It's time for a new picture for "What's the Caption? Wednesday"! Congratulations again to Yasmin, last week's winner, from ISN'T SHE GREAT!! We are posting this photo a day late, so don't forget to get your Captions in on time!! Captions are still due by Saturday 4PM EST. We would also ask that you only submit one Caption so others can play. Thanks!! We will help you along with entries, so keep Magic Smoke on alerts!! The picture will follow the rules. Have fun!! Val and Krissy =)
* Krissy and I (Val) will place a picture around 9AM EST in
Magic Smoke each Wednesday morning.
* After the picture is posted, place a Caption you feel is
appropriate for the picture in the Comments Section. Please
DO NOT email your submission or put it under any other
Comment Sections. We will not hunt down your submission.
Only submissions placed in the Comment Section under the
picture will be eligible for judging. If you do this as an
entry in your blog, please return to Magic Smoke and put
your submission in the Comments Section.
* Only submit one Caption so others can play!!
* Submissions are due by Saturday 4PM EST. Those submitted
after this time will not be eligible for judging.
* A panel of a few Jland judges (3 or 4) will look over the
Captions and choose what they feel are the best 3 or 4.
These will be posted on Sunday 9 AM EST (or when we
can do it - sometime Sunday morning EARLY) by poll.
* Here comes the fun part! Where you get to participate! You
will be voting for your favorite Caption by poll from Sunday
9 AM EST (or as soon as we get it posted) through Midnight
Monday EST!! At midnight we will check the poll and see who
the winner is!! Any voting after midnight will be ignored.
* We will announce the winner on Tuesday morning with an Award
for his/her sidebar!!
* A new picture will appear the next morning (Wednesday) and we
will have fun all over again!!
* "What's the Caption? Wednesday" is run by Krissy from
Sometimes I Think and Valerie from There is a Season.
Tags: What's the Caption? Wednesday, caption game, word game, word games, blogplugs
It's time to announce the winner of "What's the Caption? Wednesday" #4! It was a very, very close race! Krissy and I extend CONGRATULATIONS to Yasmin of ISN'T SHE GREAT!! for her win!!
We would also like to congratulate runners-up Lynne (ab45yui) and Hadonfield (hadonfield78)!!
Below is this week's photo with Yasmin's winning submission:
C'mon everybody if we rush him,
we can take him, he ain't so big.
Here is your Award, Yasmin! Right click and save as j.peg.:
Thank you, everyone who posted a Caption and voted this week!! Krissy and Iare aware that there are some issues involving this game that have come up. We will be posting an entry later on today that will hopefully answer some of your questions. We hope that you all understand that the first priority of this game is FUN!! We will talk with you all soon. Again, Yasmin, congratulations!! Have a great day! Val and Krissy =)
Tags: What's the Caption? Wednesday, caption game, word game, word games, winner, ISN'T SHE GREAT, blogplugs
Koda and me are so thrilled to be the Guest Editors for the week of 04/25/2008!! Thank you Vish and Magic Smoke for this wonderful honor.
Briefly, I'm Betty, I've been blogging off and on for about 3 years, my first journal was Of Minipaws and Menopause; then my next one was A Corgi In Southern California, then I took a break from journaling for 15 months due to some family stress, but in December of this past year Koda and me came back with Koda's Corgi Tales. We've had fun reconnecting with old friends and finding some new journals too. We live in Southern California close to the beach but next month are moving inland about 45 miles away from where we live now due to my husband getting a new job. In my journal I write a lot about my faith, I love the Lord, and silly things Koda does. He is one spoiled corgi pup.
Here are my picks for the week. I follow so many different journals and all of them are my favorites. I like names of journals; the unusual ones intrigue me, some of my picks are because of their names, some of them just because I like the journals and the people who write them. All the journals I read, I'm so honored to be able to be a part of their lives.
I started following Kelli's NoonMom journal back in the summer of 2006, she is a mom with 3 teens and her husband served in the military. She is active with supporting the troops in her local town and making quilts for troops being deployed. She is funny and candid and recently took us on a road trip throughout the country and world where she picked up various J-Landers in her RV and yacht.
Laini at Love From Iraq is a new journal I started following about 2 months ago. Late one night I happened to look on the Journal Main page and saw her journal in one that was recently updated. Intrigued by the name, I clicked it on and became an avid follower since then. Her husband is currently serving in Iraq, is home on leave until next week, and both of them are very much in love with each other and devoted to each other plus share a wonderful faith. I have learned so much about her religion as she is so open to share it with others.
