I just saw this post on Facebook from one of my friends’ feeds. I popped on over and thought, “What a great idea!” So, here I am. Ready to join the Ultimate Blog Party 2010!
Seriously, how fun is this??
Well, I guess I should tell you a little bit about me now, right? :)
First and foremost, I am a Christian stay-at-home/work-from-home mom. I am married to a wonderful man, and we live in the beautiful state of Montana. Our two children are not really children anymore. Our “baby” (son) will be turning 17 next month, and our adult daughter is ready to bless us with grandbaby #3. Wow!
I love the arts! Writing, photography, card making, graphic design. I have been building websites for many years, and the past few years I have started creating and selling digital scrapbooking kits for fun. I am trying to learn the art of cake decorating, so you will probably be seeing lots of posts about baking and decorating in the coming months.
My husband and I just moved over to a plant-based diet a few weeks ago after watching Food, Inc. (have you seen that documentary?) and we are loving the changes it is bringing to our health. Due to this, you will also see lots of posts for healthy cooking here on my blog! :)
I love coffee … seriously I love coffee … spending time with friends and family, watching movies, and reading. I guess that’s about it for now. If you dig around my blog any, you will come to see what I am all about. LOL!
I would love to meet up with other mommy bloggers who share my same interests! I am really excited to be participating in this blog party. What fun!
As for the prizes …. wow! There are so many there, it was hard to choose. I would be thrilled with any of the prizes, but since we are supposed to make our “wish lists”, here is mine:
- Grand Prize: Toshiba Satellite L505D-ES5025
- 39 -Be My Guest Certificate ($250 value) at any Hilton Garden Inn — How awesome it would be to be spoiled for two days! :)
- 101 – $450 Human Touch Foot and Calf Massager
- USC 13 – $100 gift certificate to Kay Jewelers
- 95 – $100 Gift Certificate to Restaurant.com
- 75 – $100 Gift Certificate to SummitCampingGear.com
- 1 – $150 shopping spree at Pedal Cars and Retro Collectibles
- USC 8 – $55 E-Gift Card for Amazon.com
- USC 39 – A $50 paypal cash prize
- 104 – $50 Visa Vanilla Gift Card
- USC 37 – One winner will receive a $50 gift card to Amazon.com
- USC 33 – A $50 gift card to Lindt Chocolate
- USC 15 – $50 Target gift card
- USC 3 – A $50.00 Target Gift Card
- 73 – 74 – $30 Amazon gift cards
- USC 25 -$25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card
- 52 – A $25 GC to Amazon.com
- 18 – Goodie Basket for Mom
- 49 – $25 gift card to Starbucks
- 105 – Get Fit Pack
- 107 – $25 Gift Card to Target
- USC 63 – $20 Bath and Body Works Gift Card
- 7 – Tupperware Prize Pack
- 41 – A copy of Peter Walsh’s best selling DVD and Book: It’s All Too Much
I look forward to meeting new blogger moms, and if I have a chance, I might even put up a free digital scrapbooking kit as a giveaway of my own! Hopefully you will check back this week to see! :)
Looking forward to the fun,
Hi from the UBP 2010! I would love to visit Montana. I would guess that Spring there is beautiful! I have not watched Food, Inc. but would like to soon. I have been working on slowly moving our family to a more natural, healthy diet.
It’s so nice to meet you; I’ll be following along on Twitter!
Hi there.. following from UBP 10 and will be back to read more…
got’a run,, reading so many new blogs today!
Happy Party Day!
http://thewondersofdoing.blogspot.com/
I’m having fun checking out all the blogs in the party today too. :-)
Nice blog hope you’ll visit mine too.
Happy Blog Party!
Just stopping to say hello!
I have lot of healthy recipes on my blog too!
We are flexitarians, not sure if I could go totally plant based?
Have a fun day!
Hi! Popping in to be your newest google follower from UBP-Hooray! I’m with you on the coffee! It’s like oxygen to me-LOL. Feel free to swing by my blog. Have a super weekend!
Bridgette Groschen
The Groschen Goblins
http://www.groschengoblins.com
Hi there! Nice to meet you through UBP. It is an awesome idea, isn’t it? I’ve heard of Food, Inc…but to be honest I like all my bad for me foods. So I just don’t watch stuff like that. Oh the shame I feel for admitting that! LOL
Thanks to everyone who has stopped by so far. I have made sure to visit each of your blogs as well, and followed those I could follow. :)
@Tracey – Moving to a healthier diet has done wonders for our family. I wish you much success in your change over!
