Houston We Have Some Winners!

Thank you to all of our followers who participated in the giveaway. One of these days I will figure out a way for everyone to win. Watch out for more giveaway's here in the future. The next one will be open to anyone wishing to enter.


I also would like to again thank Hollie at Drama Mama Designs for sponsoring my first giveaway. We have come to know Hollie quite well since winning her makeover. She is one in a zillion I tell ya, and it shows that she's true blue Texan! So again, if you are interested in a professional blog make over and you want it done right then click the button below. Please do keep in mind because she is so good she is in high demand so there is always a little wait on her list. Trust me though when I say a wait on her list no matter how long will always be worth it.

So click the video below to view the winners of our first giveaway!






If you were a winner please email me to arrange delivery of your prize. If your not a winner, please leave a comment and give some friendly congrats to those that did.

Day at the Park

The other day we were all free due to a holiday except Taylor who was in school because she needed to make up some days due to Hurricane Ike. So we took advantage of some time alone with Will and took him to the park. I used this chance to get familiar with my new camera (more on that later) a Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

So we enjoyed our time playing on all the playgrounds as did Will. Sorry that there aren't more to show you, but I am still trying to figure out how to compress the files the right way. It shoots a 21.1 megapixel file which is over 10MB and takes forever to download. So I hope you enjoy the photos!

Giveaways End Tonight! Update

I just wanted to add on the eve of my first giveaway winners announcement that I am honored to call all of you who have followed The Fort my friends. I narrowed the field a bit by only offering these giveaways to my followers because I wanted someone I know to win. I'm sure I will have many more giveaways as well as contests in the future that will be open to all who wish to enter.

So as I have now gone over the 100 mark in followers I wish to thank each and everyone of you personally, and especially those who visit often and always leave comments. I am very big on leaving comments as it really can mean allot to someone who isn't expecting it, especially those who are new to the blogging world. So the next time you find yourself wondering onto a newer blog, please consider leaving them a comment, because you never know how much it might mean to someone.

So we are down to an hour and a half remaining. Get your entries in now, and best of luck to you all!


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If you haven't entered the giveaways for the free blog makeover or the Twilight Saga Hardback Book Collection, now is the time! It's not too late. Get your entries in by following the directions on the post below!

New Look and Giveaway!

Wow! Can you believe this? You have to leave a comment and tell me what you think of my new look. You cane also answer the poll about it on the right below our pictures! It was done because of a contest I won for a Ultimate Blog Design Makeover by Hollie at Drama Mama Designs. Doesn't she do great work?

It has been so much fun getting to know Hollie and working along with her to make sure everything was done to my liking. She insisted that she would not install anything without my approval, as well as knowing that I was totally happy with it. She is all about total customer satisfaction, and did this even though I was not a paying customer. I was always treated like her most important client and for that I am so grateful. She is so professional about all she does, and if you are in the market for a great new look, go over and visit Hollie and you will find unbelievable designs at unbeatable prices, not to mention the finest service around.

Her daughter is having some tests done Thursday morning at 10am so please be keep her in your prayers.

As a way of commemorating this occasion on my blog I am doing my first GIVEAWAY! You got it, and the best part about it is this. There are TWO different giveaway's!

The first:

It's an Ultimate Blog Design Makeover by Hollie just like mine. Well not just like mine but something that would fit you and your blog. I have to thank Hollie in advance for allowing me to host this great giveaway. I thought it to be a great idea since it is being done in commemoration of the new look she has done for me. It will give you a chance to see her work and know the unbelievable value of this giveaway! Besides there is nobody else I would rather offer you their services than Hollie.

Here are the details from Hollie on the giveaway:

The giveaway will include an Ultimate Blog Design Makeover w/nav bar (an $80 value).

That includes:
Custom Header (with or w/o picture)
Custom background/layout to match
up to 8 custom matching labels for sidebar
Option of 2 or 3 columns
Custom signature
Custom button to match header
Installation

And let me just tell you that everything she does is totally custom.

In addition to The Ultimate Blog Design Makeover I will also have a giveaway for this:




Oh yeah you guessed it! That is Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga Collection in hardback form. It is an 85 dollar value! I thought that this would be enticing since there are so many of you out there that are so into this story.

The best part about this entire thing is that you can pick which giveaway you wish to register for. I thought it would be beneficial to give everyone a choice since I know that when I see a giveaway that is something I already have or don't need I just don't register. I wanted you to have a choice, so here it is. Hopefully the things I have chosen will be things that you would enjoy having. You can even split your entries between both if you would like to register for both giveaways. Here are the ways to obtain entries.


Here are the rules to get entered:

Only one giveaway per blog entry. So if you desire to be registered for both then you need to specify on each comment entry which giveaway you want those entries to go to.

1. You must first be a follower of Fort Thompson (2 entries)

After this qualification is met you may add to your entries in the following ways:

2. Posting the new Fort Thompson button in your sidebar of your blog (2 entries)
3. Posting about this giveaway on your blog and linking back to The Fort (2 entries)
4. Posting a link to Fort Thompson in your blog roll (1 entry)
5. Posting The Drama Mama Designs button on your blog (1 entry)

You must leave a comment for each entry so that it can be individually verified as well as which giveaway that entry is to count for. If you are leaving a comment for a requirement that earns more than one entry then please leave info in your comment as to which giveaways each go toward. Any entries that don't have a giveaway specified will not count. So you can have a total of 8 entries and can split them up accordingly among each giveaway based on which ones you are interested in the most. Example all entries on one giveaway or split them evenly, whatever you decide. It's as easy as that folks! So good luck to you all and thanks to all of you who follow Fort Thompson!

If you have any questions feel free to ask them in the comments section or send me an email. The address is posted in my profile.

Wonder

Hello all. Its time again for Angie and Amy's I Heart Faces contest. So get on over to the web site by clicking here or on the button below to enter your photograph.

This weeks theme is Wonder. It is an amazing thing to see in the face of a child, and of course mine always seem to have it. Here is my son Will. His thoughts are as follows:


I wonder if they are EVER gonna cut my hair!!

You MUST click this image and enlarge it to appreciate if fully.

Principles to Live By

This is installment #1 of Fort Thompson Principles to Live By



1. Laugh in the face of things that anger you.

2. Kiss your children everyday and tell them how much you love them.

3. Enjoy every breath for the next could be your last.

4. Do something nice for a total stranger everyday.

5. Give to a charity, it could save someones life and there is no better feeling than the gift of giving.

6. Mentor a child for they are our future.

7. Pay someone a compliment especially if they have angered you. Watch their reaction and then smile at them so they know you are sincere.

8. Always give credit where credit is due, but in the face of failure take full responsibility.

9. When everyone else is avoiding a problem, be the one who steps in to provide a solution.

10. Don't talk about what YOU would do, do it so others will talk about what you did.