tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70994420616927264082024-02-19T19:03:50.412-05:00Proud Mommys Daily DramaProud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.comBlogger351125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-77161670540734388552010-03-04T09:48:00.002-05:002010-03-04T09:56:10.270-05:00Thousand Words Thursday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFwfQNt5gQBJGQ2vIYeFSHAu9WY7nqjKbikyGyY7PecGF_JTW2mLjf6DlwwzYvNw_htmAbSDvljqewq4rKubomAzcHcxnKunMs2zs_jFHPbszWPcMFS9_FIWTy7W2ynXQz5RB8vcnGi8/s1600-h/baldisbeautiful.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444791522426078818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFwfQNt5gQBJGQ2vIYeFSHAu9WY7nqjKbikyGyY7PecGF_JTW2mLjf6DlwwzYvNw_htmAbSDvljqewq4rKubomAzcHcxnKunMs2zs_jFHPbszWPcMFS9_FIWTy7W2ynXQz5RB8vcnGi8/s400/baldisbeautiful.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I was soooo excited to get a photo shoot with our dear friends' daughter Kayley. She is five years old and was diagnosed with leukemia last September. Cancer SUCKS!!!! Bottom line, however, she is such a fighter and takes the punches one after another without even flinching. She is an amazing little girl with such a strong spirit and an infectious smile. This is one my favorites from our photo shoot that day.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Check out more pics at </span><a href="http://themomjen.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Cheaper Than Therapy.</span></a><br /></div><div align="center"></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-14069073896515468962010-03-01T09:51:00.003-05:002010-03-01T10:00:54.919-05:00Not Me Monday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrRgClkqDMq4Rr_2ZWzD6EEXfZhxxaq7PnUt1dxAHGU83NCz1yJ72hZqiJDw5U0pbIeVLvwX5NCqtuQdkhXpMcA19YNwaWRpP4kI-1hDw3pNseMtjDTtIyrbb3Qz7e4WqztlhW19nQ8M/s1600-h/Not+Me+Monday+SIDEBAR+180+x+180.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443678401581040146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrRgClkqDMq4Rr_2ZWzD6EEXfZhxxaq7PnUt1dxAHGU83NCz1yJ72hZqiJDw5U0pbIeVLvwX5NCqtuQdkhXpMcA19YNwaWRpP4kI-1hDw3pNseMtjDTtIyrbb3Qz7e4WqztlhW19nQ8M/s320/Not+Me+Monday+SIDEBAR+180+x+180.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I <em><span style="color:#ff0000;">did not</span></em> jump for joy when I saw it was going to be 43 degrees this weekend!!! The flip flops are soooo coming out!!!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">I <em><span style="color:#ff0000;">did not</span></em> scream for joy when I took my son to the doctor for the 3rd time this month when the doc gave him a prescription for cough medicine with codeine!!!! Simply because I knew we would finally BOTH get a good nights sleep!!!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">And since we live in a "lake effect snow" area and am currently surrounded by a lot of snow.....I <em><span style="color:#ff0000;">did not</span></em> instantly get into a fabulous mood when I went to the tanner for the first time yesterday. There is nothing better than the smell of coconut and pina colada and a bit of a tan to make my fat look better!!!!!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>Check out more Not Me Monday stories at </strong></span><a href="http://mycharmingkids.net/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>My Charming Kids</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>.</strong></span></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-4534278651501279042010-02-26T07:01:00.003-05:002010-02-26T07:04:52.240-05:00Aloha Friday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-izM6lxuKJ75DYCgHZhig5QaXTTq4xTvLxRlYi8-obk3LY2npZVX8GC1ZQM9aM8F_zoDZBY6mhlVOzL9moaPP_rI2VDINcGeqwQpZ6GMhz-uSgx1vOF_TGEA0af_09z6wQ6z0vzMveQ/s1600-h/alohafriday5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442521097816736690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 158px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-izM6lxuKJ75DYCgHZhig5QaXTTq4xTvLxRlYi8-obk3LY2npZVX8GC1ZQM9aM8F_zoDZBY6mhlVOzL9moaPP_rI2VDINcGeqwQpZ6GMhz-uSgx1vOF_TGEA0af_09z6wQ6z0vzMveQ/s320/alohafriday5.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday.In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that they take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">I'm getting really tired of 18 degrees and snow. So, if I were to win $150,000, the first thing I would do is book tickets to a sandy beach for my family!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">What would be the FIRST thing you would do if you won a little extra cash?</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">You can view more questions at </span><a href="http://islandlife808.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Island Life.