Are you looking for Coloring Pages for your little ones, your tween and your teenager all in one convenient spot? Well look no more. At  www.DollPalace.com.coloring-pages you can upload pen and ink artwork and create  interactive online coloring games. People can color pictures online and view colorings by others.

This website specializes in content for teen girls with its anime drawings and Naturo drawings, but also has content for the littlest with princesses, Disney, pets and Bratz.  And of course, for every age group of girls, there is Tinkerbell.

Here is a sample of a pen and ink uncolored artwork and it colored:

The detail on the website is much better for coloring and is age appropriate.  My niece loves to draw anime drawings.  Here you can use the existing pictures and fill them with any color selected from the palette. You select a color and click an area on the picture that you would like to "fill".

But, like for my niece who likes to draw her own artwork, you can also upload your own pen-and-ink pictures.  The outline needs to be closed on the drawing, otherwise color filling will not work as expected.   They can upload their own drawing and share the URL with their friends so they can all try to color your picture.
You can always save the picture when you are done (Free Registered Account Required).

The site also has dress up areas with celebrity dress ups, forums, and other really neat content.  I can't wait to share this with my niece and her friends and my 1st grader.  They will all love it.  I bet my son's will love it also since they like anime shows and watch Naturo and love pets.  The site makes it easy to color and draw and just have fun.  Just remember to monitor your teens Internet access, as I did see some pictures that may be inappropriate for little ones to see.

Peace,

Maureen

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Thirteen Things we are going to do as a family this summer:

1…. Go camping...so far we have Frontiertown planned, but I would also like to go to Little Buffalo.

2.  Go to Niagra Falls

3.  Go to the beach

4.  Go to the pool

5.  Play mini golf

6.  Sail on the Pride of the Susquehanna

7.  Go to City Island

8.  See a Senator's game

9.  Mow the lawn (DH always gets us involved in this)

10.  Play

11.  Play cards

12.  Heely around the malls until they throw us out for Heelying

13.  Go to the movies and rent movies and eat popcorn.
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Say you wanted to start a North Carolina business, but did not know what papers to file or what the heck you were doing.  Well, this website, http://www.incparadise.com would help you start and incorporate that business.  It offers online filing services to start a corporation in all 50 states.  They have a section for FAQ's (of course, who does not have FAQ in this day), and they show you the difference between different business entities in case you forgot your business management Entity chapter.  They have a price list (http://www.incparadise.com/incorporation), but charge only $89 = state fees for doing all the necessary paperwork to start your corporation.

IncParadise.com offers very aggressive and competitive pricing packages. They work hard to get most orders processed in less than 24 hours and set up thousands of companies in nationwide.  How can they afford to be so cheap and stay in business?  And more importantly, will they stay in business?  Yes, because they are in the top 5 in filing new incorporations per month in Nevada. They do a better job than their competitors and do not have telemarketers or any other ineffective advertising. They use state-of-the art-software to manage their operations, which allows them to notify clients about annual requirements by email and keep the operation very organized and efficient.

They also offer an affiliate program for those who want to make commissions on incorporation services.   You can find that link at http://www.incorporation/opportunity.

Sounds like a plan.  I think I'll head over there to find out about that affiliation program.  Would work great with my paralegal background.

Peace,

Maureen

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Well, it seems like my small change is running into red tape.  I wrote directly to the Philadelphia Bone Marrow Foundation about a local drive.  They or the national foundation sent me back a form letter stating that I need to contact my local foundation (there is none).  So, I contacted the Philly site again and so far no answer.  How can you make a small change if you have to encounter red tape just getting an answer.  My next step is going to be going to the Central Penn Blood Bank and talking to my contact there who I used to work on Blood Drives with at my church to see if she can help me.

I just wanted to update everyone who has supported me in my efforts to make this change.

Peace,

Maureen

P.S.  More updates to come.

