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Where I live, we go through very long and cold winters. This means that we get alot of snow (most of the time...this winter was an exception) and the roads get VERY icy. When we go through heavy snow storms, a very common sight around here are snowplows out and about, salting the roads and clearing the slush from the pavements. It is always wonderful to see the plow go by because it means that the roads are well on their way to being ice-free again. The one thing that I hate about winter time is the fact that the car gets soooo dirty very quickly. When I get into the car to drive somewhere, my boots are covered with snow and that snow melts and turns to water. This makes the floor of my car very wet and soggy. I can't imagine what that does to the underside of the carpeting!!  Then, when I go to a store and get out in the salted parking lot, that salt gets tracked right back into my car! Salt is VERY damaging and erodes through things very quickly (as I am sure you all...

HELLO readers!! So sorry I have been absent here for awhile...I do have a good excuse though. :) My baby was born on Monday, April 23rd and 10:36AM. We have a beautiful 7 pound, 11 ounce baby BOY named Isaac who is totally enthralling us. We are blessed. Sooo, please hang with me here while I adjust and will be back with some very awesome reviews and giveaways for you all. 

When my husband and I were engaged, we immediately began looking for a house. I lived with my parents until we were married and he had an apartment, which was way too small for us to be in together. I remember very vividly him calling me to tell me about this house and that house and how exciting it was to go to open houses every Saturday. There were sure alot of homes for sale then! One day, he called me and told me about a house that he thought I would really like. The reason was because it was only 2 minutes from our church, was only about 5-8 minutes from my work and just 30 minutes from his work place. I was immediately interested. Painting the kitchen We scheduled a showing and come to find out, the house was vacant because it was a foreclosure. It was currently bank owned and apparently, had been on the market for some time. Hubby-to-be and I went to the house on the day of the showing and peeked into the windows. It was such a cute house!!! Soooo cozy, hardwood floors, tas...

~BABY   SHOWER   GIFT   GUIDE   EVENT~ As you have probably noticed, I am a breastfeeding mom . My children both nursed until they were 12 months and from that point on, they weaned themselves. I suppose I could have pushed the issue with them and gone further, but it really didn't seem practical at that point. They weren't nursing for nutrition's sake, but purely for comfort. It was very evident that it was time to quit. At least it was a mutual agreement. :) During the 12 months of breastfeeding my children, I was not ashamed to nurse them in public places. I would nurse in stores, restaurants, airplanes, in front of relatives, etc. It wasn't a big deal to me and the reason for that was because I was always covered. My daughter liked to "flash" people every now and then but the more experienced I became at breastfeeding, the easier it is was to distract people from seeing anything. To me, nursing is an invaluable experience-both for mom and ...

Have any of you ever heard of the show Dirty Jobs that is on the Discovery Channel? It stars Mike Rowe and his mission is to discover the dirtiest jobs on the planet. We do not have a TV but when we were at my in laws house one day, we watched an episode (or two...don't remember). Well, this guy KNOWS how to find messy jobs and some of the ones he finds are downright disgusting. In each of our lives, we have a "Mike Rowe"; someone who can find a huge mess and make a mess of themselves in the process. Let's face it-some people actually love it too! I have two children who are excellent at doing this. (Hubby has his moments as well. :) ) Some days, I don't know how, where or why they find the messes that they do but there are times when I am just in awe at how much cleaning up I do.  Well, if you are like me and are constantly faced with impossible clean up tasks, I have a product to introduce you to that should be a huge help to you! Brand new on the...

~BABY   SHOWER   GIFT   GUIDE   EVENT~ Like I have said in previous posts, sometimes it is a really great idea to think "outside the box" when it comes to picking out baby shower gifts . You don't always have to get something that is newborn themed. Believe it or not, some moms prefer gifts that will help them later on down the road, rather than immediately. I remember getting stuffed animals, toys, and even clothes for toddlers at my baby shower. Those things I was not able to use right away but when my daughter was a bit older, she really enjoyed digging into the new collection of toys and clothes. So, when you are shopping for that "perfect" shower gift, don't forget to think about things that baby might enjoy after they have matured a little bit.  The company that I am going to introduce to you today has a great mix of baby and toddler toys and gifts that will allow you to pick just the right item for that special baby. Cate and Levi is ...

Recently, my husband came to me and said that he wanted to start eating better. I was thrilled to hear this because currently, he does NOT eat very healthy. If it is a veggie, he won't touch it. His breakfast usually consists of sweets...donuts, cookies, chocolate milk, etc. So you can imagine my surprise when he suggested to me that we start eating healthier. Now, his idea of doing this is eating more fruit. I can't say that it is totally a wonderful thing to eat fruit as you are still consuming sugar but at least it is better than a donut! So, the other day he went grocery shopping and came home with the following: 2 boxes of strawberries, at least 5 cans of crushed pineapple, 2 cans of peaches, bananas and V8 Splash. As I unpacked the bags I wondered just what he was planning to do with all of this fruit. I knew he was going to eat it of course, but I was trying to follow his line of thinking. When I asked him about it he said that he wanted to start drinking fruit smooth...

  ~BABY   SHOWER   GIFT   GUIDE   EVENT~ If you have a little guy in your home who is getting to the age where everything goes "zoom!" and "VROOM", then you probably have loads of cars and trucks for him to play with. My son is 21 months and has just really become fascinated with those little matchbox cars. He will have one in his hand at any given time of the day...including bedtime! We have a horrible time keeping track of them too. They go EVERYWHERE! I fish them out from under furniture, my piano, piles of shoes and toys and beds. It is nice to have toys like these though to help him develop his sense of boy hood. Having a big sister around means that there are loads of dollies, strollers, ribbons and a barrettes but not many toys for boys. This is the other reason I am glad for little cars and trucks for Jacob. He just LOVES them! In keeping with our baby shower theme, I have a great company to introduce you to that carries not only new...

Posted by Winford Tillman My husband and I started a tradition on our tenth wedding anniversary. We really like to watch the Travel Channel together, thanks to our  direct tv boise , and we always dream about taking trips to the exotic places we see on there. My husband had the idea that for every fifth wedding anniversary, we take a trip to somewhere we saw on the Travel Channel. I did not think we could afford to spend that kind of money traveling, but my husband came up with a plan that would involve us saving money in between each trip so that we would have the money to spend when it was time for the trip. For our first trip, we decided to go to Paris. I have always wanted to go to Paris and although it was not my husband’s first choice, he agreed and thoroughly enjoyed the trip. It was so romantic and there were so many famous sites that we were able to see. We were gone for 10 days and we probably could have stayed for a month without seeing everything I wanted to see. I...

~BABY   SHOWER   GIFT   GUIDE   EVENT~ Hello everyone and welcome to my second post that is dedicated to my Baby Shower Gift Guide Event! So glad you stopped by! Anyway, today was a pretty busy and tiring day for me. I did a friend a HUGE favor and baby sat her 3 children for 6 hours. Between my 2 children and her 3, I had 5 children under the age of 7...which made for one crazy day. I could not believe how exhausted I felt at the end of my babysitting adventure. I knew I could survive the day but was unsure as to how I would feel afterwards. Believe me...at just about 36 weeks pregnant, this momma was tired. At the end of my day if I am feeling especially tired, I like to take a bit of "me time" and pamper my weary body. This next company that I am going to introduce to you all today offers such a lovely line of pregnancy skin care products that are sure to give you the comfort, pampering and relaxation that you deserve!! Mama Mio is a skin car...