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So, I have been a stay at home mom for 9 years up until last week. I got my first client with Home Instead Senior Care. {Even though I am not a nurse, I am still bound by HIPPA, so my client will remain unknown to you all!} I can tell you that she is a spitfire! We get along great and I look forward to working with her longer! I will say that I am exhausted! I get up at 6 a.m. for work at 7

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Bet you all haven't seen a title like that in a while!! I think it's fitting because my last post was in November 2011, so technically, I haven't  posted in the new year yet. That ends NOW! Where to begin..... Well, lets start where we left off, shall we? November. Turkey Day. There isn't much to say about that! We ate. and visited. and ate some more! It was great.I was officially hired at

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Yes, it's official! As of Saturday, yours truly is a Certified Nursing Assistant!!! I was soooo nervous about taking the State test, but I did GREAT! In 2 weeks I will have a license number but I can work now as long as I show my pass results to an employer.  Yipeeeee! Hopefully this certification will make job hunting a tad bit easier...... School starts in January. Registration is on the

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And its KILLING me!! I cannot believe its been a little more then 2 months since I last posted! Sigh. Thats what happens when your laptops battery kicks the can and it costs $100 to replace it. :(  Broke battery + no job= no blogging. I do have good news. I had a job interview at Home Instead Senior Care. They are waiting for my background check to come in, but I feel like the job is mine once

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Michael and I have been talking. For hours yesterday and today. My mind is racing with so many thoughts and my heart is feeling so many feelings. He said he misses us and wants us to come home. Part of me wants to believe him, but part of me feels like he is is just saying it. I dont know. I hadn't heard from him in 8 days. EIGHT. That is not acceptable to me. At all. Its not want I want out of

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Hello my bloggy friends. Its been a bit and there's so much to share with you. Actually, not really, but I will catch you up to date anyways! Tomorrow, is teacher meet and greet for Mikey and Zachary at school. They are excited and nervous, but ready to go back. Honestly so am I. I love them like crazy, but mama is readdyy! LOL! Their first day is this Monday, the 22nd. They are all ready to go

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I bet you are all dying to know just what my really amazing news is, so I won't keep you all waiting...... This is a letter I got from one of my dad's friends. She is in the Special Event Industry.....{I put together a slideshow of some of my work per her request.} Jen, this is absolutely wonderful, beautiful, fun, interspective and other words I cannot find to describe. This is better work

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This weeks challenge at I Heart Faces is all ab0ut Water...and faces. This is my entry. This was the first time we went t0 the beach since we've been back t0 FL. I l0ve the l00k between Hailey and her Uncle Timmy. They are smitten with each 0ther... and it makes my heart smile. Head 0n 0ver t0 I Heart Faces t0 check 0ut m0re great water sh0ts. 0h~~~{ zach leaked milk 0n my keybard s0 I

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Hey all. S0me 0f my keys d0nt w0rk because Z silled milk 0n it. H0efully I can fix it. Anyways, went b0ating yesterday with my grandma and her b0yfriend. S000 much fun. Here are s0me sh0ts 0f 0ur day. In 0ther news, I am g0ing t0 be taking the CNA c0urse in  tw0 weeks. Im nerv0us but extremely excited. The c0urse is a week l0ng and after that I will

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I am writing to you all from my new apartment!!! Yipee! Well, sort of. You must all be thinking : Wow, you must have gotten a kick a*s job to be in a place already!!!\ \ Wrong. I have an amazing Mama who is helping me out MUCHO! She tells me that its ok because when shes old and needs someone to change her depends, IM her lady! Bwhahahaha!! Thats the least I would and will do for her! Im PUMPED

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So Im sure that everyones been DYING to know just how the heck we are. Things are way slow moving on the job front. Ive applied to probably 20 diferent jobs over the past 2 weeks. Now a days, everyone only takes applications for employment online....which is a big time saver, but a HUGE bump in the road for me. You all know....Ive been a SAHM {stay at home mom} for the past 8 years....not

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The time is unpon us. I am typing to you all from the Lagerhof Hotel. Yes, we cleared housing!!! We leave here early Sunday morning to fly back to the States. Its a bittersweet feeling honestly. On one hand, I will get to be around my family again. On the other, I am officially seperated. Honestly, Im ready. It is obvious that we just are not good for each other at this point in our lives.

