6 Months and 100th Post

How cool is this... I have been blogging for 6 months as of today and this is my 100th post. Wow, who new I had 100 things to blog about. OK, so I can ramble on for ever and a day but still this is my 100th post.

Now do I have much exciting to say.... no not really. Since this is New Years Eve I decided it was time to think about my resolutions for next year.

Normally I have nothing or something very typical. However this year my mind is working over drive and I want to do so much. So here is my list of resolutions, goals or what ever that I want to work on for 2009.

1. I need to get into shape. I had the baby October 07 and I lost the weight but my belly is flabby, the cheese on my thighs really needs to go and that damn Wii Fit said I had a fit age of 50. My weight is idea but my shape is not so I am going to start working out more regularly and toning up this body of mine. No more excuses....

2. I am going to really be frugal this year. I look at how well I can waist money sometimes and I have decided this is going to change. I read an article about these people that set a goal not to buy anything new for an entire year. If something broke they fixed it, if they need something they found it with out buying it (donations and what not). Don't worry I am not this crazy... I will still be buying things I am just going to put a little more thought about each expense. Oh and the credit card is gone... I had those paid off long ago and some how they have creaped back into my life and I don't like it.

3. I am going to recycle more. I recycle when I can but I am not consistent at it. I tend to just toss things in the trash because it isn't full and the recycle bin is. So I am going to really be aware of this and really do my best to make this happen.

4. Finally, my bible reading. I have had the list of what to read each day in my bible so that I can get through it in one year. It is like reading three or four pages a day and yet I have yet to do it. I have made it half way through but I really, really want to do this. I have not been through the entire bible and I really want this more than anything on my list. It would be very rewarding for me personally.

So their you have it, my list of goals for this next year. I am sure I will fail at all of them but I will start the year with my head high and my hopes up. Wish me luck!!!

Happy Birthday

Today is Luke's 6th birthday. I am still in shock that Luke is 6... he was supposed to be a New Years baby but he decided to come a bit early.

Look at what a tiny little thing he was. Nothing fit!!!

My boy has grown up so much this past year since we had Thomas. I am amazed in the changes in him. Plus he is growing like a weed. New clothes at the begining of the school year and now he needs more again because most are now to small.

Luke's first Birthday!

Here is his second birthday and Thomas the Train was the end all be all.

His third birthday was very similar to the second one.

This is his 4th birthday and his first party with friends.

This was last years 5th birthday at home. We had a party with friends that year also but these are the photo's from home.

Thomas and I have been sick since Christmas. I have so much pressure in my head it feels like a bubble ready to burst. Thomas threw up all over me in bed this morning. That was a real fun time. Lets just say this is not how I wanted to spend my week off.

I have a party planed for Luke this Saturday at this bouncing place. It isn't cheap either so I just hope he stay's healthy. My luck he will get sick just in time for his party.

I try to make a very big deal out of his birthday since it is so close to Christmas. I always say I am not going to cheat him out of gifts but then Christmas ends and my house has no more room for toys. Because of this I have been make the parties the main event and something he will never forget. I will post pictures of the big 6th birthday after the party.

Wii for Christmas

OK so Christmas is over and boy am I glad. We bought a Wii for the family for Christmas and I got a Wii fit for Christmas. It has been none stop Wii in this house since Christmas and I am just about sick of it. Luke and his dad have been playing Indian Jones Lego's non-stop. Eric can play for hours on end and I am quickly discovering Luke is going to be the same way. I need a timer that I can set and make them get off when the bell rings. I hate these games that don't just let you save at any point in the game. I curse the game inventors for that.

Now as for the Wii fit, I am loving it, sort of. First it asks you lots of questions, and you create a Meme profile. I was pretty happy with most everything it said about me. Their was one part that really ticked me off. After it asks you questions it puts you through a little fitness test and then gives you a Wii Fit age. That dame machine gave me a fit age of 50. 50!!! Seriously, I just about had a fit especially since I am only 34 years old. My husband gets on and he is given the age of a 42 year old and that ticked me off because he can't be fitter than me. I did get vindication however when it measured his body fat and it fattened up his MeMe. I laughed at that one just because he made himself thinner and it wouldn't let him be thinner. hehe...

Aloha Friday #12 Goin' Fishin

Play along at An Island Life for Aloha Friday. In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response. If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link at An Island Life. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

My question this week…..

What have you had to fish out of your toilet?

I have little kids so I am sure you know where this is going. LOL… The other day my 5 year old is going potty when the one year old heads into the bathroom and picks up the 5 year olds “NEW” yoyo-ball and chucks it into the toilet. Now Luke is having a serious meltdown because his yoyo-ball has been dropped in the toilet and peed on. His meltdown is so bad you would have thought we just flushed a diamond ring down the toilet and it is just a $2. yoyo. Of course me being mom I have to go fishing and dig the ball out. Yuck!!! I put it in the sink to wash it but it has an enclosed center and water had made its way to the inside. I can’t clean it properly so I have to through it away. We had an evening filled with drama over this stupid ball.

Merry Christmas

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!!!

I am working until noon today and then I am off until January 5th. I love these holiday breaks.

(Don't worry I will find lots of time to blog between now and the new year.)

The Ringing Heater Duct

In my house we have two cordless phones that we can never find. We have one hook in the kitchen and one in the office but there is never a phone on either hook. This drives me crazy when I am running around the house trying to follow the ring and can’t find the phone. I can’t blame anyone else because I am just as guilty about putting the phone back on the hook.

So the other day the phone is ringing and I can here it down on the floor somewhere in the living room. Thomas is notorious for putting the phones under the sofa or chair. So as it is ringing I am digging around under the sofa and chair and can’t find it. I here it but it is just not their. Well then I here my dad on my answering machine saying, can’t find your phone can you…. I hate that they know I haven’t picked up because the phone is MIA. After my dad finishes leaving his message I go push the phone locater button. I am looking all around the chair because that is where I here the ringing but still can’t find it.

