tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39870052597629360762024-03-05T11:04:05.177-06:00This is My Tale of NothingVickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932104389034755058noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987005259762936076.post-5401852799961625592018-10-22T16:20:00.001-05:002020-11-11T12:25:09.506-06:00Thoughts<br />
I know I never come here anymore....and I know that's what everyone says and then they apologize for it. I'm not going to apologize, because blogging was never something I was consistent with. I love reading blogs. Though I obviously, do not read as many blogs anymore, I still have quite a few I follow. I'm sad that a couple of them that I used to LOVE, seem to only post about clothes or how to blog anymore. So many sponsored posts! I understand that that's how they are making their money, but the substance is just gone. It makes me kind of sad.<br />
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I find myself watching Instagram stories more and more. I just love being able to get a glimpse into someone's life or seeing what funny things they might post. I guess that's why I loved the old school way of blogging. It felt like seeing friends even though I never met any of them in real life.<br />
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I also find myself listening to podcasts now! I HATE talk radio with a passion! Spotify only for me! I cannot stand commercials or morning talk shows! But, I find that when I'm getting ready in the morning, or doing dishes or something like that, podcasts work for me! I'm slightly obsessed with the Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise so I listen to a few from past contestants. I also started listening to Rise by Rachel Hollis (I'm sure along with the rest of America.) And recently, I found <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/royally-obsessed/id1365334446" target="_blank">Royally Obsessed Podcast</a>! Let me tell you, I have now become obsessed with the Royals and Meghan Markle! It's so good if you are into the Royals!<br />
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What else can I talk about? My kids? Ok! Kahle is 15 and a Sophmore in High School!! Wow! Where has time gone? He is so passionate about wrestling and I'm a proud wrestling Mom! He has really improved and has become so focused, it's awesome to watch! He's also really into Jiu Jitsu and has competed in a couple of tournaments and has done very well!<br />
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In this picture...they had no idea they posed the same.<br />
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Izzie just turned 9 and is in 3rd grade. She's still dancing! Just down to ballet and jazz now. She has got the longest legs ever! Definitely a dancer's body. (We already wear the same shoe size!)<br />
We just had her 1st friend birthday party at a local pumpkin patch on Saturday. It turned out so well! She had 4 friends come along and we roasted hot dogs and smores. It was good! I was worried how it might go with girls, but there was nothing to be scared of. 😃 But let me tell you, out of the 4 girls, there definitely was a difference in each one. A couple times we had 2 go one way and the other 2 another way with Izzie bouncing back and forth. No fighting though so I call it a win!<br />
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Nothing much new in my little life. Still reading like crazy. I have so many books that it's almost overwhelming! I could probably use at least 2 full size bookshelves and have them completely filled! A lot of them I get free now! I'm part of a group that sends me several books every season and I'm way behind now. I also seem to win a lot of books through random giveaways and I have a TON on my kindle from Netgalley. I really need to catch up! I wish I could win money like I win books! 😉<br />
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At the beginning of May, my Step-Mom Tracy passed away. <div>
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She was crazy, zany, loving, thoughtful and just one of the best people I have ever met. We also shared a birthday. She and my Dad had been divorced for like 13 years I think. We still kept in contact but she ended up remarrying and I just kind of let that relationship dwindle. I figured we were moving on and I didn't need to keep in close contact anymore. Man......what I fool I was. I am so incredibly lost without her. I'm very thankful that I did get to see her back in March. I was there in the hospital when we said goodbye to her. She just was the kind of person I could talk to about ANYTHING! She always had a way of listening and making you feel like she was completely on your side and yet, she could convince you to see the other side as well without abandoning you or offending you. She always rooted for the underdog and I miss her just so much! I'm constantly thinking of her. I'm so thankful to have my sister Alli, my two step-sisters Ashley and Rachelle and my step-brother Travis in my life again. I did terrible with keeping in touch but we have all been making a conscious effort now. We even plan on getting together for Thanskgiving! It's not good to have regrets so I'm going to make the most of my time with them from here on!<br />
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The world today is just pissing me off in general anymore! This whole #MeToo movement has left me drained and emotional. The point isn't if someone is lying or not.....it's why can't we believe more people and take action! So many people, specifically men, just get away with sexual assault and are never held accountable! It makes me so angry! I have a daughter to protect! And I'm going to damn well make sure Kahle knows what consent is and raise him to be a decent young man! Between that and just plain bullying, I've just had it! I just want a private island alone, with my family. It's a sad world.<br />
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Speaking of kindness, I'm really having a hard time right now with people. Have you ever had someone that you thought was actually a friend and it turns out you were fighting for that relationship more than they were? I had that happen. We had joined Advocare a few years ago and sucked at it. Haha! I am not made for sales! I can recommend books like no ones business but selling healthy supplements? I failed. But anyway, we signed up under one of my old school friends and her husband. I was so excited to rekindle that friendship and potentially make money but that failed too. I just felt like they left us behind because we weren't making money. It really makes me pretty sad. It's hard to see them being buddy buddy with others on their team that are making money and forgetting about us. I'm trying to just let it go and move on. It's not worth the friendship if I'm the only one who wants it.<br />
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Well, I think I'm out of things to talk about. I guess I'm not leaving on a very positive note, but if anyone reads this, at all, leave me some comments. Tell me about books you are reading, podcasts you are listening to, blogs you still read, people you've lost, people you're ready to let go in your life. Anything! Have a great week!<br />
