tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52400259931124920752024-03-13T19:56:26.132-04:00Notes from "a TAMM creation""a TAMM creation" was born in 2006 from a desire to have something special made. Everyone loved them and encouraged me to sell them, so in January 2007 I opened my business, "a TAMM creation". What could be better? A business doing something you love, inspired by the people you love the most? Although as my daughter's grow, my business changes and sometimes gets less attention, but it is always there and I find myself always creating and changing things for it....TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-2409657603556461772013-08-28T11:18:00.001-04:002013-08-28T11:18:57.197-04:00Painting 101<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In all my creativeness, I had never tried to paint, until the other winter, right after my surgery, when I was feeling my lowest. My sister said to me that now was the time to forget all the walls, the boundaries that I had put on myself and do whatever I had wanted to do and so I did, and I started painting.<br />
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This was one of the very first painting I ever did. A flower, a very timid flower at that, you see. I made the background a very watered down color of the flower and I was so scared to paint a flower petal that I just drew lines for the petals, and I even put it half off the canvas because I didn't think I could do the whole flower.<br />
On the day I painted that I was so proud that I actually put paintbrush to canvas and came out with something that looked good, and I liked. I am still proud of that.<br />
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Today, I look at that picture, and I see so much more. I see a woman who was frightened and afraid, of painting but more of life, of what was going to happen, could I do this, could I be this other person. I had just had a major surgery, it changed who I was, or at least I felt like it did, I felt like it took away my identity. I was TAMM, T(Tiernan), A(Amalia), M(Maeve's),Mom and I was now no longer able to be a mom, I had a hysterectomy, and everything that made me a mom was gone, or so I felt. It took a lot of soul searching and praying, time with family and friends, and even some painting for me to realize that those parts do not define me at all!<br />
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Yes, that is a timid flower, and I still like it, but if you see a painting from today, you won't see the timid colors, I am bold and bright and in your face, because time is just too short to be timid, but there is still a place for the timid in the world. I just don't paint them anymore.
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To that end, I decided to start today with the apology for being away for so long, but to let you know what that means is that I have a whole bunch of pictures to upload and tell you about. The Etsy store to update, now have a Facebook page and a store page on there and a new CafePress shop, which is wonderful and I can't wait to tell you all about that one!
Welcome back to my world!TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-11603149204039482912012-04-25T11:03:00.001-04:002012-04-25T11:03:57.363-04:00Pictured is the Mixed Media Art I did for my own daughter. This listing is for the same art, only with your choice of names and colors.
Your art will come on an 8x16 stretched canvas, just as pictured. The background is a torn paper Cheetah print background. On top of that will be your choice of name and in your choice of colors. If you have a small name, I will be happy to add the flower or a butterfly to the top corner. if you would like it with the name only, just let me know.
With the Cheetah background, I can do almost any color but the brighter colors work best, such as: Hot Pink, Yellow, Orange (as pictured) Lime green, Turquoise, etc. You pick the whatever color will match what you want.
It is unframed so that you can again decide how mach attention you want on the piece. For a subtle look, frame in a plain brown or black frame, for more attention pick a carved detail black or brown frame. To highlight it, pick a frame in the color of your lettering.
Shipping is listed to the US. I only charge exact shipping, or less in the case of the US. If you would like it shipped elsewhere, message me and I will get an exact cost from the post office and let you know. I do not make money on shipping, so I don't like to list elsewhere unless I kno the exact cost.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Your piece will come on an 8x16 stretched canvas, same as in the picture. The background is a torn paper Zebra print with a custom name over it in a custom color. My daughter choose a lime green, but you can choose any color. The bright colors look best, but any color will work, such as: Hot Pink, Orange, Yellow, Bright Blue, Red, etc.
This one, the name was long enough that I only did the name, but if you have a shorter name, or would like the name smaller, i can add a flower or butterfly to the corner for more decoration. See the Cheetah background custom name order. I will do large names, like this or smaller letters, your choice.
The piece comes unframed so that again, you can decide how much attention you want on the piece. To keep it subtle, a plain black frame works well, for a little attention, a carved detail black frame is good. To make it more noticeable, add a plain frame in the color of your lettering, and to really make it stand out, frame it in a carved detail frame in your lettering color. This can also stand alone without a frame just as well.
All my pieces are titled, dated and signed on the back.