I look up at my husband and say, “I think it is down in the heat duct”. We have this 100 year old farm house and some of the things about this house are really stupid. We have a big bay window in the living room that goes down to the floor so we have a chair in that space. The heat vent sits right in front of this space so it sits out in the room in front of the chair. Side note, this makes a great winter time seat with a blanket on top the vent blowing up in your blanket.

Eric pulls the cover off and sure enough the phone is down in the vent.

Thomas has found something new to play with. We would have never known he had been in it because he put the cover back on. Now about two hours later we walk in the living room and find about 10 toys stuffed down the vent and a toy sword sticking out so we new he had been in their that time. It never ends with this child…..

Oh and now my TV remote has been MIA for about three days. It is not in the heat vent, at least not that heat vent. I have about 6 others I should probably be checking.

Tis' the Season....

So this year I have been dragging my feet on the shopping and everything related to Christmas. I have come up with every excuse possible not to have to get out their and go shopping. Well I finally got myself out shopping to try and get some of it done. Let’s just say it has not been a pleasant holiday shopping experience.

I took both boys to Kohl’s one evening to get a few things on my list. My mom wanted a can opener that you mount under the counter. They had a really nice one at Kohl’s but they only had the display out. Do you think I could find a single sole to help me? Nope, not one… I thought I will go back to customer service and ask for help, the line was forever and a day long so I wasn’t doing that. Finally after about 30 minutes I gave up and went home. I can’t deal with that especially when Luke is begging me to buy him some Sketcher’s tennis shoes. He has new shoes and they fit fine so he doesn’t need new shoes. He has a big fit over the shoe thing and it made for a not so fun trip.

Friday afternoon I pick Luke up from school and we go to Meijer to do a little shopping while his little brother is at the sitter. We find a few things and then Luke tells me he needs to potty. Meijer’s restrooms are between the front doors of the store. So I park my cart off to the side and take him potty. We go back to our shopping and not even 10 minutes has passed and he tells me he needs to poop. Seriously, were we not just in the bathroom? I was not a happy parent so I tell him we are checking out and then he can go. I quickly check out (not finished shopping) and then I take him potty again. Well at this point I am done trying to shop with kids and we just go home.

Now for all the crazy shoppers out their… two crazy ladies tried to run me down in the Meijer parking lot. One was just oblivious to who had the right of way… that’s OK my breaks work so I will be happy to slam on them for you. Then while at Kohl’s I got lucky and got a good parking spot. As I am leaving some girl wants my spot. As I am backing out she keeps pulling up closer, not giving me an inch to get out. She is right smack in the center of the lane and still moving forward… hello you can’t get in the spot if I can’t get out. Seriously people… a little patients’ goes a long way.

The trip to the grocery store… I pull into a spot and another girl is pulling into the same spot on the opposite side of the lot. She calls me a Bi@#@ because she can’t pull through. Obviously she doesn’t know how to back out of a spot because that was just uncalled for. So then she backs up and parks in the spot right next to that one. Makes no sense to me and she didn’t need to call me a name.

Took the boys to see Santa on Saturday and the line was nice and short. I spent $10.00 on one 5x7 picture that was not very good but they wont let you use your own cameras. When did Santa becomes so commercialized? When I was a kid we saw Santa to tell him what we wanted, not to take over priced pictures. As we are leaving we are going through JC Penny’s. It was a pretty busy store and some lady is in standing right smack in the middle of the isle talking to someone standing in the cloths. She get’s all pissy because she has to let people walk through. If I could have recorded her it would have been great. The attitude she was reflecting was so childish it was almost funny. Then I have a big mouth because after we walk past her snotty jesters I say to my husband, “I didn’t know we were being such an inconvenience needing to walk down an isle. Someone needs to grow up!”

Needless to say, I have had my fill of shopping/shoppers and I am still not finished. I am going to head out at lunch time today, freeze by butt off and just get it done. I can’t keep doing this. Hopefully everyone is a little nicer today.

Have you experienced the crazy shoppers or unpleasant store help? Have you just experienced something totally bizarre this shopping season? I hope for all of your sakes, you comment with good shopping experiences because I have to believe there is good in this world and everyone isn’t this uptight.

Aloha Friday #11 (Christmas Shopping)

Play along at An Island Life for Aloha Friday. In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response. If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link at An Island Life. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

My question this week…..

Are you finished with your Christmas Shopping?

I have not been in a shopping mood this year. I am normally done by now but I just wont get myself out there to finish. I keep making excuses for myself. Some of my excuses are…

- I hate crowds and standing in lines…. This year this hasn’t really been an issue I just keep saying it is.

- I just can’t go with the kids… OK this is me just being lazy. I hate loading kids in and out of the car seats from store to store; really my kids are good when shopping so again this is my poor excuse.

- I will go on my lunch hour, lunch time comes and I decide it is to cold outside so I am not going.

- I don’t know what to get anyone… hello.. I have a nice list of items.

I could go on and on with my excuses. They are sad really… and I have 6 shopping days left. I think this year I have been dragging my feet on everything. I still have not mailed my Christmas Cards, I haven’t wrapped a single gift and I am only about half way through my shopping. Ugh....

The Best Christmas Movies & Specials of All Time

Ok so the title is my opinion but still that is how I feel. This year I have really been enjoying watching the various Christmas specials on TV. I decided to make this weeks Thursday Thirteen my top Thirteen favorite Christmas movies & specials of all time.

First we have animated children’s classics. Most of these are ones that I grew up watching as a child myself. I can remember how excited I would get watching them every year on TV. I love that they are still around today and I hope they are timeless classics that are around for another 100 years for many more generations to enjoy.

1. Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer (1964)
This is one that warms my heart every year. I love watching Rudolf with my kids and they seem to really enjoy it also.

2. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Charlie Brown is one of my all time favorite cartoon characters. I love the little Christmas tree, the speech given about the true meaning of Christmas. I am so happy that Charlie Brown is still on because so much has been taken away from the real meaning of Christmas. Our kids need more of this. Maybe if we all had more faith our world would not be in the disarray that it is in.

3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
Who doesn’t love the Grinch and all the Who’s down in Whoville.

