Back Home For A Birthday

This past weekend we went up to my parents to sort of celebrate my dads Birthday. We were all supposed to do it this coming weekend but plans changed the day of.
Anyways since my dad does not like it to be a big deal we did not do much but hang out, cook and eat. My dad is old school so as soon as he was done eating, off to bed he went. 

35 years of marriage

This is how it is done in the country! 

Glad my sis likes to cook because I do not!

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Also I want to give my step son Cory a big shout out for being the eye behind the camera, except the sunflower picture! He did great for being 11!!

Thank you Kiddo

Weekend Blog Hops

Hello all! The weekend is here and I hope everyone has some great plans. I myself am really hoping to go on a motorcycle ride with the husband. That is if he gets it fixed. We are also planning on the real celebration of my daughter's past birthday. She requested Lasagna for dinner. I hope it all turns out. In my life we have a tendency to make plans and it all gets messed up somehow.

Today I am the featured host on Karen's blog at Tots and Me! I am so excited to meet some new bloggers 

 Everyone join in on the blog hop and lets have some fun and visit some new people!

Welcome to the thirty-seventh weekend of Lovin' the Weekend Blog Hops.

Giveaway Linky is the bottom linky!

First things first:

Don't forget to check out my co-host's blog

In case you didn't know, I have also started randomly choosing a Featured host each week from the Lovin' The Readers linky. This week I would like to introduce you to Melissa from Dreamweaver's Wife

Here is what she has to say " I started blogging back in November of 2011. I had been reading some other blogs here and there and the idea of me starting one ran across my mind. I am of course addicted to facebook so I posted on there what people would think if I happen to start a blog. I had a lot of encouragement from my friends and my husband. I was told that I was real and my writing was done very well. So I took a shot. It took me awhile to keep up with it because I get so sidetracked. I start one project and never finish then move on to something else. I had some family members contact me and encourage me to keep writing so I started to keep up with the blog. During the journey I have met many other bloggers and eventually joined in a few select blog hops and it has grown since. I love participating in the blog themes and blog hops. The days that are free from the themes that is when I will write something random that is on my mind. My blog contains anything and everything from the themes to movie reviews or just a random rant I have and need to get off of my chest. I absolutely love the comments I get. 

Through blogging I am able to have a sort of release of my energy and it feels great to write. I also have started my hobby in photography and have found that through blogging I can share my photos and get feedback from someone other than family and I am learning some awesome tips and tricks through a lot of the photography blog hops. 

About myself, I was a teen mom who had to drop out of highschool but on my own I got my GED and went on to college to get my associates degree in Paralegal Studies. I had a rough start and its still not easy. I have been married three times. This time I do believe I have found my soul mate. He has supported me in everything that I have pursued. He is my biggest fan of my blog and my photography even though he does give me "constructive criticism." I have 4 kids from the ages of 14 to 16 months old. Three of them do not live with us because they are from previous marriages, my two daughters and my step son. Logan was born Feb of 2012. My little baby boy Logan lights up my life everyday. Of course all of my kids do. I never thought I would have a son of my own or have another child after I had my two girls. It is a wonderful journey learning all the baby stuff again.I have a few obsessions, fingernail polish, shopping for other people and butterflies. 

I am a stay at home and it is the most rewarding job ever! I am hoping that my hobby in photography kind of takes off so I can bring in a little extra money to help out some, and of course all of us bloggers hope to make our blog a success."

Please make sure to stop by and say hi, let them know you are visiting from the Lovin' The Weekend Blog Hops. Don't forget to link up to the Lovin' the Readers Hop if you would like a chance to be a Featured host next week. Please comment with a way to contact you, especially if there is not an obvious way mentioned on your blog. I would love to include a little write up about you and your blog in the next week's Lovin' The Weekend Blog Hop post, including a link to your blog. And you will get to include the linky codes on your blog. Sound fun? I'm looking forward to getting to know my readers better.