Lucille at Day-to-Day-Life-by-Lucille4364 intrigued me with her name of her journal because my mother-in-law's name is Lucille. This Lucille is a delightful older woman, I'll let her tell how old she is, who talks to her readers when she writes her entries and includes each of us in her entries often. I like to read about her life with her husband and their dog, Spunky.
Mark over at Stars Like Grains of Sand in My Pocket writes very insightful, deep entries about his life. He was a former professional fighter and is currently getting ready to leave a relationship. I always have to read his entries twice to fully understand what he's saying; I like that, it makes me think and he usually gives me something to think about long after I'm done reading his journal.
Sherry at Sherry's Weight Loss Journey is very motivational in her weight loss efforts and doesn't let anything get her down in pursuing that goal. If she gains, she doesn't stress about it, if she loses she's happy about it. I like that attitude and the great fitness and weight loss tips she gives. She is also busy raising 3 teens and taking care of her elderly father. Always a delightful read.
Monica over at Mamarazzi's is a professional photographer with her husband, Sonny. This journal is where she displays her awesome photos and runs her photo challenge "Every Picture Tells A Story". She is currently on vacation til next week visiting her sweet grandchildren, but challenges will be resuming the first part of May. Her pictures are breath-taking to view.
Thank you for letting me be part of this wonderful experience. To each journal that I follow, thank you for allowing me into your life.
Happy Hump Day everyone! It's time for "What's the Caption? Wednesday"! Congratulations to last week's winner, Connie from ANYWAY...!! Krissy and I hope you have a lot of fun with our photo choice this morning. As usual, we will help you along with entries, so keep Magic Smoke on alerts!! The picture will follow the rules. Have fun!! Val and Krissy =)
* Krissy and I (Val) will place a picture around 9AM EST in
Magic Smoke each Wednesday morning.
* After the picture is posted, place a Caption you feel is
appropriate for the picture in the Comments Section. Please
DO NOT email your submission or put it under any other
Comment Sections. We will not hunt down your submission.
Only submissions placed in the Comment Section under the
picture will be eligible for judging. If you do this as an
entry in your blog, please return to Magic Smoke and put
your submission in the Comments Section.
* Only submit one Caption so others can play!! If you submit
more than one, only your first one will be judged.
* Submissions are due by Saturday 4PM EST. Those submitted
after this time will not be eligible for judging.
* A panel of a few Jland judges (3 or 4) will look over the
Captions and choose what they feel are the best 3 or 4.
These will be posted on Sunday 9 AM EST (or when we
can do it - sometime Sunday morning EARLY) by poll.
* Here comes the fun part! Where you get to participate! You
will be voting for your favorite Caption by poll from Sunday
9 AM EST (or as soon as we get it posted) through Midnight
Monday EST!! At midnight we will check the poll and see who
the winner is!! Any voting after midnight will be ignored.
* We will announce the winner on Tuesday morning with an Award
for his/her sidebar!!
* A new picture will appear the next morning (Wednesday) and we
will have fun all over again!!
* "What's the Caption? Wednesday" is run by Krissy from
Sometimes I Think and Valerie from There is a Season.
Tags: What's the Caption? Wednesday, caption game, word game, word games, blogplugs
It's time to announce the winner of "What's the Caption? Wednesday"! Krissy and I CONGRATULATE Connie of ANYWAY... for her win!!
We would also like to congratulate runners-up Laura (sanguinelioness) and Missy (ma24179)! Great job, ladies!!
Below is this week's photo with Connie's winning submission:
Yeah, you think it's pretty, kid.
I think it's lunch!!
Here is your Award, Connie! Right click and save as j.peg.:
Thank you, everyone who posted a Caption and voted this week!! We hope you all are having fun with this game!! I will be posting a new picture tomorrow morning. I will see you all then! Val =)
You have until midnight on Monday to vote. On Tuesday morning the winner will be announced. Any votes added to the poll after midnight on Monday will be ignored.
Hello
everyone,
It's Friday blogplugs time.
Let's see what we
got..
Blogplugs for Friday
* Ken has a
picture
of a rainbow and guess what is at the end of it ? A pot of
....
:)
* Deb invites
you to share your recipes at Kitchen
Chatter which has been turned into a Community Journal (aka
Shared).
