I'm tying up my laces for a very good cause!!!

Sorry for the double post but this is for such a worthy cause!!!!

I can't even begin to tell you how pumped I am to be apart of such an incredible organization. For the last month I have been volunteering with the CF Foundation doing fund raising and have nearly forgotten to do a little fund raising for my own self!!!

I've signed up to participate in the GREAT STRIDES walk this May 17th! Lucky for me it's not a marathon!!!! Nothing like a great cause to get me off my butt and doing something worth wild!

Please visit my CF home page to see why I feel so passionate about this cause and I also welcome any sponsors and donations at this site as well!!!

CAn't wait to post pics from teh big day!!! Thanks guys!!!!

For sure there has to be a prize for having Strep three times!

Because if there was I would gladly petition for an additional prize for the poor mom who has to take care of that big winner! And you know who would win that prize...ME!!!!!!!

Yep! count 'em up! Three times Blue has been kissed by the Step Throat Fairy! Three times!!! Her doctor said the next time she gets to get her tonsils out! Poor kid... but is it ok for me to say Poor me!!! I'm the one that gets to wake up to a hot little body that needs constant care for 4 hours of the night! I'm the one who still has to get to church to teach Sunday school!I'm the one that has to get coughed on and has to pin down a two year old in order to get a culture. I'm the only one she wants, the only one who she lets give her meds, take her to the potty, and I'm her bed buddy of choice! Don't get me wrong but what always happens is I get sick, I get no sleep and I'm still expected to cook, clean, and be sexy for a husband!!!!! Like I said...where's that prize and I hope it includes a trip to the spa and one round trip ticket to somewhere warm and beachy !!! Oh I love being a mom!!!!

Poor Blue... she really is pitiful when she's this sick. Thankfully she response great to antibiotics so by tomorrow she'll be herself by bed time! And I really love taking care of her...it's just exhausting at times and I get a little crazy as you can tell!

I'm convinced there needs to be award shows like the Emmy's, CMA"s and Tony awards for moms! Forget the best new hit, best screen play and best leading actress award! What about awards like...

-For making endless peanut butter and jelly sandwiches only to find them barely eaten and on the rug!
-For putting the same kid back in their bed 10 times in one night!
- For being barfed on again only after drying off from a shower you just took to wash off the first layer of vomit!
- For not bursting out in tears and saying "No thank you" to that ultra sound tec who just told you it's another (fill in the blank!)
- For surviving having to take TWO kids to the ER in less then 24 hours!!! (That award goes to Julie...take a bow!)
- For making a meal that no one will eat and being brave enough to eat it yourself just to validate your effort!
-And For braving the crowds of Wal Mart and not cursing at some one as you wait over an hour for your prescription!

Now those are real life awards! For sure we could all be nominated for award categories like that!
But before we all go and start writing our acceptance speeches we better just get used to the rewards and accolades coming with a little less pomp and circumstance! Our awards come in the form of crayon drawings worthy of refrigerator magnets, or our husbands giving us the night off and unloading the dish washer for us!!!They come in the forms of clean dinner plates and kids sleeping in till 8. A reward for me is getting to take a bath by myself or really getting the night off from my hubby. wink wink!!! So I guess it's not as bad as I think it is some times!!! Maybe us moms will never have a statuet to put on our mantel but we will always have the satisfaction in knowing that we are needed and we have special abilities to comfort a child and keep a house a home! And that 'ain't all that bad after all!

Friday is upon us!!!

YEAH!!! Even for a mom who's days seem to melt into each other and who rarely knows what day it is, Fridays are still exciting. Remember Fridays as a kid!!!The last day of the school week, Popcorn Big Stick Day at College View and you could buy a fudgecicle for 25 cents! and enjoy as you walked home. Remember T.G.T.F. on tv that night and we all got our fill of Full House and Family Matters!!! AHHHH....Those were the days!

Now a Friday just means that all too needed second pair of hands will soon be on th clock as well! It means Mike gets to be apart of morning routines soon and I get to revel in the all too lovely shared parenting tag team style we have mastered for weekends! And it also means I get a night off in the kitchen. We usually eat out once on the weekend so that's a nice break.