</span></a><br /><br /></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-44533510380494742092010-02-25T10:45:00.001-05:002010-02-25T10:49:34.180-05:00Thousand Words Thursday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQYkDXg8fEi7S3XlhOnSmkpYCrPuyhXUhMjmfQTfqapd0I7sVwjQLu68MBJzFyXkq_5Q_Wp5K2ahsAnVXNIrmLtYPII3sHKSM0xQnByI7-Md-lEeZ5wtgikihAUkI9rFQwWcSpJi-0JI/s1600-h/jaisesnowflake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442208389469904818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQYkDXg8fEi7S3XlhOnSmkpYCrPuyhXUhMjmfQTfqapd0I7sVwjQLu68MBJzFyXkq_5Q_Wp5K2ahsAnVXNIrmLtYPII3sHKSM0xQnByI7-Md-lEeZ5wtgikihAUkI9rFQwWcSpJi-0JI/s400/jaisesnowflake.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Little J catching snowflakes...........there have been a lot to catch lately!!!</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Check out more pics at </span><a href="http://themomjen.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Cheaper Than Therapy.</span></a><br /><br /></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-89838778436320752242010-02-24T06:45:00.002-05:002010-02-24T06:50:39.114-05:00Wordless Wednesday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tjf3GqRmga6_C2oZBJGQSMqTpl6ZvRxwpo5a9VFG5Di2flaXEieRUfOIP56mjQ-x8-xJhWLmxY60U7gy0XB7-qEFKCI1uPe6pl9htKtjVOhe4WDAaCOgLYAijyJ_B3l2FLT_D8N1Nq0/s1600-h/jabacks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441775924775000050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tjf3GqRmga6_C2oZBJGQSMqTpl6ZvRxwpo5a9VFG5Di2flaXEieRUfOIP56mjQ-x8-xJhWLmxY60U7gy0XB7-qEFKCI1uPe6pl9htKtjVOhe4WDAaCOgLYAijyJ_B3l2FLT_D8N1Nq0/s400/jabacks.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">For more wordless wednesday photos head over to </span><a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">5 Minutes for Mom</span></a><br /><br /></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-13390650483393375632010-02-23T10:34:00.003-05:002010-02-23T10:55:49.563-05:00Random Tuesday Thoughts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRFkHDPEABop78bPew4wIwKKpE8DM17upqlDac0LcO9ztN-5_hyphenhyphenm4LcmiY_0985cs0N9wa5AgzGiqvK6uEgrpVfjSnbmsSPDo5nr7vXFS636V86k4rlly_Fo7yldEpN8wfvy5n9njlbQ/s1600-h/randomtuesday.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441463119979371746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 79px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRFkHDPEABop78bPew4wIwKKpE8DM17upqlDac0LcO9ztN-5_hyphenhyphenm4LcmiY_0985cs0N9wa5AgzGiqvK6uEgrpVfjSnbmsSPDo5nr7vXFS636V86k4rlly_Fo7yldEpN8wfvy5n9njlbQ/s320/randomtuesday.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Wow!!! How is that for a "break" from blogging? Six months have gone by and I think I'm ready to jump back in. </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">So what has been going on? My sister has gotten engaged. How does this effect my life? Well, first I'm very happy for her and will hopefully have a baby to cuddle soon after the <span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">vows</span>. Second, she has asked me to be her Maid of Honor, which is wonderful except that every other lovely lady in the wedding party is a skinny <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">beyotch</span>!!!! I say that with the most lovingly tone as they are all FABULOUS girls!!!! </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">So, she was engaged in October and the wedding is in May. Why on earth would I get serious about losing weight until 3 months before the big day? I am big on counting "something" while trying to drop some pounds whether it be calories, fat grams , points, etc. So I started counting points last week....you know, the whole weight watchers thing. Why did I choose this method? Simply because the other two weren't working this time around. I'm still doing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">cardio</span> (not killing myself, just a mere mile or so), strength training (push ups, squats, lunges, dips, etc.) and making a LOT better food choices (this has really been my downfall since I LOVE sweets and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">carbs</span>). So, I have dropped 4.4lbs this week!!!! I know it's not healthy to drop more than 2 per week, but let's face it, I was eating crap before and most of that is probably water weight!!!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">My kids have been passing a "viral infection" back and forth for the past month and it is getting rather irritating. At least we haven't had the "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">pukey</span>" flu yet. That is one thing I can't stand!!!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">I am in the process of planning a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">bachelorette</span> party. Any ideas/input would be greatly appreciated.......</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">For more Random Thoughts visit the <a href="http://www.theunmom.com/2010/02/id-rather-stab-fork-in-my-eyeor-go-to.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Unmom</span>.</a></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-3727567177296100642009-08-27T09:03:00.000-04:002009-08-27T09:09:05.152-04:00Thousand Words Thursday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZP6UOrVFAIAvBB7QjqMBXB5lBdQnhX84qmU6T_UcHe7sQKP33YAOAOZkNmioxslvl6RxnuTD-EVrr_YUg5AQ3B6BnGM7U7bncAlV8OpgqH99-YMccvofkNlTOtA7YwPRlvqmytgHON_M/s1600-h/jakebubble.