A is for...Arlee Bird!


Greetings everyone and welcome to April!  Today is the official kickoff for the A-Z Blogging Challenge and I just want to give a quick (and huge) thank you to Arlee Bird, our fearless leader.  Thank you, Arlee, for starting the A-Z Challenge and making it such a huge success.  I have come across so many wonderful people and their respective blogs through participating in this challenge last year and I look forward to the new blogs I come across this year.  Good luck to everyone participating in the challenge and let the madness begin!

Blog On, fellow A-Zers :)

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  1. Krista McLaughlinApril 1, 2013 at 6:30 PM

    Great idea for letter A! Good luck with the next ones!

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  2. Jen HaHAApril 1, 2013 at 8:41 PM

    A great idea Arlee had! Looking forward to the rest of your posts in this challenge.

    Jen :o)
    http://jen-hemmingandhawing.blogspot.com/

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    1. MelApril 2, 2013 at 8:27 AM

      Thanks, Jen. And thanks for stopping by.

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  3. Elaine L. BridgeApril 2, 2013 at 4:19 AM

    Hi there! Visiting from A-to-Z and looking forward to your posts! Your "About Me" makes me think we have a lot in common, lol! Happy Blogging!

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    1. MelApril 2, 2013 at 8:26 AM

      Elaine, thanks for checking my blog out! I'll definitely pop over to yours and see what you've got brewing. Happy Tuesday.

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  4. Susan ScottApril 2, 2013 at 6:26 AM

    Also visiting from A-Z list and await your B! It's just about 3.30 p.m. here in South Africa - I posted my B at around 9.00 a.m. ...

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    1. MelApril 2, 2013 at 8:26 AM

      Hi Susan, thanks for stopping by! I'll check your post out and will get on my "B" post soon. It's 8:26 am in my neck of the woods :)

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  5. Nick WilfordApril 2, 2013 at 6:48 AM

    Hey I remember your posts last year. Look forward to what you have in store!

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    1. MelApril 2, 2013 at 8:25 AM

      Hi Nick! Thanks for stopping by again. I have a theme this year, so it will be a little more focused than the last challenge. Happy A-Zing!

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