50 All-Time Favorite New Uses for Old Things from Real Simple

Since I have nothing original to post, I thought I would share some fun things I found on Real Simple. Some may be a bit lame, but a lot all I could say is why didn't I think of that?!?!?

50 All-Time Favorite New Uses for Old Things | Real Simple

The Worst Oil Spills In History

I honestly have not been able to keep up with the news lately, for which I am grateful. I am enjoying life here in the bubble. It is simpler. It is saner. It is mine. But, for those who are keeping up, I found this at http://inashoe.com/2010/06/babymooning/ and thought it quite interesting. What do you think?

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Why didn't I think of this?

I haven't actually tried this YET, but you can bet your sweet melons on my next trip I will be investigating!! What do you think?

Pick Your Perfect Pair: Buying Bras by the Halves

$5 Dinners

Here is a fantastic site I have started using. Hopefully it will be quite handy in dealing with some of that change I mentioned! I hope it will be helpful to others!!

New to $5 Dinners…Learn More Here! | $5 Dinners™

Times are a changin'

Wow. It has been a very busy time. Summer has arrived with full force. Wild Thing has graduated and is making his decisions on life ahead. Will it be college, military, firefighter?  Angel Baby turned 16, started driving, got a job and is participating in dual enrollment at Jeff State. Sweet Cheeks will be 8 in July and finally has 2 loose teeth, of course it is her front teeth. Can't wait for those pics!! She was also the top AR (accelerated reading) student in her class. My Bubby is talking his head off and climbing anything in front of him. He will turn 2 in June. He is growing so fast!!  I have started EMT-B classes (3 nights a week with rotations on the weekends) in addition to the full time job.  LOVE it, by the way, even if it makes life more hectic. The Captain's schedule has changed-no more 7 on-7 off for now. I have reconnected with friends from the past and made many new friends. Friends have lost parents. Friends have had scares, like a motorcycle wreck. Friends are expecting babies, having babies, taking care of babies!! I know there are things I am forgetting, but whew. Most importantly, I am trying to learn and grow in my Faith in God.

I know there is more change to come. Some I am instigating and some, I am sure, will be quite unexpected as life tends to be. I am at a point in my life where some things HAVE to change and I will be sharing some of that here.  Still~daily I am so grateful for the Blessings in my life and Thank GOD through good and bad. How are things in your world?

Life is...life

So I really want to get this blog up and rolling. I think I could actually have something useful to share, however, life tends to get in the way. Each time I want to post, I run out of time or energy. By the time I get to recharge, the thoughts are gone! I do want to offer a few of my favorite sites that I love to stalk and hope you will find them as enjoyable as I do.

For your reading pleasure, I present:

Cake Wrecks  http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/
Life In A Shoe  http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/
Skip to My Lou  http://skiptomylou.wordpress.com/

Make It And Love Ithttp://www.makeit-loveit.com/

There are a million more. I am always amazed at the creativity and heart I find out here in the Blogosphere.

Well Spent

I am always running short on time and money. However, recently, I made a small investment of both and received a very large return. After work, I picked up the Morgan~aka Angel Baby~and we hit the "dollar" theatre (translate into $5 each) for New Moon. Let me veer off topic for just a minute and say that the majority of movies based on novels do not meet my expectations if I have read the book . I am a nerd and love to read and always have. I really did not plan on liking this series of books going in. I thought it would be silly and high schoolish. I was happily surprised by Stephenie Meyer's writing and her ability to bring these characters to life for me. She made me want to know more. I devoured the 4 books in just under 2 weeks. It wouldn't have taken so long if I didn't require sleep :) Back to the movie. I was very disappointed in the first, Twilight, so I did not get my hopes up for New Moon. I was pleasantly surprised. I still don't think "that girl" can act to save her life, but Taylor (?) playing Jacob more than made up for it. However, the last part of the night was talking with Morgan and enjoying her company one on one sitting at a Waffle House (which here in the South is gold!). Typically we are surrounded by chaos and can barely hear each other speak. I was totally reminded of how much I like her in addition to loving her because she is mine. I hope I can make such wise investments more often with her and all my cherished ones!