You have a new BFF...

I love getting messages. I got a "cool phone" about a year ago and I LOVE! IT! It tells me everything I need to know plus even more stuff that I didn't even know I wanted to know - but now I do!

For example, I learned how to text. **Should I be proud of myself for this accomplishment or not? Let me know in the comments.** This phone made it so much simpler to do. And, it has a keyboard, which means I don't have to know how many times to push each number for my desired letter. (How texting caught on with those dinosaurs, I'll never know!)

Secondly, my "cool phone" has the internet and subsequently an e-mail account linked to it. I needed this phone because I am a business woman. I need to know when someone from my website asks me a question or orders something, right? If I am out buying groceries then I can still reply and it makes it look like I am at work all day long, right? And, if I get an order then I know that I have to schedule a trip to the post office as well. Those actions in and of themselves are great reasons to get a "cool phone."

I also found out that I could forward many alerts to be sent to my phone's e-mail address. Like when someone works on my farm in Farm Town or someone leaves me a tip in Cafe World or when someone comments on one of my blogs (Yes, I have two of them).
**Free gift to the person who finds and tells me where my other blog is.**

And, even more importantly, when I get a new BFF. You see, these people at the Blog Frog (They help people with blogs and common interests link up with each other) came up with this genius idea. Not only can you follow someone's blog, their Twitter, or be their friend or fan on Facebook, you can now also follow other people's profiles on, you guessed, the Blog Frog.

I didn't think much of it at first when I got the notice a few weeks ago. I have been kind of busy with family and trying to make something of my business. But then I started getting these phone notifications that show the subject line of the message being sent. These e-mails from the Blog Frog say, ".....is now your BFF." "....is now your BFF." ".....is now your BFF." Get the idea yet? Yes, I realize that when I read the detailed message that these people are now just my "Blog Frog Friend," but it kind of makes a girl feel good. I think I'll look at one of those messages again - because I just got another alert.

Yea! I have a new BFF!

And now, all you lovely BFF's can see who my other BFF's are on my left sidebar when they read my blog. If I get enough I might start a community. What do ya'll think?

Note: No, I was not paid by anyone to write this meager advertisement. But, if either T-Mobile or the Blog Frog wants to pay me - who am I to turn you away? And, Yes, this really is a giveaway post. Better look through this post again to find out all the questions you have to answer to win. You have until Friday night. Because I am going to post the winner on Saturday morning with my Junk Out! post. It could be you!

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Monica and I

We can't wait to do more things like this soon!


Summer is almost here and we are just chomping at the bit to get out this year!

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Junk Out 2010

This blog carnival is sponsored by Ali at An Ordinary Mom. Junk Out 2010 is a pledge to get organized and either give, sell, or toss items that are no longer helpful to you in the process.


A day late...and...sort of...a dollar short.

But, better late than never, right?

I have been working on getting the junk managed and/or out of the house. I have cleaned my bedroom, private bathroom, the back porch next to my kitchen, and kept my "mail boxes" - and by that I mean "boxes of mail" down to one tiny crate. (That one may not seem light a big thing, but I had like 4 good size boxes filled with mail and paperwork to be completed at one time.)

I am working on the pictures still and will post them soon. We are also planning a yard sale next weekend. I'll post about it next week as well. I just wanted my friend to know today that I am still working on my junk too.

Yesterday, we went to Chicago to kick off our Spring Break! Thus, the reason for the dollar short today. Actually, it's more than a dollar - but that's not really important, right?

A post about our trip is also upcoming.

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Monica

...the beautiful!

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Waiting and dreaming...

We are remembering the time we were there as we wait for the fun to begin tonight!


We saw the glorious stage.


We were entertained before the show began.


We listened to the singers give their all.


We listened to the judges critique the singers.


We got to vote by selecting the number on our seat's armrest.


It was so much fun at Hollywood Studios (Orlando, FL).
We are so wishing we were still there!!!

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My girls

...loving each other. (Pooh was just wishing he could be in the action.)

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Foreshadowing

Something was off and I thought it was just my attitude. I wasn't hungry and couldn't decide on something to eat. Nothing sounded good and the nibbles I had of a few things didn't taste well. So I went to the cupboard and found my cup of noodles, which came with a flashback. I remembered how those little cups of noodles have always helped me, most recently when I couldn't eat anything heavy - or I was afraid that I was going to see what I ate again in an unfriendly way. Nevertheless, I was happy and they helped me.(Just check out my crazy last post. It was actually a cover for a giveaway - but no one jumped at the bit. Aren't you sad you never commented now?)

Then, Saturday I was more tired than usual despite having the best night's sleep in a long time. Yesterday my throat was really scratchy and yucky. I almost used it as a reason not to go to church. I pushed myself through though and survived. Later in the evening, my sinuses felt different and I had that dripping feeling. In the middle of the night I was gasping for something to drink because my mouth was so dry. Yes, I was mouth breathing out of necessity because my nose was so stuffy and I had shoved Kleenexes into my nostrils because they were still dripping and I just wanted to get some sleep. (Ok, it was toilet paper. I used up all the Kleenexes last week using them as toilet paper. When will I be normal again?) Anyway, when it was almost morning I finally woke up enough to realize I had to do something. I got out the nasal spray. It helped me sleep the rest of the night.

I had a lot of gumption to get up and complete some things that I wanted to do today. Monica has school and Ken is working. The last couple of days I have been alone like that have been a huge struggle for me and I wanted to conquer that emotional struggle today. I got my stuff out, had a great photo shoot, (I hope) and then my body said, "I'm done!" I was going to take a nap. But, I can't sleep. When I lay down, I can't breathe. I can't even smell the Vapor Plug that is in the outlet right next to me. I am still not really hungry but know that if I don't have something to eat that I will be even worse. So, when I go get Monica from school I am going to get me some more of that fabulous noodle soup for dinner.

I hope I have the energy to get up, edit, and post those photos this evening and am able to send out the newsletters that my customers are dying to get that they don't know about yet. You know, because it's almost Easter - and those little girls need stuff for their dolls, right?

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