There is a new search engine out there that helps businesses locate business information and it is called Masterseek. Masterseek is unique in that it is a new site and global search engine which provides quick and free access to company profiles, contact information, and descriptions of products and services from more than 45 million companies in 75 countries.

You are also able to search for business partners, sales opportunities and new avenues for your business in your own country or worldwide. This is great for expanding your business and with no broker fees to worry about just for looking, increasing profitability.

You can go to Masterseek.com and enter your companies profile and showcase your products and services worldwide. Go check them out all you small business and larger business owners. I know I am going to check them out with my business getting off of the ground.

I have already planned 3 bus trips and am looking to start planning some more. I am more nervous than ever, but I have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Try Masterseek and see what happens to your business. Let me know.

Peace,

Maureen

I have been looking forward to going on vacation for a while now. We are going camping in June and hopefully taking another vacation in the near future. There is a website www.vlbo.com who specializes in vacation rentals including vacation rentals in Florida, North Carolina, as well as Hilton Head vacation rentals. I would love to go to Hilton Head and enjoy the sun and surf of a different beach other than the Jersey Shore where I grew up.

A camping vacation is a lot of work, but it is worth it when you get to spend so much time with nature and with the children all sweaty and sticky and ready to jump into a cool shower or the cool ocean. I love vacations and wish we could afford more. Hopefully, checking out this website, we will be able to afford more as they have specials running all the time.

Peace,

Maureen

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She states, "So yes, this is a lot more difficult than our earlier challenges, but the stakes are a lot higher.  Blood and bone marrow donations save lives.  Period.  And no, it isn't specifically for children, but the recipients of your donations certainly may be.  You are, as always, welcome to choose to repeat an earlier challenge or do something entirely different, but I hope at least some of you will give this one a try.  The effort is inarguably worthwhile.  If you want to participate in this one but, for whatever reason, aren't able to bond with the needle, please consider a monetary contribution of any size to The Marrow Foundation.   Financial contributions can help offset the fees required to join the registry, so you can still help build the registry even if you can't join yourself. For information on marrow donation, start here.  Information on blood donation is here."

Well, so far, I have decided to look into the bone marrow registry.  They have a registry in Philadelphia and one in Pittsburgh, but none in Central Pennsylvania.  But, they do donor drives.  So, my one thing, so far, was to contact the Philadelphia registry and volunteer to help plan a donor drive in the Central PA area.  I have my church, my school and other places in the area who I know I could contact to be a donor sponsor and a donor location, so I have good prospects.

Now, I need to go out there and give blood.  I used to be in charge of my old churches blood donation drive, but since we moved I have not been able to donate due to having a cold, etc.  So, I need to get my labs done from my physical (next week) and then see if I can donate.  But, even if I cannot donate myself, I think that helping to set up a donor drive or a blood drive is worthwhile also.  A "small change" I can make this month.  I will keep you posted on what the Philly registry says about setting up a donor drive up here.

Peace and have a great weekend.

Maureen

You have got to watch this video.  This is a video show called Junk'd, like Punk'd but only with homeowners and landscapers.  It is hysterical.  They have 3 videos done and I can't wait for the fourth one to come out.  These people really think they are screwed.

This all comes at you from GoFish.com.  Watch and be cracked up.

Peace and lots of laughs,

Maureen

Want some free recipes?  Then head on over to www.cookingspot.com.  Cooking Spot is a new recipe site where you have access to coupons, shopping lists, recipe searches and recipe sharing.  Plus, it is all free to join.  Just sign up and members can save their favorite recipes to form their own online cookbook.  You can interact with other members to share advice and recipes, plus get professional advice from professional chef, Jimmy Spellings.

Members can rate and review recipes, which is great when you are trying to make a different recipe you never tried before and want to know if the kids will like it.  You can also choose to receive newsletters.

So, head on over to www.cookingspot.com and see what they have to offer.  I found some great recipes to try.

Peace,

Maureen

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