Shipping is listed for the US only, but I will ship elsewhere, just message me and I will get an exact cost for your location. I do not make money on shipping, I only charge exact cost, or in the case of the US, less.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When do I have time to sit down and type out a blog entry?</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">I know, there are those out there that would block out some time on the weekend and write four or five entries and then just schedule them to post throughout the week. I have never done that. I take that back. I had one post that I wanted to show up on a birthday, and I scheduled it to post that day, but that was one time. I just don't like the idea of blogging ahead and then scheduling because I am sure I would forget to go back when those were done and do more. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">I love the idea of writing daily as things come to me, but the time to do that is little and far between! It seems like something is going on every night of the week, and after school and during the day, and just anytime you could think of!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">Now, I am not complaining, because you know that I love my kids, and they are so important to me. I wouldn't want to deprive them of any of the things they are doing that takes up my time, it is just a matter of craving out a little bit of "mommy" time somewhere in the day. At least I was able to crave a little out today...now off to pick Maeve up from school early so she can go to Peter Pan practice, then a kindergarten celebration tonight for Molly after school.</span>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-13515923109459789732010-05-27T13:47:00.000-04:002010-05-27T13:49:14.146-04:00<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;">We have an older home with the small closets, so twice a year I have to do the clothing switch. Since I have been home recovering, I have been working on it, but just a little at a time.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;">I started in Tiernan's room, because well, being a boy he had the least to switch, in fact I found there was nothing to switch, but I did clean out the old clothes that no longer fit him and got things looking nice in his room.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;">I then moved to the girls room. This takes some time. I had to go through everything, getting rid of what no longer fit, passing things down from Maeve to Molly, pulling the summer stuff from last year out of storage and seeing what fit who this year, then putting the jeans, sweaters and other winter wear away, but only stuff that fit. It took me awhile, but I have that looking good. The girls have some pants put aways for the fall, and they have some summer clothes, although Molly has more because Maeve outgrew her stuff and passed it down to Molly, now I have to find new stuff for Maeve. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;">What is funny is that it feels weird to go to the store and only buy for one kid. I used to think that I needed to bring home equal amounts for each child, but I now realize that they grew at different rates, and this is a good thing. Right now I only have to get stuff for Maeve, and then if a few weeks or months I'll need to get for another. This breaks up the cost of clothing the kids nicely, and makes it easier on the budget.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;">Today I worked on my room. That is probably the biggest undertaking! I have work clothes, play clothes and church clothes, and so I had to go through the winter stuff, and anything that I did not wear this past year went into the Goodwill pile. I am not going to keep holding onto stuff, just because I think I might wear it, or something. I got all my winter stuff packed away and the summer stuff out, and that feels so good.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993399;">Over all, while I have been doing this bi-annual clothing switch, I have taken five garbage bags of stuff to Goodwill already and I have another two bags to go next trip. That is seven bags altogether. I know, I can hear you all yelling "yard sale" but you know what? I tried that last year, and I ended up with more stuff left over than I had to begin with! How is that you ask? Well, when my mother-in-law found out I was having the sale, she brought over a boat load of stuff, so when the sale was over, I had more stuff than I started with, and it all stayed at my house. Yep, everything my mother-in-law brought over that didn't sell, all got left in my basement! Not doing it again! It was way too much work for way too little reward, I'll just take it to Goodwill and write it off on taxes next year.</span>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-1225398995175340692010-05-25T09:24:00.000-04:002010-05-25T09:26:13.579-04:00HGTV Green Home Sweepstakes<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Anyone else love HGTV as much as I do? If the tv is on, and the kids aren't in front of it that is, I have either HGTV or DIY on. If you watch then you know that through June 4th you can register to win the HGTV Green Home.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv-green-home-2010-tour/package/index.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv-green-home-2010-tour/package/index.html</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">That is the link to a tour of the home. Now, I would LOVE to win a Green Home, the solar panels are probably my favorite. I have wanted solar panels on a house for years now! And so of course I have entered, but you know the likelihood that I win is slim to none, which is probably a good thing.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">I was looking at the house yesterday, and I realized that for this nice big home, it only has TWO bedrooms. Granted that one is a hugh master suite, but that only leaves one other bedroom, listed on the tour as the kids bedroom. Well I can tell you right now that my three kids would refuse to have to share one bedroom, and who would want them to! </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">You would think, that for such a large house, and all the things they are talking about in the home, it would have more than two bedrroms. Although there is a sitting room off the upstairs that I guess could beturned into a third bedroom if you needed it to be.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Oh well, it's fun to enter the contests, and fun to dream about a luxury green home, but it just wouldn't fit my family, so time to come back to reality and get on with the laundry. Oh, what I wouldn't give for those new big load washer and dryers, and a dishwasher!! Maybe in another life!</span>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-65046536471283211412010-05-24T12:14:00.001-04:002010-05-24T12:14:47.643-04:00<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;">It has been a wild month. It rained forever and a day, pretty much all the month so far, until the last couple days, now the sun is out and it is looking nice.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;">Earlier in the month it was so cold, the kids have been having to wear sweatshirts and such to school, then all the sudden overnight the temperature has risen, and it is mid-summer like right now!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;">What is up with the weather? It is not just this month either, it seems like all year has been messed up. We never have snow days anymore. I remember when I was in school there was snow, but anymore none. This year we had EIGHT snow days! That never happens around here anymore.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;">Then just as spring came along, it got really hot, for about three days, then back to freezing, then hot, then back to freezing. It has been one wickedly weird year for weather!