Legacy Family Tree Review and Giveaway

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Update: We have a WINNER!!! It's Deb who said:

"$19.95 isn't bad at all. I'd love this for my sister. She's the genealogy historian in our family. :)"



Have you ever thought about charting your family's history? Over the past three years, I have researched my family tree to the point where I've got my family back to the 1500's!! This is the perfect time of year to think about genealogy....as your family gathers for holiday parties. A known history of your family is the best gift of all. 

With all the genealogy research I've done, I've accumulated a LOT of information!! Believe me, you need a place to organize it all. I've tried a few different programs online, but they are all pretty quirky....and take quite a bit getting used to. I was recently offered the opportunity to review the Legacy Family Tree Delux Edition and I can tell you I've been really pleased with it. Not only is it excellent for records management, it also has 98 features that the standard edition doesn't contain!! Here are a few of my favorite special features:

*New Relationship Calculator: Now you can figure out how any two random people in your chart are actually related!! Who's your 2nd Great Grandfather one removed?? Find out!!

*Mapping: Use Microsoft Virtual Earth to plot and pinpoint your ancestors stomping grounds!!

*Attach Documents: Now attach any document, video, audio, pictures, etc. to any individual or marriage. I find this extra handy, since in your searches you may find a plethora of really fascinating documents about relatives and now you can easily attach them. 

*Interview Reports: over 1,200 interviews and memory triggers to capture your families memories.

These are only a few of the great benefits this program can offer you!! You have got to check it OUT!!!!

So, now that I've captured your interest, I'd love to give one away for free!! :-)

This Giveaway Will end on December 19th at Midnight EST. 

To enter for a chance to win you must leave a comment for EACH type of entry:

1. (mandatory) Go to Legacy Family Tree and tell me what the holiday sale price is.

2. Follow Legacy on FACEBOOK.

3. Follow Legacy on TWITTER.

4. Follow Marvelously Messy on Facebook.

Good Luck!!

Pajama City Adult Footed PJ's Giveaway!!

This Giveaway Has Ended!! Thanks for Joining The Fun!!
The Winner of the giveaway is  Mintaburst who said, "GFC follower."
 Congrats!!
These Dino PJ's are SO AWESOME. I got these for the Hubby as an early Christmas present. IN this family, we *love* all in one clothing. As a parent I can tell you that there have been so many times that I've been folding the footed pj's of my munchkin and longed for the time when I used to wear them. Never fear, PajamaCity is here!! 

PajamaCity makes footed pj's for adults. Soft fleece ones, flannel ones, tall, and extra wides....you name it they've got it!! What is the most hilarious is the prints they have on them. Here are some of my favorite styles:

Cupcake Print 

 Outer Space and Robots

Green Frogs

My two favorite features of the pajamas are:

1. The dropseat for bathroom convenience:

2. The friction dot soles to keep you from sliding all over the house:

Overall, these are just the awesomest things since sliced bread. :-) You know you want some. 

Wanna win a pair? :-)

This contest will end on Friday, the 17th of December at Midnight.

It is open to residents of the United States and Canada. 

To enter, you must do a least one of the options below and fill out one comment for each type of entry:

1. Go to PajamaCity and tell me what kind of footed pj's you'd like to have.

2. Like PajamaCity on FACEBOOK

3. Follow Marvelously Messy on Google Friend Connect.

4. Like Marvelously Messy on Facebook.

That's it!! Good luck!!

Standing Joy

I like that name: Standing Joy. :-) Wanna make this??

You'll need:

Wood letters (found mine at A. C. Moore) 

Hot Glue/Wood Glue

Paint

Wine Corks

(sidenote: I used hot glue to attach the letters together but I just broke one by mistake.....perhaps wood glue instead?)

~Take your letters and glue them into the position you'd like them to be standing in with the hot glue. 

~Paint each letter individually.

~Use hot glue to attach the corks to each other to make a flat base. I glued mine while they were already on a flat surface to make sure that they'd be even. 

~Take one cork and slice out a rectangular shape that wide and long enough to fit the bottom letter into and hot glue it into place. 

Pretty simple, eh?? My favorite kind of project!!

I shared this project at these fantastic linky parties:

Frugalicious Friday
Three Or More Tuesdays
Works For Me Wednesday