I've been Nominated -The Versatile Blogger [& Latest Designs]

Hey y'all!
Monday I was given a super sweet award from one of my guinea pigs!
{Teehee}
Danielle from The life of an "Ordinary" Housewife nominated me for
this sweet award. Isn't she the sweetest?
Thanks a bunch babe!



So as a nominee you are imagined to do the following:

"Thank the nominating blogger and link to their site. Give 7 random facts about yourself. Nominate 15 other bloggers, link to their sites and let them know!"

So here are my seven random facts:



And my 15 nominees:

1. Jacqui of Sweet Smart Funny
2. Kirstin of Kiss, Laugh, & Dream
3. Jade of An Organized Mess
4. Elizabeth of Love is the Adventure
5. Alyx of Every Day is a New Adventure
6. Jenny of Every Day is a Holiday
7. Aimee of Twigg Studios
8. Jamie of xoxo, Jamie Brooke
9.Jade of An Organized Mess
10. Lindsay of Little Mudpies
11. Ashley of Flats to Flip Flops
12. Ginny of Chasing Sunshine
13. Kendall of Songbirds & Buttons
14. Julie Marie of The Funny Thing of it Is
15. Anna of A Sweet Southern Mess
16. Auna of La Vie En Rose


ALSO!
Some of these ladies are ultra familiar to me because I've been sprucing up their little corner of the bloggy world!
Check out some of the awesome designs I've worked on lately.

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Bloggy Bookclub Week 3

Hey girl hey.
SO! It's that time again. Boook club.
Mmhm.
It's late, I'm excited to be done with some brand new designs,
(Which you'll see tomorrow)
so bare with me if we're ridin the hyper train for this post.

I'm happy to report that my job is going SPLENDIDLY.
I'm learning all the time, helped close the past two days.
Have tomorrow OFF
and all is kosher and peachy keen and whatever else to say just dandy!
[hey I figure book club is a time to chitter like chickens, right?]

Moving on!
Thanks a bunch, as always, to dear Katlyn for her book club host-age,
{congrats on the new kitty and the college deary!}
and also, as always, mature content may be involved!

"Why do you think this book has become so popular?"

The same reason pepsi became popular, and Hollister cologne, and every other damn thing in the universe with an advertising campaign. sex sells. Don't matter what kind of sex, if it's sex, it has an audience. Rule #34 peeps. There's also the taboo quotient of housewives reading it. But I mean, c'mon, that's been around a long time. Those little well worn paperback romance novels that were really just soft core porn all along. This book is just a little more open about it. That and our fascination with dangerous romance [i.e. vampires and etc] that we've developed. Well. It speaks for itself.

"How do you feel about Ana's subconscious and inner goddess?"

It gave her character a bit more dimension, but not by much. Mainly because the subconscious was always judgmental, and the inner goddess was always rubbing herself over something or other. I mean, I just wish that Ana had a little bit more variation to her. She's either doe eyed innocent, or fighting, or fucking. Are we, as women, really that single faceted? I should hope not. I also wonder why a woman author chose to portray a woman in such a fashion. You'd think that perhaps she'd want to show the subtleties of such a relationship to make it more relatable, but then again, maybe that would take away from the shock sex factor. *shrugs*

Thanks for joinin the okay corral again kiddies.
I hope to see you again soon,
and don't forget to go see what everyone else thought over with Katlyn!

BigBling Sponsor #1 : Sarah

Hey y'all!
It's July already! Can you believe it?
I know I can't. Goodness.
I can't believe how the month of June flew by me.
But with July comes bright new sponsor-y faces!
And through some of the giveaways I particpated in,
I'd love to introduce you to one of my Big Bling sponsors for July:

Sarah of The Fontenot Four


SHOP | BLOGLOVIN' | FACEBOOK | TWITTER

How would you describe your blog?
My blog is primarily about my faith journey as I go through life as a wife and mom to two girls, one of whom has special needs and is medically fragile.

Why did you start blogging?
I started The Fontenot Four as an outlet for me to write about the blessings in my life. The good stuff. Nothing negative. I figured if I focused on the positive for a change, it might really help me work through life's challenges. I decided somewhere along the way that I could really use my blog to help people.