</span>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-86789991701409592512010-05-23T14:14:00.000-04:002010-05-23T14:15:26.709-04:00Sunny Sunday Afternoon<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000066;">It is a beautiful, sunny Sunday afternoon here in the MidWest. After almost a whole month of rain, it is so good to see the sun.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000066;">My daughter and I headed out to the yard to plant some marigold around the new pin-oak tree that she got. All the third graders in her school were given a pin-oak tree on earth day, and we planted it in the yard. It needs lost of water, so we planted in down in the "swampy" part of the yard, the part that seems to hold water when it rains, and this is suppose to be good for the tree according to the information they sent home with it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000066;">Today we went out, and planted some marigolds around the tree, added some potting soil to the ground around the tree, and made sure it looked nice, then watered it with some miracle gro water and here's to hoping that it does ok.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000066;">Since we were out, we went down to the mailbox and planted some Zinnas around the mailbox. Hoping that makes the place look a little more like we care about the yard. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000066;">We have such a slope from the top, or left side of the property, looking from the street to the bottom or right side of the property. It would probably look good if we terraced it out of something, but it is so hard to figure out what to do with the slope.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000066;">We haven't done much with the yard since we bought the house in 2001, although we have the lawn grown in to a lush thick yard, it did have a number of bare sopts throughout the front yard, and we have planted a few things, but not a whole lot. Although I would love to do more, I always stop myself because I think, well if we do this or that remodel that we are talking about we would have to lose whatever I was planning in the yard, and so I stop myself. Here we have been in the house almost 9 years and haven't done a single remodling project, although they are all LONG overdue. So this year, I think I am just going to go ahead and do what I want in the yard, and if we do remodel, oh well, I can move it I am sure.</span>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-12523304446208857902010-05-22T15:58:00.000-04:002010-05-22T15:59:44.440-04:00Excuses for not blogging...<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330033;">Another excuse for my lack of blogging recently would have to be Facebook.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330033;">Now, don't get me wrong, I love my Facebook. I have found and reconnected with a number of friends from high school, caught up on their lives and children, and even a few grandchildren, and I love it. I will never give up my Facebook all together, but I have found that I go through cycles on it, with the games.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330033;">Yep, the games. I get caught up in a game and then I spend all my time playing it and I don't get my work done or blogging or writing or anything else. Then I will cycle through were I get bored with the games, and get back to regular life and blogging and working. Of course, I said it was a cycle, so I get hooked on them again, then off then on again, and around and around we go, where it stops no one knows.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330033;">At the moment, since I am home, I am not playing the games as much, which seems opposite, I should be playing more since I have the time, but at the moment I am more into figuring out a do-able schedule that works so that I can get what I need to done during the day, play a few games, and still have time to blog and review.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330033;">Being a stay-at-home mom again, even if I am recovering from surgery, is a joy and a blessing to me, and I love being home, but if I spend all my time on the computer and don't get any of my work done, then it is not working out for the family. That is my mind-set, finding a way to balance the rerecation of the games, with the chores and other things that I need to do. And yes, writing, whether it be blogging or writing reviews of products and books, is something that I really must do every day. I find that when I devote time to writing I am a much happier person, so I need to find the time to write each day, but still do all my work around the house, and then some relaxing time with the games.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330033;">It is still a work in progress, but I am getting there! Isn't life a long work in progress? I don't think we ever truly get it figured out until the end, and then there is no way to change anything. That's ok, I am living a learning from the choices that I have made so far, and the choices that I will continue to make, and what I learn from them is what will make me into the person I am and the person I will continue to be.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330033;">Peace and Love to you all!</span>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-61279253354871132902010-05-18T13:31:00.007-04:002010-06-15T13:49:04.458-04:00Car Insurance<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"><a href="http://www.automobileinsurance.me/go/click.php?tid=423152">Car Insurance</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">If you have been following my blog, you will remember that I recently had surgery. To do that meant that I had to take a leave of absence from my job at the school. What that in turns means, we are living on one salary at the moment. It can be a scary thing, and so I have been doing alot of research and comparasions.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;">One place that I thought we might be able to save money was on car insurance, but where to start. We have all seen the commericals on tv, but I went to this website:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"><a href="http://www.automobileinsurance.me/go/click.php?tid=423152">Car Insurance</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;">and found a great resource. The website allows you to get quotes from different insurances, which a number of other sites will do also, but my favorite thing about this site, the information.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;">On the main page you get definations and explanations of all kinds of insurance terms, you know those ones that you have no idea what means and they can effect the price you pay for insurance greatly. Things like liablitity policy, collision coverage, comprehensive coverage, theft policies, and no fault policies (which is not available in my state, but is available in 12 other states). I had never even heard of no fault policies, and being that they are no available in my state that is probably why, but it was still neat to read about them and whay they offer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;">I was impressed with this site. If you are looking to cut some cost in your budget, check it out. If you do, leave me a comment and let me know what you think!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.automobileinsurance.me/go/click.php?tid=423152">CarInsurance</a>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-16220411135733579812010-05-17T17:23:00.001-04:002010-05-17T17:24:21.510-04:00Delayed allergic reaction, is that possible?<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330033;">Of course over the past few days I have been talking about this "rash" or itching that has been occuring on each of my four incisions. Never had anything like this occur before in my life.