Find The Bird

I been busy all morning. Had to take a minute to sit down and drink my cherry coke. And play on blogger. As you know I love nature pics. I took these last weekend. When I looked at them I felt like I was playing Find Waldo.

There She Is

Enjoy The Weekend! XOXO

TGIF

First of all, Thank You All for leaving such heartwarming comments on yesterday's post. It was a very emotional day for me. At times I broke down and cried without even thinking. I also didn't feel well. I've been overwhelmed trying to pack and move.

I originally started doing Friday Confessions and lagged tremendously. I like to throw them out once in a while. Since it's no secret that I have an obsession with Target and their clearance sections, I will tell you a little secret of mine. I usually only grab $30 bucks or so to grab whatever it is that I plan on getting but one foot steps in those doorways and I'm like a raging, fierce shopaholic. I can't control myself. I'm only given so much money and if I'm given more I get told to only get what I need and don't spend it all. You know me by now honey. That's not gonna happen. I hate using my cards because I will go over the limit instantly I'm trying to get them paid off and it's not such a good idea for someone like me to carry plastic. I grab what I need and things I don't necessarily need. I count it all up and if I find great deals that I can't live without but something is more important getting at that very point, I find secret hiding places to hide the stuff (in real good spots) and then go back when I have more than $30. Nine out of ten times they're still there and I'm shocked because I forget about them and then remember when I go there again. Days later. Clean the store people. No don't. I need those deals.

What's the plan for the weekend. I'm moving. Excited but drained. Which is why I would love to offer someone a partnership with me on The Bloggers Club. I'm looking for someone to post features, who blogs daily, early because the theme over there doesn't allow you to schedule posts. I need to look into that and get that taken care of but in the meantime I love the features it offers. I would like to keep the weekends open for blogging tips, the best part of anything, something we can get into- I'm looking for someone who has time, wants to be a partner and who is familiar with html. Ideas are always welcome. If your interested please email me. I'd appreciate it. We can further discuss through email.

Have a GREAT Weekend ;)

One Love DAT Always & 4-Eva

As I rushed home from a long, hard day at work to see my little baby girl, the phone rang. I turned the radio down and heard nothing but tears, cries, sobbing. The mumbles of my mothers voice was making me upset, worried, and frustrated. The panic in her voice put a horrid feeling in my gut and at that moment I knew something horrible had happened. She screamed, "Dougie was in a bad car accident." The details of the accident were imagined because it was a ways away from home and no one could give us exact details over the phone.

He had gone to Rochester with some friends for what other reason than to get into trouble, I don't know. He wasn't supposed to go on that trip. He was supposed to stay home and for some reason he wanted to go. Four guys headed to stay the night there. Partying was involved, drugs and alcohol. They were up all night and thought it was smart to drive home the next afternoon. My brother asked to drive but the guy wouldn't let him. He was in the passenger seat, two of his friends were in the back and the guy that wasn't really even good friends with him drove. My brother was sleeping. Along with everyone else. They were so tired, sun beating on this hot July day. Driver falls asleep going sixty miles an hour, swerving directly towards a flat bed truck broke down on the side of the highway. It just had to be there. That day. The small vehicle hit the flat bed so hard destroying the passenger side where my brother and his friend were sitting. Bodies were hanging out of the smashed windows, jaws of life had the hardest time getting my brother out. The scene was horrific.

As I drove to meet my mother, sisters and others, I knew deep in my gut my brother was one of the guys killed. At this point we were just hearing that 2 of the 4 got killed and although I heavily prayed that it wasn't him, I knew it was. His life was taken because of a stupid decision and he left us to hurt so bad. I never question the good Lord why he took my brother. I already knew. My heart bled for him more than anyone could ever imagine. I should have saved him. Not in the sense that I should have been there to get him out of the car but I should have rescued him from the life he was living.

He came to me numerous times for help. I let him stay with us, gave him rides, talked to him but it wasn't good enough. I took him to a place one night to drop him off and before he got out of the car, we cried, prayed and talked about everything. I asked him if he prayed and he said he didn't know how. I taught him. We accepted Jesus Christ into our hearts and prayed that he'd lead the way. Which is why I have no doubts that he's in a better place. Not long after that prayer did the accident happen. I believe my brother asked to be taken. The mother of his child was being difficult and more than anything he tried to be a good father. I think he just got fed up and drugged his life away.

