tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19864857847205114372024-03-14T05:06:08.781-04:00♥ Mama 2 Multiples ♥A family oriented blog including fun blog reviews and giveaways, recipes, inspirational stories of life, love, and the craziness of motherhood all rolled into one! Mama 2 Multiples shares daily adventures in parenting 6 year old twins, a 4 year old wild child brother, and a 2 year old sweet baby sister. Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085729703110558823noreply@blogger.comBlogger691125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1986485784720511437.post-67765839825252309242016-06-24T10:45:00.001-04:002016-06-24T10:45:42.517-04:00An Update...<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been such a slacking blogging for the last year. I'm really hoping to change that, I promise! I have missed updating my blog, interacting with my readers, holding reviews and giveaways, and everything else that comes with this fun process! But the past year or two has just been beyond busy, it has been hard to keep up with much else.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For that reason, I'm here to update you all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think first of all, is the introduction of two new family members since the last update. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nibble is our pet duck! Back in December, a friend forwarded me some information from a second grade teacher in a school in a neighboring town. She was hatching ducklings as a science unit for her class, and was looking to give the baby ducklings away once they were hatched and ready to go. Kendall has been obsessed with ducks since she was a year or so old, and we had always joked about getting her a pet duck. Now, this was reality. It took some talking, but I talked Jeff into letting us get a few. When it came time for the ducklings to begin hatching, this little guy was the only one out of about 10 that hatched and survived. He was the runt of the litter, being the smallest duckling the teacher had ever seen when first born, and she has hatched quite a few! So, we were lucky to get our little miracle duckling! We set him up inside our house in a rabbit cage, and so began the journey of raising a farm animal. He came out nightly to run around the house and play while we all took turns cleaning his cage and refilling his food and water. Once spring finally decided to arrive, Jeff was able to finish building the duck coop and we got it all set up in the backyard and finally moved him outside about a month or two ago. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A few months after getting Nibble, we got a call from the local animal shelter that they had received some lab/retriever mix puppies in, and we were next approved on the waiting list to get one if we were still interested! Thus began the adventure with Oreo...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oreo was only 7 months old when we adopted him. We originally wanted a younger puppy, but by the time the kids and I arrived at the shelter that day, the younger babies had already been spoken for and were pending adoption. We were a little bummed, but then we saw Oreo (he was named Rupert by the shelter), sitting quietly in his kennel, not barking or jumping at the door like the other dogs all were. We asked the shelter associates to let us bond with him in a private room and see what happened. He seemed so sweet, was good with the kids, and adorable as ever. We decided he would be the one, and brought him home that night! It was a bit crazy at first, getting him house trained as far as going potty, but he seemed to grasp that concept fairly quickly, and we got the hang of his "potty signs" down within a week or two. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fast forward to four months later...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While he doesn't go to the bathroom indoors, Oreo is still pretty crazy. We taught him how to sit within a week or two after bringing him home, but anything else has been out the window and a challenge. He jumps on everyone, chews everything he can get his paws (or teeth!) on, and has ridiculous energy. Sometimes I joke that he has ADD/ADHD because there are times he just can't chill out or sit still well at all. We are working on it all though! He sleeps in his crate at night in our room, and before nicer weather got here, he would be in his crate all day while we were both at work, as he just could not be trusted to be out and on his own. I came home to the house destroyed and his throw up all over the place at one point. That was when we started zip tying him in his crate, as he is a master at getting himself out of crates if he wants to bad enough! Now that the weather is nicer, he gets put outside on his dog run all day while we are all at work or school. He is a sweetheart, but we need to get some basic obedience under control still. He will be a year in July, so I am hoping we get some control over this soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mason turned 5! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mason celebrated his 5th birthday back in March with a pizza party out, and then a bowling party over the weekend with friends and family. He had a blast! I can't believe he is 5 already, and now after the summer is over, he will begin kindergarten! I think it will be a big adjustment for him. He is excited for real school and to ride the bus like his big brother and sister. but I think it will be interesting to see how he does with no nap during the week days like he is used to, and having to come home and do some homework before he can watch television or just go outside and play and be a bit carefree like he is now. On the other hand, he LOVES to learn and is just a little sponge right now, so that part will be fun and easy. He can write his name on his own with very little help, and loves learning letters and numbers, so I am so excited to see his growth this coming year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another little one celebrated her birthday as well...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tootie turned 3 in June!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can't believe Kendall is 3 already! We celebrated with some cupcakes at home the night of her real birthday, and then an owl themed birthday party with close friends and family that following weekend. She is such a little joy! She begins preschool this upcoming school year, and she is so excited to go to "school" like her older brothers and sister. Her laughter and fun loving personality is contagious; nobody can be around her and not be in a great mood or laugh their butts off. How have three years already gone by with my sweet little baby?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For Mother's Day, Jeff bought me a day at a local spa, something I had never done before. It was so fun! While I was at my spa day, he took all four kids on a hiking adventure nearby. They had never been hiking before, but they did an awesome job, even little miss Kendall!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some other exciting news from this past year is that I graduated college! Finally! I have been working towards a college degree for eight years! It took six years to get my Associate's Degree from community college, and then two straight years to finally earn my Bachelor's Degree, and this May, I graduated with my Bachelor's of Arts in Psychology!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was an incredible accomplishment and I was so thankful my babies got to witness their mommy walk across that stage and accept my Bachelor's degree. I truly believe it is something they will remember forever, and sets such a positive example for all four of them to strive for in their futures, as I am the first in my family to obtain a college degree. A couple of weeks before graduating, I was offered a job as a behavior interventionist in the same agency where I work now. I accepted the offer, as this was a Bachelor's degree level position, full time hours with benefits, in the same agency, and the day time hours of the specific position could not be beat. I couldn't have asked for a better opportunity to be able to officially use my college degree literally right from graduating!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A couple of weeks before I graduated college, Merasia had her big dance show! She worked SO hard this year in three different dance classes: ballet 2, hip hop 1, and tap 1! The show her dance academy did this year was Aladdin, and it was one of the best shows yet! Merasia was part of Prince Ali's Entourage for her hip hop class, the young arabian princess for her ballet class, and performed for the "royal family" with her tap class. She did SO well and was such a trooper handling the long rehearsals in the week leading up to the show. We are so proud of her!