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330033;">It started Friday with itching. Each of the incisions was itching like crazy, so I tried plain antibotic cream on them. Saturday they were still itching, but the skin around each one was getting red. Continued with the antibotic cream, but ended up taking Benadryl to get to sleep. Sunday morning they were still itchy, still red, but now they were puffy, so I switched to cortizone. Got up this morning, still itchy, still red, still puffy, so I called the doctor's office and they wanted to see me.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330033;">Turns out I am having a "delayed allergic reaction" to something that touched each incision during the surgery. Most likely something on the robot arms that were in each incision. Never heard of this before and defintely never had something like that occur before. So, I am continuing with the cortizone cream and Benadryl at night if needed for the itching. It should clear up in a couple of days, if not will be checking back with the dotocr's office.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330033;">On a postitive note, the incisions are healing wonderfully and looking great too. They are almost completely healed over, and it is not even a full two weeks post-op yet. Feeling pretty good about that too!</span>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-90261298609144022042010-05-15T11:25:00.002-04:002010-05-15T11:35:39.536-04:00A Healing Rash?<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663366;">So for most of the day yesterday, I was itching. It was around each incision, so I figured that it was the small scabs that had formed on them that were healing and thus causing the itching. So to try to help with the healing and lessen the itching I was putting antibotic oinment on them all day. Went to bed last night and woke this morning itching even worse. Got up and headed to the bathroom to look in the mirror, and what to my wondering eyes did I find but a red, puffy rash around each incision. It doesn't hurt in the normal sense of the word, it just itches, like crazy mind you!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663366;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663366;">Great!! I had trouble right before the one-week date with the bandages making me break out into a rash and so I had to take them all off. It was probably well past time to take them off, but i was trying to be cautious and leave them on until it had been one week. So I had to but ointment on them, and that cleared up in a day as soon as i got rid of the bandages. Now I am breaking out around the incisions, and this one I am not sure what it is from. I have used the ointment I was using for years with no problems...no, not the same tube, but the same brand. It is what I had grown up with, what my Mom always had in the house when we were kids, and what I have always kept in the house since I had kids. We have never had a problem with it until now. Not sure if it is the ointment, or something else, but part of me finds it hard to believe that I could develop a reaction to the ointment after all this time.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663366;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663366;">Healing is always a touching process, and it occurs in different waves for everyone. Like a good friend had the exact same procedure a week earlier than me, nd she is worn out very easily after doing things, but she is walking fine. Me, I have the engery to do things but I am walking so slowly. I just can't speed up my pace or it pulls at my incisions. Every person reacts differently and everyone moves at a different pace, I understand that and I am okay with it, it is just the itching that is driving me crazy! So on to another phase of healing in this journey!</span>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-32211886058931254792010-05-14T12:46:00.002-04:002010-05-14T13:04:24.798-04:00Bullion, and not the type to make soup with<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#990000;">Let's face it, the economy is still not what it was, and more and more folks are worried about their finances. Especially with the cuts in education funding that seems to be htting a number of states. Have you thought about Bullion? No, not the stuff you use to make soup with, but the gold and silver varities? Did you know that with the </span><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"><span style="color:#990000;">United States Gold Bureau you can purchase silver, gold or other precious metals and coins for immediate personal delivery or arrange for convenient and safe storage at an independent bank or depository.</span></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"><span style="color:#990000;">We've all seen the commericals on tv about once an hour from some group or another that says they will buy your scrap gold at the best prices around. So we know that the price of gold is good, but what you have to remember is that the price of gold has always been pretty stable, as far as I have been able to research. I mean think about it...."buying gold has been recognized for centuries as one of the best ways to preserve one's wealth and purchasing power.", doesn't that make you think? I mean, it's a whole lot more stable than my "stable mutual funds" in my IRS that now has less money than ever in it!</span></p></span><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;">Since Gold bullion is a unique investment, and has been invested and traded since from the time of ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans to more modern times, it only makes since that it would still be a good investment now. Something that has been around that long, has been invested and traded for that long, has a lot more historty than any mutual fund out there on the market, so to me it gives a peace of mind that you can't find with other things.</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;">The thing is, like any investment, you have to research it yourself, not just read my blog and do it because I said so. I want you to looking into what it takes to <a href="http://www.usgoldbureau.com/">buy gold bullion</a> yourself, and I think a great place to do it would be the US Gold Bureau website, <a href="http://www.usgoldbureau.com/">http://www.usgoldbureau.com/</a>. Once you have looked into it, tell me what you think? I think it is worth a look, and the research, and you know, it just might be the think you are looking for.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;"> </p><br /><br /></span>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-59720255341959681232010-05-14T12:35:00.002-04:002010-05-14T12:38:02.299-04:00daVinci robot and life<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663366;">So nowdays, if you have to have a hysteroctomy and you happen to have a great docotor and live in a town that has one of the new daVinci robots, you are in luck! My advice to you, if your doctor recommends one, make sure they can do it with the daVinci, you will not be sorry!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663366;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663366;">Wednesday May 5th I had a full hysteroctomy with the daVinci. Now, I have four little incisions where the arms of the robot went in, but no stitches, and I only had to spend the night in the hospital, no more. The surgery itself was long, a little over 3 hours, but the recovery time is amazing.Typically they say it is a 6 to 8 week recovery for a normal hysteroctomy, but at one week after surgery I am feeling wonderful! I have no pain, haven't had a single pain pill since Saturday May 8th. My incisions itch, but then again they are healing and have some small scabs on them so of course they itch. They don't hurt and they don't cause me discomfort for the most part, but I am walking at a much slower pace than before. I feel really good, but I do take care because my post-op note say that I can wear down more easily right now, so I try to take everything slow. Not lifting much of anything, but still doing awhole lot better than anyone I have talked to that had either of the previous versions of the hysteroctomy. My mom had the traditional vaginal one, and she was down for a good 4 weeks before she started feeling like herslf and definetely took the full 8 weeks to recover.