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Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932104389034755058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987005259762936076.post-34654581378359386682018-04-08T15:36:00.000-05:002018-04-08T15:36:28.063-05:00The Chalk Man<br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">You can feel it in the woods, in the school and in the playground; you can feel it in the houses and at the fairground. You can feel it in most places in the small town of Anderbury . . . the fear that something or someone is watching you. </b><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">It began back in 1986, at the fair, on the day of the accident. That was when twelve-year-old Eddie met Mr Halloran - the Chalk Man.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">He gave Eddie the idea for the drawings: a way to leave secret messages for his friends and it was fun, until the chalk men led them to a body.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Thirty years later, Ed believes the past is far behind him, until an envelope slips through the letterbox. It contains a stick of chalk, and a drawing of a figure.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Is history going to repeat itself?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Was it ever really over?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Will this game only end in the same way?</span><br />
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The Chalk Man is a thriller that just keeps twisting and turning! It doesn't come all together until the very end. If you can figure it all out before the end, please let me know because I sure didn't! There's lots of events that happen that I could never figure out until C.J. Tudor, the author, spelled it out for me. This is her first novel and it's a good one! Eddie is the narrator and the story flips back and forth from 1986 to 2016. Every time you think you are going to figure it out, it flips to whichever year you weren't currently in! It's a page turner! </div>
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Sadly, they are closing so this is the last book I will have received from them. :( Maybe I can catch up on the rest of my TBR books! Haha! </div>
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In 1986, Eddie and his friends are just kids on the verge of adolescence. They spend their days biking around their sleepy English village and looking for any taste of excitement they can get. The chalk men are their secret code: little chalk stick figures they leave for one another as messages only they can understand. But then a mysterious chalk man leads them right to a dismembered body, and nothing is ever the same.<br />
In 2016, Eddie is fully grown, and thinks he’s put his past behind him. But then he gets a letter in the mail, containing a single chalk stick figure. When it turns out that his friends got the same message, they think it could be a prank . . . until one of them turns up dead.<br />
That’s when Eddie realizes that saving himself means finally figuring out what really happened all those years ago.<br />
Expertly alternating between flashbacks and the present day, <i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-shadow: none;">The Chalk Man</i> is the very best kind of suspense novel, one where every character is wonderfully fleshed out and compelling, where every mystery has a satisfying payoff, and where the twists will shock even the savviest reader.</div>
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Anyway, I'm here to leave my review for <a href="http://www.bloggingforbooks.com/">Blogging For Books</a>. I requested this book so long ago and just now got around to it! I have no idea what took me so long! It was good. I read <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31364181-life-after">Life After by Katie Ganshert</a>.<br />
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It was very interesting to read about how everyone who lost someone, dealt with the loss. And of course, Autumn is dealing with Survivor's Guilt in the worst way. I can't even imagine how she felt, actually I can since Katie Ganshert did a wonderful job writing! I loved this whole story and it's definitely worth the read. There's several twists and turns that leave everyone involved and the reader, looking at everything differently.<br />
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Ok, so I didn't realize, when I requested this book that Eleanor would literally go from one reality plane to another. And it was so well written that it was so intriguing! The author, Jason Gurley, really did a fantastic job! I definitely recommend this book! It's easy to read and keeps you wanting more. There is no violence or anything sexual and therefore, it could be for teens and adults. I think it's adult fiction, but I would recommend it to my 13 year old son and I think he would love it! I can't really write anymore about it because I'm afraid to give any unintentional spoilers. Just please read it!!<br />
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Anyway, here I am today to share about my Revive VoxBox I was lucky to receive courtesy of <a href="http://www.influenster.com/r/107946" target="_blank">Influenster</a>! As excited as I was to receive this VoxBox, I was also a little annoyed. There are several things in here that do not fit me at all. They send you a survey before you get a box to see if it's for you and this one must have glitched or something. Let's just get into it.<br />
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First up we have some items from The Vitamin Shoppe. I was sent 3 packets of protein powder and a blender bottle. There is <a href="http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/bodytech-whey-tech-pro-24-strawberry-creme-5-lb-powder/vs-2554#" target="_blank">Whey Tech Pro 24 Strawberries & Cream by BodyTech</a>, <a href="http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/plant-protein-vanilla-vanilla-2-lb-powder/vs-3400" target="_blank">Plan Protein in Vanilla by plnt</a> and <a href="http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/fit-n-full-cookies-n-cream-1-3-lb-powder/vs-3536#.V92tP_krLIU" target="_blank">Fit N' Full Shake in Cookies n Cream by Next Step</a>. This is all fine and dandy, but this household is full of proud and happy <a href="https://www.advocare.com/150553218/" target="_blank">AdvoCare</a> users and promoters!! I will for sure try these out, but I'm pretty dedicated to my AdvoCare products.<br />
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Next, there is some compostable coffee pods. Now, this is where I am annoyed....I do not have a pod type coffee maker nor do I even drink coffee!! So, yeah, unless I want to get all creative and convert the pod into a "tea bag" just to taste test something I never drink, I won't be trying these at all. For anyone out there who drinks coffee and has a pod coffee maker, I received: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H29LROK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=influenster0e-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00H29LROK&linkId=fd32643bc94c6b2d145ec765ffd9cd50&th=1" target="_blank">Kaui Coffee-Garden Isle medium roast</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hills-Bros-Coffee-Colombian-Compostable/dp/B00GZJMTAO/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1474145927&sr=8-1&keywords=Hills%2BBros%C2%AE%2B100%25%2BColombian%2BMedium%2BRoast%2BCoffee%2BSingle%2BServe%2BPods&th=1" target="_blank">Hills Bros 100% Colombian premium Arabica</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chock-Coffee-Midtown-Manhattan-Medium/dp/B00GZJMPCQ/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1474145952&sr=8-1&keywords=Chock+Full+o%27Nuts+Manhattan+Medium+Roast+Compostable+Pods" target="_blank">Chock full o' Nuts Midtown Manhattan medium roast</a>.<br />
