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Recently, I got to view a presentation about a travel company which at first glance I thought, "NO WAY". After further research and more time talking to others who got into it...I was hooked! 

It is not something that you can try to explain, you have to see it to believe it. So, I am including a video presentation. Take the time to view it, think about it and if you think its for you, then comment on how I can get in touch with you.We will schedule an in-house presentation and we will get you started on taking those Dream Vacations!

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Man-batical?

Driving this morning to take my kids to school, I was listening to Z100 and a topic of conversation was a man-batical. It's when we as women remove men for all aspects of our lives, other than those that serve us like a waiter in a restaurant. Could you take a man-batical? How long do you think yours would last?

Recently, for me, I have actually thought this might be healthy and empowering for me. I honestly have come to believe that men are just stress to me. I have three boys and just having their influence on a daily basis as boys is enough to send me to a far away land where no men exist. lol. But at what point do we say, men are a bonus after we, as women, find our true selves and are happy with who we are?

Dependency is a two way street. In one way or another, we become co-dependent as men and women. And I don't think there is anything wrong with a small degree of co-dependency but when the scales of equality tip...is that the point when we as women should step back and realize that maybe we need a man-batical?

What are your two cents?

These are just my two cents...but they count!

Review & Giveaway - Colors By Numbers

Recently, I was given the opportunity courtesy of ColorItByNumbers.com and Mommy's Links Mom Blogger Network, to review this application that would help children learn numbers while having fun!

So, how did I go about reviewing this application? I downloaded and put my 6 year old in front of the laptop, gave him a few simple directions and to coloring he went. I watched him maneuver through the colors and numbers and play a matching game to fill the picture. Though he is 6 yrs old and knows his numbers, watching him do with ease was rewarding because as parents we don't get to see the learning process so much. I would totally recommend this to other moms and dads!

Here is what the program Colors It By Numbers offers your child:

• three coloring modes
• easy to change colors
• cute and exciting images
• cool and beautiful effects
• it saves the picture when your child is done
• music and sounds while they color
• and they get to practice learning numbers while they do it!

But its not my opinion that counts so much but that of my 6 year old! This is what he said when I asked him about the product:

Me: Did Colors By Numbers help you learn?

My Son: Yeah Mom! It helped me know my numbers because the paint tubes had the numbers on it and it tells you which one to paint. So, I just had to match the numbers.

Me: Was it easy?

My Son: Yes it was easy.

Me: Would you play it alot?

My Son: Yep, I would totally play it alot, Mom, because you get to paint nice pictures.

There you have it...both a Mom's review and that of a 6 year old.

And a BONUS!!! One Lucky Winner will be given a downloadable link for their own child(ren). How do you win this:
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A Day at The Big Apple Circus

This past weekend, courtesy of Mommy's Links, I was able to take my two youngest children to The Big Apple Circus at Cunningham Park.

We started our Sunday morning, as we do every Sunday...at breakfast with my family. The kids enjoyed pancakes and cherry lemonade at a local restaurant, B.A.D. Burger, where the food is super yummy! Once finished with breakfast we waited for the kids grandma who would be joining us at the circus. Upon her arrival, we began our adventure to get our "Dance On" with Grandma the Clown. The weather was not ideal and the parking situation was a drab! But we would not let that deter us from experiencing the fun under the big top.

This is what we saw walking into the big top:

Darkness filled the tent but the lights of the props were amazing! Did I forget to mention our seats?! We were 5 rows back from ringside...awesome seats! The artists who performed were not to shabby either. There were gumby-like acrobats whose bodies twisted in ways you wouldn't think even possible. A high flying rope artists, and DOGS! Yep, doggies! They were super cute and amazing. The kids eyes would light up everytime a new act came out...why...because the lighting and music made for an awesome entrance for each act!

And of course, the best part of the show, in my opinion and that of my kids, GRANDMA!!!
Grandma the Clown, was super funny and made the whole show!

After the show was over, we went out and purchased our souvenirs...they chose light up swords...figures! Boys! Lol. Asking them if they liked the show, they cheered loudly and said "YEAH!".