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374629700946066962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZP6UOrVFAIAvBB7QjqMBXB5lBdQnhX84qmU6T_UcHe7sQKP33YAOAOZkNmioxslvl6RxnuTD-EVrr_YUg5AQ3B6BnGM7U7bncAlV8OpgqH99-YMccvofkNlTOtA7YwPRlvqmytgHON_M/s320/jakebubble.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Jake....the master Bubble Blower....</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>Check out more pics at </strong></span><a href="http://themomjen.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>Cheaper Than Therapy.</strong></span></a><br /><br /></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-57504695786575449932009-08-24T00:04:00.005-04:002009-08-24T00:15:57.532-04:00Not Me Monday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHg6KG54S7lSxHzD9AbU8_OTRCnzMM8g_KRYaS57dRJ8RGPtHFzHyMHF8DOfH_bXSgh8hZZg9axpjv3TTkfzRTsQVFJVG87vXv212YlK5A6L1sUR7JJIYxFDR0ff9igvdckfPNUnCmT4/s1600-h/Not+Me+Monday+SIDEBAR+180+x+180.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373377828381441522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHg6KG54S7lSxHzD9AbU8_OTRCnzMM8g_KRYaS57dRJ8RGPtHFzHyMHF8DOfH_bXSgh8hZZg9axpjv3TTkfzRTsQVFJVG87vXv212YlK5A6L1sUR7JJIYxFDR0ff9igvdckfPNUnCmT4/s200/Not+Me+Monday+SIDEBAR+180+x+180.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I did NOT jump for joy and want to kiss MckMama when I discovered on her site the whole "blurry" background post!!!!! WTH?!!!! I can totally do that. Thank You MckMama for teaching me the best trick out there......here is my homework......</span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFTvN_JvcEF9O2kvOYyno6AfSQCUP-HvdrtKygr1R63hLrrDbqtJopUmTUlsHJIZ4fOuJM3TWQRDgWRTW0l2zA1qpm8WJpZcenyV91ebt2l9quPMnP6nlBaVtw_jL_AjfwjT9p-L9lkU/s1600-h/jaiseprincess.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373377522330232130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFTvN_JvcEF9O2kvOYyno6AfSQCUP-HvdrtKygr1R63hLrrDbqtJopUmTUlsHJIZ4fOuJM3TWQRDgWRTW0l2zA1qpm8WJpZcenyV91ebt2l9quPMnP6nlBaVtw_jL_AjfwjT9p-L9lkU/s320/jaiseprincess.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tMhx9Ru5pctaAgk8OvhC807WZgvjE1aBdHI49pyJ_B2F54DbQCRkuuK8u82VAr2zjbHZE_RbGIMK5ru5Y-ZaZq1NTbPWtQnAAwcIVj7JEki6TgAZ6YtZfju1zQXIhTtHRgQI4aiHoiw/s1600-h/jjbubble.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373377515640349426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tMhx9Ru5pctaAgk8OvhC807WZgvjE1aBdHI49pyJ_B2F54DbQCRkuuK8u82VAr2zjbHZE_RbGIMK5ru5Y-ZaZq1NTbPWtQnAAwcIVj7JEki6TgAZ6YtZfju1zQXIhTtHRgQI4aiHoiw/s320/jjbubble.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I am NOT paying the price for being a "laid back" mama all summer and ready to pull my hair out at bedtime to attempt to get the kids on semi-routine for school starting in 2 weeks!!!!</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">I am also NOT putting off organizational projects in my house for no reason whatsoever........ugh....I wish I had a genie!!!!</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Check out more Not Me Monday stories at </span><a href="http://mycharmingkids.net/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">My Charming Kids</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">.</span><br /></strong></div><br /></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-36678095842896546812009-08-20T09:19:00.002-04:002009-08-20T09:29:47.383-04:00Thousand Words Thursday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyil_Q4wn6WNSgjGr6wOLufxj9dQqWGBoGHM9IvIo7V-K4idcaAE7adveZRUnsko2aniYserD34bzJIpHODCqZUjyiO47zW1ulKSxltROKsnC1mwuFHYrXNGeU5jvVzDy2tiYqit5QkI/s1600-h/mb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372037309801859634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyil_Q4wn6WNSgjGr6wOLufxj9dQqWGBoGHM9IvIo7V-K4idcaAE7adveZRUnsko2aniYserD34bzJIpHODCqZUjyiO47zW1ulKSxltROKsnC1mwuFHYrXNGeU5jvVzDy2tiYqit5QkI/s320/mb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Check out more pics at <a href="http://themomjen.com/">Cheaper Than Therapy.</a></span></strong></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-92178970758964309692009-08-19T08:16:00.003-04:002009-08-19T08:39:23.643-04:00Wordless Wednesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_CaY5mA14BI_omHV9BJF1Ym65nrfZE5RUy-cyK2x2_0M28GTjBrs64DY_KK7WOfKK8_XrLCBywVbtrmBh50lmhe_Cfj1I8YLJ8Pl6_70KJgAG4vOxqOnjvG6Wd11yApGhwLdDyyqhRw/s1600-h/legs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371649031513104130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_CaY5mA14BI_omHV9BJF1Ym65nrfZE5RUy-cyK2x2_0M28GTjBrs64DY_KK7WOfKK8_XrLCBywVbtrmBh50lmhe_Cfj1I8YLJ8Pl6_70KJgAG4vOxqOnjvG6Wd11yApGhwLdDyyqhRw/s320/legs.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>Peek-A-Boo</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>For more wordless wednesday photos head over to </strong></span><a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>5 Minutes for Mom</strong></span></a></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-4447541434796686442009-08-18T11:59:00.002-04:002009-08-18T12:10:55.451-04:00Random Tuesday Thoughts<strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1UKGRrQR_WDflUfLEYSTzAuBpbnunerZ-tZF0ArHnKCD36vCZpPeHNkjBW0Ke0LolmSXF4gBwm4fFNnYsTTGUayg5UTqzUYliPTmeZFSt-R1jyLVKUbmowNFMa6Zwm1p8w5KQL3pdp0/s1600-h/randomtuesday.