One Day The Advice You Take Will Be Your Own

Happy Middle of The Week! I hope that everyone is enjoying their day on PURPOSE! I've been away for a few days. I had to step back and reevaluate, research, re-strategize and here I am, back in the race. Many of you who have read my posts know that I always do my best to write from the heart, because if I speak from the heart it will touch the heart. I learned a long time ago that God blessed me with writing as an outlet. I prefer to write because I usually don't forget what I had to say. But even through writing, He has also developed my verbal communication (I still prefer writing though). I also learned that the motivation and encouragement you give others, sometimes you find yourself in a position where you have to encourage and motivate yourself. The advice that you give to others to keep praying, pressing and pushing with perseverance, you find yourself in a position that you have to do the very same thing. In order for us to teach others, we have to first become students ourselves and by our experiences, I believe more people will accept what you are saying because you're not talking about something that you read or heard but something that you have been through and come out of. That is the key, in the midst of you going through did you keep praying, pressing and persevering until you came out? The past few days I found myself in this very same position. God knows that I desire to not just be a great mom, step-mom, wife and friend but to be able to make sure my household lacks nothing. I'm aiming for that Proverbs 31 woman. I am blessed to have a husband that loves me and supports me in whatever decisions I make and for that he knows that I've got his back. 

My month of September didn't yield any 'financial fruit' and yes I was disappointed to the point of tears. I didn't 'work' as hard as I usually do for a few days, I had to make some decisions I didn't want to make and I was really starting to lose hope. Although I felt this way I still continued to pray, because no matter what it looks like, my faith is NOT shaken. Today I decided alright Carla, you've been down long enough, get up, get back on it! It's still new, it's only been a couple of months and you're still finding your way. So I did just that. I got up! I fed my little miss, got on this computer, put on some uplifting spiritual music and I'm back at it again. A few lyrics of a song by Marvin Sapp came to mind and it says 'this not the time or the place, just believe keep the faith, gotta learn how to wait, keep holding on....' In the beginning he says this is not the time to question your faith....this is not the time for giving up.....this is not the time to throw in the towel....' I think of this experience as the 'refiner's fire' In Zechariah 13:9 it says "And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say, 'They are My people,' And they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'" Every test has it's purpose and a lesson to be learned. I know that if I keep on going, persevering, not giving up I will learn the lessons I need to learn and I will shine as pure gold. 

We will all have moments where we want to throw in the towel, we are human, we have feelings and emotions, but sometimes we have to sit on those feelings and get even more determined and with a 'no matter what' attitude, KEEP IT MOVING! So if you've ever given good, sound advice, there will come a day when you have to take it yourself.

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It's A Great Day

Hello to my FABULOUS readers! It's a great day. Although it's cold outside, I'll take my Carolina weather over Chicago and Milwaukee's weather any day!  I just hate the fact that I have to use my old computer.  This thing is horribly slow. I tried going through the programs and see what I could possibly remove to make it run a little bit faster, but some programs I'm not familiar with and don't want to take the chance on deleting it and then something else isn't working.  It's especially aggravating because I'm not able to really visit my fellow blogger websites the way I want to because if I have too many windows open at once, it gets TURTLE slow! Some things I have to do from my phone, but it doesn't have a 15" screen so I'll just have to make due.

Anyway, it's been a busy day with my little munchkin having the desire to clear off the sofa by throwing everything on the floor, stand on top of my printer, try to type while I'm typing, pressing buttons on the remote and to top it off, this slow computer. But I'm grateful for another day in the New Year. I can say I held her attention by playing some music on YouTube.

I've been debating on going back to school-again. I've been in the Administrative Support field for several years now and I did find a school that has a degree program that's geared toward that field. The school is really cheap, so I'm thinking about looking into it and going for my Associates. I would like to do an online class, but not with this computer-no way!

PROMOTING BLOGS I LIKE

Penny Pinching Polly-she's always got great giveaways and deals on her site. Absolutely love this site-The Queen of Giveaways!

