelines, really into the game, screaming her head off the whole time? That would be me.

I remember the day I realized it too. Things had just begun in that little school gym, where I had brought my daughter {A}, and I immediately found myself out of my seat, hootin’, hollarin’, cheering, and shouting out instructional tips. I was all hyped up with excitement and adrenaline, and apparently making a little scene, because the coaches and all of the kids, kept looking at me with an amused expression.  Maybe, because it was just the first practice of this basketball season, for my first child’s, first practice, and first sport, ever.  I was the one and only spectator there, as all of the other parents had dropped their kids off.

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(2006)

That was six years ago, when {A} was just 8 years old.  It was the beginning of a whole new experience, for all of us, as a family. The first reward we found in sports, was that it was another activity we enjoyed together. She really loved playing, and you could always find the other 5 of the 6 of us in the bleachers, cheering her and her team on. Her little siblings were a cheer section of their own!  Her Dad commentated quietly, often explaining to me what he thought just happened. And then there was me; the loudest of us all.

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(2007)

We never doubted {A} would have a good time playing on a team.  She was always that kind of kid, who had fun no matter what she was doing.  She was a ‘people person’, who approached and befriended others easily. You know, very SOCIAL, even though she was a home schooled kid.  😉 To this day, people ask us if she is ever not smiling. But I’d always taught her, it was important to do her best, no matter what. I never followed the line of thinking with sports, that ‘as long as we have fun, that’s what matters.’ No!! We’re here to WIN!! Aren’t we? It’s great to enjoy it, but her team was counting on her to give it all she had, and so was I. She was probably an average player to start, being new not only to the game, but a year late into it, as opposed to her other girls who played the year prior. But, she was well-liked, and committed to her team.  Her biggest downfall was her heart on the court; she felt bad taking the ball away from even a player on the opposing team. ; ) We had a few chats about that, but otherwise, it was a great first and second season for her, as she learned the rules, in and outs of the game, through weekly practices and games. We all learned along with her, listening to instruction, and those ear-piercing whistle blows.

She was still working on refining all of her skills. Especially with her new physical self; she had grown 5 inches in the past year!

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(2009)

As she got a little older, we saw things start to change in her a little bit.  She was getting on the other side of that awkward growth spurt. She was all knees and elbows, for a bit there. She had learned a lot more about the game, and so did we. Basketball had become a regular part of our lives, every cold season, as we got her to her practices, and watched more intently than ever, at her games.  She was practicing off the court more, her focus was better, her determination was stronger, and all of the skills she had acquired were starting to come together. I was enjoying seeing her thrive, and had become more maniacal than ever, at her games.  For perspective, I often leave a game with a throat that is torn up, and a new hair-do. ; )

She was still her happy-go-lucky self.  But she was more serious about every game.  We started having post-game talks on the way home, about the great plays, or ones she could have done better or differently.

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(2010)

Then we hit a real milestone.  One might call it a ‘game changer’.  As more serious as she was about the game, she was still used to being on friendly terms with every coach she had had. One they all could joke with, and have fun.  But this new coach this one year, was alllll business. He wasn’t there to make friends, or waste his time. She didn’t like how he didn’t have a light-humored side.  She didn’t like how he demanded the girls do things a very certain and different way.  His way, as she saw it. She didn’t like that he was yelling angrily out onto the court at the girls, by name. (including his own daughter.)  She didn’t like a lot of things about this year. He drove the girls, hard. And he rubbed her sunny-disposition, the wrong way.

But I thought this coach this particular year, was a great thing, and I told her why:  Because it was a perfect lesson on LIFE. She was going to get a job someday, and not necessarily like how her boss does things. Or even her BOSS, for that matter. But she’d still need to do her job, follow instructions, be a team player, and respect the authority. Yes, when the time was right, she could re-evaluate things, and choose to seek a new job, more to her liking. But she had to complete the project she was committed to, just as she had to stay on this team and play the year out, just as she had committed to. It was going to be good for her, to work with someone she found very difficult.  It would help develop her character; teaching her the skills of tolerance, patience, obedience, and strength. She’d need to adjust. It would be a rough road for her, and I had every intention of being there for her, with some tough love. But she had to push herself through it.

She stuck the year out. Not always happily, especially in the beginning. But she learned to deal with it all quickly. She learned to relate to the coach, on his terms.  And I was right.  By year’s end, she was a new player. She had grown so much, as a person, had new found skills, and had developed in so many ways, more than she ever had, more a than any other year. Through the difficult year, both physically and mentally, she had changed a lot.  By leaps and bounds. She had gained stamina, and a more mature perspective. She found her drive.  She had found her aggression, in a big way, on the court!  She was going for that ball, no matter who on the opposing team had it, and she would fight to hold onto it to the floor.  She wasn’t one to mess with, anymore.

She had become a real athlete.

And when the last game that year had just been played, she was the only girl who went up to her coach, and said, “Thank you, for coaching me all year. I learned a lot from you.”

