tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66270883496522935902024-03-12T23:02:42.122-07:00Be Real MomUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627088349652293590.post-70008454710883215402011-08-25T13:19:00.000-07:002011-08-25T13:19:00.905-07:00Butter BanditHmmm... so it seems I have a butter bandit.<br />
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It had to of been someone tall enough to reach the top shelf, and someone that is not missing any teeth. That leaves one certain little girl. <br />
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The confrontation caught on video:<br />
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<img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/laurnie0012/Blog%20Design%20Elements/BeRealsignature.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627088349652293590.post-32551808033774811202011-08-22T18:51:00.000-07:002011-08-22T18:51:59.213-07:00Just Workin' On My FitnessWHO'S MY WITNESS!?? <br />
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So I thought I would share my weight loss story, although this story is still being written. ;)<br />
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Back a short time ago, after my fourth baby Maleah, I got to my all time heaviest. NO exercise, late night meals with my husband every. single. night. This consisted of regular Fat Sandwich (and yes, the name tells you exactly what you're gonna get!) late night runs to 7-Eleven for chocolate donuts with chocolate milk, and I perfected my baking skills with some killer chocolate chip cookies and whatever else I craved. It truly was disgusting! When I finally decided to drop some weight, I took a 'before' picture... at my heaviest, 221 lbs.<br />
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</div>So then I managed to get down to 206 before getting pregnant with a cute little critter named Maya. I somehow only gained 15 lbs. during pregnancy, and popped out a 10 lb. 9 oz. monster. So after about a week I was down to 196!<br />
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After months of being hugely pregnant and not being able to move, I was really itching to get some exercise! At two weeks postpartum, I started walking. I walked every night for a week, and then I jumped into <a href="http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml">Couch to 5K</a> . Let me tell you I was DYING after running for one minute! But I stuck with it and made quick improvements!<br />
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About halfway through the Couch to 5k program, I starting lifting weights with a trainer three days a week. That combined with a relatively healthy eating plan, I have gotten to <br />
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Stay tuned for weight loss tips, food ideas, and exactly *how* to fit in exercise when you have small children! :)<br />
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I'm cranky.<br />
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He's not getting much loving so he's cranky.<br />
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No one gets much loving because we're both cranky.<br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">Ugly cycle.</span></em><br />
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The stresses of life build up sometimes. And your spouse sees you at your worst. I'm definitely married for life, but that doesn't automatically mean things are <span style="font-size: x-large;">peaches and roses</span>.<br />
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I once read somewhere that when times are tough, to try and remember the man you married.<br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">Remember why you fell in love</span></em>.<br />
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Of course I'll never forget the little skinny guy that thought he was so cool... The one I met in jazz band in seventh grade... The boy that hated my Spice Girl shoes...<br />
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The man that chose to marry me and that I chose to marry. <br />
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The one I vowed <em><span style="font-size: x-large;">FOREVER</span></em> to.<br />
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My <span style="font-size: large;">big man</span> that cuddled each of our <span style="font-size: large;">sweet babies</span>...<br />
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The man that my son thinks <em>hung the moon...</em><br />
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So may I try to remember, that when I'm picking up his clothes or making another late night supper for him, or whatever else it may be, that I would have been <span style="font-size: large;">GLAD </span><span style="font-size: small;">to do it for the man I fell in love with. </span><br />
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<em>And he's still there, that man I fell in love with.</em><br />
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<img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/laurnie0012/Blog%20Design%20Elements/BeRealsignature.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627088349652293590.post-26920179524834948992011-03-18T19:59:00.000-07:002011-03-18T19:59:12.312-07:00Here I Am!Hello to the one or two readers I have left! :)<br />
