SUMMER IS ALMOST OVER....

One of the signs around here that summer is almost over is when the pool gets emptied and put away. Monday the kids had their last swim in the pool. They had a great time splashing around as the water was being drained out. Now for the fun (not) part, getting the pool dried out and put away. I just need it to stop raining here long enough to dry out.

What a great summer we had ( not weather wise), it's just too bad it went by so fast.

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LET'S DANCE!

Well I finally have a break from driving to the dance school. Summer dance classes finished up last week and the boys start back on the 13th and Trinity starts back on the 16th and what a schedule she has this year! She will be dancing Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays doing tap, ballet, 2 classes of jazz, technique jazz, lyrical and 3 troupe numbers, oh and I can't forget about her solo. Right now she is looking at doing 9 dances for competition and the recital at the end of may. The boys are taking tap, jazz and ballet and Kohl will also be going back to hip hop. This is going to be an exciting year of dance and I can't wait!

Cell Phone Tracker

With the popularity of cell phones in today's environment it is becoming increasing hard to track incoming calls to your phone. In the chance you miss a call or are perhaps getting prank calls there are so many reasons why you might want to do aReverse Mobile Phone Lookup to find the owner of the number on your phone. The reasons to want a reverse mobile phone lookup service are unlimited there are so many reasons to use this information.

A treat for Breigh

We have been working with our puppy with training, now we have read that if you keep here in one area and give her treats for doing her business outside we should see better results. Now knock on wood we made it through the whole day and no accidents on my floor. I am hoping for many more days like this to come.

Name that number

Now you have the power to track down those numbers that show up on your phone, this has happened to everyone at some point in their life. You know you miss a call from someone you don't recognize the number you can use the Phone Number Lookup service to get all the information on that number. Have you ever had a prank or harrassing call happen to you now you can get the last laugh by tracking that number, this even works on cell phones too so they can't hide from you. There are so many uses for this service and it is quick and easy to use.

Van Clean up

We have been putting it off forever but today we finally broke down and took the steam cleaner to the interior of the van. With 4 kids in and out and the dirty winter and spring the poor carpet was awful. It took about 4 hours to get it all done but what a differance it makes to the look of the van, I feel like I'm sitting in a new van again.

Search court records

With the growth of the Internet it is becoming easier and easier to search information you need. You can now access the Criminal Court Records of any individual as they are public information. Think to be able to quickly and easily access arrest, police records, effectively doing a background check on anyone. You can also search bankruptcy and many more reports quickly and easily. With this information you can protect yourself and your business from potential unwanted behaviors and people that previously might have slipped through the cracks.

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Our new dishwasher!

....and when she isn't cleaning the dishes she spends her time watching the laptop for paid posting opportunities! lol

TRANSFORMERS

Last year Blake's big thing for Christmas was "Diego"! This year I think it is going to be Transformers and one in particular is "Optimus Prime". So before we go out and spend lots of money of a bunch of transformer stuff we thought we would get him a small one to see how much he would play with it and also to see if he would be able to transform it himself. So while we were out today we finally found him the Optimus Prime transformer for $10 and he loves it. While still in the store he asked me to take him out of the shopping cart so that he could give me a hug! He was so HAPPY and what a big hug it was :0) He was so excited to finally get it out of the package when we got home but it took me FOREVER to finally figure out how to transform it into a truck....GRRRRR Blake was really patient with me and yes I did finally figure it out now I will be probably spending the day showing Blake how to transform his new toy!

Beauty Jobs

Once you have completed your training in the beauty industry and are looking to strike it out on the job front it is important to know where to look to find the jobs you want. There are increasingly more on-line job matching sites that will bring you together with potential employers. For the best available hair salon jobs in your area you can search by zip codes to find jobs around your area and you can also post your information for the potential employers to look at. The beauty industry is an exciting world for those whom enjoy relating to people and building relationships with clientelle to ensure they return for your excellant service.

