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Is It Just Me? (with text this time)

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Nancy

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of flossing…like when you get a popcorn kernel stuck between your teeth. Or beef (mmmm….beef). Or any type of Chinese food 😉

But I’ve found that the more you floss, the more you need to. I suppose it makes sense…when you floss, you create a bigger space between your teeth. So…more space for stuff to get stuck the next time you eat!

Note: Not sure what happened the first time I tried…it only took me 6 hours to figure out I had a blank post!

Filed under: iijm | Tagged: flossing | 5 Comments »

Makes My Monday: Helping Out

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Nancy

I saw yellow rose bushes at the grocery store, so I grabbed one because I think yellow roses are beautiful.

Maggie’s eyes lit up when she saw it…and she wanted to plant the bush RIGHT NOW. 🙂

Maggie’s enthusiasm (and all 3 kids wanting to help Daddy plant the bush) Makes My Monday.

Cheryl over at Twinfatuation hosts this one. Head on over to see what else makes people’s Mondays (there are always some really good ones!)

Filed under: fam, MMM | Tagged: helping, Rose bushes, yellow roses | 1 Comment »

Book Review: The Shack

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Nancy

I just finished reading The Shack by William P. Young. Wow. This is the type of book that keeps you thinking long after you’ve finished it.

Mr. Young tells the story of how Mack finds his way to God. Mack has gone through a huge (unimaginable) tragedy and – understandably – turns away from God. This is the story of how he journeys back.

The way Mr. Young describes God, Jesus, and everyone else involved is – in a round-about way – how I have pictured God…without really knowing it. I mean…if I were able to write this well and put my thoughts together, THIS is how I think God is. (I can’t really explain any more without giving too much of the book away…)

The emotions you go through while reading this book are just incredible. More than once I had tears just streaming down my face…and not always because I was sad.

Once you’ve finished the story, I highly recommend going back and reading the Forward again. It makes a lot more sense the second time around and I think it pulls the entire story together.

I found myself fairly emotional while sitting in church today…choking up while trying to sing songs about Jesus. It’s happened before – just getting overwhelmed by what you’re singing or hearing…but it seemed even more deep than before since I was reflecting on the things I’d read. I also think I was moved more than normal because this book was recommended to me by my brother … someone I’d never really thought to label “religious.” (Not that I would now either…)

The Missy Project was created to help get the word out about this incredible book. I’m more than happy to link up.

Filed under: reviews | Tagged: book review, Finding God, The Shack, William P. Young | 6 Comments »

Saturday Snapshot: What Happens When It’s a Dull, Rainy Day

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Nancy

…I forget to take a picture of the kids and you end up with one of me and Mike 😀

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Friday’s Fotos: Baseball, Freckles, and Movies

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Nancy

Logan loves to play baseball…I’m not sure he’s quite got the hang of it yet but he’s got the right idea! 😉

No Strike Zone Here!

(He’s such a goofball though, what you don’t see here is that as soon as Mommy throws the ball – to intentionally hit the *ahem* stationary bat – Logan giggles and falls backwards onto his butt. We could do this for hours…)

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I took the kids to see “How to Train Your Dragon” last week. Logan’s first theater movie! (Burke and Maggie’s second.) The movie had some scary parts, and the kids jumped some, but they LOVED it. (I thought it was pretty cute too 🙂 )

Burke and Logan

Maggie

(Don’t let the pictures fool you – Logan was in my lap the entire time. I took these while the previews were showing.)

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Burke’s face has exploded with freckles! (I suppose I shouldn’t be too surprised…I have them on me wherever the sun shines 😉 )

Burke's Freckles

Filed under: FFFF, kids | Tagged: baseball, Freckles, How to Tame Your Dragon, theater | 2 Comments »

Giveaway and a Chance to Win a Hybrid Car!

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Nancy

Sorry, this giveaway is now CLOSED.

