tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86482608912762246972024-03-21T10:47:29.699-07:00Mummy MomentsSome times Mom's Just need a minute for them selves!! Find some great ways to get some free time, to relax and do the things you enjoy!!Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-4941827095802626632016-01-07T15:46:00.001-08:002016-01-07T15:46:44.975-08:00The Importance Of Playing Dress Up<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;">Playing Dress Up Is Important<br /> For The Young & Old Alike!</span></h2>
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<span style="color: #20124d;">From a very young age, many little girls love to play dress up. Strutting around in their mother's high heels, pearls, dresses etc. Pretending to be Mom! Using their brilliant imaginations to come up with some of the silliest and most creative stories to play out. This limitless role playing game will provide many, many hours of creative play time for your little girls. Not to mention it will strengthening their imaginations and problem solving skills, while they play! Every Single Day!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">If you have ever sat back in another room, listening to their innocent conversations with one another. They can be quite amusing, to say the least. They mimic real situations that they see in real life and even mimic your scolding tones, from time to time! Moments like those are when you realize, children hear much more then we might think. Reminding us to also mind our manners every now and again!</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #4c1130;">The Benefits Of A Dress Up Box:</span></i></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;">Having a special box filled with anything and everything to spark their amazing imaginations. Giving them the ability to be anything they want to be, if only for a little while. Playing dress up allows your little girl to step away from who she is daily, and exploring all of the options the world has to offer. As well as a chance to explore them, from the comfort of her own home. She can be a Doctor, A Princess, An Athlete, her favorite Cartoon Character or even a Superhero. Her options are endless.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">Encouraging your little girl to play dress up and use her imagination gives her a chance to discover and develop her dreams. Allowing your child the ability to dream about their future is so very important. They dream that they can be anything they want to be, and figure out where their interests lie. Giving you the chance to encourage them to aim high and dream big. The memories they create will live on with them for years to come, reminding them how simple life once was.</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #4c1130;">Dress Up Box Must Haves:</span></i></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;">Putting a special dress up box together for your little girl, can be very simple and affordable. Finding discount items at yard sales and flea markets is a really great place to start. You can find some really fun things in those second hand stores. And best of all many will be in their size. Ask friends and family, if they have any old clothes or costume jewelery they may be getting rid of. You would be surprised how many people would be glad to pass along a few fun items.</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #4c1130;">Here Is A Small List Of Things Every Dress Up Box Needs:</span></i></b><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b><i>BLING</i></b>:</span> <span style="color: #20124d;">Oh Yes, this is a must have. Anything that sparkles, glimmers or shines will be a great addition. Costume jewelry like clip on earrings, bangles, bracelets, beads, "pearls". Anything at all that might make any little girl feel glamorous.</span><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #4c1130;">Shoes:</span></i></b><span style="color: #20124d;"> In the world of any female, shoes are VERY important! You can never have too many. For little girls the more shinny or sparkly they are, the more they go with Anything! :) It really doesn't matter the size they come in either because they will wobble around in them no matter what. (especially if they match her outfit)</span><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #4c1130;">Purses:</span></i></b><span style="color: #20124d;"> Pretty much the same importance as shoes. Purses must match the outfit and the shoes. You can never have too many colours or styles. The funkier the better.</span><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #4c1130;">Clothing:</span></i></b><span style="color: #20124d;"> Frilly dresses, feather boas, slippers, house coats, capes etc. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">1) You never know when there might be a little boy dropping by for a playdate. You wouldn't want him to feel left out. </span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #993399; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will say it again, just in case. SPEND MORE WITH YOUR CHILDREN!!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #993399; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In all of my years of working with children, THIS is the most important thing anybody could ever tell you!! I know you are probably thinking to yourself, that I am crazy, but hear me out!!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #993399; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>You are trying to get dinner ready,</strong> and you have two little munchkins calling your name from another room, for you to come see what they have built, or they're fighting over a toy in another room. Or maybe you have one under each foot in the kitchen.??? All of this confusion will add at least another half an hour to your production time for dinner!! I know, Ugh, right???</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #993399; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Instead try this</strong>....... When your child/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ren</span> want to know what you are doing in the kitchen, Get them involved, <a href="http://www.helium.com/items/1126817-cooking-for-kids-getting-kids-to-eat-choices-for-kids-kids-and-veggies">PUT THEM TO WORK</a>!! I don't care if they're only two years old!!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #993399; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20.7999992370605px;">**</span></strong>Put them up on a chair beside you, or at the table,(so you can keep a good eye on them, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">haha</span>!!)</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #993399; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20.7999992370605px;">**</span></strong>Give them a plastic knife and a few pieces of whatever veggie you are preparing for dinner and let them go nuts!! You will be AMAZED at how quiet things will get for at least 10 minutes!! </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #993399; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">**Let them help you get items from the fridge or pantry, add spices, stir, set the table etc.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #993399; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20.7999992370605px;">**</span></strong><a href="http://www.helium.com/items/1126817-cooking-for-kids-getting-kids-to-eat-choices-for-kids-kids-and-veggies">Get their input</a>, give them two choices of vegetables, let them pick which one you will eat for dinner<b>**</b></span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #993399; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>How about housework??</strong> I know what it's like to get up early and clean your house for hours. You finish cleaning your living room, and then head to the kitchen. 20 minutes later you return to sit in your clean living room and ............<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">OMG</span>, it looks like a bomb went off in there, like you hadn't just spent almost an hour cleaning in there. Now you will have to do it all again!!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #993399; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Try this,</strong> when you need to get house work done and you have a little one following behind you destroying the place. Get them involved, <a href="http://www.helium.com/items/1126817-cooking-for-kids-getting-kids-to-eat-choices-for-kids-kids-and-veggies">PUT THEM TO WORK</a>!!!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #993399; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20.7999992370605px;">**</span></strong> Don't be afraid to give your little one some responsibility, things like picking up their toys, helping to put canned goods into the pantry on grocery day, WILL NOT hurt them. It will only do them and the rest of society a little good, by introducing them to it early!!</span></em><br />