Here's how this blog hop works. I would appreciate it if you would follow myself,  my co-host and the Featured Host via GFC. If you no longer have GFC please follow me some other way. After that there are three different linkys you can link to. Whichever one you choose to link to, please grab that button and share it on your blog (the codes are on my sidebar). I'd love it if you could tweet or in some other way share about this blog hop, the more people who know about it, the more potential visitors and new followers of your blog. I'd love to meet some new friends this weekend.  

I have noticed that some people are more interested in just increasing their numbers, while others really want people who appreciate their blog and want to keep up with their posts. So, I decided to create two separate linkys. The third linky is for you to link up your giveaways.

If you are interested in increasing the number of followers to your blog via GFC, Linky Followers, email, Twitter, Facebook or Google+ link up here. I will follow you back if you follow me (just note which one you are linking to):

If you are interested in gaining followers to your blog who will read and comment and truly find an interest in your blog, link up here:

If you have family friendly giveaways to link up, here's your spot. Please make sure to include an end date for your giveaway.

I am so glad you stopped by. Please leave a comment if you link up and I will be sure to stop by and follow back.

Don't forget to check out my "Blog Hops" page for other great weekend blog hops!! Stay tuned for more info in my:

I Was Her Favorite!

Last week was the very first week I participated in the Oh Snap! Shots of The Week! 

You can participate here
Happily Mother After

I was honored to see I received a special badge so I am proudly showing it off here!

This is so cool!! I love the fact that I was her favorite! Now you all can join in the fun too. 



Here is my shot of the week. My daughter! It was her birthday this week and I went out and got her a rose, balloon and stuffed animal to make her feel special when she woke up. She messed with this rose all day. 

31 Is Not So Bad

Well it has been a couple of weeks since I last posted, I can't seem to keep up with this blog thing but I am now setting a goal to be able to at least try to post a little something everyday. 


I recently had a birthday in which I was so not looking forward to. I dread getting older. I dread my kids getting older because it means that I am getting older. And to me that is just LAME! 


This was my 31st birthday and I was pretty depressed that I was going to be spending it all alone, but my dear husband decided to call in to work and spend it with me. YAY!! I sure do love him. He knows how to put a smile on a girls face especially when he takes me to Logan's for my birthday dinner.  

As always I ordered the 8oz sirloin, medium rare with blue cheese crumbles on the side, loaded mashed potatoes and a salad. Yummy always my favorite. The dinner was excellent and perfect. I really think it is because they just opened this place up in Rogers, Arkansas. 


The next day my sweet husband took me on a road trip to Eureka Springs to eat lunch at the Basin. Beautiful place but I was very disappointed in my meal. Yup I got it for free. Then after that he took me on to Branson Missouri where we strolled around Branson Landing. All in all I had a good birthday and being 31 is not as bad as I was expecting. Until next year I will be dreading 32. Last year I was 30, now this year I am 30 something. I shall get used to this also.

Logan enjoying is rock candy sucker

My Daughter is Making Me Old!

"They laid you in my arms all tiny & new

Then God whispered in my ear
I have someone special for you"

(Little Gabby)

January 11, 1998 at 7:35 a.m. Gabrielle Paige was brought into this world! Weighing 6lbs 13oz and 21 inches long. A day I will never forget and a lifetime of memories along the way. I was a mere sixteen years old when she came into my life. I was young and fragile but ready for anything to make sure my beautiful daughter had the best life possible. Yes it has been a challenge, I have had many throughout these years but I would not give up my daughter for anyone or anything! She has made me laugh, smile, cry, think and also help me remember what being in love truly is. 

She even joined me in my senior pictures! Gabby was always a happy and a joyful baby to be around. She became more and more beautiful each day and taught me new things along the way.

She has been a delightful little girl and such a great kid. I got very luck with this one

Gabby in Kindergarten

                She Loves to Fish! And

                Usually out fishes us all.

Makes us laugh

         She Grows up

         Her first dance

Now we enter the teenage

Years! 

Happy Birthday to my beautiful 14 year old young Lady!!  The older you get the older I get.