4. Frosty the Snow Man (1969)

5. Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983)
Watched this one on ABC Family Tuesday night. It isn’t one that runs on the main stream but it is still a great one. It is a great way to tell the Christmas Carol story to the kids.

6. Santa Clause is Comin’ to Town
I love how it tells the tail of how Santa came to be.

7. Polar Express with Tom Hanks (2005)
I will never forget the first time I watched this with my son. He was 3 years old and loved trains. The funny part is he didn’t want to watch it but sat in our bedroom on our bed and every time I looked back he is looking into the living room watching it.

8. The Santa Clause (1994)
Tim Allen makes a wonderful Santa in this movie. My 5 year old has watched this about 4 times this year. It has been on TV a lot. He was reciting lines from it the other day when it was on.

9. Home Alone (1990) with Macaulay Culkin
Not a traditional Christmas movie but who doesn’t love watching Macaulay Culkin standing in front of the mirror singing the Christmas song and dolling himself up. Such a cutie!!!

Now the grown ups have to have their favorites also. It can’t be all about the kids all the time. So here are some of the best grown up Christmas classics.

10. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
I put this one on my list for my husband. He watches it every year and I have only ever watched bits and pieces. I know it is supposed to be great but I somehow miss the entire thing every year.

11. A Christmas Story (1983)
I think I have seen this movie every year for the last 15 years or more. I love this one. The boy and his beebe gun, his father and the sexy leg lamp. Oh how this one just makes me laugh.

12. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) with Chevy Chase
The best Christmas movie ever. All of Chevy’s National Lampoons movies are great but this one is by far the best. We have this on DVD so we sit down and watch this one every year.

13. Scrooged (1988)
Bill Murray made this a great movie. I watched this many times when I was younger but I haven’t seen it in a really long time. Maybe I will catch it on Cable this holiday season, if not I may need to rent it. I loved the song that was sung at the very end and I can’t remember it either or who sang it.

So this is my list of must see Christmas movies and specials. What specials do you and your family love to watch this time of year?

A little about me....

I was visiting Jennifers blog Crazy, Magic, Sometimes Hectic, Beautiful Life and she did this great meme. It was fun so I decided I wanted to play along also. Plus it's a great way for me to share a little more about me with you. That and I am drawing blanks on blog content these days. I have a few things but I need to find the time to write them out.

LAYER 1: Tell us your…

* Name: Nina (sorry my nick name and that’s all your getting)
* Birthday (month, day): October 15th
* Birthplace: Ohio
* Current location: Ohio
* Eye color: Blue
* Hair color: Dark Brown with some darn grey stragglers.
* Height: 5’2”
* Righty or lefty: Righty
* Zodiac sign: Libra

LAYER 2: What’s…

* Your heritage: No clue…
* The shoes you wore today: Snow boots, it was supposed to snow and we got nothing.
* Your weakness: Chocolate, I just can’t resist it.
* Your fears: My children disappearing
* Your perfect pizza: Hawaiian
* Goals you’d like to achieve: Changes my husbands mind about God and to raise my boys to be good Christians.
* Your first waking thoughts: Turn that alarm off, it’s going to wake the baby
* Your best physical feature: Eyes, they are bright blue and I have great full eye lashes. No mascara required!!!
* Your most missed memory: Playing with the kids on my city block as a child. Some of the best friends I probably ever had in my life came from that block. I miss the lazy summers playing baseball in the empty parking lot.

LAYER 3: Do you…

* Smoke: Never…
* Cuss: Really try not to but I drop a few here and their when I am mad.
* Sing: Yes… but only with the radio
* Do you think you’ve been in love: For sure… my husband first and my children forever
* Did you go to college: Yes, I graduated with a bachelors in Business
* Liked high school: No… some of the lowest points in my life came from that time.
* Want to get/stay married: Staying married is a goal.
* Believe in yourself: I didn’t use to but today I would say yes.
* Think you’re attractive: I have my moments when I put some effort into it with make-up and I fix my hair.
* Think you’re a health freak: Yes, I am all about eating right. I drive my family crazy. I am not a 5 a day girl but more like 8 or 9 a day when it comes to fruits and veggies.
* Get along with your parent(s): Yes
* Like thunderstorms: No they scare me to death.
* Play an instrument: Nope

LAYER 4: In the past month have you…

* Drank alcohol: First time in 2 years at a party. It was a really good glass of wine.
* Smoked: Never, as a child I fought with my dad who smoked to get him to quit so I never even considered it.
* Done a drug: Nope
* Made out: I am pretty sure I have in the past month. Hubby would probably say its been forever.
* Gone on a date: Yep… the party I drank at.
* Gone to the mall: Of course it is Christmas time.
* Eaten an entire box of Oreos: Nope but I have had a lot of other cookies.
* Been on stage: No
* Been dumped: No
* Gone skating: No
* Gone skinny dipping: No
* Stolen Anything: No

LAYER 5: Have you ever…

* Played a game that required removal of clothing: No
* Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: Yes once on a business trip. I barely remember anything about it but my coworkers had lots of fun at my expense. My first and last experience with tequila shots.
* Been caught “doing something”: Nope
* Been called a tease: Nope
* Gotten beaten up: Almost but got myself out of it. Being a teenager sucked!!!
* Shoplifted: Nope

LAYER 6:

* Age you did get/hope to be married: I was 25 and got married on a Carnival Cruise in St. Thomas.
* Numbers and names of children (either you have or want): 2 boys, Luke and Thomas (Sorry these are oldest nick name and youngest middle name) I hate common names so to protect them I don’t use real names.
* Describe your dream mate: My husband and I are so opposite of each other that we are very compatible. Things I would like from a dream mate, he would cook, clean, gives me flowers, and is on time. My husband has none of these qualities.
* How do you want to die: A Christian with stong full faith that there is a better life after this one.
* What did you want to be when you grow up: I always wanted to be a school teacher when I was a kid. I teach Sunday school and don’t enjoy it because my kids don’t listen so it is probably a good thing I didn’t follow this path.
* What country would you most like to visit: Australia, my friend goes every year and it sounds like a neat place.

