I am speechless….

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Speechless, Not Quite!….  Believe or not, I have been nominated for yet another award.  My friend, Sarah has found a tad of “Loveliness” in my blog.  Please take a visit over to her blog, Truthlets & Thoughtbits.  She speaks on everyday life, but she gives you food for thought and sparks some interesting conversations.  I am very appreciative of the recognition.  Although, my initial motivation for doing a blog was rather personal & somewhat selfish, I am now truly overwhelmed at the response of my readers and I am extremely grateful!

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Now I have to give you “7” random things about me…

1.  I modeled for my mom, who was a hairstylist when I was about 11-12 years old.  I was already almost 6′ tall.  My two favorite outfits were the “leather” vinyl dress and over the knee boots and my crushed velvet, hot pink, hot pants with white go-go boots.  Yeah, WOW!!

2.  I “dated” a 7’2″ guy in high school.  We went out on A “date” and my dad took me to one of his basketball games after high school.  He sent me a “Dear Johnnie” letter with some beautiful yellow roses, after he left for college.

3.  I wanted to skydive and drive a Corvette, when I was a lot younger.

4.  I wanted to drive a Ford Mustang when I got a lot older.

5.  I graduated from high school when I was 17 and graduated college at 52.

6.  No, I did not play basketball, nor any other sport.

7.  I was “Acting” Director of Admissions at 22… and no, it had nothing to do with the fact that I babysat the Dean’s kids, my first day on the job.

Now I will nominate 7 bloggers for the award.

http://encouragementtogo.wordpress.com/ – very therapeutic

http://justbefoundation.wordpress.com/ – tidbits of wisdom with color and terrific graphics

http://justanothermanicmommy.com/– her kids are absolutely adorable

http://glakia.wordpress.com/ – her pictures each day encourage

http://underuncommonlove.wordpress.com/– shares her life lessons

http://thejunoesque.com/– helps young women of all heights to stand tall

http://aditixpictures.wordpress.com/ – extraordinary photography

Please Check Them Out!  Thanks again Sarah….

O.M.G!!! (Special Post)

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Now, before I say anything else….let me ‘plain!  I am the kinda person that is very active in movie theaters.  Remember, I am the one that loves cartoons, so I am the animated movie type.  So, needless to say, during action movies, I have a tendency to jump, hide my face when I think a bloody scene is coming and if necessary, grab the person’s arm beside me, which is why normally my husband will sit on one side and one of my daughters are on the other.  In addition, I tend to talk and or make unusual comments during the movie, i.e. , aaahhh, ooohhhhh!!  ….and I laugh out loud when the good guy triumphs over the bad guy.

However, for this movie, since EVERYONE said that I was going to misbehave, I was determined that I would do none, or very little of the activities identified above.  But I must tell you that it was extremely difficult to restrain myself…..

THE AVENGERS WAS AWESOME!!!!!!

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Can anyone say “Rag Doll”?

You will have to see the movie,

to know what that means.

It’s HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Tammy, I would never have seen it if it hadn’t been for your rave reviews….

“Diving Right In” – Phase III (Maintain)

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The maintenance process is very simple, in theory.  There is a place for everything, and return everything to its place.  This must become an unconscious habit (is that possible?).  Now this may be a difficult task, especially for children, but try to keep it fun.  Create a reward system for the children and the adults (my creative juices are flowing).   When the toys are put back in the toy box or the tools are not left in the laundry room, or the high heel shoes are not under the couch in the family room…. you are well on your way to Order out of Chaos.

Again, this is an on-going process, but everyone must participate.  Set aside some “organize time” at the end of the day (10-15 min.).  Everyone puts away 5-items. When you are done…..

Rewards!!

Go see Tammy, the Ice Cream Lady

 Popcorn & a movie

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Gold Stars …

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Be Creative!

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