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Best in Show - The Winner Is...

... Whoever could it be? ... Aren't you just absolutely dying to know? ... I'll give you a hint. Here is a photo from the winner's blog: Pink Ric-Rac, baby! (Also, I'm into adding "baby!" onto the end of things these days. Weird.) Need another hint? How about this photo, from a post titled Semi-Tutorial: Evil! Cappuccino Cake {Plus, get in on Mug Rug Swap!} Mug Rug Swap, people! Click the photo, for pete's sake, and solve this mystery! Congratulations, SewHappyGeek ! I have a pretty award just for you: Thanks to everyone who played along this week. For another chance at the Best in Show award, link up tomorrow with the Not "Baaad" Sundays blog hop!

The Post Where I Show You My Pale, Hairy Leg

With a post title like that, you know it's going to be good! First, allow me to share with you a photo from the Albertson's grocery store that I visited on my birthday: One heck of a crack in the parking lot, right? The scenario: It's my birthday. I stop by on my way home to get milk, cereal, and yogurt. Halfway into the store, I realize I've forgotten my reusable grocery bags in my car, but am lazy and don't turn back to get them. After buying what I need, I return to the parking lot, pushing a heavy shopping cart. The ginormous crack and I cross paths. The front wheels stop suddenly. The back of the cart is pushed up into the air. Can you guess what happened? I really can't stress that enough. In Albertson's defense, I'm fairly certain the scar was already there. Moral of the story? Karma will kick your butt if you don't bring your reusable grocery bags. More fun moral? No grocery shopping allowed on your birthday!

Let's Hope I Don't Forget to Attend the Show

In response to my last post, Lamb Quote of the Day , spiffy long-time reader My Husband's Watching TV commented "So...what's the show?" Hey , I thought slyly while writing my reply, I can get an additional blog post out of this! Another year older, another year wiser, and another year more diabolical. Muah ha ha! (The evil laugh. You know you love it.) You see, the answer isn't as simple as merely telling the name of the show. I wrote that blog post around 3am. Originally, I omitted the name because Sexy Nerd's preposterous paranoia has rubbed off on me over the past 7 years. It seemed best to save the name until after the show, lest a reader know exactly when I would be out of the house, making it easier to (A) abduct me from the parking lot after the show (or before! Extra cruel) or (B) steal Pica and Biscuit and my fanciful new camera (jokes on them - I am bringing my solid, weapon-like camera with me and Pica is a pain in the butt whenever she is

Best in Show Nominees and a Blog Hop

*Not "Baaad" Sundays blog hop below - extra special Sunday AND Monday edition because I don't feel like blogging on the 11th (my BIRTHDAY!) Now, where did I leave my cane...?   What an impressive bunch of bloggers the Not "Baaad" linky attracts! Every week, it becomes more and more difficult to narrow down a handful of nominees for the Best in Show award. Case in point, allow me to introduce you to this week's fifteen (a record!) nominees: Welcome to Heardmont Treat & Trick  (these muffins are made with red bean paste!) Rhinestone Beagle My Life Unzipped Kindness Matters Mom's of all Trades Binge Crafter GeorgiaBE Thrifty 101 Life in Rehab The Domestic Sugar Bake Shop (Right at home during Not "Baaad" Sunday, don't you agree?) Saved by Love Creations SewHappyGeek Allie Belle Designs Shape Moth Nominated? Congratulations! Please help yourself to one of my exclusive bloggy buttons (below) and, of course, be sure to vot

Canon T1i - First Photos

I've been enjoying my snazzy new DSLR camera (if you missed my hella spectacular Canon T1i deal - yes, hella - click here .) Truth be told, I have zero knowledge when it comes to how to use it properly. I've been picking up tips from The Pioneer Woman and am waiting on two photography books that I've put on reserve at the Albuquerque library. I suppose I could read my user manual, but UGH it's boring! To properly gauge how my photography skills improve after learning what each of those little symbols on the dial stand for (there are so many of them!) here are the very first photos I've taken: Whatever could be inside the bag? Ooh, popcorn!   Sexy Nerd pondering our risk from the wildfire burning right outside our window , while casually munching on macaroni and cheese. Seriously. Doggy shots. In a post titled First Photos , I'm sure you expected there would be doggy shots. Is Pica photogenic or what? Look at that