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The one thing I was pretty excited about was the packet of Shea Moisture <a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/SheaMoisture-Fruit-Fusion-Coconut-Water-Weightless-Shampoo-10.3-fl-oz/51222495?u1=&oid=223073.51222495&wmlspartner=ZUlx4A3p6ec&sourceid=32479551961972414439&affillinktype=15&veh=aff" target="_blank">Fruit Fusion Coconut Water Weightless Shampoo w/ Imbe Oil & Aloe</a> and <a href="http://www.target.com/p/sheamoisture-fruit-fusion-coconut-weightless-creme-rinse-10-3-oz/-/A-49107485?ref=tgt_adv_xasd0004&afid=ZUlx4A3p6ec&lnm=1895954859&clkid=ZUlx4A3p6ec-ktohoIv1CrVLKHfSkEkqiw" target="_blank">Fruit Fusion Coconut Water Weightless Creme Rinse w/ Imbe Oil & Aloe</a>. I have used other Shea Moisture products and I love them all! They have great smells and work well.<br />
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Last, I received <a href="https://www.amazon.com/SnackWells-Biscuit-Thins-French-Vanilla/dp/B01CI3UAJ2/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1474147676&sr=8-3&keywords=snackwells+biscuit+thins" target="_blank">SnackWell's Biscuit Thins in French Vanilla Latte</a>. These were not too bad, tastewise, but they are made with real coffee so that is what they tasted like. After I had a few bites, the coffee taste wasn't so strong. My package was also smashed all to hell. :(<br />
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<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932104389034755058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987005259762936076.post-59121311814571908632015-12-09T12:01:00.002-06:002015-12-09T12:01:43.070-06:00Time flies!! December? Already? How can that be? I've been meaning to get back here and write something but we are just so busy it seems like and then when I am at home, I want to catch up on my reading and watching our shows. I really lead a pretty boring life, but yet, it seems like I'm busy. It's mostly Kahle and Izzie's activities that keep me busy.<br />
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Izzie is in Kindergarten this year! She has a wonderful teacher whom she really likes!<br />
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It's also fun that my cousin's son, Cash, is also in Izzie's class! She's learning to read and doing a great job! I am always surprised at how well she reads when she does her homework. And yes, homework in Kindergarten! It's crazy but it's just to review what they are learning at school and she gets it done pretty quickly. I've been lucky enough to eat lunch with her twice so far this year. It's so much fun! I even spend recess with her and she introduces me to friends and runs around to play. The second time I ate with her, the weather was rainy/snowy so they had indoor recess. That was a lot of fun too!<br />
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She's in dance again this year. She does tap/ballet and hip hop and I can't believe at how good she is!! I mean, she's been doing dance since she was 3 (almost 4) but she is so good and really loves it this year! It helps that her teacher, Miss Ashley, is my little sister's best friend so my kids know her and love her so much!<br />
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Izzie turned 6 in October and I just can't hardly believe it!<br />
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It really seems like she was just born. I'm pretty sure that this little sassy pants is 6 going on 16 though. She has so much attitude....I'm a little worried for the teenage years. Maybe she'll cool off by then. Keep your fingers crossed for me!<br />
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Kahle is in 7th grade this year and is really doing well. We had some attitude issues last year that resulted in some phone calls from the Principal (who was my Principal in Middle School!) but this year there has been none of that! Whew! Kahle did Football this year!<br />
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I never took him for a football player but he had a great time and I really think it helped to boost his self confidence! He is now doing wrestling and working really hard! I'm just so glad he is active. He is also doing dance again this year but is doing clogging in addition to hip-hop! There are not very many boys this year for an all boys hip-hop group so he got stuck in with 7th-12th grade girls hip-hop. He loves being around all those girls. They tease him and he soaks it all up. That boy! He's definitely girl crazy this year!<br />
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In other news....my little Chihuahua, Finnegan turned 4! We bought him that little sombrero and he hates it but it's so funny!<br />
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decided to act like naughty little teenagers and we are expecting puppies the last week of this month. I really, really did not want puppies and we tried our hardest to keep them apart when Halia was in heat but they didn't care what I wanted. Oh well!<br />
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I guess that's all for now. Christmas will be here before we know it! I think we are done with a little more than half of what we planned to buy for gifts. I plan on wrapping this weekend and sticking them under the tree. The kids hate having the tree up with no gifts.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19.32px;">Ladydi Garcia Martínez is fierce, funny and smart. She was born into a world where being a girl is a dangerous thing. In the mountains of Guerrero, Mexico, women must fend for themselves, as their men have left to seek opportunities elsewhere. Here in the shadow of the drug war, bodies turn up on the outskirts of the village to be taken back to the earth by scorpions and snakes. School is held sporadically, when a volunteer can be coerced away from the big city for a semester. In Guerrero the drug lords are kings, and mothers disguise their daughters as sons, or when that fails they “make them ugly” – cropping their hair, blackening their teeth- anything to protect them from the rapacious grasp of the cartels. And when the black SUVs roll through town, Ladydi and her friends burrow into holes in their backyards like animals, tucked safely out of sight.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19.32px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19.32px;">While her mother waits in vain for her husband’s return, Ladydi and her friends dream of a future that holds more promise than mere survival, finding humor, solidarity and fun in the face of so much tragedy. When Ladydi is offered work as a nanny for a wealthy family in Acapulco, she seizes the chance, and finds her first taste of love with a young caretaker there. But when a local murder tied to the cartel implicates a friend, Ladydi’s future takes a dark turn. Despite the odds against her, this spirited heroine’s resilience and resolve bring hope to otherwise heartbreaking conditions.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19.32px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19.32px;">An illuminating and affecting portrait of women in rural Mexico, and a stunning exploration of the hidden consequences of an unjust war, PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN is an unforgettable story of friendship, family, and determination.</span></span><br />
