Breaking Dawn Giveaway

Breaking Dawn Winner

Congrats, Jamie and thank you for all of your enthusiasm in promoting the giveaway! Tickets for the movie are on sale starting today so I’m going to send you the $25 dollar Fandango gift card right away so that you can purchase one for you and a friend!

Giveaway: Breaking Dawn Ticket and Tee

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Yes, I’m one of those people. I love the Twilight Saga. I am unashamed. It is a beautiful love story with many underlying truths, veiled in a pop culture phenomenon. Stephenie Meyer’s dream/stroke of genius will always be a favorite fantasy indulgence of mine. So it is fitting that the premier of Breaking Dawn, part [...]

Close Enough

rope climb

Daniel Jr was close…thisclose…to earning his cell phone. He wants one bad, so bad that he can taste it. When progress reports came home from school last week, I could see how painful it was for him to hand me his. He had four A’s and one B+. The deal we made required all A’s. [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Here’s To Friendship via Social Media

Cheers

Who says online friendships aren’t real? Photo by Justin Hackworth Photography Location: EVO Conference, Park City, Utah Shown: (left to right) Tonya Staab, Zippy Sandler, Katja Presnal, me

Guilty of Silence

Anti Bullying

I like silence. I enjoy the few hours that I finally get every day while my seedlings are in school. Silence is beautiful. I beg my children at least once a day, to just be silent for a few minutes and allow me to collect my thoughts. Silence is essential at times. There are times, [...]

WomanChild

Sleeping Baby

              Some things, we never outgrow.        

Monday Momfessions

Okay, Moms….it is time to fess up! We want to know what you may be less than proud of in your career as a mother. Every Monday, I will open the Momfessional and allow you to purge yourself of all guilt and secrets. No name or penance is required. It will make you feel better [...]

Twins

Puggle face

When we picked out Toby from the Riverside Animal Shelter, I never thought about the old adage that owners choose dogs who look like them. And yet… See the resemblance? Yeah…me too. It’s true…people really do look like their dogs! And now I’m off to get some Botox for Toby and I. Happy Monday!

Going Green Muppet Style

The Green Album

This just in…Muppets are so cool they’re haute. In celebration of the upcoming Muppet Movie, to premier this holiday 2011, we are discovering that contrary to amphibian theory, it is actually very easy (and fun) to be green. Check out the latest in Muppet inspired goods and take a walk down memory lane. My first find [...]

Gratitude: Take a Moment

small family

Instead of a regular post today, I’d like to make today an opportunity to give thanks for blessings. I’ll go first and then you can put yours in the comment section. Today, I’m thankful for… A husband who knows what to do when I freak out A family who loves me no matter what Piggies [...]