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Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-41681122905343555062015-04-16T06:13:00.001-07:002015-04-24T06:08:06.845-07:005 Tips To Help Fight Stress, With Healthy Eating!!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<b><i> With Healthy Eating!!</i></b></h2>
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<b><i>Always Eat Breakfast</i></b></h4>
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<b><i>Carry A Snack</i></b></h4>
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<b><i>Healthy Munchies</i></b></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A lot of teens nowadays do not understand the value of earning and spending money. They were not oriented that investing is necessary even if they are still students. As parents, you play a crucial role in this area. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You should be able to teach your kids on how to save money. They should be able to understand the concept of money and investment as early as childhood. This will prepare them to learn money management, as they grow old. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1.</b> Your children should be educated of the meaning of money. Once your children have learned how to count, that is the perfect time for you teach them the real meaning of money. You should be consistent and explain to them in simple ways and do this frequently so that they may be able to remember what you taught them.</span><br />
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In his mind he is thinking, what the hell, I am a REAL MAN, I work, I drink beer, I like boobs, I drive a truck, I mow the grass, and take out the garbage, hell, I'd never wear pink, how much more of a man can I be???? Well Fellas, that might be your <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">definition</span> of a "Real Man" but it is most <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">definitely</span> NOT ours!!! </em></span></span></div><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#000099;"><em></em><div align="left"><br /><em></em></span><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">A Real Man Will:</span> Support his family, by any means necessary!! Giving them the best in life that he can. Even if it means working with a little pain! He either busts his ass daily at work or, he's staying at home with the kids, taking care of the house, while mom works or goes to school!! </em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">He Will Not:</span> Work for 6 months, twist his ankle walking off a curb, blame it on work and collect disability for the next 2 years, while he sits on the couch playing play station, while his mate has to come home cook, clean, c<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hase</span> 3 kids around and get them ready for bed!! </em><br /><em></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">A Real Man Will:</span> Stand by his mate, 100%! Thick n thin, good and bad!! Because he loves and supports her!! When times are rough, and u go to bed angry, you will find him on the couch in the morning!!</em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">He Will Not:</span> Go get drunk, stay out all night and end up with his ex!!!</em><br /><em></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">A Real Man Will:</span> Get up on Saturday morning by 9am to cook his family breakfast, and start <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">their</span> weekend off right!! </em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">He Will Not:</span> Drink a case of beer <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Friday</span> night and sleep till noon Saturday, only to eat, clean up and do it again Saturday night.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">A Real Man Will:</span> Love you as much as you love him. He will do anything to make you happy, because seeing you happy makes him happy!! He would never hurt you, because he couldn't bare to see you in pain!! Especially because of something he did!!!</em></span></div><em><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#000099;">He Will Not:</span> Be selfish and think of nobody but himself!! He will not hurt you to make himself feel better!!</span></em><br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><em><span style="color:#000099;">A Real Man Will:</span> Get his hands dirty, to get the job done!! He will be proud of his accomplishment in the end!</em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">He Will Not:</span> Call somebody to do it, while he sits and drinks beer, watching!</em><br /><em></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">A Real Man Will:</span> Wrap his arms around you when you are happy, sad or just because he wants to!!!</em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">He Will Not:</span> Sit beside you, while you are sobbing, ignoring your pain, thinking to himself: If I don't make eye contact with her, I won't have to ask what's wrong!!</em><br /><em></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">A Real Man Will:</span> Own up to and take <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">responsibility</span> for his actions! And stand his ground when he has made his stand!!</em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">He Will Not:</span> Blame you or his parents for the reason he is the way he is, and go get drunk, stay out all night, and end up with his ex!!</em><br /><em></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">A Real Man Will:</span> Know exactly what to do to defuse any situation involving his mate!! He will have a tone, a nod an eye twitch, a word, something that will let his lady know he is in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">control</span>.</em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">He Will Not:</span> Create a scene, fight with her, punch some guy and end up in the drunk tank for the night!</em><br /><em></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">A Real Man Will:</span> Be there to offer his love and support, when you need it!!!</em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">He Will Not:</span> Wait til, you are a stressed out mess, and tell you he doesn't know what you want from him. </em><br /><em></em></span><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#000099;">A Real Man Will:</span> Offer his lady money for groceries and other things, when he is eating and sleeping more at her house, than at his own.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#000099;">He Will Not:</span> Eat what ever he wants, sleep when ever he wants, come and go when ever he wants, never offering a dime, while he watches his lady struggle to make ends meet!!</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#000099;">A Real Man Will:</span> Offer to help his lady out when money is tight, even if it means paying a months rent!</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#000099;">He Will Not:</span> Make her beg every body she knows, before he agrees to loan her the money, and then hound her every other day for her to pay it back!!</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#000099;">A Real Man Will:</span> Carry as many of his lady's bags as he can manage, so she can dig for her keys!!</span></em><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><em><span style="color:#000099;">He Will Not:</span> Watch her struggle to the house with 80lbs of groceries, as well as fumble for her keys!</em></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><em></em><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#993399;"><em></em></span><em><span style="color:#000099;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ok</span> Fellas I know this seems like a lot and may sound a bit harsh, but realistically when you look at what men expect from their ladies, it really isn't that much at all!!! And when you take a minute to think about EVERY man you know over 50 years old, they are hard working, very respectful, courtious, and supportive!!! Men were raised right years ago, now they are left to raise themselves!!! I will touch more on this in my next post but, woman are expected to be superheros all day, and a sultry <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">seductress</span>, at night!! </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">We cook, clean, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">discipline</span>, teach, nurture, encourage, and cater to your needs and the needs of our family, before we EVER stop to take a second for ourselves. Feeling beautiful, takes more than a minute, but doesn't need to take all day!! But seriously fellas, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that a woman needs to shower to smell pretty, and in order to do that we need 15 minutes ALONE in the bathroom!!! Anyway I hope you learned something, and I didn't offend too many!! </span></em><br /><em></em><br /><em><a href="http://mummiesmoneymaker.yolasite.com/yum-mum-recipes.php"><span style="color:#993399;">Fantastic Meal Ideas The Whole Family Will Love!!!