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GO HERE!!! Pretty pretty please with a cherry on top?!?!?! Lemme know what you think. Follow me. Tell your friends {in the Daytona Beach FL area} about me!!! Thanks loves!

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I saw this video on an Army wives debate board and had to re-post here! This is unbelievable....and made me cry. What are your thoughts and opinions?

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This weeks theme over at I Heart Faces is Yellow!!!! I just took this picture yesterday, of Zach and Hailey when we went on a walk around post. This street is so beautiful! It's lined with trees the cover the road{on both sides} like an umbrella. My pretty girl just happens to have on a yellow dress and matching hair accessories! Yay! Anyway, head on over {here} and check out some sunny,

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                             Before                                          After                                                               What a cuuute photo! I personally left the red around her mouth becuase it shows she actually eating {and loving} the lollipop!! Anyways---heres a step by step of how I got my edit: 1. File>Open As> Camera Raw>Open Image 2.Exposure set

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This is my first time entering.... Before                                                                 After I use a Canon D300 and an 18-55 mm lens (kit lens) to shoot the picture. I edit with PSE 8 and opened in camera raw to adjust the exposure a bit and contrast and clarity. I then ran Coffeeshops Babypowder Room action to smooth his skin and define his pretty baby blues. Thanks

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As the title suggest...our ducks are all in a row! Tickets are set, household goods are packing on the 25th and 26th, oyr van is shipping the 31st.....and we are outta this house on June 1st!!! All day I was on a cleaning kick. I was Magic-eraser-ing all the walls.Man oh man, I'll tell ya....YUCK! I didnt realize just how bad the walls were until I started cleaning them. Dirty nasty little

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This week over at I Heart Faces, the photo challenge is May Flowers. It is a non competition week, which is just fine with me! Im looking forward to seeing all the pretty flower entries. I love flowers! Here's a few of my favorites! Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!

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http://meaningfulmomentsphotography.blogspot.com/ Tell me what you think! I will be relocating to the Port Orange/Daytona Beach area early June and would love to do some shoots. Know anyone who lives near there??? tell um about me! Email.....mcneilfmly@yahoo.com

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Yes, we have a day that Michael will report to GA. Hopefully thats not breaking any OPSEC rules or anything..... Im excited. Michael and I just got back from a counseling session. First time I have ever been to a therapist. Overall, he was very nice. He talked soothingly. {is that even a word??} I expected to do more talking to him,but he did a lot of talking. I am okay today with the idea of

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I woke up this morning and Michael told me that Bin Laden was dead! I couldnt believe it! Then I saw this video by President Obama So what do you guys think? Do you think there will be more violence now that Bin Laden is gone? It feels amazing that the person in charge of 9/11 is dead, but I know that that is not the end of our worries. Anyways take some time to remember that day and pray

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Hey all. Whats up??? Not much going on here on this semi -productive Sunday. As usual, Sundays here are filled with getting ready for the week to come. This means cleaning,laundry,making lunches,checking homwork and any paperwork that needs to be turned in, is complete.....you know. The usual. It's beau-ti-ful here today! 70 something Im sure of it!! Went for a walk the my pretty princess early

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One again, its I Heart Faces time again!! This challenge is called Soft & Sweet. Things that you consider soft, cuddly...you get the point. Well...........doesn't this fit the description!?!?!?! Who doesn't love soft and cuddly baby rolls?!?! Head on over to I Heart faces and get ready to get soft! :)

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 And now all thats left of me is what I pretend to be.. So together but so broken up inside..." Describes me exactly right now!Lucky for me Im a fighter! :)

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So I dont know what happened to my old siggy. I must have deleted it and not noticed until now. sheesh. Im a slacking blogger..... Go here to get your own sweet siggy too!