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My goodness it's been so long since I've wrote anything here. I've done the occasional Influenster post but I guess I've just had a major case of writer's block. I have not been able to think of ANYTHING to write. It's really very sad.<br />
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I can't believe it's already halfway through April and school is almost over! Kahle's in 6th grade and has been trudging along. I've talked to the Principal more than I have wanted to this year (he was my Principal too in Middle School) but he did make Honor Roll this last Quarter so we celebrated with a dinner at Red Lobster. It's his absolute favorite!! He decided to join the boys Hip Hop group with dance this year and I could not be more proud of him. He is the oldest boy there but he loves it!<br />
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Izzie is almost done with Pre-School and we will be going to Kindergarten round up next week. I can't believe she's old enough already! She absolutely loves Pre-School but says she doesn't want to go to Kindergarten. She's strange. I know she'll love it once she gets there. Izzie is in Hip Hop and Tap/Ballet again this year. Hip Hop is her favorite but she does good in Tap/Ballet too.<br />
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The kids have their recital in 2 weeks. I think they are ready and I can't wait to see them!!<br />
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We also got a new puppy! Not my idea, but I can't hate a puppy! His name is Ramses and he's such a cuddly little sweetheart!<br />
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This stuff is seriously delicious!!! It tastes EXACTLY like a Reese's peanut butter cup, well....a melted one.<br />
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I'm finally back reviewing a book I received from <a href="http://www.bloggingforbooks.org/" target="_blank">Blogging For Books</a> and I did not enjoy this at all. There are just way too much drug talk for me. I thought it would be a more "thinking" type of book and it wasn't at all. I mean, I understand the concept of zombies and being a meth user is a lot like being a zombie. Basically, in this book, there is a zombie apocalypse and the only people left are meth users. It's Chase's journey along with his friend, his ex and some other users and how they plan on surviving and possibly saving the world. I was kind of cheering for them to figure out a cure, but when I looked at it as my own logical, non-drug using ways, I knew it would be impossible. I never usually hate books, but I just couldn't wait to be finished with this one.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #323232; font-family: 'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">The Braun® No touch + forehead thermometer is the first thermometer to take professionally accurate temperatures with a gentle touch of the the forhead or no touch at all. Braun's clinically proven tehcnology won't disturb your sleeping little one, and the large color-coded display with temperature guidance system is easy to read. For professional accuracy, gentle convenience, and peace of mind, choose Braun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I first opened the box, I tried it immediately out on Kahle and Izzie. When I used it touching their forehead and then a few inches away, I got the same result. I was thrilled. I set it away and didn't touch it again until a few weeks later when Kahle was feeling sick. Sure enough, he had a fever. This thermometer takes the temp pretty quickly and it has different colors to let you know what you are dealing with. It's green if the temp falls less than 99.4, it is yellow if it's between 99.4 and 101.3 and it will be red if it's higher than 101.3. Also, you will hear 10 beeps of the temp is above 99.4. </span><br />
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Today is my little Izzie's 5th birthday!! Holy cow! Time sure does fly by. I'm so amazed at how much she grows and changes each day. I recently got the proofs back from her preschool pictures, and she looks so grown up! It's unbelievable. She has grown so tall and her face has lost some of the baby roundness. It's shocking! She is turning into such a sweet young lady. It seems she can never get enough hugs, cuddles and kisses in anymore. She's constantly coming up to me and telling me how much she loves me or just hugging me out of the blue. This is a major thing because as I've been saying, she's been experiencing the Terrible 2's since before she was 2! She had her moments where she would be lovey, but mostly, you had to tell her you didn't want a hug or kiss and then she would laugh and give you one. She also was kind of snotty and wouldn't talk to people, like grandmas, grandpas, aunts and so on. Now she will talk, in person or on the phone, and has completely done a 180! It really makes my heart so happy to see her so lovable! She is really loving on her brother a lot lately too!! She is also finally really getting into dance. She still gets tired after awhile, but she pushes through. She does Hip Hop first and then Tap/Ballet class right after. I know I would be tired too! She's in her last year of preschool and oh man, she is really catching on. She is starting to write letters all over the place and she is constantly pointing them out to us. I can't believe she will be in Kindergarten next year! Happy 5th Birthday Isabella Lourdes! I love you so much!!<br />
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<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932104389034755058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987005259762936076.post-25520889642455971782014-10-08T12:02:00.000-05:002014-10-08T12:02:01.463-05:00Dear Vicki,<br />
Dear Vicki,<br />
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Wow! How does it feel to be 40?<br />
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Yeah, I know, I can't believe it either! And you thought 30 was crazy. Let's see, Kahle is now 21 and Izzie is just about 15. That's just crazy. I hope things have settled down with the kids and hopefully they can get along and quit tattling on each other every 5 minutes.<br />
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I'm also hoping by this time, you and Tim are finally married. I mean, a 3 year engagement is probably long enough, we don't need to wait another 10. Did you ever decide to have another baby? I know you two have talked about it. Also, are you still working in the Assessor's office? Are you the Assessor? You said you never wanted to be "in charge." Did you change your mind or did you finally get to be a stay at home Mom?<br />
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I'm hoping by now, you have fixed up your house and perhaps have even sold it and bought an acreage! That would be perfect! Have you started a dog rescue yet?<br />
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How's the reading going? Have you ever finished your to-read piles?<br />
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Yeah, I didn't think so! I'm sure Tim is used to the piles everywhere by now.<br />
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What I really hope for you, is that you are happy and healthy. I know you were really trying to work out and be comfortable with yourself and I hope that you have succeeded. I know you were struggling with a few things 10 years ago and I hope everything worked out for the best for all involved and you are happy with the choices you made. It's a tough thing but I'm sure you made the best out of it since you have had to do that with struggles your whole life. I hope everything everything in your life is amazing!<br />
