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Mystery Shopper Service

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:51:39 GMT

Have you ever thought about mystery shopping or if you own a company, ever thought about using a mystery shopping company to help with customer satisfaction or to find out how your customers are being treated? Well, BestMark is one such mystery shopper service that allows you to gain incident-specific performance information at the customer level. When a customer comes in contact with your company (the mystery shopper), you will know just how well your training has trained your employees to service the customer. You will also be able to track trends and behaviors that can impact long-term guest value, satisfaction and customer advocacy.

As a mystery shopper, you have the ability to help the company by going into select retail, apartment and customer driven service locations and rating the location based on what the client is looking for. You usually will need to fill out a questionaire about your experience and it goes to the client. Once the client receives your questionnaire, they have a better understanding about how their company is faring in the customer service training department. As you might understand, customer service and customer satisfaction is extremely important when gaining customer loyalty. That is why mystery shopping is such as important area. Plus, you can do it while you stay at home with the kids, although when you go, you usually do not bring your children. It is a great part- or full-time job to get into to make money.

As a mystery shopping client, you will have all the access to the information gathered through BestMark's extensive team of mystery shoppers. Each shopper is highly trained to know what to look for in customer service and before going into an establishment, will know exactly what attritributes you, the customer of BestMark, are looking for.

So, as a mystery shopper or a mystery shopper client, BestMark's
mystery shopper service is one of the "best" in the market. Click on the link to see what they have to offer you. Peace, Maureen

It's all good

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:30:50 GMT

So far, it's all good for the kids at school. Ben is loving middle school, 6th grade and says it is his best year yet. He loves the independence of moving around the school and the independence given the kids. Hopefully, it is not too much and he can stay organized. Libby, Joe and Max love 1st, 2nd and 4th grades. They all have friends in their classes and like their teachers, which makes it nice for them all. I am liking having the day to get errands and things done. I don't like working the night shift, but being home is nice. I am not used to all this freedom. I have been going in for lunch at school to help out with the 1st graders putting their PIN numbers into the lunch computer. I'll do it again next week and then my job is over. Hopefully my criminal clearances come through soon, so I can sign up to substitute and be on the kids' schedule instead of Walmart's. Walmart has been pretty good about switching me though. If I had someplace for the kids to go when they are off school, I might think about working there full time as they pay well, but with 4 kids, day care is so expensive and Don will not contribute at all to it. C'est la vie.

Anyway, things are good in the house. And I am able to write a little, which is nice. See you in a day or so.

Peace,

Maureen

Back to school so soon

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:42:13 GMT

Well, the kids got off to school today. Ben started middle school and had to be on the bus at 7 am and the other three had to be on the bus by 8:30. Everyone got off to a good start and got to school on time. That will have to happen a lot more often this year as I do not want to drive them to school every day like last year. It is actually 8:37 here in PA, not 9:37 like my blog is reading.

I am in the process of getting my criminal and child abuse clearances to work in the school district, so I can have days off with the kids. It should not take too long, I hope. I need them to teach CCD also in my church. I am teaching Libby's 1st grade CCD class. I hope I do well.

Well, I have plans to get some housework done today with the kids gone...all of them. Boo hoo. See you after the first day with updates and plans and work schedules, oh my.

Peace,

Maureen

Wow.

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:31:46 GMT

The kids are gone to the kids' vacation at my parent's house and I miss them. I can't believe it has been one month since I wrote my last entry here. I don't have much to say and I focus is on cleaning the house and not writing. But I do miss the kids. I just used 123greetings.com to send them free ecards for the remainder of their stay to say hi. Hallmark.com was down, do I googled it and came up with them. They had a lot of cute cards. I do prefer Hallmark.com though.

Anywho, gotta run. I hope people are still reading my old messages. I promise I will start writing again soon. Maybe I need ADD medicine to focus. Focus focus focus.

Love and peace
Maureen

Thursday Thirteen #16

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:11:12 GMT

I am away, so here are thirteen things I am doing at the beach while away:

1. Spending time with my family.

2. Shopping

3. Spending quality time with the kids

4. Going on the beach

5. Going to a 4th of July fair and spending money

6. Eating pizza

7. Having a barbeque tomorrow

8. Celebrating my 43rd birthday...ugh@!!@@@!!!

9. Swimming in my aunt's pool

10. Riding bikes (or watching the kids ride around the block, since I did not bring my bike down.)

11. Relaxing

12. Finally finishing my cross stitch for my mother

13. Having lots of fun and wishing I did not have to leave Friday to go back to work.

Hope you all had a happy 4th.