I was able to visit shining2save and sign up to be a product tester for Kids II Generation Moms Network. Visit the website for more info. Also there's a Simon Flash 48 hour giveaway. Be sure to check it out!

Jessica's Coupons has listed two free nail polishes by Zoya a $16.00 value, all you pay is $6.95 shipping; there's a few other great deals on the site as well.

Sparkling Creations by Melinda she designs some beautiful jewelry and the prices are extremely reasonable!You can have jewelry to match every outfit and for all occasions. You should definitely check out her site!

Teething Bling It's fashionable necklaces that's also safe for teething babies. Really neat idea. Check out her site!

Well that's all I have for now. I haven't gotten any new free products in the mail yet, but as soon as I do, I will definitely be posting my thoughts.

Until next post...BE BLESSED AND BE SAFE!

2012-Day Two!

Good Morning, I hope that everyone is having a great morning. It's day two of the new year and I'm up and about. I noticed that a few places may be closed today, due to the holiday falling on a weekend, but thank God SCHOOL STARTED BACK TODAY!!!! SOOOO HAPPY! I'm back on my grind, doing my job hunting. Got big plans for the new year, so I'm definitely on it.

I hope that you have been checking out some of the blogs that I have suggested. I'm still entering giveaways and sweepstakes, I haven't won anything yet, but I'm keeping the faith. Can't wait to do my next round of grocery shopping because I've activated a few 'ecoupons' from savingstar.com, so as soon as I reach 5.00 in my account, I can choose a payout. It's a good way to shop and get money from it.

I had a great day on yesterday. Church service was really nice and then in the afternoon, I participated in my first concert. I really had a great time singing with some great voices and the food was good too. I must say, I'm so glad the holidays are over and now to the next big event, my baby girl's birthday. I can't believe a year has passed already. The time has gone by so quick. I was gathering all of her clothes that are too small for her now, but I just had to keep the little hospital hat and tshirt. I'm getting all the hugs and kisses now because soon she'll be in her teen years. I can't believe my oldest is going to be 15 this year. Time just goes by so fast and we truly need to cherish every moment with our babies because they don't stay babies for long.

That's my general blog post for the morning. I thank everyone who stops by. Please feel free to leave comments. I have over 500 views to my blog and it would be great to know who some of you are. Until next post Be Blessed and Be Safe!

Got my First Free Sample!

Hello to my FABULOUS readers!! I hope that everyone is having a great week. I must say this week is going by pretty fast and to top it off, I think my little munchkin gave me her sickness (she's so sweet!) I'm all stuffed up and it's making me so miserable. I've been doctoring myself with cold meds and cough drops. Hopefully I'll be okay by Sunday. I'm supposed to be singing at a concert, so I hope I'm feeling better.

But onto other news....I hope you are visiting a few of my favorite blogs sweeptight.com; pennypinchingpolly on Facebook and justmarriedwithcoupons.com.  Also checkout Melinda's Sparkling Creations on Facebook, savingstar.com and freeflys.com. These are sites that I visit often and you can find some really great deals.

I got my first FREE perfume sample in the mail today. It's called Body by Burberry and I must say I really like it. I can't wait to wear it. It's an .06 ounce sample. The fragrance is pretty strong so a couple of sprays and I'm good to go. I'm still waiting on a few other samples I requested, so as soon as they come in, I'll definitely be posting.

That's all the news I have so far. I'll definitely be keeping everyone informed. It's evening now and we all know when it's gets closer to the time when you get really relaxed, that cold really starts weighing down. So until next post, have a wonderfully blessed and safe evening. Look for your rainbow in the midst of your rainstorm.

Back Up n Running!

Greetings to my FABULOUS readers! I am back up and running. I had to pull out the 'old faithful' computer.  It's slow, but it works. Trying to blog from my phone was not working! I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday week. The middle of the week is almost here already and this year is pretty much over.

