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Thanks for the Comments! I Will Catch Up! Contest Reminder! Busy Days!

By Melissa Markham on November 8, 2007 7:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

As you can probably tell by the title of this post, I have been busy and I am going to try and put a bunch of stuff into one post!

First, I want to thank all of those that commented on my blog last week and this week. Many of the comments were in response to the giveaways related to The Fall Y'all Bloggy Giveaway...Wasn't that great fun? But I know some other personal comments were in there too. I make a point of visiting people who have visited and commented here, but I have done poorly over the last week and a half. I will at least comment on those more personal comments, and I will try to visit some of you who have entered a contest, but I wanted you to know that I appreciate your stopping by! Really I do.

In case you missed the contests that I am currently offering, here are the links:

Win High King's Tomb by Kristen Britain - Ends 6 pm November 9th.

Win One of Five Autographed Copies of The Meeting of Anni - Ends November 11th

Win When The Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmall -Ends November 6 pm 14th

Now, onto busy days. Yesterday was particularly long. But it has been a full week and today will be full as well. Monday afternoon we had our normal piano lessons, then we met my mom to go see Hairspray (I really like that movie), then as a special treat, she took us to Cold Stone Creamery for dinner...yummy!

Tuesday after we completed school work, it was go to the library, the bank, the dumpster, and get groceries time. We also voted.

Then yesterday, we did school work in the morning, then I spent six hours driving to Lexington, VA and back. I met a very nice homeschooler there (actually we had met before a couple of years ago, but I had forgotten). Anyway, she and I have entered what is sure to be a mutually beneficial relationship. She had a bunch of items that she wanted to list on eBay and I am going to list them for her for a commission. So that will add to my business for the next couple of weeks.

Today we need to squeeze in some school work and we are leaving around lunchtime to go visit my dad for a couple of hours, then we are meeting a friend of mine who knows more about eBay than I do. She is going to help me look at some of the stuff I have just picked up and point me in the right direction. She is also loaning me a mannequin for picture taking.

While I was gone, my stepson called. He had been to an interview in Atlanta, Georgia. And it is looking very well. He has picked up a lot of technical knowledge over the years and should he get this position, he will be making 50K a year. Not bad for a 21 year old! We are proud of him.

Well, best get going. I have some paid blogging posts to write, a shower to take, stuff to unload from my car (it was dark last night so I left it out there) and I still hope I will get some school in today....really, I do:)