* Sherry is
happy to report that she
lost 5.2lbs this week. Sherry urges you to talk to your
children openly and honestly about
the way you vote and the importance of it. She narrates the
trials
and tribulations of being a mother to her college going
daughter.
* Jimmy is in
a party mood now that Tax
Day has passed! I will raise a toast to that
:)
* Marie goes
to the theater to watch Buddy, The Buddy Holly
Story and was thoroughly
impressed.
* Val's son
turned
20 last Saturday. Happy birthday, Matt!. She also writes
100
things about
herself.
* Charlie is
into hypothetical sports matchups. Like, would the
NY
Jets 1968 beat the Green Bay Packers 1966 ? He does fantasy
matches based on actual statistics in various
sports. Besides, he is new to JLand. Please stop by to say
hello.
* Krissy
posts that her mother-in-law (John's mom) passed
away. Our heartfelt condolences to John and Krissy. Also, her
shoulder will most likely need
surgery.
* Betty has a
picture of an interesting
plant; prickly at the bottom with a flower at the top. Seen
anything like this ? She is also moving soon, and writes about how they
ended up renting
the house they did. She wants the Lord to help her be meek
and humble. Here
she narrates a mom story for
you.
* Gifdude,
has done some remodeling
on his blog. Here
he gives a plug for the website "blurb" and now he
can claim to be an author.
* Krissy's
JLand Photo Shoot entries
for the subject "jewelry, buttons & pretty little
things".
*
Marie's AOL
Community Photo Challenge, entries
for the subject
"Create Your Own
Postcard".
*
Monica
invites photo submissions for the title
"Every
Picture Tells a Story". Give us the story behind the
picture. The current photo/story is: I found this _______________
(seashell, ring, cobweb, flower, rare stamp) Where and how
did you find it? Do you often find "treasures"? The participants are
listed
here.
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Hello everyone! I'm thrilled to be this week's guest editor. My name is Missie. My journal is called Missie's Upside Down World. Here's the link: Missie's Upside Down World
I just turned 40. I've been married for 19 years and I have two teenagers. My son is 15, and my daughter will be turning 18 in a few days and graduating from high school in 8 short weeks.
I also have a Pug named Maizy, a Yorkie named Oliver, a black cat named Merlin and a tortoise shell cat named Mona.
I started journaling here on AOL during my mother's second battle with breast cancer. It was a stress reliever to be able to write the things I couldn't say out loud. As time went on, it became an outlet to write about my son who suffers from Arnold Chiari Brain Malformation and then last year, my daughter who was hospitalized for Anorexia.
This journal has been a blessing to me in more ways than just one. I've saved a lot of money on therapy by writing in this journal and I've made some awesome friends here in J-land.
I named my journal "Missie's Upside Down World" because when you read my journal, you understand my world is upside down dealing with a husband, 2 teenagers and 4 animals who run the house.
My job as guest editor is to pick out and highlight some of my favorite journals that I think everyone would enjoy reading. This was a hard task. A lot of you have already been highlighted by a guest editor, but after some searching back through guest editor entries, I have found a few good journals that deserve being mentioned.
1. Sunkissed This is a fairly new journal. I love this journal because this young woman suffers from an eating disorder like my daughter. Reading Jennifer's journal, helps give me insight as to what type of thoughts and feeling are going through my daughters mind.
2. MySouthernHome Sonya is just a delight to read. She writes daily about her life as wife, mom to a teenager and her career. Sonya's husband loves to cook and she's always sharing great recipes. Right now, Sonya's family is the middle of a big move!
3. Treasure Chest Full of Life Joyce has become a wonderful J-land friend to me. She and her family have had a rough year. She's a terrific wife, mother and grandmother. Joyce's journal is private, but I'm sure if you email her and mention I sent you, she'll add you as a reader.
4. Just Getting It off My Chest! Yes, Diama! She is one sassy young woman from Philadelphia. She's dealing with a life threatening disease, but that hasn't stopped her from doing what she wants. I love reading her journal.
5. Adventures From Florida Actually, this journal is now called Adventures from Florida to Kentuckiana. Lisa's journal is private, but I'm sure if you emailed her and mentioned me, she would gladly add you as a reader. Lisa and her family just made a huge move from Florida to Kentucky last year. Lisa is a work from home mom with 3 kids, two dogs and I believe a cat. Can't forget her hard working husband either. Lisa's journal is always a pleasure to read because I don't think she's ever had a bad thing to say about anyone!