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371334401592398498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 79px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1UKGRrQR_WDflUfLEYSTzAuBpbnunerZ-tZF0ArHnKCD36vCZpPeHNkjBW0Ke0LolmSXF4gBwm4fFNnYsTTGUayg5UTqzUYliPTmeZFSt-R1jyLVKUbmowNFMa6Zwm1p8w5KQL3pdp0/s320/randomtuesday.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I have missed my random thoughts on Tuesday's so here it goes.....</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">*I am wishing that I had paid more attention in computer class. Why? Well, I decided to put my little photography hobby into a really small business to see how it goes. I was talking to a friend who did this a couple years back and she told me I needed a website........so I got one. I feel like it's my first day on a new job. I want it to be perfect and yet there is so much to do and fix and tweak!!!! If you want to take a look.......check it out <a href="http://laneportraits.viviti.com/">here</a>. I really hope that link works!!!!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">*Big "J" started his first year of "tackle" football. All of his friends are nervous. His dad tells him, "Just make sure you hit the other guy harder before they hit you"</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">*I had a beautiful garden this year. I was weeding it AND watering it. I was down there last week picking beans and guess what I saw? A SNAKE!!!! The garden can rot now......</span></strong></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">For more Random Thoughts visit the <a href="http://theunmom.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">UnMom</span></a>.</span></strong></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-70026989982908569542009-08-13T00:22:00.002-04:002009-08-13T00:26:50.752-04:00Thousand Words Thursday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWaqPEdjXU9Z9htqkijcFh7YJ_zVP-_O1goEVNWf8VyAbcmJiRzE4-SzlFfqe6GJTM8JSkM1N2t1cdOjbwM5NBT9CUrfhhhky0isrIzesefZu790CaC3cqJKqdnfif0I5fusmD_86GxY/s1600-h/jaiseback.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369299684704338546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWaqPEdjXU9Z9htqkijcFh7YJ_zVP-_O1goEVNWf8VyAbcmJiRzE4-SzlFfqe6GJTM8JSkM1N2t1cdOjbwM5NBT9CUrfhhhky0isrIzesefZu790CaC3cqJKqdnfif0I5fusmD_86GxY/s320/jaiseback.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Off to build a sandcastle....</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Check out more pics at </span></strong><a href="http://themomjen.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>Cheaper Than Therapy</strong></span></a><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">.</span><br /></strong><br /></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-87920888650777097662009-08-12T08:07:00.002-04:002009-08-12T08:12:09.766-04:00Wordless Wednesday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_A-SQJZIAntYt0U9nafZhrGjjOxyg8LVcJ4IJCjvHIkfXrRuHC-hqLa5BHfwL9fzihEetqkaZzhG8HOLpPaNIlU1UGBAQFIGxWQcv5c_XV6vEehtOLrewraYowFYcKU8Nbyjm9i3VCM/s1600-h/jakebirds.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369048538788738498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_A-SQJZIAntYt0U9nafZhrGjjOxyg8LVcJ4IJCjvHIkfXrRuHC-hqLa5BHfwL9fzihEetqkaZzhG8HOLpPaNIlU1UGBAQFIGxWQcv5c_XV6vEehtOLrewraYowFYcKU8Nbyjm9i3VCM/s320/jakebirds.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> <strong> Big J running off some energy at the beach<br />For more wordless wednesday photos head over to </strong></span><a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>5 Minutes for Mom</strong></span></a><br /><br /></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-71579591458278773682009-08-11T10:04:00.003-04:002009-08-11T10:27:21.843-04:00Blog Hop<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctZo_Ft8YfZwCE_F7MCa4spwiZtvNyIPlIfHlgwKgTKxJ5wt99aaXu3i2hS7RNtyJckCHsMK9AZ_so-mn2WEXbtt4nqQSb4tegah3pxJ3x3Aj2ylwjA6UdCdijePWhm91UbZ4Pmfpqfs/s1600-h/jakejaiselaughtwo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368711116678704402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctZo_Ft8YfZwCE_F7MCa4spwiZtvNyIPlIfHlgwKgTKxJ5wt99aaXu3i2hS7RNtyJckCHsMK9AZ_so-mn2WEXbtt4nqQSb4tegah3pxJ3x3Aj2ylwjA6UdCdijePWhm91UbZ4Pmfpqfs/s320/jakejaiselaughtwo.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> One of my favorite pics of big and little J<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgur_sw_7wtnc9WJAYq_-4oY1t6Q-qObdYu_E2hH5B4ifa_PkvNdLVbQUQqh_YF5vPI0W3Uq1piydJCxD2p9nnBQuehqnPPfyy83OKkiPh9QAEgZNd5b8K1GwadRvdQMXl0x-gbDwgnwsM/s1600-h/j5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368711112509883650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgur_sw_7wtnc9WJAYq_-4oY1t6Q-qObdYu_E2hH5B4ifa_PkvNdLVbQUQqh_YF5vPI0W3Uq1piydJCxD2p9nnBQuehqnPPfyy83OKkiPh9QAEgZNd5b8K1GwadRvdQMXl0x-gbDwgnwsM/s320/j5.