Figuring Me Out

Figuring Me Out

Sometimes, as women we get lost in our relationships... lost in all the roles we assume on a daily basis. I know I've posted a couple of times recently about who I am and perhaps you all are getting tired of reading about my process of figuring me out, but ...

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Potty Training? Um, No.

Potty Training? Um, No.

Zoe has developed a nasty little habit. She will "boo boo" and then decide immediately that she wants nothing to do with her diaper. So she takes it off. Imagine a 20 month old professional climber making her way up the side of my executive desk with a huge grin ...

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How To Change the World

How To Change the World

This morning, I saw a tweet about Saddleback's online campus. For those who are unaware, Saddleback church was created by Rick Warren using his amazing church model, which is wrote about in his book Purpose Driven Church which now is an official ministry of Saddleback Church and actually has its ...

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Zoe Will Be 20 Months in 7 Days

Zoe Will Be 20 Months in 7 Days

Zoe is wearing my old t-ball shirt from when I was like 5 years old, Talia's shoes, and Tre's shorts. LOL :) Still super cute! Hmmm... I think I will do a little flipping... This didn't quite turn out right LOL I cannot believe how quickly she has grown! It seems like ...

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There Snow Place Like Home

There Snow Place Like Home

Yesterday morning, it started snowing... well flurry-ing... In Louisiana, that's a major deal. We can just about run around in shorts all winter. It gets cold for about 10 minutes and then it's summer all of a sudden. There's no fall and no spring. LOL Here is a photo of ...

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My Girls :)

My Girls :)

When the kids miss the bus, I often use our time stuck in the car line to snap a few shots of them before school. Here are a few of Avalyn, Talia, and Briyana from a few days ago:

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Fibromyalgia, Tumors, and Me

Fibromyalgia, Tumors, and Me

I've had a surprising amount of dialog lately about Fibromyalgia. I have to say it's refreshing to have so many people know what it is... and relate to me. Being diagnosed 18 years ago, I grew up accepting that I had a disorder that no one understood - that many ...

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Jealousy and Dreams {Life}

Jealousy and Dreams {Life}

I can't honestly say I don't get knots in my stomach when I listen to some of the newest music artists. Having a singing career has always been my dream, but as life would have it - I've had no real opportunities to pursue it... I sometimes am jealous that ...

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The Me That I Am

The Me That I Am

With life as busy as it is, I admit there normally aren't many chances throughout the weeks to stop and seriously consider who I am... or what I am doing. I'm one of those people who - no matter how much I try to plan and schedule - typically ends ...

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1-Ramblings, 5- Venting Upsets »

[Mon, Jan 18 2010 12:50 am | 4 Comments | 122 views]
Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Those who follow me on Twitter are probably familiar with the situation I’ve been having with my washing machine for the last couple of weeks. It has alternated between the water deciding to run freely without ceasing and the drum not spinning after the water drains. This means that for almost every load I’ve washed during this time period, I’d either had to stop the …

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2-Family Facet, 5- Venting Upsets »

[Sat, Jan 16 2010 12:53 pm | 4 Comments | 200 views]
Barry’s Grandma Passed Away…

My husband’s mom just called to tell him that his Dad’s mom died. She’s been in the hospital for over a week now… they had already kind of “given up” and accepted that this was inevitable. It’s still rough. His grandmother was one of the few people in his family that always loved and accepted me… always treated me like family instead of some outsider. …

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[Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:25 pm | 6 Comments | 243 views]
Reaching Out {and R.I.P., Karissa}

I think we’ve all experienced some degree of depression … some type of extreme hardship … some immense pressure … something that made us want to click our heels and wake up in another place… in another life.
We’ve had had those times in our lives when we wished we had never been born … or prayed for God to just take our life back.
Or, maybe …

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5- Venting Upsets »

[Mon, Jan 4 2010 1:39 pm | 12 Comments | 576 views]
Praying for Charmayne and Cinsere {UPDATED}

{ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 12/14/09 1:06am}
Tonight, I found out that a few hours ago one of my really good friends from college and her son were in a bad car accident. I haven’t received any word about Charmayne, but her son, Cinsere, was on life support the last I heard… he’s only four. Charmayne is such a sweetie. I went to college with her and her son’s …

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5- Venting Upsets »

[Mon, Dec 14 2009 9:34 pm | 10 Comments | 403 views]
Tragedy & Loss @ Christmas :(

My heart is breaking for the two families who lost a child within the last few days… just the thought of Cinsere not making it was heart wrenching enough… but as soon as the relief of knowing his condition was improving began to resonate, I learned of two other families who weren’t quite so lucky. On December 6, Kristine Brite {@kristinebrite} lost her 5 day …

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3-Mommy Moments, 5- Venting Upsets »

[Tue, Dec 8 2009 11:38 pm | 8 Comments | 168 views]
One of *Those* Days – Kids Will Be … Animals??