I must say I am truly thankful and grateful that my munchkin is all better. I'm grateful for the tests and trials that I've endured this year. We have truly been blessed as a family and individually and for that, I'm truly thanking God for all that He has done and is yet to do in the coming year. Whatever happened in 2011 and previous years is over and done, there's no turning back.  All we can do is move forward and be better. I'm looking forward to being elevated mentally and spiritually and using my gifts and talents that I have been blessed with in hopes that someone will be inspired and motivated to move forward and thank God for all that He has done.

I'm thankful for the small things in life. We get so focused on big things and what we don't have, until we forget just how blessed we are. So before we complain just say I'm thankful and this is only a test. There's brighter days ahead.  I've always said 'Look for your rainbow in the midst of your rainstorm.' Find a song to sing even when it's raining and get the strength to smile when it's cloudy, because trouble doesn't last always.

I hope that everyone continues to enjoy the rest of the year. Please be safe and above all things, Be Grateful!

Until next post....Have A Blessed Evening!

Let's Remember.......

I hope that everyone is doing well, these few days before Christmas.  I know alot of people are busy with holiday shopping and getting prepared to celebrate with family and friends, and as we get prepared,

Let's remember those that are less fortunate or feel like it's not Christmas

because there's no gifts under the tree

 Let's remember those in homeless shelters and on the streets

Let's remember to give a smile to everyone we meet

For all we know, that smile can meet a great need

Let's remember those in hospitals, hospices and nursing homes

 Let's remember those who may be watching their loved ones pass away 

and those that have passed on

 Let's remember those who are sick and shut in

and can't get out their door

Let's remember to love and pray a little more

Let's remember that the past is done

never again to return

Let's remember the lessons in this year

that we have learned

Let's remember to be grateful

for every single day

Merry Christmas to all

May the joy of peace always come your way

Original poem by C.M.D.

Checking In.....

Hello to my fabulous readers!! I've been MIA for the past couple days. It's been a hectic week between ER room visits and doc visit, I've been super busy.  My 10 month old is sick with bronchialitis and you know I've been just spoiling her. I hate it when babies are sick, they can't talk and tell you how they're feeling or where it hurts, but moma instincts will kick in. She was coughing so bad Tuesday night. I know she didn't sleep well and neither did I. Took her to the ER on Wednesday, doc said she has bronchialitis, gave her a breathing treatment and we went home. Early Thursday morning, she's coughing so bad until she's spitting up brown mucus, 1:00am, back to the ER I went. It didn't look right and I wasn't taking any chances. Doc said something about GI bleeding, they did a finger stick, she was also running a temperature of 102 so they gave her Tylenol. He said it could have been from the excessive coughing that could cause a small tear in the esophagus or stomach. He gave me a prescription and home we went. I took her to her regular doctor today and she gave her another breathing treatment, they also sent me home with a nebulizer that looks like a seal, it's so cute and she gave me a prescription for albuterol.  Although asthma doesn't run in our family, she was doing a lot of 'wheezing' and she also gave her meds for an ear infection.  Good murcy! She has been sleeping alot which is understandable. It's going to a journey, but whatever it takes to make the little munchkin feel better.

Don't forget to check out sweeptight.com and justmarriedwithcoupons.com for some awesome deals and giveaways and feel free to follow me on twitter @afambuswmn

Until next post BE SAFE AND BE BLESSED!!

It's Monday Again!

Good Monday afternoon my fabulous readers! I hope that everyone has an awesome weekend and now it's back to the grind....

So here's some updates about the new products I've tried (these opinion are expressly my own, I purchased these products with my own money)....I gave my daughter the Yobaby yogurt and I don't think she's liking it all that well. She had a few spoonfuls, I would say maybe an ounce overall and that was it. It was the blueberry flavor. I highly doubt it will go to waste, because my teen daughter just got braces last week so, the yogurt will do her well since her mouth has been a little bit sore.

