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  • YUMMommy Weekly

    Letter From The Editor

    Greetings,


             I know that some of you are probably used to seeing the YUMMommy Weekly as an email newsletter but since my earlier followers can’t subscribe because the html for button seems to have some kind of bug I’ve decided to just post the newsletter as a regular blog post instead.  Hopefully, when Google works out the kinks, we can switch back or not.  


            Anyways, can you all believe that it’s almost Halloween?  This month is going by fast and this year has gone by faster.  I’m really glad that I’ve already purchased costumes for my little ones.  It’s going to be a mad house these last few weeks with last minute shoppers raiding out whatever is left.  While I’m looking forward to celebrating JJ’s first Halloween, I’m really looking forward to the day after when all the candy goes on sale for 60 to 95% off.  It’s already on sale for 50% in some stores here. 


             I plan on stocking up and then using the candy as stocking stuffers for Christmas.  You can get like the big Halloween bags of Skittles and stuff to avoid being stuck with Halloween specific candy.  Plus, Moo and I are having joint parties this year since our birthday is in the same month and two weeks apart.  That candy will come in handy for treat bags.
             I also wanted to mention that I adopted a military base for YUMMommy and its readers to send coupons to. I know that there seems to be this misconception that military families are ballin’ and that’s not the case.  Prices overseas are double what they are here in the US and these families do not get pay raises to make up for the currency difference.  So, if you buy a Sunday paper and don’t use your coupons or if you only use certain coupons and throw the rest away please, please think about sending those coupons in so I can sort them and ship them out to our base.  Also, they can use expired coupons overseas. So, send those in too.
             I’m about ready to mail my first batch of coupons and will be posting about that with pictures.  In addition, next week I will be hosting a giveaway!!  So, you if you love crafting and scrapbooking you will certainly want to check the blog everyday to make sure that you don’t miss it!!  And I will be giving away a special prize when YUMMommy reaches 300 readers.  Again thank you to everyone who has been supportive, commenting, reading and spreading the word about YUMMommy.
    Until Next Time,
    YUMMommy

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  • Follow Friday

    Welcome to Follow Friday!!
    The linky opens every Friday morning for you to stop by link up and make new friends!

    Wanted to be a Follow Friday Featured Blogger?
     Just link up and you can see your blog in the spotlight next week!!
    To Participate
    ~Follow YUMMommy publicly via Google Friend Connect.  After all you wouldn’t want to miss out on all this awesomeness!!
    ~Link up your blog’s MAIN page. (No direct links to specific posts or other websites. Give readers a chance to choose what posts they want to read.)
    ~Follow as many of the other linked up blogs as you want.  Don’t forget to comment on one of their posts so they will know to follow you back.
    ~Last but not least, have FUN and make some new friends!

  • Follow Friday

    Welcome to Follow Friday!!
    The linky opens every Friday morning for you to stop by link up and make new friends!

    Wanted to be a Follow Friday Featured Blogger?
     Just link up and you can see your blog in the spotlight next week!!
    To Participate
    ~Follow YUMMommy publicly via Google Friend Connect.  After all you wouldn’t want to miss out on all this awesomeness!!
    ~Link up your blog’s MAIN page. (No direct links to specific posts or other websites. Give readers a chance to choose what posts they want to read.)
    ~Follow as many of the other linked up blogs as you want.  Don’t forget to comment on one of their posts so they will know to follow you back.
    ~Last but not least, have FUN and make some new friends!

  • Thankful Thursday

    This week has gone by fast for me.  I have lots to be thankful for starting with JJ turning five months on Sunday.  Yep, my little man is almost half a year old!!  Wow, I can’t believe it’s been that long since my delivery.  He’s grown so much and is so active now.  I promise that an update is coming soon with pics.
    Now, let me back up to Saturday.  We had one of the most enjoyable family outings ever. It was so peaceful and simple.  We barely spent any money and had the times of our lives.  Spending time as a family just reminded me that I needed to slow down and get back to the important things.  I was starting to overwhelm myself with projects and get frustrated but God put it back into perspective and I am very thankful that He did.
    Then, Monday we celebrated my husband’s birthday!!  We kept is low key just like he wanted it but next year we’re doing it up big.  I was just thankful that we got to spend his special day together.  And the kids went to sleep early.  So, we got some alone time.
    I’m also thankful that my neighbors have been unusually quiet this week.  They are usually loud and always airing their personal business in heated arguments that the entire neighborhood can here.  Thank goodness we’ll be flying this coup very soon.
    Anything special happen to make you thankful this week?

