No not the kind with the yummy food and cute blankets and baskets! The one you use to edit your pictures.
If you have never used Picnik i advise you hurry over now and try it out. No skills; no worry! Picnik is so easy anyone can use it. The basic is free and you can upgrade to premium for great prices.
Nell at Casual Friday Everyday is giving away a 6 month subscription for Picnik! I am soooooo excited! Hurry over and enter now! And if you choose not to cross you fingers that i win.
I use it on all my pictures and would love love love a subscription!
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Friday, September 25, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Lost of Stuff to Win
So outside of my great giveaway there is another great giveaway going on right now.
Grammy from Grammy Girlfriend is having an awesome giveaway. She is rewarding 10 readers with some great prizes. The 10th winner drawn will receive a grand prize package of Disney Stuff. She will draw for her give away on Wednesday May 27th which is her grandson Parker's 10th birthday. This giveaway is all about 10! So in celebration of Parker please head over to Grammy's and enter her giveaway for your chance to win some great stuff.
Grammy from Grammy Girlfriend is having an awesome giveaway. She is rewarding 10 readers with some great prizes. The 10th winner drawn will receive a grand prize package of Disney Stuff. She will draw for her give away on Wednesday May 27th which is her grandson Parker's 10th birthday. This giveaway is all about 10! So in celebration of Parker please head over to Grammy's and enter her giveaway for your chance to win some great stuff.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
When Time Catches You
(This post was inspired by Mrs. Naz @ Becoming Me)
I often reminisce on the days when i had no children. The days when i was free to sleep till noon and leave the house without complications. Those were the days when i use to wear really cute, expensive outfits that made me look very sexy (not to mention they showed off my cute no pregnancy tummy) and I had hours to get ready before doing what ever it was that friends and i had planned.
I often remember the days of shopping with friends. The times when we would make a whole "day" of it. We would meet at 1 for lunch and then spend the rest of the day shopping and eventually end up eating dinner somewhere. I recall shopping beside the Crazy Lady with her Screaming Toddler! In my naive world, i remember making comments about the Crazy Lady to my friend. "Why doesn't she just make that brat stop screaming", "Girl she really needs to just bust that kids butt", "OMG!!! My kids will never act like this in public"!
If i had only taken the time and paid attention. She was doing everything she could. She was making threats, bribes, and promises. She was also remembering the days when she use to be child free and naive. She was begging in her head for a break to be with her friends and to take a shopping day with out kids screaming. She was wishing that she could just have 10 minutes to enjoy a chapter of a book without hearing Mommy and having to stop every 5 seconds. I should have paid more attention to the Crazy lady because i could have learned a valuable lesson.
Now the roles have shifted and time has passed. My once well dressed, mid-drift bearing self has been replaced by the Crazy Lady! I hardly ever make it out of the house looking cute! My normal outfit looks something like what most none child bearing women would wear to bed or to clean in. I always have a toddler that screams while i wait in line or push the buggy from aisle to aisle. My hair isn't straightened and highlighted with perfect precision. As a matter of fact, it is in a pony tail or bun and looks quiet messy as i probably forgot to brush it today.
I am the one watching and listening as people make faces at me while i am on the verge of tears because my 2 and 3 year old wont stop screaming. I am the one who is crying in her car after she buckles in the kids because she yelled at them. I am the one who drives them directly to McDonald's as her way of apologizing for screaming and making them the bad guys. I am the one who swears it will never happen again.
But it will! It will happen again and again. Because i am not a Crazy Lady...I am a Mom! I do not have brats...I have kids! And as a mom with kids i know that there will be another day sooner than later that my kids will pitch a fit in the middle of Wal-mart. I know i will lose my temper with them and scream because i am a wreck by the time we make it to the car. I will drive to the nearest fast food place that has a kids meal that includes a toy for my best apology effort. And what you childless people don't see is what happens next!
My kids will put their little arms around my neck and tell me the love me and that i am the bestest mom ever! In that moment i will forget all about the hectic trip to Wal-Mart. I will forget about the people who looked at me and rolled their eyes. In my world that is a good day. No one knows forgiveness like a child. They don't hold a grudge and they don't care to. They love me no matter what...even on those days when i am a crazy lady! Children are able to erase the worst day with a smile and a hug!