</span></a></em>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-54627566206806566812010-09-28T10:12:00.000-07:002010-09-28T10:36:30.072-07:00Thanksgiving Craft Ideas!!!<div align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;">A great way to pass those rainy fall days, is to find some great fall crafts to do with the kids. Crafts are a great way to charge your childs imagination, and also gives them the opritunity to express thier creativity!!! Giving your child a some what structured activity to, lets you have some one on one interaction with your munchkin!! You'd be surprised how a little quality time with your little one, will change your whole day!!! </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em> </div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;">This morning I decided to get a head start on some fall crafts and activities! 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He loves tracing and having his hands traced. This one was very exciting for him!! </span></em></div><div align="center"><a href="http://crafts.slides.kaboose.com/310-quick-and-easy-fall-crafts/2"><em><span style="color:#ff6600;">Acorn Picture Frame</span></em></a><em><span style="color:#993399;">: My little guy love collecting acorns, this is a great way to display his collection, with out looking like a pack rat!!!</span></em></div><div align="center"><a href="http://crafts.slides.kaboose.com/310-quick-and-easy-fall-crafts/6"><em><span style="color:#ff6600;">Sunflower Wreath</span></em></a><em><span style="color:#993399;">: This is a pretty little addition for your fall decorations!! If you are having friends & family over for Thanksgiving Dinner, this is the perfect way to make them smile @ the door!!</span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span> </div><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><a href="http://mummiesmoneymaker.yolasite.com/yum-mum-recipes.php"><em>Great Recipes, The Whole Family Will Love!!!</em></a></span>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-75339055368916847682010-07-17T11:09:00.000-07:002010-10-03T19:33:56.286-07:00A Proud Mummy Moment!!!<em><strong><span style="color:#663366;">***It is Amazing how Children have no Judgement or Prejudice, Totally Open to the World***</span></strong></em><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#663366;"></span></em><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;">My son Evan is three and a half, he is very smart and notices everything. He has no problem asking questions, if he does not understand something!! </span></em></div><br /><p align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;">This morning him and I, headed down to our local weekend market to pick up a few odds and ends! I spend a lot of time there and we are quite close to the other vendors there! Evan propped himself up on a couch in one of the used book booths with his book, and I went around the corner for some fresh produce!! After picking through the brocoli, I glanced over my shoulder at my boy. He was sitting there chatting to some grown man. I dropped the brocoli to go scoop him up, when I noticed the man sitting with him was hearing impaired. I stopped!! I was curious how Evan was going to react to this man, because he could not speak or hear!! </span></em></p><br /><p align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;">It only took a minute before the two of them were laughing up a storm. Even though neither one of them could fully understand the other, they seemed to have met some where in between. There were times where Evan would look right in the mans eyes, put his hand on his belly, tilt his head back, and laugh!! It really was amazing watching the two of them. They chatted for about ten minutes, before the man had to leave. As he walked away, I touched him on the arm and said thanks for chatting with my little man. He replied with, "oh no, he's a very smart boy, he's very funny too! I really enjoyed talking with him." </span></em></p><p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><em>Every single day, my boy says or does something that makes me take a step back and say <strong>"WOW"</strong>! </em><em>He picks up on so many little things that should be flying right over a three year olds head!! Don't ever under estimate the thought prosess of a child,lol. They are ALWAYS watching, observing, mirroring! They miss NOTHING!! Always keep ur gaurd up, always while adults are talking, even if your kids are in another room. They will use things in conversations, you didn't even know they knew!! And most likely embarrass you to tears!</em></span></p><span style="color:#330099;"></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.helium.com/users/455712"><em><span style="color:#990000;">http://www.helium.com/users/455712</span></em></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://yummumrecipes.blogspot.com/"><em><span style="color:#990000;">http://yummumrecipes.blogspot.com/</span></em></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://halfpintohoney.blogspot.com/"><em><span style="color:#990000;">http://halfpintohoney.blogspot.com/</span></em></a><span style="color:#990000;"> </span></div>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-13487094050220839542010-05-27T16:10:00.000-07:002011-01-08T06:29:00.745-08:00EARTH TO MOM'S!!! HELLO??? Is there Anybody home??<div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ok</span> Ladies I am going to get serious for a few minutes!!! </span></strong></span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"><em><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;"><strong>This may hurt some feelings but I feel it needs to be said!!!</strong></span> </span></em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em></em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>When you were a child, where was your mother?? </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>My mother was a stay @ home mother for 20 years, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>and when her youngest child graduated high school, only then did she go back to work!!</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>My mother was FAR from perfect BUT...... She was ALWAYS a Mother, First and fore most!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>No matter what, my mother was there, even when I didn't think I liked her that much,<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">lol</span>. </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>My father was in the Military, he worked from 8-4 and some times was away for extended periods of time!! My mother was left with the 3 of us, as well as babysitting, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>no less that 4 other children on a daily basis!!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>My Mother ALWAYS had time to make our business HER business!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>We were a very traditional house hold, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#993399;"><em><strong>there was no other excuse not to go to school, </strong></em></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#993399;"><em><strong>unless you were deathly ill. </strong></em></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#993399;"><em><strong>We were at the table every night, </strong></em></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#993399;"><em><strong>to eat dinner with the whole family, </strong></em></span><span style="color:#993399;"><em><strong>we all had chores!! </strong></em></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#993399;"><em><strong>Our parents were strict, but for some strange reason,</strong></em></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#993399;"><em><strong>they were the coolest parents in the neighbourhood! </strong></em></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>They knew every body by name and they were always </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>interested in what the kids were doing!!</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>When my Dad wasn't away on the Ship, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>he was building small skateboarding parks for our friends, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>rebuilding community centers in our neighbourhood, or just <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">hangin</span> out on the grass!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#993399;"><em><strong>He was even in charge of dishing out and enforcing the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">community</span> services, some of my friends ended up having to do!! But EVERYBODY loved my parents!! </strong></em></span><span style="color:#993399;"><em><strong>They didn't take any crap, and wouldn't think twice about <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">disciplining</span> somebody e<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">lse's</span> kids right along side me, if we were caught doing some thing wrong,<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">lol</span>!!</strong></em></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>I truly believe that woman need to WAKE the HELL up and realize that, once you have children, you are a Mother first and fore most!! No matter what!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>The reason why kids these days are so </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>disrespectful and ignorant to the world around them, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>is because they are growing up in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">daycare</span>,</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>their parents pick them up, feed them and put them to bed,</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>or they are coming home to empty houses at the end of their school day!!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>If there's nobody there to listen to their daily events @ school, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>where do you think they are going to turn??? That's right, the computer!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>Chat rooms, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">facebook</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">predators</span> and major weirdos, who are always there to listen!!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>Parents complain about the amount of time children spend on electronics these days,<br />but they seem to forget one thing.......... </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>Parents are the ones who are buying these things for their kids, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>spending thousands of dollars every year on them,</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong> just so they don't have to spend time talking and interacting with their children!!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>Isn't that why you became a parent in the first place???<br />If you do not place a computer in your child's room, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>you can 100% monitor the amount of time they spend online,</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong> as well as what they are doing and who they are interacting with!!!</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>Too many parents these days, are expecting other people to raise their children, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>but expect to take the credit for it!!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>It <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">disgusts</span> me how many women out there are more concerned </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>with their own social lives, closets, and the corporate ladders they are climbing, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>then they are to be home with their children!! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Supervising</span> their actions, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>and poking their noses where they don't belong!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;">THAT IS A PARENTS JOB, NOT TO MENTION, THIER RIGHT!!! PERIOD!!</span> </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>There <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">was</span> a time, when I was 16 that I couldn't talk on the phone,</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong> unless I was sitting in the same room as one of my parents!!</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong> Oh ya, you bet your ass it sucked but, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>they always knew what I was doing, and where I was going!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>Why?? SO I WAS SAFE!!</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>If I wasn't home on time, they knew who to call, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>if I didn't come home they knew there was something wrong and went looking. </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>There was not one minute in my life that I didn't know that both of my parents loved me!!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>They didn't always get along, but no matter what, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>they were ALWAYS Parents first & Parents TOGETHER!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>A united front to the bitter end!!! When it came to punishments,there were no rash decisions,</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>they always <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">discussed</span> it together in another room and then came together to dish it out!!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"><em><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong></strong></span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"><em><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>Parents, seem to forget that</strong></span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"><em><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong></span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"><em><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">THEY ARE THE BOSS, THEY MAKE THE DECISIONS, WHAT THEY SAY GOES</span>!!! </strong></span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"><em><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong></strong></span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>That is our RIGHT as Parents, don't EVER forget that!! </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong>Put your foot down more when they are young and cute, </strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"><em><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">it will be much easier to to do when they are big and ugly!! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">lol</span></span></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><em></em></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#cc0000;"><em>It's time Mother's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">focus</span> more on the lives of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">their</span> children, </em></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#cc0000;"><em>and the members of society they will become!! </em></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#cc0000;"><em>What kind of people do you want your children to become?? </em></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#cc0000;"><em>If you want them to be selfish, then all you have to do is... </em></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em>Just keep <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">being</span> selfish and the rest will just fall into place!!!</em> </span></span></strong></div><br /><span style="color:#663366;"><strong><em><span style="font-size:100%;">View my Published Articles here: </span><a href="http://www.helium.com/users/455712"><span style="font-size:100%;">http://www.helium.com/users/455712</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></em></strong></span>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-8944577364526882212010-04-08T12:56:00.000-07:002010-10-03T19:37:12.410-07:00Attention Canadians!!!<em><span style="color:#993399;">The following article deals with objections to providing scholarships to the children of of </span></em><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/criticism-of-scholarships%3E%20-for-children-of-fallen-soldiers-draws-sharp-rebuke/article1512784/"><em><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>fallen Canadian soldiers</strong></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#993399;">: </span></em><br /><div align="left"><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">Now these people dare take aim at the futures of innocent children who have lost their parents in the Afghan war. They did not choose their parents profession, or to lose them. All politics aside, I am personally disgusted by this and am tired of people who know nothing about the CF taking cheap shots at the hard working people of our proud (and some say under supported) </span></em><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/criticism-of-scholarships%3E%20-for-children-of-fallen-soldiers-draws-sharp-rebuke/article1512784/"><em><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>Canadian military</strong></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#993399;">. We are widley known as one of the best and most professional militaries in the world. Our men and women face more diversity with a more narrow set of engagement rules than any other force. They take more crap than most others would stand for and still they soldier on. Then they come home to a complacent system that treats them more like a number than a person. Still they soldier on, all the while still willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice because it is their duty.