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So I was browsing job ads in FL {because I reallylove having my ducks in a row and being proactive!} and stumbled upon this site called Go Nannies. It matches potential nannies with the families who need them! How cool is that??? I registered with the site and even found a family who is needing nanny care for the hours I would be available. How exciting! I emailed the mom and hopefully will hear

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Yup, you all read that title right. The med board paperwork for Michael has been submitted. We should know in {hopefully} a week or so weather it will be a go for him to go to Fort Gordon, GA. And us to FL. We could be in FL by May 21. That's like REALLY soon everybody. Im looking forward to becoming independant yet I am heartbroken and devistated at the same time. Michael said the counslor he

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Ive lost 5 lbs so far. Yea its not a lot, but its a start. I was looking up the same old same old information on losing weight and getting rid of fat when I stumbled upon this pretty little GOLDMINE of a site..... The Lose Weight Diet It's broken down real simple and I even learned something new.....{how many calories are in a gram of protein, fat, and carbs} Go check it out folks....really.

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I Heart Faces theme this week is Pets,but it is not limited to only pets,but any animal. Everyone has dogs and cats and fish...I wanted something different..... Introducing Hopper. He was our "Pet for a Day" We went on a lovely nature walk and Mikey found this little fella and scooped him up! I love this picture. It makes me smile! Head on over to I Heart Faces to check out more Pets.

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my Mikey was born and I experienced true unconditional love. It is an amazing feeling to love someone soo so much. Here's some pictures from today..... Royal, Hailey's friend.LOVE this little boy!!!  Cake anyone?!?!  Love this picture...and she loves the ball!  Mikey sharing his birthday present {double nerf blasters} with his brother. Look they are ganging up on their sister...lucky for them,

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  Ambition: –noun 1. an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment: {Too much ambition caused him to be disliked by his colleagues.}          2. the object, state, or result desired or sought after: {The crown was his ambition.}                     3. desire for work or activity; energy: {I

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So today is the last day of Spring Break for the kids. Monday will be back to school! We just all pretty much hung out this break. Tomorrow, we will be heading to the zoo as long as the weather is good.{we'll see}On to some pictures-------- This is Hailey wearing Mikey's lightening McQueen slippers from when he was her age! I LOVE it!{and so does she!} Look at my little Z peeking behind his

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                                  Head over to I Heart Faces and see which one is your favorite!!!

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Thats what I did today. Cleaned the crib. Not the baby crib y'all.....the house. hehehe. My appointment with my PCM went so so well! She is the kind of Dr.who actually cares about her patients. We aren't numbers or charts. We're people.She did a very complete check of my spine and had me test my range of motion. {The other dr I saw about 2 weeks ago did none of that!!!} She said that it's my

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Jessica Simpson - I belong to me by costyn

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I just read a post by Madison over at The Shafer Family that complelty made me bust out crying...instantly. This is where I am. I am where she has been. She said a paticular thought that is exactly where I am at to the core of my being...  I went from a relationship with God that was based on Bible stories to a relationship where I was seeking Him, where I was pursuing Him. One where I wasn't

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Thats what he say we are. He took his ring off last night.{yet still thinks its ok for us to have sheet time, if you catch my drift.} Right. In his dreams. He cannot just rip out my heart, stop on it then pick it back up and give it to me and expect everything to be okay. We are being civil for the kids. We will do all the things that a "normal" seperated husband and wife do. Holidays,

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Hi Folks I write to you all this morning, heartbroken. michael and I have decided to seperate for a while. We have had issues within our marriage for a few years now and each one of us is suffering. We both have issues we need to work through on our own before we can continue to be together. It's killing me inside. He is my love, my heart,my soul. We just have both hurt each other and are trying

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Why? Simple. That's the day my hubby is going to the Dr. to *hopefully* get the med board process started. Once she signs the paperwork, more paperwork will begin, but bottom like is, we could be in GA by mid-may.... MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY!!!!! Let's hope all goes well with her. Im a bit worried about her pushing his status to  "not with army standards medically". See, she tried new operations on

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Right here! Thats right friends. Im BACK! Honestly, I haven't had much desire to blog lately. Shocker, I know. I dunno whats up. But for now, I am here. Whats new??? Besides the whole Scarlet Fever episodes we have been having around here and the squashing of my college dreams, not much has been happening. Yes, I did say Scarlet Fever. Yes, I did say I have had my college dreams squashed...