LAYER 7: Now tell…

* Name a drug you’ve taken illegally: None…
* Name a person you could trust with my life: My husband and my friend Vicki
* Name a favorite CD that you own: Carrie Underwood Carnival Ride
* Number of piercings: 2 but they might be grown shut. I haven’t worn earrings in a long time
* Number of tattoos: None… I hate needles so I will never have a tattoo.
* Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper: I have no clue… I know of marriage announcements, birth announcements and a work event.
* Name a past experience that you regret: Buying my crappy old, fixer-up farm house. I love my cheap mortgage but hate the house. If I could do it over I would have avoided the fixer-upper.

Calling out his Father….

Luke and I made brownies the other day. After we made them we had the following conversation.

Luke: Mommy can we hide the brownies from daddy?
Me: Why do you want to hide them from daddy?
Luke: They are so yummy, he will eat one and then another and another until they are all gone. We won’t get very many because he is a big pig.

Hehehe…. The kid has his father pegged perfectly. My husband will eat cake and brownies for breakfast, lunch and dinner until they are gone. Leaving little for anyone else.

Aloha Friday #10

Play along at An Island Life for Aloha Friday. In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response. If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link at An Island Life. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

My question this week…..

What Christmas stories do you read to your children?



Yesterday I spent an hour in the liberary looking for some great Christmas stories to read. Found a few but nothing really jumped out at me. I am looking for some recommendations and I am really looking for a good story to read on the birth of Jesus. I can always read the story from my bible but I would like to be able to have some great pictures for the boys to enjoy in a story.

Christmas Card Photos

On Monday night I had the tree all decorated, got the boys all dressed for photos and I couldn't find the memory card for camera #1, I thought well I can use the old camera but I couldn't find the battery for it. Lets just say I was one mad person before I gave up and got the boys ready for bed. My husband had the memory card with him and he really got yelled at when he got home. So last night we tried again. We did our annual Christmas picture in front of the tree for our Christmas cards. I have done this with Luke since he was 11 months old.

First we tried the photo on a stool in front of the tree. Not bad but Thomas does not want to stay still.

Now poor Luke is doing everything he can to keep Thomas contained.

I switch things up and put them both on the floor. This really wasn't working because Thomas was getting mad & didn't want to sit.

45 minutes later I get an idea....

The rocking horse will keep Thomas in one place. LOL...

Of course now Thomas just wants to make the horse go.

Forget the picture thing...I have riding to do.

Finally, we get a decent picture with the exception of the silly faces Luke always makes when getting his pictures done.

Now I need to get it together and get my cards done before it is to late. So do you make your Christmas cards each year, do you use photos or do you take the easy route and just buy a box of cards and mail them? I miss the days of the box cards, so much easier....

My Wake Up Call’s

I am a very light sleeper and I jump every time my boys even make a peep in the middle of the night. Thomas is my 12, 2 and 5 AM alarm clock. He is 13 months old and he still wakes 3 times every night. I honestly think it is a habit now. The bad part is you can’t just ignore him and force him to self sooth himself back to sleep. Oh no… we have a little house so his crib is in our bed room. So he stands up in the middle of the night, shakes the crib and cries until you get up and get him. If I could interoperate baby jabber he would be telling me to get my butt out of bed because he needs a drink and a little cuddle time with mom. He also is telling me he knows I am their so hiding under that blank isn’t going to fool him. LOL….

So three times a night with this child is exhausting and what does my 5 year old do to me…. “Mommy…..” as load as he can like there is something wrong. I rush into his room and calmly he says to me “will you scratch my back”. The worst part is he does this all the time and never when I am already awake at 12, 2 or 5 but around 3 AM. So I either get up and scratch his little back or I kick my husband out of bed and make him share in my sleepless nights.

I love my boys but they both are about to drive me to exhaustion.

Aloha Friday #9

Play along at An Island Life for Aloha Friday. In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response. If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link at An Island Life. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

My question this week…..

What holiday tradition did your mom or dad do that you remember the most from your childhood? Have you carried on that tradition?

My mom was one who made the holidays magical. She loved to decorate and as a child I always remember her getting stencils out and decorating the windows for the holidays. At Christmas time she would put the fake snow spray on the windows and stencil in snowmen and trees. The house was head to toe Christmas from the tree to the stocking it was great. It just made the holidays seem that much more exciting. I also remember her cleaning the house top to bottom every Christmas Eve. I understand now why she did that, and it was because my grandma came over on Christmas morning to watch us open presents.

As for my traditions, I am afraid I am not my mom and I don’t have that decorating touch. I have decided this year I am going to try to put a little more effort into my decorating. I bought some window decals that peal and stick, I am looking for stencils to also decorate. Luke and I will use one of our half days off together to decorate. I want my kids to remember the things I did on the holidays like I remember my mom. I do clean my house top to bottom on Christmas Eve also because now my parents come over on Christmas morning to watch my kids open their presents.
I sometimes wonder if my mom knows how great of an impression she made on us kids during the holidays.

Thursday Thirteen #4

Thirteen things I love about Luke, my 5 year old son.

1. His big beautiful blue eyes. He has eye lashes that any girl would kill for.

2. The wonderful hugs and kisses I get from him all the time.

3. The way he runs to the window each morning at latch-key to give me just one more wave good bye with a big smile.

4. His toothless smile that he currently has.

5. The way he negotiates just one more bite of his food at the diner table each night.

6. His excitement about even the small stuff.

7. The energy he has, the kid could out run the energizer bunny.

8. The affection he shows towards his baby brother just melts my heart.

9. Watching him and his brother play so well together. They are so fun to watch.

10. When he yells at me because he is tired and then he cries when I tell him he is tired and this just upsets him more.

11. How smart he is at everything he does. He is such a bright kid and so far it all comes easy for him.

12. His innocent and pure faith in God. A blessing that I truly appreciate.

13. How he tells me he will stay my little boy forever.

Wordless Wednesday, Brothers

Brotherly Love!!!

Sometimes!!!

