Illustration Friday ~ Pattern

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I’m told if you leave a mouse sized morsel next to a pile of socks that need darning, pants that need patches or a shirt with missing buttons, in the morning you’ll find the cheese gone and your clothes carefully mended.

I’ve also heard he’s partial to Gouda!

Please keep voting for Sorry Doesn’t Clean it Up in the ABC’s Children’s Picture Book Competition. Vote daily until Oct. 4, 2009

http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/SorryDoesntCleanItUp.html

Sunday is Voting Day!

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Voting day is just around the corner. All the preparations and planning are pretty much done! This is one last push to remind you to vote.
During the contest we will be giving away fun story related prizes, beginning with the grand prize of a nifty super hero cape, tune in tomorrow for pictures. The fun is just beginning!
* The voting starts on Sept. 20 and ends Oct. 4, 2009

* Only one vote per day, per IP address

* Please tell everybody who is planning to vote to make sure they have their computers/Internet browser set to “allow cookies” or their votes will not register.

Voting link:http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/SorryDoesntCleanItUp.html

Below is a coloring page for the kids. You can print Here and email it back to me. Then check back to see your work on the Sorry Doesn’t Clean it Up Blog
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If I’ve driven you crazy with my rambling and promotional posts bear with me a bit longer…. you all know how hard this industry is to break into…. that tasty carrot forever dangling in font of the nose. I would just like a little nibble!!
A big thank you to Caroline Soer for adding my button to her side bar… and to all of you who visit my blog and leave your encouraging comments. I feel as though we are a all neighbors in the world’s coolest neighborhood!

Happy Birthday Liv

s-presentsAmidst all the beribboned packages  purchased at Toys R Us there will be a few things made from home.  I usually let them have these presents first thing in the morning to ease the wait for the big birthday bash!

The trick was try to find a time to work on them when little eyes weren’t  spying.  There were a few late nights!

Happy Birthday Pud…. the big 4!

Illustration Friday ~ Strong


Just what makes that little ol’ ant
Think he’ll move that rubber tree plant
Anyone knows an ant, can’t
Move a rubber tree plant

But he’s got high hopes… he’s got high hopes
He’s got high apple pie in the sky hopes
So any time you’re getting low
‘Stead of letting go,
Just remember that ant.
Oops there goes another rubber tree plant.

Sorry Doesn’t Clean it Up Goes Live

So Tyler and I and Liv of course…. put our acting shoes back on… OK…technically Liv’s too young to have any…. to make this book trailer-ish video!

Guess who is who… and I am not grandpa!

Voting starts soon!

  • The voting starts on Sept. 20 and ends Oct. 4, 2009
  • Only one vote per day, per IP address
  • Please tell everybody who is planning to vote to make sure they have their computers/Internet browser set to “allow cookies” or their votes will not register.

Voting link:

http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/SorryDoesntCleanItUp.html

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