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Love,<br />
Vicki<br />
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That was kind of fun to imagine in 10 years. And being 40........wow. I have no words. I don't like to think about the age. But I do like to think about where I might be in that time. Make sure you link up today with <a href="http://www.thedailytay.com/" target="_blank">Taylor</a> and <a href="http://www.heleneinebetween.com/" target="_blank">Helene</a>!<br />
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<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932104389034755058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987005259762936076.post-82072299236570928372014-10-03T10:13:00.001-05:002014-10-03T10:13:05.705-05:00One Thing I cannot live without<br />
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Ok, for today's prompt, obviously I can't live without food and water and my family, but there is something or somethings that I can't imagine my life without ever. Dogs. I HAVE to have dogs in my life. I seriously cannot imagine not having at least 1 dog in my house.<br />
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So there you have it. The 2 furballs in my life that get almost all my attention. They follow me everywhere, especially to the bathroom, and if I'm relaxing anywhere with a blanket, you better believe they will be glued to me and I wouldn't have it any other way. They honestly brighten my day and never fail at turning my bad mood into a good one! Also it's Pitbull Awareness Month!! Go give some hugs and kisses to a Pittie. I know I will be! Ok, I do that everyday. :)<br />
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Today's prompt is: What was my dream job when I was growing up and what is it now.<br />
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I definitely wanted to be a teacher when I was growing up and I was all set to go to college and fulfill that dream until I found out I was pregnant. (I'm still kicking myself for not going.) I had great teachers in Elementary and I wanted to be like them. My dream job now would be still a teacher. I think it would be fantastic to teach kids and help them grow and also to have summers off! And actually, being anything in the school system would work for me, Secretary, Para, Principal....the list goes on. :)<br />
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But now that I'm taking Izzie to the library, I would love to be a librarian too! Books, quiet and reading? Count me in!!<br />
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I'm so excited to be linking up with my 2 of my favorite Bloggers <a href="http://www.heleneinbetween.com/" target="_blank">Helene</a> and <a href="http://www.thedailytay.com/" target="_blank">Taylor</a> for Blogtober!<br />
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Today's prompt is "If I won the lottery I'd" and this is my favorite thing to think about! Now, I don't actually play the lottery because I don't have very good luck and I would end up spending more playing to win than I would if I actually won. I'm also kind of a negative person it sounds like. Ha!<br />
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Anyways, if I won the lottery, the first thing I would do is put away money for my kids to go to college and set up some trust funds to help them out with their lives. Then, of course, I would set money aside for our retirement. I want to make sure I have everything prepared for the future before I start worrying about the present.<br />
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After all the really important stuff, I would fix up our current house and sell it and then I would find some land near our town but in the county to buy, build my dream house and set up a dog boarding/shelter building. My family loves Pit Bulls so much and it breaks my heart to see so many in shelters and not be able to save them all. I mean, I love all dogs in general so I would be glad to take in any that need homes. And as for the boarding, I love my vet clinic a lot, but when you board your dog, it's just cement floors and nothing cozy about it unless you bring a bed for your dog. I would like to offer something that is like a home away from home for your dogs. :)<br />
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I would also quit my job, mostly because I imagine the boarding and sheltering is going to keep me plenty busy, but I would love for Tim and I to do some travelling together. My dream is to travel all over Europe!<br />
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And of course, I would have to do plenty of shopping for my family and I would definitely give money to my Mom and Allison. They've been there for me so many times, I would have to help them out too. I think I would change my cell phone number though so people that don't participate in my life now, won't call me begging for money.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So many books, so little time. That's the story of my life. Ha! Story, no pun intended. Anyways, I have so many books that I want to read and there is not enough time in my day to get it done. Especially with kids, they are constantly interrupting my reading time. I mean, seriously, what do I look like, the Mom? Haha. So, I finally finished my second book that I received from <a href="http://www.bloggingforbooks.org/" target="_blank">Blogging For Books.</a> I chose The Doll by Taylor Stevens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really didn't see it ending the way it did but I loved it. The last chapter confused me though, and perhaps I missed something or it was leading into another book. I noticed after I finished the book that the author's other 2 books are about Munroe also, and now I'm thinking that if I would have known that, I would have read them first so I could have known a little more about her background and things would have made sense a little more. I think that this is a stand alone book, but I prefer to really know the background of the characters when I read. </span><br />
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Holy cow!! Today is my 30th birthday! It really snuck up on me and makes me freak out a little bit. It's not that I feel old, well, except for injuring my ankle by doing nothing, but 30 has always sounded so old and now, here I am!<br />
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I thought I would do a little post about 30 things I want to do in my 30's. (This is going to be a long list!)<br />
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1. Get married. I mean, a 3 year engagement is a little excessive. :)<br />
2. Finally <strike>try</strike> get in shape. I don't have to do anything too strenuous, but jeez Vicki, do SOMETHING!<br />
3. Redo all rooms in our house. Kahle's room has been (is being) redone, now the rest. I'm ready for an adult looking house.<br />
4. Read more. I read all the time the way it is, but I want to stop messing on my phone and watching tv and just read more.<br />
5. Get Kahle more into reading. He used to love it......I got to get him to love it again.<br />
6. Teach Izzie to read. Kahle was reading by Kindergarten. She's got 1 year. We can do it!<br />
7. Make meals more consistently. I try to cook every night but get lazy a lot. I want to stop that.<br />
8. Bake more! I love to bake. And my family loves it when I bake. :)<br />