Awards

Some of my wonderful Bloggy Friends have blessed me with a few very nice rewards.

Jen at My Kids are My World gave me the Marie Antoinette Award...

Tammy at Pink Stinx gave me the lovely Christmas Spirit award.

I need to list 5 things I love about Christmas.

1. The Birth of Jesus.

2. The fresh tree smell in my home.

3. The holiday goodies.

4. The innocents that my boys have as they believe in Santa.

5. The joy of giving to others.

Finally Maggie at Life with boys gave me this wonderful award.

Some of these are from a while back and I have been slow at getting to them. But I want to thank all of you for thinking of me. It is so wonderful having bloggy friends like you.

Today I feel like sharing the wealth for all of these. So these are for all my bloggy friends.

Merry SITSmas

This is a Merry SITSmas Christmas.
Here is a Christmas Card for all my Bloggy Friends. Tiffany, Maggie , Tammy, Scargosun, Peanut, Heather, Mandy, Melissa, Sissy, Jen, Diane, Meredith, & Jeanne.

Have a Very Merry Christmas

& Happy New Year!

My boys last year at Christmas time with Santa.

If I left you out I really didn't mean too. Just know this card is for you also.

Also on another Holiday Note...

----- Something cool that Xerox is doing.

If you go to this web site, http://www.letssaythanks.com/ you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq .

You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services. How AMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one!!! This is a great site.

Please send a card. It is FREE and it only takes a second. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these? Whether you are for or against the war, our guys and gals over there need to know we are behind them...

Merry SITSmas

Tomorrow is the Secret's In The Sauce Merry SITSmas.

Tomorrow all day long they will be giving away faboulous prizes. Prizes start at 6 AM (MST) tomorrow! ONE PRIZE EVERY HOUR UNTIL 10 PM!

Then they have a fabulous Grand Prize that includes YOUR Blog Featured as their Friday Favorite and a $200 Target Gift Card! I don't know about you but I love Target and could spend that so easy in that store.

So click on the link (Secret's In The Sauce) and go check it out. It will be a day of fun and who doesn't love prizes.

Christmas Gift Revealed

Yesterday my husband and my 5 year old Luke went Christmas shopping. They went to buy gifts for me and for his little brother Thomas. That evening Eric brings in the packages and puts them into our office. Luke comes walking out holding up this little bag that says Kay Jewelers on it. He says to me, “mommy your present is in this little bag”. I start laughing so hard and then go tell my husband what he has done. Eric is all ticked off and yells at Luke for showing me the bag. I had to remind Eric Luke is 5 and doesn’t understand that if I read the name on the bag I am going to know I am getting a piece of jewelry for Christmas. So Eric tried to explain this to him that mommy has a pretty good idea what she is getting for Christmas now. Then Luke with a real serious face says to me, “mommy what you think is in that bag isn’t what is really in that bag.” I just smiled at him and laughed at my husband. Poor Luke just can’t wait for Christmas.

Now I have to be very patient and wait until Christmas to see what they bought me. So are you one who will snoop because you can’t wait to know or are you willing to wait and not peak at those gifts hidden around the house?

The Letter "M"

I read a post on Lynn's Life the yesterday and she was playing a game and invited anyone who wanted to play along to let her know. She had to name ten things she liked that started with the letter "B". She had a pretty great list so I decided it would give me something fun to blog about.

So I asked her to send me a letter. So she did and now I have to name ten things I love that start with the letter "M". I would first like to say this is a lot harder than it sounds. I was thinking of M and all that came to my mind was men. I love my husband but I don't love men. But now I have men stuck in my head and I am having a heck of a time getting it out of my head. After some serious thought I think I have come up with a list of ten things I love that start with the letter "M".

1. MUSIC... I love music. I couldn't go through my life with out it. I can live with out TV, the computer but not music. I think music moves the soul and can often inspire us. I have the radio on all the time, in the car, at work and even right now I am enjoying the Christmas music.

2. MOOSE... no not the animal but the chocolate kind. I could indulge in chocolate moose all day long.

3. MONEY... that is a given. I am not a materialistic person but I do like to have money. I use to have a lot more of it before I had two kids. Now I tend to spend all my money on my boys.

4. MOVIES... I enjoy a good movie every now and then. I don't usually get to enjoy them in the theaters but I will sit and watch them on TV at home. I sat and watched EDTV yesterday. It was a cute movie that I had never seen.

5. MAY... the month of course. I love May because it is the month where the weather really starts to warm up and the flowers are popping up everywhere, everything is really starting to turn green and it just makes me a happier person. Is it May yet....

6. MAGAZINE... I could curl up on the coach with a good magazine and read it cover to cover, if the kids are asleep. I enjoy fitness magazines and parenting magazines. They give me ideas and sometimes motivate me to do something.

7. MY MERCURY... OK this is probably not something I truly love but I do like my Mercury Mariner SUV. It has been a good car and it is great for hauling things around.

8. MAROON FIVE... on of my favorite bands. I love their sound and I still listen to them even though I listen to country music pretty much all the time now.

9. MINTS... I could snack on sweet mints all day long. I will probably not have any teeth when I get older but I love to chew on mints.

10. MARRIAGE... it isn't always a joy and we don't always get along but I do love being married to my husband. I have 10 years of it so far and I pray for many more to come.

So that is my list and I have to say some of those took me a while to come up with. So if you feel like making a list let me know and I will send you a letter so that you can play along.

Aloha Friday #8

Play along at An Island Life for Aloha Friday.In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response. If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link at An Island Life. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

My question this week…..

Are you or did you go shopping today (Black Friday)? What was the best bargin you found?

I usually do not go shopping on this day but I went shopping early this week and was not happy with the deals so I decided I was going on Black Friday. As for a great deal... probably the winter coat I bought my son. I got 50% off and then another $10 off of that so an $80 coat cost me $30. The best store for deals was The Children's Place. They had some amazing sales and I got lots of great stuff for my kids. Yeah....

Happy Shopping!!!

Thursday Thirteen #3

Happy Thanks Giving!!!!