Peace,

Maureen

blog not getting attention

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:54:39 GMT

I am not paying attention to my blog recently. I go in when someone writes a comment, but I have not done a TT in 2/3 weeks. I cannot pay attention to write right now. I had a health scare, but all is well. My antidepressants are making me not pay attention and I have so many emails that I don't know what to do with them, except delete them. Anyway. Wanted to write. I thought I would try to write something each day while I'm "down the shore" at my parents house visiting with the kiddos.

Hope you are having great days and summery nights. Happy 4th.

Maureen

New Coloring Pages for Teens/Tweens/kids

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:06:19 GMT

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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Thursday Thirteen #15

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:05:58 GMT

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.Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!

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How To Start a Business

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:00:23 GMT

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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Small Change Update

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:15:58 GMT

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.

New Search Engine - Masterseek

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:11:01 GMT

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

Vacation Anyone?

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:55:31 GMT

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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Thursday Thirteen #14

Thu, 24 May 2007 08:34:26 GMT

Thirteen Well, I am at a loss for what to write for my TT this week. I could complain about things, I could ask many questions, I could mention 13 reasons why I miss Ben while he is at camp. That's it...I will make a list of Thursday Thirteen's I can do in the next/coming weeks. Ingenious!!!

13 Thursday Thirteen Ideas I can come up with (I have borrowed some ideas from other TT'er's who are so giving)

1. 13 Reasons I miss my son at camp (self-explanatory and his smile and hugs being the first and second entries).
2. 13 things my DH does or is doing that is making me mad (like purchasing land I don't think we need).
3. 13 new blogs I have visited and what makes them special
4. 13 mystery shopping companies you can sign up with to make some extra money
5. 13 things that make me sad
6. 13 things we are going to do over the summer as a family
7. 13 reasons my house is a mess and I need an intervention or a housekeeper or both
8. 13 reasons why I like to volunteer my time in school. ( I just signed on to be the VP of our school's PTO). I hope to do a good job and stay in the loop on things.
9. 13 people who have made my transition from one school district to a new district easy and fun and exciting.
10. 13 tests my doctor wants me to get ( including labs), why they scare me and how they eventually turned out.
11. 13 reasons I need to get my a** in gear to start my business. Any ideas would be appreciated.
12. 13 marketing strategies for my business
13. 13 more ideas for TT's again when I have exhausted this list or have intervened with something different because a need came up.

So, that is my list. Simple and yet effective. A jumping off point for the next 13 weeks, plus whatever pops into my mind in the meantime. Have a great weekend and have fun visiting. Let me know if you can leave a comment without signing up for Windows LIve. If that is the case, I may switch over to another blog site. Any suggestions? My email address is mom23guys1girl@hotmail.com.

Peace and happy Thursday.

Maureen
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Oldest Son at Camp

Wed, 23 May 2007 04:19:56 GMT

Well, Ben is at camp this week. His 5th grade class always goes away to camp in May. He left today and will be back on Friday. I missed him as soon as his bus pulled out. We sent him cards. I sent him one and the kids and DH sent another that I bought. I know he is having a great time, away with his new friends. I am really not worried about him. I just find it odd that he is gone. We went to get pizza tonight and I ordered a drink for him until my husband said, only 4 drinks. Oh, right, Ben's not here.

Unfortunately, this is the last year that the 5th graders will be going to camp overnight. They are still required to do outdoor education as part of their curriculm, but they do not need to do it overnight. My other sons are pretty disappointed that they won't be going, but I am sure that whatever the principals in the district decide, should be fun and educational for the kids.

Better run. I need to get some sleep. Libby and I have a playdate at a playground tomorrow and I need to be feeling good, not tired.

Peace,

Maureen

Maureen's Small Change #1

Sat, 19 May 2007 08:04:11 GMT

Maureen's Small Change #1

As my one blog stated, I wanted to start visiting more blogs...getting out more. Tonight I visited Diary of a Playgroup Dropout (ClubMom.com) and clicked onto her Small Changes link. Each month since January she has decided to make one small change to help a child other than her own. This month is month 4 and her month four challenge is to either donate blood or sign up for the
National Marrow Donor Program Registry. As she states, she knows this is hard as many people are, to say the least, nervous about donating blood. And to join the Marrow Donor Registry you not only have to likely pay a fee and give blood for testing, if you are called it involves large needles and other rather frightening things.

