<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149</id><updated>2024-09-10T08:13:38.652-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Life in the country</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>17</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-2222629105900757945</id><published>2011-01-01T12:33:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-01T12:34:44.257-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Spas &amp; Hot Tubs | Swimtown Pools</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.swimtownpools.com/spas_and_hot_tubs_s/2.htm&quot;&gt;Spas &amp;amp; Hot Tubs | Swimtown Pools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Quick and easy scavenger hunt for the chance to win an Ipod Shuffle or a gift card! Gotta love it! Good luck all!&lt;br /&gt;
Official rules:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 10px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 10px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.swimtownpools.com/spas_and_hot_tubs_s/2.htm&quot; id=&quot;userfly_327&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #5c79a3; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;http://www.swimtownpools.com/spas_and_hot_tubs_s/2.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/2222629105900757945/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2011/01/spas-hot-tubs-swimtown-pools.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/2222629105900757945'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/2222629105900757945'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2011/01/spas-hot-tubs-swimtown-pools.html' title='Spas &amp; Hot Tubs | Swimtown Pools'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-5970606534922538761</id><published>2010-12-25T11:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-25T11:33:30.327-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Momma Told Me: Tasty Tuesday- Cranberry Naturals Review and Giveaway!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://mommasaiddayslikethese.blogspot.com/2010/12/tasty-tuesday-cranberry-naturals-review.html&quot;&gt;Momma Told Me: Tasty Tuesday- Cranberry Naturals Review and Giveaway!&lt;/a&gt; Another wonderful giveaway posted at Momma told me. It is hard to keep our refrigerator full of cranberry juice with my youngest son around! As a mom, though, I&#39;d much rather see him reaching for the juice versus soda pop for sure. You can check out the giveaway here - &lt;a href=&quot;http://mommasaiddayslikethese.blogspot.com/2010/12/tasty-tuesday-cranberry-naturals-review.html&quot;&gt;http://mommasaiddayslikethese.blogspot.com/2010/12/tasty-tuesday-cranberry-naturals-review.html&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/5970606534922538761/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/momma-told-me-tasty-tuesday-cranberry.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/5970606534922538761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/5970606534922538761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/momma-told-me-tasty-tuesday-cranberry.html' title='Momma Told Me: Tasty Tuesday- Cranberry Naturals Review and Giveaway!'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-8686673636126087046</id><published>2010-12-25T09:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-25T09:10:46.102-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sammi&#39;s Blog Of Life: Handy International Review and Giveaway</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wordsearchpuzzledreams.com/2010/12/handy-international-review-and-giveaway.html&quot;&gt;Sammi&#39;s Blog Of Life: Handy International Review and Giveaway&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is giveaway is making my mouth water already! Just love those crab cakes to add variety to any evening meal. Seafood night here we come!&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/8686673636126087046/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/sammis-blog-of-life-handy-international.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/8686673636126087046'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/8686673636126087046'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/sammis-blog-of-life-handy-international.html' title='Sammi&#39;s Blog Of Life: Handy International Review and Giveaway'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-6826993261057943352</id><published>2010-12-25T07:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-25T07:49:57.405-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Cake Mom: Foodie Friday: Spike Seasoning Review and GIVEAWAY! (3 WINNERS)</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://jamielz.blogspot.com/2010/12/foodie-friday-spike-seasoning-review.html&quot;&gt;Cake Mom: Foodie Friday: Spike Seasoning Review and GIVEAWAY! (3 WINNERS)&lt;/a&gt; - this would be wonderful for seasoning up a variety of meals. We would have a ball trying out the different seasonings on deer jerky - tis the season!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/6826993261057943352/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/cake-mom-foodie-friday-spike-seasoning.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/6826993261057943352'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/6826993261057943352'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/cake-mom-foodie-friday-spike-seasoning.html' title='Cake Mom: Foodie Friday: Spike Seasoning Review and GIVEAWAY! (3 WINNERS)'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-4678318007084496074</id><published>2010-12-24T17:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-24T17:11:14.024-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Survey Junkie Review &amp; Giveaways: Holiday Edition: Kajeet ~ Cell Phones Made For Kids Review &amp; LG Rumor Giveaway</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sjunkie.com/2010/12/holiday-edition-kajeet-cell-phones-made.html&quot;&gt;Survey Junkie Review &amp;amp; Giveaways: Holiday Edition: Kajeet ~ Cell Phones Made For Kids Review &amp;amp; LG Rumor Giveaway&lt;/a&gt; - Wow, this is even better than the plan I was going to get for the kids! Quite a deal for the adults as well. Check out the giveaway here or head on over to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kajeet.