  • Wordless Wednesday: Dreaming of Paradise

  • Wordless Wednesday: Dreaming of Paradise

  • A Weekend to Remember

    I’m back!  Yes, I took a four day weekend.  I needed it because I was starting to feel a little bit burned out from all the projects I’ve been juggling.  Not to mention, this was my husband’s birthday weekend.  So, it was all about the family and us spending quality time together.
    Friday was a lazy day for us.  JJ had kept me up most of the night before.  He’s teething and wakes up at odd hours now.  We did manage to get out and go pick up some cake mix and stuff to make my husband’s birthday cake with.
    Saturday, we agreed that it was time to get out of the house.  Since, we still haven’t found a second car that fits in our budget and is good on gas the kids and I do spend a lot of time in doors.  Plus, it’s kind of hard venturing out with a busy toddler and a baby who is realizing that he too wants to become independent like his older sister.  And of course, I work from home so that too limits the amount of time we get away from the house.
    Anyways, we decided to grab some lunch from McDonald’s.  Then we headed Uptown.  Let me just say that Uptown  is one of my favorite places to be in the Queen City.  Well that and SouthPark.  If we were rich we’d be living in the thick of one of those neighborhoods.  
    I used live Uptown when I was in my dorm.  I have so many memories from adventures up there and I hope that one day my children will have happy memories from there as well.  Anyways, this was going to be JJ’s first time out and exploring Uptown.  Moo has already explored Uptown a few times and loved it!
    We starting back walking around checking out what was new-The Ritz Carlton, The Epi-Center, etc.  Then we came to the light rail and my husband thought it would be nice to ride it since none of us had been it.  We purchased round trip tickets and hopped on.  
    Moo was completely thrilled and smiled the whole ride.  Well, almost because she ended up falling asleep on the way back to the station.

    Just being on the light rail gave me a chance to study my family.  Seeing the smiles on their faces warmed my heart.  It just made me realize again the important things in life–spending time your loved ones.

    Our ride went smoothly.  Even JJ enjoyed it.  It was the most calm he’s been since he started teething.  I felt so blessed to be sharing this moment with not only my husband but our two beautiful kids.  While we don’t have it all materialistically, we have it all where it counts the most.

    Sunday was another lazy of playing inside and sleeping in late.  Then Monday was the Big Day–my husband’s birthday!!  We kept it pretty low key because that’s his MO.  I made me him a nice steak dinner and his birthday cake and we chilled.   This is by far one of the most relaxing and best weekends we’ve had together as a family.

    How was your weekend?

  • A Weekend to Remember

    I’m back!  Yes, I took a four day weekend.  I needed it because I was starting to feel a little bit burned out from all the projects I’ve been juggling.  Not to mention, this was my husband’s birthday weekend.  So, it was all about the family and us spending quality time together.
    Friday was a lazy day for us.  JJ had kept me up most of the night before.  He’s teething and wakes up at odd hours now.  We did manage to get out and go pick up some cake mix and stuff to make my husband’s birthday cake with.
    Saturday, we agreed that it was time to get out of the house.  Since, we still haven’t found a second car that fits in our budget and is good on gas the kids and I do spend a lot of time in doors.  Plus, it’s kind of hard venturing out with a busy toddler and a baby who is realizing that he too wants to become independent like his older sister.  And of course, I work from home so that too limits the amount of time we get away from the house.
    Anyways, we decided to grab some lunch from McDonald’s.  Then we headed Uptown.  Let me just say that Uptown  is one of my favorite places to be in the Queen City.  Well that and SouthPark.  If we were rich we’d be living in the thick of one of those neighborhoods.  
    I used live Uptown when I was in my dorm.  I have so many memories from adventures up there and I hope that one day my children will have happy memories from there as well.  Anyways, this was going to be JJ’s first time out and exploring Uptown.  Moo has already explored Uptown a few times and loved it!
    We starting back walking around checking out what was new-The Ritz Carlton, The Epi-Center, etc.  Then we came to the light rail and my husband thought it would be nice to ride it since none of us had been it.  We purchased round trip tickets and hopped on.  
    Moo was completely thrilled and smiled the whole ride.  Well, almost because she ended up falling asleep on the way back to the station.

