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| Our Pear Trees in bloom 3/16/11 |
The wait is almost over. Only 19 days until Spring officially arrives! I wonder if I'll get blooms like this again?
The wait is almost over. Only 19 days until Spring officially arrives! I wonder if I'll get blooms like this again?
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Do you need a refresher too?
I found a great, to the point article over at dosomething.org. Here's the link:
Why Do We Celebrate Presidents' Day?
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I also found a fun quiz from FamilyEducation.com called Positively Presidential.
I am going to take it first, to test my knowledge prior to showing this to my smarties ( who will probably know more than me)!
Want to test your Presidential knowledge too? Go Here to take the quiz.
So what are your plans for today? Do you have the day off from work? Are your kids out of school too?
For us, hubby is working, I'm working hard on getting my JAFRA business launched from home while spending time with my girls.
The one thing I won't be doing is shopping any sales. But I will enjoy this relaxing day and pray for our President and all those who lead our wonderful country.
I hope you and yours have a wonderful day!
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Good Tuesday morning dear readers! I have been wanting to post for several days, but honestly didn’t feel well enough to string coherent sentences together, let along remember to spell check. I am so happy I woke up feeling great this morning!
I have been recovering from a nasty stomach bug. My abs still cinch up just thinking about last Monday night… and the better part of Tuesday, when finally the tossing of my cookies portion of this sickness subsided.
Speaking of abs, you never know how strong ( or not) they are until you are using them while praying you will be able to stop and catch your breath before you pass out! I had that panicky feeling in the wee small hours of Tuesday, but thankfully, blessedly, my best forever friend, my husband was right by my side.
All week long he and my daughters nursed me back to health. I have been loved and doted upon and simply made to feel treasured and revered in a way that I’ll not soon forget.
See, I had been feeling just a bit, oh, I don’t know… taken for granted? Okay, a lot a bit! Like I was just the maid, like my voice didn’t matter, like I was Charlie Brown’s teacher; all incoherent blah, blah, blahs and nags.
Don’t forget the nagging. The endless: hang up your coat, rinse your dish, put away the brush, and do your homework, nit-picky stuff.
Ever felt like that? Sort of resentful that all the drudge and “grunt” work is on your plate? Oh, yeah I had a bad case of the “nobody appreciates what I do around” here-isms!
Then, I got sick. Really sick.
Not just a head cold and I can press on sick, but down for the count sick and that’s when my sweet family stepped up, stepped in and showed me by thought and deed that all my hard work is appreciated, that I do matter most assuredly and that yes, they do listen, even if they choose to act like they aren’t sometimes.
So, thanks stomach bug for laying me low, I needed it! And the 8 pound weight loss? Just another blessing in disguise, although I wouldn’t recommend this particular weight loss method to anyone!
* 2/27/1- Update: I am pulling the picture of my girls off this post as it has been receiving traffic from forgeign sites that I don't feel comfortable about. *
I received an invitation to join a new blog hop called Flashback Friday. I've been wanting to add more weekly themed posts so this was right on time. I hope you will join in the fun and travel back down memory lane with us.
Meet Ms. T ( in blue) age 5 and 3/4 yrs. and Ms. M ( in pink) just one month shy of 3 yrs. Ah, the sweet sisterly love, the joy of the candy and turning ones tongue a new and improved color. Sharing licks and seats and smiles.
I wonder if I handed them a ring pop today if they would share like this? Maybe but doubtful! That's why we have camera's and memories right?
Happy Flashback Friday everyone! Want to join us? Stop by Melissa's Blog and add your link.
I love entering sweepstakes and contests. Something about the chance of winning draws me in. Just this week I've entered an American Girl Doll contest, a $ 50 gift card for Bed, Bath & Beyond, a $100 Amazon gift card and two book sweeps. I'm feeling lucky!
Not only do I love entering contests, I love sharing them as well and have plans to offer many chances to enter and win on My WAHM Plan. So when one of my affiliates ask me to share this sweepstakes, I happily agreed.
Join the American Family community and be entered in $50,000 cash sweepstakes!
Entering here to win also means joining the American Family community! See your name on Who's Doing What, cash in points for cool stuff, save your favorite recipes or games, and lots more.
Yep, it's just that easy. Fill out a form and you will be entered to win! Enter HERE.
Let me be totally upfront: this is an affiliate link so I will be compensated from folks entering. I'm talking enough to buy a coffee or two. Now, if you win by reading this post and taking your chances... maybe you will buy me a coffee or two. Good luck!
Are you currently hosting a contest on your blog? Please let me know in the comment section below and I'll stop by and enter. Only family friendly stuff and USA sweeps please. Thanks!
Not only do I love entering contests, I love sharing them as well and have plans to offer many chances to enter and win on My WAHM Plan. So when one of my affiliates ask me to share this sweepstakes, I happily agreed.
Join the American Family community and be entered in $50,000 cash sweepstakes!
Entering here to win also means joining the American Family community! See your name on Who's Doing What, cash in points for cool stuff, save your favorite recipes or games, and lots more.
Yep, it's just that easy. Fill out a form and you will be entered to win! Enter HERE.
Let me be totally upfront: this is an affiliate link so I will be compensated from folks entering. I'm talking enough to buy a coffee or two. Now, if you win by reading this post and taking your chances... maybe you will buy me a coffee or two. Good luck!
Are you currently hosting a contest on your blog? Please let me know in the comment section below and I'll stop by and enter. Only family friendly stuff and USA sweeps please. Thanks!
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