Girl, you pegged everyone! I'll miss you this weekend!

Cindy, have fun with your new camera. Congratulations! Dawn \\ My Home Sweet Home Decorated with Family, Faith, and Photoshop find me online: blog \\ social media \\ design \\ NAPP \\ HSBA \\ HOTM \\ (in)courage \\ Blissfully Domestic

I just fixed it and am about to upload the replacements. Which size do you need? Dawn Dawn \\ My Home Sweet Home Decorated with Family, Faith, and Photoshop find me online: blog \\ design \\ NAPP \\ HSBA \\ HOTM \\ (in)courage

Those fabrics are so beautiful it makes me wish I was crafty and actually sewed. :-)

I subscribe in a reader, which is how I got here. Of course I follow you on Twitter, dahling! :-)

You inspired me and I did submit an Iggy contest entry!!!!

The obstacle that I have to overcome in everyday life is finding all the shoes. That may sound silly, but with 9 people in our household, 4 of them 10 and under, shoes are always missing. It makes us late way more often than it should. It's a nightmare on Sunday mornings.

I tweeted! http://twitter.com/DawnMHSH/status/11904666063

I want to win because I have never had an iPod or iTunes gift card; am always cold and would love the blanket; and have a serious bag addiction (shhh! don't tell!).

Oh, my goodness - loving the dialogue here! Other than a couple of posts about things I felt obligated to share, I've enjoyed writing so much since returning from BlissDom. Creative juices, and all that. And you know what? About 6 email subscribers have unsubscribed in the last 3 week. Email subscribers. The ones who are supposed to love you, right? But I have an extra special new email subscriber—Arianne—and she makes up for people who maybe don't like it that I'm not running any giveaways, or whatever made them happy before but not now. So I'm pledging to not get depressed if pageview dip below the acceptable number I've arbitrarily set in my head, and concentrate on things like the sleeping four-year-old darling in my lap who was up sick all night. Perspective. Any time blogging makes you feel like you're back in high school, that's a big fat red flag.

You are certainly not the only one who struggles with similar issues, you just addressed it in advance. I'll help you with that sweet baby; can't wait to meet her. I have a baby sling in my closet that just didn't work for me and I rarely used it. I'm feeling very much like my 4yod is the caboose for us. I ought to use it for a BlissDom giveaway, or hey — I could take it and wrap around your Baby Bjorn and no one will be the wiser. ;-) I'll probably have Canon users snubbing my Nikon.

Michelle, I really feel for you. I wonder how many of us feel trapped in our blogs. My rule has always been to apply a four-fold post filter: Would it be okay for my pastor/father/neighbor/husband's boss to read? The "husband's boss" filter is a killer. He is a selfish man who doesn't invest profits into the company; therefore, when times are tough business-wise, he cuts pay. Last January he cut pay by 10% and then followed it with another 15% in February. Unbelievably, we got the 10% back at the end of the year, but don't know if we'll ever get the rest. With a large family, it's really tough. As more people I know read, it feels like there's less and less I can say. Saving a big hug for you in Nashville... (There needs to be a new blog titled "Incognito" where we can post what we need to say!)

I'm doing photos, too! I ordered four more copies of the little family photo book I carried at Type-A, for the grandparents. I gave friends framed photos, too. My oldest son (at college) told me at Thanksgiving that he wanted a framed photo of us (his parents). I'm also framing one for him of the family, the one from the Christmas card. I've still got two days to get it done, right? At least I already have the pictures and the frames. ;-) BTW, I love Awkward Family Photos, too. It's right up there with the People of Walmart site.

I just gave you a vote! What a good cause. :-)