Winner of "Weekly Sentence" #1...

Wow, the judges and I were astounded by the number of readers who submitted sentences to the "Weekly Sentence" game!  We had a blast reading all of the sentences!  Some were so funny!  Many were poetic, thought-provoking, etc.!  It was so hard to pick!  Thanks so much for making this such a success its first week!  Since the game was so successful and it is its first week, the judges and I decided to celebrate by handing out two Awards.  This will only be THIS week.  Rest assured, it was NO easy task narrowing it down to two!  I will be returning Saturday morning with six new letters for you all to have another go at!  Thanks so much for playing this week and I hope you all have as much fun next week!

     Indigo from Raven's Lament:
    
     Depression spawns personal warfare against sanity.

and...

     Missy from MISSYZ STUFF:

     Dad seemed perverted wearing a skirt!

Here are your Awards for your sidebar.  Right click and save as j.peg.  Congratulations again!!  Well done, gals and well done all!!

                               

Tags: Weekly Sentence with Val, Weekly Sentence, word games, word game, Raven's Lament, MISSYZ STUFF, congrats gals!!, blogplugs, come back and play!!

Two funnies...

I have two funnies for you all today.  I can really relate to both of them.  The first I can relate to because I am constantly losing things.  I spend so much time each day searching, and searching, and searching... LOL...
                        

This second cartoon I relate to very well, too.  How many women (and men) out there take off as much as you can before you get weighed at the doctor's office?  Do you take off your coat/sweater?  Your shoes?  Do you drop your purse or set it on something?  Do you yell to your mate or anyone around to step away from the scale?  LOL



Hope you enjoyed!!  Val =) xox

       

Tags: cartoons, funnies, Garfield, weight, LOL!

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Photo Shoot, "old"...

Krissy's subject this week for her photo shoot is "old".  One of my favorite things in the whole world is trees.  I love to think about the history of a tree.  When was it planted?  Did anyone climb its branches?  Sit under its shade?  They fascinate me - as if they almost have a soul.  I love crooked branches and weeping branches.  The colored leaves in the Fall really move me!  Today I have two trees for you.  They must be quite old.  The first has a knotty tree trunk.  It lives in a local park.  I am sure a lot kids have played in its shade as it is next to a playground.

                   

The next tree I have for you is a tree that is across the street from my apartment.  I have shown it to you all a couple of years ago.  It is called my "V Tree".  It stands in front of a church that's about 200 years old.  When I go outside it screams my name.  It also yells other "V" words to me.  In the Winter it is a perfect shaped V with very few branches coming out of it.  Here it is in late Summer full of green leaves getting ready to turn its Fall shades.


                 

I hope you enjoyed my "old" pictures!  If you would like to play the photo shoot stop by Sometimes I Think.  Thanks for stopping by!

         

Tags: The Original Photo Shoot with Krissy, Sometimes I Think, photo shoot, photography, trees, old

A new game...Come play!...

Good Saturday to you all, journal friends!  I thought I would try out a new game today.  I hope that you all will have fun with it!  It is called "Weekly Sentence".  I have thought about this for a couple of weeks and ironed out how it is going to work.   It is explained below.


                


*  Each Saturday I will give you a set of six letters.  A sentence
    must be made from these letters.  The letters today are:
    DSPWAS.  An example of a sentence could be - Don't Shoot
    Pool With A Shark!  These letters MAY NOT be re-arranged.

* There is a three - five persons judge panel (of JLand journalers)
    who will pick the best sentence submitted each week.  How will we
    decide on the winner?  The submission that receives the strongest
    reaction from us -  Did it make us laugh, sad, ponder, etc.?

* The winner will receive a logo for their sidebar with their
    screen name on it.

* Place submissions in comments section.  If you do this game as an
    entry in your journal please come back and leave your ENTIRE
    entry URL so your entry can be judged.  Submissions are due by
   Wednesday, 4PM EST.  The winner will be announced Friday
    morning or afternoon and they will receive an email with their
    winner's logo.