<br /><br />Now when they do pay that price, these intellectuals gone mad expect the children to not only be disavantaged emotionally by the scars of their loss; but that they should be disadvantaged economically as a result. All this to serve the purpose of teaching society the lesson that war is wrong.<br /><br />The death benefits to a young soldier's family pale in comparison to the lost lifetime earning potential. Professor Joyce Green thinks honouring these scholarships is "</span></em><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/criticism-of-scholarships%3E%20-for-children-of-fallen-soldiers-draws-sharp-rebuke/article1512784/"><em><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>privileging the children of deceased Canadian soldiers</strong></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#993399;">". I wonder if professor Green actually asked a child of a fallen soldier how privileged they feel, how would they answer? Perhaps I'm builiding a straw man here, but the semantics over the word 'hero' could be debated in a less tragic arena.<br /><br />I welcome any comments, thanks for reading my rant!<br /><br /><strong>To read this article please visit: </strong></span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="color:#993399;"><strong></strong></span></em><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/criticism-of-scholarships%3E%20-for-children-of-fallen-soldiers-draws-sharp-rebuke/article1512784/"><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/criticism-of-scholarships%3E%20-for-children-of-fallen-soldiers-draws-sharp-rebuke/article1512784/</strong></span></em></a></div><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">featured articles: http://www.helium.com/users/455712</span></em><br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/criticism-of-scholarships%3E%20-for-children-of-fallen-soldiers-draws-sharp-rebuke/article1512784/"></a>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-62056707000150125302010-03-16T18:42:00.000-07:002010-10-03T19:40:36.643-07:00A Message to the Single Moms!!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><em>Good Day Ladies,</em></strong></span><br /></span><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><em>Happy St.Patty's Day to you all!! So? What is on your adgenda today ladies??? If you are a bit unsure just yet, then get started on a plan!! If you are Baby Free today,(yeah) take advantage of it and find a place to get your party on today!! </em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><em>If you have been waiting for the right time to jump back into havin fun, there is no better day to do it then St. Patty's Day?? People everywhere are in the mood to meet new people and have fun!! You will meet new people at every stop and have such a blast along the way!! Be sure to take pictures too for the next day!! ;)</em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><em>It is more than ok to be out enjoying yourself (without your children) It is more than ok to be having fun and not missing them.!! I will be honest I do not miss my little guy much when he's away!! We are together 24/7 so when he is away we both enjoy it!! I know he's havin' a blast hangin' out with his Dad, and that he's happy & safe!! What more does a Mom need to be care free???</em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><em>My 3 yr old little man, is with his father for the week and I have a chace to get out and take part in St. Patty's Day festivities this year!! Yeah!!! It's not often I get this kind of free time, so I am going to take advantage of it!! I have been spring cleaning all week, and will be taking this evening to reward myself for a job well done!! I do not usually enjoy spending Baby Free time hung over, lol!! It will be more than worth it today!!!</em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><em>Get out there ladies the world will pass you by without a second thought!! </em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><em>It is only you who will have them!!!</em></strong></span> </div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#993399;">http://www.helium.com/users/edit_show_articles/455712</span></em></strong> </div>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-83648240733140338942010-01-30T18:37:00.000-08:002010-10-03T19:17:45.537-07:00A Mother Could NOT be More Mordified or More Proud of My Boy!!<em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><strong>Here's a funny story for you!!!</strong></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="color:#993399;">The other day, my almost 3 year old boy stood up, and put a grown man in his place!! My boy is 3 going on 30 and is wise, well beyond his years!! I am a single mom, (his dad is very much in his life tho) my son is VERY aware he is the man of this house,lol!!</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">I had a male friend pop in for coffee one day, we were all hanging out in the living room, chattin' & playin'. My friend was teasing my boy. (he really does not like that, nor do I,lol) He would not let up after 15 minutes or so, and my boy had had enough. He walked to the middle of the room looked my friend straight in the eye, dropped his pants, grabbed a hold of himself and said "<strong>See that?.......... That's My bird</strong>!!!" Pulled his pants back up and walked away!!! I almost fell off my chair. It took all I had not to laugh out loud!! He has NEVER done anything like that before, what to do I thought. He had found his own way to say go F*** urself buddy, I don't know who u think u are, but I am the man of this house,lol!! </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">I don't think I will EVER be more proud, then I was at that moment!! Even tho I wasn't sure if I should scold him or give him a pat on the back!! After witnessing that, I know my boy will always stand up for himself, as well as others!!! For him to be that dominant, @ less than 3 years old, (without being aggressive) both made me so proud and amazed me!! The virtues he possesses already in his young life, are going to help him grow into a strong confidant man. He is kind, caring, thoughtful, empathetic, honest, curious, flattering & more. He even notices when I have changed my earrings, necklace, and always tells me, they look nice!! If only I could find an adult male that observant. I'd be set,lol!!! </span></em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>*****Be good to your boys ladies, it will make all the difference in who they become!! Our kids will be running the world one day, don't we want them to be good people????*****</strong></span></em></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><em><span style="color:#000099;">Great Recipes, The Whole Family Will Love!!</span></em></p>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-19329459890339631442009-12-08T06:44:00.000-08:002009-12-08T07:48:33.532-08:00An hour a day of you time will help keep your stress levels down over the Holidays!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQnlOuS6rtlv7MNc_qD3TuED5REHuwTMov4-iwckXjGpB2hk9BTwTWSWmNIv5whA8IE_L1E3pgu_bg_Pd4dSWwlC50erHJ2DgmuaJynLnim5bw5qMBBLZdDIG0bSxh6hMnWPWkQ8F70k/s1600-h/snowman.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 279px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412888406996316258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQnlOuS6rtlv7MNc_qD3TuED5REHuwTMov4-iwckXjGpB2hk9BTwTWSWmNIv5whA8IE_L1E3pgu_bg_Pd4dSWwlC50erHJ2DgmuaJynLnim5bw5qMBBLZdDIG0bSxh6hMnWPWkQ8F70k/s320/snowman.gif" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;color:#006600;"><em><strong>Remember to take a minute or two for you!!</strong></em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><em>All too often we are so busy shopping, baking cooking, wraping, etc. to take a few well deserved minutes of peace daily for ourselves. When the evening grows quiet, and the children and pets are in bed for the night, do something for yourself!! Take that time to relax and breath,lol. You will be amazed with the results. Not only will you feel less stressed, but you will also get a better night's sleep, if you go to bed in a relaxed state. It is VERY important to regroup at the end of each day!!</em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><em></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><em>My son is in bed every night by 8:00pm, I take me whole evening to do things for me, and as I should. I've spent the entire day catering to the needs of my two year old. I will watch a movie, take a long bath or shower, play games online,. When I wake every morning I am rested and ready for my day!!!