I Hope to Brighten Your Day with This.... GIVEAWAY!

Ello!
Most of y'all may not celebrate Halloween. And besides that, it's on a school day. :p

Bummer, right? Never fear! With this small setback, we take a step forward {that should be a quote. Please, somebody make that into a picture and pin it on Pinterest. I beg of you}! With this giveaway! Walk into your school on Halloween flashing those pearly whites and wearing this necklace!



Some of my other favorites include:





Aren't they pretty?

//Etsy Shoppe//Blog//

Our sponsor for the very first necklace above is Jessie! Jessie's shop currently holds pictures with Bible verses, and cute necklaces! Seriously, I'm getting hungry just looking at them! My favorite part about the first necklace? The bow! Really, it's like putting a mustache on a lollipop necklace. And that would just be awesome.

Anyhow, enter below. I'm assuming the prize is for people who live in the U.S. only, but I'll have to check back on that. I'll post a notification if it's not. If I don't, then it's only U.S. peeps. Sorry. :(


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You may have noticed, one of the entries is ''Do ''A Week of Silence''''. What is that? Glad you asked.

Lately I've been on the computer a lot. It's hurting my head, and wasting a lot of time. Plus, I'm happier when I spend less time on the computer! So I'm challenging you. Yes, you. Can you stay off the computer for a week? I'm not saying totally off. Maybe set a time limit of 30 minutes or a hour of time you can play. Then, get off and wait until the next day.

Yes, I'll be doing it, too. Post about it, and then post when it's done. Talk about how it felt, if you feel better, whatever. I'll also post an award button for those who did it to put on their blogs. :)

If you do do it, please leave a link to this post {It will count as posting about it, another entry!} so others can learn more about it.

If you don't want enter the giveaway, but you want to do A Week of Silence, then feel free! Comment with the link. :)

Wednesday Hodgepodge

Sorry I didn't do one of these last week! I get crazy if I post too much, I'm pretty sure that was the reason.....

                                                            

1. The Wednesday Hodgepodge this week falls on John Chapman's birth date.  He's more famously known as Johnny Appleseed...what's your favorite variety of apple?

Honey Crisp. They are so good, and my local Farmer's Market even had them early this year!

2.   When did you last say 'ick'?

I don't remember. I'm sure I did just for fun, but I don't really use that word.

3.   Do you think there's a generation gap?  Explain.

I had to look that up {oh, the woes of Madeline}. Searching, searching.....

Hmm... rather {horrible answer, I know}. Fast food is definitely changing the younger generation a lot. Like for example, America's Great Depression. We didn't have enough food then, so most children were pretty thin. Now, we have too much food. It changes us and the things that we have ability to do. {I'm sorry I sounded like a health-nut there. Believe me, I'm not. If I could have a Chick-Fil-A cookie whenever I wanted, I would have thousands of them.}

4.  What's on your computer screen saver?  Do you leave it alone or change it often?

Okay. So this is an odd question for me. Instead of finding a picture on the computer I could use as it, I make my own picture, and not have it fill the screen. Instead I use a pretty coral/sunset orange background. The picture? Actually, it's just some ''quotes''. If you know who says these and from where, I shall love you forever {please do take into notice I won't really ;)}. The quotes? Here they are:

No... Jimmy Protested! {This was found in a book, but said by a famous person.}

Kevin! Is it you?!

5.  If you had the attention of the entire world for two minutes, what would you say?

MAKE ME YOUR LEADER!

6.  Four fashion trends to try this fall are-brocade/jacquard (fancy printed fabrics), peplum, lace, and printed pants...which of these four would you be most likely to wear?

Printed pants. I went all out a few days ago and got {got as in Mom bought it for me ;)} red skinny jeans. Those are the first colored pants I've ever had.

7.  What can make your bad day better?

I could say cookies, ice cream, or possibly the thing that shall not be named, but so far it's Pinterest. That thing is crazy addicting.