9. Incorporate more healthy foods in our house. Izzie loves junk food, but she also loves fruits and some veggies. I need to get her, and Kahle, to eat more healthy foods.<br />
10. Buy a decent dining room table. We currently have a crappy glass top table and I hate it, so we don't use it. I want a good one and I want us to use it for eating, not piling papers.<br />
11. Get rid of junk!! I have a lot and I need to get it out of my house.<br />
12. Organize the junk I keep. I have so many school papers and pictures and I need to organize what I have and get rid of the stuff I don't have to keep.<br />
13. Get in more family time. We are always together, but I want to do things together.<br />
14. Walk Finnegan and Halia. My dogs like to go on walks, so why don't I take them? I'm lazy.<br />
15. Go outside with the kids. My kids love playing outside, I could kill two birds with one stone and read outside while they are playing.<br />
16. Write on the blog more. I mean, this obviously needs to get done!<br />
17. More date nights with Tim. And I mean and actual date night, not grocery shopping without the kids.<br />
18. Introduce a new member or 2 to the family. These may be human or animal. ;)<br />
19. Take more baths and use more <a href="http://www.lushusa.com/Bath/bath,en_US,sc.html" target="_blank">LUSH!!</a> If you don't know what this is, click the link and buy.<br />
20. Make breakfast on the weekends. I want my kids to have something yummy in the mornings.<br />
21. Go to bed earlier and wake up earlier. Since I'm not a morning person, I really need to work on this.<br />
22. Spend more time with Mom and Alli. Together and separately. My Mom lives in the same town I do, but we don't spend much time together. I'd like to start doing lunch a couple times a month. My sister moved about an hour away and we really hardly see each other anymore. It makes me sad.<br />
23. Take more pictures. My kids are growing so fast, I need to document them more.<br />
24. Get family pictures done. We haven't ever had pictures taken since Izzie was born. She's going to be 5. I'm pretty sure this is a priority.<br />
25. Put up pictures in my house. I have dance and school pictures. I need picture frames and I need to hang them.<br />
26. Have 1-on-1 time with Kahle more. I spend time with Izzie when Tim is working and Kahle is at his Dad's but I need more time with Kahle.<br />
27. Sort through my clothes. I like to hang onto clothes that I think have meaning for me and I don't wear them. It's time for them to go.<br />
28. Buy Christmas presents BEFORE December. We have a few bought this year already. I want to finish this years and have everything bought early every year.<br />
29. Comment on more blogs. I comment on a few but I really need to comment on more.<br />
30. Be happier. I'm mostly a grump and that needs to change too! I just need to find happiness in the little things. It's very important, especially if you have kids.<br />
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Woohoo!! I made it!! Have a great day everyone!!<br />
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READING: Deeds and Transfer Statements at work and City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare at home.<br />
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WRITING: This post. Duh! And I should be working the deeds and transfer statements right now, but I'm not. Oops.<br />
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LISTENING: Creed on the radio. Boo!!<br />
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THINKING: How I need another vacation. And how I don't want to work anymore.<br />
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SMELLING: Absolutely nothing.<br />
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WISHING: Everything would stop breaking and falling apart. For example, both vehicles, our front window, our screen door and I'm sure there's other things.<br />
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HOPING: I can stay motivated enough to work out when I get home.<br />
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WEARING: My black and white maxi dress that I got from StitchFix.<br />
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WANTING: A million books!! I just keep finding more and more that I want to read. Life's so tough.<br />
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LOVING: How much Izzie loves spending time outside. It's great knowing that she would rather be playing than watching tv all day long.<br />
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NEEDING: To win the lottery! I have school shopping to do, cars to fix, vacation to take next year and on and on.<br />
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I recently stumbled on a program called <a href="http://www.bloggingforbooks.org/" target="_blank">Blogging For Books.</a> I thought, I blog, I love books, I should check this out! And I'm glad I did. You create an account on their website, answer a few questions and then you pick a book out of their selection and they will send it to you for free. All they ask is that you blog about it and leave a review on their website! If you love to read, please do this!<br />
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I received the book The Execution of Noa P. Singleton by Elizabeth L. Silver.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">Noa P. Singleton never spoke a word in her own defense throughout a brief trial that ended with a jury finding her guilty of first-degree murder. Ten years later, having accepted her fate, she sits on death row in a maximum-security penitentiary, just six months away from her execution date. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">Seemingly out of the blue, she is visited by Marlene Dixon, a high-powered Philadelphia attorney who is also the mother of the woman Noa was imprisoned for killing. Marlene tells Noa that she has changed her mind about the death penalty and Noa’s sentence, and will do everything in her considerable power to convince the governor to commute the sentence to life in prison, in return for the one thing Noa is unwilling to trade: her story.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;"> Marlene desperately wants Noa to reveal the events that led to her daughter’s death – events that Noa has never shared with a soul. With death looming, Marlene believes that Noa may finally give her the answers she needs, though Noa is far from convinced that Marlene deserves the salvation she alone can deliver. Inextricably linked by murder but with very different goals, Noa and Marlene wrestle with the sentences life itself can impose while they confront the best and worst of what makes us human in this haunting tale of love, anguish, and deception.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">I saw some mixed reviews on this book so I wasn't sure what to expect, but I seriously loved it! I was really into it and was constantly trying to find out if Noa was innocent or actually guilty. The author did a great job peeling off the layers of the story to find out exactly what happened between Noa and Sarah. I love books that really show the dark side of people and this book does exactly that. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">I'm a pretty firm believer in Capital Punishment for murder but at the same time, I hate to think that people that might actually be innocent, could be on Death Row. This book really made me think though. I would like to elaborate more on that, but you really need to read the book and then we can discuss this. :) </span><br />
