Heart Like a Dog

The Good, the Bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs!

This Is Going To Be Harder Than I Thought

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Remember these guys?  They are featured on the cover of The Dogs of Blogville Calendar.

Ryder and Kori from All Things Collie

 

I’m trying to get the Dogs of Blogville Calendar ordering worked out.  I had hopes that WordPress had a plugin for ordering.  From what I can see they do, except it’s designed for people purchasing digital items.  Which works great for e-books, but not so great for calendars.

Right now it looks like I will be ordering the calendars from either Vista Print or Costco, they are the two with the cheapest prices.  I can get the calendars for just under $10, assuming I can send them to you via Priority Mail, we should make a profit of $5 on each calendar.

I had hopes of getting the calendars for less money, so we could donate more, but I can’t find anyone cheaper than $10.

If you know of somewhere else, please let me know.  I don’t plan on ordering them until next weekend.

Right now the best I can see for ordering is to use my paypal account, if you don’t have a paypal account or aren’t comfortable with that method then you will need to contact me privately and we can make other arrangements. My paypal is connected to my auntiejodi@hotmail.com e-mail account.

It’s important to remember when you are using paypal to indicate the money is for a GIFT, if you do not do that, they will deduct a fee from it, which will decrease our donation to our beneficiaries.

There are a couple of other ways to increase profit.

1) If you live near someone and don’t mind delivering calendars, I can ship them to one address.

2) You can order more than one calendar. 🙂

3) You have the option of donating a bit more for your calendar.  The calendars are $20 each, if everyone donated just one additional dollar, it would add up.

It’s just an idea and certainly not required.

If I’ve done this right (sometimes I think I should just rename the blog “If I’ve Done This Right.) you can complete this form and all your information will be sent to me, I will then cross-check the form with the paypal payments and contact you directly if there are any problems.

I’d like to keep the ordering time short, perhaps stop the ordering by next Saturday morning so I can order them and hopefully get the calendars in time for Christmas.

Did I forget anything?

Thank You

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Exactly two years ago today, I sat down and started this blog.

The premise was derived from the movie, Julie and Julia, (without the cooking.)  Don’t get me wrong, I love cooking but for me the idea was more about writing.

My goal was to write a blog post every single day for one year to improve my writing and eventually achieve the status of published author.

It’s still my goal today. (Well not so much the writing every day part.)

My first post, was really pretty lame. At the time I started it, I had no idea what I would write on a daily basis, quite truthfully I really wasn’t even sure what a blog was.

In fact, I didn’t have a tag line for at least a couple of months, my header simply said Jodi Stone.  It wasn’t until one of my two readers suggested a tag line that I added, “Life with Sampson and Delilah.”

My first two days didn’t have titles, I just called them day one and day two.

I didn’t know what tags were (maybe I still don’t) in fact I didn’t tag anything until more than two months into my challenge.

I didn’t know how to get readers, what a blog hop was, how a blog hop worked, what the code was or how to get it to work on my blog.

Well I think you’re getting the idea, I basically knew nothing at all about blogging.

Well, as you can tell, I’ve learned a few things. The biggest thing I’ve learned is it’s not just about writing, it’s about the interaction with my readers and the friendships and relationships I’ve made.

I completed my goal that first year, (except for one day when my granddaughter was born and that’s because I just forgot) and then I found myself committing to another full year of blogging.

Well today dear friends and family, today I completed THAT goal.  Two full years of blogging every day.

And I couldn’t have done it without every single one of you. Your friendship and support mean so very much to me, and I just want to say thank you.

Thank you for reading, thank you for commenting and thank you for all the other ways you show me how much you care.

A few of my favorite pictures. 🙂

Have a great weekend!

 

 

 

Co-Hosted Follow Up Friday

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I got it together for a co-hosted Follow-Up Friday! Woot! Woot!!

My hostess this week is no stranger to blogville, I sometimes wonder how she does everything.  She posts almost every day, participates in almost every blog hop, comments on everyone’s posts, and still manages to hunt train three dogs.

Her Storm reminds me a lot of my Delilah.

Did you guess my Co-hostess?

It’s none other than the 2 Brown Dawgs Blog!!

Thank you so much for joining me in co-hosting this week and welcome aboard.

You know all about the Co-hosted Follow-Up Friday blog hop right?  Sometimes you write something that requires a follow-up or someone will leave a comment that really resonates with you…Follow-Up Friday Baby!

Feel free to copy the badge and join the party.

Follow-Up Friday Blog Hop

(Reminder, if you’re interested in co-hosting a FUF, please let me know in the comments.)

Yup, I got my act together for the co-hosting portion, trouble is I’m a little light on material.

Chillaxin, Happy Birthday, How Much Is That Doggie In The Window – Author’s Note

I had such a nice, relaxing time in New Hampshire.  As you could see from the photos Sampson and Delilah enjoyed themselves too.

I just love visiting my sister and it helps that she lives in such a cute little town.  I’ve often said to Hubby, I’m not sure if I could live there full-time, I’m really use to being on the go.

That being said these last few days have seemed so busy and stressed.

I know the obligations I have that keep me so busy are coming to an end, but right now, I’m really wishing to be back in New Hampshire where the only things I did was spend quality time with loved ones, write a blog post and play with my dogs.

Ah New Hampshire…..I miss you so.

 

And the Winner Is...- Update

I haven’t had a lot of time to work on this project.  I’ve been really focused on the NaNoWriMo challenge.  Even though I know I will fall short (I’m currently at just over 33,000 words) I’m planning on writing through tomorrow.

My plan is to work on the calendar this weekend, which I’m hoping will still mean the calendars will be here in time for Christmas.  I will of course keep you totally in the know. 😉

The Evolution of a Blog Post – Author’s Note

Whew, was I ever glad to see that I’m not the only one that struggles with posts sometimes. Some days they seem to come easier than others, you know?

A lot of times I have ideas for posts, so I’ll sign in to the blog, start the post and then leave it in draft format, to come back to another day when I am feeling challenged.

The trouble is I rarely if ever come back to it!

Canvas Art – A Review and Giveaway – Author’s Note

I really do love the look of the canvas prints and I’ve been wanting another one for ages, so I’m real glad I had the opportunity to get one.

My contact at Printcopia tells me they only ship to the U.S. but PLEASE DO NOT let that deter you from entering the contest.  If you enter and you live out of the U.S. I will work with you on getting the print.

How was your week?  Any big plans for the weekend?

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