Bell Gram: September 2012

Sunday, September 30, 2012

October Birthdays!

October 2nd - Wallace

October 9th - Donovan

October 15th - Wanda

October 19th - James W. & Azarra

October 20th - Zuriyah

October 20th - Chris turns 80!

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Friday, September 21, 2012

Random Photos (Sep) 2

Ishmael, golfing

Billie, Wallace, Vata, Jean, Phillip and Mattie

Rodney and Lil Rodney

Uncle Tom and Phillip

Rikki, Billie, Glen, Mattie & Vata

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Fall 2012 Politics Page!

http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Pages/default.aspx

http://elections.mytimetovote.com/dates/arizona.html

http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/11/california-hits-record-high-182-million-voters-ahead-of-election.html

http://election.dos.state.fl.us/voting/voting-info.shtml

http://elections.mytimetovote.com/louisiana.html

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/nj_to_extend_mail-in_ballot_de.html

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20121102_Sandys_aftermath_disrupting_N_J__voting_facilities.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/us/politics/hurricane-sandy-threatens-to-disrupt-voting-on-election-day.html?_r=0

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57544598/how-sandy-has-impacted-voting-in-n.y-n.j-and-conn./

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-11-02/pa-dot-one-last-romney-foray-for-obama-to-defend

http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/2012dates.shtml

https://pol.moveon.org/2012calls/?id=56472-9659688-LnhM63x&t=6 (6 days left - A good time to call those in the swing states and give them a nudge)

(Below - President Obama and Mitt Romney Make Jokes At Al Smith Dinner)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/18/al-smith-dinner-obama-romney_n_1983512.html?ref=election-2012-blog&icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D222483

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/12/the-fiscal-legacy-of-george-w-bush/

http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/debates/first-presidential-debate

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ (CNN Election Center)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3096434/ (MSNBC)

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/index.html (Fox News)

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map (Ongoing Polls Check)

http://www.barackobama.com/health-care/tool/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=obama&utm_content=img+srchttpassetsbostaticcomemail20121028HowdoesObamacarehelppng+altForward+this+How+Obamacare+affects+you+border0+height280+width500&utm_campaign=em12_20121029_ft_act&source=em12_20121029_ft_act

Monday, September 17, 2012

Happy Birthday, Belinda!

Kim, Belinda, Kyesi, Candice & Karissa

Sunday, September 16, 2012

BETA 010 At World Of Dance - (Wynton's Group) 1st Place

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Handy Tip!

The Handmade Dress Infomercial: Do you suffer from scrached DVD's?

Do your children cry when they can't watch their favorite movie because of irritating scratches? Are you sick of paying good money for movies that are scratched minutes after you take them from the case? Do you often wish that we could just go back to VHS because you could leave them out in the rain, bring them in and use them for a coaster, and then let the baby throw it for fun and it would STILL WORK!? ME TOO!

We have struggled for years with scratched movies that were no longer watchable, but not anymore! We have finally found the secret formula to rid you of this nasty little problem forever!

Crest Kids Toothpaste! YES, that's what I said! Kids toothpaste!

A few months back I heard some place that toothpaste would take of scratches and I tried it and it didn't work, then the other day out of pure desperation I tried it my way. IT WORKED! So I decided this kind of news could not be kept secret, I have to tell the world! So I have put together a little tutorial for you.

First let me say this: I have tried this on DVDs, Cds, and a Wii game and it has worked like a charm every time, but on one REALLY scratched DVD I had to do it twice (after the second time it never skipped a lick- yeah I just said skipped a lick, shuuu-up). And it is my belief that you need to use kids toothpaste, because when I tried this before with adult toothpaste it didn't work (I think it was because it may have been too abrasive). It worked with this crest toothpaste so I will be sticking with this brand from now on. . All you need is toothpaste, a DVD, a clean soft towel, and a sink.

Now you will just dot on some toothpaste.

Spread it out evenly.

Then you will rub in circles applying pressure until the toothpaste starts to feel too dry and sticky to rub anymore. Pressure wise I would say just keep in mind that you are kind of buffing the scratches out of the plastic so you need to have a moderate amount of pressure. I rub with my first three fingers as shown above.

Then I rinse it off in warm water, rubbing gentle to make sure I have gotten off all the sticky. You don't want toothpaste in your DVD player.

Next pat the DVD dry with a soft clean towel.

And there you have it! A scratch free disc that the whole family will enjoy! You may still be able to see most of the scratches but they will be not be as deep now so they won't skip.
I hope this helps someone. We had so many movies that we have not watched in months because of scratches and now the kids feel like we have new movies.

xoxo,
Samantha

DISCLAIMER: I am no expert scratch getter, I'm a stay at home mama who is just sharing what has worked for me. You can try this at your own risk. LOL!

Also I haven't used this so can't say for sure that it works, but it might be worth trying. Rikki

A Favorite Quote!

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson