tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64649265582732996392011-07-30T16:19:23.808-04:00I wanted a place where I could talk about the challenges of being a Mom and a place where I can take part in challenges issued by other bloggers.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064455381825058109noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464926558273299639.post-32583415879702515202009-08-06T18:04:00.002-04:002009-08-06T18:08:01.630-04:00

I am having a day where I want to run away to an isolated beach and just lie there. I want to run away from all my responsibilities and all my preconceived notions and just be. Why? Mostly because I am hormonal. Also, because school starts soon and with it the inevitable change from lazy summer days to busyness. If I am truly honest though, I feel at a loss. There is so much I want and no

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064455381825058109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464926558273299639.post-33675203077052788562009-07-25T16:29:00.004-04:002009-07-25T16:41:30.098-04:00

This is my favorite shot from this week. It is SOOC (straight out of the camera). Jared really does not like getting his picture taken. I got him to smile here by telling him I had already put the camera down.

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064455381825058109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464926558273299639.post-6660845307614966542009-07-24T16:22:00.006-04:002009-07-24T17:16:24.513-04:00

This is my first ever participating in iheartfaces Fix-It Friday. I had fun editing the photograph. I used GIMP as my photoeditor. I ran the following scripts on the picture.D-dayedPhoto Border (found under filters and then decor)I might have to try this again sometime.This is the original picture.This is mine with the editing done to it.

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064455381825058109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464926558273299639.post-73795981596026234092009-06-30T13:55:00.003-04:002009-06-30T13:59:00.993-04:00

I do not really enjoy taking the kids swimming. They love it and we go, but I just do not like packing up all the stuff to go, fighting the crowd in the pool and various other things. So for me, splash parks are great. The kids get wet and stay cool. Fun things abound to play with. In most cases, playgrounds are nearby for when they get tired of the water. And best of all, I don't have to

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064455381825058109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464926558273299639.post-82428302111799099482009-06-24T16:40:00.002-04:002009-06-24T16:45:11.592-04:00

As a mom, I feel like I say "no" all the time. And most of the time it is for good reasons. Lately, though, I have been saying it because i am lazy and it is a habit, I think. It seems like with any request the kids make my first answer is "no". For example, my daughter came up to me about 7 p.m. and asked me very nicely if we could play charades. My first reaction was, "No, I am not going

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064455381825058109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464926558273299639.post-40232806129403036022009-06-23T20:27:00.005-04:002009-06-23T20:34:02.707-04:00

My kids love to play in all sorts of ooey, gooey things including mud, oobleck, slime, and shaving cream. Shaving cream is an absolute favorite because it can be so many things. Actions figures can be frozen with it, cars can be covered with snow, and you can write in it.My daughter did a first this time though. Shaving cream can now be the shampoo in a beauty parlor for mermaids.On a side

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