Have You Heard of That CRAZY WRAP THING?! (I ask this a LOT these days!)

I'm a distributor with It Works! Global and can't help but try to get the word out about our products and how working from home for this AMAZING company has and will continue to bless me and my family! The wraps are AWESOME (who wouldn't want to tighten, tone and firm in as little as 45 minutes?!), and our other products (health and wellness, weight loss, and skin care) are awesome! Right now this amazing company is offering great Christmas bonuses! I'll be getting $800 in cash to spend on gifts this year, which will be great It's SO doable and just a blessing to me so I'm sharing this opportunity with others !

To become a distributor it's $99 to sign up and get your starter kit. It comes with a box of 4 wraps and some other things like a folder and product list and a few blitz cards. You can use the wraps on yourself or sell them for cash. If you sell them for $25 or $30 each you make back what you started up for! Their compensation plan is unbelievable!There are specific reason WHY there's so much potential to make money with this company compared to other multi-level marketing companies out there. I'll tell you more if you're interested.

If you've ever wanted to be able to stay home with your kids, retire yourself or your husband early, make an extra $300/month or an extra $10,000/month, let me know and we'll talk! Send me a PM on my FB page which I'll link, or email me at:

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 I am feeling sooo blessed to be doing what I do! Changing lives, with people's body image and health...being able to offer this opportunity of financial freedom! I can show people how they can get out of debt! How they can stop working 2 jobs! How they can avoid using a credit card for their kid's Christmas! I am making new friends and have a team that couldn't be more supportive or encouraging or helpful! We pray for and with each other and our success (I'm not very competitive so this is nice for me), but we are all driven and trust that God brought this into our lives for a reason! WHAT. A. BLESSING. 

I will be back to more regular blogging soon, I hope! So glad to be back!

Guess what?!?!?!

Oh my gosh! I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

I'm Bringing Belly Back...

I just want to prepare you all for my return! Yup, I'm coming back. Admit it...you missed me! 

I am now 22 weeks and 4 days along. Due date is May 21st, which is the day after MY birthday!

In this home, where we currently have two little girlies running around, we will be seeing.......more.......PINK! Craziness, I know.

All is going well so far. She hangs out down around my bladder, which I am almost constantly fully aware of.

For now I'll leave you with these pics (to remind you of my face, and show you my belly). And don't fret...I WILL BE BACK!!!

It's Been So Long!!!

At least it feels that way. I definitely haven't done well keeping up with this. I WANT to do better, I do! Here are my excuses...the move, my pregnancy, homeschooling Emily...do I need more? Just kidding. I could fit it in still, right? I know there are plenty of busy mommas, working women, etc who find the time to blog. 

I did actually start one a week or so ago...actually I had typed something up that was to be a status on my FB and decided it didn't belong on there but was perfect for the start of a blog entry and so I saved the draft with the intention of elaborating and, of course, STILL haven't done that. But I will!

I have a tendency to do that...procrastinate. It isn't something that I like about myself, but it happens. I tell myself that I'll get into a better routine, or even make a schedule...it just never happens! Ugh! 

On another note, I'm still working on unpacking and getting pictures hung etc. It's slow going, though. But it will get done! My parents are coming out from NC for Thanksgiving so hopefully that will help motivate me. OR I'll end up telling myself that mom can help when she gets here. Haha Which IS true...

Alrighty, now that I wrote SOMEthing I feel better. And I WILL try to do better! :-)

Boxes and Packing, Packing and More Boxes...

That's what I've been doing lately. Therefore, I haven't been blogging. We have a couple more days of finishing up and then I get to start UN packing! Yay! ;-) 

After all of this is done...there will be pics of the new, FABULOUS, place! 

Stay tuned!

Hello, weekend :-)

I just have to say that our weekends have become SO busy, it hardly feels like downtime these days. And with it being the beginning of hunting season I have officially become a "hunting widow".  But I do LOVE having my Emily home all weekend, every weekend! Makes my heart happy.

But anyway,  tomorrow morning my hubby is staying home (instead of hunting) and GETTING UP WITH THE GIRLS so that I can sleep in! By sleeping in I mean 8:30 or 9:00 (we have to be at church at 9:30)...but still, I am SO EXCITED!!! Lol I NEVER thought I would consider 8:30 "sleeping in".

