2010

i'm someone who makes new resolutions all the time, so the "new year's" variety are kind of not my thing. i found this online and thought it was rather smart. if you haven't made any resolutions yet, and need some ideas, click on the link below and see what the "gimmie more" button does for you.


http://moninavelarde.com/newyears/

say a prayer....

...for this sweet family today. yesterday they lived my worst nightmare. yet they have gone through this trial with grace and sweetness and joy.

i pray that god will bless them.

http://thegledhillfamily.blogspot.com/

if you wanna

who doesn't like free stuff? especially this time of year....we're all lookin' for deals.

check this out and you too could be a winner! design mom (gabrielle blair - who is so fabulous) will be offering some free giveaways. i'll be entering - you should too! click on the red box below to check it out.

good luck ya'll!

warning: time waster!

i got this idea on http://blog.cjanerun.com/ and thought i'd give it a try. too fun!

you can create your own here: http://wordle.net/

site find

after my post about my new brekkie shake, my sis in law Lisa pointed out that the yummy soy protein drink is high in sugar and carbs. she was right! i use it only for my shakes and if i need a glass of milk usually just drink a regular vanilla soy milk. anyway, i found a website that i think is awesome for comparing products:

http://www.calorie-count.com/

with information on over 75,000 products, you can type in any food or any brand of food and it will pull up the full nutritional information as well as a letter grade (A, A-, etc). it tells you what the pros and cons are for each food (high in sugar, high in sodium, high in certain vitamins.) It's a great site for someone like me - who though I do love the carbs and sugar!!...can possibly find some other great alternatives.

past update

I finally have a few minutes to sit down and browse my list of blogs. My pal Dottie had an update from a while back when they came to the house...and I thought I'd put a link here so you can check it out:

http://rickanddottieliptrapfamily.blogspot.com/2007/12/friends.html

I never took a picture of our beautiful fall backyard (i don't know why!!) but Dottie did! And I'm reminded and a little humbled that I didn't appreciate it as much as I should have. All the beautiful colors are gone and we just have brown leaves and naked trees. Thanks for this post Dottie - the pics of the kids were cute too. And yes, we need our hubbies to busy themselves so we can hang out again! :)

Go Granny

My brother Cam posted this video on his blog at the CBS affiiliate in Sacramento. I thought it was hilarious and would pass it on.

http://www.liveleak.com/player.swf?autostart=true&token=eab336f6b8&p=57253&s=1