Her braces look really nice on her, she got 'pink' and they are a far more advance 'model' from the type of braces the kids used to get when I was growing up.

I also tried the Marie Calender's Flavor Steamers microwave dinners. I had the Teriyaki Chicken...oh my so good!! I still the the Sweet and Sour Chicken in the freezer which I'll probably have some time today or tomorrow, since the hubby is cooking today.

As I posted before I have been on a sweepstakes/giveaway/freebie mission. Hopefully, I can win a prize or two. sweeptight.com has some really nice giveaways, there's also a page on her blog where she lists giveaways on other blogs. I've signed up for a few freebies on freeflys.com and shopathome.com. For some reason my toolbar disappeared, which you will need to download this in order to enter some of the sweepstakes and sign up for the freebies. Also I like justmarriedwithcoupons.com, which hosts some really nice giveaways as well. If you would like, you can just click on the sweeptight button on my sidebar.

It will probably be a few weeks before my free items start coming in the mail, but as soon as it does, you know I'll be posting. Also, please feel free to follow me on twitter @afambuswmn. A few of the giveaways I have entered, I tweet about, which is also an option when you're entering, so that will be another way to stay informed of giveaways.

Well, let me get back to being busy. Until next post....BE BLESSED AND BE SAFE!

Just Want to Be Better...

Hi all!! It's been a couple of days since my last post, so I just wanted to let you all know that all is well. I'm still enjoying married life-the family is great as well.

I've been looking back over this year that is pretty much over and I must say it's been a great year. I look at my baby and can't believe that she is almost 10 months old and becoming such a big girl. I told my husband I wanted another baby and he gave me a quick 'no', didn't take two seconds to think about it, but it's fine. I'm 38 and I'm done having babies. I'm just enjoying my baby while I can. She's starting to babble a couple of words, I think 'da-da' is a universal word. She's even starting to stand by herself for a few seconds. I can say that it has been a great year. My daughter was born in February, I got married in November, and I started this blog. I am truly grateful to have been home for almost the entire first year of my little one's life to watch her grow and reach those many milestones that occur within the first year. I also have two interviews set up for Monday, so I'm also excited about that. I'm sure I'll be returning to work soon which is really bittersweet, because I know I'm going to miss my munchkin but we have goals that we want to accomplish in the coming year, so I need to return to work.

I'm looking forward to 2012. Everything that happened in 2011 is over, done, finished, it happened, on to the next year. My goal is not to be bigger, because I've never been the kind of person that needed my name in bright lights or my name on a billboard, but I do aspire to be better. I want to grow spiritually and become a better mother, wife, friend, daughter and sister. I want to do more next year than I did this year. Whatever I may be knowingly or unknowingly holding onto, I want to let it go. Life is too short and the end of the day is not promised.

I would love to hear your thoughts, comments, and your aspirations for the coming year.

Until next post, Be Blessed and Be Safe--Look for your Rainbow in the midst of your Rainstorm.

You Don't Have To Be Old.....

I read the news about the passing of comedian, Patrice Oneal who died Tuesday morning. He was only 41, and we recently loss a great musician, Heavy D at the age of 44, Bernie Mac and Michael Jackson at the age of 50. It had me thinking, wow, nowadays you don't have to be old to die. Remember when our elders live to be well past 75? Doesn't seem to be happening now. Death does discriminate against race, age, sex, or social status. We all have to meet that fate.

In this day and time it's no guarantee to even see the end of the day. We need to live everyday like it's our last with laughter, having joy, and doing positive things. We also need to do our best to take care of our health. We only get one body and when we don't treat it right, it lets us know. Sure there are people that eat right, live right and still get sick, but, we still need to take care of ourselves.