Fruit Lovin'

I have been going through peaches like crazy, it's hard because we all love them but they only have such a short season. We buy them by the bucket full and once they are ripe we gobble them up in a day or two. I think we are on our 3rd basket in about a week and we are still enjoying them like it was the first one.

Christmas Time

Oh my do you realize it is less than 5 months until Christmas, it is coming fast. Luckily we started shopping for Christmas early and have already bought gifts for many of the relatives and even a few things for the kids here. With so many people to get for it is really important for us to start early. We are hoping to be done shopping by the end of November this year so we can focus on all the social activities around for December and enjoy the holiday cheer.

Texas Attorney

When you find yourself in the unthinkable situation that you have been hurt in an accident or by some other cause that is not of your doing it can be a terrible time for you. You are trying to get recovered and if you are missing work from your injury it can also hurt your budget at home. If you find yourself in this hard position it is important to find someone you can trust to have your best interest at heart. If you are in the State of Texas look for the team of Fort Worth Personal Injury Attorney at the Law Firm of OMD. They pride themselves on being compasionate to your needs but being very aggressive against the ones that have harmed you to get you every bit of compensation you deserve.

Need some ZZZ's

I find myself completely exhausted, it has been a long summer and it is time to catch up on some sleep. I am trying to get the kids off to bed early the next few nights until they get back to school to help them catch up too. It was a busy summer and I will miss the kids terribly when they get back to school.

Coffee of Choice

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In today's society there is more emphasis than ever put on how products are created and that applies to coffee to the best organic coffee is being produced now and sold all around the world. Where is your favorite brew from, there are many different outlets all around the world or do you choose to brew your own at home? There have been many competitions all around the world to try and prove who has the best coffee around, many might believe that the best coffee los angeles but everyone has there own impression about what makes a good cup.

Fitness for kids

We recently got the coolest gift from my mom, now as you know I have been working out lately. She found mini exercise equipment for the kids to use to feel like they were working out with us. These are really neat and work just like the regular larger ones. We now have an exercise bike, treadmill and glider for the kids to use, they come in bright red/yellow/blue colors and have been a lot of fun for the kids.

My Bill IQ

We are wanting to plan a trip with the kids before they get too old, but to do that we need to first get our bills under control. We are looking into Debt consolidation to lower our interest rates and have 1 bill to pay each month instead of the many we have now. It's important for us to find some Debt relief as with our move and fixing up our new home it created a lot of debt. We have a wonderful home now and we love it very much but it cost us alot to get there. We began looking into Debt help a few months ago but because we had been late on a few payments it was difficult for us to find anyone that would help us with our debt problems. We had to work on getting our payments back on schedule and keeping up with the minimums for a while to get our credit rating a little bit better. We found help at Bills IQ which is a quick questionaire designed to give you a better idea of your debt smarts and gives you ideas on what you can do to improve your bill iq. I scored a C 73% on my bill IQ questionaire which is very disappointing, it taught me that it was very important for us to make sure we are making our payments on time, and to plan for the future with regular contributions. The biggest thing that got us behind and built our debt loads was the amount of Credit card debt that we had accumulated through our move. It was very expensive to travel back and forth and to finish up all our renovations in the house.

Dance Registration

Getting ready for back to dance, the kids finished up their dance camp today and had a mini show at the end to show us what they have accomplished. It was quite an exciting moment and we were very proud. It was also the day of registration for the fall :0(, lots of money due to keep the kids going in their dance, with Blake entering classes for the first time and Kohl expanding back into jazz/tap along with his hip hop classes. It is going to be an expensive year for dance classes, but they enjoy it so much it makes it worth it.

Military DITY move

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Yes another picture of my puppy lol!

Yesterday while the kids were enjoying the pool I thought I would let the puppy get cooled off! Well she isn't all that fond of the water and she got away from me ( I was worried that she would put a hole in the pool) and managed to wiggle her way up onto one of the kids water boards and no way was she getting off!

We will be spending the weekend at the campground with my sister so "Breigh" our puppy will have lots of time to get use to the water....I will just have to make sure to take along her water board LOL what a cutie she is!

