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The Internet Goes on Strike
January 18, 2012 – 7:56 am | No Comment

  Please contact your local representatives and urge them to vote NO to SOPA. Voting takes place very soon! If you are not sure what SOPA means for everyone please take the time to read this.  This graphic also does a very good job explaining what SOPA would mean for everyone. Make your voice heard! 

Why I Blog
January 6, 2012 – 1:46 pm | 3 Comments

  As a blogger, you get asked several questions very often. One question is “How did you get started blogging?” For me it was simple. To document our life so family who lived far away could always know what was going on. As time progressed I learned that there were many women out there just [...]

2012 New Years Resolutions
December 26, 2011 – 7:42 am | 2 Comments

2012 is upon us. This of course means millions of people all over the world are writing their New Years Resolutions. This blogger included. The difference for me this year is I have the right mind set for these goals. I have learned what attainable goals are and how you have to work to reach [...]

Merry Christmas 2011
December 25, 2011 – 6:25 am | No Comment

Our family would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year! 

Christmas Traditions 2011
December 16, 2011 – 1:21 pm | No Comment

Do you have Christmas Traditions? Last Christmas I shared a few of our traditions with you guys. The beautiful thing about traditions is that you can add to them and pass them onto your kids. This year we added a few new traditions that I know we will continue throughout the years. This year we [...]

Beauty and The Beast in 3D January 13th
November 30, 2011 – 7:32 am | No Comment

Beauty and The Beast is being re-released in theaters starting January 13th. The reason for the re-release? It will be available in 3D! Will you go see this timeless classic when it hits theaters this January?

Thanksgiving Week~ Family Time
November 21, 2011 – 10:50 am | No Comment

I want to let my readers know that posts will be low this week.  Any post that go up were scheduled ahead of time but there are not many. I want to spend this week with my family as much as I can. I have a great giveaway that will be going up next week [...]

Loss.Heartache. OSU Tragedy
November 18, 2011 – 10:27 pm | 4 Comments

I have tears streaming down my face as I write this post so please bear with me. By now you all have heard of the tragic plane crash that took the lives of OSU Women’s basketball coach and assistant coach.  I had the great honor of knowing these people. I met Coach Budke years ago [...]

A Day of Remembrance: 12 Years Ago
November 18, 2011 – 2:45 pm | No Comment
Day 9 of Thankfulness
November 9, 2011 – 3:18 pm | One Comment

Today I am thankful that this little guy is talking so much now. Jake used to not speak. AT.ALL. We taught him a few signs to get him to communicate and he did not even say “Mama” until December 10th, 2010. So now to hear him talk SO MUCH just sends my heart a flutter [...]

Day 8 of Thankfulness
November 9, 2011 – 9:39 am | No Comment

Today I am thankful for music. Music to me is a universal language. We are all connected someway through music. Different platforms, different taste but yet they all speak to us. Music is a big part of my life and I listen to it daily. I like ALL kinds of music. ALL KINDS. If it [...]

Day 7 of Thankfulness
November 7, 2011 – 11:36 am | No Comment

Today I am thankful for the moon and stars.   There is nothing I enjoy more than looking up at the end of the night and seeing the stars and the moon. So beautiful. So peaceful. It is also a nice reminder at the end of the day to be thankful for all we have.

Day 6 of Thankfulness
November 7, 2011 – 11:33 am | No Comment

Today I am thankful for the sun. The sun may make me sweat and say ugly words about it as I am in the sweltering heat it produces, but I am thankful for it. Without the sun we would not have trees, grass, flowers, or food to eat. I love to watch the sunset and the sunrise. [...]

Day 5 of Thankfullness
November 6, 2011 – 8:31 am | No Comment

Today I am thankful for my home.   I may complain a bit at times about things breaking or not having more room but its ours. Its our first home. My kids are happy and safe here.

30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 4
November 4, 2011 – 7:10 am | No Comment

Today I am thankful for my daddy.   Im a total daddys girl. Always have been. My dad is my hero. He has been through so much. He is honorable. He would do anything for his family. Anything. I am so grateful that my kids have him for a grandfather.

30 Days of Thankfulness:Day 3
November 3, 2011 – 1:10 pm | No Comment

On Day 3 I am thankful for my mom.   I may have made her pull her hair out when I was a teen but now I have no idea what I would do without her. She has always been there for me and I know I can always count on her. She is the [...]

30 Days of Thankfulness:Day 2
November 2, 2011 – 6:56 am | No Comment

Day 2: I am thankful for my husband.   My husband is seriously the hardest working man I know.  He will do anything and everything for us. He will throw his to do list out the window on the weekends to spend time with the kids. He always says I love you, even if he [...]

30 Days of Thankfulness:Day 1
November 2, 2011 – 6:37 am | No Comment

It is November. The official month of giving thanks(even though we should give thanks everyday). So I am participating with a new friends(who are mostly doing theirs on Facebook) in posting a 30 days of Thankfulness. So, now for day 1.   Day 1: I am thankful for: My Kids.   They are my light. [...]

Halloween Costumes 2011
October 10, 2011 – 3:19 pm | One Comment

Halloween is just around the corner and that means dressing up! My kids this year went a little strange on me. What they picked for costumes would not of been what I guessed they would want to be.   M wanted to be Daphne from Scooby Doo. NOT what I would of picked her to [...]

Chili’s Create a Pepper for St. Jude~ September 26th, 2011
September 23, 2011 – 3:24 pm | One Comment

This Monday, September 26th is Create a Pepper to Fight Childhood Cancer for St. Jude at all Chili’s Restaurants. On Monday, September 26th all Chili’s will donate 100% of their proceeds to St. Jude Children Hospital If you can not make it to Chili’s this night you can go online at Create A Pepper to [...]