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Wow, The World’s Oldest Couple

Tricia — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:06:18 +0000

I heard a little about this back in February and thought isn’t this wonderful? Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher will be celebrating their 86th wedding anniversary on May 16, 2010. I just love it!! He is 104 and she is 101. They were even on twitter for a little while. You hear so much about marriages falling apart that I just want to applaud one that has lasted this long

What I’ve Learned as a Mom

Tricia — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:08:00 +0000

Wow, there are so many things I have learned in the last 14 years.

I can sleep without really sleeping. I always have one ear open. You know in case someone wakes up or falls out of bed.
I have developed “Mommy Hearing”. No matter where my kids are in or around the house I can hear everything they say. Especially when they are picking on each other or playing who can say the most digusting thing in the world.
That anything I say don’t do, my kids are guaranteed to do it or at least give it a good try!
That at least twice a day, one of my kids will be mad at me.
Kids can figure out passwords to unblock channels on satellite so pick something other than 1-2-3-4!!
My kids will repeat everything I say to everyone who should not hear it.
That my kids are really amazing and smart.
That I do have enough love in my heart for all these little monsters. lol.
That Toy Story 2 can make me cry.
That unconditional love does exsist.
That I can put someone before myself and not mind.
The baby of the family can be a bully.
That it is ok not be supermom, honestly.
Teenagers embarrass easily, unless they need a ride or money
Nothing is better than a hug or a I love you from your kids. It is one of the best feelings in the world!!

Happy Mother’s Day

Tricia — Sun, 11 May 2008 17:50:00 +0000

I would like to wish a Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there. New mommies too, (Sheena).

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So far today has been a great Mother’s Day. My beautiful kids actually tried to behave and that is big in their book! They cut their fighting down by at least 50%!!! My husband let me sleep in and it was wonderful. When I woke up, my kids were excited to give me their gifts. Especially K.K(5)!! K.K. and Nannah made me some beautiful flowers since I do not like real ones. These are much better because they will last forever. All of my kids made me pictures and picked out their own cards and gifts. K.K> being the sweet princess she is gave me a dollar in my card. She says that since we gave Jazz money in her birthday card she wanted to do the same. And my sweet and thoughtful husband got me Mario Kart for Wii!! Now I do not have to rent it anymore!! So I am off to spend the day with my family, enjoy your day everyone!!

From Dates to Diapers – Mother’s Day Giveaway

Tricia — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:24:00 +0000

From Dates to Diapers is having a great Mother’s Day Giveaway. All you have to do is write a post about your favorite Mother’s Day memory or what you love about being a Mom. If you write the post, you have a chance to win a Sandisk USB Gator Flash Drive. Of course I love Sandisk. I have a mp3 that has been dropped and stepped on and still works! So I would love to win this flash drive.

So the big question is why do I love being a Mom? Motherhood is definitely a road that I did not plan to travel when I was younger. I thought it was just not in the cards for me. I was told I could never be a good mom because I was too selfish. I would never put anyone before myself. Then my daughter Jazz was born. I looked into that beautiful little face and my world changed. It was overwhelming at first because I could not believe I loved this little person so much. I honestly felt like my heart would burst!! She became my world, my everything. Then 4 years later my Nannah was born. She was the cutest little chubby thing! She stuck to me like glue and I loved it. 2 years later my little man TJ arrived. Even as a toddler he showed his gentle and kind spirit. He is his father’s son. And last but not least 2 more years later, K.K. made her entrance and life has never been the same. She is sweet and kind , bossy and stubborn. And you can’t help but love the little princess!

My children have shown me how to enjoy the simple things in life and how to appreciate them. It tugs at my heart when each of them tell me I am their best friend or that they love me. But the best moments are when they hug me for no reason at all. Just because. I may not have planned to be a mom, but I could not imagine doing anything else.

If you would like an opportunity to win the Sandisk giveaway, head on over to From Dates to Diapers and follow the rules.