Also, we need to not procrastinate. I came across an article on a Christian blog called It's Time To Do It, http://www.thechristianwoman.com/devotions/time-to-do-it.html It was really awesome to read because I myself, do procrastinate alot and I need to stop doing that and jump in knowing that as long as I have faith in God that as long as I am doing right He will see me through. Can you imagine the things that these men had on their 'to do' list, but never go to it? How many things are on our 'to do' list that we have been putting off of days, weeks, months, years. People it's time to get it together and do it. Like I said before the end of the day is not even promised to us. So as the new year approaches let's get rid of everything negative, hatred, envy, jealously, arguing, dislike, unforgiveness, etc and go into the new year with a new mind set.

I truly look at those that have passed on and I thank God for all that He has done for me and my family, my natural family and my spiritual family. I will always acknowledge Him because I know without Him, there is NO way I would be here. As I look back over my life, I know I shouldn't be here, not because I lived a rough lifestyle, because I never did, but a couple of incidents that happened to me should have taken me out, but I know it was God that blocked it because there is a purpose for my life and now it's time for me to show Him how much I appreciate all that He has done. God has given me great talents, and the saying goes, if you don't use it, you will loose it and I don't want to loose my gifts because I know that they will help many. It's time for us all to get rid of that 'to do' list and just do it.....

Until next post, Be blessed and be safe!

What Cha Gonna Watch?

So three of the shows that I really like are coming on tonite....The Walking Dead, Real Housewives of Atlanta and Love and Hip Hop. My dilemma...RHOA and Love and The Walking Dead come on at the same time, so since The Walking Dead is having a mid-season finale, I figure I will watch it. RHOA will come back on tomorrow or I can just watch it online.  Love and Hip Hop comes on later so I can catch that show as well. I guess I solved my own dilemma...What will you be watching tonite?

Black Friday....Deals or Death Trap?

Hello again. This is something that has been on my mind and I figured, why not blog about it. I just want to talk about Black Friday, which has apparently been in practice for many years now. It's the day where the stores advertises all of these great deals like 'buy a 3,000 square foot house for $150.00', well maybe not a house, but, I'm sure you get my meaning. I found an interesting read about the origin of Black Friday that I would like to share with you. Here is the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)

Personally I think it should be called Black and Blue Friday with the all of the fights that break out over easy bake ovens and the last 46" TV (although they only had 10 to begin with). I've heard stories of people who have gotten trampled even killed on this day trying to grab up those items that they want to give as Christmas presents that are going either end up being taken back to the store or sit on a shelf collecting dust. Personally, I would rather snag up some 'black Friday' deals online instead of taking the chance of traffic jams, being trampled or getting into a fight over that 'last' 46" TV and I'm not a violent person. This is a frenzy that I truly want to avoid.

We went to Walmart yesterday and saw some of the items that would be included in the 'black Friday deals.' They were shrink wrapped in black plastic, labeled and had the prices. Now, I'm no math genius but it looked like there was not enough of one item to accommodate all of those people. For example, they had printers on sale, well it only looked like there was maybe 30 or 40 printers to go around. There was no way there was enough to accommodate the thousands of shoppers, so now you'll have people pushing, shoving, fighting, cussing, taking items out of another person's cart (yes, it happens) and I'm sure somebody will get arrested and still won't get the items they were fighting over. People were camping out for hours at these stores to try to grab up one of 20 blenders, and heaven forbid if they wanted more than one...good luck!

So, in closing, whoever you were able to get gifts for, I hope they truly appreciate it, because if you were one of the millions of shoppers in one store, I'm sure you went through hell and desert sand to put a smile on somebody's face, and if you were getting for yourself, I would use it until it just fell apart. So, until next post.....have an AWESOME day and please be safe out there.

Back On The Blog.....