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Sorry I haven't blogged since OCTOBER. I got a little burnt out on all things techy and took a break from most of it. I will be pondering about what direction I want to take this blog. <br />
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So here are a few updates, since October was awhile ago!<br />
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- We are having another baby! SHE is due May 22. My babies like to come late though, so she could very well be a June baby. Pregnancy has gone very well with no problems, thankfully!<br />
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- My oldest two girls started t-ball. We got them gloves a little over a week ago, and they're doing awesome! Games should start sometime in April. Now I begin the life of Chauffeur Mom!<br />
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- Kids are still saying super funny stuff. Unfortunately I've only been posting it on Facebook. I need to post here so I can have a better place to store their funny comments!<br />
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Well not too much has happened, LOL. Sorry I'm so boring! I'll try to update more often, promise! :) Just had to start somewhere!<br />
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<img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/laurnie0012/Blog%20Design%20Elements/BeRealsignature.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627088349652293590.post-18932143476383490622010-10-22T13:05:00.000-07:002010-10-22T13:05:04.763-07:00HeadbandsLaila was wearing her headband around her forehead...<br />
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<em>Me: Laila, is that a forehead band you're wearing?</em><br />
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<em>Laila: Nope, it's a fifty-head band.</em><br />
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This week we actually had an earthquake that we NOTICED (THAT has never happened in my 24 years living here!). Guess what we spent the day learning about?? My kids had no idea what an earthquake was before that day. Laila wondered why she couldn't SEE an earthquake. She thought that if you could see a tornado, you could see an earthquake! We spent a good hour watching various earthquake videos on the internet. :)<br />
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Today the kids were having a PB&J picnic outside, and they suddenly ran in screaming. A bee had come to taste their sandwiches! Then Laila asked "How do bees make honey?" So we spent part of our day learning about bees. (YouTube is handy like you wouldn't believe!!)<br />
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It's amazing what you can learn from life... Questioning what's around you and researching it! Their reading, writing, and arithmetic will come along... but some days you must stop to learn about more pertinent life situations, like "Are those hundreds of baby spiders on the back of the momma spider?" Yiiiiiiikes! <br />
<img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/laurnie0012/Blog%20Design%20Elements/BeRealsignature.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627088349652293590.post-82061161425901384282010-10-02T18:20:00.000-07:002010-10-16T22:24:30.508-07:00Bling It On Baby! Review and GiveawayWin a personalized shirt! See giveaway below.<br />
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There is SO MUCH adorable stuff to choose from! You can order something for your little one just in time for Halloween:<br />
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Or find great gifts for a new baby! How cool is this baby wipe case??<br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">GIVEAWAY!!!</span></b></i><br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/Bling-It-On-Baby/141845539169794?ref=ts">Bling It On Baby!</a> is graciously giving away a kids' shirt for a boy or girl, personalized with your child's name! Here is an example:<br />
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One lucky winner will get a shirt like this personalized for their child! (Of course a boy's shirt will be more manly, lol)<br />
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<b>MANDATORY ENTRY:</b><br />
<b>- Like Bling It On Baby on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/Bling-It-On-Baby/141845539169794?ref=ts">Facebook</a>. Come back here and comment on what your favorite item is!</b><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Please leave your email address so I can contact you if you win!!</span></b></i><br />
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<b>Extra Entries</b> (please leave a comment for each separate entry):<br />
- Become a follower of Be Real Mom via Googe Friend Connect or reader (1 entry)<br />
- Like Be Real Mom on<a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/Be-Real-Mom/152407881449947?ref=ts"> Facebook</a> (1 entry)<br />
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<i>This giveaway will end October 16, 2010 at 11:59 pm central time. Winner will be chosen via Random.org and will be notified by email. Winner will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen.</i><br />
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Good luck!!<br />
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<img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/laurnie0012/Blog%20Design%20Elements/BeRealsignature.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627088349652293590.post-10944577937086501682010-10-01T20:07:00.000-07:002010-10-15T19:28:41.487-07:00Malachi 3:3<em>I've had this story as a note on my Facebook page for awhile... and thought it was just too good not to share here!</em><br />