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">More recently, we took a trip to Story Land in New Hampshire, and had a great day there spent meeting Cinderella, Tinker Bell, and Prince Charming, as well as going on ride after ride. It was a blast!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On even more of a brighter note, school is officially out for the summer! Connor and Merasia had their last day of first grade on June 16th. I had to go in for minor surgery that day to remove my gall bladder, so a mom of a friend and classmate of the twins offered to take the twins home with her after their half day of school, until I was home and settled in after surgery. I was a little bummed I couldn't attend the end of the year BBQ at the kid's school and go to the beach with them afterwards, but I am so glad they had a good friend and her mom to step in and help make it a fun day for them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whew, that was quite the update! I think I covered the major milestones, at least! I am greatly looking forward to this summer full of beach trips, pool trips, cook outs, trips to our camp, concerts we have planned, and most of all, our big vacation to Cape Cod in August! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My other big goal is to keep up with this blog! I hope I can do it, as I miss it greatly and really do enjoy it! Check in and let me know what all you lovely readers have been up to these days!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As a mother of four kiddos ages 7 and under, it can go without saying that I do mountains and mountains of laundry weekly! It seems that it piles up just as quickly as we catch up on it and get all of the laundry baskets in the house emptied. Besides that, laundry still remains my favorite household chore. It's the one chore I don't normally mind doing, and actually look forward to! I don't usually let anybody else even touch the laundry unless I am sick or beyond overwhelmed and just need help in any way to get things done around the house. Then and only then will I let anyone else do it as a favor to help me out. Other than that, it is all on me and I wouldn't have it any other way! ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For my review, I received a bottle of <a href="http://www.purex.com/">Purex</a> plus Clorox 2 Stain Fighting Enzymes laundry detergent in original fresh scent, free of charge, in exchange for my honest review.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I don't have any awesome before and after photos to share because, quite frankly, it has been pretty mild stain wise lately, which is a positive! I definitely put this bottle of detergent to great use though, and forgot how much I love the scent of Purex detergents! They smell SO fresh and yummy...if that's a thing for laundry detergents...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Okay, so I didn't actually taste it, but you know how sometimes a smell can just smell....yummy? Well, it's like that with <a href="http://www.purex.com/">Purex</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Purex plus Clorox 2 with stain fighting enzymes is formulated to remove the toughest of stains ranging from things such as chocolate or tomato sauce, grass and blood stains, and stains from ice cream and BBQ sauce...the list could go on and on! Plus, it's bleach free, making it safe for colors which is always nice for people like me, who don't have any reason to separate whites and colors, so everything gets washed together, regardless of color, and with this detergent, that doesn't matter like it would with some other select detergents on the market today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You definitely get a big bang for your buck with <a href="http://www.purex.com/">Purex laundry products</a>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Purex has offered me 3 coupons for a FREE bottle of Purex plus Clorox 2 with stain fighting enzymes to 3 lucky readers of Mama 2 Multiples! To enter, simply follow the instructions and fill out the form below!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Earlier this summer, I was approached by a member of the team from Cave Tools and asked if I would be interested in partnering with them for a review of some of their products. I love a good review, and love discovering new products and companies, and enjoy the partnership of working with a company to help get their name out there, along with them helping to support my blogging. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For my review, I was sent the BBQ Tools Set to try out and review. We do lots of grilling here during the spring and summer months, and having great tools to use are an essential. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All of these products are stainless steel, another quality I absolutely love! They are also dishwasher safe, but also easy to hand clean and always look good as new after being used and cleaned, instead of tarnishing like some grill tools or other cooking utensils have the tendency to do after prolonged use and washing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While these grill tools might look like they cost a fortune, that is one of the best parts: they don't! They are very reasonably priced and easily found on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F4FRH0W/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&sr=8-%2032&me=A3IEEDMWTA8OSP&keywords=grill+tools&linkCode=as2&tag=hyacinth7-20">Amazon</a>, as well as <a href="http://cavetools.com/products/bbq-grilling-toolsset/?utm_source=Blogger&utm_medium=Review&utm_campaign=GrillSet">Cave Tools</a> official website. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And to make it even better, the sooner your purchase, you get an even better deal! Just simply add this code at checkout to save 15% off your total purchase! (</span>FWOBWJHP)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It doesn't get any better than that! While grilling season may be done for now, these tools got lots of great use before, and will no doubt continue their great use as we embark on our many grilling adventures next spring and summer! I love these high quality products and I have no doubt you will as well if you try them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Let's face it: juice boxes are basically a kid's best friend. But as a mom of 4 little ones who want to be sure her kiddos are staying as healthy as possible, I don't want to just give them any ol' juice for the sake of shutting them up or for the sake of saving a buck. I have been a loyal customer of <a href="http://www.appleandeve.com/">Apple and Eve</a> juice boxes for several years now. I love that they are flavors that my children enjoy, and most of all, that they are all natural and 100% juice!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Though I regularly purchase these products already, I was still looking forward to participating in this <a href="http://www.influenster.com/">Influenster</a> campaign for an Apple and Eve VoxBox!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For my VoxBox, I received three small juice boxes of various flavors and one larger bottle of apple juice to try out and review. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was no surprise that they downed these juice boxes in minutes! I have tried some sips of all of the flavors as well, and am a fan myself. When I need something to drink in a quick pinch or I'm running out the door in a frenzy, these come in handy. I pack them for the kids for school as well with their snack, or when we are going on long road trips or for picnics as a family because they are so simple to pack and take along, and I know it's something that won't go to waste!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been a very satisfied Apple and Eve customer for a few years, and this review only reinforced to me why I (and why my children!) love Apple and Eve products so much! You cannot go wrong with 100% juice, organic, no artificial flavors, and all natural! </span></div>
