Welcome Ultimate Blog Party-Goers! I’m so glad you’ve taken a moment to stop by my little celebration. I must admit, I’m not much of a party girl; getting together with a few friends for a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and some good conversation is more my speed. After a full-day at home with my boys, ages 8 & 6, I don’t have a whole lot of energy left to party; it’s all I can do to keep up with them until bedtime! But, if you have a quiet moment or two, grab that cup of coffee or glass of wine, pull up a chair, and sit a while; I’d love some adult company and conversation.
I’m a wife of 15 years (well, almost), married to my first true love, and a homeschooling Mom. I started blogging a few years back after moving from Florida to Virginia as a way to keep family and friends updated on what we’ve been up to. I must say, I haven’t done such a fantastic job of keeping them apprised of our many day to day activities, but I am improving. I blog about our
homeschooling experiences,
cooking experiments,
life with the boys,
growing in our faith,
exploring the DC-Metro area (and beyond), and whatever other adventures come our way. If you’re up for a bit of adventure, you may want to subscribe to my RSS Feed in the box to the right. My posts may not come every day, but I promise when they do, they’ll be fun, interesting, yummy, funny, or downright outrageous: what else would you expect from a family raising
two little farm boys in a townhome in Northern Virginia!
Next week, I’m trying something new in my blogging adventures. I’m introducing my own little weekly blog carnival:
Making Memories Monday. I even have my own
Making Memories Monday banner, thanks to Char of
Delight Designs! See! Isn’t it fantastic!
Making Memories Monday is my way of making Mondays into something to look forward to rather than something to dread. As we go through life, we collect our own little stash of memories: glad memories, sad memories, mad memories, memories of people, memories of books, memories of places…. When we become parents, we start trying to create memories, happy memories and traditions we hope our children will carry with them throughout their lives.
Making Memories Monday is your place to share memories from the past, memories from today, or memories you are creating for tomorrow. Please join me on Monday, April 19, 2010 to share your photos, stories, and ideas (MckLinky will be ready and waiting). Make Monday something to look forward to! Make Monday Memorable!
And until then… what’s a party without presents! If I were to win one of The Ultimate Blog Party Giveaways, I would LOVE to win:
THE GRAND PRIZE! Who wouldn’t LOVE to win a Toshiba Satellite Laptop?!
Of course, there are so many other wonderful prizes as well! Prizes like these:
US8 – The Buds to Bloom Photo Tile Necklace – Like all Moms, I LOVE showing off my kids!
US20 – A $50 gift certificate from Cookie Lee – I LOVE Cookie Lee jewelry!
USC10 – A beautiful glass pendant – I LOVE these necklaces!
US49 – A $25 Starbucks gift card – My 6 year old LOVES Starbucks! Yes, the coffee!
US52 or USC36 – Both $25 Amazon gift cards – I LOVE books and I LOVE Amazon.com!
US31 or US55 or USC40 or USC 44 – All $20 Amazon gift cards – Did I mention I LOVE books?!
Party on, party goers!
PS – I won! I won! I won the $50 gift certificate for Cookie Lee. AND I won an awesome Earth Day prize package from an individual blogger, Colleen at Sunrise Learning Lab. I’m so excited!