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Malachi 3:3 says: 'He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.' <br />
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This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God .. <br />
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One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study. <br />
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That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining Silver. <br />
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As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities. <br />
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The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: ' He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.' <br />
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She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time. <br />
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The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed. <br />
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The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, 'How do you know when the silver is fully refined?' <br />
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He smiled at her and answered, ' Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image in it.' <br />
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If today you are feeling the heat of the fire , remember that God has his eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627088349652293590.post-44311572859565764152010-10-01T19:39:00.000-07:002010-10-01T19:39:36.168-07:00Have a Fever? That's GOOD!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVEMdF_sYl0QtTUW-TTeEVA6eAWEae61j9UoMy6RGBJ26zpPd0UrPuJVdQtQSSPx3IKG5qmcAKBxXxDd3UpFH53axZyVpgmd1GCpSKksS9_EVeMRmm4dR0_sK1btXg9t2i2GeCbltlr0/s1600/Fever.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVEMdF_sYl0QtTUW-TTeEVA6eAWEae61j9UoMy6RGBJ26zpPd0UrPuJVdQtQSSPx3IKG5qmcAKBxXxDd3UpFH53axZyVpgmd1GCpSKksS9_EVeMRmm4dR0_sK1btXg9t2i2GeCbltlr0/s200/Fever.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
Back to school season also means sicky season! Coughs, sniffles, sore throats, and fevers abound.<br />
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Do you or your child have a fever? GOOD! That means your body is working correctly! So many people have been taught to fear a fever... and reach for the Tylenol as soon as baby's temp is above 98.6. Nevermind the fact that every now and then Tylenol gets <a href="http://children.webmd.com/news/20100502/recall-of-kids-tylenol-motrin-zyrtec-benadryl">recalled</a> for various reasons.<br />
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A fever is the body's defense against illness. It's natural and means your body is WORKING to eliminate those germs that are trying to take over your body! Dr.Mercola has a great article about fevers <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/12/17/fever-part-one.aspx">HERE</a> . The article recommends not messing with a fever until it goes above 102. (I personally wait until above 103, but that rarely happens). This of course applies to normally healthy kids... not kids with past medical issues, which would of course would change how you deal with things. <br />
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I've heard a few moms swear by peppermint oil applied to the back of the neck to help bring a fever down. (I haven't tried it yet because my kids haven't had a high enough fever to warrant intervention...) Definitely something that can't hurt to try! And definitely something that won't be on the news next week being recalled because <em>who-knows-what</em> was accidentally mixed in.<br />
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Take care of those sweet babies with plenty of water, rest, hugs and kisses! <br />
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Me: "Thank you!"<br />
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Royce: "How'd you do that!?"<br />
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Me: "I don't know..."<br />
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Royce: "You look like a kitty-cat!" *He then proceeds to pet the top of my head*<br />
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Not sure if I should keep the kitty-cat style... LOL. I had my hair pulled into a messy bun today. :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/126/5867C2D704B5BECA125609A4FC9577F3.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627088349652293590.post-45343319896197298642010-09-18T19:00:00.000-07:002010-10-15T19:37:31.588-07:00Imperial Elements DREAM Necklace Giveaway!<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Congrats to Loretta R. for winning this giveaway!!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">About Imperial Elements:</span></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/imperial.elements?ref=ts"><em>Imperial Elements</em></a><em> creates handmade designer jewelry. Each piece is crafted with caring hands and a loving heart. At <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/imperial.elements?ref=ts">Imperial Elements</a>, beautiful, stylish, affordable jewelry is our passion. Creating something amazing for people is what we're about. From exquisite seed-bead necklaces, luxurious wire-wrapped earrings, to hand-stamped metal custom orders, we are confident that you will find something as unique as you are. Which piece will you fall in love with today?</em><em><br />
