I WON A NEW BLOG DESIGN, Y'ALL ! !

Hey, everybody! I finally figured out last week, with BooMama's help, how to put the ciaomybella button on my sidebar and link to it. I'm on their mailing list, and I got an email from them about a contest they're running. You can win a new blog design, or a redesign if you're a current customer of theirs. Well, I sent in an email entry for the contest, and I got one back Tuesday morning saying I'd won a free new blog design! Check out their site and look under Specials and Contests to see what's going on there. They're giving away 3 Wordpress designs and 20 Blogspot designs. You have to have at least 1 month worth of posts, have to use blogger comments for the blogspot designs, and it will be for the 2 column design only. If anybody is interested, email your name, blog URL and tell them you want to enter to win a new blog design. Send your entry to: info@ciaomybella.com/ Also, if you put one of their buttons on your blog and link to it, like mine here in my sidebar, and they see it, you can win a free new blog design that way, too. This contest is independent of the other one. The Drive By Design contest goes on year-round. Last Christmas everybody on their mailing list won a certificate for a new blog design, so it's definitely worth your time if you're interested. If I left out some vital piece of information or you need to ask me something about the contests, email me. My email address is: lenadianejennings@yahoo.com. Okay, my commercial for ciaomybella is over now. Moving on.....
Since I am getting a new blog design, I may be may be inblognito occasionally at any time in the next few weeks. I have no idea how long this will take, but they estimated somewhere in the range of 2 weeks. I'll still be able to post on my blog during that time, and my URL will not change, or my posts or comments. Just the appearance will change, not the basics. I have to email my preferences and make choices, etc, so that may take up some of my time.

It's been hotter than blue blazes here in Arkansas, and dry, too. That much needed shower we got last week is long gone, evaporated in this infernal heat. It hit 100 degrees today, and it's supposed to be 102 tomorrow, last I heard. The heat index is much higher, and we've had heat advisories and excessive heat warnings the last few days. Looks like we'll be having them for the foreseeable future, too. God Bless those people who have to work out in the heat, and the unfortunate ones without air conditioning. I don't know how anyone stands it, and there are people every summer who die from the heat. It's sad, and most of the time could have been prevented.
I still have much to do in preparation for BooMama's Tour of Homes on July 28th. There's an inexact science involved here, you know. I have to judge how much time I have to get the house cleaned up, but not get it done so early that it's disgraceful again before I can get the pictures made and the post written. If there's anyone in the blogosphere who hasn't heard about the Tour of Homes, click on the link in my sidebar or the one above, there, to read about it and sign up. There's already so many signed up, it'll take me 3 or 4 days just to visit everyone and see what they've posted that day! It's gonna be so much fun, y'all. And if you're feeling ashamed of your humble home, or like you're gonna be judged because of your housekeeping skills or hand-me-down furniture, please go read this post of Barb's. This is such a well-written post, and so heartfelt. In my opinion it's the best thing Barb has ever written, up to this time. If you haven't read this, it's well worth your time. And leave Barb an encouraging comment if you visit and feel it's worthy. I think you will. :-) She also got a new blog design, and it's gorgeous, just perfect for her, in my opionion. If you like it, please comment on it. As usual, it's late (or early, according to your time zone and your perspective!) and I'm TARD again. I cooked a beef roast, potatoes and gravy, and green beans seasoned with bacon grease and cooked down till they were plumb defeated for supper tonight. We also had some homegrown tomatoes and some of my homemade refrigerator pickles. Jessica and Jason, her boyfriend, had supper with us tonight. He didn't get off work until 8:15, which meant we didn't eat until 9 pm. We usually eat earlier than that, but this one day Jason had to work late. It was good, but I was about to starve by the time we sat down at the table. Wishing everyone a good Wednesday and rest of the week. I'll be checking out your blogs as I can, and hope to hear that everyone is doing well. Take care, my friends and family, and my love to all.

Diane