So for those of you who don't have kids...pay closer attention to the Crazy Lady because she is teaching you a valuable lesson. Her kids are also showing you and teaching you how life will work once you have kids. Pay close attention to the Crazy Lady and her Screaming Toddler because one day it will be you. Be nice to her so that maybe one day someone will be nice to you!
(And now for the great giveaways of the day!!! Mel @ A Box of Chocolates is giving away Custom Twitter Profile!!!)
I often reminisce on the days when i had no children. The days when i was free to sleep till noon and leave the house without complications. Those were the days when i use to wear really cute, expensive outfits that made me look very sexy (not to mention they showed off my cute no pregnancy tummy) and I had hours to get ready before doing what ever it was that friends and i had planned.
I often remember the days of shopping with friends. The times when we would make a whole "day" of it. We would meet at 1 for lunch and then spend the rest of the day shopping and eventually end up eating dinner somewhere. I recall shopping beside the Crazy Lady with her Screaming Toddler! In my naive world, i remember making comments about the Crazy Lady to my friend. "Why doesn't she just make that brat stop screaming", "Girl she really needs to just bust that kids butt", "OMG!!! My kids will never act like this in public"!
If i had only taken the time and paid attention. She was doing everything she could. She was making threats, bribes, and promises. She was also remembering the days when she use to be child free and naive. She was begging in her head for a break to be with her friends and to take a shopping day with out kids screaming. She was wishing that she could just have 10 minutes to enjoy a chapter of a book without hearing Mommy and having to stop every 5 seconds. I should have paid more attention to the Crazy lady because i could have learned a valuable lesson.
Now the roles have shifted and time has passed. My once well dressed, mid-drift bearing self has been replaced by the Crazy Lady! I hardly ever make it out of the house looking cute! My normal outfit looks something like what most none child bearing women would wear to bed or to clean in. I always have a toddler that screams while i wait in line or push the buggy from aisle to aisle. My hair isn't straightened and highlighted with perfect precision. As a matter of fact, it is in a pony tail or bun and looks quiet messy as i probably forgot to brush it today.
I am the one watching and listening as people make faces at me while i am on the verge of tears because my 2 and 3 year old wont stop screaming. I am the one who is crying in her car after she buckles in the kids because she yelled at them. I am the one who drives them directly to McDonald's as her way of apologizing for screaming and making them the bad guys. I am the one who swears it will never happen again.
But it will! It will happen again and again. Because i am not a Crazy Lady...I am a Mom! I do not have brats...I have kids! And as a mom with kids i know that there will be another day sooner than later that my kids will pitch a fit in the middle of Wal-mart. I know i will lose my temper with them and scream because i am a wreck by the time we make it to the car. I will drive to the nearest fast food place that has a kids meal that includes a toy for my best apology effort. And what you childless people don't see is what happens next!
My kids will put their little arms around my neck and tell me the love me and that i am the bestest mom ever! In that moment i will forget all about the hectic trip to Wal-Mart. I will forget about the people who looked at me and rolled their eyes. In my world that is a good day. No one knows forgiveness like a child. They don't hold a grudge and they don't care to. They love me no matter what...even on those days when i am a crazy lady! Children are able to erase the worst day with a smile and a hug!
So for those of you who don't have kids...pay closer attention to the Crazy Lady because she is teaching you a valuable lesson. Her kids are also showing you and teaching you how life will work once you have kids. Pay close attention to the Crazy Lady and her Screaming Toddler because one day it will be you. Be nice to her so that maybe one day someone will be nice to you!
(And now for the great giveaways of the day!!! Mel @ A Box of Chocolates is giving away Custom Twitter Profile!!!)
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Just One Of Them Days....
That a girl goes through!!!
OK now that i got that out of my system. I really don't have a lot on my mind which is confusing and relaxing all at the same time. It isn't like i shouldn't have things to think about. I have a lot that i could be thinking about or stressing about i suppose. I just haven't been worrying about stuff lately. I have given it over and let the stress go.
I have became very thankful for what i have. The bills are paid, we have a roof over our head, clothes on our backs, food in our bellies, and shoes on our feet. We cant complain about how our life is going right now. Things are not perfect but tell me who's life really is!?!
