Monthly Archives: January 2012

My First Giveaway!!

I am so excited to present to you my first giveaway!!! It is for a $25 sneakpeeq gift card and you can access it by going here CONGRATULATIONS TO THE …

Giving Thanks

When the boys were little, in addition to their nightly prayers we also asked them a question every night, “:What are you happy for?”  The answer had to reflect something …

Letters to Myself

One of the things I’ve learned in my weight loss journey is that weight loss is about so much more than putting down the fork and picking up a jump …

Save More Money at Walgreens

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I am so excited!! Walgreens opened in my neighborhood this last …

Roasted Herb Potatoes

I love potatoes.  French fries, potato chips, mashed, baked – I don’t think I’ve ever met a potato I didn’t like.  Except for sweet potatoes – blech.  Really don’t like …

The Plagues of Homeschool

You’ve heard of the ten plagues of Egypt?  Well in our house we had at least four plagues of homeschool. The boys and I were reminiscing the other day and …

Where is Your Confidence?

Monday morning I woke up not feeling that great – achy and tired.  It had been a long night with not a lot of sleep, but I was in a …

Freedom – What do We Take for Granted?

On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his now famous “I Have a Dream” speech.  This speech was …

My Weight Loss Journey – Part 2

For Part 1 GO HERE By the beginning of 2009, Art and I both realized our business was failing (see A Business Lost).  We ewere short on employees, working 10-12 …

My Weight Loss Journey – Part 1

I weighed 112 pounds on the day Art and I were married in 1988, which is a bit on the low side for my height. I really wasn’t watching what …