Cricket has her first soccer game tomorrow and if you read my family blog you're well aware that we need some prayers to get her off the side lines! I'm looking forward to see how I'll react. I 'd hate to turn into that mom who threatens her kid in front of everyone and looks like a crazy person but honestly that feeling started to surface last Monday when practice went to the dogs!

A few fun things to share... IKEA has their re usable shopping bags that I love back in stock. They bring them out just before summer. They are the best! I can pack so many groceries in one bag and they have huge handles so I just carry in all my food at once because I use my shoulders not just my hands. Pick them up while they last... Stuff like this seems to come and go so fast there and at $1.49 you can get plenty!!

Also, Greys Anatomy started last night!!!!!I haven't watch it yet but I can't wait!And how funny was The Office!!!1 I love that tv is back and my night Thursdays are once again my favorite night of tv!

Anyone else watching Big Brother? Just wondering!!!Who do you want to win? I am such a reality tv junkie!!!

WEll I better get the day going!!!Have a great weekend everyone!


ok...One more thing that's on my mind!!!!! What's up with the word verification that so many bloggers have on their comments sections. Does it really keep anyone from posting a comment who shouldn't be? I always get that "ugg" feeling when I have to type in some random letters that make a funny hobbit like name just to post a comment. If you don't realize you have the feature on your blog and are wondering how to take it off go to the setting tab on your dash board and open the comments tab. Then scroll down and click the no option for word verification... Or maybe there is a good reason for it and I'm just not aware of it. If there is let me know. I'd hate to be left in the dark but at this point I can't see a reason for it.

Welcome to the Party!!!!!

A Little privacy never did anyone any harm right!!

It really was a hard decision to go private. I have loved fun random comments and new friends but it was just getting a little strange. I had people I never knew or meet knowing too much about me. When I'd meet them they'd ask about this or that and it was just a little strange. Then on a few occasions I had perfect strangers come up to me a t a park or at a store and say "Hey.. I read your blog!" None the less here we go on our private journey! I still have 36 invited readers. I just wanted to keep the outsiders from looking in my windows so to speak!

Still check out my family blog. I'll be posting there much more often just to keep the family happy.


Nothing like a breakfast of champions... I had a few of these babies to get my day started!!!


We had the best day with my mom yesterday!!!She recently got back from Hawaii and got me some incredible treats!!!She came out to take me to lunch for my Birthday!!So yummy! I love a good salad bar So we hit up Sweet Tomatoes. She also brought a bag full of my favorite author for me to read. Janet Evonovitch is the best! I got my mom hooked on her 5 years ago and she's read more then I have! I can't wait to tackle all of these...
Hummm... so I'm trying to think of a way to commemorate my first day of privacy! I feel as If I can say anything I want, tell you a deep dark secret or curse...but I don't curse so I guess I'll have to keep it clean! Hummm... what should I share!

The only thing that comes to mind is that I wear a padded bra but that's pretty obvious to those of you who know me and those of you who don't know me may be thinking no way she wears a padded bra because if she did she'd look bigger then she is!!! Well sadly I do and your right... it doesn't do much help!!!

What else...oh... here's one... Last week I got an email from some bullie telling me to change the name of my crafting blog because it's hers!!! YEAH RIGHT LADY! I would have loved to give her a piece of my ind but truthfully that's not my style and I knew she'd be blog stalking to see what I'd so... So now I can!!! So Sherri Pugh of Blue Cricket Designs... BACK OFF!!!! And for a graphic designer you may want to get a better web site! Sorry that my simple Crafting blog gets more hits and a better google search results then you do!!!Ahh that felt good!!!!

I guess that's enough for today!

A change...

First of all I hope all of you had a great Earth Day!!! I have to share the funniest and great gift my neighbor gave me for my birthday. Last summer when we started walking in the morning some how my love of going green came up and I introduced her to cleaning products. She also is the friend that laughs at me for bringing my own reusable bags to shop with.I've defiantly opened her eyes and converted her ina few ways. Well for my birthday she gives me this....
Isn't that so funny and so me! I proudly wore it yesterday! The funnier part was how she wrapped it!!! I am so going to steal her idea. I think it's the cutest thing ever!!!!
Isn't that the best re purposing job! She was so cute and said only I would appreciate it!!!Thanks Lesa for a wonderful gift. It really was my favorite gift this year!