    Just being on the light rail gave me a chance to study my family.  Seeing the smiles on their faces warmed my heart.  It just made me realize again the important things in life–spending time your loved ones.

    Our ride went smoothly.  Even JJ enjoyed it.  It was the most calm he’s been since he started teething.  I felt so blessed to be sharing this moment with not only my husband but our two beautiful kids.  While we don’t have it all materialistically, we have it all where it counts the most.

    Sunday was another lazy of playing inside and sleeping in late.  Then Monday was the Big Day–my husband’s birthday!!  We kept it pretty low key because that’s his MO.  I made me him a nice steak dinner and his birthday cake and we chilled.   This is by far one of the most relaxing and best weekends we’ve had together as a family.

    How was your weekend?

  • Kreativ Like That

    Today, I got the Kreativ Blogger Award from my bloggy and Twitter friend Only Laila.  If you haven’t been reading her blog, you should.  I also was tagged by Life of TOI to tell seven things about myself.   I thought why not kill two birds with one stone.
    The Rules Are
    1. Link back to the person who passed you the award
    2. Complete the form below
    3. Share 7 random things about yourself
    4. Pass award to other 10 blogs

    • Name your favorite song: Butterfly by Mariah Carey


    • Name your favorite dessert: Twizzlers


    • What pisses you off: People who bully others.

     

    • When you’re upset, you: write.


    • Your favorite pet: Kurt aka My Old Man, Rest In Peace buddy


    • Black or white: All Black Everything.


    • Your biggest fear:  being judged by my mistakes.


    • Best feature: Hmm…my demeanor.


    • Everyday attitude: Live your best life now!


    • What is perfection: Those moments when I stand back and look my family and how they interact with each other.  Makes me feel even more blessed.


    • Guilty pleasure: Reality tv, Kindle books, Sweets

    7 Random Facts About Myself

    1. I’m looking forward to turning 30 in a few years. (Shocker, I know.)


    2. I have an Etsy shop. 

    3. I dream of living in New York, Paris and Spain at some points in my life.

    4. Fried eggs make me gag. I don’t eat them. 

    5. I want to start my own fashion line and own a boutique.

    6. I bite my nails (sometimes).

    7. I want to be an interior designer.

    Awardees

    Life of TOI


  • Kreativ Like That

    Today, I got the Kreativ Blogger Award from my bloggy and Twitter friend Only Laila.  If you haven’t been reading her blog, you should.  I also was tagged by Life of TOI to tell seven things about myself.   I thought why not kill two birds with one stone.
    The Rules Are
    1. Link back to the person who passed you the award
    2. Complete the form below
    3. Share 7 random things about yourself
    4. Pass award to other 10 blogs

    • Name your favorite song: Butterfly by Mariah Carey


    • Name your favorite dessert: Twizzlers


    • What pisses you off: People who bully others.

     

    • When you’re upset, you: write.


    • Your favorite pet: Kurt aka My Old Man, Rest In Peace buddy


    • Black or white: All Black Everything.


    • Your biggest fear:  being judged by my mistakes.


    • Best feature: Hmm…my demeanor.


    • Everyday attitude: Live your best life now!


    • What is perfection: Those moments when I stand back and look my family and how they interact with each other.  Makes me feel even more blessed.


    • Guilty pleasure: Reality tv, Kindle books, Sweets

    7 Random Facts About Myself

    1. I’m looking forward to turning 30 in a few years. (Shocker, I know.)


    2. I have an Etsy shop. 

    3. I dream of living in New York, Paris and Spain at some points in my life.

    4. Fried eggs make me gag. I don’t eat them. 

    5. I want to start my own fashion line and own a boutique.

    6. I bite my nails (sometimes).

    7. I want to be an interior designer.

    Awardees

    Life of TOI