I’ve been meaning to start using reusable shopping bags at the grocery store. We do need the plastic ones for cleaning up kitty litter and various other things, but we have those coming out the wazoo right now, and I’m sure if we get low, there’s no law that says I HAVE to use my reusable shopping bags each time. This offer from Stop & Shop may just be the push I need to start!

The wonderful people from MyBlogSpark, General Mills, and Stop & Shop have provided me with a $20 Stop & Shop Gift Card to give to one of you!

…AND…

This month, Stop & Shop is paying homage to Mother Earth by offering you the chance to win one of two 2010 eco-friendly Hybrid cars!

Here is how it works:
From April 16-29, buy 5 participating General Mills items (listed below) with your Stop & Shop card, use a reusable shopping bag and you’ll automatically be entered to win. There are two different sets of participating General Mills items for each week of the promotion (participating brands listed below). No purchase is necessary. You can also enter without making a purchase by completing an official entry form at your local Stop & Shop store. There are two 2010 Hybrid cars up for grabs, and the more you buy the better your chances are to win! Limit one entry per visit. Open to residents of MA, RI, CT, NH, NJ, NY, MD, DE, VA or DC and individuals at least 18 years old. For details about the sweepstakes, see in store for complete rules.

Participating General Mills Items

Week 1, April 16-22

Week 2, April 23-29

Cascadian Farms Cereal
Cascadian Farms Frozen Vegetables
Progresso Light, Reduced Sodium and High Fiber Soups
Betty Crocker Specialty Potatoes
Betty Crocker Boxed Muffins
Betty Crocker Cookie Pouch
Nature Valley Crunchy, Sweet & Salty,Trail Mix and Yogurt Bars
Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters
General Mills Fiber One Chewy Bars
Betty Crocker Gushers, Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot or Fruit Rollups
Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers
Yo-Pus, Yoplait Fiber One or Yoplait Delights Multi Pack
Yoplait Original, Light, Thick & Creamy, Light Thick & Creamy or Whips
Pillsbury Grands Biscuits
Totino’s Pizza Rolls 90 Ct.
Cheerios 18 Oz
Cinnamon Toast Crunch 24.9 Oz
Honey Nut Cheerios 25.25 Oz
Kix 18 Oz
Lucky Charms 24 Oz
Multigrain Cheerios 16.2 Oz

Cascadian Farms Cereal
Green Giant Vegetables
Nature Valley Crunchy or Sweet & Salty Granola Bars
Green Giant Boxed Vegetables or Prepared Vegetables, Simple Steam Seasoned Vegetables or Rices
Green Giant Wanchai Ferry Entrees
Yoplait Frozen Smoothies
Totino’s Pizza Rolls
Pillsbury Savorings
Fiber One Muffins
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
Pillsbury Sweet Rolls
Yoplait Greek Style Yogurt
Yoplait Kid Multi Pack
Cheerios 14 Oz
Cocoa Puffs 16.5 Oz
Honey Nut Cheerios 17 Oz
Lucky Charms 16 oz
Multigrain Cheerios 12.8 Oz
Reeses Peanut Butter Puffs 18 Oz

To Enter to Win the $20 Stop & Shop Gift Card:

MyBlogSpark is providing a $20 Stop & Shop Gift Card for me to offer to you!

There are multiple ways to enter. Only one of the ways to enter is mandatory, all of the others are optional – you do not have to do all of them to be entered!

You have until Midnight on Tuesday, April 20th to enter. The winner will be posted on Wednesday the 21st.

Mandatory – 1 entry:

Do you regularly use reusable bags? And if so, how do you remember to a) put them back in your car and b) bring them back into the store? Also, what’s the best kind? (roll-up vs. canvas…etc.)

Optional – 1 entry each:

Are you going to enter to win the hybrid car? If so, which product from above will you be stocking up on?
Twitter about this post and leave a comment with a direct link to your tweet.

Optional – 2 entries:

Blog about this post and leave a comment with a direct link to your post.