Well... I've decided to go private on my personal blog. I'll be sending out the invitation to read my personal blog to a few close friends. I've just been realizing that my life has become this open book to so many and I have felt the impression to pull back a little and make it a little more discreet when it comes to my personal blog.

I would still love those of you who would like to keep up to date on my family and myself to still visit my family blog. I'll be posting much more regularly and pictures will be still included. Please feel free to visit www.dulgarian.blogspot.com

I just need to keep a little mystery about myself and have some element of surprise. I hope you understand.

I'll be going private in the next few days! For all my lurking friends and other friends thanks for the company! I have enjoyed the wonderful comments and support.

The Earth belongs to all of us!

Tomorrow is Earth Day!!!! To a girl like me that's as exciting as a birthday if not more because I actually have Earth Day plans!!! I hope all of you can take the time to enjoy this beautiful Planet we have been blessed with!

We all can make a difference by doing even the smallest things! Here are some suggestions on what YOU can do starting now!!!!!

Replace old light bulbs with new high efficiency florescent bulbs!!! These bulbs will out pay for themselves in the first month of use! They last for years and can truly make an impact on the environment and on your monthly utility bill!


Say goodbye to water bottles. They account for millions of pounds of waste each year! Buy a single reusable bottle that you can refill each day! Just imagine how many bottles you can avoid using if you simply refilled one.


Mr. Clean is no longer welcomed in my home!!!And it's not because he's devilishly handsome and my husbands worried about the time we spend together! Too many household cleansers contain harmful chemicals that simply wash away and end up in our water systems. Replacing even one cleaner with a new Environmentally friendly product will make a difference! I love the METHOD brand sold at TARGET and Cloroxs sells a wonderful line called GREEN WORKS that I adore!

If you don't recycle already I have to beg you to start! Separating your plastics, paper and other recyclables is easy and fun and you can get the entire family involved. Your kids can even redeem the money for can's and bottles. Check your local cities regulations when it comes to what you can recycle locally!

"Turn off the lights!!" So often as a child I heard that from my folks and now I catch myself repeating the same request!!! Be aware of where you are in the house! Only turn on lights that are a must and for earth day try something fun. For an hour keep all the lights off and use candles or play flash light tag!!

Give the car the day off and go for a walk! Even if it's simply to enjoy the world around you, get outside and gain an appreciation for this amazing planet!!


Go through a closet, clean out your garage or a play room and make a donation to a local resale Charity. Giving items a second chance can keep our landfills from growing and can offer someone else the change to enjoy something new! Make sure this years Spring cleaning is done GREEN!


Plant a tree, grow a garden and add beauty to your surroundings. Not only will it look amazing but new plants and trees help supply you and I with Oxygen and help filter out harmful toxins and rays! With depleting rain forests and woodlands all over the world we need to do our part to replace what we are using even in this small way!


Please don't do NOTHING!! We all have been giving the wonderful ability to learn and become aware! I know this isn't new information. Take what you have been given and make an effort to give back! I know I'm a little more Earth Day excited them most but I challenge all of you to do something! Even for just a day! Every effort makes a difference!!!!!

Happy EARTH Day everyone!!!!

Arrrgggg!!!

No I'm not a pirate... Just frustrated but I'll fill you all in later once I get more to the bottom of my dilemma!!!

So yesterday I turned 29!!!! What's up!!!!I love getting older! Nothing too out of the ordinary to share.I did do exactly what I wanted which included not getting dressed till noon, talking to my sister on the phone for over an hour and taking a nap when both girls were asleep!!!Nice and relaxing!

Then Mike was sweet and brought me home flowers and a cake! I really wanted to go to dinner at Red Lobster... I know! Nothing fancy but I was craving their jumbo coconut shrimp! I THOUGHT I knew where it was and when we drove there I was totally wrong!By then I was starving so we settled for what was around RUMBI Grill. It was good but not the best. We finished the night watching I am Legend, so loved it!!!!