I have found a lot of humor in the last few weeks. Just finding time to laugh instead of cry has made me feel that much better about how things are moving along. Marcus and I had been doing a bit of arguing about the whole TTC issue. He said i was pushing too hard and i felt like he didn't really want to take this step in our life. When we finally talked calmly about it (and i got him to open up cause he is a man and they don't like to share emotions) we found that we both wanted this but were both nervous about the change.
To try and "take the pressure off" and relax we have been spending more time just cuddling. We are watching movies at night after the kids go to bed and holding hands more. It really is helping not only with the TTC but also with just bringing us closer than we have been in years.
Don't get me wrong we have a wonderful marriage. We hardly ever have a fight and when we do it is never a huge someone stomps out of the house and leaves too cool off fight. We just had let the "new" feeling wear off. You know what i am talking about?
The feeling you have when you first start dating and then get engaged and get married! The feeling of holding their hand and looking into their eyes to find that you have butterflies in your belly. That feeling of desire that makes you just want to go rent a hotel room for one night and spread roses on the bed. That feeling of fire that just burns every time they brush up against you. Man that is an amazing feeling.
Over the last week we have found that again! I really don't know how we lost it in the first place. Maybe it was 2 pregnancies back to back, or raising the results of those 2 back to back pregnancies. Maybe it was the fact that he works all the time and when he comes home we are so worn out that we can barley find time to talk much less hold hands and watch a movie. Maybe it was both of those combined but either way we found the cure.
Just those few hours on the couch snuggled under a blanket watching a movie. Just the feel of his arm around my shoulders and his hand clasped in mine. Just the feeling i get when he makes me laugh or looks into my eyes and smiles. He gives me butterflies again and it is amazing. We are laughing with each other and oh how i love when he makes me smile. It was one of the reasons i fell in love with him.
We are in it for the long haul and no matter what others may see when they look at us, only we know what is in our hearts. I was watching an interview Barbra Walters did with Will Smith when he said, Divorce is not an option. And since it isn't an option we better find some way to be happy together cause it is gunna be awhile" or something of that. I really like that. Cause i think people often give up too easy. Marriage is hard work! You wont always agree and you wont always win every battle, but you do have to try. You have to remember why you love this person! What made you fall so hard for them. Rekindle the fire that you had in those first years. It is hard work but so worth the end result!
OK i am done being serious for today. I have give aways comments to go fill out! Oh what now you ask? Well Mel @ A Box of Chocolates is giving away a $25 gift certificate for Created By Chel! And if you want to find more great giveaways you can always check out Bloggy Carnival!
OK now that i got that out of my system. I really don't have a lot on my mind which is confusing and relaxing all at the same time. It isn't like i shouldn't have things to think about. I have a lot that i could be thinking about or stressing about i suppose. I just haven't been worrying about stuff lately. I have given it over and let the stress go.
I have became very thankful for what i have. The bills are paid, we have a roof over our head, clothes on our backs, food in our bellies, and shoes on our feet. We cant complain about how our life is going right now. Things are not perfect but tell me who's life really is!?!
I have found a lot of humor in the last few weeks. Just finding time to laugh instead of cry has made me feel that much better about how things are moving along. Marcus and I had been doing a bit of arguing about the whole TTC issue. He said i was pushing too hard and i felt like he didn't really want to take this step in our life. When we finally talked calmly about it (and i got him to open up cause he is a man and they don't like to share emotions) we found that we both wanted this but were both nervous about the change.
To try and "take the pressure off" and relax we have been spending more time just cuddling. We are watching movies at night after the kids go to bed and holding hands more. It really is helping not only with the TTC but also with just bringing us closer than we have been in years.
Don't get me wrong we have a wonderful marriage. We hardly ever have a fight and when we do it is never a huge someone stomps out of the house and leaves too cool off fight. We just had let the "new" feeling wear off. You know what i am talking about?
The feeling you have when you first start dating and then get engaged and get married! The feeling of holding their hand and looking into their eyes to find that you have butterflies in your belly. That feeling of desire that makes you just want to go rent a hotel room for one night and spread roses on the bed. That feeling of fire that just burns every time they brush up against you. Man that is an amazing feeling.
