Thing 26 - 23 Things Ning

This thing was a repeat - but not - from the original 23 Things. I joined the Ning in the original 23 Things. This time around I did different things. I added the badge to my blog - which I didn't do last time and I added a photo with a comment. It took me three tries to get the badge - why??? But I got the photo and comment on the first try. Leaving a message for another ninger was super easy. I am glad that I am working on more things at the same time as a friend is - that way we have the chance to leave messages for each other and talk through some of the things. She is much more tech saavy than I am - so our conversations are always somewhat one-sided.

Thing 25 - Bloggers' Toolkit - - - Widgets

I have been so very busy that I have let my blog slide.
I will be working hard to complete all my things by the deadline.

Widgets ~ okay this wasn't my favorite thing so far - but I am only starting back into the things. I added four different widgets to my blog. First I watched the videos about widgets, then went out and found some and added them. I started with Sitemeter. I thought it might be cool to see how much viewing my blog gets - I can't imagine that it gets much - I don't believe I blog about anything that amazing. I signed up for the sitemeter - but realized after I embedded it in my blog that it is not a counter on the blog, it is a site that you go to and check the stats from your blog. I should have checked it out more - I probably won't use this one much. I also added an optical illusion widget and a bubbles game. These two are strictly for fun. I think that these are great - but the illusions take a long time to load. The last of my four widgets is one I got from another site - the Pendragon site. If you have followed my blog you know that I love the Pendragon books - even got to meet and hang out with the author last year - so it is no big surprise that my last widget is a countdown to the last book in the series. I spent way more time on this thing than I thought I would - around an hour.

Had to change the layout back!

Greetings again! I have been too busy to work on my blog or my more things - soon I will get more time. Right now between work, family, sports, work, the reading club, and the upcoming bookfair there aren't enough hours in the day. I am currently stealing this time from the night and sleep to post. I had to change my blog layout back to the old one - I really liked the way it looked before. I am not sure if it is the same now that I have switched it back - but it's close. I will post more hopefully very soon - happy reading - have fun with the things!

Thing 24

I am hoping that this posting turns out alright. I have changed my blog: new template - not sure I like it - I really liked the old one - I may have to switch back - all my older posts are hard to read in the new template and I don't want to go change them all, and really - I like the template I picked last time as much now as I did when I picked it for 23 Things on a Stick. I went through and tried to give my avatar a "Make-over" but was left in the same spot as the template issue - I really like the one I made - the hat sells it for me.

I have registered my blog for More Things On a Stick and we are off and blogging!

Thing 24 ~ Refresh Your Blog

This is so much fun! I have refreshed my blog! I looked through the different layouts and really like this one! I have refreshed my photograph for our viewing pleasure and an rediscovering some of the fun places from the last 23 things! I can't wait to get going with this!

More Things on a stick!!!

I am so excited about More Things on a Stick!!! I can't wait to get started. So this is my first post for the new things. I will post again after I get my blog all refreshed and looking good.