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Quotable Sunday–Gratitude

Sunday, February 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I have so much to be grateful for, so I thought I’d share some quotes on gratitude today. For more quotes, stop by Toni’s blog, A Daily Dose of Toni. Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into [...]

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Blue and Gold…a Blessing and Tylenol

Saturday, February 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I wish that I could muster up some enthusiasm for Twizzler’s big day yesterday. The fact is, I’ve been ending most days with a colossal headache, and today is no exception. For some reason, I just don’t feel like I can manage much today. But I still want to share Twizzler’s first Blue and Gold [...]

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Give Me Your Best Shot! #3

Friday, February 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I’m back! Are you ready to give me your best shot? Here’s my favorite shot of the week. Necco, my only child to be spared from this week’s illnesses. She is the creative one. She fell in love immediately with the pottery wheel we received in the mail the other day (details about that coming [...]

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Flashback (W)Rap

Friday, February 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Did you think I was going to rap for you? Sorry. I don’t have THAT kind of rap…..only this kind: For today’s Flashback Friday with Melinda (theme: LOVE), I thought of the days….not SO long ago….when AJ would ride around attached to me all day long. I miss those days! I really do. I loved [...]

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Fix-It Friday #3

Friday, February 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I’m back for another addition of Fix-It Friday with I Heart Faces! The incredible Angie (one of I Heart Faces co-founders) took this picture of her gorgeous daughter, and let US take turns processing it. I always find it fascinating to see all of the different ways people edit photos! Here is the original: And [...]

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Foto Friday–Noise

Friday, February 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

What’s all the Noise about? Is it that squeek you hear when your camera zooms in and out? Is it the whines of protests from your family members who don’t want to pose for ANOTHER PICTURE?! Is it the click, click, click of the shutter button? No, when photographers talk about noise, they’re referring to [...]

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Extraordinary Mothers–send me to BlogHer ’09!

Friday, February 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I wake up in the morning thinking about what I am going to post on my blog later that day. My kids know where to find me. Mommy’s at the computer…..”Oh. You’re working on the blog again.” They come to sit on my lap, and say, “Who’s that? Is that someone you really know, or [...]

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Get ready!

Thursday, February 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Have you taken any pictures this week? Are you ready to play long with this week’s Give Me Your Best Shot? I’ll be posting Mr Linky on Friday afternoon and will run it through the weekend. Remember–GMBS is not a photo contest, but simply a fun way to share a photo or two that have [...]

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A Thousand Words for my Girls

Thursday, February 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I have more than a Thousand Words for these girls……Despite all of the sickness. The used tissues on the floor. The late nights on the couch. The laundry. The linen closet empty of towels because they’re all dirty. These are my girls, and I love them. I also love this little freckle faced boy, and [...]

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Mean Mommy Practice

Thursday, February 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment

It’s time again for MamaKat’s Writer’s workshop! Here are her prompts for this week: 1.) If you were starring on American Idol TONIGHT and HAD to sing, what song would you choose and why.2.) Take a picture of yourself right this minute without primping and explain to us why it is you have not washed [...]

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