Over the last week we have found that again! I really don't know how we lost it in the first place. Maybe it was 2 pregnancies back to back, or raising the results of those 2 back to back pregnancies. Maybe it was the fact that he works all the time and when he comes home we are so worn out that we can barley find time to talk much less hold hands and watch a movie. Maybe it was both of those combined but either way we found the cure.
Just those few hours on the couch snuggled under a blanket watching a movie. Just the feel of his arm around my shoulders and his hand clasped in mine. Just the feeling i get when he makes me laugh or looks into my eyes and smiles. He gives me butterflies again and it is amazing. We are laughing with each other and oh how i love when he makes me smile. It was one of the reasons i fell in love with him.
We are in it for the long haul and no matter what others may see when they look at us, only we know what is in our hearts. I was watching an interview Barbra Walters did with Will Smith when he said, Divorce is not an option. And since it isn't an option we better find some way to be happy together cause it is gunna be awhile" or something of that. I really like that. Cause i think people often give up too easy. Marriage is hard work! You wont always agree and you wont always win every battle, but you do have to try. You have to remember why you love this person! What made you fall so hard for them. Rekindle the fire that you had in those first years. It is hard work but so worth the end result!
OK i am done being serious for today. I have give aways comments to go fill out! Oh what now you ask? Well Mel @ A Box of Chocolates is giving away a $25 gift certificate for Created By Chel! And if you want to find more great giveaways you can always check out Bloggy Carnival!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Snow Day
So today was a snow day! A big one for us! School was closed not just delayed!!! The boys and I ventured out to play in the snow this morning and we are hoping to go sledding later. For now here are the pictures i captured!
Also for some fun giveaways Mel @ A Box of Chocolates is giving away so yummy snacks! Holly @ Anglophile Football Fanatic is giving away some great books! McMommy @ The McMommy Chronicles is giving away a blog makeover! And it isn't too late to enter Elaine @ The Miss Elaine-ous Life's giveaway!
Also for some fun giveaways Mel @ A Box of Chocolates is giving away so yummy snacks! Holly @ Anglophile Football Fanatic is giving away some great books! McMommy @ The McMommy Chronicles is giving away a blog makeover! And it isn't too late to enter Elaine @ The Miss Elaine-ous Life's giveaway!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Procrastination
What i really mean by the title is that i am a lazy butt and this new job is kicking my butt.
So i have been without a vacuum for about a month now. Our vacuum decided that he hated us and his (and i say he cause it must have been a man because he never felt like cleaning) spinning brush thingy broke in half. How does this happen? I have no clue honestly but if someone could explain it to me i would love to know.
Now this wouldn't have been a problem if my whole house wasn't carpeted. Literally every room in my house has carpet, even the bathroom and kitchen. I do not own this house other wise this problem would have been fixed a long time ago. Renting sucks big time!!! Anyways back to the subject at hand!
We had been borrowing my MIL's vacuum when it gets bad enough around here that we can't stand it any longer, but finally, Saturday, we bought a new vacuum. It isn't anything expensive or fancy just a $65 vacuum from Wal-Mart. So i was all excited thinking i am going to go home and clean and run the vacuum. Well Saturday came and went and i didn't clean. Then i said well i will have all day Sunday to do it so tomorrow will be the day.
Can you guess what happened Sunday? I bet you can't!!! I got the living room cleaned and stopped there. The dinning room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, and both bedrooms still are a wreck. Now for my defense the kitchen is my husband's responsibility but as most women know i minus well wait around for the cleaning fairy to come do it if i am waiting on him, and the kids bedroom is their responsibility and they just didn't seem to care yesterday.
So here we are on Monday! No school because there was a 2 hour delay which shuts down the head start for the day since they only do half days, and i don't have to work. I could be cleaning right now. No really instead of typing out this post, chatting on twitter, filling out blog giveaway comments, and letting the kids watch TV i could be cleaning the other 6 rooms of my house. But what am i doing instead....well all the above listed items.
But i wont take all the responsibility here as there are some great giveaway's going on that are keeping me at the computer biting my nails.
Oh you wanted to know what they are? Well OK then!!!