The funniest part of the day was Cricket who kept coming up to me all day asking to do something "birthdayish!" How funny is that! Sadly as grown ups we tend to disappoint the little ones' when they realize we don't have balloons, pinatas or party games to look forward to on our birthdays!She had to settle for nap time and driving around town looking for somewhere to eat!!!Sorry Cricket!

You know your a mom when...

- A threesome is a regular event. A tiny body magically appears in your bed at night and you get kicked and elbowed and head butted and for some strange reasons it's ok some times .
- Wiping a snotty noes doesn't always require a tissue.
- You catch yourself hiding things like gum, lipstick and crayons... all things you have found in your carpet or on your walls in the last week!
- A trip to TARGET has to include a popcorn and drink combo to be somewhat of a success.
- Going out with no make up, wet hair in a ponytail and kids who dress them selves is ok once in a while.
- The thought of one more trip to McDonald's play land sounds better then nothing.
- You've exposed yourself in a dressing room while trying to catch a naughty kid out the door.
- You've sat on a toilet in a public restroom with the door wide open because your 4 year old is ready to go before you are!
- Finishing your kids meal is actually your share of lunch.
- You get home from grocery shopping and you come to find you bought mystery items that appear out of thin air on the grocery belt and wha la become yours!
- Words ending in "ies" are part of your every day language... "eggies, sockies, shoesies, ..."
- You let your kid wear the same ridicules outfit she did the day before because it beats having to listen to a melt down and your going no where anyway!
- You look more like a preteen upstairs then you did as a preteen!
- You can't talk to a friend on the phone without a toddler wanting to talk too.
- Staying in your robe till after lunch is the norm.
- A regular cart no longer cuts it. Your forced to push those horribly awkward car carts that you kids never stay in and you end up holding one, telling the other to get off the roof and you try to push the dang thing with your one arm and your hip... yeah good times!
- Your car resembles a near empty cereal bag with crumbs and food pieces all over the bottom of it!
- You do something you swore you would never do as a parent but you do it anyway!
- Mac and Cheese make you gag!
- You buy more for your kids or your home then you do for yourself.
- 9:30 seems late!!!!!!!!

These are a few of my favorite things...

Do you guys have a go to list of things that just make you happy!things or doing something that can just put a smile on your face! I do...

- word searches
- hot chocolate
- taking a bath just to soak
- reading a book and instantly picking up a new one
- a pink donut
- getting the last drink of o.j. from the carton
- finding a candy in your secret place that you thought was empty a long time ago
- finding a pen that writes really smooth
- brushing your teeth right before bed
- finding a new fun blog to visit
- holding a sleeping baby
- getting mail
- talking for hours to a girlfriend on the phone
- paper...any kind of paper!Note books, pads, scratch paper!!!!
- walking with the family on Sundays
- finishing a lesson
- buttons, gems, ribbon and flowers
- a clean and organized craft room
- reality tv
- chicken curry sandwich from Paradise Bakery
- going to Home Depot
- a great eye brow plucking session!
- remembering important dates
- knowing random facts
- helping someone
- singing with my girls
- spring time blossoms
- blogging!!!

I hope you all have lists of things that make you happy! have a wonderful day!

Deal or no Deal

On Saturday my sister in law Tiffany and I braved the crowds and headed off to the Deal or no Deal casting call in Salt Lake. WE were so excited and had high hopes of it being an adventure we'd never forget!Well... it certainly was something we'll never forget. Standing in line for 7 hours has a way of permanently burning a place in one's memory!

We came to the conclusion after all was said and done that while it wasn't the most fun we've ever had, we are still glad we did it! No regrets right Tiff!!!

I got to the third round of casting and who knows what will happen. Everyone who was ther submitted an application nd has a chance to get called back but honestly... with the amount of people who showed up the odds are on no ones side!

We were shocked and entertained by the collection of people and surprised at how many people came looking like they were on their way to Home Depot or hadn't even brushed their hair! Come on guys!!!Don't stand in line all day just to show off your rumbled self! And people had their kids and babies with them. My kids would not have lasted an hour!!! I was impressed at their patience! But honestly...it was quite the collection!!!

