tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48277315842982527672024-03-08T03:11:46.869-05:00Blog Love<i>Awards, Buttons, Tips and other such sweetness ♥</i>♥ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14591559212770014981noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827731584298252767.post-89745313358871565902010-12-14T09:45:00.000-05:002010-12-14T09:45:10.077-05:00Look at what I won!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nK5FP6c5lbs/TQeA_8vAPmI/AAAAAAAAD5A/8akfLe7Uy24/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nK5FP6c5lbs/TQeA_8vAPmI/AAAAAAAAD5A/8akfLe7Uy24/s400/001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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I won this Pillsbury Pie Pack from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/07878325934353943862" target="_blank">Midwest Mommy</a>!! I'm so excited! I got an awesome Pyrex pie plate, really cool measuring cups (and egg separator which I could have used last week, just sayin'), an apple corer, a really cute apple kitchen timer, a pot holder, a trivet & a coupon for a free pie crust!! Woohoo! We're having pie!!!<br />
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Thanks go to <a href="http://www.mommyfromthemidwestreviews.com/2010/11/pillsbury-love-pie-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Mommy from the Midwest</a> for sponsoring this giveaway so.....<span style="font-size: large;"><i><u><b>THANK YOU SO MUCH!!</b></u></i></span><br />
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<div style="font-family: inherit;"><b>I just <span style="color: red;">♥</span> it all!</b></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"></div>I most certainly thank Jennifer for thinking of me when she was passing out this award and I linked back to her too...that's #1 done :)<br />
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#2 Seven things about myself (I'll try to tell you things you might not know...):<br />
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1.) I have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graves%27_disease" target="_blank">Graves Disease</a>. Sometimes I don't even know I have it and other times life is a real struggle. <br />
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2.) I drink coffee from the time I wake up until I'm ready for bed at night. I very rarely drink anything else...except tea :)<br />
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3.) I don't understand what the Do Not Call list is all about since I'm on it and still get at least 10 calls a day from random strangers wanting me to buy something or vote for someone or do a quick survey. Do Not Call means Do Not Call. It's very irritating.<br />
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4.) I never "baby talk" to babies. I talk to them just like I talk to grownups. I don't understand the concept of baby talk. I don't want babies to learn how to talk like a baby, I want them to learn how to talk like I do.<br />
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5.) I love music and very rarely find things I don't like to listen to...that includes rap, classical, opera, country & rock.<br />
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6.) I have a HUGE movie collection....over 1,000 movies. For real.<br />
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7.) Speaking of movies, I have many horror movies but I never watch them. Those are Tim's. I can read Stephen King all day, every day, but I can't watch people being killed even though I know it's not real. It freaks me out.<br />
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#3 & #4 I'm sticking together and doing it right here (TWSS, I know). I have way too many blogs to choose from to narrow it down to just 15 so if you'd like this award then it's for you! That's right, take it! And I just told you all about it :)<br />
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Thank you again Jennifer for thinking of me ♥ I love your blog too :-D<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>You are welcome to these two awards too!♥ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14591559212770014981noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827731584298252767.post-39495068404031815752010-10-16T12:24:00.000-04:002010-10-16T12:24:46.456-04:00Updates<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I wanted to update you on a few things today and the best way I can think of to do that is in list form. Here we go...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1. I'm sure you've noticed that I've changed my blog template. I also took out the Intense Debate comment form which means a couple of things...It means that all your old comments are gone which isn't cool but I can live with it <u>and</u> it means that you can't leave comments on older posts now. You can't do that because when I had the I.D. form on here, I had to have the settings say "Don't allow, show existing" and unless I go back and edit each individual post to "Allow comments" then new comments aren't allowed. I honestly don't have the time to change each individual post so that's why it will tell you that new comments are not allowed. You can, however, post comments on my new posts including this one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2. Speaking of time, I still don't have a lot of time to post new tips but the 50+ tips that I have already posted are still under the tab <b>**BLOG TIPS**</b> at the top of this page. If you design your own blog, there are a lot of good things there that will help you. Please remember that Blogger has changed their "Layout" button to "Design" so anywhere that I have told you to go to "Layout" just go to "Design" instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">4. I have been slacking on picking up my awards lately. I'm sorry about that. Life has just been downright hectic. If you gave me any awards then thank you so much! I really appreciate the recognition and love ♥</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">5. Finally, I'd like to thank those of you that follow me here and on my other blogs. I enjoy the friendship, the comments, the emails and the encouragement. You mean the world to me and I wouldn't want to be here without you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Have a great day everyone! </span><br />