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663366;">Now, to figure out a schedule for my days that allows me to get some things done and feel like I am doing my part for the family while I am home, while at the same time not scheduling too much and wearing myself out and setting back my recovery. That is the hard thing, but I am trying. Life is ....good!</span>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-72175177135623693062010-05-12T14:27:00.002-04:002010-05-12T14:31:00.342-04:00Medical issues<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663366;">Due to medical issues, I have been absent from my beloved blog for far too long.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663366;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663366;">I started having issues last fall, but they finally got to the point that I could no longer put them off and on Wednesday May 5th, I had surgery. I had a full hysteroctomy, and am recovering nicely.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663366;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663366;">The fact that I have been off all pain medications since Saturday, and that I was living on daily pain meds before the procedure is wonderful. I still have a long road to recovery to go, it is going to take awhile to be back up to speed, but I have my blogs and that is going to be a wonderful thing! It will be so nice to have somewhere to vent and talk again, someplace that I had lost for so long with the pain and problems of the past.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663366;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663366;">Welcome back!!</span>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-16098469896753331312010-02-01T17:54:00.000-05:002010-02-01T17:55:16.032-05:00Book Reviews: The Necklace Triology<a href="http://atammcreation.blogspot.com/2009/07/book-reviews-necklace-triology.html">Book Reviews : The Necklace Triology</a><br /><br />The Necklace Triology<br />By: Kat Martin<a href="http://www.katbooks.com/">http://www.katbooks.com/</a><br /><br />1. The Bride's Necklace<a href="http://www.katbooks.com/thebridenecklace.htm">http://www.katbooks.com/thebridenecklace.htm</a><br />2. The Devil's Necklace <a href="http://atammcreation.blogspot.com/2007/12/devils-necklace.html">http://atammcreation.blogspot.com/2007/12/devils-necklace.html</a><br />3. The Handmadien's Necklace <a href="http://www.katbooks.com/thehandmaidens.htm">http://www.katbooks.com/thehandmaidens.htm</a><br /><br />I love to read, and reading books in a series is probably my all-time favorite, and since I am working on my writing skills, I want to review some of my booksTAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-53148477032403452962009-12-27T20:50:00.003-05:002009-12-27T20:59:12.680-05:00Bidazzled.com. Redefining Online Auctions<p><em>This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of <a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/disclosure?slot_id=147772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bidazzled.com%2F%3Fblog" rel="nofollow">Bidazzled</a>. All opinions are 100% mine.</em></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330099;">So you know I am alway looking for ways to save money for the family on all kinds of things. Well I ran across a new site, l</span><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330099;">aunched in early November, <a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=147772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bidazzled.com%2F%3Fblog" rel="nofollow">Bidazzled</a>.com is redefining the online auction market by offering savings of up to 90% on name brand merchandise all while funding a charity.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330099;">Commonly called Penny Auctions or Pay-Per-Bid auction sites, bids are purchased in advance and then used to bid on merchandise. The price increases a few cents with each bid placed and a few seconds are added to the countdown clock to give others a chance to bid. The auction ends when no other bids are placed. So if a new </span><a id="PSLINK_1_0_2" class="PSAdLink" href="http://socialspark.com/sponsored_posts/9282/posts/new#"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330099;">laptop</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330099;"> ends at just a dollar, then you win the laptop for a dollar!<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330099;">The best part about <a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=147772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bidazzled.com%2F%3Fblog" rel="nofollow">Bidazzled</a> is that it was designed and created to fund a </span><a id="PSLINK_2_0_1" class="PSAdLink" href="http://socialspark.com/sponsored_posts/9282/posts/new#"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330099;">lung cancer</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330099;"> charity (The Ruch Foundation: </span><a href="http://www.ruchfoundation.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330099;">www.ruchfoundation.com</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330099;"> ).<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330099;">Highlights: </span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330099;">*Auction winners usually save over 80% off retail. *</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#330099;">*</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#330099;">Nobody Loses: -If you don't win, you receive up to 50 Bonus Bids as a thank you for participating, and -You can purchase the auction item less the investment you had in the auction. -If you win, <a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=147772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bidazzled.com%2F%3Fblog" rel="nofollow">Bidazzled</a> typically make an offer to buy the item back for either: -cash (paypal or check) - cash and bids -bids<br />In their first month, there have been 2 winners of Nintendo Wii's who have won with just their 5 free bids!</span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#330099;"><p><br />*** EXCLUSIVE OFFER *** * 15 Additional Bids to your readers if they use this code until January 15th (all they have to do is enter it on the </span><a id="PSLINK_3_0_0" class="PSAdLink" href="http://socialspark.com/sponsored_posts/9282/posts/new#"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#330099;">registration</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#330099;"> page, there is no obligation or cost of any kind):<br />* Blog: BBP1202A </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#330099;">Bids cost $1 at <a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=147772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bidazzled.com%2F%3Fblog" rel="nofollow">Bidazzled</a> and are available for purchase in bid packs as low as $25. You also receive bonus bids when you purchase a bid pack. The highest cost of a bid when you dilute the cost with the bonus bids you receive is only $.67 per bid and often much lower.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#330099;">So, what have you got to lose?! Give it a try and if you like it, let me know, if you don't let me know too. That's how it works! Thanks!!