Week 1, April 16-22		Week 2, April 23-29

	Cascadian Farms Cereal		Cascadian Farms Cereal

	Cascadian Farms Frozen Vegetables		Green Giant Vegetables

	Progresso Light, Reduced Sodium and High Fiber Soups		Nature Valley Crunchy or Sweet & Salty Granola Bars

	Betty Crocker Specialty Potatoes		Green Giant Boxed Vegetables or Prepared Vegetables, Simple Steam Seasoned Vegetables or Rices

	Betty Crocker Boxed Muffins		Green Giant Wanchai Ferry Entrees

	Betty Crocker Cookie Pouch		Yoplait Frozen Smoothies


	Nature Valley Crunchy, Sweet & Salty,Trail Mix and Yogurt Bars		Totino’s Pizza Rolls


	Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters		Pillsbury Savorings

	General Mills Fiber One Chewy Bars		Fiber One Muffins

	Betty Crocker Gushers, Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot or Fruit Rollups		Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

	Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers		Pillsbury Sweet Rolls

	Yo-Pus, Yoplait Fiber One or Yoplait Delights Multi Pack		Yoplait Greek Style Yogurt

	Yoplait Original, Light, Thick & Creamy, Light Thick & Creamy or Whips		Yoplait Kid Multi Pack

	Pillsbury Grands Biscuits		Cheerios 14 Oz

	Totino’s Pizza Rolls 90 Ct.		Cocoa Puffs 16.5 Oz

	Cheerios 18 Oz		Honey Nut Cheerios 17 Oz

	Cinnamon Toast Crunch 24.9 Oz		Lucky Charms 16 oz

	Honey Nut Cheerios 25.25 Oz		Multigrain Cheerios 12.8 Oz

	Kix 18 Oz		Reeses Peanut Butter Puffs 18 Oz

	Lucky Charms 24 Oz

	Multigrain Cheerios 16.2 Oz

Filed under: giveaway | Tagged: General Mills, gift card, give away, giveaway, hybrid car, myblogspark, reusable shopping bags, Stop & Shop, win a hybrid car | 19 Comments »

Way Back When-esday

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Nancy

Cheryl over at Twinfatuation hosts this one. Go on over to see who else is playing – and join in too!

This picture was taken on April 17, 2005 in our old apartment. Burke and Maggie were 3 months old. My sisters and I were…older than 3 months 😉

Cathy holding Maggie, Sharon holding Burke, and Nancy

Filed under: fam, WBW | Tagged: deep conversation, sisters | 4 Comments »

Saying “No” … Epic FAIL

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Nancy

I just got back from a meeting at Burke and Maggie’s soon-to-be-school. It was a parent advisory committee meeting…where I’m pretty sure I volunteered to be on the board. I think “treasurer” may have been mentioned.

So much for something having to give, huh?

Here’s my thinking…I like being involved with the kids’ “stuff” without being in their faces…so being on the board of something that helps them out seems to satisfy this. It also helps me to figure out what’s going on behind the scenes. Like…I’m fairly certain that I wouldn’t have had any idea that a meteorologist came to their school last month if I hadn’t been a volunteer with the PTO there.

So…what’s going to give? Well…starting soon (next month??) I’ll no longer be the membership chair of my twins club. Go me, right? Well…I’m actually moving to the president position. (I know, I know…) I’m told that it’s actually an easier position. We’ll see 🙂

I’d love to say that my second job is still tiny and infrequent…but just about a week after I wrote that, it picked up. (Figures, right?) It’s still not that bad, and I enjoy the work…and the extra cash.

You’d think that since Burke and Maggie are changing schools that means I won’t have their preschool PTO stuff any more…except that Logan is starting school there in the Fall, so my guess is that I’ll probably continue with that. Luckily, it’s not a board position…it’s just an “I’m here!” type of thing.

I’m 100% sure that I will not be a Sunday school teacher again. Way too much pressure to be in front of people kids like that!!