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<br />Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085729703110558823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1986485784720511437.post-53178920423333535692015-10-06T08:55:00.000-04:002015-10-06T08:55:14.739-04:00Purell Bundle Review from Shoplet!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With four little ones in public school and daycare, and a busy working mama and step father, it's crucial that we all stay as germ free as possible to avoid any sicknesses we can so as not to miss school or work. Some would call me a hand sanitizer freak....but I can't help myself! I use it ALL the time, and have dozens of bottles of various hand sanitizers kicking around in random places at all times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I was approached by Shoplet and asked if I would be interested in a review of their <a href="http://www.shoplet.com/purell/usrch">Purell</a> bundle of products they offer, I instantly said yes! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From Shoplet: <i>"</i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16.8667px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Shoplet is the number 1 e-tailer of business and office supplies. We carry an assortment of <a href="http://www.shoplet.com/">office supplies</a>, <a href="http://www.shoplet.com/janitorial-supplies/">cleaning supplies</a>, <a href="http://www.shoplet.com/medical-supplies/)">medical supplies</a>, and everything in between."</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For my review, I received two canisters of Purell hand and face disinfecting wipes, 4 small hand sanitizers and holders, and 2 8 oz. pump bottles of Purell hand sanitizer (not pictured). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The small hand sanitizers are SO handy! I have one on my purse, one on our diaper bag, and one on my set of keys, so I have hand sanitizer no matter where I go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The hand pump sanitizers aren't pictured in this review because each are being used. I keep one in my van, and Jeff wanted to keep one in his work truck. As a satellite television technician, he goes into some questionable and -- let's face it -- downright disgusting homes or areas. It's no surprise he needs and WANTS to stay germ free after some of the dirty jobs he runs into from time to time! Keeping this bottle in his work truck allows easy access to germ free on the go hand washing. Even though I carry a mini hand sanitizer almost everywhere I go, I still like the idea of having a bottle in my van at all times, especially when I spend so much time there with my work and getting the kiddos here, there, and everywhere!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Purell hand and face disinfecting wipes are awesome. I am a big fan of Lysol disinfecting wipes for our counter tops and table and other surfaces at home, but until now have just used baby wipes to clean the kiddos hands and faces after meals. I LOVE these wipes! They are SO soft and gentle on their little skin, and clean very, very well, leaving happy babies and a happy mama! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I would definitely continue buying these products after trying them out first hand in this way, and would look to Shoplet for this need, as well as many other various supplies I may need in the future!</span></div>
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<br />Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085729703110558823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1986485784720511437.post-21551182415355308802015-10-01T21:20:00.000-04:002015-10-01T21:20:55.038-04:00Costume Super Center: The Hulk Costume Review!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We decided on a Superhero theme this year. If you know me, you know I am fully taking advantage of the years I get to choose my kiddo's costumes. I know one day they won't let me do that, so while I still can, I am soaking it up! I LOVE doing themes with my children! We have done a Cat in the Hat theme, Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan so far and each year we get so many compliments from friends, family, and even complete strangers on our thoughtful costumes and neat themes for my 4 kiddos. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The boys were very much into the Superhero theme this year! Connor and Mason are very much into the Avengers, Transformers, and all things hero and boy related! Costume SuperCenter has so many <a href="http://www.costumesupercenter.com/boys+costumes-marvel+comics.html">Avengers costumes</a> to choose from, among many others!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mason immediately chose The Hulk for his costume! Anybody that knows Mason knows this is very fitting for him... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mason could not wait to get his costume on when it finally came in! It was difficult to make him sit still long enough to get too many photos of him in it though but I did manage to get some group shots of him and his siblings all in their costumes too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Is he cute or what?! He absolutely adores this costume! He was upset when he had to take it off but he will get plenty of chances to wear it at upcoming Halloween parties and of course, the main event at the end of the month. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can't thank Costume Super Center enough for working with me on this review! This costume is easy to use as it comes in all one piece (except for the mask of course!) It's nice that it is all one piece and that it will be fairly warm for Mason, since Vermont Octobers are known to be pretty darn cold! While it is warm enough as it is, we always put pajamas on underneath the kiddos costumes, and with this one, there is plenty of room to do that without hindering the true look and feel of the costume itself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At first I worried that the mask would be cheaply made, like a lot of monster masks you find in stores but I was wrong! This mask is nice, thick, and comfortable for little Mason, which is the most important factor!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All in all, we are both very satisfied with this costume and greatly looking forward to our Halloween festivities this year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For all of your Halloween costume needs, head over to Costume Super Center's website and their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CostumeSuperCenter">follow Costume Super Center on Facebook</a> for all the latest news, updates, and deals!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We didn't tell the kids we were going this year, so when we pulled into the parking lot and they realized, they were beyond excited! We had Kendall's god parents come along with us, along with their son and a friend's daughter, both of which are the same age as the twins so that was nice for Connor and Merasia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had such a fun day riding all of the rides!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085729703110558823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1986485784720511437.post-28525889987901829832015-09-05T15:07:00.000-04:002015-09-05T15:07:12.556-04:004th of July Catch Up!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been pretty MIA here in the last several months, but in my defense...life had been absolutely insane over here! I was doing well with updating fairly regularly but then life got away from me and, well, so did my blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, let's start from the middle of the summer...4th of July!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a fun filled, festive 4th of July this year! It began with the kiddos and I watching the parade in town with our best friends. Jeff had to work the morning of 4th of July so he couldn't join us but we had fun anyway!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After the parade, we went back home and our friends came along too. We had a little cook out for lunch and let all the kiddos play outside for a while before they got in a little nap before the evening festivities began.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After the fireworks, we made our way back home (best friends in tow). We got the very exhausted kiddos into bed for the evening, and then enjoyed a fire, drinks, and grown up time for the rest of the night. It was a fun and relaxing 4th of July this year, and surprisingly not as stressful as I thought it would be or as it has been in past years with getting all the kiddos wherever they needed to be or making sure everyone was nearby and being safe at the parade and in big crowds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085729703110558823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1986485784720511437.post-30977723922849192582015-07-10T21:32:00.001-04:002015-07-10T21:32:56.125-04:00Family Wedding<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A couple of weeks ago we traveled back to Jeff's hometown for his cousin's wedding. I had only ever been to two weddings before in my life and one was way back when I was a little girl so I didn't remember much from that one! The kids had never attended a wedding before so this was a new experience for them. We were both a little nervous on how they would do sitting through the ceremony, even though that would be short, but they did surprisingly well. The biggest issue was keeping Kendall contained and quiet through the 30 minute ceremony but she did well, considering!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Everyone looked so spiffy in their wedding attire...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of course Kendall wouldn't let me get a picture of her without her duck in the photo too...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mason never wants me to take a picture of him these days so this was the best I could get...