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Wordless Wednesday: April Showers to May Flowers
She always brings me flowers. Wordless Wednesday is a photography meme hosted by Tara and several others. Link up and leave a comment over at Tara’s View of the World.
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Allan’s Dessert Bites – Chocolate and Cheesecake and Shortcake -Oh My!
These scrumptious little treats arrived last week and I had hoped to share with several people, including my readers. But then my family tasted them. And sad to say, that was it. Game over. The kids loved them. I loved them. Dad, well he got a taste or two. But wow. I apologize profusely. My kids liked them a bit too much. I was crazy for strawberry shortcake. These little bite-sized bits by Allan are very flavourful and come in four different varieties. I wouldn’t eat them every day because I am committed to maintaining my #plankaday routine and my healthy fitness journey. But tasty indulgences are also nice to…
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Monday Mingle: May 7th, Princesses and Mayonnaise
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Viva La Vlog: Blockbuster Summer Movies
So, as I said in the vlog, this is my good friend Kim’s new vlog meme and because I adore her and she is a lovely person I want to support her by encouraging success. Head over to http://www.kimperfection.com/ and post your vlog to Viva La Vlog or just poke around a bit. Kim takes gorgeous pictures of her children especially and of nature too. Good luck Kim! Keep Viva La Vlogging!
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Social Media Superstars – Very First Award
It`s here. Finally! I have been talking about this for weeks, so today this is me delivering. So what exactly is this? Social Media Superstars is my brand new award to recognize excellence in social media practices. It is exclusively for brands and companies. You may email me or contact me or DM or tweet if you think your brand deserves this award, but this is not a silly pass on the sunshine blogger award. It is serious. Because I am nothing if not serious as evidenced by my vlogs like this one (I will not choose you because you send me stuff. I will not choose you because a network…
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Cooking With Kids
You thought I forgot this, didn’t you. Well here I am again just because it is Thursday and my kids like to cook. This week we picked a recipe for dinner from the Looneyspoons Collection. Miss American Thigh. The Looneyspoons Collection is the latest from Janet and Greta Podleski. Miss American Thigh Chicken from The Looneyspoons Collection. 2/3 cup of grape jelly 1/2 cup ketchup 1/3 cup minced onion 2 tbsp white vinegar 1 tsp dry mustard YUmmy! Mix all the liquids and onions and cook on stove for a few minutes at medium until jelly dissolves. Spread sauce on chicken thighs in a baking dish. Turn when cooking so…
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May #Bloggersdance – More Reasons The Kids will Probably Need Therapy
Now it’s your turn. We are linking up because we are a little bit not right in the head and a whole lot crazy about @HouseTalkN. So hit the button, tape yourself doing the chicken dance and join us.
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McHappy Day and a Mother’s Prayer
Wednesday, May 2nd is McHappy Day. Tomorrow thousands of people will head to McDonald’s and pay the Golden Arches a visit. Because I am a Mom who loves to suppport great things that support children and families, I will get my food there too. Tomorrow our local McDonalds will have some local dignitaries and maybe even a character or two. Grimmace, maybe Ronald himself. I will take my kids and sit a moment. Not a drive through kind of day. A day to take a moment to sit down and cherish your children, give them a small breather from the routines of the week and remember they are healthy. Remember…
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Wordless Wednesday: Waterfall
If I could, I would give them 365 days of this. Because being a kid should be this fun. Because special needs disappear when everyone is laughing with you. Because when you are eight you shouldn’t be stressed out by the adults at your school. You should just be loved and accepted and able to be a kid. Because sometimes schools make terrible classrooms. Wordless Wednesday is a regular meme over at http://www.tarasviewoftheworld.com/ Link up and leave a comment.
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Addalock Review – Safe on the Go #Travel Lock
Addalock Review Imagine a lock on the go. Addalock is a simple effective little invention you can toss in your suitcase and carry with you anywhere. When I heard about the device I was interested because safety is a huge priority here and because I have a child with special needs who wanders. Now, I am pretty sure that Addalock wasn’t intended necessarily as a special needs tool, but I can see useful applications here. My daughter from a very young age could get out any door and had very little impulse control, so we were hypervigilant, and we still are. In our house we have extra security on…