My Thursday Thirteen (little early because we are traveling for the holiday) is 13 great foods I plan to eat. I will cry on Friday when my jeans don't fit but on Thursday I am going to enjoy all the fixings.

1. Ham
2. Turkey
3. Sweet potato's with pecans on top
4. Pumpkin Pie
5. Chocolate Cake
6. Mashed Potato's
7. Deviled Eggs
8. All the fresh veggies and home made dip
9. Broccoli casserole
10. Fruit salad
11. Orange Jello
12. Salad
13. Pumpkin pie slice # 2 LOL...

Everyone enjoy your holiday feast. I will be eating two slices of pumpkin pie in case anyone isn't having any. Oh looking at this list is not good. I think I just gain 5 lbs making this list.

My little climber

Thomas is my 12 month old. He started walking on his birthday. Well in a matter of weeks we have gone from walking to climbing. Climbing anything and everything he can. First I have a large tote next to my couch full of baby cloths. He climbs on top of the tote and then climbs up over the arm of the couch. This scared me to death and he thinks it’s a cute game. So after 20 or so times getting him down I put the tote on top of the chair. I smile at him and tell him I have out smarted him. Boy was I wrong!!! He smiles and goes over and grabs his little rocking chair and push it up to the chair that has the tote. Now he thinks he is going to climb onto his little chair, then up into the big chair and on top of the tote. But before he does all of that he has decided to stand in the little rocker and rock it back and forth. Seriously, I believe this child is trying to give me a heart-attack. The smile on his face says it all.

Fast forward a couple days and he has moved on to something new. His brother has a kid’s recliner in the toy room that he sits in to watch TV. Thomas now climbs into that chair and grabs everything he can off the desk and plays with the answering machine. I wouldn’t be surprised if you called my house you wouldn’t get baby jabber followed by a beep. It took me 20 minutes the other night to figure out where the noise was coming from as the machine was playing the 50 plus messages that I never delete off the answering machine. I was reliving the presidential election campaign all over again.

Anyway the other night Luke was sitting in the chair watching TV and this had Thomas ticked off. He kept pulling at Luke and screaming because he wanted to stand in the chair and play. I had to redirect this child 20 times. Finally all is calm. Mr. Engineer (hubby) gets Luke to take him to bed. They go walking through the room and Thomas looks up. All smiles he is walking to dad and Luke like he wants to go with them. Oh no, he rounded the couch and headed straight to that chair. The look on his face was priceless because he was so thrilled that his brother was not sitting in the chair no more. We all laughed because the boy has a one track mind. This kid is way to smart for his own good.

Now today I am sitting here at the computer while Thomas is tossing stuff off the desk from the chair and then I turn around for two seconds, turn back and he is sitting in the middle of the desk. He climbed on top of my desk. So now I have the chair turned around and shoved against the wall.
So at what age did your kids start climbing on things like little monkeys? My oldest was climbing at this age also but he started walking at 10 months so he was a lot more balanced.

Aloha Friday # 7

Play along at An Island Life for Aloha Friday.

In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response. If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link at An Island Life. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

My question this week…..

Do you look your age?

I have always looked at least 10 years younger than I am. Most of my life I hated it. When I was a teen I looked like a little kid. At 16 I was pulled over and questioned about my age because I didn’t look even close to 16 at the time. Then in my twenties I looked like a teen. I was 27 when I went back to collage to finish school and I fit right in with the 20 and 21 year olds. I don’t think any of them had a clue I was as old as I was. I am now 34 years old and I still get asked for my ID when I buy a drink. It doesn’t bother me because they are doing their jobs but I laugh because I am no where close to the 21 mark any more. I often wonder what people are thinking when I am with my two kids. A few years ago this really would have bothered me but today I am over it because as I get older it is nice to know I am aging gracefully. LOL…

Now don't forget to go and play along with for Aloha Friday.

Friday Photo Finish Fiesta (Toothless)

Join in for Candid Carrie's Phriday's Photo Phinish Phiesta....


The tooth fairy has made a few visits to our house here recently.



Who could not love this toothless smile.


Now go play along at Candid Carries before another phriday passes you by. Oh but don't forget to leave me a comment. I love those comments!!!

Thursday Thirteen

I had a friend send my an email with questions about the holidays. So I took some of my favorite ones out and made it my list for this weeks Thursday 13.

1. Do you use wrapping paper or gift bags?
I like using paper but more and more I find myself using bags but defiantly paper for the kids.

2. Real tree or Artificial?
We buy a real tree every year. I love the smell but hate the needles everywhere. Of course it makes my vacuum smell nice and pine fresh for a couple months.

3. When do you put up the tree?
Right after Thanksgiving so I can get pictures of the boys in front of the tree for my Christmas cards.

4. When do you take the tree down?
The day after Christmas, by this time I am sick of the needles everywhere so I waist no time getting rid of it.

5. Favorite Christmas gift you ever received?
The beautiful ring I wear on my hand that has both my boys’ birthstones in it.

6. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
The 1970’s ugly Blue Chevy Nova with flowered seats. My parent’s idea of a first car. I was not happy especially since it was the 90’s.

7. Favorite Christmas Movie?
The Christmas Story, “you’ll shoot your eye out” Love that movie and will see it at least three times between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

8. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
Sometime in November but this year I am planning to finish in November. I hope…

9. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
Fudge, I love making fudge and giving it to everyone and eating lots of it also.

10. Are your Christmas lights clear or colored?
Each year we switch back and forth but the last couple years have been colored lights.

11. Favorite Christmas song?
The Chipmunks Christmas Song “Alvin...” LOL I have the CD….

12. Angel on the tree top or a star?
It changes each year but I think last year was a star

13. Open the presents Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?

Christmas morning has always been the tradition in my house. I have carried this tradition into my house today and my kids open on Christmas morning.

Happy Ho lidays!!!

