Happy Birthday!!

I just wanted to wish my wonderful husband a very Happy Birthday today!  I couldn't ask for a better husband or father to our son.  We love you so very much! 

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Movin' my Reader....

So long Google Reader.....

After looking through some posts, I decided to switch to BlogLovin' to house all the blogs I follow.  I know it's only been an hour, but I'm a little disappointed already.  I like the setup, I do.  I just transferred over and there were several blogs that I needed to do some serious catching up on.  I was more than 10 posts behind on some!  When they all moved over, I only had the latest 3 posts!  I just emailed them to make sure that wasn't going to be a regular thing, or I'll have to find something else.

I do like the setup, and the way that you still have the BlogLovin' bar at the top of the page when you click on the post to read it.  You don't have to keep switching back and forth if you don't want to.  That's a great idea!





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Valentine's Day Crafts

If this post title doesn't tell you how far behind I am....ugh!  I started this post the week after I finished this craft.  Then we all know how time gets away from us.  Between my family, my work, and my classes....I just got lost, no excuses!

I think I did something really neat this past Valentine's Day, during some down time from classes.   I finally made a craft that I saw on Pinterest!! They are hanging hearts.  All I needed were 3 wooden hearts (purchased at Michael's), 4 different color pastel paint , letter stencils, a spongy paint brush, crafty glue, and your favorite ribbon (all purchased at WalMart).

It looked fun and fast and easy, and it was!  I started by painting the hearts.  Apparently, what I thought were pastels, were actually bright neon!  Be careful of that when choosing the colors =) 

After they were dry, I stenciled our names in red.  It made them look like the candy conversation hearts that everyone eats around Valentine's Day.

After that was dry, I glued them to the front side of the ribbon and tied a pretty bow at the top.

I won't tell you that I'm also so far behind at home that it's still hanging up! It was just too pretty to put away! =)

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If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother

If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother
by Julia Sweeney

Published: April 2013
Read: April 2013

"If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Your Mother is her compilation of stories, revealing her painfully funny adventures and her poignant personal story of deciding to adopt as a single woman, her transition to traditional family after she married and took on the new role of at-home mother, and her insightful open-eyed wonder at the whole concept of motherhood for herself and others, too.

From being mistaken as her daughter’s grandmother to her theory that people who can’t make friends often resort to making children, Julia imparts a cutting edge, contemporary take on parenting, displaying a definite appreciation for the absurd. Poignant, provocative, and wise, Julia writes about parenting as only she can, laying out her mother-daughter experiences with religion, nannies, pets, schools, and much more.

A joy to listen to, this is one of the most amusing, and at times powerful, modern books on parenting." ~Barnes & Noble Overview

Julia Sweeney is an actress, a former Saturday Night Live cast member in the early 90s, and author of many books.  Even though the topics in this audio book were tragic and sad, Sweeney has a way of making them out to be funny.  A sort of "we will laugh at this later" kind of thing.  It takes a strong woman to become a single mother voluntarily.  I may not agree with many of her choices, values, or beliefs, but Julia Sweeney is a funny, charasmatic and bold woman who deserves to have her experiences heard.

Thank you to Lauren Pires and Simon & Schuster Audio for allowing me to review this audio book!!

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Carry On Warrior

Carry On Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed
by Glennon Doyle Melton

Published: April 2013
Read: April 2013


"In Melton's memoir Carry On, Warrior, we gain extended glimpses of both worlds; incandescent mother-child moments and the endless, exhausting days when nothing seems to go right. Along the way, our self-admitted less than intrepid confesses to suffering and recovering from alcoholism, bulimia, smoking, a shopping obsession, and periodic outbreaks of self-loathing. Mothers will relate instantly to Melton's dilemmas and triumphs; for the rest of us, it will be a very welcome education." ~ Barnes & Noble Overview

Glennon Melton is hilarious! I laughed out loud more times than I can count.  I have to admit, before reading this I had no idea who Glennon Melton was.  I love when I can get a mother's view on her life and the lives of her children.  Especially when that mother admits that it's hard and not perfect.....ever.  It takes a whole lot of courage to bare your soul and write it down.  Glennon's complete honesty is refreshing.  Even the fact that her happy marriage didn't start as love at first sight is a testimony to hope.  To learn more about Glennon and her musings, head over to her blog, Momastery.

Thank you to Lauren Pires and Simon & Schuster Audio for allowing me to review this audio book!!

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