Love You Always and Forever: Update!

Poor girl! Hope she recovers soon!

Do You Need to Spruce Up Your Blog? #Giveaway

Not too long ago, I met Ro of Mommy Blog Designs online.  I was immediately impressed by her adorable blog design, and we quickly became pals!  In fact, she'll be doing a redesign for me in the near future - I'm so excited about it!  

Does your blog need a little sprucing up?  Then you definitely need to go visit her!  She is giving away an adorable design this Friday!  The giveaway ends at midnight this Friday (7/29), so hop on over there now!  

This design work for BOTH blogger and wordpress blogs!  I absolutely love those butterflies!  

GO ENTER NOW!!  

I'm Moving!

No, not to a tropical villa like this one...

Just wanted to give everyone a head's up that I'll be moving to WordPress over the weekend.  What does that mean for you?  Hopefully nothing!  But if things get a little wonky please bear with me.  And my blog will probably look a little plain for a while, but then it will be back with an amazing design from Mommy Blog Designs.  How cool is that??  I can't wait to tell you more about her!  In the meantime, drop by her blog and say hello - she will have a great giveaway on Friday!  

Things Remembered Photo Contest - Win $200!

It's strange to be thinking about the Holidays in the heat of summer, but honestly they'll be here before we know it!  Our Holidays start in October with Little Miss' birthday, and things don't slow down until after Christmas!  

What is your favorite holiday memory?  Things Remembered wants you to share your favorite holiday memory and photo for a chance to be a part of their Holiday campaign – all entrants whose photos are chosen to be a part of the campaign will win $200.

I love this photo of Little Miss.  It’s from her first Christmas with us.  She was so tiny I couldn’t resist taking a photo of her in this huge stocking!  We still take a photo of her in the stocking each year, although I’m not even sure she’ll fit this year!  It was a wonderful way to see how much she grew each year.  It’s hard to believe how quickly this bald little girl became the amazing young lady she is today!  This photo reminds me of all of the joy I have experienced because of her, and all of the memories we have yet to make.

There is nothing more amazing then seeing the holidays through a child’s eyes.  I’m thankful every day for all of the wonder and magic I get to experience because she is in my life. 

Don’t forget to enter your own photo into the 

Things Remembered Facebook photo contest!

**  I am receiving a free product from Things Remembered in exchange for my post.  All opinions expressed are 100% my own. 

What's Blooming Wednesday!

Despite the heat, a few things have survived this summer....

We call these spider lilies, I'm not sure what their "real" name is.  

I always thought it was humurous that they are called spider lilies, 

considering they don't have eight "legs"!

This is my beautiful pepper plant!

I think it's a Vietnamese pepper plant, one of the girls I used to work with 

gave it to me years ago.  The main plant dies, but another always comes back!

The peppers start off green and slowly turn red, getting hotter in the process!


I looked them up to see how hot they get on the Scoville Scale:
Extremely Hot (above 30,000 Scoville Units)
WOWZA!  No wonder I never eat them raw!

Stay Cool While Staying Green

This summer has been a doozy for everyone where the heat is concerned – record temps have been set everywhere!  Whether you’re trying to keep the AC running a minimal amount or you don’t have an AC at all, these tips can help you stay cool. 

One way to cool off on a hot day!

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Do You Recycle? Take the Pledge!

Pledge to recycle at least two paper products a week!

In our house, we recycle much more than we throw away.  Our trash can goes to the road half-full every other week, simply because I don't like it to sit longer than that.  However, recycling can sometimes be confusing.  Often, people aren't sure what they can or can't recycle.  My husband is always trying to recycle our pizza boxes, which is a big no-no!  I often refer to our local recycling website to stay on top of what we can recycle.    

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