Okay, I just wanted to make a new post. I'm tired of seeing my vampire face every time I get on. Haha 

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the weekend!

Just ME (a wedding and a vampire)! :-)

So I have still been so busy, and I haven't had much to blog about anyway. BUT this past weekend I went to a wedding, and I felt kinda pretty. So...I'm just gonna come off as a little self centered for a minute and show myself off ;-)

And for a contest in my FAVE Cafemom group, I became a vampire today. Haha

I did another one and had to add it!

Short and sweet, that's it for today. Have a great one!

Fall Flavors (Picture This)...

I'm sitting here nauseous (as is the norm lately), thinking up a post and I can't get my mind away from some of my Favorite Fall Flavors. 

And I want to SEE all the things I'm thinking about so I'm going to find yummy pics, too! Ooooh, yeah!

 I LOVE Thanksgiving! The whole meal that we have is at the top of my faves list. Ours is usually pretty traditional and simple, just how I like it! Turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, mashed 'taters and gravy, pea salad (one of my favorite things!), sweet potato casserole (among other things)...Oh! And we started a few years ago doing a traditionally baked turkey AND a deep fried turkey (if you haven't tried that, you're missing out...seriously!)...I'm hungry just thinking about it!

Okay, I'll be honest...our spread looks nothing like this, but I thought it was beautiful...love all the fall colors!

Then there's dessert. Pecan pie, pumpkin pie, fudge, and other miscellaneous sweets (we always experiment with new desserts). One of my VERY faves is this:

Pumpkin cheesecake...it. is. DIVINE. Geez, I want some now!

Aside from Thanksgiving, some other fall faves include homemade chili (this is actually mine I made recently...could have used a prettier bowl, huh?).

Homemade stew (not my pic, but sure looks yummy!):

My hubby's homemade hot chocolate:

Goodies I like to make like these (bad pic because there were prettier ones than these! Lol):

 And these:

The slew of candy the girls bring in from trick-or-treating (which my preggo self already can't wait for!):

Oh, and I can't forget mine and my hubby's famous duck gumbo (it's AMAZING and literally takes hours to make...and SO worth it!), and yes...this is a pic of ours:

Our recipe is derived from the one and only Duck Commander. Thank you, sir!

Gosh, I'll leave it at this...I am now hungry and ready to start making all these things! :-) What are some of YOUR fall faves?!

Exhaustion and Chaos and Fun (with pics to prove it!)...

I know I haven't written lately. I. Have. Been . Exhausted. I mean, that's totally normal in pregnancy, but throw in the fact that we've been so busy lately. And that I babysat a precious 6 week old Monday and Tuesday, plus my regular little guy on Tuesday as well, had to be up at 6:30 both of those days, with one or both of my girls still waking up in the night, feeling like I'm not getting anything done around the house...yeah. You get the point. 

Needless to say, I have a LOT to get done today! I haven't hardly been on the computer at all this week (so I'm making up for that right now). I talked to my mom one day but other than that haven't talked to anyone. I was in bed at 9:50 Monday night (that's early for me!), and have skipped my nightly bath/shaving time TWO nights already this week (rarely happens). 

I'm SO ready to move into the new house...I can't wait to have a place for all the things that I don't have a place for right now.

Oh! Over the weekend we FINALLY got to take the girls bowling. It was Emily's reward for getting her 10 stickers for "obeying and following instructions" at school. We had a good time, though it wasn't quite what Emily expected (her words)...the girl is used to being a pro at Wii bowling and couldn't even hold the real ball it was so heavy for her. Haha But she still enjoyed it!

Emily went hunting with her daddy yesterday and had a good time! Yay for daddy/daughter time...so precious. I'll leave you with a picture of her adorable face and then I need to get to cleaning, laundry, more cleaning, a shower, and...more cleaning.

Time With God...

I want more. But somehow I let everything else come before my time with Him. I don't know why it isn't a more natural priority for me. I always talk to Him off and on all day...almost every night...but I want to start my day with Him. I need to. And I will. 

I'm taking steps to be more organized. To clean on a bit of a schedule so that I know things that need to get done will, rather than being put off until "later" (we all know that "later" can easily turn into "not get done at all today"). Surely if I can work on this, I can make time for Him.

I have never even read through the entire New Testament (in order)...and right now I'm supposed to be doing this with my parents and siblings. I haven't even started. See? I don't know what it is...but I need to get on it. 

I know I'm not the only one, but I sure do spend a lot of time in prayer and study when things are rough. I don't want to just spend time with Him and in His word when I feel like I need it. And really, I need it ALL the time. It's just that when my heart is hurting, or I know that a situation is so big that only He can handle it...that's when I can't help but go to Him. 

I can't bring myself to wake up before everyone else and in the quiet of morning have my devo time. I would love to do it in peace, but what can I say? I need my rest (and with Madelyn waking up off and on throughout the nights lately, I really do need it). 

There are really no excuses, though. I could take 5 minutes, or 30 minutes, or whatever it might be and fit in a few verses and a prayer. The verse (and song) just came to mind that says,

 "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end, they are new every morning, great is Thy faithfulness."

Every day is a new day and it's never too late to begin anew! To start a habit. How long do they say it takes to form a habit? (Yes, I'm Googling it.) It seems the most popular answer is "an average of 66 days". So...about two months, give or take. That seems like a long time to me. Haha But surely I can do it! 

And now, to get this day going. So much to do...and with a fussy child and a tired momma! Ah, the joys of motherhood. :-) At least with Him as my Father, I know that all things are possible! Even something as simple as getting the house clean when I'm tired. ;-)

Blaaaahhhhh.....Ramblings of a Boring Pregnant Lady.

Yeah, that's how I feel this morning. It's no fun feeling hungry and nauseous at the same time. But, it's not tooo bad so I'm okay with it. :-)

The blah also goes for blogging lately. I'm just not into it. It just re-affirms the fact that I. am. boring. Whatev. Nothing to write about. And though I love the what? Maybe three people that read my blog...sometimes it just doesn't feel worth my time. 

Maybe soon I'll have interesting things to say based on, oh...pregnancy, homeschooling, and a new house. ;-) I can get a little excited about that!

The past few days my moods go something like this:

...And the change happens in about 2 seconds flat. Haha You know they're crazy when you're reading this book to your daughter...

...and you have to try not to cry the whole time. Oh me, oh my!

Anyway, so yeah...not too much to say these days. I need to start packing up our house, but my dear hubby hasn't brought me any boxes yet. He needs to get on that asap.

Until next time...

Just What My Soul Needs.....

Yesterday I was feeling down in the morning, so I decided to listen to one of my favorite worship songs. That led to listening to many of my favorite, most encouraging and uplifting worship songs. It does my soul good. So here I am listening again, to give my soul a lift and get me up and off my rear so I can (in good spirits) do all of the things I need to do before my oh-so-busy weekend. 

I wasn't going to blog today. I haven't really felt like there was any point lately. But I decided that I would just share these songs with anyone who might read this.

'Mighty To Save'

 

'Our God Is Greater'

 

'Who Am I'

'Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)'

'How Great Is Our God'

'This Is My Desire'

Be encouraged and have a wonderful and blessed weekend!

Stuck at 22!!!!! + Funniest Pics Ever = Post Worth Reading ;-)

And it's getting on my nerves! Someone, PLEASE help me get away from this number! For one thing, I hate even numbers...I don't know why, but I do! Plus, after I gained a couple of new followers it just stopped, at this dreaded number...22. I just need one person who reads this to click that little "follow" button and take be to 23! Pleeeaaassseee...

And now for a random, funny little story. My Madelyn decided yesterday that she would wake up somewhere between 5 and 6 in the a.m. Not cool. I knew she would be exhausted later in the day and was hoping for a nap so that I could also rest my own weary eyes. Lunch time rolls around and she's sitting on the couch, watching Caillou and eating. It's awfully quiet so I look over at her and this is what I see:

Upon closer inspection I notice this:

Hilarious, right? I pulled the whole carrot out of her mouth and let her doze away. Of course by the time I thought "hey, I could take a little nap" I realized that I would have to leave in 30 minutes to get Emily from school, so what was the point? Bummer. But these pictures were totally worth it. Hehe

Now, follow me and I'll love you forever! ;-) Really.

