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Or a heartwarming moment like this?
During the month of November, Alyssa over at Kingdom First Mom is hosting The 30-Day Giving Challenge. I am planning on participating and I hope you will too.
*Offer to babysit (free of charge) for a family who may need a night out.
*Take flowers to a local nursing home and give them to someone who doesn’t regularly get visitors.
*If you know of a family who doesn’t have much this year, drop off all the fixings for a great turkey dinner.
*Go through the drive-thru and pay for the person behind you in line.
*Rake leaves or shovel snow for a widow or elderly neighbor.
*Drop off a meal for a new mom or an under-the-weather family.
*Buy a stranger a cup of coffee.
*Take a few of the extras you have in your stockpile and donate them to a local shelter or food pantry.
During the month of November, Alyssa over at Kingdom First Mom is hosting The 30-Day Giving Challenge. I am planning on participating and I hope you will too.
*Offer to babysit (free of charge) for a family who may need a night out.
*Take flowers to a local nursing home and give them to someone who doesn’t regularly get visitors.
*If you know of a family who doesn’t have much this year, drop off all the fixings for a great turkey dinner.
*Go through the drive-thru and pay for the person behind you in line.
*Rake leaves or shovel snow for a widow or elderly neighbor.
*Drop off a meal for a new mom or an under-the-weather family.
*Buy a stranger a cup of coffee.
*Take a few of the extras you have in your stockpile and donate them to a local shelter or food pantry.
I’ve been thinking about doing a fun little post to wish all of you a happy Halloween (or for those of you who don’t participate in Halloween, a little something fun to make you smile!) Unfortunately, other than slapping up a few pictures (so I could show off my adorable family) and using some horrible puns, I was at a loss.
Then I saw that Mary at Giving Up On Perfect (which you really need to check out if you don’t already read it) was doing a Carnival and Giveaway (with really cool prizes). I wanted to be involved in both…until I read she was looking for stories of costume catastrophes, holiday mishaps, and not so perfect Halloweens.
I didn’t have any of those kinds of stories…at least not that I could think of off the top of my head. We’ve only trick or treated one time since we adopted the girls and other than the price of the costumes, it went pretty well. (Look how cute they are!!!)
I racked my brain for something that would apply. I even dug out a box of photos to see if it would prompt some memories.
It’s funny how many things you forget (or try to forget) about until you look at pictures…
Like the Halloween before we adopted the girls. We were down in the Bahamas staying at Atlantis for some meetings I had for work and our company did a big costume bash. My hubby and I went as Elvis and Priscilla Presley. The picture below (which happens to be the only one I could find that was decent enough to share without cropping) was taken with Dr. Gadget. He’s pretty darn cool, but I digress…
Somehow I blocked that costume catastrophe from my mind. I was at Atlantis…a zillion miles from home…and let’s just say my dress could have used a little more cloth on the top half. I don’t think I even realized how bad it was until I saw the pictures! I wouldn’t let my hubby post any of them on Facebook or anywhere else once I saw how indecent my dress was. My costume….disaster. My husband…he totally rocked his Elvis costume. He probably had 30 strangers ask to have their pictures taken as we walked through Atlantis…And what’s even better, the costume made my normally shy hubby quite bold. When the Tina Turner impersonator got up to do her show, he just got out of his seat and joined her in the front of the room. He even danced!
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend spending time with your family! 
Thanks for indulging my desire to show off my family!
I’ve been thinking about doing a fun little post to wish all of you a happy Halloween (or for those of you who don’t participate in Halloween, a little something fun to make you smile!) Unfortunately, other than slapping up a few pictures (so I could show off my adorable family) and using some horrible puns, I was at a loss.
Then I saw that Mary at Giving Up On Perfect (which you really need to check out if you don’t already read it) was doing a Carnival and Giveaway (with really cool prizes). I wanted to be involved in both…until I read she was looking for stories of costume catastrophes, holiday mishaps, and not so perfect Halloweens.