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">LOVE this pic of little j.......they grow up too darn fast</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyRjhqhzGDj_nG7Ja7NuRTkSiKAJ7Dfdi6I0rR3kibJ2KB6a5sVR7dfU3hSqRyVk9CW_rL9_-uo4Akk62vdEl2tasID4OVUxSWSfnJy8NeTS2FNN5OmVKu0X5eASXJ5823H36XgCD8WE/s1600-h/Old+Computer+672.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368711101986753362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyRjhqhzGDj_nG7Ja7NuRTkSiKAJ7Dfdi6I0rR3kibJ2KB6a5sVR7dfU3hSqRyVk9CW_rL9_-uo4Akk62vdEl2tasID4OVUxSWSfnJy8NeTS2FNN5OmVKu0X5eASXJ5823H36XgCD8WE/s320/Old+Computer+672.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> This has always been one of my favorites of big J.......he was 4 and having a ball at the beach</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBg09d_BlEJ_z2BqAAUW7vwZHaBOGXXhLaGLwhcW94fJlmXLiSbNMQ43AyyJ4PTXAYPXJHhxlZexxSboVwBil6_1jx7KzuHKq18quO6XRraYAwrj0QLAHFNEJQNOYdui5eN7f_mb_Ppuk/s1600-h/boysbench.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368711090217182290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBg09d_BlEJ_z2BqAAUW7vwZHaBOGXXhLaGLwhcW94fJlmXLiSbNMQ43AyyJ4PTXAYPXJHhxlZexxSboVwBil6_1jx7KzuHKq18quO6XRraYAwrj0QLAHFNEJQNOYdui5eN7f_mb_Ppuk/s320/boysbench.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> Big J's baseball team....love the simplicity of this pic.</span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><!-- Begin Blog Hop --><br /><a href="http://www.mcklinky.com/blog_hop.asp" target="_blank"><img height="98" alt="MckLinky Blog Hop" src="http://www.mcklinky.com/images/MckLinkyBlogHop.jpg" width="300" border="0" longdesc="http://www.brentriggs.com" /></a><br /><script src="http://www.mcklinky.com/linky_include_bloghop.asp?id=2757" type="text/javascript"></script>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-72111100830310810052009-08-10T10:44:00.003-04:002009-08-10T10:59:34.925-04:00Not Me Monday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOU9j7mL_mYM_ZMLWMxWjDugIU_bbTx56UuKH-lDnA2HzTcA2kZ6K_-M22A7kZoGqDXvu3vni-KEHtwNp8RZPZfLquL2zYqbKTL8EUkjjxm4xPFZGKlu4SETE5pWP38_FnD6jTB32x7eQ/s1600-h/Not+Me+Monday+SIDEBAR+180+x+180.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368347304070050914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOU9j7mL_mYM_ZMLWMxWjDugIU_bbTx56UuKH-lDnA2HzTcA2kZ6K_-M22A7kZoGqDXvu3vni-KEHtwNp8RZPZfLquL2zYqbKTL8EUkjjxm4xPFZGKlu4SETE5pWP38_FnD6jTB32x7eQ/s320/Not+Me+Monday+SIDEBAR+180+x+180.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I did not lure my 3 yr old out into the 90 degree heat yesterday with a promise to ride the 4-wheeler so I could do a photo shoot with her. That would be mean and I would never do that.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">I did not tell my kids that it was midnight last night when we lost power so that they would go to sleep (when it was only 9:30). </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">I did not watch meaningless <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">tv</span> like "Housewives of _____" marathon's and Miami Social and Tori and Dean and Big Brother yesterday.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Saving the best for last.............I DID NOT want to strangle my 8 yr old when he announced "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">EWWWW</span> that is POOP at the bottom of the pool" when we were at my mother in law's marina pool. Yes, there were other people present at the pool and I thought little J had made it to the potty in time, I mean she hasn't had an accident in over a month. Evidently I was wrong....</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Check out more Not Me Monday stories at <a href="http://mycharmingkids.net/">My Charming Kids</a>.</span></strong></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-31243963795033984652009-08-06T09:48:00.000-04:002009-08-06T09:53:34.040-04:00Thousand Words Thursday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AR-Y1Ak8npnbo0Pp5wjPNSdvRWylejwmmphWhmlFRbJV44rIAn65TwcvrTRA0iv7P_28UMfApsD9MWOU6N9Y7r136WQ80V1wHxjH97tS2KBVsUuDIhJofKRMSXK7DqDPIMTNnYTKADw/s1600-h/jaisemommy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366848284234314370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AR-Y1Ak8npnbo0Pp5wjPNSdvRWylejwmmphWhmlFRbJV44rIAn65TwcvrTRA0iv7P_28UMfApsD9MWOU6N9Y7r136WQ80V1wHxjH97tS2KBVsUuDIhJofKRMSXK7DqDPIMTNnYTKADw/s320/jaisemommy.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong> Having fun at the beach....<br />Check out more pics at </strong></span><a href="http://themomjen.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>Cheaper Than Therapy</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>.<br /></strong></span><br /></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-73218304174305111892009-07-29T09:24:00.002-04:002009-07-29T09:28:46.739-04:00Wordless Wednesday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbNADOHBHyr4hX_6cpeBODTmNSsAmrOjYar4QRhdcjMN_mAaBXfUx7lAJ_lRPFoHf4rleQZu7apERmNAqF8l8C6uZ-IPLvIvBDuC8zw_MUVfih1fjxIKEvSpZkoxqdAm8H4U7rkDjZks/s1600-h/auntsusiejaiesbreakfast.