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I would say if you liked Gone Girl, you will like this. And just so you know, I loved Gone Girl, even the ending! <br />
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<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932104389034755058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987005259762936076.post-81274484141369134152014-07-15T13:14:00.002-05:002014-07-15T13:14:32.086-05:00#TLCVoxBox<br />
I was so excited to find out I was receiving the TLC Vox Box from Influenster. I have received other products from Influenster but it was always just 1 item from a brand. This box contained several items. This box is for the Moms of Influenster Nation.<br />
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First up is the Neosporin Neo To Go which retails for $4.97 to $7.50.<br />
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It's a no touch, no sting spray that you can use 1 handed while you are on the go! I have actually bought this for my purse before and I love it. Believe me, with kids, you need this. Izzie has gained only 50 scars so far this summer and Neo To Go is great for her! I never realized how clumsy and tomboyish she is!<br />
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Breyer's Gelato Indulgences: $4.49-$5.99<br />
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I had never heard of this until I received a coupon in my box. There are 4 varieties: Vanilla Caramel, (which I picked) Raspberry Cheesecake, Tiramisu and Triple Chocolate. They advertise that there is a trio of textures - creamy gelato, luscious sauce and gourmet toppings.<br />
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Ivory Bar Soap: $3.99 for a 10-pack<br />
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I don't know about you all, but I don't use bar soap anymore, but this is a great soap for mothers to use on their kids. It is 99.44% pure, clean and simple. It contains no dyes or heavy perfumes.<br />
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Avon ANEW Reversalist Express Wrinkle Smoother: $30<br />
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This is a translucent balm that is supposed to blur the look of wrinkles on the forehead and around the eyes instantly. This is another product I have never heard of it, but boy was I glad to see this! I have some wrinkles going on in my forehead (I blame my kids!) so I was thrilled to try this out. All you do is use your fingers to gently pat on over moisturizer or even over your makeup! And right now if you visit <a href="http://shop.avon.com/product.aspx?level2_id=302&pdept_id=327&dept_id=650&cat_type=B&pf_id=51474" target="_blank">AVON.com</a> you can receive 15% off your Anew purchase of $50 or more with the code ANEW15.<br />
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Puffs To Go: $.49 per single pack<br />
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Of course I love these little packs too! I was glad to have one in my purse when I went to see The Fault in our Stars!! As any mother, heck as any female knows, tissues are always great to have on hand! (Does anyone else call all tissues kleenex, or just me?)<br />
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Last in the box was the Shell Fuel Rewards Network Card.<br />
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I have heard of this before, but sadly we don't have any Shell fuel stations in our town. The closest one is about 30 minutes away and I usually fill up before I go there. If you have a Shell station nearby you should check this out. It's a free loyalty program that helps you save money on fuel. I'm sure EVERYONE wants to save money on gas! You can also earn 10 cents per gallon for every $50 you spend when you go out to eat. More than 10,000 restaurants participate. You only have to link up your credit or debit card with your Rewards card. There's also an online mall with more than 700 brand name merchants that over 5 cents/gallon for every $50. Some even offer 2x, 5x or 10x the rewards or more.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I am linking up with <a href="http://causeyougottahavefaithy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Faith</a>, <a href="http://www.allieologyblog.com/" target="_blank">Allie</a> and <a href="http://theotherjuliette.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Juliette!</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They have been doing <a href="http://theotherjuliette.blogspot.com/2014_06_01_archive.html" target="_blank">Blog Everyday in July</a> and so I thought I would join in the fun today!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They have come up with some sentences and so I'm going to finish them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b>"When I open the fridge, I always hope I find..."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;">I guess I'm going to go with cheese. That seems to be what I enjoy snacking on lately. Unless I have a craving for a candy bar, then it better be in there when I go to find it!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b>"My favorite article of clothing is..."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;">anything non-restricting. When I get home from work, the bra comes off and I go straight into a tshirt and some yoga pants or gym shorts. If you don't make plans with me before I change, too bad. I'm not leaving.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b>"Last week I was really pissed when..."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;">my car started running like crap. When does it ever end. There is ALWAYS something broken and needing fixed or replaced.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b>"One thing nobody understands about me is..."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;">my sense of humor. I mean, I think some people get it some of the time, but I might be too sarcastic a lot of the time.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b>"One thing I don't understand is..."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;">how people can be so stupid. Seriously! I get asked the stupidest questions at work all the time. I think a lot of people are just too lazy to figure things out for themselves too.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b>"The world would be a better place if..."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;">everyone could just get along. And if people would pull their heads out of their asses. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b>"If I had a million dollars, I'd..."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;">buy Tim and I new vehicles, fix up my house and sell it and then build a new house with a kitchen that has room for me to cook in. I would also do some traveling and put money away for my kids.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b>"If I knew I'd die next week, this week I'd...."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;">spend as much time with my family as I could and let everyone know how I felt about them. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b>"If I could change one thing about myself, it would be..."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;">my stomach fat. It really needs to go. And then I guess I would change my drive to workout. I have none.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b>"Something that can always make me happy is..."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;">books. And rock music.