I didn’t have any of those kinds of stories…at least not that I could think of off the top of my head. We’ve only trick or treated one time since we adopted the girls and other than the price of the costumes, it went pretty well. (Look how cute they are!!!)
I racked my brain for something that would apply. I even dug out a box of photos to see if it would prompt some memories.
It’s funny how many things you forget (or try to forget) about until you look at pictures…
Like the Halloween before we adopted the girls. We were down in the Bahamas staying at Atlantis for some meetings I had for work and our company did a big costume bash. My hubby and I went as Elvis and Priscilla Presley. The picture below (which happens to be the only one I could find that was decent enough to share without cropping) was taken with Dr. Gadget. He’s pretty darn cool, but I digress…Somehow I blocked that costume catastrophe from my mind. I was at Atlantis…a zillion miles from home…and let’s just say my dress could have used a little more cloth on the top half. I don’t think I even realized how bad it was until I saw the pictures! I wouldn’t let my hubby post any of them on Facebook or anywhere else once I saw how indecent my dress was. My costume….disaster. My husband…he totally rocked his Elvis costume. He probably had 30 strangers ask to have their pictures taken as we walked through Atlantis…And what’s even better, the costume made my normally shy hubby quite bold. When the Tina Turner impersonator got up to do her show, he just got out of his seat and joined her in the front of the room. He even danced!
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend spending time with your family! Thanks for indulging my desire to show off my family!
Today is Mega Swagbucks Day and that means you can earn Swagbucks in larger denominations (10,20, 50, 100). They guarantee over 10K Swagbucks will be awarded in Mega Bills! Make sure to head on over and do a few searches. Remember 45 Swagbucks will get you a $5 Amazon gift card. You can easily earn 1 or 2 Amazon gift cards a month with just a few searches a day!
Halloween is just around the corner and we’re a little too old to do the trick or treating thing at our house. However, that doesn’t mean we don’t still want some free stuff! Looks like we’ll be swinging by Taco Bell and Chipotle on Halloween.
FREE BlackJack Taco on Halloween: Stop in to Taco Bell between 6pm and midnight and receive a FREE BlackJackTaco.
So this next one requires a little more effort, but it’s definitely worth it since I love this place!!!
I LOVE (and I mean I big pink puffy heart LOVE) Chipotle! If you dress like a burrito, (hope you have lots of free foil), you’ll get a free burritto or burrito bowl from 6pm to close on Halloween. Also, just one more reason to love Chipotle…they have an iPhone app for ordering! How sweet is that!
There are probably others as well, but since Chipotle and Taco Bell are two of our favorites, I thought I’d share them with you. As with any good deal like this, always call to make sure your local stores are participating.
Today is Mega Swagbucks Day and that means you can earn Swagbucks in larger denominations (10,20, 50, 100). They guarantee over 10K Swagbucks will be awarded in Mega Bills! Make sure to head on over and do a few searches. Remember 45 Swagbucks will get you a $5 Amazon gift card. You can easily earn 1 or 2 Amazon gift cards a month with just a few searches a day!
Halloween is just around the corner and we’re a little too old to do the trick or treating thing at our house. However, that doesn’t mean we don’t still want some free stuff! Looks like we’ll be swinging by Taco Bell and Chipotle on Halloween.
FREE BlackJack Taco on Halloween: Stop in to Taco Bell between 6pm and midnight and receive a FREE BlackJackTaco.
So this next one requires a little more effort, but it’s definitely worth it since I love this place!!!
I LOVE (and I mean I big pink puffy heart LOVE) Chipotle! If you dress like a burrito, (hope you have lots of free foil), you’ll get a free burritto or burrito bowl from 6pm to close on Halloween. Also, just one more reason to love Chipotle…they have an iPhone app for ordering! How sweet is that!
There are probably others as well, but since Chipotle and Taco Bell are two of our favorites, I thought I’d share them with you. As with any good deal like this, always call to make sure your local stores are participating.