6_2010 As a sports mom, I had become concerned about more than just getting her here and there, or where ever she needed to be.  I had learned how to give her all she needed, as an athlete.  I wanted to be sure she always had the energy and hydration, come practice or game time. That meant making sure she always ate right, and ate the right things, at the right times. And to keep the fluids going down. I wanted to make sure I kept her strong, and healthy!  An injury was the last thing I wanted for her.

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Basketball was the sport she’d always been involved with.  But she’d learned to throw a mean football, at 5 years old.  It was something she and her Daddy did a lot in the yard. Of course the older and bigger she got, the better she became.  On the court, old basketball coaches could not even believe how tall she had gotten. There was a 2 year span where she had grown a total of 8 1/2 inches!  That was really helping her game.  But she was also growing more and more interested in football.  She loved watching the games on tv, and was intent on playing Flag Football.  One clinic with Coach Greg, and she was hooked.

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(2011)

Her last year on the town’s team, was an incredible one for her.

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(2011)

She was so sad to have outgrown the league, but she went out with a bang!

She had come a long, long way, in the 6 years she had played. She worked hard with the basketball, even off the court, developing skills you don’t often see in a player that age. Never mind a girl. She had learned to dribble with her knees!  She was passionate about basketball, and it showed.  Especially to those who noticed these things.

She was encouraged by current and former coaches, to go for the public South High School team. She wanted to play for them, badly.  And so I had every intention of being sure she had that chance to play for them, even though she was home schooled. I understood she’d have to pass try-outs. But I had heard making the team, or actually playing, could be…challenging, for home schoolers.  I’d cross that bridge when I got to it, if it ever proved to be a problem.

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But that time was not here yet.  She had her heart set on making it onto the town’s spring Flag Football league, before she grew out of the age range.

Of course, she had to make the team, first. And that she did. Her former coach (Greg) knew her the second she walked into the try-outs, and her place on a team was practically automatic. ALL of the coaches were there to observe, taking notes for drafting the players they wanted.  The most unlikeliest of coaches drafted her first, based on observing the reaction of Coach Greg when she walked in, and then watching her tryout.

She played, and was the only girl in the whole league!  She wasn’t treated any differently than the boys.  And she didn’t play any differently, either. She was an unexpected force to be reckoned with.  She was passionate about Flag Football now, too. She just loved playing the game. And it showed.

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(2011)

Just as with Basketball, we were on the sidenlines, making some noise, for her and her team!  As if my big long camera lens didn’t draw enough attention to myself, screaming my head off half the time did!  I just couldn’t help myself. Michael and I had a game, to see how long I could be quiet.  The excitement and anticipation at times, was more than I could contain. We found sports to be a rush like no other.  I had felt my own competitive streak come alive that very first practice she had, at 8 years old, and it was clearly in her blood too. She helped take her Flag Football team all the way to the Superbowl, where they lost by 1-single-point!  It was a hard pill to swallow.  It was a fluke, actually!  But we were busy digging up the grace we needed, to be good sports about it. ; )

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After all, she had to be a good example, to her biggest little triplet fans, who were so very inspired by their big sister.

She was a STAR, in their eyes, and about to try making a mark of their own, in sports.

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(2011)

High School Basketball is a few months away yet, but I had started making contact with the powers that be, real early, and she found herself at a Volleyball clinic twice a week, at the public South High School. She quickly fell in love with this sport too, and they quickly took notice of her.  It was nothing short of boot camp.  But she kept going back, and they were impressed she did, and were happy to see her. Her potential coach said to us, “The biggest sign of a true athlete, is not just skills, but being tough. And she IS. She’s got that.”

Try-outs for the public South High School Volleyball team are coming up, and she’ll be there ready to show her stuff.  She’s been training on her own. I can say it’s looking promising, and a very busy year, with 3 kids in sports anyway. Maybe 4.

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(2011)

{A} has her dreams and goals, short & long term,  and she’ll always work hard to reach them. She has high standards for herself, anyway.

But even if she didn’t, she always has me to push her. ; ) 

To me, being so involved in sports, and having such passions for it, has proved to be full of benefits, skills, and gifts, and a truly effective way to pave the way, to play the game of life!  If sports doesn’t literally take {A} where she wants to go, it will certainly have given her all she needs on the inside, to get there on her own.

She’s the picture of young athletes all over the world, just like her. If you’re a parent of an athlete-in-the-making, or one who is already, this is your lucky day. I’m giving away a:

$100.00 Dick’s Sporting Goods Gift Card!!
(We’re sorry -This Giveaway has now ended.)

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One way you can have a chance to win, is to tell me:

In what ways do you see your kids playing sports, as preparing them for the game of life?

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You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry
methods:

a) Leave a comment in response to my sweepstakes prompt question on this post

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on this post

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d) For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about
an alternate form of entry.

And if that’s not enough, there are additional ways to win a gift card to Dick’s Sporting Good here: Promotions & Prizes section

This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older.

Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail.

(I will also announce the winner via our Facebook Page and our Twitter.)

The Sweepstakes Dates are:  8/29 – 9/30 (Now ended.)

