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wordless wednesday

2009-06-24T10:09:00.005-04:00

Before & After

2009-02-04T09:06:00.002-05:00

Last Year this time:

This Year: LOOSING weight is SO nice!!!

Our trip to the ER

2009-01-09T09:23:00.002-05:00

After AJ having severe diarrhea for 5 days now I freaked when my kid could not even stand up without screaming in pain & turning beat red. I called the doctors to see if I could get in but there was nothing our doctor left early & that made the other Dr's full. So I go to the ER (St. Joseph's) with ALL the kids (3) get there about 3:30 get taken back no later than 4 I was like awesome right?! NOT AT ALL awesome after being there for 5 hours YES 5 f***ing hours the NURSE comes in and says "its a virus" we NEVER saw a Dr & what really pissed me off to the point that I was BEAT RED is that these people come in right when we are leaving and the DR came in immediately for a damn penis question (yes I heard the whole thing)! what a crock of $hit! I am going to call in the morning and tell them if I even see a charge for the "dr" I am NOT going to pay & I will tell my insurance to not pay for it either. A nurse OK but not a DR who we never saw! I just wanted to say that there were NO major traumas & they were not super busy when we got there! The Doctors were all eating gelato from International Mall & sitting on there big butts! Oh and he has a HUGE bruise on his arm from the IV its swollen & really black & blue! erghhh can you feel the anger through the computer?!!!!!

wordless wednesday

2009-01-07T15:04:00.005-05:00

Its been a while... Wordless Wednesday

2008-12-31T10:48:00.002-05:00

Wordless Wednesday

2008-12-03T09:26:00.002-05:00

My Husband ME & My little brother JD

drum roll please......

2008-11-05T00:26:00.001-05:00

Momdots blog PaRtY!

2008-10-28T16:39:00.002-04:00

Who doesn't love to WIN FREE stuff, not that the blog is all about that its just a bonus to the blog. I love the girls over at www.momdot.com I know if I am having a horrible day I just visit the site and I'm sure to get a laugh from them oh and they have funky Friday's that's a hoot to watch! gotta love them!
You must join in there blog party in November but for now sit back and blog your heart out with these awesome chicks!

The shirt says it ALL...

2008-10-13T12:06:00.005-04:00

Wordless Wednesday

2008-10-01T12:18:00.004-04:00

This was my morning in the ER with AJ after he got burned from my Flat Iron.

Momdot!!!!!! LIVE CONTEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-09-30T22:26:00.000-04:00

Over at Momdot right now, the mommy bloggers there are going insane by running a LIVE $500 Toro Stroller Contest right now. So head on over to enter quickly .And if you happen to miss it, just hang out, list your blog for free, read a feature, leave a comment, or join the mommy bloggers forum! MomDot Rocks!

Trying to Win A Combi Stroller on Momdot!

2008-09-19T19:04:00.002-04:00

So as the title says I am desperately trying to win a Combi Stroller on Momdot.com who Rocks my socks!
Reason I am trying to win is bc I get so much use out of my strollers I need some new wheels with hand me downs and being on my third child you can only image what mine looks like, were like most on a low income these days and it would be nice to get something great and chic for my little one! Hey we all deserve some nice wheels once in a while! We just found out my daughter has Urinary Reflux and my car just broke down for the 2nd time in one week, it would be great to be on top again with a nice little gift!
so with that said....go over to Momdot.com and check them out they do so much more than just give aways they put a smile on my face everyday!!!

Dear Mr. President!

2008-09-12T19:14:00.003-04:00

Wordless Wednesday

2008-09-10T09:57:00.002-04:00

Check this Out!

2008-09-02T18:46:00.001-04:00

I WON I WON

2008-08-29T19:33:00.000-04:00

A prize a Momdot.com FINALLY!!! Just wanted to share my Friday Fun!