All in all, the circus was fun and we would like to give a special thanks to Mommy's Links and The Big Apple Circus for allowing us to be a part of this great event!

Give and Take

When is giving too much? Do you ever find yourself giving to people and feeling used because there is never a reciprocation? Do you find that people call you when in need, but when you are the one in need everyone's busy or will call you later? Or how bout the person in your life that calls you, texts you and comes to see you because they need something but once it's done, they are no where to be found or pick fights with you for no damn reason! I'm sure, if you are like me, you answered yes to a least one if not all!

In my life I feel like this everyday! Being a mom of three boys is hard enough and then you throw in money, food, extracurricular activities, looking for a better job, finding a suitable caretaker, dealing with other situations, and maintaining my home!! With all that, I still get the, Chris, can you...? Chris, I need... Chris, help me...Mom, I need .... Mom, can I..? Mom, Chris....always always always...never a break! It gets very overwhelming. And it projects onto others and then I end up feeling crappy!


I guess maybe it just reflects on me that I am a giver. I am that person who people come to when in need. But who is on the other end helping me when I'm in need? It gets overwhelming and an outlet is necessary! 


Lately, I have been getting irritated with the slightest things! One day a couple of weeks ago, I went shopping with all three boys and I had to drop everything in the store and leave,.I couldn't take the bickering and hearing myself one hundred times calling my kids names in the store. I can only imagine if I was feeling that way...what must the other shoppers be feeling. Yesterday, after a long day with my boys and all the stress...my stomach went into an uproar! I think my body is trying to talk to me...TAKE A BREAK!!! But how can I take a break? Where can I hide? I mean even locking myself in the bathroom in a hot tub is not resting. Kids banging on the door for no reason just because I am not in their line of sight! I can hear it in my head, the famous catchphrase, "Calgon, take me away!" 


Anyone feel like this too? 


I mean this is just my two cents...but they count!

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Friends, Enemies or Frenemies?

You know the saying, "keeps your friends close and your enemies closer"..hence the term frenemies. According to Urbandictionary.com there are 3 pages of definitions of this term. One of them is: "An enemy disguised as a friend".

How many of you have frenemies? How many of you are the frenemy? Do you keep "friends" around because you need to know all that is going on? Or you need to get information that only they can get you? Where is the line drawn between friends, enemies and frenemies?

To me, friendship is the third most sacred bond, behind marriage and love of your child. I have friendships that have been a part of my life for almost its entirety. But over the years, I have made enemies and frenemies. When I was in High School, the girlfriend of one of my boyfriends friend transferred into our school. She knew no one but me, my bf and her bf. I took her under my wing, introduced her around school and help her socialize. What happened later was how a friend becomes and enemy and how somehow I was her frenemy.
Her boyfriend had been known around school as a casanova but she didn't know that until she got there. When she started to hear rumors of his ways, she decided he needed to feel her pain. One night, when I was supposed to go out with my friends...my plans changed and I stayed home. They went and had a good time. What I didn't know was she would tell them a story about a tryst with my boyfriend. Boy, when that got back to me, it was on! I was her friend! How could she do that to me?! Forget the fact that if it was true, my boyfriend was toast but she was my friend. I trusted her not to break the bond. Long story short, it was all a lie made up to make her boyfriend mad and to hurt him the best way she knew how....making him believe she slept with his best friend! Though it was high school and looking back now it seems so petty back then it was everything. That was the first time in my life that someone had used me as their frenemy. She and I remained acquaintances because she was know a part of my large circle of friends. But I never again allowed her to be that friend. She was an outcast and everyone knew it. But I was a better "woman" than she was back then. I let her keep some social dignity but she would never regain the standard of anyone's true friend.

In the years to follow, I have made new friends, lost friends, made enemies and some frenemies....but with each friend lost, something was gained. If we don't learn from these frenemies, then what is the point of having them. We all serve some purpose in life...even a frenemy!

That's just my two cents...but they count!