I am currently setting up the blog at wordpress on my host. Please update your bookmarks, ect. If you encounter any 404's or any other weird stuff, please be patient or let me know. I will try to get it done ASAP:)

Thanks!

Lots to add this Friday. First, I received another award!! Thank you Christy (Writer's Reviews) for this awesome award! You can find the details and award code on Monday Morning Power. Now it's my turn to bestow this honorable award to others. Hmmm,.....


Betshopboy This guy is awesome! He is very complimenting and encouraging. In fact, he was the one that nominated me for the Top Female Blogger list:)

Skeet's Stuff The sweetest gal. She is so funny too:) She's always friendly to everyone and deserves much more than this award.

I know EVERYTHING - just ask my hubby Wonderful woman! Very generous and very kind:)

Pass it on folks!

Did you notice?......My back got scratched! Woohoo! Basically, you pay to be on the scratchback board. All you have to do is tip a $1 and you get on the board. While it is no follow, you will still benefit from the traffic I received. We all want some traffic right? Anyways, once all spots are filled and someone else comes along that wants on there, the first person will get "bumped" off. Get it? So if you want a way to be seen, all you have to do is scratch my back, and then I'll scratch yours:)

It looks like Google decide to slap some people around. @#$holes! Many people were affected by it and it's sad to say the least.

If you haven't joined my community, please do. I would love to have some new members and I'm trying to win a contest;)

I guess that's it for now. I might not blog too much this weekend. We have plans:) Ya'll have a goodun'.

We were fortunate a enough to receive the book before it was out for sale so wegot to see what exactly was in the book. I thought I would share 2 or 3 pics with you that are in the book and if you want to buy it, it's for sale:) I took these pictures straight from the book so my quality is not too great..sorry 'bout that. Great gift for ranch folk. We like to decorate with these kinds of books that have people we know in them!

After much debate, I have decided to change this blog back to what I intended it to be in the first place, a blog about ranching, cowboys, cowgirls, family, ect. After getting caught up in the money hype, I realized I was becoming one of them. You know, those money making blogs. I'll still have my other blogs that do exactly that, but have decided to leave that kind of stuff where it belongs, so it will end on this blog (for the most part). I will monetize my blog with relevant ads that fall into the western/cowboy theme but that's about all.

Why some people won't like this-

There are going to be people that will dislike this decision for the simple fact of my lack of participation in certain things. This is a big risk on my part because I could lose some readership by not joining in on things that I normally do. For example: I will only be participating in 1 or 2 memes and they will involve photography....you know who you are.

My Apology-

I want to apologize to the people who might be dissappointed with this and perhaps even hurt by it. It's nothing personal at all, it's just that I want to get back to my roots and blog because I WANT to and not because I have to or because I feel bad about not joining in on something. Ya know what I mean? I'm sorry for drifting in another direction and turning this blog into something it's not.

I have made some wonderful friends and hope you will support this decision and continue to read my blog. Feel free to leave comments on any questions, thoughts, or opinions you may have about this.

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This is the result of some rootin' tootin' fun playing football and visitin'. At around 12:00pm, this little cowpoke had about all the fun he could stand and finally just gave out right there on the sofa. Poor lil fella. He belongs to some good friends of ours who were invited over to have some rootin' tootin' fun themselves.

A little while back, I won this bear from the Mad Doll Doctor and thought I would show him off and give a special thank you!! THANK YOU SO MUCH, HE IS WONDERFUL!! In fact, I had planned to give him to my niece but I don't know now. He sure is cute and could use a pal to talk to here at the house:) It's so much fun to win things!!!

My skin is not naturally purified so I need all the help I can. In UK, they offer some beauty products to give you that Natural Skin Care kind of look. Who doesn't love beauty products, right?! Hey, this would also make a great Christmas gift people!! Head over and check it out..I know I have UK visitors.

My husband made his first bit! This was a new challenge because he hasn't even seen anyone build one of these. I think he did pretty darn good! I'm so proud of him, especially since he hasn't had any coaching what-so-ever. He's got some spurs on ebay right now. They have a naked lady on one side and a playboy bunny on the other. Anyways, here's the bit............