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363873181587828482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbNADOHBHyr4hX_6cpeBODTmNSsAmrOjYar4QRhdcjMN_mAaBXfUx7lAJ_lRPFoHf4rleQZu7apERmNAqF8l8C6uZ-IPLvIvBDuC8zw_MUVfih1fjxIKEvSpZkoxqdAm8H4U7rkDjZks/s320/auntsusiejaiesbreakfast.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> <strong>Little J and her Aunt "ooze" (aka Susie) eating chocolate muffins in bed at the hotel!!!!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>For more wordless wednesday photos head over to </strong></span><a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>5 Minutes for Mom</strong></span></a></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-44974547455863420792009-07-28T07:10:00.003-04:002009-07-28T07:26:37.618-04:00Blog Hop - Favorite Kid Photo<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I was thrilled when the rules for this blog hop said I could add more than one photo. No Way could I pick just ONE!!!!</span></strong></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwFfpKXXf9BgFgjodha4LX8D1etnIM_A2RsgZ0VbVLzbH2JeMkR9hQMxOLM3iDrstCAd1_jDxIqxdSPtGSIKLS-LYneuXTiQYHHFAKKRpfvUcsz9Ks5lVvitnXYbwje2kRn-95Fqb-0E/s1600-h/buhbye.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363470078441265826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwFfpKXXf9BgFgjodha4LX8D1etnIM_A2RsgZ0VbVLzbH2JeMkR9hQMxOLM3iDrstCAd1_jDxIqxdSPtGSIKLS-LYneuXTiQYHHFAKKRpfvUcsz9Ks5lVvitnXYbwje2kRn-95Fqb-0E/s320/buhbye.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tsQvlykABJkoJb0bubAk44JvjHxs5pQgEF5GUOx28wLgTYpBVsr4AmFMGLtCVkF_kIwSZ5o9MopBI3adGGSZlfvswdA0pqDI_iG4kaCUFKeoZAORckfXgK9zoHwcFGVvo8ZRxW2QY1I/s1600-h/jaketeddybeartwoyears.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363470075294441250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tsQvlykABJkoJb0bubAk44JvjHxs5pQgEF5GUOx28wLgTYpBVsr4AmFMGLtCVkF_kIwSZ5o9MopBI3adGGSZlfvswdA0pqDI_iG4kaCUFKeoZAORckfXgK9zoHwcFGVvo8ZRxW2QY1I/s320/jaketeddybeartwoyears.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eTCnlBW3TlCoxsES3cXeWhspNIfbTcHgGNZqdEE0DxSWQt1g7aqPhLjxWdpuUd7QBnf5lgHij9jKm6ICeE52AnSJPFMSHavK8lZcDRP2PYCIqJXOFFQwBCE8ESajg8as3M7PYCHSXWw/s1600-h/jakeandjaise3weeks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363470069507569794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 237px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eTCnlBW3TlCoxsES3cXeWhspNIfbTcHgGNZqdEE0DxSWQt1g7aqPhLjxWdpuUd7QBnf5lgHij9jKm6ICeE52AnSJPFMSHavK8lZcDRP2PYCIqJXOFFQwBCE8ESajg8as3M7PYCHSXWw/s320/jakeandjaise3weeks.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVH8FDI50H5l7NEPoOGKCvb6F-opEpDHaIh1jNbAeXg9D1pieWTmaJxSJE6Ied18a6dK9MvulDl7Cew2YSNmwgLbK1rSYoviH7hiGpeIkeGXgT3j2Toyojt1WT8ukP16gg1oUmlKC4gY/s1600-h/Old+Computer+728.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363470061324664514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVH8FDI50H5l7NEPoOGKCvb6F-opEpDHaIh1jNbAeXg9D1pieWTmaJxSJE6Ied18a6dK9MvulDl7Cew2YSNmwgLbK1rSYoviH7hiGpeIkeGXgT3j2Toyojt1WT8ukP16gg1oUmlKC4gY/s320/Old+Computer+728.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtcSVvpLE68COiv1t9exNMng-z692Mt6aO3vRLuo1IGe8_XwYkH3ISmUCmLNzikcvo48kaCMaIfw5Kph1LcDY3y_N_E8lA0rKpru5gX8Jk6ytvPnmpVSHiVwJVU1AmIOwpF9GYxpJrAQ/s1600-h/Old+Computer+348.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363470058228577490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtcSVvpLE68COiv1t9exNMng-z692Mt6aO3vRLuo1IGe8_XwYkH3ISmUCmLNzikcvo48kaCMaIfw5Kph1LcDY3y_N_E8lA0rKpru5gX8Jk6ytvPnmpVSHiVwJVU1AmIOwpF9GYxpJrAQ/s320/Old+Computer+348.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /> <!-- Begin Blog Hop --><br /><a href="http://www.mcklinky.com/blog_hop.asp" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.mcklinky.com/images/MckLinkyBlogHop.jpg" alt="MckLinky Blog Hop" width="300" height="98" border="0" longdesc="http://www.brentriggs.com"></a><br /><script src="http://www.mcklinky.com/linky_include_bloghop.asp?id=1630" type="text/javascript"></script>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-40736160240511418462009-07-27T09:03:00.002-04:002009-07-27T09:34:36.262-04:00OHB has completed Week One<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWMj8ms2LgKtePWHiJNtuHk-nkkNuGHghXOwDXJcPmRG5KpOZL7suMC0VFhFtp2dizn3KXX2rZwvFDYmM4NL8l87_QFNnfzpRgg-Aayb63KS88u_NWYiEFuIRQTJtpnnhFKcygsv1PFw/s1600-h/ohb2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363129538496876994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 84px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWMj8ms2LgKtePWHiJNtuHk-nkkNuGHghXOwDXJcPmRG5KpOZL7suMC0VFhFtp2dizn3KXX2rZwvFDYmM4NL8l87_QFNnfzpRgg-Aayb63KS88u_NWYiEFuIRQTJtpnnhFKcygsv1PFw/s320/ohb2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">OHB</span> (Operation Hot Body) has successfully completed week one in my household!!!