Marriage Monday...+ 1

So we just recently found out that we will be adding another little one to our family! Yup, we're gonna be a family of 5. Yay! I am super excited!!! It somehow managed to get out a little more than I'd intended so soon, but hey...it's a good thing I'm pretty laid back about stuff like that! 

Michael and I are both really happy and of course will be hoping and praying for a boy, but will feel happy and blessed with whatever God gives us! I'm still expecting y'all to do a lot of this, though: 

But like I said, we will be happy either way. Healthy is always most important, and I know that whatever we get (even gender aside), will be what is in His plan for us.

I love that my hubby and I both love kiddos and want a (sorta) big family :-) I love the idea of a family of 5 (I have a "thing" for odd numbers). I'm just excited! I am already a little sore and achy...but I don't mind even a little bit! 

I'd appreciate all the prayers you're willing to offer! And if you read this, then you're special. I would still ask that no one post on my personal FB page about it. Family of course knows, a lot of church friends and a few important others. However, I don't feel the need to have all of the randoms of FB knowing yet. So if you're a FB friend and one if the sweet ones that actually follows my blog...shhhh! Thanks :-)

Very Ispiring Blog Awarded? Truly Flattered.

Seriously? This means a LOT to me. I mean, of all the things I could think of being, this one is certainly up there. I don't think of myself as inspiring, but I would like to be able to. Anyway...I HAVE to thank snipewife for nominating me. So...thank you so much! And now here's what I've gotta do:

The rules to the Very Inspiring Blogger Award are as follows:|

    Display the Nomination logo on your blog     Link back to the person who nominated you     State 7 things about yourself     Nominate 15 others and link to them     Notify those bloggers of the nominations & award requirements

This logo is a pretty cool one, huh? Well...I like it, anyway. Now, guess I'll get started!

7 Things about Me:

1. I grew up as a MK (missionary kid) and a PK (preacher's kid) and I loved it! 

2. Lived in Nigeria for 5 years of my life and it was one of the best times of my life. I haven't been back in a long time, but it's still my second home.

3. I LOVE food! I will try pretty much anything once and I love ethnic food, especially spicy stuff!

4. I am an avid reader! I like just about anything except cheesy romance novels (though I do read Christian romance) and science fiction.

5. I think my girls are probably the most beautiful girls. Ever. Well, they are! ;-)

6. One of my biggest dreams is to live on (or very close to) the beach someday(preferably the East coast, island, or another country).

7. I think that I have a very boring personality.

Okay, now I don't know that I can come up with 15 blogs that I think are inspirational...I barely follow that many! Haha But I will link to the ones that I follow that are inspiring to me. :-) In no particular order...

~ I didn't see a button for this girl, but here's her link: Living Deliberately

This girl lives almost exactly as I imagine I would be if I weren't married and didn't have my girlies. I live a bit vicariously through her blog...but she probably doesn't know that ;-)

~ Okay, I was going to put this one's button on here, but I don't know how :-( So I'll just put a link to  her page. Sweet and Wild
Her love story is what grabbed me first on her blog...I loved reading it and all about her wedding these past few days. Her story is inspiring and she is such a beautiful, sweet girl! You'll love her.

~ I know this girl from outside of the blogging world. There are two amazing things about her that I'll say...she appears to be an amazing cook (and especially baker, and I say appears because I haven't actually tasted any of her food). Speaking of which, Kayla...*ahem*. Most importantly, this girl is an incredible mommy to her 3 sweet girls! And she's just such a sweetheart, I love her! Here are her two blogs (one is personal, one is for FOOD): Super Mom of 3 Princesses & A Chick Who Can Cook

~ This here is who inspired me to get back into blogging! I really started following her and watching her put effort into her blog and it made me want to get mine back up and going again. She has been and still is a HUGE help to me when I need it! Thank you, sweetie! She's also just such a sweet girl and I love reading the things she writes about. :-) Between Two Rams

~ This is one of my BEST PALS in real life. Been friends since we were kids. She's awesome, super funny and has the most hilarious hooligans you'll ever "meet"! Not to mention they are adorable! This is by far one of the BEST blogs I follow (so good I even followed it when I wasn't blogging). Bunch of Barrons

~ This girl is "simply" inspiring to me because she is a woman after God's own heart. She challenges me to be better. Simply Helping Him

~ And here: The Bradley's First of all, she has one of the best looking blogs I've ever laid eyes on. She's also one of the most stunning brides I've ever seen. Her family's life is an adventure, she writes beautifully, and she's another one that I live a bit vicariously through her blog. I love her life, her style of living, the way she's raising her daughter, her relationship with her husband...she's just inspiring!