</em></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><em></em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><em>With the Holidays so close, you will need to do this now more than ever. For some people the holiday's are very hectick and stressful, for others it's the most wonderful time of the year. If you are not a fan of wraping gifts, try inhancing your atmosphere a little with some dim lighting, holiday tunes or a traditional holiday movie on while you wrap your gifts. This will help to make your gift wraping a little less stressful and a bit more enjoyable!!</em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><em>A nice hot bubble bath, is always a great way to relax. Include a few scented candles and some relaxing tunes for extra stress release. If you take these little moments for you daily, the stress will not have a chance to build and build to you explode. You will sqail through the holiday's with a great big grin!!! And that is the way the holiday's are meant to be!!! With this stress free time, you will be able to remember what the holiday's mean to you, and help your little ones lean what the holidays are all about!!</em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><em></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><em>Enjoy your kids now, they really do grow so fast!!!</em></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"><em>Happy Holidays</em></span>!!</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#006600;">http://www.helium.com/users/edit_show_articles/455712</span></div>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-76355459762392231452009-07-27T05:23:00.000-07:002010-10-03T19:26:12.428-07:00Eating to Boost Your Brain Power!!!<span style="color:#993399;"><em>I found this article on <strong>Eating to Boost your brain power</strong>, and I thought that Everyone could learn a thing or two from this article!! It will give you some really great ideas to help you get and stay alert, & to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">increase</span> your memory along with many more great tips on<strong> eating to boost your brain power</strong>.<strong> </strong></em></span><a href="http://www.everydayhealth.com/longevity/healthy-eating-recommendations.aspx?xid=nl_EverydayHealthEmotionalHealth_20090727"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><em>Click here Now</em></strong></span></a><span style="color:#993399;"><em> </em></span><br /><em></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>Great Recipes Your Whole Family Will Love!!!</strong></span></em><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><em>http://www.helium.com/users/edit_show_articles/455712</em></span>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-77999379898600035332009-05-19T08:33:00.000-07:002010-10-03T19:39:46.470-07:00Does nobody understand the meaning of friendship anymore???<span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><em>I don't know what it is with every one these days. It seems as though we have all forgotten the true meaning of friendship, and the fundamental virtues that are required to maintain a strong and healthy relationship with any body. Spouse, mother, friend, children etc. Things like <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">consideration</span>, loyalty, respect, empathy are very important, but are lacking more and more as the generations pass us by!! </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><em>It's almost like every body is 100% out for themselves, nobody cares about others in any way!! Friends are supposed to be there for you through anything, and although they don't always have to agree with you. They are supposed to be there to enjoy the great times and help you through the tough ones!!! It just doesn't seem worth the effort for many!! </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><em>In the last year, I have had friends do some pretty <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">grimy</span> things to me. They are the ones that hurt me, and when I tell them so, they act as though I am the one who is required to apologize. If I don't act like it was all my fault, they stop speaking to me, until I take <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">responsibility</span> for their ill manners and actions!! AND if I don't they are more than fine to drop me like a hot <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">potato</span> and move onto the next "friend" to use and abuse!! </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><em>I just don't understand some people!! If somebody came to me and told me that I hurt them in some way, and that was not my intention! I would take <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">responsibility</span> for my hurtful words or actions!! I am a loyal and trust worthy friend. I do not use or take advantage of people!! I always give way more then I ever take. I am always there any time of the day or night for no matter what!! I do my best to make people feel special in any way I can!! </em></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></span></em></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">It would really be nice if I could have just one friend who is loyal. One friend who is always there, and has no reasons to be petty!! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh</span> !!!!!!!! I hate girls, this is why I never hung out with girls when I was younger. They are always about what drama they can create, and that's just not me!! I rather be sitting out back with the fellas <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">drinkin</span>' and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">BBQing</span>, listening to stupid jokes!! All in good fun!!</span> </span></em></span><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><strong></strong></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><strong>If we could all put down our cell phones, blackberry, and step away from our computers once in a while, we might rediscover the ride of life, with a few true friends by our sides!!! </strong></span></em></div><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#3333ff;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#3333ff;"><strong><em>http://www.helium.com/users/edit_show_articles/455712</em></strong></span>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-57665729823974738872009-05-11T11:53:00.000-07:002010-10-03T19:42:15.927-07:00Belated Mother's Day to All you Super Mom's!!<em><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>Hello Super Mom's</strong>,</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">Masters of the Art of <strong>M<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ultitasking</span></strong>!! I just wanted to say a few words to ALL of you!!</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">Being a Mom is the most rewarding job in the world, but it is also the most thank less job in the world. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">hahaha</span>!! But when you take a minute and watch your <strong>child</strong> playing, catching that sparkle in their eye!! It is THE best feeling in the world!! </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">Some days are also going to be better than other's!! There is no joy in the world better then the joy & laughter of your <strong>children</strong>!! They love you unconditionally, and give you an unlimited supply of giggles, smiles, hugs and kisses!! Nothing is better than that!!</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">Now mom's I know it can be tough but you have to keep it together, at least in front of your children!! They are little sponges. They see and store EVERYTHING we do and say.(to be used at a later date,<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">lol</span>) Remember, it is up to you to teach them values, respect, empathy, consideration, and so much more!! The more you teach ladies, the more they will learn!! I have had to change the infamous "F' word to Fabulous in my house, because even when my son was in another room and I mumbled it under my breath, he came right around the corner saying it. I wanted to die. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hahaha</span>!!! If you live in a calm, clean, environment, there is a much smaller chance of your child becoming a loud & <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">rowdy</span> child!! Take it from me, I have tested and observed this theory many times in my 12+ years working with the little darlings!!! </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">Anyway sorry about the random rant!! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hahaha</span>!!</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><em>I hope you all had a Fantastic Fun Filled <strong>Mother's Day</strong>!! I hope your beautiful families spoiled you rotten, as you deserved to be on your special day!!! And well any other day for that matter!!