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b>"Something I'll never blog about is..."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;">hmmm, there are a few things, but obviously I'm not going to blog about them. Ha! I've been toying with the idea of making a new blog so I can get rid of a couple of readers that I don't wish to know everything in my life. That's a lot of work though. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b>"If I could go anywhere I would go... Because..."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;">to Europe. I would love to travel everywhere over there. I think we have some Spanish and maybe French heritage in us and I have always just felt drawn to travel there. Maybe someday.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b>"If I were an animal I would be a ..."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;">a lion. I love lions and they are pretty lazy.....like me. :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b>"A job I've always wanted is..."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;">to teach. Call me crazy but yeah. Or a librarian. Since I love books, that's just obvious.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: -webkit-center;">not too hot, definitely not cold. Perfect for sitting outside reading and watching my kids play and get along. It would be absolutely perfect if they got along all day with no fighting and no tattling.</span><br />
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<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932104389034755058noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987005259762936076.post-74962579582396566302014-05-16T12:04:00.003-05:002014-05-16T12:14:56.906-05:00Finally.....an update.February 26th is the last time I really posted anything besides a link-up. If you don't remember, it was about Mojo and you can find it <a href="http://mytaleofnothing.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-girls-best-friend.html" target="_blank">here.</a> We ended up having to put her to sleep. I am still so terribly upset about it. I constantly think about her and miss her terribly. March 6th was mine and Tim's 6th Anniversary and we took her in that night. She was just so incredibly skinny and the biopsy showed that she was full of cancer and it was spreading fast. We would have liked to have had that last night with her but the 7th was Kahle's 11th birthday and we just couldn't let him have that memory on his birthday. It was really tough and really sad, but it was for the best. Izzie still constantly talks about Mo and gets sad and wants her back. :(<br />
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To make things easier on the kids, we ended up getting a new puppy! I'm still not sure I am ready for this all over again, but she's starting to grow on me!</div>
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Her name is Halia (Ha-lee-uh) and her name is Hawaiian and means "remembrance of a loved one." Don't let this sweet picture fool you though. She is a ball of energy and very naughty! She's 4 months old and already about 24 pounds! That is crazy when I think about Mojo who would have turned 8 in August and she only weighed about 45 pounds! Halia loves to terrorize Mya and Finnegan. And sometimes Finnegan enjoys playing with her but mostly he just growls and chases her. </div>
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As you can see, she spends most of her time on Mya!<br />
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She's such a goofy dog! And I love her floppy pittie lips!! :)<br />
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In other news, Izzie had her ballet recital and she did so good!!<br />
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She didn't always dance in practice, but when she got out on stage, she knew what she was doing and I was so proud of her!! She's also done with preschool for the year and excited to do her last year of preschool next year.<br />
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Kahle had his final band concert and is doing such a great job with the saxophone! I am so impressed by how talented he is! He wasn't sure he was going to keep going, but his Dad wants him too and honestly, he's so good, I want him too also. I loved band when I was in school and I hope he enjoys it too. He will be starting 6th grade in the fall and will be in middle school!! I just can't believe it! He had his field day yesterday and also his first baseball game. He was pretty bummed he really didn't get to play and I'm hoping the rest of the season he will get to. It was so cold last night though! Mom and I were cuddled under blankets and I was fantasizing about some hot chocolate! It's the middle of May and we were watching baseball!! There should be no blankets and no hot chocolate. Come on Nebraska and get it together!<br />
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For some more exciting news........Kahle and I leave for Florida on the 28th!! My Mom was going to just take Kahle because I have a cousin graduating but I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to go too! Plus, it will be my first time flying and seeing the ocean. This poor Nebraska girl doesn't get out much! Sadly, Tim and Izzie will be staying home but I think it will be great for Kahle and I to have that time to spend together. :)<br />
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I also got the best news ever from the best friend ever.....<br />
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SHE GOT US TICKETS TO BACKSTREET BOYS!! I am beyond thrilled!! Thanks Andrea, I can't wait!!<br />
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<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932104389034755058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987005259762936076.post-37223608606626863342014-05-04T00:00:00.000-05:002014-05-04T08:48:44.158-05:00Sunday SocialIt's been quite awhile since I last <strike>linked-up</strike>, <strike>link-upped</strike>, participated in Sunday Social so here I am! <br>
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Ok, you're right, it's been a long time since I last blogged. Period. Anyways, here are this week's questions and my answers.<br>
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I call these 2 people.<br>
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My Mom and my sister Alli. I tell them both everything but not everything to both. :)<br>
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Alone time? What's that? I never get truly alone time, but if I need a break, I will ask Tim to watch the kids for me and I go to my room. He's pretty good about keeping the kids occupied so I can have a moment or an hour. :) Whichever is needed.<br>
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READING!! Sorry for yelling, but I can not get enough reading. Or napping. I do enjoy a good nap every now and then.<br>
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I loved this book!! It's definitely a must read!<br>
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Hmm, I don't really know. I guess I wish more people that I don't know would read it and I wish a few people that I DO know, would stop reading. Ha!<br>
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Well that's all for now. I really need to do a catch-up post still, but we have back to back dance recitals today that I have to get through first! I hope to have another post tomorrow though!<br>
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