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

Junk'd

Thu, 17 May 2007 09:19:59 GMT

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

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Bloggerwave is live

Thu, 17 May 2007 08:46:26 GMT

I was passing around the Thursday Thirteen blogs and found that one of them was using Bloggerwave.com on the recommendation of Median Sib's blog. Well I went on, signed up and now I am accepted to Bloggerwave.com. I get to post about interesting topics of my choosing and get paid. I like that. So, check out Bloggerwave and see if they have something to offer you.

Peace,
Maureen

Thursday Thirteen #13

Thu, 17 May 2007 08:15:32 GMT

Bum, bum, bum, bum...#13...oh no. I am now not a newbie, but not yet a pro. I guess I fall somewhere between. Plodding along, here is my Thursday Thirteen early for a change so I am not in the 100's again.

Thirteen Jobs I have held throughout my lifetime (all 42 years):

1. My Dad owned a "take-out" food kitchen down the shore and at age 10-11 I helped him in there cutting steaks for steak sandwiches, making cups of cole slaw and other little jobs that he could give me. My first real job came at the age of 14 when I finally got my working papers and that was...

2. Counter Help and counter person at my Dad's Take-Out Kitchen. However, one summer of working for Dad lead me to the realization that I could not work for my dad and I sought other employment for the next summer.

3. Breakfast Waitress at Johnson's Restaurant in Wildwood, NJ. Made good tips and made nice friends. When I turned 16, I was able to work nights, so my next job was...

4. Dinner waitress at Johnson's Restaurant. Made better money. Then I turned 17 and wanted to branch out, so I worked for one of the most popular seafood restaurants in Wildwood...

5. Set-up girl at Urie's Fish Fry. That is where I grew from a little girl to a bigger little girl (you know a little more mature, hanging out, making more friends, using fake ids to get into seaside bars...oh...how decadent). We had lots and lots of fun at Uries and I met some really fun and neat people from all over. I worked there until I went away to college, then during my college years, I worked during the summer and during the winter.

6. Each summer (except for the one after I graduated) during college I worked at the Pan Am Hotel Restaurant serving breakfast. I left there everyday with at least $50 in my pocket, which was nice. The Pan Am, if anyone is familiar with the Wildwoods is the hotel in the Crest that had the spinning globe on top. Remember that one? It is actually still there even after they tore down all the older hotels.

7. My last summer after I graduated I worked as a waitress at the Anchor Inn in Wildwood. I made friends from Philly there who I moved up there to be closer to. When I moved up there I took the first job offer that I got...

9. Assistant Manager at Roy Rogers. No fun, no fun, no fun. I will never work in fast food again, especially management. After all those years of waitress, you would think I would be prepared for the people I had to "manage" at Roy Rogers, but oh no...no one could be prepared for the band of crazy people I worked with. I lasted there about 6 months and then got a job working as a...

10. Employment Consultant. I was so desperate to get out of Roy Rogers that I took a commission only job. Not a good idea for a girl on her own. Luckily, down the hallway, I met a nice woman who worked as a recruiter for Metropolitan Life. They paid commission, plus draw or a salary that I could live on. So my next job was...

11. Life Insurance Salesperson (please don't run and hide) for Metropolitan Life. I enjoyed that job, but found out that my skills did not lie in sales. I was not hungry/eager/pushy enough for that job. Although I was not a total failure, I did not enjoy it much. Which lead me to my calling. I decided to take a student loan and go back to school and get a certificate from The Philadelphia Institute for Paralegal Training. After I graduated from there I took various part-time, temp jobs (personal liability paralegal researching why a file cabinet fell on a man and severed his legs, etc) until I got my wonderful job as....

12. Documentation Specialist at Fidelity Bank in Downtown Philadelphia. Wow. Finally a job in Philly. I got to take the train in each morning and pay city wage taxes and I really, really enjoyed my job and my boss Deborah H. was amazing and funny and a wonderful mentor to me. But, the banking industry at that time was getting mixed up and little fish were being swallowed by bigger fish and the wage tax and cost of SEPTA was getting into my paycheck, so after three years I moved onto...