</em> </span>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-86969891111867058762009-04-30T05:35:00.000-07:002010-10-03T19:09:42.482-07:00So Mad I Could Scream!! That woman was so LUCKY!!<em><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span><span style="color:#993399;">I was out yesterday with a friend, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">cruisin</span>' <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">around</span> enjoying the beautiful weather! Then we spot this <strong>TODDLER</strong>, walking down the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">sidewalk</span> ALONE!!! We pulled over, and I jumped out. I walked over to him and said hello. Took him by the hand and asked him where he lived. "There" he said. THE HOUSE WAS THREE DOORS DOWN from where we were standing"!! Now if you are someone who knows me you know that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">children</span> (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">ANYBODY'S</span>) are the world to me. So I was ready to rip that "mom" a new one. Steam <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">comin</span>' out of my ears and all!! We get to the house and as we are opening the door to go inside, I hear "mom" coming down the stairs. She wasn't running down in panic, she was strolling down at an alarmingly slow pace!! She looked at me and said "Where was he". "WALKING DOWN THE STREET BY HIMSELF"!!!! I exclaimed. I wanted to slap that STUPID look clear off her face. Had her children not been standing there I would have.!! </span></em><br /><em></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><em>What blew my mind was that she had nothing to say to that little boy for wandering away!! NOTHING!!! R U FREAKING KIDDING ME??? So I bent down and looked that little boy in the eyes, and told him that it was very dangerous to leave the house with out "mom" , and how important it was he stay away from the road!! It was a good 2 minute lecture at least, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">hahaha</span>!!! As I turned to walk away "mom" looked at me and said "thank you", "It was so kind of you to bring him home!! R U FREAKING KIDDING ME??? What else was I gonna do? Keep driving in hopes he will stay way from the road?? HE'S A FREAKING <strong>TODDLER</strong> U STUPID BI#CH !! I wanted to put my hand out and say "Walk into this woman".</em><br /><em></em></span><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><em>Now I have a <strong>toddler</strong> of my own, and I KNOW how fast they can sometimes be. But if they have the time to get down 2 flights of stairs and three houses away, before you notice THEY'RE NOT THERE!!! THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT!!! For all you young mom's out there, remember in 2 minutes it takes to text a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">msg</span>, you're child can do many things to hurt them selves or others!! How could u live the rest of your life if something happened to them because your DRAMA came before them?!! KEEP YOUR EYES & EARS OPEN ALWAYS!! <strong></strong></em><br /><em><strong></strong></em><br /></span><br /><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="color:#993399;">****You don't have to hover but one eye and one ear should AWAYS know where your children are!! It's up to us to keep them safe for the first 18 years of their life!!</span></strong></em></div>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-57888905711949024112009-04-08T05:34:00.000-07:002010-10-03T19:18:56.873-07:00CROSSWALKS!!<div align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><strong><a href="http://www.helium.com/users/455712"><span style="color:#3333ff;">CROSSWALKS!!</span> </a></strong></span></em></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#993399;">ATTENTION Motorists and Pedestrians !!!!!</span></em></strong></div><strong><div align="center"><br /></strong><em><span style="color:#993399;">Ok people, I mean <strong>REALLY</strong>!!!! Is the world in that much of a hurry, that we can't take 30 seconds to STOP, look left to right and make sure both cars have seen you, and are coming to a stop, before stepping out into a crosswalk??? (It is for your <strong>SAFETY</strong>, and lets face it, common sense) You are just as much responsible for being aware of your surroundings as the people behind the wheel of the car. If not more so because it is much easier for a person to stop their body in an instant, than it is for a car to go from 30-60km to a dead stop in an instant. (Let's be realistic here) Driver's don't always see you right away, so out of respect for yourself, the drivers and the road <strong>PAY ATTENTION</strong> !!! </span></em></div><em><span style="color:#993399;"><div align="center"><br /></div></span></em><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;">Who cares what it is that keeps you occupied while you're on your venture, IPOD, Cell, blackberry, MP3 Player. Your eyes are not doing the talking or the listening. So they're free to do the <strong>LOOKING</strong> for ya. It is what they do best. Try stopping 5 feet from the <strong>crosswalk</strong>, and assessing the situation before you even get to the edge of the curb. Yes I know it is the "law"" that <strong>pedestrians</strong> do have the right of way, but we don't always have to take it. If you are getting ready to cross the street and there's only one car coming your way, let that car pass before you step out to the curb. People in vehicles let each other go out of turn all the time. Why can't we do the same once in a while?? What's the worst that could happen? You live to see another day, and maybe make someone smile, on account of your kind gesture. Think about it !!<br /></div></span></em><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>Now onto the motorists !!!</strong> Put down the cell phone. (You should never be sending texts messages while driving, you know who you are ) Driving a car is just like driving any other heavy machine. You wouldn't want the pilot of your next flight to be sitting in the air text messaging his wife about what they're havin' for dinner, lol. Would ya?? I think not! </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;">Another thing that makes me crazy, as a <strong>pedestrian</strong>, is that most <strong>motorists</strong> are in such a hurry that they can't wait until you're completely across the street before they continue along their way. <strong>THIS IS HOW PEOPLE DIE !!!</strong> When you are stopped, waiting for someone to cross, you can't always see the other side of the street. Sometimes people need to cross from both directions. There could be a child running your way, (just a bit ahead of their parents) that thinks it's safe to cross because the cars are stopped. That would be a hard thing to have to deal with. All because you couldn't wait one full minute. It is the law, and your responsibility as a <strong>motorist</strong> to make sure that crosswalk is clear before you continue!! And if you don't be prepared. </span></em></div><div align="center"><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">My friends and I carry small pebbles in the cup holders of our kids strollers, to throw if your not paying <strong>attention</strong> and blow through the <strong>crosswalk</strong> while we're still in it. I've also kicked a few front ends. Please have a little consideration that we have no choice but to walk with our children's strollers in front of us, which means that the are in the <strong>crosswalk</strong> first !!! We walk a lot, and are very courteous and cautious <strong>pedestrians</strong>, and I've come close to getting hit at least <strong>5</strong> times in the last week. With and without my son. </span></em></div><div align="center"><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">I am not an angry person by any means, but I do feel very strongly on a few issues. Impatient motorists is one of my biggest frustrations. Too many people die in <strong>crosswalks</strong> on account of people just not paying <strong>attention</strong>. Both parties included. So please, just stop and look !!! Ya don't always have to be in a rush, life passes by too fast as it is !!!!</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><a href="http://www.helium.com/users/455712"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Take care, Be Safe and have a Great Day !!!!!!!!!!!!</strong></span></a></em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"><em><strong>Edible Friut Flower Arrangements!!