<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/disclosure?slot_id=147772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsocialspark.com%2Fcode_of_ethics" rel="nofollow"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" border="0" alt="SocialSpark Disclosure Badge" src="http://socialspark.com/metrics/view/post?slot_id=147772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsocialspark.com%2Fimages%2Fdisclosure_badges%2Fdisclosure_badge_grey_new.png" /></a> </p>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-13869431926292637292009-12-21T08:29:00.001-05:002009-12-21T08:32:06.958-05:00Mead Johnson, Maker of Enfamil, Loses Multi-Million Dollar False Advertising Case Against Store-BranThis is a sponsored guest post written by <a href='http://www.pbmproducts.com/press.aspx?ID=310' rel='nofollow'>a Press Release</a> on behalf of <a href='http://www.pbmproducts.com/' rel='nofollow'>PBM Products</a>. Post powered by <a href='http://sponzai.com/?utm_source=sponzai%2Bdisclosure&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=sponzai%2Bdisclosure' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>Sponzai</a>.<br/><!--StartFragment--><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>GORDONSVILLE, VA., December<span style=""> </span>2 , 2009</b></span><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;">—<a href="http://www.pbmproducts.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PBM Products, LLC</a>, a leading infant formula company that supplies store-brand infant formulas to Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Kroger, Walgreens, and other retailers, has received a favorable jury verdict and a $13.5 million damages award in its false advertising lawsuit against Mead Johnson & Co., the operating subsidiary of<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (NYSE: MJN) (“Mead Johnson”), the makers of the national-brand Enfamil® LIPIL® Infant Formula. <span style=""> </span>Mead Johnson is 83 percent-owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;">PBM’s lawsuit claimed that Mead Johnson engaged in false and misleading campaigns against PBM’s competing store-brand of infant formulas, suggesting they do not provide the same nutrition as Mead Johnson’s brands.<span style=""> </span>PBM’s store-brand infant formulas cost up to 50 percent less than Enfamil® LIPIL®. <span style=""> </span>The $13.5 million in damages awarded by the jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is one of the largest damages awards ever for a false advertising case. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;">“This decision by a jury of the people confirms that Mead Johnson’s ads have been false in suggesting that there is a nutritional difference between our store-brand formula products and their products, when in fact the only major difference is price,” said PBM CEO <a href="http://www.pbmproducts.com/content.aspx?ID=70&page=Paul_Manning" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul B. Manning</a>.<span style=""> </span>“Despite Mead Johnson’s scare tactics, parents are assured that PBM’s formula products are as high quality and nutritious as Mead Johnson’s.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;">U.S. District Court Judge James R. Spencer issued his written rulings yesterday following the November 10<sup>th</sup> jury verdict. Judge Spencer’s written rulings permanently enjoined Mead Johnson from making any false statements concerning PBM's infant formula, including the claims Mead Johnson previously made in Enfamil advertising that "It may be tempting to try a less expensive store brand, but only Enfamil LIPIL is clinically proven to improve brain and eye development," and "there are plenty of other ways to save on baby expenses without cutting back on nutrition." The Court also ordered Mead Johnson to retrieve from the public domain all advertising or promotional materials containing these or any other false claims about PBM's store brand infant formula. <span style="color: blue;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;">The details of the decision and the complaint are posted online in full at:<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;">·<span new="" times="" style=""> </span></span><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.pbmproducts.com/docs/Order_Laches.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.pbmproducts.com/docs/Order_Laches.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;">·<span new="" times="" style=""> </span></span><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.pbmproducts.com/docs/PBM_Complaint_MJ_III_LIPIL.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.pbmproducts.com/docs/PBM_Complaint_MJ_III_LIPIL.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;">The nutritional supplements under examination in the case are two fats, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and ARA (arachidonic acid), which Mead Johnson calls “LIPIL®” solely for marketing purposes and touts as promoting infant brain and eye development. PBM’s claim focused on Mead Johnson’s direct mailing to more than 1.6 million parents of an alarming blurry picture of a child’s <a href="http://www.pbmproducts.com/docs/ImproveInfantVision.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cartoon duck</a> next to a clear picture of the same image which suggested that anything other than the Enfamil LIPIL® blend of ingredients is inferior and will result in poor eye and brain development.<span style=""> </span>Other parts of the false advertising campaign consist of statements that only Enfamil LIPIL has been proven to confer visual and mental benefits on infants, and store-brand formulas are a “cut-back in nutrition” compared to Enfamil.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;">PBM successfully argued that these advertisements were false and misleading especially since PBM store- brand infant formulas have the same nutrients at the same levels as Enfamil.<span style=""> </span>PBM infant formulas are formulated to contain DHA and ARA, and are sourced from the same supplier in amounts which equal or exceed the DHA and ARA in Mead Johnson’s Enfamil LIPIL®.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;">This decision marks the third time PBM Products has sued Mead Johnson for false advertising claims. On the prior occasions Mead Johnson admitted that it made false claims about PBM’s products. <span style=""> </span>It is also the first false advertising case to focus on the issue of DHA and ARA nutritional ingredients in formula, which were introduced into the market in 2003 and have become a staple in recent years by many brands as key components for infant development. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;">“This jury verdict should send a significant and clear message to Mead Johnson about the way it conducts marketing and advertising for its brands,” said Manning.<span style=""> </span>“This lawsuit also demonstrates our complete commitment to defending our products and the valuable brands of our retail partners.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;">“As a parent and supporter of children’s medical research, I take a personal responsibility in assuring our customers that the products we produce are healthy and nutritionally equivalent to brand names like Enfamil® LIPIL®.<span style=""> </span>It is important, especially now, for parents to know that there are lower priced yet highly nutritious store-brand formulas that will provide the same benefit to their children as any national brand name formula product,” Manning added. <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;">The U.S. infant formula market is estimated at $3.4 billion and the global market is estimated at $7.9 billion. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;">All of PBM’s formulas, and for that matter all of U.S. infant formulas, are subject to the exacting standards of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), pursuant to the Infant Formula Act of 1980. <span style=""> </span>This legislation vested FDA with the authority to ensure that all infant formula products sold in the United States provide the necessary levels of identified nutrients required for the growth of healthy babies. For more information, visit this FDA <a href="http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-SpecificInformation/InfantFormula/default.