Today is your Birthday Brother. Your 28 yrs old today. Your smile will never leave my mind, your bold brown eyes will never stop watching over us. As I gaze into the clouds, your sweet cheeks just give me that Doug look.

There is not a single day that goes by that I don't think of you. It's fresh as day. You sit in my passenger seat and sing songs on the radio with me when we cruise down the street. Just you and me. You walk beside me down these streets......

You'll always and forever be our ONE LOVE D.A.T

R.I.P Sweetie

My Mom puts an ad in the newspaper every year!

Douglas Taylor

In Loving Memory
of My Son
Douglas A. Taylor
5/27/82 - 7/23/02
May was always our month. Now I have to do it all alone. You would be 28 years young today. I miss you more than anyone could possibly know. You are always in our thoughts and in my heart. The pain of losing you will never go away.
Forever your Mom

A Kid Still Needs To Be A Kid

I've always been the person to get freaked out when someone elses kid tries to touch mine, comes two feet in front of them, or allowing my children to play on public playgrounds such as McDonald's. I'm a germaphobe and will never change. But I do realize my children NEED to be children. Allowing them to play is a big step for me. I sound crazy but it freaks me out. If your in need of Germ X, tissues, Purex, Lysol, Clorox or a big tub of wipes, your in luck. I always have that shit handy.

B, Miss H and I went out early Saturday morning to look at places before we sealed the deal with the one we did. She was starving and I forget that kids are nothing like us. We can starve all day and it won't bother us. So while I'm starving my child, she starts to get ill and can't wait til we get back home. What else is there but the good ol' MC E DEE'S. We stop, order breakfast and then let her play. The ceiling was leaking rusty water shit, the place was about to fall apart, the station was filthy and sticky. But she deserves to have fun and be a kid. And so she did. With her tired self.

Poopy Blonde

Let me just shout out that I guest posted over here and Christine followed up with this post, so I think you'd better check it out. But you'll need a WARNING!



"Her hair is dirty blonde."

The days and nights never get old. When you have a family of your own you never have a dull moment. There are times when you argue profusely, cry over nothing but it must be something, and laugh hysterically. All of those happen on a daily basis. We were sitting on the sofas pretending to watch television, each having Klondike bars. Pretending because when we're all together no one is paying mind to the screen no matter what is on. The eyes start wondering sneakily to investigate what the other person is doing. That's when the blathering starts.

"Hannie got floaters in the water."

Really Bryan. Come on. I'm eating a Reese's Klondike bar and it's tasting real freaking good since I've limited myself to the most de-o-lish snacks lately.

We were so involved I don't even remember how we got talking about the color of the girls hair.

"Your hair is brown." Dad says to M

"No it's not. It's dirty blonde." We both jump down his throat. Her hair is NOT brown. "My hair is brown." I shout. Kindly.

"Hannah's hair is dirty blonde." He says.

Okay her hair is blonde and turning dirty blonde. Same thing M's hair did. They had blonde hair when they were young and now their hair is getting darker but NOT brown.

M and I get bothered when he thinks he knows it all. They have your hair. Your little boy hair was Blonder than Blonde can get. They get it from you.

"My hair is brown." He replies.

Get the eff outta here. Your being dumb now. If you don't know the color of your hair your blind. Whatever. Let him think what he wants and we'll know what we know.

"Okay. Her hair is Poopy Blonde." Dad cracks up laughing.


Hannah cracks up laughing. We all crack up laughing. Okay Mack. Your Hair is Poopy Blonde.

M (My Daughter) is in the middle of her twin friends. You tell me who has brown hair.

Weekend Wrap Up-Becoming a Woman

Wow. I had the most amazing weekend ever. I really did. It was somewhat hectic because we searched for a place to move into by the first. We had something lined up but it was a ways away from where we're used to. But in the end it turned out to be the place we are going to be living for an entire year. We decided to wait one more year before buying. The community is aaaaaaammmmmmazing. I can't wait to show you. Not to brag or anything but to take you on this journey. It is going to be fabulous. After sealing the deal yesterday, we hung out doing the usual. Saturday we spent the day at the pool, which by the way was just the four of us. No old folks. Phew. For some reason the girls have a sore throat this morning. Weird. It was a scorching 98. The pool is heated. Don't ask me why. They must think we're in North Dakota or something. Who has heated pools here. Everyone. That's Smart. I had to cool off in the shower that's how hot I was. So instead of taking a dip to cool off I'm in the shower behind the bathroom. Clever. I know.