Do you have a shop? If so, how would you describe it? What does it offer?
Yes. It can be found here. I offer 8x10 digital scripture print files.





What's your favorite kind of post to do on your blog?
My favorite posts are those that are encouraging to others - posts that show people that there is much to be thankful for despite all the challenges that may be going on in your life.

What awesome link-ups or posts can we hope for this month?
I do a weekly "Thankful Thursday" link up - a place where people can link up their posts where they share the things they are thankful for. Those things can be big/spiritual type things or it could just be for that morning cup of coffee you desperately needed! Whatever you are thankful for - you are welcome to share!

So go give her some love today,
and take a minute to read some of her lovely posts.
Always about encouragement and positive thinking,
she could easily become a daily read.

Confessions of a Gamer Wife Week Two

Hey y'all!
So so sorry I haven't been keeping up with my successful little entre into a series!
I have a horrible time with scheduling things on Mondays,
first with my group giveaway,
then a giveaway with Rae,
by the way, are you the winner? a Rafflecopter giveaway
But this Monday is all free and clear to pick up where we left off!
If you want a catch up/refresher,
go see the last time we spoke on this topic.
Now, onto this week!



That's right, this week we're talking about celebrations. When you're married to a gamer, celebrations come in two forms.
Normal celebrations themed to your particular flavor of gaming/nerdiness.
& countdown celebrations to new games/gaming events.

The easier to describe are the countdowns.
Every year I'm aware of when E3 is, and last year I even watched it.
I also know the date of new game releases weeks in advance.
I'm almost ashamed to admit that we had the countdown numbers on our calendar for Skyrim. (one of my favorite game series)
We also had one for Mass Effect 3. (My husband's favorite)

Along with these countdowns come an overwhelming need to clear one's schedule.

It's a sad affair, but I'll admit, that was me.
I warned people ahead of time, that if they don't hear from it, it's because of Skyrim.
That I'll be too busy finding every little thing I can thieve my hands on to bother answering your texts.
That I'll be learning every bit of dragon shout I can so I can be the resident badass.
That I'll be breathlessly sneaking through mansions to pull off feats of stealth that honestly should not be possible.

Remember my Noob Toob Ninja declaration?
Well I am also 'famous' for feats of ridiculousness when it comes to stealth.

In Oblivion, the game prior to Skyrim in the series,
I'm calmly sneaking through the ultra high security nose bleed it's so tense fortress, on the last quest I have before I can claim notoriety of being The Grey Fox.
{Please hold your judgement, for even I'm mildly ashamed as I type that)
And as I pass through a door (you get a loading screen every time this happens)
I'm suddenly nose to crotch with a guard. (crouching is fundamental in sneaking)
Both my husband and I literally freeze and hold our breaths as he stands there.
All this hard work, all this blood pressure inducing tension to sneak through the entire thing and it's about to be blown over something I have no control over.
But as we stand there, my face literally against this guy's unmentionables,
A tense moment passes, before he calmly mutters 'damn rats'
and takes the time to walk around me, and continue on his way.

A similar excursion occured in Skyrim,
where I'm sneaking through this mansion (that by the way had like seven different things you had to do to pull off your quest right)
looking for this man who has this key.
I'm assuming that he'll be asleep, pick pocket him, and be on my happy little way.
I have to search the entire dang place,
passing numerous guards and squeaky floors,
before I finally find the room this guy's supposed to be in.
It takes me several moments to realize he is not, in fact, in bed, but crouched in a corner.
Well shit.
Pick pocketing someone who's conscious is obviously more difficult.
And should he alert the guards, well, again, all that work for nothing.
I approach him, and can't seem to get beneath his radar enough to do it,
I talk to him, as if it isn't totally bizarre for me to be there in his room,
he confesses someone is out to kill him (i believe, it's been a while)
and remains cowered in his corner.
At this point, I'm totally confused as to what I'm supposed to do,
So, as a last resort, I stand, looking at him straight in the eye,
and pick pocket him. He's staring straight at me, but miraculously,
does not react. Apparently I patted down his pockets in a way he did not mind.
He watches me crouch down and slink away to head on out,
and somehow I am still victorious. I still can't quite explain it.

