{I ♥ Faces} Week 25 – Wedding Bells

The wedding pic I chose is from my wedding, which was way back when and hence, taken with film. The scanned pics aren’t that great, but this is one that people love including me. I never planned to put cake in his face, but it’s just one of those things. As you can see, he got me back pretty good!


Happy Anniversary!

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{I ♥ Faces} Week 24 – Let’s Hear It For The Boys! {Adult}

This weeks posting is called “Let’s Hear It For The Boys!” in honor of Father’s Day. I chose this picture because it’s such a great tribute to Rob and the great father that he is. Here he’s laying in the ‘kiddy’ area with Monkey Boy. This pic has always been a favorite of mine.

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This was taken at Schlitterbahn

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{I ♥ Faces} Week 24 – Let’s Hear It For The Boys! {Kids}

This weeks posting is called “Let’s Hear It For The Boys!” in honor of Father’s Day, since I have 2 sons this was quite difficult to choose. I ended up going with this cute one of my older son back when he was in Kindergarten. This was after “fun night” at school with his best friend. Their faces are painted orange and blue, because we live in the city of the greatest university on Earth. ๐Ÿ™‚

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Happy Friday 13th!

I just saw this and thought I’d help spread the word. I hope I’ll be able to make it to the Friday the 13th blog party 8:30 Central time with lots of fun and prizes.

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Christmas Eve

Every Christmas Eve, I let the boys open one present each. TV Boy always knows what it is, but never says it out loud until he opens it. It’s always a Christmas-y set of pajamas. This year these pajamas proved to be quite a conundrum for me. I was happy to find Monkey Boy’s PJs early in my shopping adventures. I could never find TV Boy any PJs, so I ended up pullin’ my self out of bed very early on Christmas Eve morning to head out and find some for him. I went back to Target, where they had some cute ones but never had his size. I went back there hoping they perhaps had gotten another shipment, but to my dismay they had not. I took off to Kohl’s where I was very happy to find some cute snowboarding PJ’s in his size. ??? ???? ??? ????

About 6:15 that evening I realized time was getting away from me since I had spent several hours visiting with one of my neighbors. I went to wrap the PJs so the boys could unwrap them and put them on. ???? ????? As Rob was about to take the hanger off Monkey boy’s set he realized the hanger was labeled 5T while the box said 3T. I opened them and they were TINY! ๐Ÿ™ I was NOT happy, of course. 1xbet casino So I started calling a few stores to see if by any chance they were still open. K-mart was actually going to be open until 10 so I raced off to see if they had anything. I managed to find some fairly cute Christmas-y pants and found a soft red shirt to match. So that was my pajama saga and ended up turning out ok. They ended up looking really cute for my pictures on Christmas Day.

Before opening their new PJs
Christmas 2008

Christmas Day
Christmas 2008

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2006 Christmas Gift Lists

What I got for Christmas:

  • Mommy Confidential: Adventures from the Wonderbelly of Motherhood
  • Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats–A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners
  • No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog
  • Kid Food: Rachael Ray’s Top 30 30-Minutes Meals
  • I Love Lucy – The Complete Series (Seasons 1-6) (1951)
  • Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – Bueller Bueller Edition
  • The Mr. & Mrs. Happy Handbook: Everything I Know About Love and Marriage
  • Waring Pro WMK300 Belgian Waffle Maker
  • G-Elite Designer Brand style Fashion Bangle Watch
  • jewelry box
  • What Mr. Mag got for Christmas:

  • Wenger Extreme II Men’s Watch
  • Culture Warrior
  • Rockport Perth Shoes
  • Auburn shirt
  • a belt
  • jeans
  • Boxers
  • Hot sauce set from World Market
  • What TV Boy got for Christmas:

  • lego’s for my young girls
  • tinkertoys
  • hot wheels
  • planet set
  • lots of different types of Uno
  • ant farm
  • Boggle
  • Auburn T-shirts
  • trivia cards
  • Clue
  • Over the Hedge
  • Astro Lab Planetarium
  • What MBoy got for Christmas:

  • Lego duplo
  • Magnetix for toddlers
  • socks
  • 2 new ‘winter’ hats from Old Navy
  • tinkertoys
  • Cars
  • So what did YOU get for Christmas?

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    Happy Halloween from the Odd couple…

    Halloween 2006

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    Have I lived a sheltered life?