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.kajeet.com&lt;/a&gt;.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/4678318007084496074/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/survey-junkie-review-giveaways-holiday.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/4678318007084496074'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/4678318007084496074'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/survey-junkie-review-giveaways-holiday.html' title='Survey Junkie Review &amp; Giveaways: Holiday Edition: Kajeet ~ Cell Phones Made For Kids Review &amp; LG Rumor Giveaway'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-1884291420324814232</id><published>2010-12-24T16:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-24T16:50:51.482-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Life of a Home Mom » Carmex Moisture Plus Review &amp; Giveaway</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://homemom3.com/carmex-moisture-plus-review-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-13552&quot;&gt;The Life of a Home Mom » Carmex Moisture Plus Review &amp;amp; Giveaway&lt;/a&gt; - Another wonderful Carmex giveaway! Who couldn&#39;t use this, especially this time of year!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/1884291420324814232/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/life-of-home-mom-carmex-moisture-plus.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/1884291420324814232'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/1884291420324814232'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/life-of-home-mom-carmex-moisture-plus.html' title='The Life of a Home Mom » Carmex Moisture Plus Review &amp; Giveaway'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-6699465003243232213</id><published>2010-12-24T13:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-24T13:30:29.201-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Giveaway: Savvy Cents Wallet/Coupon Organizer! : Mom&#39;s Focus on Cyber World</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://momsfocusonline.com/giveaway-savvy-cents-walletcoupon-organizer.html&quot;&gt;Giveaway: Savvy Cents Wallet/Coupon Organizer! : Mom&#39;s Focus on Cyber World&lt;/a&gt; - Wow, I am forever losing my coupons, driver&#39;s license or bank card in my purse. What a wonderful way to organize!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/6699465003243232213/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/giveaway-savvy-cents-walletcoupon.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/6699465003243232213'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/6699465003243232213'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/giveaway-savvy-cents-walletcoupon.html' title='Giveaway: Savvy Cents Wallet/Coupon Organizer! : Mom&#39;s Focus on Cyber World'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-7682906965381770422</id><published>2010-12-19T14:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-19T14:04:35.143-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Life is a Sandcastle: Hickory Farms Review &amp; Giveaway</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifeisasandcastle.blogspot.com/2010/12/hickory-farms-review-giveaway.html&quot;&gt;Life is a Sandcastle: Hickory Farms Review &amp;amp; Giveaway&lt;/a&gt; - It is the time of year that we as families all enjoy tasty selections from &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 24px; &quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hickoryfarms.com/&quot; style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline; &quot;&gt;Hickory Farms&lt;/a&gt;. You can check out this great giveaway at Life is a Sandcastle.&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/7682906965381770422/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/life-is-sandcastle-hickory-farms-review.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/7682906965381770422'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/7682906965381770422'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/life-is-sandcastle-hickory-farms-review.html' title='Life is a Sandcastle: Hickory Farms Review &amp; Giveaway'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-3364858026190797244</id><published>2010-12-19T13:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-19T13:10:27.280-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Another great giveaway from Laughing Mama</title><content type='html'>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Georgia, &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif;&quot;&gt;Another great cause that I stumbled across today - an organization to help women get back into the workforce by becoming more skillful. All of the details are noted in Laughing Mama&#39;s blog, as well as a wonderful bean gift basket to be given away to one lucky reader. Check it out here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://laughinglindsay.com/index.php/2010/12/womens-bean-project-gift-basket-giveaway/&quot;&gt;http://laughinglindsay.com/index.php/2010/12/womens-bean-project-gift-basket-giveaway/&lt;/a&gt;!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/3364858026190797244/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/another-great-giveaway-from-laughing.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/3364858026190797244'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/3364858026190797244'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/another-great-giveaway-from-laughing.html' title='Another great giveaway from Laughing Mama'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-6099435361859486087</id><published>2010-12-19T12:16:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-19T12:16:18.531-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Multi-Finishing Sander giveaway!