8.  Insert your own random thought here.

Speaking of Pinterest, I've got a yummy and easy treat I've tried before and found on Pinterest:



:
''Thx Dr. Oz: "Peanut Butter & Chocolate--This tasty duo will satisfy even the most voracious sweet tooth. Melt a bar of dark chocolate and mix it into a jar of organic peanut butter. Leave it in the fridge so that it cools and the flavors blend. When a sugar craving strikes, have a spoon. One spoonful has 4.5 grams of sugar. Compare this to your average brownie with a whopping 30 grams of sugar, & you’re well on your way to shaking your sugar habit in healthy ways you never thought possible!"''

I don't care about all that ''low fat! almost sugarless!'' nada nada, but it was pretty good. :)

What is this wonderful thing called eating?

Today I found of a wonderful thing called ''eating''. Amy placed circles and stick like things in front of me and said: ''eat''. I've heard this word many times. Random people talk about this strange and marvelous thing. ''Let's eat at the mall!'' and, ''I wanna eat!'' 
For the first while I watched Amy eat. She placed the yellow sticks in her mouth and bit down. It was the same with those circles. I was rather scared, but I tried what Amy was doing. Those little sticks are extraordinary! The inside of it is white. It 'tis the same with the circles. Amy called them chicken nuggets. 
''Eating'' makes that strange feeling inside of me go away. What is that feeling? I asked Amy but she was angry at me. She told me it was magic. Ahh. I want more magic.

Your own and very best martian,

Rover

P.S. I hope you all had fun at that party on Mars. I'm sorry I missed it. But Earth is such a wonderful thing!

[CONFESSIONS OF A MARTIAN]

[From Madeline:
I've got some giveaways planned for y'all! And this time, I have sponsors. ;)]

[From Madeline again:
Speaking of giveaways, check this one! Please follow her, so she can have a big fall/winter giveaway. :)]

Awards.....

I'll admit, I've been rather lazy. I've been letting my awards pile up, and they ''came back to haunt me''! Oh, all the typing I'll have to do in this one post....

Let's start with this one first. It's called Artsy Award, and Piano Bookworm and Storyteller awarded it to me.

Anyway, so here are the rules.

Rules:

1. Normally this is where it says "thank the person who gave you the award and leave a link to their blog etc. etc." Well, you can do that if you want. I mean, if you like the award and you're glad you got it and you can do that. Or you can just copy this and have people listen to me rambling. :)

 I did that above. 

2. Answer the five questions set out for you and make the next five questions for the people that you nominate.  So, if you get awarded, here are your five questions:



{Storyteller's Questions:}

1) Would you rather listen to music or make the music?

It depends. 

2) If you must be forced, I always like to ask this question [just because I'm oh-so-curious] :)--anyway, so the question is, what is your favorite part about me? (I promise that's the last boring question) :P

I like your stories. WITH STRONG GIRL CHARACTERS! C'mon, the boys can't have all the fame.... :p

3) Would you rather go to the beach or the mountains?

That's like choosing favorites! So it's both.

4) Tea or coffee?

Tea if I want to feel like that stories with the bears, and the porridge..... {I drew a picture of them and when I was explaining to my friend what it was, I couldn't remember. Oh yeah. Goldilocks.} Or coffee whenever.

5) Volleyball or basketball?

Volleyball whenever, basketball only in the pool.

Now here is Piano Bookworm's questions!

#1. What sort of book do you like best?

Books with strong girl characters, and having them be adventures. No wussy girls for me. :p 



#2. Have you ever been somewhere exotic? (Like the caribbean or africa or any neat place like that) And if you have, where was it?

Does Las Vegas count? {I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE! I was too little to remember most of it, but still!}


#3. Bread & Butter, Toast, or French Toast?

Bread and Butter. Yum..... {challah bread is my favorite!}


#4. Which school subject do you like best? (If you're not in school anymore, which subject did you like best?)

I know it sounds weird, but I like spelling best.



#5. Do you like my blog?


Yes.

