tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12136922723912489662024-02-07T13:10:53.803-05:00TZ Burps!Welcome to a friendly, affordable place to get homemade products made by a mom. Plush for everyone! Makes a fabulous gift! I started this blog so I could share my business and the behind the scenes with others as well as promote and share other businesses. Please take a look around!TZ Burps!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385727859389524187noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213692272391248966.post-33572250246545153902012-06-29T20:31:00.000-04:002012-06-29T20:39:15.444-04:002,000 Fan Appreciation Special Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My favorite time of year is summer-the weather, fun day trips, the beach, spending time with friends, cook-outs, fire pits, s'mores, ahhh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What are some of your favorite summer time activities?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The summer also gives me more time to get those creative juices going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing better than a rainy day stuck inside because then I get to spend the day sewing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s where these guys came from…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My newest creation is putting my owls on shirts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love seeing the owls come to life on a shirt and I must say kids look super cute in them!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Below are some summer owls and shirts that I made recently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want one for yourself or child just let me know I would be happy to accommodate your requests. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Stay tuned for 2,000 fan appreciation giveaway!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One lucky person will get their own XL owl plushie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only 10 fans away!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spread the word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks for all your support.</span></div>TZ Burps!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385727859389524187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213692272391248966.post-89430773486581085302012-04-18T14:11:00.002-04:002012-04-19T10:12:23.623-04:00Earth Day-Hurray!!<span style="font-family: inherit;">Some of you may not know that I am a K-5 Technology Teacher 3 days a week and one of my favorite subjects to teach is environmental science. This year I am even more excited to teach it thanks to <u>The Lorax</u> by Dr. Seuss. This book can be used for any grade because of all the messages buried inside its pages. I also highly recommend the movie, my 4 year old and I loved it. The movie carries a very powerful message as well, "Let it Grow!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As we are approaching Earth Day I thought I would take a moment to share some activities and websites that I use with my students and daughter. Since I have so many I am going to limit it to some of my favorites.</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Websites to visit:</span></u><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><a href="http://www.seussville.com/loraxproject/">The Lorax Project</a></span></li>
<li><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><a href="http://origin-www.seussville.com/games/lorax/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Save the Trees Game</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">-The Lorax</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><a href="http://www.planetpals.com/" target="_blank">Planet Pals</a></span></li>
<li><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><a href="http://www.starfall.com/n/holiday/earthday/play.htm?f" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">StarFall</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><u>Activities:</u></span><br />
<ul><li><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Make a truffula tree using pipe cleaners and pom-poms.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">What would you say if you could speak for the trees?</span></li>
<li><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><a href="http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/publications/pubdocs/Lorax%20Activity%20Book%206%20pages.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Lorax Activity Book</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> by Energy Star</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><a href="http://www.cloudpublish.com/bpw/thelorax/" target="_blank">Get a Daily Lorax Activity</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Make an Earth Day Flag</span></span></li>
<li><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Do a clean-up outside-pick up trash, weed, etc.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Plant a tree, garden, etc.</span></span></span></li>
</span><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">My daughter and I usually spend the day having a picnic lunch and picking up trash at the public playground near our house. Every little bit helps! Hope you find this information useful and enjoy your Earth Day!</span></span></span></div><ul></ul></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>TZ Burps!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385727859389524187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213692272391248966.post-29503331039849926092012-03-05T21:12:00.002-05:002012-03-05T21:43:07.283-05:00Here comes Peter Cottontail...Easter GiveawayThis isn't quite the winter I imagined, so far no snow, no snow days, not even a delay! My daughter is so bummed she didn't get to build a snowman or a snow angel. The recent mild weather has me ready for spring, so I guess I am over the no snow blues. The weather has also motivated me to create some new critters for spring...<br />
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</tbody></table>All the new critters would be perfect for an Easter basket! Not to mention a great gift for all those spring baby showers. A favorite bunny from last year that I created after my first pet bunny was Dusty. <br />