So, there you have it. My five picks for this week.
Happy reading!
Missie:)
Thursday is now officially "Challenge Yourself Challenge!" Day. Each week I will present a challenge that you can challenge yourself with. The only judge is YOU. You decide if you want to participate, and you decide if you have lived up to the challenge. You also decide if you won! And if you did, I hope you will share it with us. Sharing keeps you accountable!
Here is how it will work. Each week I will present a new challenge. If you decide to participate, snag the tag below and add it to your sidebar. Then post a comment below and state your intent to participate. Include a link to your journal below. Then in your journal write about your commitment and the journey you follow in its pursuit.
If you feel you have succeeded then e-mail me or post a comment below or at Inspirations and I will highlight your success in the next posting of the "Challenge Yourself Challenge".
Before I state this weeks challenge I would first like to thank Donna over at "This and that and hockey!" for creating this sidebar tag for me.
Now for the challenge! The last two weeks over at Inspiration we have been talking about that voice in side your head that convinces you that you can't succeed. This week I asked my readers to spend two days and write down all of the negative things that their Gremlin said to them. Now that you have a list, pick the top five things that your Gremlin says and re-write them. Use your own words, and imagination as to what you would say to it.
Here are some of mine:
I think you get the picture. And speaking of pictures....
I would also like you to draw your Gremlin. I do not challenge anyone to try anything that I have not done or tried myself so, I will share my Gremlin with you. If you would like to share your Gremlin with everyone else and have it posted please e-mail it to me as a .jpg file. Only you know what your Gremlin looks like. You don't have to be an artist!
And here she is:
So the recap is:
Snag the tag and add it to your page.
Challenge yourself! Correct five of the negative statements that your Gremlin says to you and draw a picture of him, her or it! I look forward to seeing your pictures!
If you haven't been following the entries just stop by Inspiration and catch up. It shouldn't take long.
Enjoy and I wish you much success!
If you would like even more information on this topic you can check out:
Good Wednesday morning Caption game players! Again, congratulations to Beth from Nutwood Junction for winning last week's game!! I had fun hunting for pictures yesterday and I hope you enjoy my choice this morning! Again, we will help you along with entries, so keep Magic Smoke on alerts!! The picture will follow the rules. Have fun!!
* Krissy and I (Val) will place a picture around 9AM EST in
Magic Smoke each Wednesday morning.
* After the picture is posted, place a Caption you feel is
appropriate for the picture in the Comments Section. Please
DO NOT email your submission or put it under any other
Comment Sections. We will not hunt down your submission.
Only submissions placed in the Comment Section under the
picture will be eligible for judging. If you do this as an
entry in your blog, please return to Magic Smoke and put
your submission in the Comments Section.
* Only submit one Caption so others can play!! If you submit
more than one, only your first one will be judged.
* Submissions are due by Saturday 4PM EST. Those submitted
after this time will not be eligible for judging.
* A panel of a few Jland judges (3 or 4) will look over the
Captions and choose what they feel are the best 3 or 4.
These will be posted on Sunday 9 AM EST (or when we
can do it - sometime Sunday morning EARLY) by poll.
* Here comes the fun part! Where you get to participate! You
will be voting for your favorite Caption by poll from Sunday
9 AM EST (or as soon as we get it posted) through Midnight
Monday EST!! At midnight we will check the poll and see who
the winner is!! Any voting after midnight will be ignored.
* We will announce the winner on Tuesday morning with an Award
for his/her sidebar!!
* A new picture will appear the next morning (Wednesday) and we
will have fun all over again!!
* "What's the Caption? Wednesday" is run by Krissy from
Sometimes I Think and Valerie from There is a Season.
Tags: What's the Caption? Wednesday, caption game, word game, word games, blogplugs
Krissy and I want to CONGRATULATE Beth from Nutwood Junction for garnering the most votes in the "What's the Caption? Wednesday" poll!
We would also like to congratulate runners-up Donna (nightmaremom) and Lori (helmswondermom)! A thank you also goes out to everyone who participated in the game and in the poll! We had another successful week!
Here is this week's photo with Beth's winning submission:
Objects in the mirror may appear
larger than they are....
Here is your Award, Beth! Right click and save as j.peg.:
I will be posting a new picture tomorrow morning! I will see you all then! Val =)
You have until midnight on Monday to vote. On Tuesday morning the winner will be announced. Any votes added to the poll after midnight on Monday will be ignored.