Great Greetings from the unseasonably warm Carolinas!! We're expecting a high of 73 today! It's cloudy but I'll take 73 any day! Just coming back from a short hiatus of blog posting. As you know I got married on yesterday!! YAAAAAY!! I'm very happy and we had an awesome time. It was Family and Friends Day at Church, service was AWESOME!! our Impact Mime team performed to one of my favorite songs, by Kirk Franklin and Mali Music-Give Me That (I posted a link to the song the other day) They did an excellent job.  I've posted a link to them performing back in September. It's truly a blessing to see young MEN giving God praise. I hope you enjoy it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-efVVxFyJi8

I feel really great this morning, I'm look forward to married life, again and I'm expecting great things for us as husband and wife but as individuals. For me, marriage is more than just a piece of paper, it's a union and expression of love in the presence of God and sacred vows that I intend to keep. I know it's a challenge and it's going to take daily prayer and compromise but above all it takes commitment and I am truly committed to the person God has blessed me with.

To you, how did you feel when you got married, whether it was your first or fourth marriage. I would love to know hear your stories as well.

Well, let me get on my b.l.o.g. and see what I can find for my awesome readers. Until next post, have a WONDERFULLY BLESSED DAY!

The Day Isn't Over Yet

Greetings!! I'm so late with today's post. By this time I will have done all of my internet deal hunting and have settled down for a movie. I intended to make my 'end of day' post last night, but after contending and wrestling with my mobile monster, I was to tired to even type a typo.

Well I've had a full day so far and as I sit here with conditioner in my hair, and my baby banging on the window, and pulling at my blinds, I'll try to get this one in.  I had a meeting at my teen's school today, which was a great meeting. They all had such wonderful things to say about her (I wondered if we were even talking about the same child) but they truly love her, so I guess I'm doing something right.

I have a job interview tomorrow, which I'm happy about, although I'm truly enjoying these days at home with my little sweet pea and blogging but if I get the job I'll be happy, but I will not neglect my readers so I'll still be doing my daily posting.

In preparation for my interview tomorrow, I had to do something to my hair! It had gotten totally out of order and disrespectful! Me and the little one took a stroll to the store, I had to get her some more snacks. This time I got the Cinnamon Maple and the Veggie Dip. She likes the Veggie Dip!! I was kind of nervous because she goes crazy of the Cinnamon Maple. I was going the get the generic brand but it had 40 mg of sodium. I thought that was a bit much for an infant snack. After we got back she went through her 'I'm so sleepy, but don't want to really go to sleep, but I can't fight it anymore' act and finally took a nap. It was a race against her 'nap'. I had to try to hurry up and relax my hair before she woke up and before it started burning. I used the TCB Naturals regular strength hair relaxer. I feel so much better. I was going to wait until my daughter got home but if my hair is going to air-day I needed to have it done by a certain time. So that's all done now, and I think I'll go ahead and settle down. Of course, I need to do a little research on the company I'm going to interview with so I'll be prepared.  Wish me luck!

So Grateful!

Good Morning all....I am going to start off by saying how grateful I am to have been blessed to wake up to see another day and that my family is alive and well. My teen is off to school, the baby is up and on the move, so I don't know how much I'll get done today. I wanted to do a 'good nite' post before going to bed last night, but by the time the little got through with me I was done for. I did get a chance to watch a couple of movies while she took a 'real' nap, so that was a plus for me.

While scouring the net yesterday I came upon a few links I would like to share with you.  I'm not sure if anyone has heard of them or used them before, but you can always pass it along.

With the holidays coming up it seems like alot of our fellow bloggers are hosting some great giveaways. So yesterday I entered the $500 Ziploc give away that was on my facebook page.  I also entered to win a $100 Amazon Gift card from www.bloggiveawaydirectory.com. There's a lot of nice sweepstakes and it doesn't take much to enter. Usually I just like them on facebook and then enter the contest. I don't like to sign up for a lot of things that will flood my email, although I do use a separate email account for things like that. I'll be scouring the net again for some more neat giveaways and be sure to post them here.

Until next post...have an awesomely blessed day.....

Latest Sign-Ups...

