Megan's HALLPASS Give-Aways!!! Don't miss these!!!

from megan's blog: http://meganhallpass.blogspot.com

Giveaway Week #3: Vinyl Chit Chat

Enter here: at MEGAN's blog: http://meganhallpass.blogspot.com

This week's giveaway is sponsored by Rachel who makes cute vinyl letter signs, tiles, and whatever your heart desires! I was thrilled to receive Rachel's pay-it-forward in March!


For Christmas, Becky gave us a tile like this (but with the Salt Lake temple) that included our names and anniversary.


I have similar saying tiles too!

For our giveaway, Rachel is offering any 12x12 vinyl or phrase from her website. She is also currently offering all of my readers a 25% discount off any order through May 31st! Use the coupon code: hallpass.

This giveaway will be open until Thursday, May 21, 2009. The winner will be randomly chosen and announced Friday morning. Be sure to leave your email address in your profile or entries so that we can contact you! Feel free to tell your friends and family about the giveaway!

For your first entry, leave your first and last name in a comment.
Example: Minnie Mouse

For a second entry please peruse the wares at Vinyl Chit Chat. Then, return to Hall Pass and leave ANOTHER comment with your first and last name PLUS the item you'd like to win.
Example: Minnie Mouse: Family Home Evening

For a third entry, leave ANOTHER comment with your first and last name PLUS what and who you'd pay forward if you win.
Example: Minnie Mouse: Massage for Megan and Rachel.

For a fourth entry, become a follower of Hall Pass by clicking Follow in the sidebar. If you're already a follower, you just got an easy entry! Leave yet ANOTHER comment with your first and last name telling me you've become a loyal blog follower.
Example: Minnie Mouse: Follower

For a fifth entry, post the giveaway to your blog. Then leave ANOTHER comment with a link to your post (not just your blog).
Example: http://meganhallpass.blogspot.com/2009/05/giveaway-week-3-vinyl-chit-chat.html

For a sixth entry, put Rachel's Vinyl Chit Chat button on your blog's front page. The button is on her blog's front page. Copy the code and paste it on your blog. Then leave ANOTHER comment with your first and last name and button.
Example: Minnie Mouse: Button

Enter here: at MEGAN's blog: http://meganhallpass.blogspot.com

You can pick and choose which entries you'd like to use--you don't have to do them in order. I'm just providing you with 6 different ways to enter! Good luck!

A Brand New GrandBaby! - Josslyn Patrece!

Josslyn Patrece

8lbs 4oz - 22 inches

blonde curly hair

May 15, 2009
10:15 AM

(photos - soon - we hope)

Happy Mother's Day - To ALL Good Mothers Everywhere!

"If you don't talk to your kids about Liberals, who will? "

"People, do not leave the political education of your children to the schools."

Take a moment to read today's timely reminder at RIGHT WING WACKO* MOM today

*(NOT so wacko!) SMILE

Thanks for the reminder!

None were with Him...

One of the great consolations of the Easter season is that because Jesus walked such a long, lonely path utterly alone, we do not have to do so.

Because of the Savior's Resurrection...

Thanks to

Even a Child Can Understand

God would indeed be unjust if the gospel were only accessible to an intellectual elite.
In His goodness, He has ensured that the truths regarding God are understandable to all His children, whatever their level of education or intellectual faculty.

- Elder Caussé -

CREATE!

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf:

The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul. You dont need money, position, or influence in order to create something of substance or beauty.

You Are NOT Alone! - We The People - The 9/12 Project - Glenn Beck

The 9/12 Project is designed to bring us all back to where we were on September 12th, 2001. The day after America was attacked we were not obsessed with Red States, Blue States or political parties.
We were united as Americans, standing together to protect the values and principles of the greatest nation ever created.

ONLINE and in time for General Conference weekend...

Have you checked out http://www.friend.lds.org

and/or

http://www.newera.lds.org yet!?!
They've both officially gone online with LOTS of activities, stories, games and
not to mention - jokes and all those great

mormonads posters!

Wearing the GREEN!

I used to tell my cousin I could see in the dark much better than she could because...

I had GREEN eyes - like a cat! LOL

Actually I think my eyes remind me I'm blessed to have some Irish roots!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

((HUGS))

WIN "Best of Brazil" Birthday Basket!!!

Go to Misplaced American's blog -
Post a "Comment" (by March 20th!) to her "Happy Birthday to Me" post
and get a chance to WIN her "Best of Brazil" Birthday Basket Giveaway!!!

(As the mom of two RM's (both Recife Brazil) - I couldn't pass this one up!!!

Mormon Mommy Blogs...

For those of you who noticed...
and
for those of you who did NOT -

I deleted my list of "Blog Rings" awhile back.
Why???
Because they just weren't ME.
(or I just wasn't THEM....)

I wanted to be!
In fact I've got to be the closest thing to a professional WANNABE blogger that exists!
but
I know the truth - I'm kinda the "Reader's Digest" version of blogs and bloggers!
LOL
Don't get me wrong! I don't mind! I think I kinda fill a void in the blogging sphere!
SMILE

That said - I may have found my niche at... Mormon Mommy blogs
It isn't that I can write as good/well/FUN as they do
but
they write the way I wish I could!

Give them a visit! I'm sure you'll find LOTS you enjoy!!!

Soooooooooooooooo many blogs - sooooooooooo little time!!!

Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 a.m - Sunday March 8

(Just a reminder...)

