The Nie Recovery Fund

<span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHsAD6gsHrY_8TKqTVKQyy5Jo27yKyhpv5qANQAP0OYJV_Nt5xSlxOzAeC3R1WYBXxDM2xoKgPfHZWvkOOTFwzDMMpfld0A9f-SZku0B7GZw_VP4Rhq7Fp68UI2pHRAXxXOKw7szMbtbw/s1600-h/nie+nie.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241545488113981762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHsAD6gsHrY_8TKqTVKQyy5Jo27yKyhpv5qANQAP0OYJV_Nt5xSlxOzAeC3R1WYBXxDM2xoKgPfHZWvkOOTFwzDMMpfld0A9f-SZku0B7GZw_VP4Rhq7Fp68UI2pHRAXxXOKw7szMbtbw/s400/nie+nie.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div>Blogger, Stephanie Nielson of </span><a href="http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Love for Nie</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and her husband, Christian were recently in a fiery plane crash. A third person in the small plane died. The Nielsons miraculously survived, but have a long recovery ahead of them. The blogging community has really come together to help Stephanie, Christian, and their four beautiful children. To bid on some amazing products and services donated by some very generous bloggers, visit </span><a href="http://www.designmom.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Design Mom</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. To learn a little more about this terrible tragedy, visit </span><a href="http://www.insidetheloopblog.com/2008/08/give-little-bit.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">In(side) the Loop </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">for a news video. </span></div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">To make a donation, visit </span><a href="http://www.reachelandrew.com/NieRecovery/Home.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nie Recovery</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> or click on the button below. If you are able, please open your hearts and wallets for this sweet family. If you are unable to donate, please pray for their recovery.</span><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="http://www.nierecovery.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.reachelandrew.com/NieRecovery/Images/Nie-Recovery-Button.png" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></div></span>

The Nie Recovery Fund

Blogger, Stephanie Nielson of Love for Nie and her husband, Christian were recently in a fiery plane crash. A third person in the small pla...

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Let The New Season Begin!

<span style="font-family:verdana;">This week marks the beginning of the new fall season for several of my favorite television shows. After a summer filled with great reality shows (Flipping Out, Project Runway, The Hills), I am feeling ready for the return of my scripted guilty pleasures.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">First up: </span><a href="http://www.cwtv.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gossip Girl</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> returns for its second season tonight at 7:00 pm on The CW. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of trouble the kids have gotten into during their fabulous summer in The Hamptons.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYKR30aCD4K0tPz56Au2YhtcsqtpKTtuelMJcYMZFpzKBa6uvmGNNGc1yXj9IXJk3rBCCQ42mqyQKnM9z3PWHioBY_rYfyT-noKa-0vdTa7sFInmybA1WbSjMsbTldO_kJ_Xb8mxgSgue/s1600-h/blair+and+chuck.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241106679338571826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYKR30aCD4K0tPz56Au2YhtcsqtpKTtuelMJcYMZFpzKBa6uvmGNNGc1yXj9IXJk3rBCCQ42mqyQKnM9z3PWHioBY_rYfyT-noKa-0vdTa7sFInmybA1WbSjMsbTldO_kJ_Xb8mxgSgue/s400/blair+and+chuck.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tomorrow night, the new incarnation of a former guilty pleasure returns in the form of </span><a href="http://www.cwtv.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">90210, 2.0</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty of the original 90210 have parts in the new show. I hope it's good!</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkljCDOW1zCg3Js_jqcAQU_aDWFdeG7ADOvWUpbeCNANPZA3mY5Z6QcTJneyPfkzTqPDledlFI0J0CHPgQfCE7SFYGL3RxpH8QoAe7QO7kPcJUSo8oPjCIHBZiqo1CIw97pZae7kletcI/s1600-h/90210+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241106519748939602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkljCDOW1zCg3Js_jqcAQU_aDWFdeG7ADOvWUpbeCNANPZA3mY5Z6QcTJneyPfkzTqPDledlFI0J0CHPgQfCE7SFYGL3RxpH8QoAe7QO7kPcJUSo8oPjCIHBZiqo1CIw97pZae7kletcI/s400/90210+2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Wednesday night marks the return of one of my favorite reality shows. Bravo's </span><a href="http://www.bravotv.com/Top_Design/season/2/about//index.php"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Top Design </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">premieres at 9:00 pm. Margaret Russell, Kelley Wearstler, and Jonathan Adler make up the judges panel, while India Hicks joins the cast this season as the new host, and Todd Oldham reprises his role as mentor to the contestants á la Tim Gunn.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituwReKPR-gujC84jesAXEO3zyBN_tBP1vz5cQsp7Sx-vo7uJXg69_4LmACao7sViS2BXVNQ8IAureVa-eahqfbluQIS06CW4ckxfHGq7LcBVjDLf6SEUBiY35GdgRfXYMiqkkqsnwekp1/s1600-h/top+design+judges.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241106430837173442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituwReKPR-gujC84jesAXEO3zyBN_tBP1vz5cQsp7Sx-vo7uJXg69_4LmACao7sViS2BXVNQ8IAureVa-eahqfbluQIS06CW4ckxfHGq7LcBVjDLf6SEUBiY35GdgRfXYMiqkkqsnwekp1/s400/top+design+judges.bmp" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The boys are back! My husband's absolute favorite show, </span><a href="http://www.hbo.com/entourage/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Entourage</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> returns to HBO on Sunday night. I am so excited for the return of Ari and Lloyd, my two favorite characters.</span></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNMJKIHj3Iyw6BhNoV4zd4xiRrSfDpZRKAnfCIct74KG-Krk9ElSHWmEAQ7rtMcLmfuDH0zs7yV4wxjjcWtp9Hzqy_9OPW1u3k40t_38g5kWfUprQIgl_kr7KbHriZBlKXQPlbuMuvkBe/s1600-h/entourage.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241106292597022370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNMJKIHj3Iyw6BhNoV4zd4xiRrSfDpZRKAnfCIct74KG-Krk9ElSHWmEAQ7rtMcLmfuDH0zs7yV4wxjjcWtp9Hzqy_9OPW1u3k40t_38g5kWfUprQIgl_kr7KbHriZBlKXQPlbuMuvkBe/s400/entourage.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Images via: The CW, Bravo TV, and HBO</span></div></div>

Let The New Season Begin!

This week marks the beginning of the new fall season for several of my favorite television shows. After a summer filled with great reality s...

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This Week's Quote

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinV1kl17r9iMZ1fFQZKVD4lGaT2d_YC34gWoYgUv4yTZebXEnNI06nM_OljE3U2cXVvRAeQuy1N6r5DI4UUjT2z-4QLHIn5Ahr7IIPohqcJsV8BXHmeADr-UlWZF4k0CcXxcYiwdcWfLoH/s1600-h/roosevelt.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241100127171985362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinV1kl17r9iMZ1fFQZKVD4lGaT2d_YC34gWoYgUv4yTZebXEnNI06nM_OljE3U2cXVvRAeQuy1N6r5DI4UUjT2z-4QLHIn5Ahr7IIPohqcJsV8BXHmeADr-UlWZF4k0CcXxcYiwdcWfLoH/s400/roosevelt.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Thinking of everyone in the Gulf. I hope everyone is safe!</span><br /><div></div>

This Week's Quote

Thinking of everyone in the Gulf. I hope everyone is safe!

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