This morning was one of THOSE mornings. I wanted to say something like “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” or “A penny saved is a penny earned.” but neither of them quite applied, so I was stuck with “This morning was one of THOSE mornings.” Not nearly as clever, but I digress…
I have a routine for school mornings. I’m pretty good about following it daily. The first thing I do every morning when I wake up is check for school days. I have the page bookmarked on my iPhone and when my alarm goes off (which is also on my iPhone), I check for school delays. Since it’s still fall and we rarely have delays, I wake up the kids and we all get ready.
When I woke up this morning, I had that “Uh-oh” feeling you get when you oversleep. I glanced over at the clock to see that it was 7:45…which is 20 minutes after the time we LEAVE for school. I jumped out of bed, yelled up to the kids that it was 7:45 and began the morning craziness. Since I’m still on pain meds for my never ending dental problems, my hubby took the kids to school. I was extremely impressed at how quickly everyone made it out the door and to the school.
And then I got the phone call…you know the one. “There’s no one in the parking lot. Is there a delay today?” So I checked my phone and sure enough…2 hour delay. Some schools in the area were even canceled. Apparently there was quite a bit of fog this morning. So, my sweet hubby brought the girls back home. I made eggs for everyone, spent some time hanging out with my kiddoes, and then they all headed back to school! What a morning.
If you have one of those clever quotes that would apply, please send it my way. Maybe your clever quote will what I need to remind me to take a few extra seconds to save lots of extra minutes.
This morning was one of THOSE mornings. I wanted to say something like “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” or “A penny saved is a penny earned.” but neither of them quite applied, so I was stuck with “This morning was one of THOSE mornings.” Not nearly as clever, but I digress…
I have a routine for school mornings. I’m pretty good about following it daily. The first thing I do every morning when I wake up is check for school days. I have the page bookmarked on my iPhone and when my alarm goes off (which is also on my iPhone), I check for school delays. Since it’s still fall and we rarely have delays, I wake up the kids and we all get ready.
When I woke up this morning, I had that “Uh-oh” feeling you get when you oversleep. I glanced over at the clock to see that it was 7:45…which is 20 minutes after the time we LEAVE for school. I jumped out of bed, yelled up to the kids that it was 7:45 and began the morning craziness. Since I’m still on pain meds for my never ending dental problems, my hubby took the kids to school. I was extremely impressed at how quickly everyone made it out the door and to the school.
And then I got the phone call…you know the one. “There’s no one in the parking lot. Is there a delay today?” So I checked my phone and sure enough…2 hour delay. Some schools in the area were even canceled. Apparently there was quite a bit of fog this morning. So, my sweet hubby brought the girls back home. I made eggs for everyone, spent some time hanging out with my kiddoes, and then they all headed back to school! What a morning.
If you have one of those clever quotes that would apply, please send it my way. Maybe your clever quote will what I need to remind me to take a few extra seconds to save lots of extra minutes.
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Book Synopsis from the back of the book
In this hilarious, yet amazingly insightful book, discover the secrets behind why guys and girls think and act so differently. Guys’ brains have little compartments like a waffle, and there they keep most aspects of their lives separated. Girls brains are like spaghetti, because they tend to keep everything in their lives connected. Learn how to talk so a “waffle” will listen, and how to understand the “spaghetti-ish” conversations that you will encounter your entire life. Learning about waffles and spaghetti will make a difference in real-lilfe issues like dating, sex, friendships, body language, and communication skills of every kind. So dig in for the insights you’ve been craving.
When talking about the difference between guys and girls, it’s hard to put those differences into a word picture that makes sense. After reading Guys Are Waffles, Girls Are Spaghetti, the title did just that (and it made me a little hungry, I’ll admit it)! This book is quite funny and written in a way that teens will enjoy. With chapter titles like “Crying in the Bathroom”, “Talking More Better”, “Shoot Your Barber”, and “Your Brain Doesn’t Work…Completely”, you can’t help but be amused. But what’s even better is that while you’re being amused, you’re also taking in some good info. Like you’d expect with a title like this, the book is chock full of info on understanding the opposite sex. It starts with basic info on chromosomes and brain structure and operation and moves on to cover communication styles, listening styles, dating, and sex.