Shabby Apple Coupon and Dress Giveaway

*Update on 4/21/11* This giveaway is CLOSED ! Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter! I have a funny  Shabby Apple dress  story, plus photos of my all-time favorite Shabby Apple dress , the Baja (worn in the snow - I was freezing!). Thanks to everyone who voted for their favorite Shabby Apple dress! The results are clear - you love all the dresses, (no surprise there) but there's one in particular that makes your heart skip a beat.  Behold the ruffled, rusty-orange Cider: Cute, cute, cute! Haven't heard of them? Shabby Apple sells super-cute (obviously) women's dresses and little girls dresses. They even sell swimsuits and maternity dresses! There are a lot of things I like about the Shabby Apple website, most notably their Helping Women Worldwide page, which explains that "every $100 donation from Shabby Apple Dresses provides at least 20 women with access to financial services - and the chance to live a life without poverty." Not too shab

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Shabby Apple Giveaway - Help Choose a Dress

*4/7/11 Update* The giveaway is well underway, but people keep coming back to this post and voting for the dress that did not originally win, making my giveaway post seem screwy and ridiculous. You people make me smile. I'm looking forward to seeing who the poll winner is by the time the giveaway is over. Who knows? Perhaps Shabby Apple will let the winner choose their own dress. Exciting news! LambAround has been contacted to participate in a giveaway with Shabby Apple , meaning I get to select one amazing dress to randomly give to a reader. Pretty nifty, right? There's just one problem. Shabby Apple emailed me an extensive list of dresses to choose from, some for adults, some for kids, and even a few maternity dresses, and, although I've narrowed down my choices considerably, I just can't make up my mind on which dress to feature for my giveaway. As you, my reader, are the one who may end up with the dress, (sadly, there will not be a dress given to yours truly, so

Happy Birthday to Me!

Technically, my birthday isn't until next week, but I just checked my email and had 15 birthday deal messages! Let's see...if I use a coupon a day, starting tonight, I'll have used them all by April 18th (and will have eaten more than my fair share of pretzels, burgers, sandwiches, and brownie sundaes - gotta do it now before I get too old, right?) I owe all these nifty deals to a website (with which I am not affiliated in any way) I stumbled upon a few years ago: freebirthdaytreats.com . Just select your state, right-click on each business, and open each site in a new tab. Soon, you'll have more birthday goodies than you know what to do with. And, even if your birthday is not coming up, many of these companies will send you a welcome offer for signing up!  Free dinner just for being born? Why not!   Sexy Nerd would like to add that the "right click/open in new tab" thing is the reason my computer is always so slow, even though that's complete nonsen

Best in Show Winner

Welcome, everyone, to another exciting conclusion to the week's voting for the Best in Show award! Drumroll, please... ...drum, drum, drum, drum... (Yes, I have been playing Mario Party. Why do you ask?) Hooray! Way to go, Little Rays of Sunshine ! Your new blog has only been up and running since February and you're already scooping up all the fun awards of the blogosphere (and you're already up to an impressive 106 followers - hopefully more after this posts!) So, my lovable and lovely LambAround readers, are you into blogs featuring super-cute babies (I know you are!) Feast your eyes on this: Emma Grace - cutie patootie! What a super photo! For more on this ups and downs (mostly ups!) of this sweet family, click here . Thanks to everyone who participated in the Not "Baaad" Sundays linky party. The next round of Best in Show award nominees will be announced soon!

Hop To It! Not "Baaad" Linky

It's that time again! Want to play? Here's how: 1. You're not just linking up with your fellow bloggers - you're competing against them!  Participating in the Not "Baaad" Blog Hop is the only way to snag a coveted Best in Show Award nomination. 2. This Linky is open to all posts that you are proud of. Did you recently post about a great decorating project, craft, or recipe? That's wonderful if you did, but just fine if you didn't. I just want you to link to a post or posts you are proud of. 3. Do you ever find yourself trying not to duplicate posts on blog hops but aren't quite sure what you posted the previous weeks? Problem solved! The Linky from today will be back, making it easy to see what you've already posted and giving you another chance to visit any great posts you may have missed! 4. Please link directly to your post, not just your general blog, and include a post-related photo. 5. You don't want to be the grump at t