</title><content type='html'>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Wow, what another handy tool to have around the house. Definitely will keep the hubby busy. The giveaway is hosted here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/skil-octo-multi-finishing-sander-giveaway/&quot;&gt;http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/skil-octo-multi-finishing-sander-giveaway/&lt;/a&gt;. Good luck to all!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/6099435361859486087/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/multi-finishing-sander-giveaway.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/6099435361859486087'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/6099435361859486087'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/multi-finishing-sander-giveaway.html' title='Multi-Finishing Sander giveaway!'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-5432184556964941868</id><published>2010-12-19T09:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-19T09:05:52.465-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Dragonfly necklace giveaway by the featured artist</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Georgia, &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif;&quot;&gt;Beautiful handcrafted dragonfly necklace perfect for the teenage daughter! This giveaway is hosted by the featured artist, herself, and you can find it here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lymenaideholidaybazaar.blogspot.com/p/featured-artist.html&quot;&gt;http://lymenaideholidaybazaar.blogspot.com/p/featured-artist.html&lt;/a&gt;. Congrats to the artist for being featured!&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/5432184556964941868/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/dragonfly-necklace-giveaway-by-featured.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/5432184556964941868'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/5432184556964941868'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/dragonfly-necklace-giveaway-by-featured.html' title='Dragonfly necklace giveaway by the featured artist'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-3175879961978269511</id><published>2010-12-19T08:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-19T08:49:37.902-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Hamburger Helper and Tim McGraw giveaway</title><content type='html'>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Georgia, &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif;&quot;&gt;It seems that the economy has affected all of us one way or another. I came across this giveaway this morning, and wow, what a great way to actually help Americans. The giveaway is for a couple boxes of Hamburger Helper, a foam hand and a Tim McGraw CD. The reason for the giveaway is to promote awareness to all of us so that we know that for every code we entere off the box top of Hamburger Helper - 17 cents is donated to American food banks. If you are interested in this giveaway promoting this awareness, head on over to:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realheartprints.com/2010/12/show-your-helping-hand-giveaway/&quot;&gt;http://www.realheartprints.com/2010/12/show-your-helping-hand-giveaway/&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Georgia, &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif;&quot;&gt;Giveaway details are listed in the post. This one ends today, and good luck!&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/3175879961978269511/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/hamburger-helper-and-tim-mcgraw.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/3175879961978269511'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/3175879961978269511'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/hamburger-helper-and-tim-mcgraw.html' title='Hamburger Helper and Tim McGraw giveaway'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-3312663091099776070</id><published>2010-12-19T08:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-19T08:21:05.239-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Candle giveaway at New Age Mama!</title><content type='html'>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;As I said, I am off to my sweepstakes for the day. The first one that I have come across and would love to win is a beautiful scented candle from&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://flamesandwicks.com/&quot;&gt;http://flamesandwicks.com/&lt;/a&gt;. This giveaway is hosted by New Age Momma, which can be found here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newagemama.blogspot.com/2010/11/holiday-gift-guide-flames-wicks-candle.html&quot;&gt;http://newagemama.blogspot.com/2010/11/holiday-gift-guide-flames-wicks-candle.html&lt;/a&gt;. The candles look beautiful and they have a wonderful selection of fragrances. This giveaway ends today so head on over!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/3312663091099776070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/candle-giveaway-at-new-age-mama.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/3312663091099776070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/3312663091099776070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/candle-giveaway-at-new-age-mama.html' title='Candle giveaway at New Age Mama!'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-6106408406000778877</id><published>2010-12-19T07:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-19T07:14:00.567-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Last day of relaxation</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Georgia, &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Wow, can you believe the weekend is almost over! Hubby is out hunting for the illustrious buck, and I am on the computer of course :-)! Looking forward to pancakes and sausage patties for breakfast very soon, I am making myself hungry just typing about food............then it&#39;s off to spending time with the kids and hitting the hay around 3pm - working 2 jobs for a couple of weeks (3rd &amp;amp; 1st shift,) can you say tired???? It will be well worth it in the end, I don&#39;t think I have stopped smiling since I got the news about my office job!