Am I just looking for a fight?

Tricia — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:53:00 +0000

I was up the other night, suffering from insomnia so I decided to drop some Entrecards. Since the prices of ads went up, I have to work a little harder to afford to advertise on my favorites. But that is a argument for another day. Anyways, I went to drop a card a at site called Happy Family Matters. Now I am one of those people that likes to skim the posts at sites I drop (that is why it takes me forever to save up any credits, I spend too much time reading and not enough time dropping)! Well there was a post that caught my eye, How to convince your husband to allow you to work. After reading that post I was ready to have a fit. I could not get past the allow part. I am Christian and love my husband very much. I understand he is the king of this household and I have a great deal of repect for him. He is not controlling and never has been. Even if he was one of those types that controlled everything, I can not see myself letting someone “allow” me to do anything. I am a grown woman with 4 children. I do not live under my parents’ roof anymore and I was just going on and on in my head. I could not wait to go and leave a comment. But first I read the other comments. I then understood the post much better. It is not about me as a wife doing everything my husband says. It is about mutual respect for each other. In our marriage, as in so many other relationships, we ask each other permission to do a variety of different things. I think castocreations said it best ” I don’t “obey” my husband but when he really has a strong opinion about something that affects us both I will yield to his wishes. I’m not giving anything of myself up. It’s not about domination. It’s respect. And love. Because he does the same thing when I am adamant about something.” I guess you really do learn something every day. I don’t mind being the student.

Birthday Wishes!!

Tricia — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:47:00 +0000

The best thing about having my own blog is I get to send a big internet kiss to my baby Jazz. Only problem is she is not a baby anymore, today she turns 14!!!!

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Truly, a good parenting blog

Tricia — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:35:00 +0000

I love to surf the web, even more since I got my new laptop. One of the coolest things about the internet is the really great people you “meet”. I am not talking about meet like in a chat room, but through blogs and websites. There are a few blogs that I check every day when I log on like I am checking in with a friend. This is really big for me because I have social anxiety and it makes it very difficult for me to make friends and maintain those friendships but that is a post for another day. Anyways, I have always been into the internet and have really gotten into blogging seriously over the last 8 or 9 months. Lately I have found myself commenting more on posts and I am really having a lot of fun. One of the blogs I really love is MommyDaddyblog. I go there first thing every morning. I can not put my finger on it but something about this blog really draws you in. When I read the posts, I feel like I am really talking to Mommy/Daddy. This is a great characteristic to have as a blogger and it is a rare find, at least for me but that may be because I am so picky. Mommy/Daddy are jr. high sweethearts that you just fall in love with. What I really like is it is not just Mommy blogging, but Daddy too!!! The graphics on their site are just the cutest you will ever see. This is definitely a blog worth visiting and I hope you do. Especially if you are a parent, you can lend support and advice and pick up a little too.

A Valentine Day Site

Tricia — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:54:00 +0000

With Valentine’s Day coming I have found myself looking for sites with unique information. I stumbled across this site called my dear valentine. This site has it all. There are horoscopes, love stories, cards, tips for dating, gift ideas, love quotes and sayings, romantic ideas, love songs and poems. love advice and messages. There is even a link that helps with coming up with cute little nicknames. I am definitely bookmarking this site.

What love song are you?

Tricia — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:22:00 +0000

Your Love Song Is

Thank you by Dido

“And I want to thank you for giving me

The best day of my life

Oh, just to be with you is having

The best day of my life.”

It’s all good, as long as you’re in love.

What Love Song Are You?

Valentine gift ideas

Tricia — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:23:00 +0000

give him/her breakfast in bed

write a love letter or poem from the heart

dedicate a love song on the radio

make your loved one’s favorite meal

do something totally unexpected

make a cd of special love songs

put little love notes into balloons before inflating them

make up a coupon book ( example: good for 1 free foot rub, good for 1 free back rub)

watch some romantic movies