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Nana of the Week is from Texas

Posted by teresak on May 11, 2012 Leave a Comment

Please welcome Nana of the Week Patricia and her beautiful granddaughter, Gemini!

Gemini and Nana Ready for Church

1.       What do your grandchildren call you and did you choose your title or did they?

NANA, I CHOSE NANA BECAUSE MY MOTHER IS MEME AND SHE DUBBED THAT, BUT I LOVE NANA

2.       How many grandchildren do you have and how old are they?

I JUST HAVE ONE GRANDDAUGHTER AND SHE IS 3

3.       What is your favorite thing to do with your grandchildren?

WE HAVE KEPT HER EVERY WEEKEND SINCE SHE WAS BORN AND LOVE IT. SATURDAY IS “WALMART DAY” AND THE PARK AND SUNDAY IS CHURCH DAY. SHE LOVES SUNDAY SCHOOL!

4.       How do you communicate with your grandchildren? Phone, Facebook, twitter, text?

WE TALK TO HER ON THE PHONE DURING THE WEEK

5.       What do you wish you could do with them but haven’t gotten to do yet?

TAKE HER TO THE BEACH

6.       If you could change one thing about the world your grandchildren live in, what would it be and why?

HONESTLY I BELIEVE THAT THE WORST THING ABOUT TODAY IS THAT GOD HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF EVERYTHING AND EVERYWHERE. HE NEEDS TO BE PUT BACK.

7.       What traits or characteristics do your grandchildren have that you recognize from their parents?

SHE LOOKS LIKE MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW BUT ACTS JUST LIKE MY SON RIGHT DOWN TO HER TEMPER. BUT, LIKE HER MOMMY,  SHE IS SUCH A GIRLY GIRL, LOVES DRESSES, BOWS, AND MAKE-UP AT 3 YEARS OLD

8.       What do you like best about being a grandparent?

EVERYTHING, BEING WITH HER, LOVING HER AND TEACHING HER, DRESSING HER UP.

9.       Where do you live and what do you like best about living there?

WE LIVE AT LAKE FORK, TEXAS IN THE COUNTRY AND WE LIKE  THE PEACE AND QUIET THAT COMES WITH LIVING IN A SMALL TOWN

10.   What’s your grandchildren’s favorite foods (please include a recipe!)

GRAVY USING BACON GREASE, MILK, FLOUR AND SALT AND PEPPER

Birthday Party!

Thank you, Nana Patricia!

If you or someone you know would like to be Nana of the Week, please email me at teresa@nanahood.com

Contest Winner of Uprinting business cards

Debby Bartlett Gallup

Congratulations Debby!

 

 

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Children’s Book Review and Business Cards Giveaway

Posted by teresak on May 10, 2012 1 Comment

Pipper’s Secret Ingredient is a delightful book of dog adventures for children 8 years old or older. The artwork is amazing and the storyline easy to follow as well as fast paced.

You can read more about the book here: www.snoutzadventures.com

Pipper’s adventures lead her and her friends all around the globe. What a fun way to learn about geography, cooking, nutrition, history and math!

 

 

The teacher in me loved the book because of all the learning activities suggested. You can read about them here:

http://snoutzadventures.com/activity-guide/

And every great book should have a villain, right? This book has two!

Bogus

and

Bumblels

My granddaughter, Abby, is not yet 7 but she loved the pictures and wanted me to read her segments. I plan on keeping the book and reading it to her. We’re looking forward to doing all the activities!

Don’t forget the Business Card giveaway tomorrow!


250pcs Customizable Die-cut Business Cards for one winner

2×3.5? Rounded Corners, 2×2? Rounded Corners, 1.75×3.5? Rounded Corners,

2×3.5? Leaf, 2×3.5 Rounded one corner, 2×3.5? Half Circle Side, 2×3.5? Oval, 2.5? Circle

14pt Cardstock Gloss / Matte / High Gloss (UV), or 13pt Cardstock Uncoated

6 Business Days Turnaround time

Free US shipping only

Here’s how you win!

U.S. residents only please…sorry NanaHood friends from other countries!

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How To Win A New Queen Size Quilt for Your Queen

Posted by teresak on April 21, 2011 1 Comment

This beautiful quilt was made by my friend, Char’s mom, Cheryl. It’s queen size and fit for a queen. So how do you win this quilt?

All you have to do is tell me about a mom you know who deserves to be Mom of the Year at NanaHood in 300 words or less. Email me a photo with your nomination. I’ll publish the nominations and the one that gets the most comments (votes) wins!

Be sure and visit Cheryl’s booth at http://mycraftbooth.etsy.com

Tell her you are stopping by from NanaHood. I know she will appreciate your visit.

Before you go, if you have a blog please tell people about this contest. If you have a Facebook page, please send them my way. NanaHood wants to honor as many mom’s as possible!

Have a great Thursday!

(Contest open to United States residents only. Sorry but the cost of shipping prohibits mailing it out of the states.)