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The wedding was beautiful, outside with a gorgeous lake as the backdrop. The bride look gorgeous, of course! Merasia was smitten with her big pretty princess dress and couldn't stop talking about his pretty she looked, even days after the wedding when we were back home!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The reception was a blast as well. Anyone who knows my kiddos knows they love music and love to dance, so after having a bite to eat, they hit the dance floor for the next several hours!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085729703110558823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1986485784720511437.post-64476137967557858042015-06-30T11:56:00.000-04:002015-06-30T11:56:12.861-04:00Our One Year Anniversary!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jeff and I recently celebrated our one year anniversary together! I can't believe that a year has gone by already since this amazing, beautiful, respectful, incredible man came into my life!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was the first photo we ever took together almost a year ago:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since then, we have shared so many experiences together and have begun an amazing, beautiful life together. Several months ago I saw that Bryan Adams was coming near us for his 30th anniversary tour. I surprised Jeff with tickets, since the concert was 2 days before our anniversary. That was last weekend, and it was such a blast!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We began the weekend with driving to Jeff's mom's house in Plainfield, New Hampshire since she was going to be watching the kiddos for us for the night while we were gone to the concert. We spent the day at the local playground there and enjoying each other before we said goodbye to the babies to head out for some rare but nice alone grown up time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first thing we did before the concert was get checked in and settled into our motel room/mini apartment suite that Jeff's mom had paid for and surprised us with. It was right on the lake and a walking distance from the concert, which was great for avoiding the awful traffic later that night leaving the show!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jeff and I basically grew up on Bryan Adam's music, so we knew most of his songs and had a great time singing and dancing alone, and just enjoying the show in general. We had a quiet relaxing rest of the night after the show back at our motel room and spent the next day shopping before heading back to get the kids from Jeff's mom and eventually head back home to Vermont.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love it! :) He knows just what I like and never ceases to amaze me! We spent the afternoon visiting a friend of ours and her new baby and then picked the kids up from their dad's house and had a nice evening together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have loved every single second of this past year with Jeff and absolutely cannot wait to see what the next year and many many more has in store for us as a couple and us as a family!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday morning the girls all slept in which was unusual for them, but they must have been pooped out from the late night bed time the night before! (The boys were having a sleep over at a friend's house). The birthday girl woke up and munched on some watermelon and strawberries for breakfast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">THAT FACE!! (She understood it was her birthday) ;-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The rest of the morning was full of setting up tables and chairs, mama picking up the bounce house and getting all of the food prepped and set out, and waiting for our guests to arrive!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In true birthday girl fashion, Kendall was the first to get to enter the bounce house and have a little fun in it by herself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All of the kids jumped and played in the bounce house while everyone had some munchies and mingled a bit before it was time for our Tootie to dig in to her gifts!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She scored with presents. She got a tricycle, a balance bike, two new babies, a diaper bag with supplies for her baby, a Frozen book, a puzzle, a new bathing suit, her very own beach towel, sand and beach toys, a penguin backpack (she's obsessed with ducks and this is the closest we could find), and a new ride along/push car that she absolutely loves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I chose the pink camo design from a cake I found online, suggested a couple subtle changes to it, and Jeff's idea was the deer antlers placed around it (being the country boy hunter he is!). It turned out so great and we decided to use her nickname she has had since she was a baby, Tootie, rather than Kendall. So cute, right?! Kendall had been practicing blowing out her candles for days leading up to her party, and she did it all by herself when the big moment came! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As a mother of 4, it's not secret I have taken my fair share of pregnancy tests. Throughout my trying to conceive and pregnancy journey, I always relied on <a href="http://www.firstresponse.com/">First Response</a> pregnancy tests for reliability, ease of use, and quality in general. In fact, even when I am not actively trying to conceive, First Response pregnancy tests are always a staple in my own personal bathroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have to say, I am so thankful to be living in a time where there have been so many technological advances in so many areas of society today. Pregnancy testing and family planning is no different. Pregnancy tests have evolved from analog to digital tests, and instead of only detecting pregnancy after your missed period, most tests on the market today can now test <i>before</i> your missed period. First Response pregnancy tests, for example, are the ONLY brand pregnancy tests that can detect pregnancy up to 6 days sooner than your missed period. If you are like me, that two week wait in the period after ovulation and before your missed period are torture. Being able to test a little bit sooner is a God send! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I first took a First Response pregnancy test about 6 or 7 years ago, when I was actively trying to get pregnant with my twins. I knew the reliability of <a href="http://www.firstresponse.com/">First Response</a> pregnancy tests was very good and at that time, First Response products came highly recommended. Today, it is no different. First Response pregnancy tests come even more highly recommended, and with the advancements in technology and pregnancy testing being better than even 6 years ago, it's no surprise why First Response is the number one leader in pregnancy test detection and family planning!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was the very first First Response pregnancy test I took, the morning I found out I was pregnant with our twins! (Though, I didn't know it was twins just yet!):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I thought I was pregnant for the second time with our third baby, I once again turned to First Response for a reliable, quick, easy, and cost effective detection of pregnancy:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For my review, I received a box of two First Response Early Result Pregnancy Tests to try out and share with all of my readers! I was pleasantly surprised when I first opened the box and saw the new design! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The new sleek design features a cutting edge curved shape perfectly designed to fit a woman's hand, along with a longer handle to make actually taking the test easier and more comfortable. Along with that, the new design also boats a 50% wider absorbent tip!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyone who knows me knows I am slightly obsessed with candles, air fresheners, perfumes, anything that sprays and makes something or someone smell yummy! So it was no surprise how excited I was when I was asked to review NEW <a href="http://www.renuzit.com/">Renuzit</a> Pearl Scents! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For my review, I was sent a container of Renuiz Pearl Scents in sparkling rain scent. This scent reminds me of spring and summer, after a nice drizzle just enough to wet the grass and give it a little sparkle, and cool the air down some. So peaceful and pretty!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At first I was skeptical how much odor they would give out because they are so small and the container has a cover with holes in it for the odor to escape. But I set it in my window sill above my sink, and every time someone walks in the house and enters through our kitchen, you can almost instantly smell this fresh scent. And it lasts for so long! It's been about a month since I first opened and tried mine out and it still smells as if I took them out of the package yesterday!</span></div>