With all the money I'm making from Payperpost, I will sure enough need to find some tax deductions. After checking out what can and cannot be counted, I picked some that I will be using.

1. Internet Bill--Ours is through Wildblue which means mega bucks a month.
2. Hosting Fees--Yep, I'm paid for a year but you can bet that will be added on!
3. Domain Fees--Yep, I've got 5 or 6 so far;) That quickly adds up.
4. Office Supplies--I LOVE office supplies but they can get quite costly.
5. Templete/Theme/Logo Fees--Did some things here and there.
6. Advertising--I did some advertising too. That really paid off!
7. Paid Submission--I submitted my site to a few places that I had to pay for so you can bet I will count it in.
8. Coaching--I needed some advice from the high rollers:)
9. Business cards--I haven't done it yet but it's in the plans.
10. Camera & acc.--I use my camera nonstop for my blogging. The memory card, batteries, etc will be a great deduction.
11. TAX software--Yes, you can deduct this too. I do my online every year so I qualify for this.
12. Images--I have quite a few images, including my cowgirl you see in the header. These are deductible as well.
13. Blogging software--This can be photoshop or web form builders. Lots can go under this that would qualify.

I love my design!! I am so happy with it. I added my new favicon last night and got rid of a bunch of unwanted junk. There are still some things to do like add photos for my photos link but I can't decide how I want to do that. I'll figure something out! I will also be fiddling with my blogroll so if we were supposed to exchange links and I didn't add you, please let me know so I can get you on there. It seems like everyone has been very receptive to the new design and that pleases me a great deal. YOU are the main reason I had this blog made over. If you have any other suggestions or critiques, please feel free to let me know via my contact page. Yes, I now have my own contact page with an official form:)

Thank you for all for the kinds words.

P.S. I wanted to point out that there might be a few more paid posts than normal this month. I would like to earn some extra spending money for Christmas and doing paid to blog bits help a great deal. Just thought I'd let you know that;)

I have mentioned before about How romance powers relationships but some people have difficulty expressing themselves. There is help for relationships that lack romance, you just have to look for it. I have often said when there is romance between spouses, the environment as a whole is healthier. This doesn't mean you have to be affectionate in public or get down to the nitty gritty, it just means finding a way to be passionate with each other in your own way. So, what's your definition of romance?
Need help in this department? This guy can help you out!

If you live in the UK and are need of some Payday Loans, then you might want to visit RobertsBridgeFinancial.com. They can help you get you between £80 up to £750 and it can be deposited right into your account. If you are struggling to reach your next paycheck, then you might consider this, however, you should do this wisely. This will shorten your next real paycheck so be sure to make that adjustment.

Well, here it is! What do you guys think? I LOVE it!! Woohoo:) Amanda over at Blogger Buster was the creater of all this. She worked hard to give me what I wanted and make sure everything was looked right in all browsers. Thank you sooooo much Amanda! YOU ROCK!

If you notice, I still have my sidebars but I also have, what I call, a footer "sidebar"..lol. I love all the pictures and colors. She even made me some cool banners for advertising! LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT.

I had originally planned to move to wordpress but since I have some PR on this blog, I decided to stay until I get the PR up on acowboyswife.com url;) I think this a wide decision for the moment.

I was going to include a screenshot for those of you who check out my blog in your reader but then I thought...no way! YOU have to come and see it for yourself:)

It loads MUCH faster so you shouldn't have trouble viewing it now.

Please bare with me while I add my blogroll. I have a list of everyone that was on it and you will still be on it. I'll also be taking certain things off the blog to make it cleaner.

Well, I hope you leave a comment and tell me whatcha think:)

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Talk about needing a makeover! Their garage flooring is yuck. There are stains and cracks that make it an unsightly scene. There are some things they should buy to help this because I know they don't want their neighbors or friends to see it like that. They could clean it and then recover it in tiles to give it a brand new look. While this is work, this could be a great gift for the guys!