My church women’s group meets monthly, but I’ve missed the past two because I was sick…so I don’t have much to report about that.

Oh, and I was asked to help start up a working mom’s online group. (Ya … guess what I said! oy…) I figure that it’s online. And it’s a mom’s group. And yes, I already belong to two (my town’s and my twins’ ones), but this one might serve different needs catering to other moms who also work, so perhaps playgroups would be when I could attend them (you know, in all my spare time LOL!) It’s still a baby, but it beginning to take off. And they’ve started a bunco group; I’m curious!

Okay…off to start another volunteer folder…

Filed under: me | Tagged: just can't say NO, sucker, volunteering | 4 Comments »

Makes My Monday: Growing Taller

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Nancy

Would you believe that I’m not talking about my kids??

I had a “well visit” today with my primary care physician … when the nurse weighed (we’ll skip that part) and measured me, I’d grown an inch! The secret? I have a ponytail in today… LOL!

Everything other than “you could stand to lose a few” (that I knew was coming) looks great. They took blood and I’ll be hearing back about that shortly…but I’m not expecting any surprises.

The fact that at 35 I can still get taller (even if it IS just my hair), TOTALLY Makes My Monday 🙂

Cheryl over at Twinfatuation hosts this one. Head on over to see what else makes people’s Mondays (there are always some really good ones!)

Filed under: me, MMM | Tagged: big hair, getting taller | 4 Comments »

Review: ORGANICALLY GROWN Toddler Clothing

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Nancy

Emily from Organically Grown sent a super cute outfit to Logan. They recently added Organic Toddler Clothing to their collection and wanted a few moms to try it out.

We received a two-piece outfit: a blue shirt with Nature Boy written on it and Khaki colored shorts. Oh my GOODNESS they’re so incredibly soft!!

Since I put this on Logan on a 90 degree day, the outfit took quite the beating. He was outside for most of the day playing in sand, water, dirt, grass, chalk, everything! At one point, I looked at the outfit and thought, “well, it was good while it lasted…there’s no way it’s going to get clean!” Boy was I wrong. Everything came right out – perfectly clean and still as soft as when we received it.

I’m told that at some point in the near future, I’ll receive some coupons for Organically Grown. Stay tuned because I’ll be passing some along to you! I’d highly recommend the Organic Clothing!!

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

Organically Grown recently added Organic Toddler Clothing to their collection. The collection is comprised of adorable two-piece outfits for boys and girls in sizes 12-24 months, and 2T-4T. With the cute and eco friendly slogans on each of the sets’ t-shirts, your toddler can wear their heart on their sleeve with a new message every day of the week!

INFANT: Also, be sure to check out our Infant Collection! Some of their best sellers include three-piece sets with baby gowns, body suits, jackets, pants, blankets and hats, all on padded hangers and priced between $12-38.

WHY ORGANIC?

As the awareness of the effect that pesticides and toxins have on the environment and individual health grows, more and more families are realizing the importance of choosing organic products. Making this choice is not only good for our earth; it is good for all of us. With your help, organic textile production will increase, becoming more of a standard in the clothing industry.

If you haven’t already, now is the time to choose organic fabrics for you and your family. Organic cotton has all the high quality, soft and cuddly texture with none of the harsh chemicals to irritate your child’s delicate skin. Organically Grown’s products are not only breathable and cuddly; they are also recyclable, renewable, and biodegradable. With products by Organically Grown, there is no need to compromise between your budget and your conscience. As well as being ECO-FRIENDLY, their clothes are AFFORDABLE and STYLISH.

Nature Boy

Filed under: Logan, reviews | Tagged: eco-friendly clothes, Nature Boy, Organically Grown, review, Toddler clothing | 4 Comments »

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Giveaway and a Chance to Win a Hybrid Car!

This month, Stop & Shop is paying homage to Mother Earth by offering you the chance to win one of two 2010 eco-friendly Hybrid cars!

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Saying “No” … Epic FAIL

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