This here girl is sooo gorgeous! And she just radiates happiness (at least to me). I've just really enjoyed everything that I've read that she's written. I love her style of writing, it's so touching. I think there's been something in every post so far that has touched home with me somehow. Here's her blog: We & Serendipity (I have to admit that I was first drawn to her blog simply because of the title of it...I LOVE the movie "Serendipity"!)

And last but not least, a girl that I love! Someone that I met online but became a real life friend! This girl has taken on so much recently. You can read about it here: The Book of Lou Lou She has always been an inspiration to me, seriously...she's amazing! I admire her so much. She has an amazing family. She is an incredible wife and mommy. And she's just awesome.

I actually have a couple more than I could add to this list, but I didn't know I'd end up writing a little mushy paragraph about everyone (even the girls that probably don't know who I am)! Plus, these here have more active blogs. Now I just have to get around to letting them all know about this! Hope they take the time to hop over and read this and pass it on!

Thank you all for INSPIRING me! ♥ ♥ ♥

We're Following the Leader, the Leader, the Leader...

So I was just wondering...what determines who you choose to "follow"
' on here? Is it based more on whether or not you like the person's blog and the person themselves, or do you end up following more from things like "Follow Me Friday", etc. If someone follows you, do you automatically follow them back? Will you make a habit of reading and commenting on someone's blog posts that you don't follow? 

I will randomly comment on people's blog posts that I just stumble across, but usually if I enjoy that post enough that I want to say something on it, I over-all enjoy that blog so I'll end up being a follower. :-)

I also try to make it a point to comment on a post if I read it in the first place. Not always but usually. I think everyone deserves comments on what they take the time to write. And if I respond or have a reaction in my head, I might as well share it with them! And since I like getting comments, I should certainly make a point of leaving them!

Speaking of which, I try to always respond to the comments left on my post, but I sure do wish it somehow notified you when the OP (original poster) also commented, then you'd know to go back and see what they said...or if someone else responded to what you said. I try to go back and check but it can be a pain! I mean, if someone asks a question in a comment and then that person answers it, you'd never know unless you went back and checked (and it's hard to keep up with what you said when and where and on what posts)! And this is coming from me who still has a fairly small-ish list that I follow and even fewer followers!

So I started asking about "following" and ended up writing a lot on commenting. Haha

Anyway, I'd appreciate it if you took the time to let me know...I really am curious! 

Okay, I am starving so I'm gonna go get my grub on! I plan on pigging out on some salad! Yes, I can pig out on salad. A good salad is amazing and it sounds great right now! Not to mention Madelyn has been asking if it's lunch time for like an hour. Haha So, I guess I can finally justify fixing lunch since we made it to 11:45 (I just can't any earlier than 11:30). Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to lunch I go! Later, friends!

These two have my ♥ heart ♥

Rarely do they both want to cuddle at the same time. This made my night and I just had to share. Okay, continue on with your night :-)

Marriage Monday: The good stuff...

So, every year my hubs goes out of town for a few days for his job. That time may or may not be approaching, but I have to be honest...it's really not that bad. I truly believe that sometimes distance does make the heart grow fonder. I enjoy having the TV to myself at night after the girls are in bed. Not having to fix him something to eat every time his tummy rumbles. Going to bed when I want. NOT having to shave my legs every night!!! Lol That's a big one. BUT, I miss him. I think the space is good for us, but at the end of it we're always ready to see each other. 

So, I thought that today I'd list some of the thinks I like and love about the guy. It's always good to keep those in perspective, right? So here goes...

~ He's a funny boy. Seriously. I don't laugh at him as much as I should. One of the reasons I enjoyed spending time with him in the first place was because he made me laugh so much. Everyone gets a kick out of him.