So I signed up for Business2Bloggers today, you will see a 'button' if you want to check it out, or you can visit http://www.business2bloggers.com/

This webiste is truly awesome! It offers great advice on blogging, campaigns and how to get paid for your blogging where they will send companies to you that will pay you for your reviews.  I'm very excited about this. I actually found it through one of my fellow bloggers at http://www.armywife101.com/

I also signed up at http://www.swagbucks.com/ where you can earn 'virtual money' through surveys, offers, searching online, etc. So far I have about 614 swagbucks. My goal is to get up to about 1,000 so I can really get some nice items.

I also registered with http://www.inboxdollars.com/ This site is similar to swagbucks but it pays real cash to  do basically the same thing you would do on swagbucks. If you get a total of $30 in inbox dollars you can request them to send you a check for the cash amount. Some of the offers really don't pay a whole lot, but in this day and time, every little bit helps.

Has anyone ever heard of http://www.billmyparents.com/? Well it's a prepaid debit card for your teens.  I signed up for it through swagbucks. I think it will be a great way to teach adolescents real-life money managing and budgeting skills. The offer requires your teen have an email address, which I just went to yahoo.com and signed up for a free email address and their own cell phone number. The cell phone number can't be the same as the parent's. Also they require a credit card which I gave them the card information from a prepaid Wal-Mart Card that I also signed up for on swagbucks. With the holidays coming up, just load up the card and it's the ultimate gift. I think it will make a great gift for our teens.

I hope you will find this information very helpful and feel free to post your comments and suggestions.

She's Sleeping!

...And now I can get some work done. Good evening--late evening, but I hope that everyone had a great day today. The family went to church and enjoyed a nice service. Unfortunately my fiance had to work today, but I won't complain, doing what he gotta do...a big KISS to him!

Today's news......I bought my baby some more of the Li'l Crunchies by Gerber. I bought the Cinnamon Apple and I also bought some wagon wheels. She didn't care too much for those, maybe they looked funny. I also think they were a little bit to hard for her, being that she only has 1.25 teeth. I think the Cinnamon Apple snacks were a little bit softer and easy for her to chew. They also have a veggie garden flavor which I may try. She also has some of the yogurt snacks that melt in her mouth. It took a little bit of getting used to but now she eats them with no problem.

I also wanted to talk about generic formula versus Enfamil. One day I was in my local Food Lion and was looking at the selection of formula when I saw the Home 360--it said compare to Enfamil. Needless to say, I picked that one right up it was a larger can and it was cheaper and she had no problems with it. They also have the Gentle Formula and Soy Based. I have been using this for about 4 months now. When I first started using it, it was a little bit cheaper but now it costs about as much as Enfamil but like I said it is a bigger can so that definitely makes it worth it.

Well readers it's waaaaay past my bed time. I hope you are all enjoying my posts. Feel free to share on Facebook, Twitter, leave me any comments or suggestions. Until next post...HAVE A WONDERFULLY BLESSED NIGHT!

Doggie Doo-Ewwwww

So I've been seeing this commercial come on TV for a game called Doggie Doo. You feed the dog roll the dice, squeeze the handle and yes, the dog poops. I think that's taking 'poop' to a whole new level when you put it in a game. What do you guys think? I don't think it's something I would put on my Christmas list.

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Could Have Been Worse

As my fiance was getting ready to leave for work, he calls me and says 'well, somebody stole my radio out the truck' in a calm voice...I don't see how he stays so calm...but anyway, I'm saying 'what!'. He said the whole console was snatched out. Now mind you, it wasn't any type of fancy hi-tech radio system, just a regular digital radio. I mean there's a huge hole where the radio, 4x4 and 2x4 switch is supposed to be. When I think about it, I just thank God, because it truly could have been worse. Supposed for some reason he got up and looked out the window and saw whoever in the truck and went out to confront him/them or the truck was stolen. Although we have insurance, we like our truck. It was truly a blessing and has been a blessing to us. I'm just grateful that all will be taken care of and in spite of it all, we still have our life, health strength and our truck. So, I'm still smiling and thanking God.  Until next post.....Be Blessed!