Here Ye, Here Ye, Check Out Cooking by the Seat of My Pants

Check out Cooking by the Seat of My Pants at http://www.cookingbytheseatofmypants.com/
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The pic on the main page makes me drool. The brisket looks yummy, and it can't hurt that I'm enticed by the Ipod Touch giveaway, so check it out!

Win $20?I I'm In!

Mel in a Nutshell is wanting to drum up more visitors to her blog, so she is giving away $20. No strings attached, just help promote her blog. You must have a blog of your own where you can write a post about her US$20 contest and a paypal account. After posting about her contest, you must visit Mel’s blog at and leave a comment and the link to your entry post there on her blog to let her know you are participating. Contest ends 5/3/08.

Decisions, Decisions

Choosing a baby name; what a feat! The name you give your child follows him/her for the rest of his/her life and can make or break a child. When I was trying to name my little girl I had to think long and hard about a name. I wanted her to have a unique name, but not one too far out there. I didn't want her to be one of five Amandas in her class, but I also didn't want her to be trying to get a job with a name like Sequin Rain and not be taken seriously. After numerous hours on baby name websites, I finally settled on Aniston Brooke nn Annie. My grandmother's name was Annie, and I wanted to be able to pass her name on in some way, but I didn't like Annie as a formal name. Hence, Aniston. I liked that Brooke flowed well with Aniston, and I have a good friend named Brooke. In essence, Annie was named after others, but I was still able to add my own flair to her name.

I shared my story as an entry in the Gagazine Journal $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway. All you have to do is blog about how you came up with your baby's name. http://gagazine.com/50-amazon-gift-card-giveaway/

Decisions, Decisions

Choosing a baby name; what a feat! The name you give your child follows him/her for the rest of his/her life and can make or break a child. When I was trying to name my little girl I had to think long and hard about a name. I wanted her to have a unique name, but not one too far out there. I didn't want her to be one of five Amandas in her class, but I also didn't want her to be trying to get a job with a name like Sequin Rain and not be taken seriously. After numerous hours on baby name websites, I finally settled on Aniston Brooke nn Annie. My grandmother's name was Annie, and I wanted to be able to pass her name on in some way, but I didn't like Annie as a formal name. Hence, Aniston. I liked that Brooke flowed well with Aniston, and I have a good friend named Brooke. In essence, Annie was named after others, but I was still able to add my own flair to her name.

I shared my story as an entry in the Gagazine Journal $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway. All you have to do is blog about how you came up with your baby's name. http://gagazine.com/50-amazon-gift-card-giveaway/