Oh and I don't think I told you about Old Navy. $1 Flip Flops going on. I thought great. I'll take M over to grab some. We go through flip flops like M goes through the gum. We get there and the store is beyond uncontrollable. The line is to the back of the store. I thought lets just get in there, get some and go. No. The racks were empty with the exception of size 11 flip flops. Who wears an 11. Sure the hell not me. Maybe M in a couple years. That child has bigger feet than I. I found two pairs of 5 white ones that I snatched the shit out of when I came across some thrown on the shirt table. M finally found a 7 and 8 but of course we were NOT that thrilled because they were white and black. No cute ones left. Holy crap. Miss H needs a pair. How dare they not have anything left for her. She'll go nuts. Physically. I'm scrounging the place like a bat outta hell determined to find my baby a pair. Damn right I always find something. You just gotta know where to look. In the cracks, under and back again. We found some black ones.....hallelujah. A tad bit big but she don't care. As long as she gets a pair. Nobody likes to feel left out. Let me just tell you that I video taped a bit of the craziness and then I had to stop because I was trying to be all discreet about it but it was very obvious so the attention was all drawn to me...which defeats the purpose. I need to invest in a hidden camera. One that clips to my shirt. Real small.

When you have children you think about what it will be like when they get this age and then this age and so on. I imagined all the memories we would create, the details of teaching and showing them the way. But to actually be at that point is an indescribable feeling. More powerful than amazing. M has always been embarrassed to share things with me. Now that she's maturing I think she realizes mommy knows about this stuff. She's the one I need to go to. Sure enough she did and she just came right out and said, "I need to shave." Okay. It's time. I've waited long enough. Now it's time to teach her and share those growing into a woman moments. You could tell by the look on her face she was excited, proud to be going through the next stage of her life. My heart couldn't have been more blessed. Those are the moments a little girl never forgets.

xoxo Have a great week!

Another Pretty Tree

I thought the purple flowered tree was extra pretty but as I walked through my back yard and stumbled across this one, I smiled looked into the heavens, was in my GLORY and then whipped out the camera to get this shot. So bright and cheery. Just made my day. I hope it makes your eve. Have a good one.

Worst Toe Cramp Ever

Toe cramps are the worst feeling ever. Yeah. You know What I'm talking about. We were about to go to the pool when I got this horrible cramp. I couldn't fix it for the life of me. I happened to have the camera right beside me when I yelled for the girls to come help. M totally thought I was faking it. (Probably because I couldn't stop laughing at their reaction). She'll understand one day. Just wait until you get a cramp in your toe. I ain't helping ya. They had no idea what was going on. Hannah actually got scared of it........

and bananas don't help...so don't even go there.....

Sex and The City 2 Soundtrack Review and Giveaway

If your anything like me and my girls, you'll be grabbing your cosmopolitan, raising your glass and dancing in stiletto's to the new Sex and The City 2 Soundtrack. 

 The Sex And The City 2 Soundtrack will be released on May 25th, just 2 days before the big theater day and I bet you SATC addicted fans can't wait to get your paws all over it. The opening theme features the amazing Alicia Keys "Rapture" with a splash of the original hit theme song thrown in the mix. Along with the very sexy Alicia Keys will be Leona Lewis, Jennifer Hudson and Liza Minelli. Leona and Jennifer team up to duet "Love Is Your Color." And the lovely Miss Liza is singing Beyonce's "Single Ladies." All ya single ladies....put ur hands up!

  Aside from the most respectable, stylish celebrities singing on this soundtrack, the Sex And The City Diva's- Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristen Davis and Cynthia Nixon perform the Helen Reddy female-empowerment tune, "I Am Woman."

If this doesn't make you wanna get up, dance and celebrate your life then you don't know what your missing out on.