* A new set of letters will be placed in my journal, There is a
   Season, every Saturday Morning.

If you have more than one submission, only your first one counts.  Thank you.

   Today's Letters: DSPWAS

   Have fun!!!

   

Tags: Weekly Sentence with Val, Weekly Sentence, word games, word game, blogplugs, play along!

"Nice Matters"...

I received a "Nice Matters Award" from my sister Krissy.  I am so humbled, honey.  Thank you.

This award was created by Genevieve Olsen of Bella-Enchanted who says this:

"This award will be awarded to those that are just nice people, good blog friends and those that inspire good feelings and inspiration!  Those that care about others, that are there to lend support, or those that are just a positive influence on our blogging world!"

Wow, I think this is so positive!   Thanks again, Krissy!

Now comes the hard part of narrowing down my picks.  I am allowed to choose a few journalers to hand the award off to.  I thought for a couple days on this.  I would like to give it to so many of you, but I had to narrow it down.  So I now present the "Nice Matters Award" to the following:

Merry:  Merry from Merry's Thoughts, the good and bad, dreams and wishes has quietly been a confidante of so many in JLand.  She is a cheerleader and quietly loves and supports others in the background.  She champions many causes.  As I've gotten to know Merry I find her to be the nicest of the nice!!

Sylvia:  Sylvia from Ye Olde English Posy  has many things that she must do athome to care for her husband.  Yet, through her blog, she is constantly gracing us with her inspirational stories and poems and her stunningly beautiful photos.  Taking the time to do this for us, is indeed nice.

Kellen:  Kellen from Faith in Roman Catholicism has helped us through his wonderful blog.  Although he is still a young man, he gives us sage advice.  Kellen has also enhanced the blogging community by fostering great community spirit.  If you've ever joined one of his Journal Tournaments, you'll know what I mean.  They are educational, community building, but most importantly just plain fun!  Kellen's a joy to have in the blogging community.  And Kellen's more than nice.  He's really nice.

Jeannette:  Jeannette from Jeannette's Jottings shares with us her poignant poetry and stories and beautiful photography in her blog.  She has also shared her journey with breast cancer treatment.  She allowed us to follow her to her appointments.  She champions animal and hunger causes and has a large readership.  She is a joy to read and a joy to know!

Congratulations on your Awards!  You may pick them up below and pass them on:

                                

If you want to see Krissy's picks her entry is here.

Thanks for stopping by!

            

Tags: Nice Matters Award, nice, blogplugs, Nice really does matter!!!

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Happy Birthday, John!

It's a special weekend in my family!!  You see, my brother-in-law, John, is celebrating his second birthday!!  He received his bone marrow transplant for bone marrow cancer two years ago to prevent full-blown leukemia.  What a ride it has been.  You can read his thoughts about his birthday in and entry in his journal too stubborn to die and in a poignant interview with his wife Krissy in Sometimes I Think.  They are worth reading!!  Happy Birthday, John!!  You are my wind and I love you!!

    

                                               

Tags: bone marrow transplant, myelodysplasia, bonemarrow cancer, leukemia, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, too stubborn to die, Sometimes I Think, Happy Birthday John!!

Black and White photo shoot...

            

This week's subject for Krissy's photo shoot is "Black and White".  I have three photos for you today.  One is in my signature tag.  All of these flowers were full of color, very vibrant color.  I like them in black and white as well.  They have a different "feel" to them.  I hope you like them!  If you would like to play, visit Krissy at Sometimes I Think.  She has a new subject each week.


             

              


Hope you are having a good week and I hope you stop by again!

              

Tags: The Original JLand Photo Shoot with Krissy, JLand Photo Shoot, photo shoot, photo hunt, photography, black and white photography, b&w photography, black and white, colors, flowers, play along!

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