Mom It Forward This Halloween by BOOing!
October 26, 2009 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · Leave a Comment
Check out these great Halloween boo-ing ideas from fellow blogger and friend, Cindy Hopper from Skip to My Lou. She shares how it’s not to late to Mom It Forward Halloween style to your neighbors, family, and friends! What’s more is this is a perfect family activity! In her own words: “It is all about the ding & dash.”
Gather some treats, download and print this special Ghost Door Hanger and you are ready to go. One side lets everyone know you have been booed, the other a fun poem and instructions about how to BOO!
You might also like this unique way to BOO with a decorated plastic pumpkin. “Am I a Cat or Jack Boo Pumpkin” makes a great way to BOO your friends.
Another idea is to make a special BOO! Cone .
If you are into paper crafts a BOO! Sign is a wonderful way to share some Halloween fun!
Let the “BOOING” begin!
Topic Talk 2.2—Twilight
October 30, 2008 by jyl johnson pattee · 2 Comments
Help these GNO Gals, including your virtual party co-hostesses, enjoy their 15 minutes 24 hours of fame. Give it up for:
- Brenda Jean at In the Treetop.
- Carissa at GoodNCrazy.
- Jen at Daily Mish Mash.
- Jyl at Mommy Gossip.
In the Treetop, talks about her addiction totally normal love of the Twilight series in her post entitled, “It’s Confession Time.” There’s more where this excerpt comes from. Read on….
I don’t need a Twilight fix. It’s not like I’m reading parts again until I can get book three…I was just “refreshing” my memory on those parts that I read at 3 a.m. the first time. Stop laughing. It’s not like I needed to look up the movie information and the trailers, or HAD to tell my son that his girlfriend and I would be going to see it. (He can tag along after all). Addicted? No way. Excuse me now, I have to go catch up on the dishes, laundry, baking and other stuff I somehow got behind on this weekend. What?
GoodNCrazy, in her post: “It’s a Love-Hate Thing,” Carissa describes her view of Twilight as looking something like this. Wonder what her opinion of the series is! Hmmmm.
Daily Mish Mash, likes t-shirts Edward would undeniably find sexy! Check them out to see how you, too, can mystify this man, er, vampire!
Mommy Gossip makes a compelling argument that she IS the next Stephenie Meyer. Do you buy it? Read this post and decide for yourself whether Jyl and Steph are one and the same.
Thanks to our featured GNO Gals for submitting their Twilight-related posts.
Today is one of your last chances to be featured during this week’s Twilight-related Topic Talk.Wanna be featured? Sign up at the bottom of this post, comment here, or e-mail us at mommygossipgno AT gmail DOT com and provide your BLOG URL, linking to the post you’d like featured.
Topic Talk 2.1—Twilight
October 29, 2008 by jyl johnson pattee · 7 Comments
Drum roll please for today’s fabulous featured GNO Gals:
- Brandy at I’m Not Your Average Soccer Mom.
- Hannah at That Girl.
- Jazzy at Nerdlike.
- Jenni at Jiggety Jigg.
- Jessica at Bug and Bee.
- Sandra at On Living by Learning.
I’m Not Your Average Soccer Mom, first time GNO Gal, posts about how she discovered Twilight, became friends with our guest tweeter Lula, the fun she had at GNO, and her winning this week’s GNO giveaway. Congrats! Brandy.
That Girl and Nerdlike both go video on us, by posting Twilight-related YouTube links and this video. Thanks Hannah and Jazzy!
Jiggety Jigg posted about her Twilight-related shopping spree to Barnes & Noble. You gotta check out the goods she grabbed. Jenni, make sure to post a pic when you get the t-shirt. Sure you don’t want to get a lip ring? Edward may find it sexy 
!
Bug and Bee shares how judging a book by its cover can not only help you get over your fear of blood, but does yield great, albeit, obsessive, results. Jessica is a great story teller. Her post is a must read.