Pampers Promise

Dear Pampers,

I would like to share my thoughts about your over priced diapers and your leak proof promises. I don’t buy your expensive Pampers for wearing during the day time. Instead I buy the cheap ones. I do this because I can monitor that diaper closely and know when to change it to avoid those leaky moments. However I do shell out that extra $5 to buy a package of Pampers with 5 less diapers per package than the generic day time version we wear so we can have better protection at night. I spend more because I want something that will hold up well while my sweet baby sleeps at night. Leak protection is very important so that I can have a good night sleep. You have promised that leak protection.

For some reason here lately my little guy has been waking around 2 AM for food and a change. I don’t want to change him but I know that if I don’t he wont make it till 6. Sure enough last night I thought we would make it and that leak proof diaper you charge me so much for failed me, again. Yes, I said again. At 5:15 this morning my little guy is crying, crying 15 minutes before my alarm clock is set to go off. I try to ignore him but he is very upset. Sure enough he had a right to be so upset. Your leak proof promises have failed and he was soaked all up and down the side of his pj’s. Now you have cost me my last 15 minutes of sleep that I really do need. Now I have to get up and change cloths and bedding so that my baby can go back to sleep in comfort and I get to start my day 15 minutes earlier.

I would like to suggest you go back to the factory and examine your leak proof promise and how well your diapers are holding up. I don’t know about other mom’s but his mom is not impressed.

Thanks!

15 minutes shy of sleep, mom

I saved big….

I am not a coupon person. I want to be a coupon person and save that money but it never happens until the other day.

My typically coupon routine is to put all my coupons in this cute organizer that I have. Then I go to the grocery store only to realize I left my coupons sitting on the table at home. OK, so I have done that 100 plus times so I thought lets get smart and put it in the car. Great we can’t forget it right. Wrong! We get half way through our grocery trip and find out we have left it in the car. With two kids I am not about to go out and get it. That $2.00 coupon just isn’t worth that much pain. So I pull this stunt about every other grocery trip. Drives me crazy!!!

Now when I do remember the stupid thing, I find that my coupons are expired or I get to the check out and find I needed to buy two boxes of cereal to save a 1.00 and I only have one box. Does anyone else hate that? Seriously why do they expect me to buy two or three of something when I really just want to buy one? My house is small, kitchen has limited space so I can only store so much. I would rather they make it 50 cents off and only expect me to by one than expect me to buy two or more. I am ranting…

Well last weekend I received some really great coupons in the mail from Kroger. I decided this time I was going to do things different. I cleaned out my nifty coupon box, threw out dozens of expired coupons that I could have used and started a new. I collected all the coupons that were stashed all over the house and started clipping. I organized everything into each compartment and thought this isn’t going to be any different. So I grabbed a sheet of paper and started my grocery list (something else I always leave at home). Now as I am making my list I pull out coupons that go with items on my list. I make special notes if I need to buy two of something, I have it written on my list. By the time I am done I have this nice grocery list and all my coupons that I plan to use for my next trip.

My big grocery day comes, and I remember my organizer and go shopping. Follow my list well and then I get to the check out. My total is adding up fast and we have passed the $200 mark. This is normal for us so I got over the shock factor long ago (dog food and diapers are killers). After she finishes ringing my order I enter my Kroger card for discounts and hand the clerk my coupons. As I watch my big $218 bill drop like a rocket I am doing a little dance. My grand total was $125. Can you believe it; I saved $93. My best deals in the trip, the Iams dog food that was $21, I had a coupon for $5 off and then I had my P&G E-saver tied to my Kroger card witch gave me another $3 off the dog food. The same thing with the Huggies diapers I bought, a $3 coupon and another $1.50 from my Kroger clipless coupons. I was so thrilled by all of this and I learned that coupons really do work if you are just organized. Right now I am all pumped up over my savings but I assure you I will be back to my old ways in no time. I want to be that organized person but I never am.

Are you a frugal shopper with all your coupons or are you more like the typical me?

Friday's Photo Finish Fiesta

Join in for Candid Carrie's Phriday's Photo Phinish Phiesta....

This week my foto is all about the vacuum cord.

The vacuum cord, leaving it out drives my husband crazy. I never wrap it up because I know that in 24 hours or less I am going to be using the vacuum again. I would say I am a bit OCD with the vacuuming in my house. Anyway, we go round and round about the cord. He gets so mad at me for leaving it strung out across the floor because he steps on it. My response to him is, “step over it” . I find it funny but he doesn’t.

Then to agitate me he will wrap up the cord but not the way you are supposed to by putting it on the two little hooks on the back. No he warps it around his arms then hangs it over the top. This tends to tangle the cord really bad, hence ticking me off.

I bet we have this little battle and argument 4 or 5 times a week. It will never end because I am not wrapping up the cord (unless someone is coming over) and he is going to keep stepping on it just so he can complain. In all honesty I think this has become a battle of wills. We will be 90 and still having this argument over the vacuum cleaners cord….LOL.

So do you have something that you go back and forth about with your husband? Something that neither of you are willing to give an inch on?

Now that you have answered my question, go check out Candid Carrie and everyone else plying along today.

Aloha Friday #6

Play along at An Island Life for Aloha Friday.

In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response. If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link at An Island Life. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

My question this week…..

If you had the chance once get all dressed up in something formal and fancy for a party would you be excited or would you rather have the party and skip all the formal stuff?

I asked this question this week because I have a formal party next Friday and for some reason this year I am not excited to get all dressed up.

In past years I have been thrilled because I go out get a dress (hubby buys), new shoes, hair done, the works. I buy some cute dress similar to the one shown and have a great night out. Then we go to the party, get a hotel room and really enjoy our grown up night (no kids).

But this year I just don’t want to do it. I want the night out but I don’t want to get dressed up at least not this year.

Maybe I don't like the idea of wearing a dress because the weather is getting so cold. Maybe I am feeling this way because I don’t have a new dress and I don’t want to go shopping. Yes, I know that is crazy but really I don’t want to.

I should probably be out shopping and not blogging right now because my formal night is coming rather I am ready for it or not. Wish me luck!!!

Thursday Thirteen (Baby toys or so he thinks)

Thirteen things that my 1 year old thinks are toys but mom disagrees.