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We moved last summer and I couldn't wait to have my own space to sew and scrapbook. The room finally got painted and now it is time to set it up and organize. I have put it off far too long. The hard part is where to put everything and the set-up will be key to maximize my space especially when my daughter wants an art table in there for her to do arts and crafts with mommy or while mommy sews. All this being said, I thought I could get some ideas from Pinterest. I am new to Pinterest and could use any help or suggestions you are willing to give. <br />
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In the meantime, I plan to use my creativity to create new Valentine, St. Patty's Day, and Easter Owls for my Etsy shop and Simply Charmed Boutique. I am full of ideas and have a book full of sketches that are just dying to get out and turned into plush owls!TZ Burps!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385727859389524187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213692272391248966.post-84166095049324433822012-01-15T14:29:00.000-05:002012-01-15T14:29:52.865-05:00The New Year is Here!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well it looks like I am not meeting my goal of blogging more often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess you just can’t do it all and when life gets busy it leaves less time for this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe the New Year will bring about more posts and now tweets. I finally joined Twitter (@tzburps) and Pinterest (TZ Burps).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am excited to share that TZ Burps is off to a great start so far in 2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope to keep the momentum going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only 10 more sales away from 200 and my shop’s 2 year anniversary on Etsy is March 5<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My goal is to reach 200 sales by March 5<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My new favorite product to make are the bubo owls, they seem to be the right size and price.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will be able to enter to win a free customized bubo owl starting Monday at </span><a href="http://punkrockerbyebaby.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">RockerByeBaby</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">’s blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have also enjoyed making the mini owls/birds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20 of them just went on a journey to Canada for a 1 year old’s birthday party!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can enter to win your choice of mini owl or bird at Lindsey’s Fluff n Stuff on Facebook from now until Feb 1<sup>st</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Valentine’s Day will be here before we know it and TZ Burps has a lot of new items ready to ship for the special day, so make sure to check out the Etsy shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks again for being such great supporters and here’s to a hooteriffic 2012!</span></div>TZ Burps!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385727859389524187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213692272391248966.post-58076145721617464022011-11-14T21:43:00.001-05:002011-11-14T21:47:50.335-05:00Where has the time gone?!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Man, where has the time gone?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been so busy trying to balance orders, shows, stock, teaching, my daughter’s schedule and school, house work, Etsy, Facebook, am I missing anything?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whew!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyone have any tips on how to balance it all?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mom always says you can’t do it all, but I have that drive to do it all.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Anywhooo, I am glad to be back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is time to get into the swing of things starting with sharing all the upcoming sales for black Friday and cyber Monday brought to you by the EtsyKids team!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://api.ning.com/files/GT7n53HuZ31ZVD9lVEJlly3an8ub6cFuGp5ZfROWui25OD5FDWtZdReIS2PCOOFpbkmZi2HGmliSqJ-8xpvhcE6tr44WVA9D/etsykidsblacksale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" nda="true" src="http://api.ning.com/files/GT7n53HuZ31ZVD9lVEJlly3an8ub6cFuGp5ZfROWui25OD5FDWtZdReIS2PCOOFpbkmZi2HGmliSqJ-8xpvhcE6tr44WVA9D/etsykidsblacksale.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">TZ Burps! Will be offering custom owl pillows (aka custom owlets) at a discounted price of $17 that is a savings of $5, $20 shipped!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This offer will begin now for all blog and facebook followers just email </span><a href="mailto:tzburps@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">tzburps@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> to place an order.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the time that I have been missing from here, I have had the pleasure of being featured on 20 Best Twenty, The Little Hedgehog, and My Little Pixies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great people, great bloggers great sites, great products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check em out!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6S2yh6Kmee4pM61i4knAXd4eXILwceO_pwP-dsGTpCrSdYMCkWWP9YdFGEYkld6-tWxgzurVwS2RpwBXG8pTRVeloVt0J0A2Ec7wmEdaqWW1fVr0e8m_XamF9iyLD6-9VubqDBQ5h53Vx/s1600/20best.gif" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6S2yh6Kmee4pM61i4knAXd4eXILwceO_pwP-dsGTpCrSdYMCkWWP9YdFGEYkld6-tWxgzurVwS2RpwBXG8pTRVeloVt0J0A2Ec7wmEdaqWW1fVr0e8m_XamF9iyLD6-9VubqDBQ5h53Vx/s200/20best.gif" width="188" /></a></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <a href="http://mylittlepixiesblog.blogspot.com/">My Little Pixies Blog</a> <a href="http://www.thelittlehedgehog.blogspot.com/">The Little Hedgehog</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ok, I am really going to try to post more often and keep you up to date with new project ideas and giveaways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Lots of new Christmas and Winter Owls have been added to Facebook and Etsy if you are looking to give an owl a home this holiday season. </span>Thanks for supporting TZ Burps!