More songs that will be on the album:

Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down"


You'll hear songs from Famous singers Cyndi Lauper, Aaron Zigman and Ricki-Lee


-And 

Dido "Everything to Lose" T-Pain and Cee-Lo worked with her...check it out:

Win a Call from The One, The Only Sarah Jessica Parker Here

 So get ready to dance the night away listening to this fabulous soundtrack, available May 25th. For one lucky winner you will receive the soundtrack from me by just leaving a comment. Enter Now! Play Nice and Have FUN!


Buy Here

  xoxo

Happy Birthday Mama

I absolutely LOVE celebrating birthdays. So sweet and yummy. Since I can never be with family on their day, I can be in spirit through this blog. My mother has always been the one to call and check up on us since we've been so far. She's the one that sends me text messages on a daily basis, picture mail as well. She and I may not have the bond that I always dreamed of but she's my mother and I love and celebrate her with pride. Enjoy this cake ma. We'll celebrate our birthdays when you all get here;)

Happy Birthday Ma

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Things About Old People

I love old people. The ones that have a heart and seem to be very sincere. The ones that love people of all ages, smile when they see you, talk about back in the day, the ones that want your sweet company. Don't get me wrong. Those ones can be dreadful. Those long talks turn in to uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh's.

But the ones that really bother me are these dirty old bastards. The ones that don't like the site of small children. The ones who act like they're gonna blow up if they hear the smallest noises. The ones that tell you you should be doing something, like your five or something. They think they know it all. They think they've been around long enough to get into your business.

Are those your sisters. No. They're my kids. Make sure you watch your sisters. I am. Mind your Business. I have eyes in the back of my head, over here and over there. I know what my kids are doing. Mind you- They are swimming- Right in front of me. Good. That's what you should be doing. I know what I should be doing mother effer. I should be kung fooing your ass.

I should be telling you to go put some shorts on instead of that speedo because no one wants to see your long hairy balls hanging out. We don't wanna see that shit.

I mean... come on NOW. This is the view we get.

And when you get a group of old people together, they immediately start talking about taxes, politics, this and that. And they're getting loud.  

Hey Bob. Where's the beer. Why didn't you bring the beer. There's some nice young ladies here. Um. that little lady is ten. Back up.  

Funny. When you wanna get LOUD it's Okay....when my KIDS wanna splash you get pissed and leave.....

sayonara dirty bastard.

Is it June yet. My time is done.

Field Finger Scan

As my index finger scanned through the system, my heart relaxed because I knew nothing could possibly pop up. I'm a good girl. I've never been in any trouble. Okay. Major trouble. I've never been in trouble with the law. I've always been miss goody two shoes. Yeah I may get into fights with drivers, cashiers, waitresses, bank tellers, even bloggers but I'm harmless, I never done anything illegal. That they know of anyways. Verifying scan........

21US841

Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Participating in a Wholesale Drug Distribution and Money Laundering Ring

POPS UP

No worries. I know I wasn't involved. A warrant is out for my arrest. So what. I'm real scared. 

   

Maybe a little. Why is this popping up. Is there someone out there with the same name as me getting into trouble. Yes, there are many other people with the same name but B mentions it's my finger being scanned, duh. 

Hmmmm.....at first I thought nothing of it. I know I'm innocent. But then it had me going. Why. I dreamt last night that some guy made me shoot a cat or he was going to shoot me. My dreams are more like death threats lately. Maybe it's all a sign that really I am a psycho who needs to be put six feet under. Now I'm beginning to understand the women who kill their kids, husbands and sometimes themselves. The picture ran across my mind a time or two. I thought about leaving the stress, becoming a prostitution crack whore who gives up on this thing called life. 

Then I thought again.

How dare I. Don't judge. If your a mom with crazy filled days, you probably thought about it too. 

But any mother who doesn't follow through is a strong, powerful woman.  

I could NEVER!

Wellllll.....Maybe........

Anyways

Knowing B, it's something he rigged up. He's always messing with gadgets on his phone.

Sure enough it was. He can look up a lot of stuff though. Funny stuff. About anyone too. Yeah I know aboutchyou.

My Natural Bamboo Flatty Elephant Giveaway

From the moment I laid eyes on these plush toys, I wanted the whole collection. They're natural, certified non-toxic, made with bamboo fiber, and simply adorable.