13. A job as a Real Estate Paralegal at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. I worked there for over 7 years until I got pregnant with Ben, my oldest. I was planning on coming back, but as my maternity leave came closer, they decided to close our department (that was 1996 and the real estate market was not doing well as an investment). So, I got my maternity leave, severance pay and unemployment. What luck. I was able to stay home with Ben, almost fully paid from February to the following December.

And as we all know, I never did go back to work full time. I have had a slew of part-time, keep my head above water and keep myself independent from cheap DH, such as medical transcriptionist, medical records scanner, medical secretary, clinical assistant (I was thinking about a career in nursing, but decided I did not like the hours), mystery shopper, blogger and cashier.

My life has taken me in unexpected directions. I went from small town beach girl to big city girl to suburban girl to country mom to city mom to suburban mom and now back to country/suburban mom. I want to substitute teach next year because I really don't want to pay for day care for 4 kids who never went to day care a day in their lives. I like to spend summers with the kids, plus, it is very expensive to day care 4 kids (as I am sure some of you already know.

So, that is my job history in a nutshell. I also worked a little during the winter months of college, but nothing too strenuous that made a real difference. One job I had was working at our Student Affairs office. One of the perks was that I got to see a free Paul Young concert ("everytime you go away, you take a piece of me with you") because we lent the stage to the college that had him there. He was hot hot hot. What an excellent concert.

Maybe that will be what my next TT will be: all of the concerts I have seen. There have been many many many concerts and I have loved everyone. As opposed to all the jobs that I have had. But, I will tell you, with the variety of jobs and the responsibility at an early age to work my way through college, I have gained tons of experience. My sister calls me a chameleon, because I can do any job and do it well and just blend right in. I like that.

Happy Thursday.

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Want a New Recipe? Try CookingSpot.com

Wed, 16 May 2007 18:19:35 GMT

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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I'm Ready...I'm Ready!!!

Wed, 16 May 2007 06:55:44 GMT

I sound like Spongebob...think I watch too much tv with the kids!!! I'm ready, I'm ready for my Thursday Thirteen posting!!But, they want us to wait until Thursday to post. I work until 3 am tonight (Wednesday into Thursday), so I probably will be still in the 100's when I finally get to post. But I am ready. For one week. It is my 13th 13 posting. Pretty neat huh. Gotta go to bed now before I never get there. Libby does not have pm kindergarten tomorrow because the am'er's are going on a field trip all day and the pm'ers don't have school. So...I have a friend of hers coming over and I think we'll head over to the local wooden playground for them to run around. Then I am going on a field trip with Max (3rd grade) to the Army Heritage Center on Thursday. I love being a chaperone on the kids' field trips. I'll be going to Gettysburg with Libby at the end of May and to Olde Bedford Village with the 5th graders in June. Plus, Joe (1st) just got back from Hershey Gardens. That was fun. We had a neat scavenger hunt. We'll have one of those at the Heritage Center too.

It is always neat to see how the kids interact with their classmates. DH doesn't know what he is missing. He was being such a pain in the butt tonight. He comes home at 8 (saying he comes home late so we don't fight), spends one hour with the kids, takes the dog for a walk and all the time egging me on about this or that (the roast wasn't cooked good enough last night, blah, blah, blah). It wears me out.

Anyway, I didn't write to complain...I wrote to tell you I'm ready Thursday...bring it on.

Peace,

Maureen

Book List: Favorite Books

Wed, 16 May 2007 06:41:57 GMT

Favorite Books

Robert Munsch: Love You Forever
Lisa Tucker: Once Upon A Day
Lisa Tucker: Shout Down the Moon
The best Lisa Tucker book in the list (and they are all good) in my opinion.
Alexander McCall: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series
Anita Shreve: The Pilot's Wife
Sue Monk Kidd: The Secret Life of Bees
Lisa Tucker: The Song Reader

Custom List: Custom List

Wed, 16 May 2007 06:30:39 GMT

Thursday Thirteen Blogroll

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Custom List: Ultimate Blog Party

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:19:55 GMT

Ultimate Blog Party

The Ultimate Blog Party

Custom List: Favorite Music

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 07:00:04 GMT

Favorite Music