Head Start on Christmas Shopping

With summer winding down and the kids back to school shopping all done my thoughts are beginning to turn to getting ready for Christmas. With 4 little children at home it is a busy time for me and my husband. Christmas morning is always very hectic in our home with the excitement in the air and the early morning risers excited to see what Santa has brought them this year. With only a few more pays before Christmas it is important for me to be always on the hunt for a sale. We generally start shopping for Christmas on Boxing Day and we pick up a few things here and there throughout the year mostly for all our neices and nephews and other family members so we can have all that out of the way by this time of year so we can focus the last few months on our own family. This year there has been some requests for video games so we will be waiting for the black friday specials where we can get the scoop on all the Post Thanksgiving ads that will be out and purchase our items on-line with out having to stand in line at the stores early in the morning, we did this one year and it rained, hard and we were soaked waiting for the store to open up. Some of our favorite ads come from best buy ad which we can usually get some of the games my oldest is looking for. Another one of our favorites online shops is at Walmart Online trying to stretch our dollars around as much as possible we tend to do a lot of our shopping here. This year with the cost of heating up so much and the kids doing more sports than last year it is going to be even more important for me to search out the deals and still try to get them what they really want for Christmas, wish me luck.

BEDROOM MAKEOVER....

We have only lived in our new home for a year and already miss Trinity is wanting to make changes to it. I don't think so...... she has recently come across a life size wall sticker of Hannah Montana but the cost is outrageous at $90 and the look of disappointment was something. BUT when I looked at this life size sticker I noticed that the colors all matched her room and would have been perfect but still too much money. So I made her a deal and found a picture on google that I think will look great on her wall and match really nice without making expensive changes to her room...............................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................this is what I found! I think it cute and will look great. (I will leave out the word tickets) The colors all match nice so I will paint the on her wall along the left side of her room which right now still has nothing on it. Hubby (works retail) just got the Hannah Montana line in at work and he came across some Miley/Hannah pillows, cushions and throws that will all match her bedding so we will be getting her the accessories for Christmas. Oh and I can't forget about the Hannah door mirror. I am sure she will be happy with it all in the end and will love the new makeover!

What do you think????? sound good or should I go for the life size wall mural and surprise the heck out of her?????

Hot Contest

I recently found this cool contest with some fantastic prizes, exclusive to us Canadian Residents. I entered the contest and what a laugh I had listening to a talking Bologna sandwich encouraging me on through the process, I unfortunately didn't win on my try at the Stouffers Panini Contest but they have great prizes from a Vespa LX50 scooters or one of 40Panini Prize Packs that are given away everyday. The contest is an instant win and runs until September 2nd and allows you to find out right there while playing the game if you have one or not, if you're like me you can email the contest out to 3 people and get yourself more chances to win. Wish me lots of luck with that I really wanted the Vespa so Hubby could drive it to work and leave me the van everyday, LOL.
Remember to enter theStouffers Panini Contest soon as the contest end September 2, 2008.

APPLES, APPLES AND MORE APPLES

I love my backyard! The kids have lots of space to run, they have the trampoline jump on and the swimming pool for swimming. While the kids are enjoying all these activities I can enjoy sitting back relaxing out of the sun in the shade of our huge apple tree. I thought this was the greatest thing ever when we moved here last summer! Well that all changed once the apples started falling off the tree, what a mess of apples on the ground. Yesterday while the kids were swimming I took the time to raked up all the apples and put them into the compost bin (later on with the help from the kids) then finally the yard looked better and it was ready to mow (which hubby did when he got home)! Well the look of disappointment of my face this afternoon when I stepped foot in the backyard. You guessed it.....more apples and lots more of them so I am pretty sure that I will be spending the evening in the backyard cleaning up apples once again. If this darn tree didn't give really good shade then I would consider, never mind that no considering I would have the tree cut down. But the tree stays...at least for the rest of this summer lol.