The makers of miYim Organic Toys brings you the new My Natural Bamboo Collection. This classic 9” character is not only silky-soft to the touch, but the bamboo fabric itself has many amazing properties. Bamboo is one of the most sustainable materials in the world and absorbs more carbon dioxide and releases more oxygen than any other plant on earth.

It’s naturally antibacterial and reduces allergy levels, and because of the all-natural PureWaterWash™ coloring process, this lovable toy is safe for your little ones to chew on.

For All Ages.

To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment telling me how much your little one would love this.

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This giveaway ends on 6/1/10, a winner will be announced thereafter. Please leave separate comments for each additional entry. Enjoy, play nice, have fun, good luck.:)

Silly Photos

Remember the photos that accidentally got sent on my phone that were deleted. Well. You won't be seeing those photos but these are the silly photos I was sending to my mothers..........

I needed a pedicure desperately. But my moms feet are way worse..haha.....

Miss H Loves them just the way they are.......

White Summer Dior Wear

Thankfully it's FRIDAY. I can breathe. We skipped a week of shopping due to the surgery. Now that she's feeling much better, we can maybe take a minute to get out of the house this weekend, get some shopping done, house hunting and packing.

I found some amazing white, breezy, flow-y summer wear at Saks

They are amazing. 

Swimwear-I love one pieces but don't have one so this one I must get.

a beautiful cover up-Missoni Bosforo Caftan

Dior Shoes

and handbag

Hope everyone enjoys the weekend! Mine will be busy......;)

Personalized Bags

Speaking of Summer. What's better than heading to the beach, throwing sunscreen, towels and personal items into one of these fabulous bags. Nothing. They are simply amazing. The best part is, is that you get to personalize any bag you'd like with a name, quote, initials or your favorite saying. 

I personally love the summer bags. Well. Duh. I live two minutes from the beach and we're practically there every day throughout the summer. Simply Bags has a huge variety of styles, colors and sizes that fits your taste. Their Beach Totes are my favorite. I really like the way you can mix them up and use them for any occasion.

You can even carry your puppy in one. And the diaper bags are WONDERFUL for moms with little ones. Or big ones. The best thing about these bags is that they are reasonably priced. You can't beat it. So if you haven't checked these bags out, I think you def. should. The possibilities are endless. 

I was given one of these bags to review. The description is my honest opinion of the product.

Please Visit:

Simply Bags

Sunshine and Summertime

Good Morn Fabulosity. As I sit here and drink my cup of coffee, feature today's blogger and get my babe off to work, I think of how great it is to be alive. How wonderful I feel when I wake next to my snuggle bunny who crawled into bed with us at 5a.m., how the sun shines as I take M down to the bus stop and wish her a good day with hugs and kisses, how I pack my man's lunch and stick a hello i love you note in between the paper towel and water, how I do loads of laundry everyday and still can't get caught up. I am thrilled to have the life I have and nobody will ever make me feel otherwise.

Since summer is right around the corner and it already feels it here in sunny Florida, I don't want to rub it in (to all u people getting smashed with cold weather in the middle of May) BUT, I am going to be ecstatic when the last day of school gets here and we can soak up the sun more on a regular basis than weekly, sit by the pool with music in my ears, have a frozen margarita and feel gooooooood drinking it. 

Walking on the beach with my hot skinny body (because I am starting this weight loss this week) and I will be posting pics of my journey losing weight. I have always been happy with my weight but losing an extra 15-20 pounds won't hurt and I'll feel a load off my treacherous vein. It hurts like a b. 

I've always wanted to jump off a cliff into the water,.....maybe soon!

I love the cool breezy walks on the beach at night.......nothing better!

and I love watching my girls play in the sand!

I can't wait for family to come down.....in a couple weeks my mother, uncle and cousins are headed to see us....yay!

What are your plans for the summer.....;)

Gum

I chewed gum in school but not until high school. M needs to buy a pack everyday and take it to school. Why are you going through this much gum. Your giving a piece to everyone aren't you. No. Just my friends. Okay. But Gum is getting expensive. You go through it faster than flowing water, my goodness. I don't mind. You are more than welcome to share a piece with friends, I encourage but there comes a point when your breaking the bank by needing wanting so much gum. Well. You don't pay me anymore for doing chores so you can pay me by buying me gum. Good point. But it's out of control. Seriously. Dad reaches in the drawer for a pack of gum. That's mine. Um. No. That's everyone's. She gets all angry. Like gum is something to be angry about. Huh. Is there something else going on that I don't know about. Or. Is this just a typical 5th grader sharing gum with her peers.

