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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Subject: I'm back!... about the Weekly Sentence game...
Time: 11:22:44 AM EDT
Author:  valphish



The flood was stopped in my computer room and the phone is now working in my apartment.  It was a small disaster, but all is well now.  I will be posting the winner(s) of the "Weekly Sentence" game in the next day or two.  Perhaps today, even.  I don't even know who the judges have chosen.  I haven't gotten through all of my emails yet.    When I got back on I had about 500.  Please be patient.  Thanks, guys!!  Take care!!  Val who is happy to be back on her computer =)

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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Subject: Val's computer isn't working
Time: 1:38:58 PM EDT
Author:  valphish


Hi, this is Krissy, Val's sister.  I have some not so hot news to tell you.  Valerie will not be able to use her computer for a little while.  It could be a few days, or maybe a week or two.  Please hang on, don't abandon her, and wait till she gets back! 

She, of course, plans on continuing her Weekly Sentence With Val game, and all of her other entries, when she gets back.

Something crazy happened.  The guy upstairs put his air conditioner in wrong, and water came down and ruined the phone system in her whole house.  So she doesn't have phone power for her computer.  No phone, no computer, ugh.  She'll be back when it is fixed. 

It could be soon.

Take care, Krissy of Sometimes I Think 



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Sunday, July 13, 2008
Subject: "Weekly Sentence" #22!...
Time: 3:20:05 PM EDT
Author:  valphish



Hi!  I hope you are having a good Saturday!   It's time for six new letters for "Weekly Sentence with Val".  I would like to congratulate last week's winners, Cindy of
Cindy's Life and Breezy of Constructive Introspection (private journal).  This week's six new letters will follow the rules below.  If you have never read the rules, please do.  Have fun and thanks for playing!!

             
                

  * 
Each Sunday I will post a set of six letters.  A sentence must
        be made from these letters.  The letters today are:
  PASTRN.
        An example of a sentence could be -
Paul's ape seemed to
       require naps. 
These letters MAY NOT be re-arranged.


  * 
There is a three - five persons judge panel (of JLand journalers)
        who will pick the best sentence submitted each week.  How will
        they decide the winning sentence?  The submission that receives
        the strongest reaction -  Did it make them laugh, sad, ponder,etc.?


  * 
The winner will receive a logo for his/her blog sidebar with their
        screen name on it.


  * 
Place submissions in comments section.  If you do this game as an
       entry in your journal please come back and leave your ENTIRE
       entry URL so your entry can be judged. 
Submissions are due by
      
Thursday, 4PM EDT. The winner will be announced Friday morning
       or afternoon.

 
A new set of letters will be placed in my journal, There is a
       Season, every Sunday Morning.

 
*   If you submit more than one sentence, only your first sentence
       will be judged.

      Have fun!!

                  
This Week's Letters:
                   
     PASTRN

Thanks for playing!!
  Have a good rest of the day!  Val =)



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Saturday, July 12, 2008
Subject: Winners of "Weekly Sentence" #21!...
Time: 1:25:38 PM EDT
Author:  valphish



Good afternoon, my friends!  It's time to announce the winner of "Weekly Sentence with Val" #21!  The letters this week are LTRSTM.  The judges and I would like to CONGRATULATE:

Breezy of Constructive Introspection:
Little termites really savor their munching.
and
Cindy of Cindy's Life:
Let the rich share their money.


Congratulations again, Breezy and Cindy!!  If you are able, please drop by their journals and say hello and congratulate them.

Ladies, your awards are below!  Right click and save as .gif.  If you have any problems or questions on how to post in your sidebar, just pop me an email.

                           

THANKS
to all who submitted this week!!  Submissions are below:

  Lucky's teeth really seem to match. 
(fisherkristina)
  Let's throw raisins straight to Marv. 
(lsfp1960)
  Long trains roll slowly toward Michigan. 
(johneknox)
  Last Thursday Richard stole Thomas's money. 
(cherry2sweet2eat)
  Little tykes rarely scale tall mountains. 
(justplainbill)
  Leaping toads really shocked Tom's mother! 
(cdj0423)
  Linda tried riding skillfully through mountains. 
(lv2trnscrb)
  Liverwurst trimmings "r" sure tasty morsels. 
(donphisher)
  Lard the rat, season, then marinade. 
(tommytickla)
  Listening to rain sometimes transcends magic. 
(nhd106)
  Leave the red sweater to me. 
(rjsisti)
  Lucky Tommy raked sh*t till morning! 
(Tpiez4me)
  Living the right songs through magic. 
(hugsdoodlewacky)
  Love, trust, reward, sincerity train me. 
(firestormkids04)
  Laughing toddlers ran straight to Mama. 
(dsonney01)

I wanted to
congratulate player Dannelle (dsonney01) on having a brand-new great-granddaughter!  Enjoy the new blessing, Dannelle!!

I will return tomorrow morning with six new letters for your submissions!  Have a nice rest of the day! Val =)

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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Subject: "Weekly Sentence" game reminder...
Time: 12:17:23 PM EDT
Author:  valphish


If you want to play the "Weekly Sentence" game and have not submitted your entry yet, the deadline is just under four hours.  The letters for this week's game are LTRSTM.  Click link below to play.  Toodles!

                                
Weekly Sentence #21


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Monday, July 7, 2008
Subject: Recent pictures of my grandbabies...
Time: 2:51:29 PM EDT
Author:  valphish



The wedding I went to last Saturday was very beautiful.  It was short and very sweet.  Jonah sat and watched with me and was quiet the whole time.  Josiah was so good walking down the aisle.  He was the ring-bearer.  He walked down with such purpose!  I was very surprised!  He stood there through the entire ceremony.  I am so pleased he stood there the whole time.  LOL  Here are pictures of the two little ones from this weekend.  I am sorry they aren't larger, but I didn't take the pictures.  I don't even have one of the bride and groom =(.  

