Archive for 2009
Journal Giveaway!
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month. The company know for its “Keep Going” spirit is hitting the pavement to help find the cures for breast cancer. Energizer is continuing its longtime support of Susan G. Komen for the Cure by becoming the first ever Presenting Sponsor and Official Battery of the Breast Cancer 3-Day…
Read MoreThermometer Winner!
The winner of the Temple Touch Thermometer is: RANDOM.ORG – Integer Generator: “Here are your random numbers: 5Timestamp: 2009-10-06 13:38:26 UTC” Andrea is the winner and I will be contacting her by email this morning!Thanks for entering!
Read MoreMondays Matter: Week 40
Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza THANK A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER -Over 675,000 sworn officers and nearly 295,000 civilian officers protect and serve citizens. -Over 14 million arrests occur annually for all offenses except traffic violations. ACTION STEPS 1. Walk up…
Read More4 Days of Giving…
I said I had started the 10-Day Give and I did start it on Thursday, this is just the first chance I have had to give you an update! Day 1: About a year ago I started giving a toddler storytime at our local library. We have it once/month and each month I pick a…
Read MoreI’ve Started the 10-Day Give
Last year at this time I found out about a group that was trying to get people to give of themselves for 10 days in a row. So, I joined in their cause and spent 10 days giving of myself to others. What I realized is how easy it is to give of yourself and…
Read MoreFall Is Officially Here!
The cold weather has set in here in Iowa. The leaves are falling. The farmers are combining beans and I’ve had my Pumpkin Pie Spice. I eagerly await the arrival of Pumpkin Spice Lattes at Starbucks. I heard they had arrived, but I held off until the weather changed and I would truly enjoy a…
Read MoreMondays Matter: Week 39
Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza HAVE FUN WITH AN ELDERLY PERSON -The fastest growing age group is 85 years and older. -Every 7.5 seconds a baby boomer turns 60. -1 out of 5 people, or 72 million, will be 65 years…
Read MoreSomething to make you smile!
We have just returned after a weekend away at a family wedding. It was a beautiful wedding and it was so nice to catch up with my husband’s family that we don’t get to see very often. There were some funny moments that I wanted to share with you from our weekend. First of all,…
Read MoreReview and Giveaway! Digital Temple Thermometer
Thanks to Mom Select I was given the opportunity to review a Digital Temple Thermometer. The amazing part was that the day I received the thermometer in the mail, my son got very sick and I ended up taking his temperature all day long. This is my new favorite thermometer and won’t be using any…
Read MoreSomething to think about……..
As you can see from a previous post, I read Jodi Picoult’s newest book Handle With Care. This story involved a family that was dealing with a lot of crisis and how the ripple effect rolled out into other people’s lives. Some parts of the book really got me thinking and I wanted to share…
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