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">I called my brother, who is a trainer in FL., and said, "So I have dropped 25lbs. and am now at a stand still and we can't stay <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">standin</span>' where we are at right now!! There is still some leftover baby weight <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">hangin</span>' around and it has to go bye-bye!!! Please help me"</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">So, he must have heard the desperation in my voice and he put me on a "clean eating" plan. No, it's not a "cleanse" for your body or a fad diet. It is filled with great things for your body like oatmeal, chicken, turkey, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">vegetables</span> and brown rice. The idea is to feed your body things it can use. Now even though I love everything on the list, he told me it would get boring and that is what will make it hard. He was right!!!! I still love everything but would love to dip my chicken in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">bbq</span> sauce or have a little butter on my rice/<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">potato</span>.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">So the plan is to do this 2 weeks out of the month and then the other two weeks just don't go over board. I mean at this rate, I will think 2Tbsp. of my lite dressing on a salad will be heaven!!!! It's amazing how well you feel when you eat healthy!!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">I am happy to report that after week one I am down 5.2lbs and 3 inches!!!!! That is enough to keep me eating boring for the next week. I totally get that the majority of the 5lbs is water weight, but I don't care, it is off of my body!!!!! </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">At this rate, he is going to get a really nice Christmas gift!!!! </span></strong></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-62663790790706649282009-07-23T08:27:00.002-04:002009-07-23T08:31:46.630-04:00Thousand Words Thursday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wS8KHZUuvjqDVWvk-Ug7mSltAXk9A_ucCuZghSpyWNo_HtizRHgglKAya7KxntE4Ngu6oWclE-qxI7C2o6IvN4ocnhW-Zs5l5Vg3WN_C_uyzGjHRQVDqnJ7NFN8KCv2uNn1DE9HvzUs/s1600-h/jaiseface3modelduotone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361631836591962434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wS8KHZUuvjqDVWvk-Ug7mSltAXk9A_ucCuZghSpyWNo_HtizRHgglKAya7KxntE4Ngu6oWclE-qxI7C2o6IvN4ocnhW-Zs5l5Vg3WN_C_uyzGjHRQVDqnJ7NFN8KCv2uNn1DE9HvzUs/s320/jaiseface3modelduotone.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">My new favorite pic of my little J.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Check out more pics at </span></strong><a href="http://themomjen.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>Cheaper Than Therapy</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>.<br /></strong></span><br /></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-6383216596395026692009-07-22T08:02:00.002-04:002009-07-22T08:04:22.703-04:00Wordless Wednesday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczAwwdCTndgjQLCVchAmNNtHV_6K_DcpeNpn2_a4cosELvd84kyxTh_8RMrkJKI2srdDa9I5eH3gM3eyPJkuvOvWNSGZfr0GT7LBsnJde1_CadrpMCW4Csu8m0Tef_OSC4ki2q4h83bE/s1600-h/daddysandgirls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361253887943547778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczAwwdCTndgjQLCVchAmNNtHV_6K_DcpeNpn2_a4cosELvd84kyxTh_8RMrkJKI2srdDa9I5eH3gM3eyPJkuvOvWNSGZfr0GT7LBsnJde1_CadrpMCW4Csu8m0Tef_OSC4ki2q4h83bE/s320/daddysandgirls.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> Two dad's and their daughters.....</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">For more wordless wednesday photos head over to </span></strong><a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>5 Minutes for Mom</strong></span></a><br /><br /></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-20848461740521222342009-07-21T10:28:00.002-04:002009-07-21T10:32:31.694-04:00Blog Hop<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Favorite Bean Dip</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">1 can refried beans</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">chili powder (amount depends on how much of a kick you want)</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">pepper jack cheese</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">sharp cheddar cheese</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">1 can crushed tomatoes or salsa</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Heat all over the stove in a pan. Serve with chips........EVERYONE will want your recipe!!!!</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mcklinky.com/blog_hop.asp" target="_blank"><img height="98" alt="MckLinky Blog Hop" src="http://www.mcklinky.com/images/MckLinkyBlogHop.jpg" width="300" border="0" longdesc="http://www.brentriggs.com" /></a><br /></div><script src="http://www.mcklinky.com/linky_include_bloghop.asp?id=790" type="text/javascript"></script>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-86329206745474416582009-07-16T09:45:00.003-04:002009-07-16T09:48:58.644-04:00Thousand Words Thursday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitvOWYmZVgApNN0Q_5WMk4fevXoy09XM3R35xq-8wbmhu5CPtklS2ybxbgAhtmyY8yLOTJPqiyh9s9NxXCyZpHLuK0Ub8-NgrRPGV60IzQYqckbDr6nvdX-Rpmn_kwIIUukaMDJ_dBTw/s1600-h/jkissj.