~ He's a fun daddy. He'll rough house with the girls, watch them jump on the bed, takes them outside to play, goes on bike rides with us, coaches Emily's soccer team, colors with them, makes paper airplanes. Good things :-)

~ He's a daddy who helps mommy. Yup. He bathes the girls, gets them dressed, enforces good eating habits, wakes up with them on Saturdays (sometimes) so I can sleep in, practices writing letters and numbers, helps put them to bed at night, disciplines them and spoils them.

~ He likes talking. One of my favorite things is when we take trips, weather it's a 30 mins drive or an 18 hour drive (yes, we've done that before...with both girls), we talk...and I love it! 

~ He's generous. He is always helping other people. It's something that frustrates me at times but it's also a wonderful, Godly trait in him.

~ He's a good kisser.

~ He goes grocery shopping with me and the girls.

~ He takes me out to eat as often as he can.

~ He looks good in camo (good thing I like it 'cause he wears enough of it during hunting season!).

~ There are certainly more, but I don't have time to type them out right now.

Like I said, it's good to take time to look for and recognize the good qualities in your spouse. Even when you feel like there aren't many, or you're frustrated, or whatever...look for them! They'll still be there!

So that, my friends, is my post for the day. All positive :-) And now I'm gonna jump off of here because I have two coughing girls that may or may not be wiping the bathroom down with wet washcloths while in their panties. I need to go check this out. Lata!

Random Spin-Off Friday ~ Fall!

So I stared my morning with coffee and quiet...okay, it didn't actually start that way because I had to get Emily ready for school and that's never a quiet ordeal. But, her daddy took her today and Madelyn slept in (she has a cough and the sniffles, so she needed it)...and me? I got to enjoy some quiet time allll by myself. I had a little devotional and prayer time, got to sip my coffee in peace...I mean, what more could a momma ask for?

Anyway...(I had to pause in my writing to sing along with Choo Choo Soul on the Disney channel just now...isn't that sad? Lol)

One of the only blogs I followed, even when I wasn't blogging myself, was one of my dear real life best pal's. Y'all, this girl is hilarious...her photo captures are amazing, and her little hooligans are just too funny and adorable! She is definitely one worth following! Seriously, check her out. You can find her here: Bunch of Barrons

Well, today, she wrote about fall, and it got me thinking about it. Here's the thing. I am not a fan of cold weather! AT. ALL. I can stand a little coolness, but once it gets to the point where I am uncomfortable...I'm pretty much ready for summer to come back! Haha I'll take 100 degrees over anything under, oh...about 55, any day! However, there are a few things I enjoy about fall and I'd like to share them with you today. :-)

~ I do like those first crisp, cool days and nights...not cold, ya hear?! But cool.

~ I used to not be that into "fall fashion" but now I love me some cute boots, and I would like to be able to rock a cute scarf. I love skinny jeans, and if I can get rid of some of this yucky belly fat that likes to hang around my middle, I'd be okay with more cute tops in my closet.

~ I love seeing the colors change...driving through the mountains is especially beautiful during this time of year.

~ I love hearing the leaves crunch under my feet. And even though I love the heat, I'll admit that cool walks in the park, crunching leaves and not dripping in sweat...it's kinda peaceful.

~ I love the smells. Again, the leaves...the smell of smoke wafting from chimneys on those especially cool nights. Hot cider and pumpkin pie...I can almost smell them now.

~ Speaking of pumpkin pie, I LOVE the two holidays that fall in, well, fall! Halloween is so much fun! I always enjoy walking through neighborhoods, trick or treating with the girls, seeing all the cute kids in their costumes, and of course digging into that candy as soon as we get home! ;-) Then there's my most favorite...Thanksgiving! And I'll admit, though I love focusing on all of the things that I am thankful for in my life during that time...the food is what really gets me. Turkey (one roasted in the oven and one deep fried is how we roll), all the fixins', and those desserts that mostly seem to come around just that one time (maybe twice) a year. Pumpkin pie, pecan pie, pumpkin cheesecake...and all those other goodies we come up with!

I guess that about covers my favorite things of fall. The sights, the smells, the sounds and the flavors...it's definitely got some good ones! So bring out the boots and scarves, because we are almost there!

Have a safe, blessed, and fun weekend! ♥♥♥