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Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085729703110558823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1986485784720511437.post-85610374033585422862015-05-21T21:13:00.001-04:002015-05-21T21:13:15.710-04:00Family Update<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sometimes I find myself getting so caught up in the many reviews and giveaways I have to catch up on that I forget to blog simply just to blog. I forget about the updates and fun exciting things happening or adventures we go on that I love to share with all of you. So, since a family update is long overdue, here goes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm not quite sure where to begin! Our family has see a lot of changes over the past year! Personally, I have gone through a divorce, finished yet another semester towards my Bachelor's degree, and grown as an individual and mother. I have seen some of the roughest times of my life this past year, but it has only shown me so much about myself and helped shape me into the woman I am continually becoming with each passing day, month, and year. I have seen really just how much I can handle and still overcome. I have come out only stronger and wiser on the other side of it all. I now have a new partner in my life, someone I only thought was possible in my dreams or in movies. The kids and I are so unbelievably lucky to have Jeff in our lives and it truly feels like our little family was always meant to be together in this way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Connor and Merasia are finishing their first year of real school in kindergarten! They switched schools at the beginning of the month and it has been an awesome switch for them! They take the bus to school every morning and they just love it. They feel like real big kids getting to wait in our driveway alone and get on the bus all by themselves. After school they take the bus to daycare, as I'm usually still at work or at class. Merasia is excelling in school! She is right on target with everything, which makes me so proud. Connor is struggling a bit and I am thinking about having him repeat kindergarten because I just don't think he is ready to move on yet, but we will see what happens. He is still so smart in so many ways, he just learns very differently than his sister or other kids his age. I am so proud of both of them and can't believe they will be first graders in just two more weeks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mason started preschool this year, only a couple mornings a week. He is doing so well in it and loves going. It's at the same school as his older siblings and their classrooms are right across the hall from each other so that makes it easier too. Mason was a little nervous for his first day but Connor and Merasia showed him the ropes and stayed with him until he felt more comfortable and he has been fine ever since! He loves making new friends and learning new things and getting the feel for real school. I can't believe another year and he will be off to kindergarten too! He has come a long way this year and is the sweetest little thing ever! He has definitely found his independence this year and asserts himself very well, which makes me proud. But deep down, he is still my baby boy, sweet little Mason. He is all boy, loves digging in the dirt and finding worms and other grubs or bugs to hold and play with. He is mischievous but so fun and still has his great sense of humor!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And then there's Kendall. Sweet, sweet tootie. She is a total BLAST. This girl amazes me every day! She never stops talking and the words and sentences she is coming out with every day is just amazing! Se is learning so much and learning it all so fast! She is fun loving, hilarious, and the sweetest little thing you will ever meet! I cannot say that enough! She never ceases to keep a smile on our faces and laughter on our lips. I've never had the time to really enjoy any of my kids at 2 years old, because I have either been pregnant and ready to pop, or just had a newborn, so I have been exhausted and wrapped up in all of that. To enjoy this time now with her has been amazing, and I am soaking up every little second!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was eager to try these new wipes out, though I was slightly skeptical as well, simply because I had lost hope of finding a make up remover that worked well, left my skin feeling clean, and helped purify it at the same time without much fuss. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't wear a TON of makeup on the rare occasions that I do actually find the time to wear it, so this isn't an awesome before shot, but you can see some of the darkness around the bottoms of my eyes from the eye liner and mascara. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first thing I noticed about these wipes was the texture. They are thicker than others I have tried, but not overly thick to be bulky or annoying. But most of all, they are SOFT! SO soft! And they don't even feel close to greasy like others I have tried either.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These wipes took the leftover makeup away without any effort, and left my skin feeling and looking smooth and refreshed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All in all, I was overly satisfied with this new Neutorogena product and will definitely make use of these wipes over any other makeup remover I have tried thus far!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To learn more about Neutrogena Naturals Purifying Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes and other Neutrogena products, along with learning more about Neutrogena's <a href="http://www.wipeforwater.com/">Wipe For Water</a> campaign and how YOU can help, head over to their website and educate yourself! And while you are there, take the #wipeforwater pledge yourself!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have purchased and used <a href="http://www.dialsoap.com/">Dial</a> products for quite some years now, and have never once been disappointed in their products. I received the opportunity to review some Dial products in the past as a Purex Insider, and recently received that same opportunity with a couple different products. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For this review, I received <a href="http://www.dialsoap.com/line/dial-for-kids">Dial Kids Foaming Hand Wash</a>, along with a bottle of Dial Baby Body and Hair Wash, which is a newer product from the company. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With four little ones running around our household, keeping germs at bay and far away is a must if we can prevent it! So, hand washing happens quite a bit here! This foaming hand wash is perfect for their little hands! As the label eludes to, it's foaming, so there isn't any work as far as working up a good lather. Simply dispense it, and rub vigorously to clean before rinsing! The bottle fits perfectly in the children's bathroom right next to the faucet and within reach for all the kiddos and guests in our home. The scent is wonderful too...watermelon, how can you go wrong?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you can expect, bath time happens every night in our home as well. I had previously used Suave products or Johnson and Johnson nighttime baby shampoo and body wash. I will always be a fan of Johnson and Johnson, but the Suave products sometimes didn't seem to last long because we had to use so much to work up a good lather and really get the children nice and clean. Sometimes they still didn't smell much cleaner than when we started, either, which was always frustrating. I was eager to try this new Dial for baby product to see how different it was.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was instantly happy with it! It lathers up very well, so a little dollop in the palm of your hand really goes a long way with this product! While it is fragrance free and gentle on little skin and eyes, it still leaves a refreshing, clean scent which is a win-win for us! Jeff even commented on how good it was once night after he handled bath time, so if he likes it enough to mention something about it, then it must be a good product! ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For Kendall's first birthday we did the diva hot pink zebra print design for all of her decorations, cake, and supplies. At her age right now, she doesn't watch much television so she doesn't really have any favorite characters (though she is quite fond of Elsa and Anna thanks to big sis). She is obsessed with ducks, so I was originally thinking of doing some sort of barnyard or duck theme. That is, until I was searching around and stumbled upon the most adorable pink camouflage party decorations at Wholesale Party Supplies! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Much to my delight, I received the opportunity to review Kendall's 2nd birthday decorations from <a href="http://www.wholesalepartysupplies.com/birthday-parties/girls/pink-camouflage.html">Wholesale Party Supplies</a>, so of course I went along with the pink camouflage theme! I received the pink camo ultimate kit for my review. Included in this kit is the following:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is the PERFECT set of supplies for Kendall's birthday! I was SO excited when I received them and could actually look at everything in person!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These supplies are of high quality materials, so they don't look or feel "cheap" like some party supplies do. They are the perfect design and are fun! I am so excited to decorate for Kendall's party in June with all of this adorable pink camo, and to actually put these supplies to good use! Stay tuned for more photos in June from the big party!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the meantime, head on over to facebook and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WPartySupplies">"like" wholesale party supplies' on facebook</a>, and check out their website for their large selection of party supplies and decorations for yourself! They have something for everyone and I can speak from experience when I say you will not be disappointed! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We rang in the new year with a birthday, as we do every year the first week of January. Connor and Merasia turned 6 on January 9th! I can't believe I have survived 6 years as a mama of twins, and what a crazy, fun, memorable, rollercoaster 6 years it has been for all of us! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and Frozen themed birthday party. This was perfect, as I received an email about a month or two before their birthday, asking me to review a party kit from Birthday in a Box. I had been looking for a good deal on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/sharonlmason/party-ideas-disney-frozen/">Frozen party ideas</a> and decorations for quite awhile so this opportunity came at the perfect time for us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Didn't the decorations look great?! The kids were so excited and everyone that attended the party was impressed with everything as well. This was the first big event/party/get together we have had since buying our first home, so that made it fun as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have another party for a special little boy turning 4 in March, and we will be turning to <a href="http://www.birthdayinabox.com/party-themes/girls-parties/frozen.html">Birthday in a Box</a> for our decorations and supplies for that Planes themed party as well! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All in all, I was very satisfied with this party kit, and definitely would purchase from them again, or work with this company on another review in the future.</span></div>
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Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085729703110558823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1986485784720511437.post-35036305968301943022014-07-19T20:42:00.003-04:002014-07-20T12:35:09.956-04:00Another Chance At Love<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When my marriage started to deteriorate before Kendall was born, I thought that was it for me. My one chance at love was coming to an end, and I was destined to be alone for the rest of my life, raising my four children all by myself. That notion became even more real to me when I really did find myself all alone, literally and figuratively, late last year and when I officially filed for divorce in January. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At that time, I didn't want anybody new in my life. I never thought I would ever find someone again anyway, so what was the point? I threw my all into raising the children alone, trying to seek out any and all supports I could find and learning to adjust to this new lifestyle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sure, I dated here and there just for fun, or had the occasional one night stand just to get those needs met, but I knew nothing serious or loving would ever come from any of those "relationships" with these men. They were either friends I had known for years and that's all we both wanted out of the relationship, or just weren't what I was looking for or wanted in any future relationship. They were simply there to meet whatever needs I had in that moment, and then when those needs were met and satisfied, I moved on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And then I struck up an online conversation on the popular Facebook copycat website Meet Me with a guy who lived locally and seemed nice enough. Our chatting was short and sweet at first, just about what we did with our lives, what we were looking for on the website if anything, and what we enjoyed doing for fun. We would check in with each other from time to time through out the days as well. Through that time, I came to know that his name was Jeff, he worked for Direct TV as a technician, he had a college degree, and had been married for a year and a half after a 6 year relationship with a college sweetheart. We had that one thing in common, so I definitely felt a little more connected, on a friendship level still, after we shared our marriage and divorce stories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We continued talking back and forth almost every day online for a month, and then finally made plans to actually meet up in person. We met in person June 8, 2014, at a local ice cream window for creemees and nice conversation. What I expected to be an hour of chit chatting and ice cream turned into a 3 hour conversation full of laughter, fun, and a genuine likeness for one another. We talked about everything from our favorite movies, favorite hobbies, highs and lows of our places of employment, friends and family, children, marriages, favorite foods....literally, I don't think there was a topic we didn't cover that day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We continued our online conversations for a few more days after that, and then met up in person again when he came to my home for the first time, and I made him dinner and he stayed over night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That was a little over a month ago and we have pretty much been inseparable since then!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We both were careful to take things slowly though. He was just coming out of a 9 month relationship that had evolved into a pretty sticky situation, and of course I had my very good reasons for taking things slowly and not just jumping into anything with him. One thing I definitely didn't want to do was make the mistake of jumping into bed with this person. The fact that he was such a gentleman the day we met and never once tried to "make a move" such as hugging me, kissing me, or even touching me except to brush a huge creepy bug off of my shirt before I saw it and freaked out, showed me that he really was different from all the rest, and that this could be something good and worth taking my time with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In fact, it was about three weeks before we even shared our first kiss. I loved that we waited for that moment. Of course we slept in the same bed, but we never got intimate until about a month after meeting and getting to know each other. A month may not sound like a long time to some, but after some of the experiences I had with other dates before Jeff, it meant a lot to me that he was truly interested in more than just that one thing and more than just what he saw on the outside. He would have respected my wishes had I wanted to wait longer than that, but it was my choice and I felt comfortable and fine with the decision we made to wait until when we waited. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We made our relationship "official" on June 22, 2014. We have made it a point to go out for ice cream every Sunday since the day we met on June 8. It's become our cute little ritual that only we know and understand. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have never been treated the way Jeff treats me. He is respectful, genuine, hard working, funny, fun to be around, sincere, sweet, loving, polite....I remember wishing for those qualities in a man and in a relationship almost the whole time I was with my ex husband, as sad as that may sound. I wanted the kind of relationship you see in movies like The Notebook. I was beginning to think all of the good guys were snatched up by my friends who gushed about their significant others all over social media and whenever we would get together for a girl's day or night. That is, until I met Jeff. He literally treats me like a princess. He "kidnapped" me for a weekend at his apartment shortly after we started seeing each other and surprised me the next morning by taking me out to breakfast, and then packing a picnic lunch and taking me on a beautiful hike near where he lives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One weekend I stayed with him, it was "that time of the month" for me. He went to the store for me and got me Midol, tampons (I had forgotten some at my house), wine, and ice cream and then came home to draw me a nice, hot bubble bath and let me soak in there for as long as I wanted to with my glass of wine in hand. Another morning, he woke me up with breakfast in bed: delicious, huge, fluffy cinnamon roles with icing and mimosas. And last weekend, when I texted him that I had fell and broken my ankle while he was at a family reunion out of state, he left bright and early the next morning to get back to Vermont and deal with some business and then surprised me at my friend's house before noon that day. The whole time I had thought he hadn't even left town yet to come back, but he had been texting my best friend, whom I was with at the time, not to tell me but that he was already back in Vermont. When he walked through the door of my friend's house, I almost burst into tears I was so relieved and happy to see him after the roller coaster weekend I had! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The things he does and says are just so thoughtful, and I can't believe how lucky I am to be treated so respectfully by a man who just adores me. He constantly tells me I am gorgeous, beautiful, and a "cutie pie," and always tells me how much he loves my personality and how goofy I am with my sense of humor. And that's another thing I love about him. I am such a goofball and am the biggest kid at heart. I love life and enjoy it to it's fullest. I don't care what anyone thinks of how crazy or goofy or funny I am acting, because it's just me and my friends love me for that. And best of all, he loves me for all of that too, instead of judging me for it or making fun of me like my ex husband did or other people did. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had a feeling after spending so much time with him that I was going to love him. But I was very conscious of that feeling and very conscious of not letting it happen too fast into the relationship. Friends that I talked to told me to let my heart feel what it wanted to feel, to stop being afraid that things were going to be like they were with Frank, to remember that Jeff isn't Frank and that it would be okay for me to feel these feelings again for someone new.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I talked to my best friend about it a lot before finally realizing that I love Jeff. I let my heart go off the tracks and feel it. I let my heart open up to the prospect of love all over again, despite what I had been through in the past, recent or distant. On the 4th of July, I told Jeff that I love him. I didn't tell him because I expected him to say it back or feel the same thing, I just told him because I was feeling that feeling, and wanted to share it with him rather than keep it secret or bottled up inside. His response was positive and well received, and things have been going better than ever. He hasn't met my children yet, but he will in another month or two. They do know about him though, as I have started telling them about him and about our friendship leading to the current relationship we now share. It's important to me that they understand relationships like ours start as friendships, move on to some dating, and then evolve into a serious "official" relationship, so they all understand the proper series of events in these types of relationships and life experiences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have no doubt he will be a positive role model in the children's lives, without stepping over any boundaries of mine or Frank's as we continue to work on our co-parenting relationship now and in the future.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085729703110558823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1986485784720511437.post-65022377962977738292014-07-19T19:37:00.000-04:002014-07-19T19:37:53.449-04:00Kendall is ONE!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I just realized I never updated from Kendall's first birthday! How could I have forgotten that?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And now look at us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kendall is one of the funniest, most spirited babies I have ever met! She has a heart of gold, and the sweetest, angelic personality. She loves to laugh and smile at everyone and everything; she is a social butterfly! She is cute and cuddly, yet wild and crazy all at the same time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She loves to just play and have fun! She will follow her brothers and sister all around wherever they are, always curious what they are doing and what they are playing with and wanting to be a part of everything they do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She is getting quite the vocabulary down. So far she can say: mama, dada, Liza (her Godmother), more, ball, baby, eat, hi, and some other babbles we haven't quite been able to decipher or figure out yet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On her birthday we had a big party planned for her. It was a beautiful day out, which worked perfectly for us since we were having a BBQ for her party and planned on letting the other kids at the party get a little wet in some water play.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yes, in case you are wondering, she did get in that dirty fun pool water. She lifted her leg right up over the edge, tutu and all, and sat right down in it! It was very warm water from sitting in the sun and being played in all day, and she loved every second of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was a beautiful ending to a beautiful, amazing, fun, day full of love and celebrating this sweet, angelic, amazing little girl!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Okay, not literally. Just part of me is broken.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well it all started a week ago today (the 12th) when I arrived bright and early in the morning at Kendall's Godparent's house so we could embark on our exciting and long awaited trip to New Hampshire to Santa's Village. I had paid for tickets for them, their 5 year old son, Kendall, and myself to go and enjoy the day together. We were <i>soclose</i> to making it too! I was going out the door to put Kendall in the van in her car seat, and yet somehow, on the last stair of their front porch, I lost my footing and fell drastically to the ground, Kendall in my arms. I was so focused and concerned with not dropping her or letting her get hurt that I over-corrected my fall, causing my left foot and ankle to pretty much twist all around and land under myself as I landed on the wet dewy grass, Kendall sitting next to me, wondering what had just happened.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I heard a "pop" as I fell, and looking at my ankle afterwards and how swollen it immediately became, I just knew it wasn't normal and wasn't okay. I sat there for a good half hour trying to relieve some of the pain and trying not to throw up from the intense pain I was feeling. When I did finally decide to try to stand up, I couldn't. Not even the tiniest bit of weight was able to be put on this foot. We decided then, that it would be best if I went to the emergency room to get checked out. The whole ride there I tried convincing myself it was just badly sprained and I would get checked out and be able to tough out the rest of the day with my baby girl and good friends. Boy, was I in for a surprise!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After getting X-Rays done, it was determined I had broke my ankle in two spots. I needed to get a splint put on, keep it iced and elevated constantly, and get in to the local bone specialists the following week to see if surgery would be necessary. I was beyond bummed out! I held tight to my faith and belief though, that everything happens for a reason, though I couldn't see WHY something that bad would happen, I still told myself that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At that appointment I had more X-rays done to make sure the bones hadn't moved or gotten worse. Though they hadn't gotten worse, they hadn't gotten any better or started healing on their own either. It was decided that surgery would be the best option with the most advantages to me short term and long term. The doctor said at this point, I will no doubt suffer from arthritis, but doing the surgery will not only help me heal faster and easier, but will prolong the onset of arthritis and prolong how bad it will be when it does set in. As much as I am dreading surgery (Come on...who really wants surgery?!), I am pretty eager to just get in and get it done. Right now, I am in pain every day, to varying degrees, with no end in sight. At least with the surgery, I know I will be in pain for two or three days, but after that it will be drastically less pain and get less and less as the days go by, because it will be fixed and healed rather than sitting here still broken from day to day. Of course it puts a wrench in working for me and regular activities, but hopefully I will be able to get back to normal sooner than I think, which will be nice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the meantime, I am thankful for some awesome people in my life who have stepped up to help me out tremendously. My best friend and her husband have had me staying with them every day since the accident happened so they can help me during the day since I can't get around much, and at night I have someone to help me at my own home for the time being (more on that person later... ;) ) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Being laid up for now also means I get time to catch up on some much missed reading and of course, blogging! So, please forgive me in the coming days as I flood your news feeds and email inboxes with blog updates! ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I was 15 and in the foster care system, I had some friends in a local church group that I sought out for friendship and added support through such a difficult time in my life. At that time, I was encouraged to pray and "be saved." So, I did it and for many months afterwards I went to weekly church meetings and events with this group and lived what I thought to be a Christian, or saved, life. At some point as I neared the age of 18, I "grew out of" this group I guess would be the best way to put it into words, and stopped attending altogether. I still have contact with some of the people from this group and we are always on good terms with one another, as it was nothing personal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fast forward a bit in my life. I turned 18, got married, started a family, and went about day to day life. An then everything went down between me an Frank in November, and I needed a whole different level of support than what was currently in my life at that time. I had been in contact with an old high school friend for many years who attended a local church I had gone to a handful of times as a child. I had met some other lovely ladies through this friend and this church as well. One Sunday morning I made the jump and got all 4 kids ready and out the door and we went to church. This was the first time for the children to ever be a part of anything like this. It went really well and we attended pretty regularly after that for a month or so. I got a bit distracted with someone in my life about 4 months ago, and we didn't attend much at that time, but I still had regular contact with some of the girls from that church, and I knew I was still being prayed for even though I wasn't as physically present as I once had been in that church community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">About a month ago, I was hanging out with a friend one Saturday evening, but the whole evening, I had a nagging feeling in my mind and my heart about needing to go to church that next morning. Looking back, I know it wasn't just any ol' nagging feeling, but was God speaking to me and my heart and leading me back to Him, where I have always belonged.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I woke up the next morning, got myself ready, and went to church. It was like I had never left to begin with, which is always refreshing. I visited, participated in our moms Sunday school class, and of course the actual Sunday service and sermon. But I couldn't ignore the nagging feeling that lead me to church that morning. During the whole service I truly felt that I was being spoken to in my mind and in my heart. Something was happening inside me, and I was yet quite sure what, but I knew it was meant to be and happening for a reason. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I left the service, went home, researched local hikes in my area, and grabbed a bite to eat. Then I set off to Stowe to hike Pinnacle Mountain. I have never hiked in my life! Well, in 7th grade we went on a school trip to a local state park and I hiked that mountain then, and when Frank and I took the kids to Santa's Village for the first time a couple years ago we hiked through the Flume Gorge, but I didn't really count that as a true HIKE like the one I was about to go on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, I started the hike, all by myself. It was HARD! For someone who had never really hiked before, to tackle this huge mountain that was graded a 6 out of 10 for difficulty, it was a challenge but I knew I couldn't stop. I had been lead here for a reason, and something, someone, was pushing me to keep going, no matter how nasty sweaty I was getting or how difficult it was, or how many times I had to stop and take a break.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have to say, it was peaceful to have that time spent in my own head and my own little world and with nature.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I sat for a while in a quiet spot by myself, and reflected on the past 6 months and even years before that in my life. And then, I prayed. I talked to God. I asked Him to come into my life, change my heart and soul, and lead me closer to Him and all that He had planned for me for the rest of my life. I asked him to guarantee and prepare His home to be my home one day, for so long as I believed in Him and the gift of everlasting life that He gave to all of us in this world. I became saved on Sunday, May 18, 2014. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The feeling I had after praying that day and the way my life has gone since then, has been truly amazing. I can wholeheartedly say that I am a true believer in the power of Christ and what He has done with my life and what He will continue to do with my life and for my life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm by no means a "Bible thumper." I will not push this belief on to anyone else. I will, however, pray for every single person I know, and even those that I don't know, in the hopes that they too, can find and be lead to this inner beauty and peace within their lives, and come to understand the Lord and all that He can and will do for us! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have felt an amazing feeling of inner peacefulness since becoming saved, and felt more comforted than I ever have before, even when I am physically all alone, because I know that He is always with me. He is always guiding me, blessing me, and pushing me along in all the things I do, helping assure me that I will never be alone again, that I have the most beautiful and peaceful home waiting for me when my earthly life is done, and that all things are possible through Him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is so true. There have been so many times in my past that I can look back at now and wonder, "How in the world did I make it through that??" There are times in more recent days that I wonder how I have gotten where I am now, how I have made it through 8 months without my husband, without someone I thought to be my one and only life partner. And the answer is simple. The Lord was always there with me. He carried me through when I literally felt like I had no strength left. When I felt as if my world had ended and I would never be happy again, He carried me as long as He needed to, and built my strength back up, along with my happiness and inner peace. It truly is amazing to see and feel what He can do, has done, and continues to do for my life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am so excited to start teaching the word of God to my children. They are at such a perfect little age where they are like little sponges soaking everything up around them, and so hungry and thirsty for knowledge, so I know I can raise them to seek the Lord, follow Him, and love Him just as I do. I am also greatly enjoying seeking out all I want to know and feel like I need to know about the Lord and His word. I can't stop reading it, speaking it, sharing my testimony, and sharing the word of God to everyone I come into contact with. And the best part is, I know it is Him guiding me to do this. He is changing my heart and speaking to me so that I may speak through Him to others, to help bring them to know Him and His work and love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This has already been such an amazing journey in my faith and it has only been a few short weeks! I can't wait to see what the next months and year brings as I continue to grow in His love and His word and see what He has in store for my life that He has known about since before I was even in my mother's womb. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you," says the Lord." Jeremiah 29:11-13</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085729703110558823noreply@blogger.com4