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;">PBM Products was represented by the law firm <a href="http://www.kramerlevin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP</a>.<span style=""> </span>Partners from the firm’s advertising practice, Harold P. Weinberger and Jonathan M. Wagner in New York, led the team.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><u>About PBM <o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;">PBM is privately owned and based in Gordonsville, VA. <span style=""> </span>PBM companies specialize in manufacturing, distributing, and marketing consumer food, nutritional, and pharmaceutical products. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.pbmproducts.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.pbmproducts.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="MsoNormal"><span new="" times="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Enfamil® LIPIL® are registered trademarks of Mead Johnson & Co. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><!--EndFragment--><br /><p> </p>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-18833529709087816852009-10-16T15:16:00.003-04:002009-10-16T15:20:53.938-04:00Book Review: The Sugar Camp Quilt<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192421282028642690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaSQ1Ut5U_6Jqp-RU4lNKxkMaLmWtgsdGrSNKfjmhpwxXRzW0FniTYT2QUzDwx2szMudNaAyXlqRlxN1wjxRI_kfsoCfPl9J5kjaudBw-DwXwTqSGB-xAa_QgzACO7Mep0M2JSQZXxCE/s320/Sugar+Camp+Quilt.jpg" /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">The Sugar Camp Quilt</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;">by: <a href="http://elmcreek.net/index.php/main/author/">Jennifer Chiaverini</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;"><a href="http://atammcreation.blogspot.com/2008/04/elm-creek-quilts-novel-series.html">Elm Creek Quilts Novel Series, book seven</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;">The Sugar Camp Quilt is the seventh book in the series, but is completely new in the way it is written. This book is set entirely in the past, in fact, pre-Civil War, but the Underground Railroad is alive and running through Creeks Crossing.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;">In the Runaway Quilt, through the journal of the family member, we met some of the past people in Creeks Crossing, including the Wright's, and the Nelson's, and Doctor Granger. This book goes back to the time when Doctor Granger is a young boy of sixteen just starting his training as a doctor, and although he is mentioned in the book, he is not actually around for most of the events, save one small time frame during the passing of Uncle Jacob. Most of the story revolves around Dorthea Granger, who we met in the Runaway Quilt as Dorthea Nelson. This tells us of her life and introduces us to Mr. Nelson.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;">Dorthea is somewhat shelter and has no idea that people don't believe the Bible the way she was raised and that anyone in their town could actually think Slavery is right is beyond her. This book opens her eyes to the fact that people she just assumed to be like her because they lived in Creeks Crossing are in fact slavecathers, and she is appauled to say the least. It is her coming of age story in the time pre-civil war and the quilts factor in again in the story line.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;">I loved the book. Again the quilts were wonderful and to read a young girl, much like I would think I might have been, so completely unaware that people out there could hate each other this much and not believe that all are created equal, was wonderful to read. I think you will enjoy this one also!</span>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-6532998675066166472009-10-16T14:54:00.005-04:002009-10-16T15:10:38.947-04:00Weather is better thereSo what's the weather like?<br /><br />Here? It sucks! Winter is breathing down our necks and it is like 40-50 degrees, the girls have been sick all week, and decided that it would only be right to share, so I have been sick most of the week! It's too early in the school year to be this sick, and off work this long! <br />The trees are rapidly changing colors, and losing their leave, not even enough time to have the traditional fall leaf-gawkers going, it is moving too fast. I want something better.<br /><br />How about here? Arizona - <a href="http://www.pathwaylandscape.com">landscape design in Scottsdale AZ</a> The average temperature is around 80 degrees, even in the winter, and that would mean none of this getting sick stuff! I could handle that!! Especialy after dealing with this all week! I want no more colds, no more flu and a nice relaxing place to live. I think I could handle Arizona.<br /><br />What about you? Are you a winter person or a summer person?TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-39366878270728909822009-07-30T13:05:00.003-04:002009-07-30T13:08:18.347-04:00Handknitted Fancy Fur Scarf<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFuocQ0NkAhESEYRcQCjY9mXh-2h178xtsE27KMPDnOTl_oxaUP26rfJyxfk5tmgVsE6mqC-BTnso5jYV3OItrPOZ9mfQKY_8j42s9AdOMOZYSUAwBecjOm5tN-s3piMQy605SRV0Tqg/s1600-h/scarf.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364300548336948242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFuocQ0NkAhESEYRcQCjY9mXh-2h178xtsE27KMPDnOTl_oxaUP26rfJyxfk5tmgVsE6mqC-BTnso5jYV3OItrPOZ9mfQKY_8j42s9AdOMOZYSUAwBecjOm5tN-s3piMQy605SRV0Tqg/s320/scarf.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">As you can see, I have been working hard and have a new item to add to the "a TAMM creation" line.<br />This is a wonderfully soft, Fancy Fur scarf. The yarn I used was made by lion Brand, and was called Fancy Fur. This particular one is black, with kernels of purple, blue, navy and turquiose throughout.<br />The scarf is 42 inches in length and 4 inches in</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">width, which makes it a nice length that both adults and children can wear. Both my daughter and I tried it on last night and like the length on me, wouldn't get into anything, hit about mid-chest, and on my daughter it hung longer and just looked so nice.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0FJenv_c2ZjaghHK5etkExnomSja3w84CgXrYZ7NQYEjFFXVUVd7c40BLf5juXvC0ER-KnDQOm-pbd7alw4A6xJN51EU0GhS_Ux378oc-Kz52-vDQ8U4dLlF5JELfGqzgpV5QxNdPpo/s1600-h/Black+scarf+on+model.JPG"></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLKPkJXNNyI_u8N3j47MY8Fk8KtOSM1gWb-G8SjJI8UJMZIxk5Wb5Sf358NWkGlxka9AgRRa6o6OXI8kyDxAMZy6ry90VjB_EQKFHy-vtueUD1Ke_DCMPXILRURKUsliHjiLyDfx_xYQ/s1600-h/maeve+and+molly.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364300800183127410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLKPkJXNNyI_u8N3j47MY8Fk8KtOSM1gWb-G8SjJI8UJMZIxk5Wb5Sf358NWkGlxka9AgRRa6o6OXI8kyDxAMZy6ry90VjB_EQKFHy-vtueUD1Ke_DCMPXILRURKUsliHjiLyDfx_xYQ/s320/maeve+and+molly.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />As you can see, although this is not the greatest model picture, we had someone else that just had to get into the picture too, but it looks great.<br />I have limited amounts of this yarn right now, unless I can find more somewhere, but it seems this confettie type of Fancy Fur is not being carried where I shop, so unless I find it online and at a good price, I am limited to the TWO scarves have.</span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div><br />The scarf is listed at $14.00 with FREE SHIPPING in the US, only $1.00 ships it to Canada. Time involved in making this, just over three hours. </div><div><br />I have some more of the yarn, but it is in the process of becoming a matching purse! I have had this idea for a knitted purse for a long time now, and I loved this yarn, so I decided to go for it and make the matching purse. Not sure how long it will be before it comes out, as there is no pattern for this purse, it is all in my head, but I am looking forward to it coming out!