</em><em>We are proud to say that all of our products are one-of-a-kind pieces. If you are interested in a sold item and would like a duplicate, please know that it will not be identical. We will construct it to look similar to the original piece, but add something special to make it your own!</em><br />
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<em>We also offer custom opportunities. Email us at imperialelements@gmail.com and we will do our best to create the perfect piece for you! The possibilities are endless!</em><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">About us:</span></em><em><br />
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Christina: Owner and Creative Director</span></strong></em><br />
<em>I am a stay at home mother to two amazing little girls, Seyhan and Zoey. Being a Military spouse, staying home and creating jewelry is the best job for me! Creating jewelry is my passion! I've been able to work from home, doing what I love best, for 3 years now.</em><br />
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Krysten: Co-owner and Business/Marketing Director</span></strong></em><br />
<em>By day, I work in marketing for a mid-sized book publishing company in Norman. I live with my fabulous husband and darling 18-month-old daughter, Violet. I am always looking for a creative outlet, and combining Christina’s amazing jewelry with my marketing background seems to be the perfect match! I love creating something new and beautiful with my hands, and can’t wait to see where Imperial Elements goes next!</em><br />
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I have a few pieces of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/imperial.elements?ref=ts">Imperial Elements</a> jewelry, and I just have to say I LOVE them! Christina has always been great to work with when I wanted a custom piece done. She made this really sweet necklace for me, because I like wearing crowns, due to my last name:<br />
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</div>Even my daughters love wearing her jewelry! They're always asking to wear my cute pink earrings from Imperial Elements. :)<br />
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Imperial Elements is graciously giving away their DREAM necklace, worth $30! It's a beautiful silver-toned "Dream" pendant with real kiwi jasper and magnesite stones:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>MANDATORY ENTRY:</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Add <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/imperial.elements?ref=ts">Imperial Elements</a> as a friend on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/imperial.elements?ref=ts">Facebook.</a> Come back here and comment what your favorite piece of jewelry is! PLEASE BE SURE TO LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS SO I CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOU WIN! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Extra Entries:</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- Comment on a picture of jewelry on Imperial Elements'<a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/imperial.elements?ref=ts"> Facebook</a>. (link to comment, 1 entry each comment, up to 5 entries)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- Follow Be Real Mom via Google Friend Connect or Reader (1 entry)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- Follow Be Real Mom on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Be-Real-Mom/152407881449947?ref=ts">Facebook</a> (1 entry)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- Follow Be Real Mom on <a href="http://twitter.com/berealmom">Twitter</a> (1 entry)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- Share this giveaway on Facebook (1 entry)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- Share this giveaway on Twitter (link to tweet, 1 entry)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- Blog about this giveaway (leave link, 2 entries)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/14874186">10 Things NOT to Say to Your Wife While She's in Labor</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4650974">Lauren K</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<em>Sometimes you won't feel up to cooking an extravagant meal for dinner... sometimes you won't even feel up to making a regular meal. Sometimes you can stick some frozen waffles in the toaster and serve those up with syrup, and it's OKAY! You will all live to see tomorrow... and hopefully you'll feel up to cooking again. (Plus the little kids think it's the coolest thing ever.) Just don't make it a nightly event. </em>:)<br />
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<em>NOTE: I've decided to combine my giveaway blog with my personal blog. This is the same giveaway as on <a href="http://sugarmommygiveaways.blogspot.com/">Sugar Mommy</a>, and your entries on that blog DO still count. You can enter here for even more chances to win!! Once the giveaways on Sugar Mommy end, that blog will be deleted, and all future giveaways will be posted here. Thanks for being patient with me!</em> <br />