Although this book is great for interpersonal relationships, it’s also great at helping your teen understand himself or herself better. This book sparked some great conversations with my daughter about why she acts the way she does, what she learned about the way boys act, and even some interesting conversations about boundaries in dating. (She’s not allowed to date yet, but when she is, I want her to be very clear in her boundaries and expectations!)
If you have teens around your house, this would be a great book to keep on your bookshelf (and even if you don’t, you and your hubby may learn something you didn’t know!)
*Disclosure: This book was provided to the Mama Buzz site and Mama Buzz reviewers, free of charge, in exchange for today’s blog tour*
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Book Synopsis from the back of the book
In this hilarious, yet amazingly insightful book, discover the secrets behind why guys and girls think and act so differently. Guys’ brains have little compartments like a waffle, and there they keep most aspects of their lives separated. Girls brains are like spaghetti, because they tend to keep everything in their lives connected. Learn how to talk so a “waffle” will listen, and how to understand the “spaghetti-ish” conversations that you will encounter your entire life. Learning about waffles and spaghetti will make a difference in real-lilfe issues like dating, sex, friendships, body language, and communication skills of every kind. So dig in for the insights you’ve been craving.
When talking about the difference between guys and girls, it’s hard to put those differences into a word picture that makes sense. After reading Guys Are Waffles, Girls Are Spaghetti, the title did just that (and it made me a little hungry, I’ll admit it)! This book is quite funny and written in a way that teens will enjoy. With chapter titles like “Crying in the Bathroom”, “Talking More Better”, “Shoot Your Barber”, and “Your Brain Doesn’t Work…Completely”, you can’t help but be amused. But what’s even better is that while you’re being amused, you’re also taking in some good info. Like you’d expect with a title like this, the book is chock full of info on understanding the opposite sex. It starts with basic info on chromosomes and brain structure and operation and moves on to cover communication styles, listening styles, dating, and sex.
Although this book is great for interpersonal relationships, it’s also great at helping your teen understand himself or herself better. This book sparked some great conversations with my daughter about why she acts the way she does, what she learned about the way boys act, and even some interesting conversations about boundaries in dating. (She’s not allowed to date yet, but when she is, I want her to be very clear in her boundaries and expectations!)
If you have teens around your house, this would be a great book to keep on your bookshelf (and even if you don’t, you and your hubby may learn something you didn’t know!)
*Disclosure: This book was provided to the Mama Buzz site and Mama Buzz reviewers, free of charge, in exchange for today’s blog tour*
It’s KFC’s 2nd Annual “UnFRYDay” and they’re offering a FREE piece of Grilled Chicken today when you come into their store! No coupon necessary. As with any Freebie like this, I recommend calling your local store first to make sure they are participating!
It’s KFC’s 2nd Annual “UnFRYDay” and they’re offering a FREE piece of Grilled Chicken today when you come into their store! No coupon necessary. As with any Freebie like this, I recommend calling your local store first to make sure they are participating!
I have to tell you…I’m in a rut! I don’t know what the problem is, but I just don’t feel like being creative (or healthy) for that matter. With my tooth feeling the way it does, I’d be happy to just eat Kraft mac and cheese for the next week, but I don’t think my family would be appreciative. If you have suggestions for quick easy meals (that are healthy and don’t contain potatoes), I’d love to see them! In the meantime, it’s another boring week at our house! I’m still trying to have at least one veggie per meal and I’m also trying to use the crock pot at least one night a week.
Monday – Mac and Cheese and hotdogs with brocolli
Tuesday – Crockpot Chicken and biscuits with peas and carrots
Wednesday – Pizza
Thursday – Spaghetti with meat sauce and mixed veggies
Friday – Tomato soup, Salad, and Grilled Cheese
Saturday – Steak, Baked Sweet Potato, and Salad
If you’d like something more inspiring than my current week (and really, who wouldn’t), head on over to I’m an Organizing Junkie for Menu Plan Monday or for some flexitarian, vegetarian and raw menu ideas and recipes, head on over to Chive Talkin.