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Friday Randomness

Posted by Char on April 23, 2010 2 Comments

It’s time for another random Friday post.  Every week I feel a bit more “random” and scattered than the week before.  I think it’s because the school year is winding down and spring fever is quickly turning into Summer FEVER (which means I really, really want to be done with schooling).  (I homeschool my 8 year old…I now know what public and private school teachers must feel like come April).

ANYWAY… here is some Friday Random Goodness for you:

  • We did a giveaway for the Ultimate Blog Party over at 5MinutesForMom.com, and realized that we didn’t pick a winner!  SO, the winner of the cards from Hallmark is…. RobynL.
  • Speaking of giveaways, we’re going to try another one! This time, Teresa is giving away a copy of Mozart for a Mother’s Soul (which is gift book with a Mozart CD).  You can read more about the book HERE.  To enter to WIN this, please just leave a comment on this post!
  • I was reading through blog posts at BlogHer this week, and I found this GREAT post about making a simple cardboard box dollhouse. My three year old and I will be making one of these this coming week.  I’m all about simple and fun, and this fits the bill.  Thought you might enjoy checking it out too!
  • Laura, over at HeavenlyHomemakers.com, has a few giveaways going on this week.  You can enter to win a book on going green, a bag of gourmet granola, and even some organic palm oil shortening (for you bakers out there).  If you ARE a baker, and would like healthy recipes for the yummy goodies in your life, Laura has begun a little series about Healthy Celebrations.  Here is the latest post about making whole wheat pie crust.
  • I don’t remember how I landed on this site, but I found a great FREE pattern for making wall totes. I’m not a great seamstress (like my mother), but I think I can make one (or three) of these!
  • I was recently looking for crafty ideas that my kids could tackle for Mother’s Day (for the grandmas), and I found this cute 3×5 recipe card holder How-To.  I’m pretty sure my 8 year old can make one of these.  We’ll find out next week!

And that about wraps it up for me.

Don’t forget to leave a comment today to be entered into the Mozart for the Mother’s Soul giveaway!!

Happy Friday…

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A Book Giveaway… well, actually TWO!

Posted by Char on March 17, 2010 30 Comments

Do you like to win books?  Well, you are at the right place today.

First, we have three children’s books to give away from www.benjaminbrownbooks.com.

The first two are Wenda the Wacky Wiggler and Doggy Bag.

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Teresa wrote a review about Wenda HERE. And the review for Doggy Bag is HERE.

We have a third book, titled Lily and Lucy’s Shadow, and Teresa will be sharing a bit more about that one in a few days, but before that post, we wanted to give you the chance to WIN them.

Please leave a comment to be entered to win. (Only one comment per person).  We’ll select ONE random winner next Saturday (March 27th) to receive all three books!

And secondly, we have a book by Cathy Bryant to give away.  Click HERE to read her guest post and to enter to win!

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A Guest Post… and a book giveaway!

Posted by Char on March 17, 2010 20 Comments

THE BLESSING OF GRANDMOTHERS
By Cathy Bryant, © 2010

Once upon a time there was a homely little girl with crooked teeth and a face full of freckles. She loved the story of The Ugly Duckling, not only because she knew how it felt to be an outcast, but because she longed to grow into a beautiful and graceful swan.

Even though the girl felt ugly and unattractive, she also knew what it was to be loved. She had grandmothers.

The kids at school made fun of the little girl’s freckles. So she learned to duck her head and shy away from them, until her Grandma told her the freckles were angel kisses. A boy told her she had dog teeth. So the girl learned to smile with her lips closed, unti her Nanny said she had a smile that could light up the entire world.

Besides their love and wisdom, her grandmothers also gave the girl the gift of books.

Each week, her Grandma took her to the library where she immersed herself in different worlds—deserted islands, a pioneer’s prairie, the Swiss Alps. In those places it was easy to forget the bad and see the possibilities.

Her Nanny would often tell her bedtime stories from the Bible—stories about a young shepherd boy who killed a giant with a sling and his faith, about three men in a fiery furnace who refused to disobey their true King, about a Savior who loved her more than she could imagine.

The years passed quickly, and the girl grew into a woman. Now she has become what she’s longed to be for years—a Nana. And she will pass on to her grandchildren the gifts her grandmothers gave to her—the gifts of stories and unconditional love.

And she will tell them about the happily-ever-after.

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Cathy Bryant’s debut novel, TEXAS ROADS, tells the story of a disillusioned widow’s quest for home. The book was a finalist in the 2009 American Christian Fiction Writers’ Genesis contest, and is now available at Amazon.com.

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A Texas gal since birth, Cathy lives in a century-old farmhouse with her husband, a phobia-ridden cat, and a garden full of flowers, butterflies, and late-summer mosquitoes the size of your fist.

Blog: http://WordVessel.blogspot.com
Website: www.CatBryant.com

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Cathy has generously donated one of her books for us to give away. Leave a comment to on this post to be entered to win.  We’ll select ONE random winner next Saturday (March 27th) to receive Cathy’s book.

You can read about (and enter to win) our other book giveaway HERE.

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