Over at MOMDOT.COM there giving away:

2008-08-28T08:41:00.000-04:00

Contest 2: For Moms and Child
August 28th, 2008 · 11 Comments
Jennifer from Mimsibags is fast becoming someone we love to work with. She was so quick to work with her purse winner giveaway, I am terrible excited to post about her offering a grochery bag!
About Grochery Bags at Mimsi Bags: There is a new eco-conscious craze sweeping the nation… BYOB shopping. Yep, bring your own bag. With the millions of plastic and paper shopping bags that are filling our landfills and roadsides people are beginning to look for ways to fit the 3 big R’s into their lives - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
We would like to do our part to help out our planet! We have added a new category of bags to our offerings - reusable cloth grocery bags!
These bags are made of cotton or microfiber fabric, and come in a range of sizes to fit your shopping needs… and we have a few more in the works.
Prize #2: The Taffy Box: Custom Pendant Necklace: Creating something sweet each and every day! Sometimes a piece of jewelry, sometimes a pan of brownies! A custom pendant necklace is perfect for the loved one in your life or YOU..you never buy stuff for you, do you? Well, now you do! Put your name, your hubbys, your child’s, or your grandmothers and let your heart be known.
Prize #3: Country Hill: $10 GC
Use it for organic soaps, natural body lotions, and more!
Prizes for child!
Prize #4: Mom4Life
About mom 4 life: I began by searching for a few unique products that would be helpful to almost any mom. In October of 2003, I found my first product and Mom 4 Life was born. The first product I carried was the New Native Baby Carrier followed soon after by LilyPadz. I was so excited about these two great products and knew that other moms were sure to love them as much as I did. Soon thereafter, I began to get recommendations from other moms about products that they knew and loved. Thus, my inventory began to grow including additional unique and useful items like Hooter Hiders, Glamourmom tank tops, the Bella Band, and Bravado nursing bras. Suddenly, my dream had become a reality. As my business grew so did its effects on others. My eyes were opened to the amazing talent of other mothers working from their homes and my product line quickly expanded to make room for the unique and useful products they offered. I am proud that Mom 4 Life’s extensive product line is comprised entirely of the handiwork of moms. As you browse the site, I hope you will take time to read their stories featured with their products and know that your purchase helps these mothers achieve their dreams as well.
Description: This 45 minute exercise journey is designed specifically for children ages 4-10 with a focus on mind, body , breathing and imagination. The Australian-themed experience leads children thru yoga poses such as: kangaroo, koala, and bird. The video offers parents a powerful tool to engage children in the benefits of exercise with Yoga told through story, and techniques to help your child calm down and focus.
Prize #5: Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake:
Product DescriptionMagical Dance Adventure! Created by two moms who love to have fun, “Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake” inspires and stimulates young minds. This enchanting approach to learning about classical ballet through nature, toys, music and laughter will mesmerize children and parents alike.
What’s Inside: The animated fairy ballerina, Prima Princessa, magically transports a group of pre-school girls to see the ballet Swan Lake, performed by the Paris Opera Ballet. Prima Princessa delightfully narrates the story of Swan Lake to the girls. In between each act, the children return home, dress up in fun pretty tutus, and learn a simple ballet step. Each step is playfully shown mixed into a colorful montage of toys, animals, children and young dancers from the School of American Ballet.
Prize #6 Cedar Valley Publishing: $40 book set
Stacey is a successful blogger and many of her blog posts have lead to television segments. An October blog post entitled: Tips on Getting Kids Ready for Kindergarten lead to a national segment on Better TV/Parents TV. Another October blog post on Let’s Get Ready For Parent Teacher Conferences lead to a Milwaukee’s Morning Blend and Fox 6 News television segments. A November blog post entitled, Let’s Get Ready For Cold and Flu Season: Tips to Motivate Your Kids to Wash Those Hands, was quoted in an AP story and lead to a television segment on Milwaukee’s Morning Blend that was later syndicated and picked up by the Meredith’s National Television show, Better TV/Parents TV. Stacey’s blog success was highlighted in a Milwaukee Journal Story in January.
Prize #7: Kelly the Jewerly Lady: Cookie Lee Jewelry
Spring Garden collection is flowery and feminine with just a hint of genuine crystal for a little shine. You can win a necklace and matching stretch bracelet
Then necklace is adjustable from 15-18″ long and the bracelet is 7 1/4- stretch
To win this pack of prizes for mom and child worth over $200, you must do ALL of the following