<br />Thanks for checking out what I have to offer!</span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2yqm8z"></a></div></div>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-87134544709582128862009-07-29T12:55:00.002-04:002009-07-29T13:01:27.364-04:00Bamboo Knitting Needles<span style="font-family:verdana;">I taught myself to knit a number of years back, can't read a pattern to save my life, can't do a purl stitch techicnally, but I can do the basic knit stitch, which will make a fine blanket or scarf. So the Christmas before last I made these crazy Fun Fur scarfs for alot of family. They loved them, and I thought this past year that it would be tacky to make them the same thing again, boy was I wrong, in fact I got dejected calls from family when they didn't get a new scarf, so I guess that means that I will be making more scarves this year.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I was at the store and I could always use another set of needles. I was looking at the selection, you have your choice of steel, plastic or bamboo. Now I have had the steel and plastic, and of the two I like the steel much better, the tips on the plastic are too easily broken. I had read in one of my knitting novels about bamboo, and the idea in the story was that they were better. Well, the price was okay, they were only about a dollar more than the regular ones, so I thought I would try them. Let me tell you! I am in heaven! I will never use another plastic needle again! The tips on the steel needles are very pointed, almost to the point of being sharp, which is nice for certain tight knits, and the plastic are not as sharply pointed, but theses bamboo are almost blunt compared to the others and I thought there is no way this will work, but after doing a few rows I found they were nice. The steel tips can make your fingers sore after awhile, but these bamboo needles felt so comfortable and smooth in my hands, that I loved working with them! I am sold! In fact, I may never buy another pair of steel needles either, but I know for sure that the bamboo have become my favorites and I will be using them for most all my knitting.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now, I just have to figure out what colors I gave everyone the other year, and make them something different this year!</span>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-24951579584491399232009-07-28T10:40:00.002-04:002009-07-28T10:48:49.780-04:00Looking for a watch?<span style="font-family:verdana;">If I am not reading, I'm writing, and if something is up and I can't be reading or writing, I'm probably surfing the web! Which is great for me, and in turn you, because I find all kinds of fun, strange and amazing things. This one qualifies as amazing, I think.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Have you ever wanted a Rolex of your very own? Thought it couldn't happen? Well, not anymore. I found this website, <a href="http://www.bestoftime.com">www.bestoftime.com</a> and they are a Rolex dealer, new and used Rolexs and even better, they have discount prices! What more do you want?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">How about being an official accredited business by BBB, Better Business Bureau with an exceptional A+ RATING the highest possible rating a business can get! </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Want even more than that, well how about the Worlds best selection of ROLEX watches at the absolute lowest price. All Of There ROLEX Watches are 100% Genuine Certified & Authentic. With a 3 year warranty and free fedex shipping. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">How can they do this you are asking? Well, Best of Time offers genuine Rolex watches at substantial discounts to the manufacturer's suggested retail price. Because they are an independent dealer of new and pre-owned Rolex watches, they can avoid manufacturer's pricing controls and forward greater discounts to the customers. Their prices are incredible for the world’s best luxury Rolex watches, due to the fact that they receive Rolex watches in specific quantities and have a very low markup so the savings is passed directly to you. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The best of all, they are physcially located right in the US, Atlanta to be exact. So check it out and let me know what you think, could you finally be the owner of a wonderful timepiece?</span>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240025993112492075.post-18914129306365714452009-07-28T09:15:00.004-04:002009-07-28T15:44:40.263-04:00Handknitted Barbie Accessories<div><span style="font-family:verdana;">We have offically entered the "Barbie" Phase of life here in our house, and in honor of that, and more importantly by request of my daughter (and model), Maeve, I have added to the TAMM line.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZ_BTlH8MG770e2gaiKarut5vCHfBVCTQaoMNISIxYChJO7S6mQ41Sx51wINIYeOafFBz6-bvhdCgJSeVAqVobkurCsi04oUwb5ypG-kkHNKWP9RdgmwCf8wBphloo2WQQ6_pnzAlddw/s1600-h/double+barbie+blanket.JPG"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcJlmxccNlYUgAdjavusWYPijigSydo129Laj0sXqQfg_7ByyBqsGb7ITMfnHUoyoej0DN4wtvQGCcxHBZnoh6SJW5XWnHz94l9tA-wt_U-KEkrbH4S2wwb9kScfZa1mcEBCOvj3OzNw/s1600-h/double_barbie_blanket.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363598954188060450" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcJlmxccNlYUgAdjavusWYPijigSydo129Laj0sXqQfg_7ByyBqsGb7ITMfnHUoyoej0DN4wtvQGCcxHBZnoh6SJW5XWnHz94l9tA-wt_U-KEkrbH4S2wwb9kScfZa1mcEBCOvj3OzNw/s320/double_barbie_blanket.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is a hand-knitted bedroom set for a Barbie house.It consists of a hand-knitted double Barbie blanket. What is a double blanket, well, it is a blanket that will cover two Barbies nicely. As my daughter got FIVE Barbies for her birthday and only one bed, she requested that they get to sleep together, so a Double Barbie Blanket. Also in the set is a double barbie pillow, hand-knitted and stuffed for maxium comfort.This set it done is a very pretty light blue, white and lavender verigated yarn.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtE-H9CT7Q6CrexoAn7uflHmFRYzJYBaI1GiPQsQQneLP0xcXj1cC5WnOYp4TjO7XZI3ZoSEvdZZwLpVkV7lZuUxAUwZutJaMineR5LK5ju1FfHz0oG_XAHv-zy4GICEv1g7OlRnz2E8/s1600-h/barbie+dress.JPG"></a> </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cV5d5Vl_qGY10EuubzWYEAUcEg6f1EvYzCjPAfxNfQQCC7TtrBHYvKgc-98FqtpWZLy3pQV9Kgio9vnpCUxthRjnvCeyJwh8z8K46UZR2ddd0Y0-2UMHpBRJABLRxMIqvAuLdHKT4SY/s1600-h/barbie_dress.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363599168309852706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cV5d5Vl_qGY10EuubzWYEAUcEg6f1EvYzCjPAfxNfQQCC7TtrBHYvKgc-98FqtpWZLy3pQV9Kgio9vnpCUxthRjnvCeyJwh8z8K46UZR2ddd0Y0-2UMHpBRJABLRxMIqvAuLdHKT4SY/s320/barbie_dress.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">As a bonus for my daughter, and since there wasn't much yarn left, I made this cute little hand-knitted halter dress for the Barbie. It is done in the same verigated yarn.I am going to be adding these to the "a TAMM creation" line for sale, and I have a number of yarns to do these with at home, so if you have a Barbie girl in your house that needs dressing, let me know and I can make up your favorite colors. </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div><br />The other idea that has come to my head involves this cute little halter dress, it was really easy to make, and I didn't have a pattern, but I am thinking with a really soft, lightweight cotton, I could make this into a top for my daughters! Now it would take little time to make it, but I think I am going to try it! </div><div><br />So tell me what you think? Do you like them? Oh....all Barbie accessories will be on sale with FREE shipping.Would you buy a hand-knitted halter top for your daughter?</span></div></div>TAMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976296488407491090noreply@blogger.com0