January 2008

Home Alone

January 16, 2008

Tweet Laura posted this on her blog yesterday. I think it is so important to share this story with our young friends who so freely give out information to online “friends” without a second thought. PLEASE pass this on. ******************* After tossing her books on the sofa, she decided to grab a snack and get [...]

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Vicks Cares – A Giveaway!!

January 14, 2008

Tweet I have always liked to be cuddled and comforted when I am sick… Who doesn’t? My husband is good about giving me the care and attention that I need. As my head is in this cloud of stuffiness, he has helped me through with the generous doling out of backrubs, and insisting that I [...]

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5 Courses I Would Like to Take – A Meme

January 13, 2008

Tweet Quite some time ago (like back in November!), Sarah at Sassyfrazz , tagged me with this fun meme. Here’s what I have to do: Devise a list of 5-10 courses you would take to fix your life. It’s more fun to be in classes with friends, so include one class from the person who [...]

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Real Women, Real Stories – A Giveaway!

January 12, 2008

Tweet I would like to introduce you to a fun new site by, of, and for women. It’s called Capessa, and it’s a place where women can share personal life experiences via blogs, video blogs and conversation boards. It’s just getting off the ground, and it’s still in it’s beta version, so they need our [...]

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Pure Essentials – A Giveaway!!

January 11, 2008

Tweet Most of you know that I have a heck of a time staying on top of the laundry… With six kids and 3 loads a day, it is bound to pile up! One of the only new year’s resolutions that my husband and I made together was to stay on top of the laundry. [...]

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A quick jolt o’ java

January 10, 2008

Tweet I have to admit… I am a caffeine addict. I love my coffee. What mom doesn’t? While I am partial to vanilla lattes (hot OR cold) and other such flavored coffee drinks, I must say that I love the ease and convenience of my Senseo coffee maker. The best thing about it is that [...]

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Oh, To Be A Dog

January 10, 2008

Tweet I received this in my email box this afternoon, and had to chuckle… An old, tired-looking dog wandered into our yard. I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home. He followed me into the house, down the hall, and fell asleep in a corner. An hour later, he [...]

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January 9, 2008

Tweet Now we’re all sick….. Could things get any worse???? I mean, I know things could be worse, but come on! 1/10 – Edited to add: Okay, so I wrote this post last night in a moment of weakness…. The baby was screaming, my body ached, my head pounded, and my daughter was calling me [...]

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Enter to win some fun stuff…

January 8, 2008

Tweet It’s been quite some time since I linked to some of the wonderful giveaways and contests out there, so I thought that I would put together a list for you today. Here are just a few of the many: As most of you know, I’m a sucker for soft and cuddly blankets. Saranoni has [...]

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Moby Wraps… Get YOUR Moby Wrap!

January 8, 2008

Tweet The Moby Wrap makes a wonderful baby shower gift, especially for all of those busy moms in your life… Perhaps even YOU. Yes, I said YOU. Because, if you have a little one who likes to be held – and, what baby doesn’t? – this is a must for you and your little leach… [...]

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10, 20 and 30 years ago

January 6, 2008

Tweet Katja tagged me with this meme quite some time ago – The idea is to mention what I was doing 10, 20 and 30 years ago. 10 years ago – In January of 1998 I was working full-time in the corporate office of a company that sold and distributed nutritional supplements and I had [...]

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Do your kids get enough calcium?

January 5, 2008

Tweet There is nothing like a child’s broken bone to get a parent thinking about calcium… All of my kiddos had a super-size helping of broccoli today, but I realized that the calcium supplement that I intended to give my children every day was sitting somewhere in my cupboard collecting dust. I pulled out our [...]

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What could it be?

January 4, 2008

Tweet Julia can’t have her leg put in a cast until Monday afternoon… Doctor’s schedule was full today. She is in so much pain and can’t move for anything without screaming. Because of a horrible storm raging through our area, plans for help and distraction company changed, and we were without power for most of [...]

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Oh, boy….

January 3, 2008

Tweet Today was a LOOOOONG day. Please pray for Miss Julia and her mommy!

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Our Family’s First Fracture

January 2, 2008

Tweet My little Julia broke her leg today… One girl among five brothers and she has to be the first one to break a bone! At the park today, she and her uncle were playing on those big rubber tires. Well, apparently they both jump towards each other to the opposite tire and they had [...]

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January 1, 2008

Tweet I know I told ya’ll that I wouldn’t be back until the 2nd, but my blogging buddy, Katja, has challenged me invited me to join Blog365 and commit to add a blog post for EVERY DAY in 2008. We all know how busy and hectic life can be with any number of kids, however [...]

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