</strong></em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><a href="http://www.berryblossoms.wetpaint.com/"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.berryblossoms.wetpaint.com</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"><em></em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"><em><strong>Featured Articles @ Helium</strong></em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><a href="http://www.helium.com/users/455712"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"><em>http://www.helium.com/users/455712</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></span></div>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-53311820460244548092009-04-07T06:53:00.000-07:002010-07-06T17:28:03.939-07:00Rainy Day Activities, for You & the Kids<em><span style="color:#993399;">There's nothing worse then planning a day out, and waking up that morning and it's raining buckets outside!! The day you had planned of picnics and parks is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">definitely</span> not going to happen today!! <strong>So NOW WHAT</strong>??? It's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">ok</span> don't panic. If you spend the fist two hours of your day doing just a few fun <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">activities</span> with your kids, you will be able to have at least an hour to yourself later!! </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">Start off by making something simple but time consuming, pancakes, french toast, waffles. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Here's</span> the catch though, have your children help with measuring & adding ingredients, stirring etc. (kids love to stir, they'll do it for 5 minutes or so) </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">** Of course you'll have to do the actual cooking part, but you can have them putting unused ingredients away, putting dirty dishes in the sink or dishwasher, while you are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">flippin</span>' pancakes.*** </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">This will kill and hour, plus you will have just spent some quality time chatting and such with your kids. It's a win win!! Oh ya did I mention that you just <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">taught</span> your kids a lesson in cooking & cleaning!! (<strong>Good Job Mom</strong>)</span></em><br /><em></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">Depending on the age of your little munchkins, you can take the next half an hour to read stories, put them in the tub. Again, choose something simple, but fun. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">Now it's time to prepare for your hour of quiet time! Only one thing left to do, get the kids back into the kitchen one more time. This time it's to make some home made <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">play dough</span>!! It will take about a half an hour or so to. AND it's more quality time with your kids!!! After the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">play dough</span> is done, set them up to the kitchen table with some cookie cutters and plastic cutlery. This will keep your kids busy for a while. You will be able to check your email, have a hot cup of coffee, fold some laundry, what ever you like!! Plus the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">play dough</span> should last a few days, as long as it's placed in an air tight container!! So you'll get a few more hours of peace out of that half hour of quality time!! Again <strong>WIN/WIN</strong>!!!</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>Home made <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Play dough</span> <a href="http://yummumrecipes.blogspot.com/">recipe </a>creates dough that is colorful and delightfully scented. For each color of this play dough you will need:</strong></span></em></div><div align="left"><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>1 Cup flour<br />1/4 Cup salt<br />2 Tablespoons cream of tartar<br />1 Package unsweetened drink mix<br />1 Tablespoon vegetable oil<br />1 Cup water </strong></span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#993399;"><em><strong>Directions:<br /></strong>Mix first four ingredients in a medium sized sauce pan. Gradually stir in water and oil, and heat over medium heat for about five minutes, stirring continually. When mixture forms a ball in pot, remove from heat and knead until smooth.</em> </span></div>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-6755403084866560962009-04-06T13:08:00.000-07:002010-07-06T17:30:34.177-07:00Don't Ever Out Grow The Little Things!!!<div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">This poem hung on a plaque in my Nanny's bathroom for many years, I read it EVERY TIME I visited.!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"> I have always been and always will be a kid at heart. I stop at least once a day and think about either these little things or others that are quite similar. I also find my 19 month old son stopping to pick up a pretty rock or actually stopping to smell the roses. ( I cried a little the first time he did it, it was so random,lol) But we all need to be more aware of the beauty that surrounds us EVERY SINGLE DAY. The sound of birds chirping, the smell of the newly bloomed lilacs, catipillers crawling in the grass, or maybe an afternoon of cloud watching followed by a beautiful sunset!!!!!</span></div><p><span style="color:#993399;"></p><div align="center"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><strong>Don't Ever out grow the little things</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><strong>The world just gives away</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><strong>The free fresh air and sunshine</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><strong>And the games the robins play<br />Don't ever out grow the magic</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><strong>Of a puddle in the rain </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><strong>The splash one little puddle makes </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><strong>The joy rainbows contain<br />Don't ever out grow the shady trees </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><strong>With shadows twice their size</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><strong>And the wonder of a perfect moon</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><strong>That captivates your eye<br />Don't ever out grow the tender heart</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><strong>That loves the things is sees</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><strong>And clings to all the is beautiful</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><strong>In treasured memories</strong></span></div><div align="right"><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><strong>***Author, unknown***</strong></span></div>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648260891276224697.post-66257977712576283522009-04-06T12:33:00.000-07:002010-07-06T17:24:14.334-07:00Mummy Moments, we all need them from time to time!!<div align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>Calling all Yummy Mummies (YES, THIS MEANS YOU)</strong> </span></em></div><em><span style="color:#993399;">If you are a Mother, THAT in it's self makes you a YUMMY MUMMY (I know it's not spelled "Right" but I am spelling it that way for a reason, Hahaha !!! I know you all know what I'm talking about, we all have those days were we're so busy and frazzled that we are lucky to know our own names, and have on matching shoes. We LITERALLY feel like zombies or mummies !!!! I actually have a funny story to tell about matching shoes, hahaha !!!! </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">It was a hectic morning and my son kept asking to go for a walk, so I called my <a href="http://www.helium.com/items/1134861-baby-blues-beating-baby-blues-depression-after-baby">walking buddy </a>to meet us for a play date at the park. I was so frazzled by the time I left the house, I failed to notice that I had two different colored flip flops on my feet. One pink and the other purple. I was 20 minutes away from home before I noticed, and at that point I REALLY didn't care. I figured if anybody asked, I did it on purpose, hahaha !!! Hey people wear some pretty strange get ups around here. I totally could've gotten away with it.<br /></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">When we finally met my friend and her son at the park, she busted out laughing at me, but totally understood how I managed it,lol!! Being <a href="http://www.helium.com/items/1134861-baby-blues-beating-baby-blues-depression-after-baby">single moms </a>sometimes we even go a whole day without looking in the mirror we're so busy. BUT when we finally do OH MY WORD, we're horrified that we've been out in public looking like that all day, and ummmmmm why didn't anybody tell us. hahaha !!! (That's my favorite line to say to my girls, "ummmmmmmm, have I looked like this ALL day??? Why didn't anybody tell me, I looked like I stuck my finger in a light socket??" It always gets a good laugh!!!</span></em>Halfpintohoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768444088625811131noreply@blogger.com0