"Name That Boy" Poll

August 3, 2009 By 3 Comments

A lot of really great names were proposed (with a few repeats). Some were sweet little boy names, some were symbolic, and a few sounded like names that the little boy inherited from a high-achieving great-grandpa.

After a grueling evaluation, I narrowed them down to just a few.

By the way, a friend dipped into his creative juices to come up with (among others) Loaded-Down Logan, Swamped Skyler, Stressed Sammy, and Tied-Up Trevor. His family already has two copies of book, however, so he asked to be left out of the poll. Another suggestion that wasn’t submitted in time was from my friend Bill who suggested “Bill” because the boy will eventually have to “pay” for his busyness in one way or another.

I’ve never used the poll feature on WordPress before, so if it doesn’t work, please let me know. I’ll figure out a plan B.

Here’s how it will work:

Vote once for the name you think best fits the boy on the cover of Not So Fast (see below for one last look).

Voting will stay open until 9:00 (EDT) Saturday morning, August 8.

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The person who suggested the name that gains the most votes will win a copy of the book.

NOTE: If the name that wins the vote was suggested by more than one person, I’ll do another random drawing between the two or three (or more) who suggested it.

Ready?

Name that boy!

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"Name That Boy" Contest: First Book Giveaway Winner

August 3, 2009 By 3 Comments

A big thanks to all who left comments and suggested names for the little boy on the cover of Not So Fast!

There were two ways to win. The first was to to enter the drawing by leaving a comment with a name suggestion. Each person who commented was entered into a drawing.

I wrote each person’s name on a strip of paper, folded each strip in half, and dropped them into a box lid.

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One of the kids drew out the winner.

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“Who won?” I asked.

“I’m not sure,” she replied. She was expecting the name of a person, not the name of an animal (and my poor handwriting didn’t help).

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The winner of the random drawing is Llama Momma!

(Why did I cut out the second part of her name? I wrote “Llama Mama” at first, then scribbled “Momma” over the top of “Mama” when I realized I’d spelled it wrong; so it was hard to read and too embarrassing to show in the photo.)

The second way to win is for your proposed name to gain the most votes in a poll. I’ll set up the poll soon so that the voting can begin.

Congratulations, Llama Mama Momma!

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Make-Do Mondays: Simple Glasses Fix

August 3, 2009 By 2 Comments

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At Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.

It’s a carnival celebrating creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. To participate, share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to link via Mr. Linky. Enjoy others’ ideas by clicking on Mr. Linky and then clicking on people’s names.

Here’s a mini-tutorial on Mr. Linky:

Click on the icon and a separate page will pop up. Type in your blog name and paste in the url of your new Make-Do Mondays post. Click enter and it should be live. If it doesn’t work, just include the link in the comments.

To visit people’s posts or check that yours worked, click on Mr. Linky and when the page comes up, click on a name. You should be taken right to the page provided.

Make-Do Mondays Participants

  1. My Practically Perfect Life (Make-Do Planter)
  2. Feels Like Home (Making Better Pancakes with What You Have)

Make-Do Mondays with Ann

When I dropped off my kids at youth group, I spotted a high school student who worked with me during VBS. When I waved and called out hello, I saw that she was sporting some make-do glasses.

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“Hey, you’ve got a safety pin on your glasses!” I exclaimed, thinking immediately of Make-Do Mondays.

They broke on a recent missions trip, she explained, and someone stuck the safety pin in them for a temporary repair.

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The trip was a few weeks ago, and she’s still wearing them.

I love that.

So I’m sharing her Make-Do Mondays solution, celebrating a teen’s ingenuity, confidence, and contentment.

How do you make do?

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