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Do you ever feel like you life is slipping away from you so fast that you have no idea which way to turn first?Have you ever felt like you've lost your best friend or that you are stuck in the middle of a corn field and cant find your way out?Ever feel like all the people who are important in your life are no longer just an arms reach away?Or that your scale is playing a nasty trick on you but you know deep down you need to do something about it?Ever feel like you are about to bungie jump and instead of stopping,you keep flying up and down?

I do.

Trip

Let me first start out by saying....It is so good to be home! What is it about vacations? Why are we always so excited to leave, but we are always more excited to be home afterwards?

Ummm.

My parents, the kids, and I drove out to New Jersey in July to see my mom's family. My gram is in a nursing home and is not very excited to be there, but let me tell you, her face lit up when she saw my kiddos. She was so proud to have her great grandchildren there with her! It was a beautiful thing!!

On top of visiting with family, we did a few fun things as well! My highlight from this trip was being able to get to a New York Yankee game! It was fantastic to say the least!!

It was HOT!

My "main" guy ~ Jorge Posada! If you guys dont know this man, you need too! He is not just a fantastic player, but a fantastic human being! Jorge and Laura also have a child with Craniosynostosis . Jorge jr. has been through 10 different surgeries to correct his skull.

10 yrs ago, Jorge and Laura Posada started the Jorge Posada Foundation to help support families who had been touched with craniosynostosis. Last year Carson and Cooper were invited to the Jorge Posada foundation Gala in New York City and and we had blast. We chatted with Jorge, Laura, and many other families who has been touched with this condition. It was a very nice evening. Something I will always remember.

Derek (clap, clap, clap), Jetter (clap, clap,clap)

A -Rod hit 599 while we were out in NY, but decided to wait a bit longer on 600!

Congrats Alex!

For you that may not know, Alex started his career right here in my home town with the Appleton Foxes!

We took the kids (Joe too) to the Statue of Liberty

And it was HOT!

We took them to the Empire State Building

We walked around NYC - you just never know who you will meet on the street!

And we had a bit a play time too! Did I mention it was HOT?

We had a fantastic time and we can wait to get back out there again soon!

Away

Oh, I have so much to blog about and so little time right now! The kids and I are away in New Jersey with my parents visiting my granny in the nursing home.

We've left my poor hubby at home to fend off all the dangerous storms that have come through our home town. What a mess that has been!! Matt, we miss you!!

Anyhow.... I cant wait to get home to blog about our journey out East. Its been a fantastic trip!

See you when I get home!

"Adopting one child will not change the world, but for that one child, the world will change"

Congrats to my friend Michelle and her husband, Brian!! They have now officially ADOPTED Lilya!! We can not wait to meet her!! Safe travels my friend!!
http://ahomeforlily.blogspot.com/2010/06/few-more-pics-from-adoption-day.html

Life lately

A little taste of our life lately.....

The Lake

New Family

Devil's Lake



Wisconsin Dells

Donald Driver Softball game

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day!!

We had a great time at the local pool this afternoon and then a fantastic steak dinner from the grill!!

Thanks Daddy for all that you do!!

We LOVE you!!

Lifephoto.com review and FREE giveaway

A few of my favorite things........

A few weeks ago I decided that I was in need of a new day planner. I wasn't looking for just any day planner, but one that I could design all on my own. I wanted to add my own personal dates, my own personal pictures, and I wanted the option to add my own comments, borders, backgrounds, and such. After a little bit of searching I found Lifephoto.com. It is a fantastic site which is surprisingly very easy to use. I was able to browse through a bunch of different items and I finally found the Day Planner items.

There are 2 sizes to choose from - (mini) 4.4 x 6 or 8 x 11. You may also add the number of picture pages you would like.

I chose the 8 x 11 with 54 picture pages.

After I had selected my item and size, I was able to uploaded pictures very easily by taking the pictures I have saved on my computer and uploading them to the day planner site. I was also able to arrange them as I wanted which was a huge bonus for me because I wanted certain pictures on certain weeks of the year.

I was able to add my own birth dates, special appointments, things I needed to remember to do.

I was able to make my pictures full paged, or if I wanted portrait style, and add words, I could have it that way too.

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Good luck and have fun!!