Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Sweet Delicious
A very dear, and unfortunately blogger illiterate, friend of mine and I have decided to take on a new joint venture together!
I'm excited to share with you all our new food blog Sweet Delicious, where you can find all sorts of family fun and kid pleasing recipes from moms who have tried and tested them!
So hop on over and check out all of the good eats! And feel free to drop me an email or convo if you'd like to submit a recipe of your own!
Monday, November 9, 2009
For Aleida - Leaving Proof
Todays blog post is dedicated to the amazing Aleida Franklin.
She was a wonderful wife, mother, scrapbooker, artist, and an inspirational blogger who often posted pictures of herself along with children for her readers to see. I didn't know Aleida personally, but she taught me something I will never forget.
Aleida prompted "Have you ever seen a photograph of your own mother and thought to yourself how fat she looked? Or how she wasn't wearing make-up? Or wasn't dressed in a glamorous outfit?"
Of course my answer was no.
She then responded with saying that she made it a goal to take a picture of herself with her children at least once every month. And that to use excuses about how we look, as women, is ridiculous, since our children will never care what we looked like, but only that we had physical evidence of the bond between mother and child.
Aleida tragically and unexpectedly passed away in an auto accident in September of 2008, leaving 2 small children and a grieving husband. After she passed I thought of how those children must feel to have those precious photographs.
And so, if you want to take Aleida's Challenge, snap some pictures with your children and smile! And post 'em here to the official flickr group.
She was a wonderful wife, mother, scrapbooker, artist, and an inspirational blogger who often posted pictures of herself along with children for her readers to see. I didn't know Aleida personally, but she taught me something I will never forget.
Aleida prompted "Have you ever seen a photograph of your own mother and thought to yourself how fat she looked? Or how she wasn't wearing make-up? Or wasn't dressed in a glamorous outfit?"Of course my answer was no.
She then responded with saying that she made it a goal to take a picture of herself with her children at least once every month. And that to use excuses about how we look, as women, is ridiculous, since our children will never care what we looked like, but only that we had physical evidence of the bond between mother and child.
Aleida tragically and unexpectedly passed away in an auto accident in September of 2008, leaving 2 small children and a grieving husband. After she passed I thought of how those children must feel to have those precious photographs.
I, along with many other women, have made it my personal goal to follow her wise suggestion and I try to take photos of myself with my children....double chins, make-up free, bed-head and all.
And so, if you want to take Aleida's Challenge, snap some pictures with your children and smile! And post 'em here to the official flickr group.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
10 Things
The goal is to list 10 things that you are thankful for. The first 10 things that you can think of at that moment, plucked straight from the top of your head.
1. Lazy Sundays spent lounging around
2. Indian Summer
3. Family Dinners
4. Unexpected visits from loved ones
5. Braydens amazing report card
6. The Gold and Brown colors the earth has become with Fall
7. Late night reading when the house is quiet
8. Croissants
9. Dancing with Gage to Yo Gabba Gabba
10. Playing Scene It - and winning
1. Lazy Sundays spent lounging around
2. Indian Summer
3. Family Dinners
4. Unexpected visits from loved ones
5. Braydens amazing report card
6. The Gold and Brown colors the earth has become with Fall
7. Late night reading when the house is quiet
8. Croissants
9. Dancing with Gage to Yo Gabba Gabba
10. Playing Scene It - and winning
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