Daylight Saving Time in the United States

In the United States Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 a.m. local time on the second Sunday in March. On the first Sunday in November areas on Daylight Saving Time return to Standard Time at 2:00 a.m. During Daylight Saving Time turn your clocks ahead one hour. At the end of Daylight Saving Time turn your clocks back one hour.

The names in each time zone change along with Daylight Saving Time. Eastern Standard Time (EST) becomes Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and so forth. Arizona, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa do not observe Daylight Saving Time.

In the United States, Under the Uniform Time Act, the Department of Transportation is in charge of time zones in the United States and ensuring that jurisdictions observing Daylight Saving Time begin and end on the same date.

On Monday August 8, 2005 President Bush signed into law a broad energy bill that extended Daylight Saving Time by four weeks beginning in 2007. Since 1986 the United States had observed Daylight Saving Time from the first Sunday in April through the last Sunday in October. The provisions of the bill call for Daylight Saving Time to begin three weeks earlier on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November. Read our special section about the extension of Daylight Saving Time.

Lock "Bumping" and How to Protect Your Home and Family

This particular video had the most helpful information that I could find so far
Long but worthwhile!

Please note:
Other security locks such as Electronic and magnetic locks or locks that incorporate rotating disks can not be compromised with the bumping technique, as well as restricted or registered key profiles because the correct key-blanks cannot be legally obtained without permission or proper registration with an accredited locksmith association.



PLUS:
This was supposed to be a "Helpful Hint"???
Finding out my car can be opened with a TENNIS BALL is anything but reasurring!!!



Thanks to Eva for the heads-up!

What's your name?

This looked like fun - smile

What's your name?

1.YOUR REAL NAME
Linda Marie Tolboe-Hall

2.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME:(mother and fathers middle name)
Faith LeRoy

3.NASCAR NAME:(first name of your mother's dad, father's dad)
Louis Clarence

4.STAR WARS NAME:(the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)
Halli

5.DETECTIVE NAME:(favorite color, favorite animal)
Green Horse

6.SOAP OPERA NAME:(middle name, town where you were born)
Marie Inglewood

7.SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning)
The Blue Milk [this is a "cool" superhero name? - LOL]

8.FLY NAME:(first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name)
Lill

9.ROCK STAR NAME:(current pets name, current street name)
Titus Leslie

10.YOUR GANGSTA NAME:(first 3 letters of real name plus izzle)
Lin-izzle

12.YOUR IRAQI.. NAME:(2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, first two letters of your middle name)
Ilma (slightly rude but it's just a quiz)

13.YOUR GOTH NAME:(black, and the name of one of your pets)
Black Titus

(thanks to samantha )

"Happiness in Family..." - thanks to Bethany at Elegant Word Art

Thanks to:

Elegant Word Art by Bethany

LIVE from the Smithsonian - Patriotic cupcake mosaic!

Subject: LIVE from the Smithsonian - Patriotic cupcake mosaic!

Don't know if you'll catch this in process -
but interesting (6000 cupcakes!)
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/smithsonian-on-ustream.tv

Free TV : Ustream




if you miss it live - photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/graphixoutpost/3276724273/

and I'm sure there will be more available

(edited in:)
it was
fun to watch Zilly
Rosen at work!
Getting started:



3:18PM



3:44PM



4:10PM



4:38PM

and the finish - ta-da!

The public showing today - (click live video up top)

and believe
it or not - this was made to be eaten!
they will get to eat (she is a
professional baker) the cupcakes at 7PM EST (I think that's the scheduled time)

Pregnancy Tag (Yep! Megs again! SMILE)

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Absolutely! (I had people ask me if I believed in 'Planned Parenthood' - I'd tell them - absolutely! - I PLANNED on being a Parent! Oh! Yes! LOL)

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Can you have babies without being married??? (SMILE)

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
I'm sure glad it's not just the flu! LOL

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?
NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
20

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
I went to the doctor because I was not feeling very good!

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
The Patriarch (DH giggle) - of course!

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
that was not an option in 1967

9. DUE DATE?
March 30, 1968

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
"Morning"? sickness - you mean - morning noon and night!
Poor DH thought I'd taken up worshipping strange idols - I spent so much time kneeling in front of the 'porcelain throne' in the bathroom! LOL

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
SWEETS!

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?
The male chauvinist pig who dared to tell DH that morning sickness was all in my head and I could stop it anytime I wanted to! (what I wanted was to throw up all over him!!!!!! GRRRR!)
Can you tell that irritated me just a tad???!!! LOL
whew!

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Girl

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
No.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?
Who knows - I just wanted to have a healthy baby

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Yes - I was very blessed

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
I think I knew

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
Not with the first one - thank goodness!

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Ridgecrest (for all ten)

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
5 1/2

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
DH

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Husbands were not allowed in delivery at that time - so just the doctor and nurses

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Natural.

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
They did use pitocin and I sure wish there would have been something more than just a demoral shot (which hurt so much it was like adding insult to injury!)

24. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
8 lbs - 7 1/2 oz.

25. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?
March 30, 1968

26. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Alice Marie

27. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
41!

and - like Megs said:
I'm sure most, if not all moms who read this will want to be tagged, so guess what? You are!

How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

How Addicted to Blogging Are You?
(Thanks Megs - smile)

You are 70% addicted to blogging!
(it wasn't a bad as I thought it was going to be! - LOL )


70%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?