The best part about the day was being with Tiff. We will always have this crazy story to tell that and we did it together!

Friday!

Happy Friday! Nothing like that start of a weekend to put a little kick in your day! As much as all my days seem to blend into each other and feel a like , some Fridays do seem to stand out!

Last night I had BUNCO!!!! It had been a while since I had gone so man was it great to go see the girls and just enjoy the night off! I even won a wonderful "most wins" prize!!Amy did an awesome job with prizes. She had a blast shopping at Rod Works so you know it was great!

WE have my in laws in town this weekend and to some that may be horror but for me it's so so so great! I absolutely adore my in laws. I really hit the jack pot when it came to marring into a wonderful family! I consider myself blessed!

So hopefully many of you were able to do your act of kindness this week!I'd love to hear how it all went down and what you experienced!If you haven't keep looking for opportunities to do so. It's a wonderful feeling! Have a great weekend girls!

No more Diapers and doc's visit!

Three successful nights in panties and no accidents over here!!! Mike is doing so good!!!Just kidding!Blue is our little potty training success story!She has been in underwear for over three weeks and we finally said Adios to the diapers at night a few nights ago. After being out of diapers all day I was noticing a rash on her bum from wearing them at night. Her body had already gotten used to not wearing them. So that was my cue to ditch the diapers for good! And knock on wood it's been going great! Potty training is one of those things you never want to talk about till you know it's a done deal. I've tried it before only to jump ahead of myself and get peed on or stuck cleaning up messes so cross your fingers there won't be a follow up post about that exact result!

I did have my hematologist appointment yesterday and lots of questions were answered. I was there for about an hour and didn't feel rushed or lame for asking the questions that I asked. I guess the biggest comfort was to hear that a drug I would need is no longer in limited supply and that if my condition is still present and not getting better once I do have a baby that there are so many more drug options for me post pregnancy that I couldn't take during pregnancy. And most of them are administered in a pill form or through an infusion in the doctors off not in a hospital! That's reassuring!

So we'll now process this info and start fasting and praying for our answer. I honestly have no pull either way yet. This decision feels different then any of my other pregnancy choices. We'll just wait and see.

Who watched Idol Gives Back last? I loved it so much!The comedians were a riot and I just love all the support and meaning behind last nights show! I did think little Miley had some pretty grown up moves for a 15 year old! Oh ans I loved all the So you think you can dance dancers on the show. I can't wait for that show to start!

Ok....Dulgarian out!

Best day = new found discovery!

AHHH!!!! Yesterday had to be one of those days that just was off the charts great! Now I don't usually have off the chart great days like that but I'm going to really start putting it out there in the universe that I'm ready for more of them!!!

I need to back up a little. I've been feeling a little unfulfilled lately I have to be honest!I for so long have been struggling with the fact that as a stay at home mom my time and abilities are limited when it comes to wanting to do more for myself and others but hey...that's the gig I signed up for and believe me, I wouldn't want another job!!! Still there are just certain feelings , wants, and passions I just can't turn off. So there they sit taunting me at times making me feel one dementional! ANYWAY.. I finally got tired of feeling this way and just had to figure a way out to feed the need in some small way so I came up with an idea!

For years I have been wanting to volunteer with a foundation that means something to me. I have tried in the past but it always came down to the fact that I had kids at home and they were and always will be my first priority. Finally I just had to get over that and call and see if I was still of any use to them. So a few weeks ago I called my local chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and asked if they needed any help from a SAHM!!! And what happened you may ask!!!???? I was put to work the very next day!!! I was given the very exciting task of drumming up local donations from businesses for upcoming fund raisers! My first initial reaction was EEKKK!!! Instant guilt for all the times some group called during dinner and I too quickly said sorry! I can't help!" Ouch!!! Thankfully it was off a list for follow up calls so it wasn't that bad!