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I LOVE the anything but a face theme this week over at I Heart Faces!!! Bath times for the Pretty Princess is always a fun time.....she loves splashing and dunking her hair in the water and singing. I twisted up her pretty hair and had to run and get my camera. Be sure to head on over to I Heart Faces and check out the sure to be amazing entries!! AufWeidersehen!

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So, it's been way to long since I entered in an I Heart Faces challenge. I have a great excuse reason though. My computer's hard drive crashed so we had to get a new one. I borrowed a friends computer and wasn't going to install my PSE on hers..... Anyways, now that I have my puter back, I am going to make IHF's challenges a regular thang again. This week's theme is Heart or Hearts. As soon as

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So you all probably think I am crazy for thinking about fall, but I am ready for any other season then the one we have now. Snow, cold, ice, fog and rain. YUCK. I found these pictures and they made me think of the smell of leaves and the crispness of the air. Halloween, apples and hay. OK, I won't go completly insane on you all! Just wanted to share some pictures while I am laying on the couch

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Hello everyone! Sheesh it's been forever since I have posted. { all thanks to a brolen laptop charger!} But thank goodness, we are back in action!!! Just wanted to say a quick hi. I don't really have time right now to update, but I will be back soon with an update! Keep your eyes peeled, peeps! :) AufWeidersehen!

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Hey y'all! Just wanted to let you all know I have a new blog. It's a work in progress, so don't be surprised if you see some changes here and there. My computer has tonsss of pictures saved that inspire me. Hopefully when we get our forever house, I can out some of these ideas to work! Come follow along. There are some great ideas and do it yourself projects too! Hope to see you soon! :)

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Part One Part Two ( maybe 10 min. later) Part Three (a few minutes after that) Beautiful, huh? {but I am still ready to come home!! :)} AufWeidersehen!

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AufWeidersehen!

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{Sorry for the grainy quality. My lil point and shoot was set to High ISO in order to capture these photos in such dim light!} Last night we went bowling. My hub was trying to cheer me up. Why you ask? Well, the little boy I watch during the day is getting another sitter. Well, Nanny, actually. His mom wants someone who can watch him and clean up for her while she is at work.(she is a

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Maui is my mom's cat. But we have now claimed her as ours! {sorry ma!}  My mom thinks she was abused. She is very skittish. She has made huge strides since she's been with us. Need proof? Look--------- She avoided Michael like the plague forever.  But look now! She jumped up on his lap on her own!!!!! She's not a chicken cat {too much} anymore! Michael is soooo happy. He's been trying to

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My mom and Rocky ( her boyfriend) sent Hailey a belated Birthday Present. We just picked it up from the post office.......How stinkin cute is she?!?!?!  She will not take off the cute lil skirt..... Somehow Z and Mikey got lucky too and there was a little surprise in there for them as well......Z has been dying to get his lil self in this shirt! ( ever since my mom told him it was coming!

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Hey all its been forever! I found two really cool organization ideas. ( courtsey of Martha Stewart ) First, this one. How stinkin' cute is this?!?! Not to mention functional. I love how the apples look in the basket and we always always have tons of apples, potatoes and onions here in the McNeil household. Then I think this is a wayy great ( and pretty) idea. *sigh* One day when I get my

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Bikini or Bust! PLEASE COME FOLLOW ME! AufWeidersehen!

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OMG you guys! Okay, so here's how it went. We had just eaten lunch and I get the Hailey girl all ready to go and do some errands. I turn around for one second to throw something away and this is what I see when I turn back around! Yup, of course! Look at this mess! and to top it all off, this was a brand new, never been worn before shirt. Arrrrgh! soooo, we change her and this is what she

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So it's been forever since I've done an I Heart Faces challenge. I was browsing blogs and figured I'd check out what the upcoming challenge was. Self-Portrait. Now that I can do! I love this picture of me. I love the angle and the fact that it shows off my freckles and my eyelashes and my wedding rings.( oh okay and my laugh line too!) Hey, this is suppose to be what I really look like,