And finally, Sandra from On Living by Learning overviews each of the four books in the Twilight series (spoiler alert!) and provides a list of discussion question to use with your children or students. This post provides a great way to make literature more meaningful through inquiry-based learning.
Thanks to our featured GNO Gals for submitting their Twilight-related posts. Want to be featured? Sign up using Mr. Linky at the bottom of the post below. Instead of using your Twitter ID like you do when you RSVP for GNO, use your BLOG URL, linking to the post you’d like featured.
Click here for more information on Topic Talk. Sign up at the bottom of the post below, comment here, or e-mail us at mommygossipgno AT gmail DOT com to be featured this week. And remember, when signing up, make sure to enter your BLOG URL, linking to the post you’d like featured.
Topic Talk 2.0—Twilight
October 28, 2008 by jyl johnson pattee · 4 Comments
Today’s five featured GNO Gals are passionate about Twilight. Please give a standing ovation and a rip roarin’ round of applause for:
- Chef Mom at Arthur’s Mommy and our Twitter friend at mandarella42.
- Julie at Journey to Family and on Twitter at juliebot.
- Leigh Anne at Lulaville and on Twitter at lula34.
- Scary Mommy and on Twitter at
- Stamp Happens and on Twitter at stampvamp.
Chef Mom, is a master cake maker. And, in honor of our Twilight-themed GNO, she made a Twilight cake. She also named her first daughter Isabella and has her Alice costume all ready for Halloween. Yep! The apple below is the cake! Anyone recognize this picture? Talk about creative. Click below to see the rest of her post.
Julie gets the Twilight goods, because her hubbie is in the industry. Check out this pic from one of her many Twilight-related posts. Click to visit her site and when there, click on this pic to enlarge. The man behind the “mask” is hubby himself.
Leigh Anne, or Lula—our amazingly passionate Twilight friend and GNO guest tweeter this week—says that this, one of her many Twilight-related posts entitled “The End,” is her very favorite one, because it is “honest and forthright.” Click on the image to read more.
Scary Mommy brings the always appreciated other perspective in her Twilight-related post entitled, “I Don’t Want to Suck Your Blood.” Amazed that someone can NOT love Twilight? Relate with her? Read her explanation by clicking on the image below.
And finally, this Stampin’ mama from Stamp Happens professes her love for Edward and then couples her love of crafty cards with her passion for Twilight. There are more fun Twilight theme cards where this comes from. Check them out on her site, especially the team Edward cards her friend Eve made.
Thanks to our five featured GNO Gals for submitting their Twilight-related posts. Want to be featured? Sign up using Mr. Linky in this post. Instead of using your Twitter ID like you do when you RSVP for GNO, use your BLOG URL, linking to the post you’d like featured.
Click here for more information on Topic Talk. And remember, when signing up below, make sure to enter your BLOG URL, linking to the post you’d like featured.
Virtual Vampires Tuesday at Twitter
October 26, 2008 by jyl johnson pattee · 26 Comments
RSVP Now for GNO! Party Details Below
Tip #1 for having a successful Halloween party: Invite hot vampires!
Tip #2: Invite vampire lovers.
Wanna get in the Halloween mood by partying hearty with GNO gals? What better way to reign in the season of trick or treating than by talking about all things….
Twilight
Don’t love Twilight? Come anyway. What would GNO be without lots of differing view points and off-topic side conversations? All are welcome!
Join us:
- DATE: Tuesday, October 28
- TIME: From 6 to 10 p.m. Pacific (7 Mountain, 8 Central, & 9 Eastern)
- PLACE: Twitter
- WHO: Guest tweeter, Leigh Ann (AKA Lula34), from Lulaville.
- TO DO: RSVP at Mr. Linky then click on the names listed there to “follow” them on Twitter.
- RSVP: Enter your twitter ID (e.g., jyl_mommygossip) in Mr. Linky and your twitter URL (e.g., http://twitter.com/jyl_mommygossip). NOTE: Please do not enter your blog URL here!
