All About Me

I borrowed this from my friends' blog. I hope she doesn't mind.

A. age : 30

B. bed size : Queen but lately it has been feeling more like a single cause I am a whale (37 weeks preggers) and my 2 girls (7 and 5 yrs old) have taken to climbing in to 'cuddle' us for half the night.

C. chore that you hate : Bathing dogs and putting away laundry

D. dogs : 10 dogs, 13 cats, 1 goats, 2 rabbits, 6 mini potbellied pigs, 1 turkey, and soon 20 chickens

F. favorite colour : Red

G. gold or silver : Silver

H. height : 5 Foot 4 Inches

I. instruments you play : Flute, violin, and piano

J. job title : Mom

K. kids : Becca-7yrs, Rach-5yrs, Ez-3yrs, Isaac-18 mo, and Abel due Feb 14th

L. live : outside Delia AB, on a 6 acre farm

M. mother’s name : Dixie

N. nicknames :  Krym

O. overnight hospital stays : Giving birth

P. pet peeves :  if you make a mess clean it up!  oh and really stupid people or animals

Q. quote from a movie : I'm not a witch, I am your wife!

R. right or left handed : Right

S. siblings : I'm the oldest of 5.  3 sister and 1 brother.

T. time you wake up : 6:00 am.  But only because I have children.  If I could I'd probably sleep all day. But that could just be because I have been sleep deprived for 8 years.

U. underwear : Yes, I wear underwear

V. vegetable you hate : asparagus, and eggplant

W. what makes you run late : me, I don't plan well enough. My husband loves to be early. I am usually late!

X. x-rays you’ve had : Teeth

Y. yummy food that you make :  Well I like to blow my own horn and say that 80% of what I make is yummy.

Z. zoo animal : I live in a zoo so...my kids :)
I would love to hear all about you! Do it if you have a blog or leave me a message.

What made me smile today

Yes those are guys!!!!

Favorite Things of the Week

Source: marthastewart.com via Maja on Pinterest

{drooling!!!}

Source: bernat.com via Maja on Pinterest

These are just like the ones that my great aunt Alice used to make!  I am pretty excited to make some for the baby.

Source: sweetsugarbelle.com via Destri on Pinterest

I have to try this! I can only imagine the wonderful smell.

Source: sherellechristensen.typepad.com via Krymsen on Pinterest

I just love everything about this!

Are you a 'No-reply' blogger?!

   Are you a No-Reply Blogger? This post is a little lengthy but well worth it!

NO-REPLY ?

What is a NO-REPLY blogger?

1. Suzie leaves a comment on Jodi's blog asking a question.

2. Jodi has all her comments sent directly to her email.

3. Jodi checks her email and reads Suzie's question. Jodi clicks reply. Shazam! Up pops Suzie's name but instead of her email address, it say's NO-REPLY. Argh!

4. Suzie doesn't have an Email associated with her blogger blog/blogger profile. Which means no one can reply to any of the comments or questions that she leaves. Boo Hoo.

You may not even know that you are a NO-REPLY blogger. No worries.

Follow these instructions to see if you are a NO-REPLY blogger:

Sign in to Blogger and bring up your Dashboard or Profile Page. Click on EDIT PROFILE.
See the third box down (SHOW MY EMAIL ADDRESS) there should be a check mark in it.
and
Scroll down; see the section titled IDENTITY. See the box labeled EMAIL ADDRESS. Your Email address should be in that box.

If there is no email in that box or if you don't have the Show My Email Address box checked. You are a NO-REPLY blogger.

#1 ARGUMENT often heard from NO-REPLY bloggers:

I DON'T want my personal email out there for the whole world to see....

Good News! You don't have to. You can set up a "generic" email address to be associated with your blog. (You just need to remember to check it often) (especially if you leave a comment or ask a question on another blog).

CLICK HERE to see my profile. Notice below my photo there is a box labeled CONTACT. Just below that you will see a link that say's EMAIL. If you click on this link, you can email me. AND it also means that I have an email associated with my blog,,, so when I leave a comment on another blog, that blogger can email me a reply. (does your profile show an EMAIL link? If not.... You're a NO-REPLY blogger)

And really the majority of "seasoned" bloggers will agree; It's good blogging etiquette to have an email associated with your blog. Especially if you're going to be blogging, commenting, asking questions, participating in Give Aways, etc. etc. etc.

Here's your assignment for the day. Check your PROFILE. Are you a NO-REPLY blogger?
Yes? Well I would LoVe it, if you either use the email you already have, or set up a new "generic" email and put it in your profile.

Use the instructions above to make sure your email is in your profile, and email me with any questions. CEPT! If you are a NO-REPLY. Please remember to put your email address in the body of your email.

P.S. A new email in your profile WILL NOT CHANGE THE EMAIL ADDRESS YOU USE TO SIGN IN TO YOUR BLOG.