NEW LOOK!!!

Alright I finally got my new look done, what do you guys think? :)

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Cranky Cranky Cranky.....

N ow I know why thin people and models sometimes walk around with annoyed looks on their faces. See yesterday I was feeling a bit better from the cold, but my stomach was just killing me, so I didn't eat much, which made me, yep, you guessed it.... CRANKY !!! I love food too much and this is why I …

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EVERYDAY THINGS!!!

I t's friday and time for another Everyday Things . Jule's over at " Everyday Mommy " started this feature to help us remember the small things around us and embrace contentment. Go to her site to participate or to see a list of others embracing their " Everyday Things ". T he …

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HOLY ALPHABET!!!

I got this in the mail today and thought I would share it, it's just beautiful and I hope it brings a smile to many faces :) The Holy Alphabet... This is Beautiful Whoever came up with this one must have had some Divine guidance! A lthough things are not perfect B ecause of trial or pain C ontinue in t…

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10 HOURS?!?!?!?!?!

You know of what???? 10 hours of sleep, yes, and it was actually MY sleep. I'm feeling SO much better, it's not even funny. LOL I took some Motrin last night and it always knocks me out, so I fell asleep at 10pm and didn't wake up until 8am this morning. The kids let me sleep in too…

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Cloudy Day!!!

Woke up this morning feeling the same as yesterday, running a bit of a fever, sore throat and headache, guess this cold will stick around a bit longer than I thought. The kids must be getting it too, they're kind of mopy ( hope I got that right ) and Jasmine has been sleeping in until 9:30am, whic…

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Works for Me Wednesday!!!

I'm really starting to run out of ideas on this, either I need to start creating more shortcuts for myself or just admit that I really DON'T have that many tips worth making anyone's (much less myself) life easier. :) My tip for today is one about kids and chores. A while ago I had tal…

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You do what you have to do!!!

I think as a mother, wife and woman in general, we've all become used to just " doing what you have to do ". You keep going, and going and going, but you start noticing that no matter how much or how fast you move, you just can't keep up with some things. There's projects to be …

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Treasure Tuesday!!!

I've really come to enjoy my Tuesday's, I think mainly because it helps me to STOP and look around, at what I have, and the treasures that fill my house. Let's face it, anything could be a treasure right? Given by that special person, bought at a certain time in your life...... My treasu…

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TACKLE IT TUESDAY!!!

You've heard me talk about how my computer desk is always needing organizing, and for some reason I just can't keep it clean. There's always papers, bills, coffee mugs, empty plates etc. I spend a lot of time on the computer, either working or blogging, or emailing or whatever, AND that…

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Manic Monday!!!

6 0' clock already, I was just in the middle of a dream * insert music * Yeah it was more like 5:30am and I was in the middle of a dream, a nice dream too, not that I can remember it now no matter how hard I try. I do remember that I was enjoying it and then BAM (the sounds of kids and pugs). When …

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How does that saying go?

" One man's trash is another man's treasure? " or something like that right? Well one thing I love doing during the summer, is going to yard sales, there's times I don't buy anything, but just love browsing and looking through everything, it's something that I'm thank…

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Big Things, Little Things.....

I've been reading a wonderful, wonderful book called " Diapers, Pacifiers and other Holy Things " by Lorraine Pintus. It's really taught me a lot as a mother to a preschooler and a 7 year old. One of the things that stood out with me was the chapter entitled " Big Things, Little…

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SOAKING UP THE SUN

We went to Veronica's house this afternoon so the kids could play in the sprinklers and pool etc. They had a blast and it was so much fun just watching them interact, they've been good friends the past two years and I know my kids are going to be heartbroken when Sydney and Scottie leave. An…

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THE JOY OF FRIDAY!!!

There's nothing better than the end of the week, at least for me. It usually means I can stay up later, the kids can stay up later too, and yes I know a lot of parents don't agree with having their kids up late, but mine only get to do it every friday and saturday night, it's sorta like…

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EVERYDAY THINGS!!!

Jules at Everyday Mommy started this weekly Friday feature called " Everyday Things ". We're supposed to embrace contentment and learn to like the everyday things that we tend to overlook or take for granted. Thank you Jules, this has definitely made me stop and think about the little th…

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Weddings, big or small????

I'm a romantic and I love the whole fairytale idea, but when it came to my own wedding, I had a small intimate gathering at my house back in South Africa. Why you may ask??? Why not??? It's not that I didn't have the choice of a huge lavish wedding, but I didn't want it, for some reas…

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Works for Me Wednesday!!!

It's getting harder to find something to post about for the WFMW . Either I really am not as creative and smart as I thought, or I really don't have any shortcuts to make my life easier LOL But I thought that today I would share something that really does make my life easier in the summer. W…

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TREASURE TUESDAY!!!

The treasure I have to share with you all today, is near and dear to my heart. It's a "Journal" that I kept from the first day I met my husband, to the day we married. As many of you may know, ours was a complicated relationship as I talked about here . I kept the journal and wrote in i…

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TACKLE IT TUESDAY!!!

If you ladies only knew how much I've come to LOVE Tuesdays LOL Seriously Janice, you did an awesome thing but creating this " Tackle it Tuesday ", now I always feel that I need to have something to show on the blog and my house is really starting to become organized. Pretty soon though …

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Mommy by day, Fighter by night!!!

Yep that's me, by day I fight potty training , sibling rivalry, misterious stains, missing socks, mountain laundry and jelly faces . Then the kids go to bed and I turn into a fighter for the lands of Camelot, helping Arthur and the Knights fight against the Realm of Midgard and Hibernia . I ride …

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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!

I want to start by wishing a very Happy Father's Day to my dad. My parents divorced when I was just 2 years old, and though I don't remember much about it, the one thing that has stuck with me throughout my life, is the fact that my dad worked SO hard to give me and my two older brothers, a…

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