@Angie – It wasn’t nearly as hard as I thought it would be to go totally plant-based. LOL! I am not saying we will always be plant-based, but there will definitely be no more processed meat. Makes me shudder to think about it. ;)
@Bridgette – Coffee is simply … IT! Love, love, love it! :)
@Lesley – Yes, UBP is such a fantastic idea. I never realized how many wonderful women bloggers there were out here! As for the “bad foods”, hey … it’s all personal choice. I say let each person eat what they want! :)
Well my word we have a lot in common! Going to be your newest follower when I finish this comment. :)
I’ve dabbled in digital scrapbooking, but haven’t totally made the switch yet. Love cards, couldn’t live without coffee (well, I could, but luckily I don’t have to!), one granddaughter, etc.
The UBP is SUCH a good way to find new to me blogs!
It’s so nice to ‘meet’ you! Time really flies by doesn’t it? I am so glad to have realized that before it was too late…though watching my babies grow up is bittersweet sometimes! I’m going to follow you as well so I can read more about healthy living and the other stuff you have going on here! Thanks so much for directing me here! Always wonderful to meet other Christian mamas!
@Elizabeth: Yes, cards, coffee, and scrapbooking. Doesn’t get much better than that! :)
@Kristen: I am truly amazed at all the Christian mom’s I have discovered today. What a blessing! I do hope we can get to know one another better in the coming months. :)
Hi from the UBP! I am linking to my Kid site today, but I also blog at http://girlfriendsgetreal.blogspot.com about my faith journey. I am having so much fun finding amazing Christian Mom’s on this blog hop, too!
It’s my first party too! woo hoo!!
We made some food changes after watching Food Inc as well. Makes me shudder to think about the food industry.
I also love coffee…especially Starbucks.:)
Have a fun weekend and happy UBP!
Hi Tori, nice to meet you! Thanks for stopping by my blog. Your site is so well designed — you are talented!
Hi From UBP!! Love your site!!
Blessings,
Stephanie
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog this afternoon! I’ll look forward to checking yours out! Have a great party week! =)
Thanks for stopping by my site and following me on Twitter! I love your site!! It’s BEAUTIFUL!!
Happy #ubp10!!
Blessings!
Tara
Hi there! Nice to meet you. I’m new to the party myself. I loved reading your blog. I am a stay at home/work at home mom too!
I hope you can stop by our blog: http://inspiredgiftsblog.blogspot.com
Inspiredgifts.com is a mom owned newly launched site.
Have a beautiful day
Rebecca
Hi Tori,
I’m so excited to meet someone else who is on a plant based diet. I am actually giving away my newly released ebook called Insanely Simple Salads For Beginning The Raw Food Journey on my blog during this blog party. Check it out and sign up for your copy. Looking forward to getting to know you better. I’m off to add your blog to my Google Reader.
Thanks for stopping by! It is always nice to meet other people who have the same interests as you do. :)
I will hop on over to your blog real quick before I sign off for the night. It’s been a long day!
Just stopping by from the UBP at Five Minutes for Mom. You have a great site. I would love it if you visited my blog and left me a comment! I’m looking forward to reading more and getting to know you better.
Cascia
The Healthy Moms
http://www.thehealthymoms.net/2010/04/welcome-to-healthy-moms-blog-party.html
I think our kids will always be our babies! I’ve heard about Food, Inc and I’m afraid to watch it! I saw that it’s supposed to be on PBS next week. Ugh, to watch it, may mean the end of me!! I love coffee, if it’s from Starbucks and is a latte! I’m not a mommy blogger. I’m a mom who blogs. =) My sister-in-law is a digital scrapper. I can’t even remember the last time I scrapped. Waaaah
Blessings,
Mimi @ Woven by Words
http://wovenbywords.blogspot.com/2010/04/ultimate-blog-party-5-minutes-for-mom.html
Hey Winner!
You need these numbers to complete the prize form on the prize page – http://www.5minutesformom.com/ultimate-blog-party-2010-prizes/
us77
148
How exciting! Thanks for stopping by with my numbers! :)