My questions are:

Are you homeschooled? If not, then what sort of school do you go to?
What's your favorite quote?
Are you an aunt/uncle?
How many people are in your {close} family {did you know? One of my {older} cousins once removed or something is married to Jennifer Garner's sister. I don't know who she is, but apparently she's famous}?
What's your {clothing} style?

3. OK, so usually there's a "NO TAGBACKS" rule. I'm here to say that in #3 of this award you can tag or not tag or whatever you want to do. Agreed? Agreed. ;)

4. Award five people (at the least) or as many as you like this award.


Kara@{I can't remember her blog name}
Kara {different blogger, I promise!}@Saved By Grace {sorry, I got lazy. I went from the bottom up}
Madeline May@Totally Me
Purple Pixie@The Unsocialized Homeschooler
 Britt@Encouragement for Everyday Struggles

Okay.... another award....

Storyteller also awarded me this award. Since I already got this award, I'm not going to do it. But check out her blog anyway!



If you awarded me something and do not see it up here, please tell me! I'm not trying to exclude you, I just can't remember {I was playing Apples to Apples Bible Edition with my friends and I keep winning green cards that described old people. Like old, calm, slow, saintly, and others.}

Just one more thing:

I have decided I am no longer going to do blog awards. If I am awarded with an award I really like, then I will do it. But they've lost their touch to me.

Giveaway!

The wonderful Miss Britt {who designed my blog} agreed to do a blog design giveaway! So one of you lucky winners shall have a great looking blog. :D

Here we go... do everything ya need to do right there:
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I DO check entries.

The Awkward Truth

I admit, sometimes it's so easy to let flaws and mistakes slip by when you're blogging. So, because of this I decided to post:

The un-perfect-ness of my life {behind the ''scenes''}

-Breaking my plastic toy helicopter within 4 days of use {That is why I'll never fly real helicopters. Those poor future {never going to happen} passengers...}

-I can't eat spaghetti without looking like a slobbering boxer dog.

-I don't like messy rooms, but I don't don't like them enough to like them enough to clean them up.

-My left ear can officially be stated as 'INFECTED'. Sad truth, but I would have told y'all anyway.

-Most of the books my mom says you can't be counted as educated if you haven't read them I haven't read {sorry, Mom...} {such as The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings, and I'm betting there's some Jane Austen on that list, too}.

-I DON'T buy stuff all the time. That would be Heaven, m'dear. I am hoping on spending most , er, all some of the money I get selling my listings {NEW ONES! Here ya go: McKenna's Exclusive Outfit, pink dress, yellow dress} on some Caroline things {if I get the doll I'd spell her name Carolyn. I like it much better}.

-I have horrible nails. They aren't pretty, they aren't shaped perfectly, they are just plain ole' ugly.

-There's this one follower whom keeps following me then un-following me. It's driving me nuts {it might be two different followers.} 

-MY DOG IS  A LITTLE ESCAPEE!

-I still need to write my pen pal back. 

 That was it.... for now! ;)
What do you think? Do I sound just a bit more ''real'' to you?
 

When I go boom, I go BOOM!

I just ate three ''fun-sized'' Snickers. Does it show? I hope not. ;)

 I bought {please notice that little word {bought}. Sadly, I haven't been asked to review any products ;)} this lovely little ring from Funky Relics a few days ago. As I've been going ''all things British''; I loved this right from the start!

 It's hollow inside. I like this part of it, because most mini-tea cups aren't. I know, I'm weird, but it bothers me. :)

 {It's meant to be blurry. I'm sure you got that, but I'm throwing it out}

 

Wow. My fingers don't look fat in this {I'm hiding my thumb. I promise, my left hand really does have a thumb.}

I don't like bulky rings, so I was glad this one isn't.

 

These are little parts and details I'm too lazy to write out. ;) My little brother was throwing quarters at me while doing this.

I love it! 1-5 stars, I give it 4. It's pretty darn cute. 

{all thoughts are mine, I was not asked to do this, blah blah. :)}