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This Thanksgiving was a lot like last years....hubby wasn't here. This time, it wasn't te Army keeping him away. His family in Ga had a family reunion with family from all over, so thats where he was. We were thinking his leave wasnt going to get approved, so I made plans here, but at the very last second, it did get approved, and I wasn't going to back out of my commitments. So off he went. But

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Baumholder, Germany Today 11/22/2010 Cloudy with a shower High Temperature: 4°C RealFeel: 1°C Details Hour-By-HourTuesday 11/23/2010 Considerable cloudiness High Temperature: 4°C RealFeel: 0°C Details Hour-By-HourWednesday 11/24/2010 Chilly; rain and snow showers in the morning followed by a couple of thunderstorms in the afternoon High Temperature: 2°C RealFeel: -1°C Details

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So tonight at dinner ( teryaki chicken, sliced carrots and mashed taters) Mikey decided to show me what him and his friends have been up to at lunch..... So OF COURSE the Big Z had to get in on the horrible table manners action too......                               (why his hands are yellowish oranhe, I will never know!) well, he got one eye showing his "blood" as he said! heehee LOVE that

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Ok all, so here are some pictures of my scrumptious little nephew, Ian. Enjoy. But no drooling on the pictures.LOL! Pics stolen from my brothers FB page! ;)                                                                      AufWeidersehen!

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Sorry I have been basically M.I.A for a while. Been super duper busy with all sorts of daycare stuff, and ya know...raising my kids.... Anyways, I will jump right in and show you all just what has been keeping me sooo busy daycare wise. Ready? OK! ( yes I just channeled my innner 7th grade cheerleading self!) Anyways-------------- When I saw this calendar, I knew it was something I had to

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                                                                     AufWeidersehen!

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Nine pounds my friends!!!! NINE! Steph, my sister in law ( and MAMA) with Ian Bryan, my brother and Ian Needless to say, I am the proudest AUNTIE EVER!!!                                                                      AufWeidersehen!

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 So,  I Skyped with my brother tonight. Baby Ian will be induced tomorrow morning at 6 a.m. (east coast time) or NOON for me here in Germany! I cannot tell you how excited I am to be an Auntie!!!!! Pictures to come ASAP!!!                                                                     AufWeidersehen!

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Fall is completely in full swing here in Germany. Yay!It's my favorite season!!!! Here's some pictures from some playtime at the park from this afternoon:(be warned...I did NO photoshop to these photos...don't hold it against me, it's not my fault! Our laptops hard drive crashed and HP is sending us a new one. Till then, we're blogging on a borrowed one...with no PSE! Booo!) On to the pictures:

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My brother just called. They are on their way to the hospital. Steph is having contractions. Maybe a baby Ian tonight??? I will keep you updated! Im gonna be an AUNTY! *Update: False Labor! She is 4 cm dilated but the contractions stopped after a half hour! Boooo Ian! Come out, we're waiting!!!!*                                                                                                   

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AHHH Gotta love summer days and chalk pictures! Here is Zachary with his friend Dylan ( who happens to be our downstairs neighbor) Bunch of goof balls if you ask me!

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Hello my lovely readers! (thats if I still have any!) Its been wayyy to long since I have posted!!! So, today I come with an update. First, I will start off with Zachary's first day of Kindergarten. Yes, I am aware it was 13 days ago....Im way behind on everything. And for no good reason! He's been in for about 2 weeks now & already knows how to write his whole name! Super cool! He's a

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                                                                    AufWeidersehen!

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Since I was 13 or so, I have told my mom that one day I would take her to Paris. It was suppose to be when I was 23 years old ( since thats how many cars I counted until I fell asleep one night. Even now, my favorite number is 23!) Hubby ever so amazingly said he would watch all the kids, and off we went on the Outdoor Rec Day Trip to Pair-ee! We got to the meeting spot at 2:45 a.m and were off

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Original Black & White Edit Vanilla Pop How I Got My Edit.....(for the B&W one) 1. Open in Raw. Adjust recovery to 100 Fill light to 20 contrast to 10 clarity to 10 vibrance to 10 2. Open Image in PSE 8 3. Run Lemon & Honey Action from Paint the Moon Photography 4. Flatten 5.Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Levels Slide top black slider to 9. 6.Run Pioneer Woman Define Sharp 7.Grab Quick Select

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Here's my entry. I love this photo! To me, a day at the beach isn't always when its sunny and hot. Its not always in July or on a holiday. Beach fun can happen in December when its a grey day. (like this photo)                      Head on over to I Heart Faces to check out more SURE TO BE FABULOUS entries!                                                                      

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Its that time again. I Heart Faces Photo Challenge time, that is!!! This weeks theme is sunglasses. LOVE this shot. Head on over to I Heart Faces to see more entries!                                                                        AufWeidersehen!