NOW! Moving on from said tangent. SORRY!

Now don't even think you know the half of it.
There are also downloads to celebrate and look forwards to.
New content, expansions, new characters and maps.
All these things are also legitimate reasons to plan your week around.

Understand how this has so taken over my life? Well. Here's part two.

Celebrations themed to your nerd flavor:

In case you didn't see it, I mentioned in my post dedicated to my husband
the birthday cake I made for him last year.

Yes, that's transformers vs zombies. Two of my hubby's favorite things
It combined two of my husband's favorites.
Transformers vs Zombies.
And bonus, he got all new toys to take home.
He was totally delighted, and I'll admit, it was pretty fun to make.

Enter this year.
I promised to update everyone on the cake I was making this year.
I felt the need to top last year, so instead of using toys,
my mother and I did our first experiment with fondant.
It went really smoothly and I think we pulled off a pretty awesome cake.

Remember Mass Effect mention? Eh?

This is a somewhat cartooned version of one of the new weapons available in Mass Effect 3 that my husband was gaga over when the first previews came out.

The orange glowing bobber on his arm

He was able to recognize it right away, and he had another one of those totally heart melting little boy excited smiles on his face when he opened his eyes.
That's why I do this.
That's why I participate in his gaming world.
The excitement, the treasure he takes with it, and the willingness he has to open up that world to include me.

Stay tuned for more delightful adventures next week!

Guest Postin over @ Nest Building 101!

Hey y'all!
Carlia from Nest Building 101
is on vaca!
Why does this matter to you guys?
Well for one, you should be sad because well she's awesome.
But two! She's left me in charge (for today) of holdin down the fort!
I'm over there today, offering up some sweet fun printables!
They're super awesome and super FREE!
Cannot beat that my dears.
So pop on over there and make sure you snatch em up
and leave her some kind words and lovely comments for when she gets home!

Blog Angel Reveal

Hey y'all!
I hope your weekend has been going well so far.
I know mine has been eventful.
But I'll let you in on all that later.

Yesterday was the due date of having our big Blog Angel Reveal!
But since of said events,
I showed up a bit late. But now am trying to get caught up!

I was a Blog Angel for Katie!

Her site, Little Becky Homecky, is really sweet and regularly updated!
Let me tell you, I'm sure that was helpful in my angel endeavors.
She focuses mainly on crafts and DIY, with a large portion of crochet work.
Offering patterns and her new series in learning it, Hookin' the Legal Way, it was definitely exciting enough to make sure I saw it everyday!

To connect with Katie, I've been making sure that I try and read whatever she's posted, and offer up comments with encouragement and thoughts. I've also tried to help promote anything she's doing, even if I wasn't always able to participate. I even followed one of her crochet patterns. :)
I've also featured her a few times here on my blog, including with the new award Kassi and I came up with for just such a purpose!

I really enjoyed being a Blog Angel. It gave me a reason and opportunity to make sure I was putting out some of the positivity that the blogging community had always given me.
I liked being able to promote and help someone like people had helped me over time. To be an esteem boosting presence (or so I hope) to a blogger that might just need that little extra in their day.

I want to thank Katlyn and Rosie for their help and dedication
in running this little experiment.
I'd definitely be down for signing up again,
and I hear sometime in July you'll be able to!

Guest Posting With Kelley!

hello dear lovlies.
Today I'm guest posting over with Kelley
@ The Grant Life.
I think it'll be a good time,
so you should definitely go over and see her!

"Hey y'all!
I'm Mrs. White and I blog regularly over at Little Homemade Housewife.
I'm quite excited to be guest posting here with Kelley today.
As I'm sure you already know, she's pretty awesome.
Just sayin.
And I'm always glad to work with her.

Today I'm going to do something that I'm not even sure I know how to do.
I'm going to try and promote myself!
Or rather, my little shoppie."

[ Read More With Kelley ]