Hmmmm......

I'm It

I feel like I'm a kid again being tagged in all these games. I rarely ever participate but seeing how glued to the house I've been, might as well. Brittany and Megan tagged me in the photo game where you dig through your folders, find the eighth photo folder, the eighth pic in that folder and tell the story behind that pic. Well you know me. I never follow the rules. Seeing how yesterday was Mother's Day, I went straight to the Family Folder, picked a pic out and thought I'd share bits and pieces with all of you.

My younger sis, Ma Dukes and I.

The wall of fear, denial and clueless sense of behavior defines the woman that brought four beautiful, precious lives into the world. The man that held, kissed, loved, whispered sweet nothings in her ear vanished into the heavens when their babies were small. Goobs five, motors three and muffin fresh out of the oven (wearing a crown today). Instant meltdown. Instead of being strong, fall apart. Blind to it all. In those eyes nothing was wrong. The life given to those babies was the only life she knew. The clothes on their backs were far from perfect. The food wasn't eaten at the dinner table with prayer, the beds were mattresses on the floor with limited blankets and pillows. The books were missing from the shelves, Satin Sheets Lyrics was the only song she sang. But no matter what life we were brought up by, she tried. She made sure she had food in the fridge, no steak or nothin' but food and if she couldn't afford it she went to extreme measures to get it, wiped our asses with coffee filters, shit, you gotta do what you gotta do. The life I dreamed of having as any little girl would, didn't happen. The bond between mother and daughter still hasn't happened. The memories aren't peaches and cream. But without her I wouldn't be the woman I am today. The mother to my two daughters. The friend, the giver, lover, fighter, partner and sister. We are who we are. I cannot give myself the mother I so longed for. Only she can give that to me. But what I can give, is the life I never had to my daughters and that I have fulfilled. I've given them everything and more. And that makes me completely satisfied with the mother I am. And the mother she was.

Fresh & Saucy

Good Morn. Hope everyone had a delightful weekend and even much better Mother's Day. Mine couldn't have been better. I'm feeling fresh and vibrant despite the lack of sleep this past week. I had a blast last night playing tennis with M on the Wii. Hannah video taped us. Pretty funny.

As promised, I started a bloggers club. You may join the fun if you'd like. I would like to thank all of you who joined We Love Blogging and further I'd like to apologize that it did not work out but I believe The Bloggers Club will be there to stay. From personal experience, I think that it is important to show everyone respect and expose each and every one of your blogs but I failed to find that from other communities. Therefore, I wanted to dedicate a site to doing just that but couldn't possibly do that from my own blog. I'd like to keep that personal and build a community that is stronger, much tighter than any other. If your feeling that, then please come over and join my spunk. 

There is a Welcome Giveaway going on. And yes you gentlebloggers can come enter. I'm sure you have a special someone you'd like to give a hot orange purse to. As I was out, I thought about what men would like to enter and I'm so involved with my girlie girls that I simply failed to realize I have men followers too. So I apologize and will be looking for hot men items to give away as well. Bare with me. But your more than welcome to enter the lovely woman gifts.

Don't forget the Stone Bracelet Giveaway-2 Winners. I will announce the winners tomorrow.

Also the other ones listed on the top navigation bar. That is where I will be placing all the giveaways from now on. So check on those frequently because I'll be adding new ones often.


As always, thanks for everything. Your comments make me smile and tell my sister how sweet you all are. Enjoy the week;)

Happy Mother's Day Cards

I don't think anything could have made my morning any brighter. Miss H was the only one who remembered and she's truly a blessing. They both are. M finally realized it was Mother's Day and made me a cup of coffee with extra honey, sug and cream. Blessed. I think Yes.

Cooling Off

My baby. My lovely little baby. We had to run out to pay a bill this afternoon and get some items from Costco. Well. She is obviously nauseous from the pain medicine but wanted to get out of the house. She was getting extremely hot, so dad shoved the cart right up to the freezer to cool his babes down. And remember the mac and cheese post. Well, this is the only time I am buying that box under her little chin. At least she can swallow them. Haha.