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It seems like forever since I have been on here and actually wrote something. Today, I will change that. Right now I am sitting here in my couch trying not to fall asleep. WTF? Im sooo tired. It probably has something to do with the weather today. It's grey and rainy and COLD out. I think the high is suppose to be only 61 degrees today. Fall is a'comin folks! My neighbors downstairs are having a

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Here is my I Heart Faces Surprise entry. We were at a park that had railroad tracks by it. The kids were playing and having a grand old time when out of the blue, the horn sounded. This was the look I captured on Haileys face! She was sooo surprosed and curious about the noise! Anyways, head on over to I Heart Faces to check out more surprising entries! AufWeidersehen!

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Original  My Edit How I Got My Edit: 1.Opened In Camera Raw 2. Set:    recovery to +77    Fill Light to +35    Contrast to +25    Clarity to +25 3.Open Image in PSE 8 4.Layer>Duplicate Layer 5. Grab healing brush tool & healed bump over eye. Dropped opacity to 80% 6.Layer>Duplicate Layer 7. Grabbed clone stamp and cloned out red speck on the tip of nose,and the crumbs on his sleeve and in his

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Yes, folks. It was that good! The FCC director is awesome and the class only had 4 other girls in it. Im excited about that because there will be more one on one attention during our up-coming certification classes. I was given a checklist of the things that needs to be done in my house to be cleared by the FCC director. That helps tremendesly! I have to make sure that appliances are unplugged

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I think Fall is a'comin! It was a beautiful 65-70 degree day out today! ( yes, the temp really changed that much during the day) Anyways, everyone had fun. PROOF: Hailey was coloring with chalk and heard a loud, loud plane in the sky. She kept pointing and trying to find it. It was soooo cute! Tomorrow I go to my Family Child Care Orientation. It's from 9-11. Im way excited and will

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I lured you all in with that title, didnt I ??? Let's see. As most of you ( my faithful readers ) know, I am in the process of becoming a certified FCC (family child care) provider here on post. Well, I have three days till the Orientation class. THREE! It's the beginning of the end LOL.....Hopefully, they will tell me all about what's coming up and how to be prepared. It's all I can think

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Original My Basic Edit Here's how I got my Basic Edit: 1.Open in Camera Raw 2. Adjust:    Contrast to +21     Clarity to +22     Recovery to + 40     Vibrance to +20 3. Open Image in PSE 8 4.Enhance> Adjust Color> Hue/Saturation    (set on Master)    Saturation to +20    Click OK. 5. Run Lemon and Honey Action ( from Paint the Moon) Flatten and drag to original image. 6. Run Coffeeshop

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Hahahahaha yup. Thats me. My dream job. Ok, I lie. But it is true. Thats what I have been acting like since the hubs surgery. On top of dealing with the kids issues ( fighting and not listening and just being bored) I am basically a slave to the hub. Man, he is strong. Id be complaining a lot more if I was in his shoes. He is at a dr appointment right now. his forst post-op one. he seems to be

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These challenges over at I Heart Faces just keep sneaking up on me! Every Sunday, I post my photo, but I feel like I just finished the last photo challenge for I Heart Faces! Here is my entry for Purple. This face always makes me smile.....                                          Anyways, head on over here to check out more entries.