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359053985433645762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitvOWYmZVgApNN0Q_5WMk4fevXoy09XM3R35xq-8wbmhu5CPtklS2ybxbgAhtmyY8yLOTJPqiyh9s9NxXCyZpHLuK0Ub8-NgrRPGV60IzQYqckbDr6nvdX-Rpmn_kwIIUukaMDJ_dBTw/s320/jkissj.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>Little J giving Big J a birthday kiss!!!!<br />Check out more pics at </strong></span><a href="http://themomjen.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>Cheaper Than Therapy</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>.</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>P.S. I have somehow screwed up my blog and everything that was on my L sidebar is now scrolling out down the middle......has anyone done this before or know how I can fix this? I'll make you a margarita if you help me..........</strong></span></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-86337915676440256132009-07-14T00:05:00.006-04:002009-07-14T00:29:43.714-04:00Blog Hop 3 Things.....<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">The Blog Hop this week is: Tell me 3 things you didn't know about me. I am focusing them around my oldest, Jake because today it is all about him......since it is his birthday!!!!!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">~Jake fueled my passion for photography ever since he was days old. I just couldn't believe that he was mine!!!! We had to leave him in the hospital for one night after they discharged me from having him. We were NOT prepared for that at all!!!!! I feel for all of those babies that are born prematurely or with illnesses......my heart truly breaks for them.</span></strong></div>
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<br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">~ I am EXTREMELY thankful that my epidural worked while I delivered him because it didn't work when I gave birth to my daughter....so I know the difference!! It made me not so angry at my hubby when he ran out to Burger King to get something to eat at 11:45pm because "this was my first child and I was only dilated to 6".........Jake was born at 12:21am. Yes, it's true that he almost missed the birth of his son for a whopper.......but my epidural worked and I wasn't at all upset.</span></strong>
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<br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Happy Birthday Jake!!!! We love you!!!!</span></strong>
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<br />Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099442061692726408.post-80545517776853737592009-07-13T09:57:00.003-04:002009-07-13T10:10:21.034-04:00I LOVE Summer Photo Contest<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hQLwHTkfLoWPuTkRJyXeRs16HoL1Ff3R0VJ7h-4nBNNAi_zoSBzFhEvKziPr-TT3qDp1_hDz_oSQiWqQLI3uL_bw-nG0iGV7pwJhAZSs-_p8AVTXitsSjhmgORqRok1KASZE95w0JIY/s1600-h/ilovesummer.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357944582134155922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 140px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hQLwHTkfLoWPuTkRJyXeRs16HoL1Ff3R0VJ7h-4nBNNAi_zoSBzFhEvKziPr-TT3qDp1_hDz_oSQiWqQLI3uL_bw-nG0iGV7pwJhAZSs-_p8AVTXitsSjhmgORqRok1KASZE95w0JIY/s320/ilovesummer.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">There is nothing I love more than the summer, the beach and pictures of my kids. So when I checked out <a href="http://islandlife808.com/">An Island Life </a>and saw she was having a Summer Photo contest, I knew I was in!!!! The hard part however, is narrowing it down to just ONE photo. I guess if I were forced to then this would be it. Jake was 5 and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jaise</span> was 1. He was showing her the "ropes" to the beach and where all of the best sand castle building spots were at. My VERY talented friend sketched this for me in a size of 16x20 and it is hanging in my living room.....I guess that could qualify it for one of my favorites!!!!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Anyway, check out <a href="http://islandlife808.com/">An Island Life </a>starting July 21st and vote for my photo!!! Remember, you get what you give.......so give me lots of votes!!!! </span></strong></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucqp0ZTP5DSiy_PlHYhT6C8rOKbAgdrA_9jNZsm0CZwhvtX5tDvrxWhPg1Z6v5hLeEL1LddA0NH9MvD9TsoMgHRBJ_cWqrJhXcKYzcbHN4FPIIYw7kb7x1-wPdijYldoihphsetM7iaE/s1600-h/Old+Computer+716.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357944445059061506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucqp0ZTP5DSiy_PlHYhT6C8rOKbAgdrA_9jNZsm0CZwhvtX5tDvrxWhPg1Z6v5hLeEL1LddA0NH9MvD9TsoMgHRBJ_cWqrJhXcKYzcbHN4FPIIYw7kb7x1-wPdijYldoihphsetM7iaE/s400/Old+Computer+716.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Proud Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461346503192507403noreply@blogger.com1