Today has been one of those relentless, unrewarding parenting days… you know, the day when all of your children make a secret, unspoken pact to push their powers to the limit so that they can test you under pressure and see just exactly how much disobedience, disrespect, and mayhem you can tolerate before you completely crack? … The day when NOTHING they do is cute …

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1-Ramblings, 5- Venting Upsets, 7- Holidays/Birthdays »

[Sun, Nov 29 2009 11:30 pm | 6 Comments | 132 views]
My First {and Last} After-Thanksgiving Sale

I admit it. I was dumb-dumb-dumb enough to actually BE at WalMart at 5am on Black Friday. Let me first say that this is the first time I’ve ever actually participated in the whole race-to-get-there-first part of Black Friday. Normally, I go around 10:15am and pick through whatever happens to be left of the after-Thanksgiving sales. This year, however, there were two electronic items that …

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5- Venting Upsets, 6- Goals/Plans »

[Thu, Oct 29 2009 11:08 pm | 6 Comments | 343 views]
I Am a Writer.

I am a writer.
Sometimes that’s a good thing. Sometimes, not so much. The good thing is that I’ve never been at a loss for words… never really experienced any type of writer’s block. The downside of that is that all to often, I find myself with TOO much to say. To my friends, I am notorious for being extremely long-winded. What that translates into in …

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5- Venting Upsets, Borrowed Articles »

[Wed, Oct 14 2009 4:27 pm | 8 Comments | 313 views]
Disgusted!! Parents, WHY??

Oh my GOSH. This turns my stomach. It’s like an elementary-age clothes-on ORGY! I’m sorry… but somebody should seriously be in JAIL for this video. There comes a point where just because the clothes aren’t off doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be considered child pornography.
It’s not only the fact that some wacked-out sicko will probably get all hot and bothered by watching this video, but they …

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5- Venting Upsets, Borrowed Articles »

[Tue, Oct 13 2009 5:40 pm | 2 Comments | 164 views]
Hillary SKANK: Nudity Around OTHER People’s Kids?!

I ran across this post today: What About Being Naked in Front of a 6-Year-Old? Hillary Swank…on sleeping naked … and it REALLY struck a chord in me which led to these tweets:

Why is this such a big deal? Well, for obvious reasons:

This is NOT her kid.
She’s naked.

That pretty much sums it up in a nutshell. As a mother, I can’t imagine being okay with …

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5- Venting Upsets »

[Fri, Oct 2 2009 6:56 pm | 7 Comments | 254 views]
This LONG Week (summed up in this LONG post)

Sorry – this post got LONG very quickly. If you don’t make it all the way through, at least be sure to read the last paragraph :) My week started out uneventful. Little did I know, it would quickly be turning into an all-too-familiarly chaotic week full of financial struggles, sick children, compromising situations, and headaches. Don’t get me wrong, my week has had its …

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1- Briyana Amaya, 3- Talia Jonet', 5- Venting Upsets »

[Wed, Sep 23 2009 7:14 am | 6 Comments | 362 views]
Mean Mama’s Boot Camp

This morning, as I began to develop a headache from listening to my two oldest daughters argue – yes, ARGUE – about saying their prayer together, I shouted, “FORGET IT! Your hearts are not in the right place. Don’t even worry about it. There’s no sense in you wasting 5 minutes of your life bickering with one another and then saying a quick, nonchalant shout-out …

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1-Ramblings, 5- Venting Upsets, Memes »

[Thu, Sep 17 2009 12:24 am | 8 Comments | 213 views]
On the Grind – Again! (& Wordless Wednesday)

I woke up this morning to a pretty big shock: I no longer have a job. I’ve not really wanted to think about it as this is probably the last thing in the world that we can actually take as a family right now. It’s hard enough as it is with one income and POOF – now even that is gone. It’s by God’s grace …

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