</span></div>TZ Burps!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385727859389524187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213692272391248966.post-83415027366220998042011-09-02T09:18:00.000-04:002011-09-02T09:18:42.921-04:00Busy, Busy, Busy...Where has the summer gone? Back to work for me as a teacher began last week, then an earthquake, followed by a hurricane! What a crazy week. Things are getting back to normal, kids returned to school mid-week, and now it is time to balance work, sewing, and family. Not an easy task, but I am sure it will all work out.<br />
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In other news, TZ Burps is being featured today on Tutus and Tea Parties blog for freebie Friday! You can check out her super cute blog and enter to win a custom princess owlet. Giveaway runs until 9/16/11. Make sure you let her know I sent you! Good luck to you all. Hope you enjoy the rest of your summers and make the most of your long labor day weekend. Maybe you have something fun planned. Would love to hear what. We will be celebrating my mom's birthday with a cookout-yum!<br />
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<a href="http://tutusandteaparties.blogspot.com/2011/09/freebie-friday-win-custom-princess.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Tutus and Tea Parties Freebie Friday!</span></a><br />
TZ Burps!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385727859389524187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213692272391248966.post-64033696600957289122011-08-11T14:58:00.001-04:002011-08-13T22:16:56.504-04:00Giveaway AnnouncementHello to all the new followers. It is good to see the number of followers increase. Would love to hear what type of things you'd like to see on my blog. Hope everyone is enjoying our 1st giveaway. LOVE LOVE all the items in there. <br />
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The giveaway will now end on August 13th at 8 pm EST. I have been given the opportunity to fit in some family time at the beach before heading back to work and I can't pass that up. Tell all your friends about the giveaway, the more the merrier! Can't wait to post winners before I leave! Hoot Hoot!<br />
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Winners have been posted under the Giveaway tab!!!! Did you win???? GO see!!TZ Burps!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385727859389524187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213692272391248966.post-81008647310586971462011-08-07T11:19:00.001-04:002011-08-07T11:41:21.341-04:00Back to School Giveaway is OPEN!I am very excited to announce that my 1st giveaway is now open! Check out all the wonderful items up for grabs! Looking forward to choosing winners in a week. See Giveaway tab for more info and below is the link to the Back to School Celebration album on Facebook. Have fun...<br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.237040812996215.62084.111265798907051"><span style="font-size: large;">Back to School Celebration</span></a>TZ Burps!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385727859389524187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213692272391248966.post-13379911717830300122011-07-31T10:59:00.000-04:002011-07-31T10:59:32.144-04:00Back to School Giveaway!I am so excited to announce our 1st giveaway that will take place here and on our Facebook page. With fall and back to school right around the corner and me being a teacher, I thought what a fun theme for a giveaway. I can't wait for you to see all the great sponsors and the items they have donated. I will be updating the album this week. If you are interested in donating an item please email <a href="mailto:tzburps@gmail.com">tzburps@gmail.com</a>. The giveaway will open 8/7 and close 8/14/11. Good luck to everyone! TZ Burps!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385727859389524187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213692272391248966.post-15466563543678622282011-07-22T15:21:00.000-04:002011-07-22T15:21:20.249-04:00Brother Owls need votes!I have entered brother owls in the EtsyKids Design Challenge, All about Boys. Would appreciate any votes, lots of great items in there! Thanks! Don't forget to use JULYXMAS to get 20% off your purchase till the end of July!<br />
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http://www.oversontwo.blogspot.com/TZ Burps!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385727859389524187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213692272391248966.post-36151642026062335772011-07-15T00:26:00.001-04:002011-07-16T13:08:28.618-04:00Back HomeJust got back from a wonderful time at the beach with friends. My good friend invited my daughter and I to come stay with her and her family for a few days at Ocean City, MD. It was just what we needed! Family time away without the computer, Internet, sewing machine, to do lists, etc. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>TZ Burps!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385727859389524187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213692272391248966.post-66885186962437982922011-07-03T10:00:00.000-04:002011-07-03T10:00:31.886-04:00Welcome!Thanks for checking out TZ Burps! I am excited to start my own blog and have the freedom to share other businesses and conduct giveaways without the fear of breaking any rules. I hope you will find my blog useful and entertaining. I plan on posting about life and my love of the outdoors while mixing in my plush owls and birds. Please feel free to share and spread the word that TZ Burps now has a blog! Thanks!TZ Burps!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385727859389524187noreply@blogger.com2