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<a href="http://healthshot.tv/">Healthshot.tv</a> is a new website full of videos and articles on natural health. Kyle (a nutritionist that has worked with Doug Kaufman, host of Know the Cause) and Chuck (an engineer with a practical look at health) release new videos twice a week that cover a variety of topics. Anything from raw milk, to exercise, to IBS! <br />
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Their mission is to show people that they can live a healthy lifestyle without doing a ton of complicated things or spending tons on supplements. Kyle and Chuck fill you in on great supplements that are pretty cheap... things that work, things that don't work... and they're not selling any products so their opinions are honest!<br />
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Healthshot.tv is giving away your choice of either <a href="http://www.newchapter.com/products/every-womans-one-daily">Every Woman's One Daily</a> or <a href="http://www.newchapter.com/products/every-mans-one-daily">Every Man's One Daily</a> whole food vitamins by New Chapter Organics to one lucky reader. These are awesome vitamins! You'll probably learn through clicking around their website, that whole food vitamins are definitely the way to go, since they are absorbed by the body much better than other vitamins!<br />
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<em>This giveaway will end Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. central time. Winner will be picked using Random.org, and will have 48 hours to respond once I email telling them they're the winner.</em><br />
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Good luck!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627088349652293590.post-66607402790695181042010-09-03T20:46:00.000-07:002010-09-03T20:48:44.337-07:00Friday Thoughts With My HubbySo I'm giving my hubby a segment on my blog, titled "Friday Thoughts With My Hubby". Every Friday you'll get to view a new video where my sweetheart expresses his mind on a variety of random topics. :) Any ideas or questions you'd like him to answer in future videos would be appreciated!<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Top 10 Comebacks to, "Geez you guys have a lot of kids. Don't you know what causes that!?"</span></strong><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/14687879">Top 10 Comebacks</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4650974">Lauren</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627088349652293590.post-48158294524610595442010-09-03T17:22:00.000-07:002010-09-03T17:22:21.663-07:00Stabbing DayWhile enjoying dessert at the table, the dog tried to grab a bite of Maleah's dessert. She didn't like that too much, and fought the dog off with her fork! So....<br />
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<strong>Me</strong>: Maleah don't stab Zola with your fork!<br />
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<strong>Laila</strong>: I thought it was stabbing day.<br />
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<em>Don't do something or act a certain way if you don't want your child to do it too! Lead by example.</em><br />
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Me: <em>Yep! I want to have a nice dinner with him.</em><br />
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Kaydence: <em>Then go to<span style="font-size: large;"> sitter.com</span> and you can find a sitter for us!</em><br />
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Too much TV? Yes. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627088349652293590.post-64767389345049810692010-09-01T12:24:00.001-07:002010-09-01T12:24:52.448-07:00Can't SleepLaila was in her room by herself for naptime. She came out of her room and told me, "I can't sleep because I keep talking!"<br />
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<em>Make it a goal to compliment him daily. Anything from "Thanks for working so hard for us!" to "I LOVE your big muscley arms!"</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627088349652293590.post-83959716843140325742010-08-30T18:37:00.000-07:002010-08-30T18:37:28.654-07:00SmellsI hand Laila her favorite blanket fresh out of the dryer...<br />
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<strong>Laila:</strong> This smells like old bananas.<br />
<strong>Me</strong>: No it doesn't. Maybe your <em>nose</em> smells like old bananas!<br />
<strong>Laila</strong>: Nope. My nose smells like chips and garlic.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627088349652293590.post-76356045315969354792010-08-28T22:35:00.000-07:002010-08-28T22:35:16.096-07:00Go Bye-Bye?<strong>EVERY MORNING </strong>I get Boo out of her bed. I change her diaper and get her dressed, then set her in the floor to explore the world! And <strong>EVERY MORNING </strong>Boo opens the top drawer of her changing table, which contains her shoes. She reeeeeeeeeaches high up on her little tip-toes and grabs a pair of shoes.<br />
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She runs through the house carrying two shoes and of course her favorite pink blanket (that she goes NO WHERE without!)<br />
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"Mommy! Shoes on! Mommy! Shoes on! Mommy! Shoes on!" a million times until I finally set her in my lap and put those shoes on her.<br />
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"Go bye-bye?" Boo asks me.<br />
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"No, we aren't going anywhere right now..." I tell her.<br />
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