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      It's been a while since Ive participated in Fix it Friday over at  I Heart Faces  but I am sooooo glad I found the time today. I was having withdrawls! Head on over and see more fixes along with load and load of creativity!!!                                                                                                              Here is the ORIGINAL

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Today was the day for hubs ankle surgery. We woke up at o'dark thirty (4 a.m) and were there at the hospital by 6 a.m. He was taken back at 9 a.m. and by 1 p.m. he was in Recovery. He did GREAT and Im so proud of him. He's so strong! He's on a lot of meds now (perks,some pukey meds and anti-inflammation meds) He needs to sit with his foot elevated (which he isn't doing) I could choke him

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It's that time again! YAY! This week's theme over at I Heart Faces is "Over My Head" What a great theme! I just took this picture like 2 weekends ago when we went to Barefoot Park. Im sooooo giddy. It perfectly fits this weeks theme! I love her hat. I love her in the country. I love the simplicity and I love the warmth in this photo. *sigh* Head on over and check out more, sure to be

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Hailey was pointing and yelling "wa-teeee" It 's the cutest thing ever to hear her say in her giddy, happy voice! "Throw it over there Hailey!" Hailey is obsessed with ducks!!! Awwwww! So I'm so glad we saw one and I was able to get this picture for her! Isn't this sooo pretty??? Love those milkweeds! Mikey and Zach loved watching this Dad and his kids. The man, to me looked a lot like my

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                                                                    AufWeidersehen!

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Hello all you lovely bloggers out there! How is your Tuesday gong so far. Ok here, I suppose. Just boring. LOL. Ive been doing a lot of pondering lately about getting a job. Here on post, the people at ACS (Army Community Service) recommend to volunteer first because most of the positions that are available or will become available will hire from within first. Soooooooooooo, a few years ago, I

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Here we are entering the Barefoot park! Yes, thats right. Barefoot. the whole big ol walk of it. It was very enjoyable...except for my poor back that toted a certain pretty diva around in a backpack carrier almost all day! It was hot and anyone who truley knows me, knows i HATE the heat. Seriously. Give me my AIR CONDITIONING and I will be fine. BLAHHHH! But despite that, it was great. I do

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My mom and I took the kids over to this cool looking contraption over by the Post Office. We thought there was going to be more play things, but besides this there wa sonly a slide. Oh well, because the kids still had a blast. It's cooler out today then it has been in a long time. Mid 70's. Ahhhh, for me it's my kind of weather....for my mom, not so much. She is definitley a Florida girl in her

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Ok all you photography buffs out there!! Big news! I just won Angie and Amy's Pick over at I Heart Faces!!! I have been trying for about a year now to win and I have finally succeeded! Im sooo proud of myself. (and I have a nifty lil button to prove it! It's under my Followers!) I know I have grown in my photography skills since I first started seriously taking pictures back in 2009, but I

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                                                                 AufWeidersehen!

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As soon as I read that I Heart Faces had expanded their "pets only" challenge into an "all animal" challenge, I knew I had the. perfect. photo!!! I of course had the normal array of cat and dog photos, but figured I'd go with this one because it is "outside the box" so to speak. I took this photo when we went down to Florida on vacation back in December 2009. We were sitting on the beach (in the

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What a fun fun day!!! Every year, the town of Kusel throws it's Mid-Evil festival. It was soooo hot out and no shade, but it was a blast. Hope you enjoy the pictures! I real fox hide turned rug!!! All I have to say is "Spartacus!!!" Look at this doll! I heart her!!! I told her " Lemme take a picture Hailey." And this is what she did! Ha! Gotta love her! These monks were making the

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Original My Edit How I Got My Edit 1.Fix in RAW: Adjusted recovery, blacks, contrast and clarity to my liking 2. Opened in PSE 8 3. Ran Pioneer Woman's "Sunshine" Action:Mode-Softlight, Opacity-100% 4.Layer>Flattem 5.Ran Pioneer Woman's "Seventies" Action 6.Layer>Flatten ***This next step is weird and not traditionally used for this purpose, but I love how it works!!!*** 7.Ran Coffeeshop

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What's Sternenland, you ask? Well. Sit down my bloggy buddies. Actually, come to think of it, you probably already are! Ok, so. Picture this. You walk into Burger King with your kids in tow. You sit down at the table and order some food. (oh wait, that's not what you do at BK.) Let's pretend..... so there you are sitting waiting patiently for your food to be delivered.(yes, the staff at

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                                                                  AufWeidersehen!

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