5 Minutes For Books is giving away a great group of books worth over $150. They are all books that have been reviewed on the site. 5 Minutes for Giveaways is, of course, giving away a new Peek which is kinda like a Blackberry but only for email! 5 Minutes for Mom is giving away a Kodak Digital Camera which is awesome cause mine is dying! 5 Minutes for Parenting is giving away personalized Fruit Roll Ups which are great for birthday party favors! Mel over at A Box of Chocolates is giving away a 3 month subscription to Weight Watchers (which i will need after all this food being eating while i sit on my butt ready posts)! Mamanista is giving away a really cute nursing bra which i hope i will be able to use by the end of the year! Lisa at Stop and Smell the Chocolates is giving away 2 things. First a Cocoa Mug with 2 servings of vanilla hot cocoa and then second a Hershey's Chocolate Lover's Cookbook...Sweet! Last but not least Elaine over at The Miss Elaine-ous Life is giving away some great art stuff for the kids!
So yea that's why i cant pull myself away from the darned computer! I am sure you can all understand, Right! Right? RIGHT?
OK so if you didn't know this is Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival (January 2009). They have some great giveaways listed and will keep the list growing. You can always check it out for new giveaways or if you want to do your own giveaway you can add yours via Mr. Linkey on their page.
Hope you all have agreat day and get some cleaning done!!!
So i have been without a vacuum for about a month now. Our vacuum decided that he hated us and his (and i say he cause it must have been a man because he never felt like cleaning) spinning brush thingy broke in half. How does this happen? I have no clue honestly but if someone could explain it to me i would love to know.
Now this wouldn't have been a problem if my whole house wasn't carpeted. Literally every room in my house has carpet, even the bathroom and kitchen. I do not own this house other wise this problem would have been fixed a long time ago. Renting sucks big time!!! Anyways back to the subject at hand!
We had been borrowing my MIL's vacuum when it gets bad enough around here that we can't stand it any longer, but finally, Saturday, we bought a new vacuum. It isn't anything expensive or fancy just a $65 vacuum from Wal-Mart. So i was all excited thinking i am going to go home and clean and run the vacuum. Well Saturday came and went and i didn't clean. Then i said well i will have all day Sunday to do it so tomorrow will be the day.
Can you guess what happened Sunday? I bet you can't!!! I got the living room cleaned and stopped there. The dinning room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, and both bedrooms still are a wreck. Now for my defense the kitchen is my husband's responsibility but as most women know i minus well wait around for the cleaning fairy to come do it if i am waiting on him, and the kids bedroom is their responsibility and they just didn't seem to care yesterday.
So here we are on Monday! No school because there was a 2 hour delay which shuts down the head start for the day since they only do half days, and i don't have to work. I could be cleaning right now. No really instead of typing out this post, chatting on twitter, filling out blog giveaway comments, and letting the kids watch TV i could be cleaning the other 6 rooms of my house. But what am i doing instead....well all the above listed items.
But i wont take all the responsibility here as there are some great giveaway's going on that are keeping me at the computer biting my nails.
Oh you wanted to know what they are? Well OK then!!!
5 Minutes For Books is giving away a great group of books worth over $150. They are all books that have been reviewed on the site. 5 Minutes for Giveaways is, of course, giving away a new Peek which is kinda like a Blackberry but only for email! 5 Minutes for Mom is giving away a Kodak Digital Camera which is awesome cause mine is dying! 5 Minutes for Parenting is giving away personalized Fruit Roll Ups which are great for birthday party favors! Mel over at A Box of Chocolates is giving away a 3 month subscription to Weight Watchers (which i will need after all this food being eating while i sit on my butt ready posts)! Mamanista is giving away a really cute nursing bra which i hope i will be able to use by the end of the year! Lisa at Stop and Smell the Chocolates is giving away 2 things. First a Cocoa Mug with 2 servings of vanilla hot cocoa and then second a Hershey's Chocolate Lover's Cookbook...Sweet! Last but not least Elaine over at The Miss Elaine-ous Life is giving away some great art stuff for the kids!
So yea that's why i cant pull myself away from the darned computer! I am sure you can all understand, Right! Right? RIGHT?
OK so if you didn't know this is Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival (January 2009). They have some great giveaways listed and will keep the list growing. You can always check it out for new giveaways or if you want to do your own giveaway you can add yours via Mr. Linkey on their page.
Hope you all have agreat day and get some cleaning done!!!
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