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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

BLOG SIGNATURE TUTORIAL

Are you ready to have a fun, little signature at the bottom of your blog? Here's what you do:

1. Go to http://www.mylivesignature.com/

2. Click on "Click Here To Start"

3. Select the first option - "Using the Signature Creation Wizard" (you can also choose to use your computer's mouse and write a signature or scan in your signature, but for this tutorial we will be using the signature creation wizard)

4. Type in what you want your signature to say... your name, a fun phrase, whatever! (I chose "Have a Daisy Day! ~Liz" for my blog... be creative!!)

5. Choose the font... there are 120 different choices :)

6. Choose the size

7. Choose the color for your signature and/or the color for the background... if you don't want a color for the background, choose transparent.

8. Choose a slope to your signature, if you'd like!!

9. You can do one of two things now (or three if you'd like to purchase animation)... you can save your signature as a picture (right click on image and save to your computer) or you can get the html code to imbed into your blog.

You want to imbed the code into your blog template, you say??? (this is for Blogger, by the way!)

* log in and click on "customize" at the top right of your screen.
* under settings, open the tab "formatting"
* at the bottom, you will see a section for "blog template"... copy and paste there
* SAVE!!

Ok - now it's your turn!! Try it out, add it to your blog and come back here and comment on your success :) HAVE FUN!!

THAT'S MY GIRL!!

I came across these pictures from a couple of months ago and had to post them.

This is my girl to a T!

Always smiling.

Always wanting to play.

Getting dirty.

Sponge Bob jammies or anything considered for a "boy".

But in pink :)

Everytime I look at these, I start to smile. Oh, how I wish I had her energy!! And oh, how I wish time would slow for a while so I could enjoy more moments like these!!

HAPPY EGGS BENEDICT DAY!!

Eggs have been a part of our everyday cuisine for centuries - even before Egyptian times! Maybe due to ease of preparation or availability or maybe even because often times eggs would be found where people where hunting birds for food. Regardless, eggs are a part of our food history and the dish, Eggs Benedict, is certainly one with a fun story describing how it came to be.

The origin of Eggs Benedict is thought to be one of two tales. Both occuring in the late 1800's at a posh New York hotel and both involve people with the last name Benedict. The first tale reports of a wealthy woman who was unable to find anything to her liking on the menu and together with the maitre d, concocted what we now know of as Eggs Benedict.

The second, more whimsical tale, reports of a hungover Wall Street-er who made his way through a breakfast buffet slapping bacon and eggs on buttered toast and topping it with Hollandaise sauce. After seeing what he had done, the maitre d substituted ham for bacon and an english muffin for toast... making what we now know of as Eggs Benedict.

Which one is true? We'll never know! (But it sure makes for a great story, doesn't it???)

THESE INCREDIBLE (not so edible), EDIBLE EGGS!!

So Sweet!!

(starting top left and moving clockwise)

1. Easter Egg Bow by Tatertotsboutique

2. Nest of Eggs by mrowe

3. Easter Egg Cocoon Bowl Photographer Prop by joliem6201

4. Easter Bunny doll by MiniMonster

Those Amazing Little Eggs!

With International Eggs Benedict Day just around the corner, I just had to share with you just how amazing those little eggs are!!

Did you know???

* the main purpose of the egg is to nourish new life until it is strong enough to live on it's own??

* eggs have lots of vitamins like riboflavin and B12 (plus all sorts of other important minerals) ??

* eggs have a shelf life in your refridgerator for up to 60 days and egg whites can be frozen for up to a year??

* eggs are used to make some of America's favorite foods: omletes, quiche and deviled eggs??

* that eggs have become the symbol for spring... not only because they represent new life, but also because chickens naturally lay very few eggs in the winter and only start to make more when the spring sun starts to shine??

* and who can forget how cute they look in an Easter basket??