You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

The Official Rules are available here: Visit the Official Rules.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!

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4th of July Celebration Table Printables – Free!

July 1, 2011 By Laura Leave a Comment

Happy long 4th of July Weekend, Everyone!

I designed these two 4th of July folded, 2-sided card printables this morning,
for our tables this weekend, and I am happy to share them with you!

free July printables

Above is just a web-sized sample for you to see, only.

(Printed version will be sharp looking. ; )

To download the full resolution 8.5″ x 11″, click here! >> You will also find others there you may like.
** But read and follow directions below first!**

Do not make the mistake of just printing out the image that comes up at that link > It is a low resolution image and will print fuzzy.
To print the full resolution image:
1) Click the GEAR WHEEL in the upper right hand corner
2) Select ‘Download Zip File’ from the drop down menu, and download it.
3) Find the folder under your downloads, and open it.
4) Print what you want.

Select the LANDSCAPE orientation, when *printing out.

*For sturdier cards, consider printing on heavier card-stock, rather than ordinary
printing paper, and/or laminating the cards if possible, after cutting.

Fold on the dotted line. – – – – – – – – – – –

Cut on the solid line. ____________

ENJOY your printables, AND your long holiday weekend!
Feel free to share or PIN this!

Keep it safe, Peeps!!




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Our "Lucky Liker’s" Surprise Giveaway Gift

February 8, 2011 By Laura 3 Comments

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Last week, I decided rather spontaneously, to have a surprise giveaway to the 100th ‘Liker’ of our Facebook Page for House Of Joyful Noise. The unsuspecting ‘Lucky Liker’, Tammy N.,  got a happy surprise, and I had so much fun doing it!   I’ve decided that using our Facebook Page, when announcing having such giveaways, and sharing other random tidbits, photos, and inside-info, is the way to go!!  SO…..if you haven’t ‘Liked’ our Facebook Page yet, you might want to do that riiiiiight now.  Or else, you’ll be missing out.   (It just means, you’ll see us in your Facebook feed, and you’ll be in the know, with things not necessarily here on the blog.  It’s fun!  Please join us.  Buttons are in the sidebar. )

Here’s the sweet gift we sent out to Tammy, today!

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Custom-designed thank you note-cards, by artist, Jessica Dittmer.

She’s a true artist, in many senses of the word.  Painter, graphic artist, photographer, crafter…..it’s ridiculous, really.  She has designed for the Demdaco Company, you know.  You know…the company with the Willow Trees line?  True story.

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 So I am always watching Jessica’s work, and fell in love with this watercolor snowman she created.  I wanted to get some note cards with it, and so inquired with Jessica about it.  It was just easier for both of us at the time, for me to just purchase the file.  I was finally getting ready to order my note cards from the printer, (for MEEEE!! : ) when I had this giveaway idea.   I thought maybe, I should share my set.  Even though it’s a little hard! ; )

They were printed on watercolor stock, which is perfect for them.  I know you can’t tell the texture in these photos.  I didn’t try that hard. lol.  But beautiful quality.  They are just s w e e t.

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Interestingly, I got several extras in my pack, from the printers.   That happens sometimes. But, I think this time they got a little print happy, knowing Jessica is, you know… somewhat famous.  In this creative world we all float around in, she is.  (Maybe outside too, but I’m in my own little world here. lol)   The printers certainly know who she is.   So this name on the back is her mark, and it makes these custom designed cards extra special.

Of course….I wish the printer sent as many envelopes. (HELLO? <sigh> It’s o.k., I can get more.)  But, I did spread the blessing with the extra cards.   I gave our winner a dozen, instead of 10!   ; )    (Notice I didn’t tell you how many extras I got. lol.  But really….it was nice of me to give her more!)

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I knew I would find more uses, for my dyed string.  ; )   It matches soooo perfectly.  I put it next to the cards and was like….“NO SIR!!  GET OUT!!!”   (And then, per usual, the whole family is calling from various places in the house…..“What?!  What’s going on?”  Just every day happenings around here.  I get excited about the little things, a lot. )

I really had fun getting this little package together for Tammy.  Don’t be jealous.  There will be more giveaways coming up!  It’ not the first giveaway we’ve had…. and it sure won’t be the last.  But sure hope you’ve ‘Liked’ us on Facebook!  ; )

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I decided to use on of my own thank-you note cards, to thank Tammy for ‘Liking’ us.  We like her too.
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Here’s her package, all ready for Michael to drop off at the post office, on his way to….somewhere. I forget.   I was thinking….it sure would be nice, if the post office offered some nice designer packaging options.  Don’t you think?  Some a little pretty…..some a little festive for holiday shipping….you know. Like they have special edition stamps.  Can I talk about the postal service like that?  Am I going to get arrested now?  Just saying.  I hate making my packages all pretty, and then having to put them in these standard boring boxes.  The should hire Jessica Dittmer, for a nice designer line of packaging.

Well, we hope the arrival of this little package at your door, puts a smile on your face, Tammy.  Who will our next giveaway gift-receiver be?  We’ll seeee!



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