Jonah is nine months old now...

              

Josiah is 22 months old...

              

Josiah is holding a bottle of bubbles, which he absolutely loved, and we had a hard time snatching from him.  He had a difficult time blowing bubbles himself, but he chased other kid's all over the lawn.

Grammy misses and loves you, my babies!!!

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Sunday, July 6, 2008
Subject: Nice Matters Challenge
Time: 1:28:38 PM EDT
Author:  valphish


 

Rosemary is having a Nice Matters challenge.  This is my shot at it.  I  hope the sticker is easy enough to understand.  If you want to give it a shot, why not?!  Deadline is tomorrow!  Oh, how I procrastinate!  LOL

                                            



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Subject: "Weekly Sentence" #21!...
Time: 12:40:51 PM EDT
Author:  valphish



Good afternoon "Weekly Sentence" players!  Wow, we had 22 submissions last week!  Neat!  Before I post this week's new letters I would once again like to congratulate last week's winners, Cindi of My Turn and Donna of Ladymagnolia's Daily BlogThis week's six new letters will follow the rules below.  If you have never read them, please do.  Thanks for playing and have fun!!

              

  * 
Each Sunday I will post a set of six letters.  A sentence must
        be made from these letters.  The letters today are:
  LTRSTM.
        An example of a sentence could be -
Last Tuesday Roger socked
       the manager. 
These letters MAY NOT be re-arranged.


  * 
There is a three - five persons judge panel (of JLand journalers)
        who will pick the best sentence submitted each week.  How will
        they decide the winning sentence?  The submission that receives
        the strongest reaction -  Did it make them laugh, sad, ponder,etc.?


  * 
The winner will receive a logo for his/her blog sidebar with their
        screen name on it.


  * 
Place submissions in comments section.  If you do this game as an
       entry in your journal please come back and leave your ENTIRE
       entry URL so your entry can be judged. 
Submissions are due by
      
Thursday, 4PM EDT. The winner will be announced Friday morning
       or afternoon.

 
A new set of letters will be placed in my journal, There is a
       Season, every Sunday Morning.

 
*  If you submit more than one sentence, only your first sentence
    will be judged.


      Have fun!!

             
This Week's Letters:
                   
  LTRSTM

Thanks for playing!!
  Have a good day!  Val =) xox


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Saturday, July 5, 2008
Subject: Winners of "Weekly Sentence" #20, etc...
Time: 12:53:24 PM EDT
Author:  valphish



Hi all my Sentence Game players!  I am deeply sorry for being a week late posting the winners of the "Weekly Sentence" Game.  I  had family in from out of town and had a couple of crises that kept me away from the computer.  So very sorry.  I hope you all understand.   I take pride in this game and I know you work hard on your submissions, so please know that when this happens, it is unforeseeable.  Now on to the winners of "Weekly Sentence" #20...

Wow, you guys DID NOT make it easy for the judges.  There were so many wonderful sentences!   The judges and I would like to CONGRATULATE:


Cindi of My Turn
:
Southern coastal waters tempt sea turtles.

    
and

Donna of
Ladymagnolia's Daily Blog
:
Scotty caught worms through suction tubes.



Congratulations again, Cindi and Donna!! 
Please visit their journals and congratulate them if you are able.

Your awards are below, ladies!  Right click and save as .gif.  If you have any problems, just pop me an email.

                             

MANY THANKS
to all who submitted this week!!  Submissions are below:

  Some cute women take showers twice.
  (specialadyfink)
  Sinister cops walk through some trouble.
  (cherry2sweet2eat)
  Scott can water the sick tree!
  (peytonswater)
  Scottish Celts were the supreme travelers!
  (donphisher)
  Some children want the strangest toys.
  (justplainbill)
  Since creation, women's tastes survived tamales.
  (lv2trnscrb)
  Seattle's coffee whipped the stranger's tongue.
  (lclc2u)
  Seven castaways were totally stranded together.
  (fisherkristina)
  Sunshine can waken the sadly troubled.
  (ab45yui)
  Songs create wonderful, tantalizing, sensual tingles.
  (breezyneon)
  Some clown went through Schenectady twice.
  (howiseeit101)
  Social commentary with twists survive time.
  (gryphondear)
  Silly cat with tantrums STOP twirling!
  (firestormkids04)
  Seven cats with tempers scratched themselves! 
(nanmm11)
  Saucy Charlotte whispered, "Tonight sweet Tiger."
  (pamal3)
  Santa Claus was transporting several toys.
  (dsonney01)
  She couldn't wear this season's thong.
  (nelishianatl)
  Sacred cows waded through sticky toads!
  (lurkynat)
  Sam, can we tickle Sally's tummy?
  (dbdacoba)
  Stephanie can water the snapping turtles.
  (chaoticbeauty34)


I will see you all tomorrow morning with six new letters for your submissions!  I'll be posting wedding pictures of my grandsons soon, too!  Stay tuned... Hugs, Val =)



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Saturday, June 28, 2008
Subject: I'm going to a wedding...
Time: 10:06:01 AM EDT
Author:  valphish



My daughter is visiting from Florida with her two babies and I have a wedding to go to today.  The winners of the "Weekly Sentence" have been chosen.  Unfortunately, I do not have time to post until tomorrow morning.  I will probably give you all the six new letters on Monday.  I hope you all understand.  I have to help get everyone and myself ready.  ACK!  I will let you all know how everything went tomorrow.   See you all then!  Val =) xox

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