Wordless Wednesday's

2008-08-28T00:10:00.000-04:00

FOOD FROM "ANIMAL" MY BROTHERS PLACE IN LA

My Daughter (The Princess)

2008-08-25T20:42:00.000-04:00

Has strep :(

Fight Muffintop together

2008-08-21T10:38:00.001-04:00

The crazy mommy bloggers over at MomDot blog, is hosting a contest to make the world a better place and to fight muffintop. Please come over and enter to win an amazing giveaway from Blush, where you can keep or pass along an awesome topless undershirt. They need 200 entries to get more shirts to give away, so come enter this worthwhile fashion cause. And while you are there, dont forget about the other awesome giveaways and new chat room. Oh, and Toni is crazy. Really, really crazy.

I am telling you....

2008-08-20T22:12:00.000-04:00

that you need to check out Momdot
They have the best giveaways ever (I personally have not won a damn thing...hum hummm!) but they still ROCK MY SOCKS! They have so many great Boutique's listed that I swear if I had the money I would buy from each and every one of them, I have no idea how they found these they are simply the best!!!

WoRd FiLLed WeDnEsdAY

2008-08-20T09:16:00.000-04:00

Monday was the first day of school for Jordan and Alyssa it was a tear jerkier! I was a hot mess. I think both their teachers think I am a whack job since I was teary eyed & kissed them about 10 times before dropping them off, Just knowing that someone besides me is taking care of them and teaching them. Trust me there is NO WAY that I could do what these two women have set out to do this year, I know they are in good hands. I just pray that Jordan doesn't start playing with the toy chicken like it's a gun. thanks to daddy and his violent video games, that they sneak in at night while I put AJ to bed. Alyssa cry's every time I drop her off it just breaks my heart. But she says she has so much fun! Here are two pictures that I snapped right before we left them at school. (they go to two different schools)

Just add Dots and MomDot.com

2008-08-16T09:22:00.000-04:00

You MUST go check these two sites out! A Key Fob for real with your children painted on it!!!
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5343766&order=§ion_id=&page=2

My day...

2008-08-15T22:42:00.000-04:00

Well today we woke up and went to Alyssa's preschool for orientation I cant believe how big she is getting already! Then we had to go to Jordan's new school my little man is not so little anymore he is going to KINDERGARTEN on Monday :( I think I might be more nervous than he is, OK I know that I am more nervous than he is. LOL But in the same sence I am so happy, bc from 8-11 I will get to spend time with just Mr. AJ!!! Then we have to get Alyssa and then Jordan at 2.

Wordless Wednesday

2008-08-13T13:49:00.001-04:00

My little man and his rash that will not go away, I even have the doctors stumped!!!!!!!!!

Mondays

2008-08-12T20:18:00.000-04:00

So Monday it is...blah blah blah. hate Mondays! I actually went out today and bought a bottle of wine to drink, i am sipping on some red wine now! I swear the older my children get the more lip service i get from them. I needed this drink TRUST ME!

Momdot is the only thing amusing me right now. love that place...where have you been my whole life?

Momdot

2008-08-12T19:33:00.000-04:00

You really must check them out! THEY ROCK

A Window Into your soul (contest)

2008-08-11T23:24:00.000-04:00

What you can win:A $50 GC to Little Windows. You can use it towards the entire purchase of the $48 DIY kit to make your Little windows at home, or you can put it towards a custom piece of any price (this bracelet is perfect!)-your choice on where it goes!