    Tonight TV Boy got Boo’ed. Ever heard of it? He got a bag of candy with 2 pieces of paper attached to it. One said this:
    Continue reading

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    Kid Quote of the Day #1

    “Mom, your foot is squooshy.”

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    Escaping to Nature…

    This weekend we’ll be heading to camp for the Fall Cub Scout Camp Out. It seems like we just went camping! Hopefully it will be dry this time!

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    Boring house selling timeline…

    Tues., Oct. 10 – went and looked at house. We liked it a LOT!

    Wed., Oct. 11 – went to Wells Fargo to see if we could even get loan. The answer was YES
    So we called my dad who’s a broker to ask him for help. #1 priority now = sell our house!

    Thurs., Oct. 12 – plan cleaning party for Saturday

    Sat. & Sun. Oct. 13-14 – work on tails off cleaning. WOW!

    Sun., Oct. 14 – put the sign in the yard

    Mon., Oct. 15 – got calls from:
    –realtor down the street and she dropped a folder off
    –2 people wanting to know price (not in their price range)
    We also added Info flyers to the sign.
    Called Dad about drafting Intent letter for other house

    Tues., Oct. 16 – bought ad to go in paper for the next month

    Wed., Oct. 17 – ad was in paper – 1st day
    1 phone call – will drive by and call later if interested (*keeping fingers crossed*)

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    And so it begins…

    Since Sunday night...

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    Credit cards are important tools for the majority of people, and using credit cards wisely is part of financial wellness (click here for all the details). There are some rules that apply to the use of credit cards, but they are basic rules.

    Cardholders must be able to provide a credit card number, account number, expiration date, and amount due for each card that they use.

    Account numbers and expiration dates must be provided in the same order on each credit card.

    For security reasons, all credit card transactions must be conducted directly with a financial institution.

    Keep in mind that not all cards and credit cards carry all of these requirements. It is important to understand these basic rules and rules of thumb in order to successfully manage your finances and have a long term financial future.

    Here are some of the most important rules that every person and family needs to know about credit cards:

    Cardholder has to be a permanent resident of the U.S. or will be one when they die

    Cardholders must be at least 18 years old

    All transactions must be made in person at the cardholder’s residence The minimum credit limit is $2,500 if you are a resident of the U.S.

    What Credit Cards Are Out There? There are many different kinds of cards to choose from. Some of the most popular are the American Express, Discover and Visa, along with many more regional and local credit cards. Most cards are easy to navigate, have features that keep you more or less employed and a lower annual fee than other means of payment. To help you figure out which card is right for you, here are a few of the most common features and their differences. American Express: Most people are familiar with the American Express brand, since it’s the largest credit card company in the U.S. A full list of American Express credit cards can be found here. Discover: Similar to the American Express brand, Discover is a national credit card company, so you’ll find most cards in the Discover network. Although you won’t find most cards from the Discover network in this list, you may find a few cards from the US Bank Network. US Bank: This is another network that includes many American Express cards, as well as a few other popular banks like Capital One, Wells Fargo, Chase, and so on.

    Most people are familiar with the American Express brand, since it’s the largest credit card company in the U.S. A full list of American Express credit cards can be found here. Discover: Similar to the American Express brand, Discover is also one of the biggest U.S. credit card networks. This card network, which is commonly called the “dumb network” for a reason, is considered a third party network. These card networks require their customers to either go through a credit card company, a bank, or both in order to get the credit card. They’re much harder to get cards from because you don’t have to go through them first. They’re mostly used for online banking, but some small US banks will allow you to use a Discover card for some small things, like bill payments. They do have an official website with the latest credit card offers, so you should use it before making your final decision.

    The Best Credit Cards For Student Debt

    You want to go big with student loans, so it should come as no surprise that the best student credit cards are the ones with the most rewards.

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    I’m back…

    Good news. We can be approved for the loan. Now it’s a matter of making sure we can really afford the payments and selling our house and getting the most out of it. gaminator szint bรณnusz I’ll keep you updated.

    **big grin and lots of tummy butterflies**

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    Uh…

    I think I’m going to barf.

    Why? Read below.

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    Didn’t you know?

    I’m a super hero. Everytime my eight year old sees my computer on a page that says “Magnolia Mom” he says “Mag-NOL-ya Mom” the super hero. I seriously need to record him saying it, because just telling you this doesn’t do it justice. It’s just hilarious. He said Magnolia Mom is such a great name for a super hero that Dad needs to get a name like that!

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