Well all last week I worked on that list and got ho hum responses. I was given the go ahead to call other businesses if I wanted to...the sky's the limit really. So that's where the excitement comes in. I set a goal this week to get 10 new contacts and get them to donate something!Anything! A gift card , a product, anything! Well yesterday I hit the jack pot! I called local Paradise Bakeries and Pei Wei's and had some great success. I picked up 26 gift cards yesterday between these two companies at over 4 stores. While I was out picking up donations the girls and I ate lunch at the bakery and I noticed 4 service men in their fatigues eating lunch. I always love this. I make a point to always go and thank them for their hard work and service for our country. While I was in line I bought a dozen cookies and gave them to them as well as having my girls and I thank them. I was just in a very grateful mood yesterday for all the evidence of good in the world. We ate our lunch and went on our way off to the foundation office to drop off donations.

Well for sure Karma is real! After leaving the offices I make one more stop at Toys R Us to drop off a follow up letter! I find myself in the bike section and to help speed up this story...I end up leaving with 6 bikes for the event!!!!! 6 BIKES!!!! I was on cloud nine!!! It was such a thrilling moment! I was so happy, you know the giddy happy you used to feel as a kid at Christmas or the night before you went to Disneyland for the first time!!!That kid happy I never feel anymore!

So that could have ended my day on such a high but even after that I get home to find an email from a local radio station I love. I had sent an email that morning asking for a donation or a way to get the word out and BAM!!!! They totally invited me to come on the air and plug the walks and ask for more donations!!!! Yet again Happy kid joy fills me up!!!!

Now I'm not telling you all this to make myself sound like a super do gooder or anything. I went back and forth on even posting it but I just had to share the break through I am experiencing. I have found a missing piece. I have discovered something that has been missing for so long. I have felt like I was unable to do anything about it until my kids were in school or I reached a totally different stage in my life. I know I'm not the only one that feels like this. I miss the days where time was on my side, freedom and ability to do something I felt connected to. I have goals and dreams and wants that just seemed to sit in my head waiting for me to get to them later! It wasn't until I adjusted one of those wants to fit my life that I realized I can really archive something I thought I needed to wait for. I'm not saying this is the answer, even my answer to complete fulfillment! It's an added ingredient to help me become who I "Think" I want to be. Forever I will be discovering who that is! I'm still in the honeymoon phase of this discovery! I may wake up another day and find it's taking away from my spirit rather then filling my well. Until then I'm just going to enjoy it!

I loved what Elder Ballard said about as mothers we need to still make time for ourselves finding something that makes us happy and fulfills us in some way. It truly is real that when we do this we become better moms and partners and people. I was experiencing something while doing this that I haven't felt in so long. If anything I want to convey the message that we don't have to wait to do something we urn to do. We may have to tweak it a little but we don't have to wait. I feel like once I figured that out It has made me want to do other things as well. Things that I thought I didn't have time for. Knowing how it all comes together to create more then I knew possible, I have my fingers crossed that it will work in all departments of my life!

I hope we can all try to figure "it" out! I know we all have something we are waiting to do. I would bet that we can figure a way out to make it possible to do something NOW!!! What is it? We all need to figure that out!

FINALLY!! First room OFFICALLY Done!

After living here all of 8 months I can finally say I have a room completely done!Ok... We STILL need to build the trundle bed stand but that's it! Here are pictures of the much awaited Girls bedroom. I just put the finishing touched and added the fun vintage fans I fell in love with that I saw on my good friends blog!Thanks Jamie! I am thrilled with the way it all turned out!This room is a huge reflection on the thing that mean the most to me and hopefully my girls. I put a lot of effort into the entire room.

It started with the paint. I hand painted all the button tufts on the wall. I made the duvet because I was less then thrilled when it came to my bedding hunt! I found the amazing vintage handkerchiefs at a new favorite vintage consignment shop and was lucky to find the monogrammed "M" hankies. Apparently they came from an estate sale who's owner was named MARGE!!! The painting is an antique gift from Mikes grandfather collection who we absolutely adore and I planned the entire room around this picture. It will always be my favorite thing in the room besides my girls themselves! The baby photo on the dresser is one of my mom! The decoration above the closet is re purposed from a shelf that hung in our old apartment! It reminds me of humbler beginnings. The small dresser is also an antique that I chose not to refinish because I loved the aged look already. The fans turned out so great!It was just what that wall needed. I was planning on shelves on that wall but when I saw them on Jamie's blog I instantly fell in love and the slash of color is too hard to resist!