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Georgia, &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Anyways, off to the sweepstakes. Looks like maybe my dry spell is over - I won a book this morning! Here&#39;s to hoping!&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/6106408406000778877/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/last-day-of-relaxation.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/6106408406000778877'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/6106408406000778877'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/last-day-of-relaxation.html' title='Last day of relaxation'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-5933559517010562807</id><published>2010-12-18T09:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-18T09:18:18.626-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wish list improvement project for this summer</title><content type='html'>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I have been wishing for a chicken coop for about two years now. I am hoping this is the summer that it happens! We are currently going through over 3 dozen eggs a week and buying chicken 3X a week from the grocery. We own 7 1/4 acres - what a better way to be self-sufficient on the need for these products than by building our own chicken coop? Plus it would be great for my daughter, who just recently joined 4-H.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I recently came across this giveaway &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/paslode-holiday-giveaway/&quot;&gt;http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/paslode-holiday-giveaway/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;and I am sincerely hoping that this will give my hubby the incentive to get this project going! A cordless framing nailer would be great in the fact that we would not have to do all the labor manually - my husband would greatly appreciate this giveaway! This giveaway ends &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Georgia, &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 22px;&quot;&gt;December 18 at 11:59PM Eastern time so head over now for your entry! Good Luck!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/5933559517010562807/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/wish-list-improvement-project-for-this.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/5933559517010562807'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/5933559517010562807'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/wish-list-improvement-project-for-this.html' title='Wish list improvement project for this summer'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-640136647914593004</id><published>2010-12-18T08:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-18T08:26:28.820-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Marshall, our new addition to the family</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuhKDwJO6TiZycvAgKgcScTUU6cpDoeWCagwRUklRHQgu78Y3h__KmlCcK1X0kOusGvM6JagWspmGb7x4Z08LQ8FtAgU6Ws8uWoZgq-uWjnksCR7lAlzohbaVVfO-BeGVKGXev0reQNE/s1600/alex+009.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;242&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuhKDwJO6TiZycvAgKgcScTUU6cpDoeWCagwRUklRHQgu78Y3h__KmlCcK1X0kOusGvM6JagWspmGb7x4Z08LQ8FtAgU6Ws8uWoZgq-uWjnksCR7lAlzohbaVVfO-BeGVKGXev0reQNE/s320/alex+009.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;A Labradoodle! This is my son&#39;s Christmas present - all he could say was, &quot;It&#39;s a dog.&quot; Basically, he was speechless! We found Marshall, our pup, through &lt;a href=&quot;http://petfinder.com/&quot;&gt;petfinder.com&lt;/a&gt;. It is a wonderful program, and best of all it was easy to set up a meet and greet with our pup before actually saying this is the one.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/640136647914593004/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/marshall-our-new-addition-to-family.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/640136647914593004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/640136647914593004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/marshall-our-new-addition-to-family.html' title='Marshall, our new addition to the family'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuhKDwJO6TiZycvAgKgcScTUU6cpDoeWCagwRUklRHQgu78Y3h__KmlCcK1X0kOusGvM6JagWspmGb7x4Z08LQ8FtAgU6Ws8uWoZgq-uWjnksCR7lAlzohbaVVfO-BeGVKGXev0reQNE/s72-c/alex+009.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570586870091067149.post-695989486801277187</id><published>2010-12-18T08:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-18T08:12:30.558-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wow, so I have started a blog!</title><content type='html'>This will be a trip, definitely a learning experience! The wonderful world of the internet, lol! Now I just have to learn how to navigate, hehe.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/feeds/695989486801277187/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/wow-so-i-have-started-blog.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/695989486801277187'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2570586870091067149/posts/default/695989486801277187'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeinthecountry-melissa.blogspot.com/2010/12/wow-so-i-have-started-blog.html' title='Wow, so I have started a blog!'/><author><name>melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05810973221778224246</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuCo7lGgBRG-9SlQnkIAOD9oKZLeoGR2CSp74CJTymrr9dTAvS7ArNUdmnugw8NSatmoeSmic2ux_PMs4FxLj5pUw1Lpqvrf5AzW2SEtug5n4ImSp7-2ggmuamxPNGg/s220/050.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>