Thank to www.Momdot.com there giving away this wonderful prize to the person with the ugliest piece of jewelry you own and why we should pick you. So here's my pic! horrible I know!

Do you ever....

2008-08-10T23:39:00.000-04:00

Feel alone? I mean I have 3 kids, a husband and a GREAT family. But for some reason today I feel alone...maybe bc we always do family dinner on Sunday's and today we didn't bc my Dad was running errors and Drew was trying to spend time with his mom. But boy I feel empty today without my family dinner! We had Burger King for dinner nothing like grandma & grandpa's Sunday sauce or even like my parents sauce. boy oh boy.......................really its not even about the food that's just a bonus I mean being with my family makes me whole the conversations at dinner, the quietness as well all eat and wait for the 2nd or 3rd course to come, Sunday's are nothing to me without them. I love love love my family and I dont think I tell them enough! so here's to you I LOVE YOU!

Cupcake FREAK!

2008-08-08T20:13:00.000-04:00

I want this tattoo so bad. am I strange?

Thursday's Thirteen's

2008-08-07T14:42:00.000-04:00

Here are 13 things I need to do:

1. clean the kitchen
2. mop all the floors
3. clean the bathrooms (worst job ever)
4. take out the trash
5. sort all the clothes into piles that no longer fit the kids
6. make dinner
7. take Jordan to football
8. clean my car while at football
9. give the kids a bath
10. start laundry
11. go to the store to get bleach
12. bleach all my cloth diapers
13. GO TO BED!!!

Take me out to the ball game....

2008-08-06T18:00:00.001-04:00

Rays one!!! Don't ask the score bc I was to busy watch AJ and foul balls to remember it. But on a high note I DID get a Foul Ball....yuppers Alyssa almost got hit by it. lol I was on TV and all.

Target with three kids...

2008-07-31T16:43:00.000-04:00

OK I admit, brilliant me wanted to go to Target today with all 3 kids. oh ya. Brilliant I know, but how could this mom on one income surpass a 75% off sale ON TOYS? oh no not me!
So I hit the store with my Step-mom in tow and little sister, they were not the issue oh no my bratty 5 year old boy (going to be 6 in Sept) was throwing an all out temper tantrum! I mean I had to take him out to lawn and garden so he could scream his little head off, kicking me, punching me, screaming at me "I WANT A TOY" as I wanted to tear his butt off his little body I remember that we don't do that, that's only an adult temper tantrum and who am I to hit him? (WE DO NOT DO THAT HERE) but the urge was still there. I ignored him, and tryed to move on. What a dirty look I see, oh yes there were plenty as they all smirk and snicker like your kids never did that when you went out, PLEASE! I wanted to say "take a picture why don't you" at least I am not beating the shit out of my kid like you would have!
Needless to say the screaming did not stop till grandma came to the rescue & took his little Heine out to the parking lot where she calmly talked to him and brought him back to me.
OH WAIT...oh no to close this we went to Pizza Hut after to get lunch and AJ turned blue on us from stuffing his face to much!
IS THIS DAY OVER YET?

My trip to Hollywood!!!

2008-07-30T20:09:00.001-04:00

Graceann & I at the Santa Monica PierDad & I in the Cheese Shop boy did it smell in there!
Mama Dukes and I aka Grandma Roxy
Kristen & I it was so awesome to see her!
Big brother Vinny & I the reason we went to LA
ME

Rainy Days

2008-07-28T13:38:00.000-04:00

Oh boy oh boy. Do I love rainy days. I wish I could say the same for my three cutie pies...as I sit here and type this Alyssa is begging me for a piece of cake from her b-day yesterday, AJ is sticking his finger down his sisters new baby doll, and Jordan is vegging out on the couch watching noggin. I am so lost on what to do with rainy days now that they are so frequently visiting us. We have used up all the paint, colored in all the books, played all the games that the boards are starting to fall apart and the crayons are all broken into pieces. Hummm that's an idea. Well I am off to get a recipe to bake these crayons into fun shapes!