1. The VCR/DVD player.

This sits low on an open shelf in the play room and I have had to remove blocks and other items from the inside of the VCR part. He thinks it is so fun stuffing things in this door.

2. The Remote Control

This is one that he loves to smash on the floor. It has split apart a few times now but so far we have been lucky and been able to snap it back together.

3. Any Telephone that actually dials.

Rather it is a cell phone or the house phone this is one of his favorites. I am amazed we have not dialed 911 yet.

4. The sock drawers

I have these little drawers that sit on the changing table that I keep all his socks in. Of course the socks are always scattered all over the floor because he thinks it is cute throwing them every where. (His brother did the same thing when he was a baby.)

5. Stair steps are the ultimate jungle gym.

If the gate is open he is climbing the steps. Our gate makes noise any time someone opens it and he get sp excited to here that noise he heads right for the steps.

6. The TV Tray

Another great item for climbing on. After his brother has breakfast he can’t wait to climb on top and play around. I hate when he stands on it the most.

7. Big brothers markers

If he can find even one he is chewing on it and has a fit when it is taken away. He has also recently learned that the caps come off. I didn't take a picture the day his face was all covered in blue.

8. The curio cabinet

In the entry way has this cabinet of nice breakable things and my baby just loves to open it up and play with the things on the bottom shelf. We have had to do some moving around so he can't break anything.

9. The water cooler

It is so much fun pulling the knob and running the water all over the floor. Thank goodness the hot water is child proof.

10. The dogs water bowl

If the water cooler is blocked we will just go around the corner and play in the dog’s water bowl instead. Then when we have finished a few seconds of splashing we will pick it up and dump it all over the floor.

11. The trash can/recyclable bin

Lots of goodies to be found in this cabinet where these dirty things are kept.

12. The toilet paper roll

Isn’t it great unrolling it all over the floor. I have found entire rolls on the floor. You should see how cute it looks after I roll it back up.

13. The volume knob on the stereo

The best toy in the house. We either can’t here the TV because he keeps turning it down or he scares the beegesies out of himself when he turns it up so load the neighbors can hear it. Of course we can't control it from the remote because he has broken it.

I swear I spend all day keeping this boy out of trouble. I can't wait for Christmas, the tree will be another fun one to deal with.

The Bottle is the Enemy…

My baby has declared the bottle his enemy.

I have been nursing my baby since the day he was born and I had the ultimate goal of nursing him until he turned one year. I am proud to say I reached my goal when my baby turned one on October 26th.

He nursed the first four months solid and I never really gave him a bottle because I was at home with him. I think this was a huge mistake on my part. When I returned to work this child refused to eat a bottle for anyone. This was a nightmare. I cried because my baby wasn’t eating and I felt like this awful parent. Then I was up all night feeding baby because he was eating at night to make up for what he wouldn’t eat during the day. Finally after a couple weeks he changed his mind and started eating from a bottle. My sitter found lots of ways to trick him and get him to eat. She was great, the grandmas were not so lucky and he still gives them a hard time when they babysit.

Since that time I have never been able to get him to take a bottle at home and especially from me. He will cry and throw a fit until he gets to nurse. I don’t get to share the night shift with my husband because he refuses the bottle. So for the past year I always do the night shift and it sucks.

Now Thomas is one and I am ready to start cutting back on the nursing and have him take a bottle and drink cows milk. Sounds simple enough right….wrong!!!!

My sweet baby thinks that the battle is his enemy and will toss it onto the floor every time. OK sometimes he plays with it a little but never drinks it. My oldest child was cut off the bottle at one and put on the sippy cup so I thought maybe we should just skip the bottle and go to the cup. I think I have bought every brand and type of cup out their and once again he refuses it.

Don’t get me wrong I loved nursing my baby and I got super thin from it but I am ready to be done. I want to enjoy an ice cold Diet Coke everyday and coffee chocked full of caffeine in the morning instead of this decaf crap I have been drinking. I am not trying to stop baby from nursing over night but I am trying to let my milk down gradually and bring this to an end at a nice pace. This child is so stubborn that I am scared I will be feeding him until he is two. My husband comment, “why get your drink out of a bottle when the tap version is so much better”. He is no help and finds it all funny.

So I need help! Does anyone have any suggestions or tips on how to get this baby to stop nursing and switch to a bottle or cup? Any suggestions or ideas are welcome because I have run out of ideas.

I have been tagged

I was tagged by Pink Stinx, thanks Tammy! I always enjoy reading Tammy's blogs. Now I'm supposed to share 6 random things about me and pass the honor onto 6 other bloggy friends. I love all the blogs that I read and hate choosing. But first here are my six random things that most of you probably don't know about me.

1. I am a little ocd with the vacuum cleaner. I sweep my floors every day. I can't stand seeing dog hair on the floor or anything else for that matter.

2. I am a very nervous mother who is afraid of anything and everything that could happen to my kids. Because I am this way I really control what I let my kids do.

3. I love my Church that I go to. I became a born again Christian about 3 years ago and was baptized at that time. Church has been a little tough for me that last couple months with my youngest son. He makes it so difficult to go and listen. I have felt very out of touch and hopefully the tide will turn on this one soon.

4. I love chocolate and could eat it 24/7.

5. I am probably one of the biggest Lost fan's you will meet. I go crazy over this show and can't wait for it's return in January.

6. I know you all know I am a working mom and would rather be at home with my kids. What do I do everyday when I leave my kids at school and the sitter, well I go into my own office and manage our companies marketing. I do everything from advertising, catalogs, our website, and so on... Someday I would like to start my own business working out of my home doing these things for various companies who would hire me.

Now to choose 6 of my friends, well you all know that I love each and everyone of you and this is a hard choice. I tried not to pick anyone who I choose last time. Also please don't feel as though you have to play along. This is for fun and I understand if you don't want to do this.

1. Peanut at Peanut, Peanut Lover & the Weenuts
2. Maggie at Life with Boys
3. Heather at The Extraordinary Ordinary
4. Scargosun at Scargosun
5. Melissa at Canyon craziness
6. I give this back to Tammy at Pink Stinx