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<i>Update: It seems to have been an issue with my server. I contacted them last night and everything seems to be working this morning. Thanks to everyone who emailed me! Y'all rock!</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am pleased to introduce you to Kat's Kreations, my home business that was made specifically to help you! If you need any type of help with your blog, then this offer is made for you. Just click on the picture above, the tab that says Kats Kreations at the top of this page or <a href="http://katsbloglove.blogspot.com/p/kats-kreations.html"><b>here</b></a> to get all the information on what I have to offer you. I can't wait to hear from you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'll post here when there is something that YOU want to know how to do. You just let me know and I'll write a post just for you on the subject you want to learn about, k? :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Meanwhile there are over 50 tips that you can find by clicking on the **BLOG TIPS** tab at the top of this page</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Have a wonderful night everyone :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wait. I have a little more groveling to do...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Ji from <a href="http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><b>this blog</b></a> and <a href="http://itistimetothinkformyself.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>this blog</b></a>, is always so very thoughtful and sweet and kind. She always leaves me awards and love and I haven't thanked her properly for all the kindness she left me while I was offline with the move and all so that's what I need to do now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thank you so much Ji <span style="color: red;">♥</span> I just love ya girl!</b></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Using the new Designer you can pretty much make your blog look any way you'd like. After you have chosen which Template you want to use, you can spruce it up with a background image. There are TONS of images to choose from under the following categories:</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Abstract</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Arts</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Business</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Celebrations</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Entertainment</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Family</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Food & Drink</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Health & Beauty</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hobbies & Crafts</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Home & Garden</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Nature</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Patterns</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Recreation</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Science</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Shopping</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Technology</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Textures</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Transparent</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Travel</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For example, this blog is using the hearts that can be found under both Celebrations and under Transparent and my cookbook is using a background that can be found under Food & Drink (<a href="http://theeatfoodnotmoneycookbook.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">click here</a> to view my cookbook).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Once you've found the background image that you'd like to use, simply click on Apply To Blog in the upper right hand corner. Simple as that! Next time I'll tell you about the Layout options. Have a great day everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You can read all about Zemanta <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/2010/07/get-related-content-for-your-blog-with.html" target="_blank">here</a></span> and see it in action on my post <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://kathybrakhage.blogspot.com/2010/07/im-little-jealous.html" target="_blank">here</a></span>. If you write an entertainment blog, a news blog or a current events blog, this would be the perfect gadget for you! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">To get to the new Template Designer, from your Dashboard select Design. Then select Template Designer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There are several different basic template designs that you can start with: Simple, Picture Window, Awesome Inc., Watermark, Ethereal and Travel. Under each template design there are different designs using the same basic template. For example, this blog is using the Simple template in red (which is the fourth design under Simple). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You can click on the design and see how it looks on your blog without ever changing anything on your actual blog which I think is cool. When you find a design that you like, go to the top right hand corner and click on APPLY TO BLOG. Don't hit that until you are sure that's the design you want to keep though because once you do, that's your template. Of course it's really simple to change if you just don't like it at all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Next time I'll talk to you about the Background feature. Have a great day everyone! </span><br />
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<ul style="text-align: center;"><li><a href="http://stacysrandomthoughts.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Stacy Uncorked</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://thetoddblog.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Todd Blog</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://beautifulpeartreelane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~Where Memories Are Made~ </span></a></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And don't forget to go <a href="http://theeatfoodnotmoneycookbook.blogspot.com/2010/06/youll-go-bananas-for-this-kit-product.html" target="_blank">enter my giveaway</a> on my cookbook and have a chance to win a Monkey Bread Kit! Only 4 days left!!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Or, if you wanted a unique look to your blog title, you could simply put in whatever you wanted upside down and then copy and paste it under Settings, Basic, Blog Title...</span><br />
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Use your imagination! Oh, by the way, I worked in restaurants for over two decades and they would always have us flip one letter either backwards or upside down on our sign outside. It attracted attention and made people remember it. Just something to think about ;-)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On your dashboard where it used to say Layout, it now says Design. When you click on it, it still takes you to Page Elements where you can add gadgets and rearrange your page elements. Edit HTML is also still there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The new part is Template Designer. Here you can change your template, add a background image, choose your main color theme, tweak your layout and add advanced CSS. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As I explore these options, I'll tell you all about them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I've also noticed that when you select Preview under your post, it opens your preview in a new page so that you can see the whole page and not just preview the post in a little window. I think that's pretty cool. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I told you before how to <a href="http://katsbloglove.blogspot.com/2010/03/hiding-navigation-bar.html" target="_blank">hide the navigation bar completely</a> but some people want it to be there so that the 'next blog' option is available still. They also like to show that they are a Blogger blog, have the search form available up there and be able to sign in from it. They don't, however, want it there all the time because they believe it interferes with their blog look. I understand that line of thought. I don't like it up there all the time either.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">One more thought before I tell you how to do this... A lot of new blog templates have the nav bar hidden in the HTML so when you use their template, the bar is automatically hidden. This code will help that too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1. Go to your dashboard and find the blog you want to toggle the nav bar on</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2. Select Layout</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">3. Select Edit HTML</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You may want to download your full template if you're afraid you are going to mess up. That's up to you. I live dangerously and never do this but it's a good idea if you're unsure of what you are doing ;)</span><br />
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<blockquote>#navbar-iframe {</blockquote><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There should be more code following it. More than likely it will say something about 'hidden'. Highlight all the code between the # and the } (notice that that symbol is backwards from the one above..it's the closing symbol)</span><br />
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/* Blogger Navigation Bar */<br />
#navbar-iframe {<br />
opacity:0.0;<br />
height: 10px;<br />
filter:alpha(Opacity=0)<br />
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#navbar-iframe:hover {<br />
opacity:1.0;<br />
height: 30px;<br />
filter:alpha(Opacity=100, FinishedOpacity=100)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> You can also go to Page Elements under Layout and change the look of the nav bar. I have this blogs set to Transparent Light. That allows my original blog colors to show through the nav bar. You can hover your mouse towards the top of this page to see how it looks. I hope this helped! Be sure to let me know anything you want to know how to do! Have a great Thursday everyone and I'll see you soon :) </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now I'm asking you once again what you'd like to know how to do. If you'd like any kind of tip at all on things for your blog, please leave me a comment here and let me know and then I'll let you know how to do it! </span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">p.s. I'm thinking about coming back to blogland on a more regular basis. Thinking being the key word. It all depends on what life throws at me :) </div>♥ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14591559212770014981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827731584298252767.post-20339085058401726172010-06-02T10:44:00.002-04:002010-06-02T11:01:38.788-04:00A guest post<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4a51de; font-size: 12pt;">(Instead of being a guest writer today I am more of a hostage takeover writer. I wanted to speak to all of Kathy’s friends and this was the best way. I had to twist her arm because she would never ask for help for herself. But if it were someone else needing help she would be the leader of the brigade.) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4a51de; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4a51de; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4a51de; font-size: 12pt;">Hello everyone. I wanted to talk to you about our friend Kathy. As you know her husband is going through some very serious health issues. Kathy is taking care of him full time while dealing with her own health issues. Kathy and Tim are a very loving, sweet and generous couple. I know that if you needed something and she had it she would give it to you. Due to the economy they have had a string of bad luck and misadventures along with the health issues. I wanted to ask you, her friends, for help. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4a51de; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4a51de; font-size: 12pt;">I sent some of you an email about this but I don’t know that all of them were received. Also some of you didn’t have a link back to a site or email for me to contact you. I am asking for any help that you can give to this very special couple. No amount is too small. Anything is very appreciated. Some of you have already responded and it has made a tremendous difference. Kathy was able to purchase a blood pressure device that Tim’s doctor said was a must have. That is so wonderful to me. It fills my heart with love for people that care about others. Everyone is having harder times these days so that makes it that much more meaningful. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4a51de; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4a51de; font-size: 12pt;">I have a PayPal Donation button on both of my blogs. It is labeled “Donations for Kathy” and is on the right sidebar. The donations received go directly into Kathy’s PayPal account. Even the smallest amounts can make a big difference. Reposting or linking to this will also be a big help. There are posts on both about this named “Helping Friends”. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4a51de; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4a51de; font-size: 12pt;">Thank you all so much for your time and for being such great friends to a wonderful person. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4a51de; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4a51de; font-size: 12pt;">Links to the Donate button are at <a href="http://www.screamingforchocolate.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.screamingforchocolate.com</a> and <a href="http://www.banksprings.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.banksprings.com</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4a51de; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4a51de; font-size: 12pt;">Love Joni/Coco</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://blogspot.sharedbook.com/blog2print/googleblogger/index.html" target="_blank">Blog2Print</a> and Blogger work together to make your blog into a book. </span><br />
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<div class="red"><b>YOU PICK</b></div><ul><li>Cover</li>
<li>Images</li>
<li>Number and Order of Posts</li>
<li>Comments</li>
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Blog Book is just $14.95</b><br />
Hardcover only $24.95. And extra pages are only 35 cents!</div><hr /><div align="center" class="red font14"><b>NEW!</b> Get a PDF of your<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And for those of you that have photo blogs you can now have up to 1500 photos in your book! How awesome is that?! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you've ever dreamed of making your blog into a book then this is the best deal I've found. And if you do decide to make your blog a book, send me a copy LOL Have a great day, a great weekend and a great Memorial Day everyone and I'll see you next week! </span><br />
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