All in all I am very proud of this space and hope my girls love it as much as I do!

I love a productive Weekend!!!!

Ahh that's the best feeling! Having a lot you want to do and actually getting it done!!! Mainly I was excited to work on a few craft projects! It's been a while and I had a list of crafts to choose from but finally decided on working on my felt food. I absolutely adore working with felt! It's just easy and fun and I love coming up with patterns and ideas.

Here's the latest additions to my felt play food collection. I have a pancake breakfast complete with eggs and bacon and then a fun peanut butter and jelly sandwich! I love the way they turned out! The bacons my favorite!

We also got so much done around the house this weekend! My closet has never looked better! Mike's side looks amazing as well!!! WE also set up our new beautiful desk in the office...I'll post pics soon. I forgot to take a picture!

Watching conference was so wonderful this weekend!I absolutely loved the last session. Elder Ballards talk on mothers was so great! It really makes me want to be the best mom I can and strive to do even more for my girls at this critical stage in life! All too soon I will be wishing for the easy simple days of life before school schedules and endless practices and lessons to get to. It was defiantly the talk I needed to hear!

All in all it was a wonderful weekend filled with family, productivity and donuts...yes donuts!!! I was a happy girl!

Oh and I must add.... It's 7:40 and the girls are sound asleep already!!I must be doing something right!!!!!!! HEAVEN!!!!

And the WINNER is.....

Raini and Christina H.!!!!!!! Congratulations! I couldn't just pick one winner! I wish I could send all of you something special but I can't! I so appreciate all the interest and am happy to know that 25 good deeds will be performed over the next week!!

Raini... please email me your address and I'll get out your surprise! I have your's Christina so don't fret.... and I will for warn you...my good mail will not be nearly as exciting as your last "good mail!!!HEHEHE!!!!

Have fun this week doing random acts of Kindness EVERYBODY!!! Can't wait to hear about it!

Give away time!!!

Ok ladies...It's that time again! You caught me in a giving mood! For all of you who would like to be considered in my "Make a difference!" blog give away just leave a comment!!! I'll be sending a fun package full of special surprises!!! Deadline to comment is Friday night! I'll post the winner on Sat.

The only rule is that if you want to be in the drawing you have to agree to perform one random act of kindness or a senseless act of beauty for someone else in one weeks time!! We all have the ability to make this world wonderful!!!!

I Look forward to sharing your experiences with you next week!!!

To Schedule or not to Schedule...That is the question!

We live our life over here pretty care free and laid back! I love having an open agenda if you will to insert fun when needed or change it up on a whim. I wonder though if my life would feel more successful if I lived with more of a schedule. You know... Doing certain things always on teh same day, or making a routine out of a morning or afternoon.

I've tried scheduling my day before but I for sure went over board and had it planned out to the minute almost...that lasted a month and I was so burnt out I vowed to never live like that again. I know there has to be a happy medium that will work for me and still allow me some wiggle room.

What works for you? Do you clean certain things certain days? Do you clean everything just one or two days? Is there a certain time of day you set aside to getting house work done!? I am very curiouser to see what works for you guys. I think I need a little more structure in my life. Some sort of standard to set my goals to. I thrive on order and lists so I know I'd do well bu tI can't go agro on myself or I'll fail miserably. I'd love to hear what works for you!

So here's the update on the appointment yesterday. First of all thanks for all the wonderful words of encouragement! The doctor i had to randomly pick from a list is actually wonderful! I felt so comfortable with him and he spent plenty of time answering questions. Our plan of attack is to be seen by a Hematologist first and see what they say. My OB isn't an expert on ITP and he was the first to admit that and I so respected that. So I made an appointment for next Wed. To see the Hemo doctor and well have to see where that takes us! So basically we are no closer then before yesterday except for the fact that I love the OB who would be treating if and when we go for it! So that's a plus!

CRAZY... So last night , I kid you not, I could not get eating a Steak out of my mind! I was so craving a huge juicy steak with A-1 sauce like it was no ones business! I still crave it this morning. I was literally thinking last night "Where can I get a steak at 10:24 pm?" Sadly I went to bed with my mouth watering.