A Priceless Smile

Although my baby is sick, not eating, throwing up and uncomfortable, she puts on a priceless smile that makes my heart melt. We've been up every couple hours these past three nights and she's been refusing her medicine. She won't eat and the Tylenol w/ cod. is way too strong so she vomits immediately. I have to give it to her though, otherwise she's going to be in a tremendous amount of pain. I guess I didn't understand the extent of recovery. But I love her drive.

She's amazing. I wish you all a very happy weekend and Mother's Day. Be sure to enter these giveaways: Summer Bags 2 winners, Coach Poppy Wristlet, Stone Bracelets 2 winners. I will add more next week. Make sure you leave separate comments for each additional entry otherwise they don't count.

Also, if you have a button you'd like me to put under the fabulous bloggers, let me know. Thanx for being a true friend.

xoxox

Purple Flowers

This tree is so amazing. I meet up with the girls after school at this bridge. We watch the fish, wood storks and birds. Breathtaking. I love the colorful leaves and flowers.

Stone Bracelet Giveaway-2 Winners;)

Hey friends. I've tried uploading my most dramatic, embarrassing day vlog and this is my fifth attempt so hopefully it goes through this time. I will post asap. Meanwhile, I'm going to post these pretty stone bracelet giveaways. 2 lucky winners. Just leave a comment. I will announce the winner early next week.

Update On A Few Things

Well helllllo fabulous friends. I had quite the dramatic day today. My baby is now home and sleeping. She is eating ice cream, yogurt and applesauce and drinking- so doing well thus far. The Tylenol with Cod. Knocked her out and good thing cause she needs to rest.

I'm in the process of uploading a video of how dramatic my day was because easier explaining via vlog than writing-it would have been long.

I just checked We Love Blogging network and ning is going to get rid of their free service. Boo hoo. I probably will delete that because I have no idea if it would be worth the cost to pay them on top of the out of pocket expense that I provide giveaways to all of you. No one sponsors me-I just do it because it makes me happy. I will be carrying over as much featuring as possible and creating buttons to feature you fabulous bloggers on From Here to There. I will do the best I can to get you noticed here and will keep my promises. I will also continue to do my giveaways as I have been and adding new great ones as the weeks come. Speaking of, the one that just ended (Coach Wristlet)-the winner was Deb so I will be contacting her through a message and if she does not respond within 48 hrs, I will choose a new winner.

I will transfer all of the current giveaways on there over here. I was going to do a little here and there but since they are changing their services, I will do them all here......so bear with me. I have a new poppy coach wristlet, 2 summer bags and the butterfly earrings still going on. They will all be transferred over here this week.

I hope y'all had a wonderful day, although mine was hectic, dramatic and worrisome, I am grateful, thankful and beyond blessed. Enjoy the eve.

Growing Beautifully

The seeds that Miss H planted, are growing quite beautifully and even survived a storm. We put her on the lanai to get more sunshine when the storm hit last week, she fell over. Dad to the rescue. He's quite the fixer. He found a stick to hold her up, put her in a pot and made his daughter oh so happy.

My poor baby is getting her tonsils/adenoids removed tomorrow, so we'll be in day surgery (in case your missing moi).....something that should have been done moons ago is finally happening and my baby will be better;) and her glasses are in.

Loads of love to my friends and family, you da best!

Girls & Clothes

Happy Sunday Friends and Fam. God is good. You are loved.

Last night, the girls and I hit Target as we usually do. You would have thought that they would have been all shopped out after the outlets but no. We came home and dropped dad off and hit the usual. I didn't even get what I intended on getting(isn't that how it usually goes). We walked around for so long that the snake inside my leg began to bite and pinch the crap outta me, I thought it was going to kill me. While picking out mother's day cards, the girls went on their spree. The cards are right beside the girls clothes section. I turned around and found this:

The cart filled with nothing but retail priced clothing. Don't they know mama only shops in the clearance section.

Tomorrow is the last day to enter the Coach wristlet giveaway. I did get more at the outlet and I think your going to fall in love with the ones I picked out. I will show them sometime this week. Also a couple stone bracelets to giveaway. Fun stuff, cause I love ya so much.

Enjoy your day all!