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My Weekend WrapUp

I’m back!!!!!!  I’ve had a wonderful and trying four day weekend.  I never thought I’d be kind of happy to see the weekend come to end, but I was.  My four day weekend started on Friday and it wasn’t all that bad.  I got to do some shopping with my mother, baby sister, niece and Moo in Rockingham, NC.  I was a little sad that we had to return our lovely rental car though.

We had a 2010 fully loaded Jeep Liberty.  It was an eye catching shade of gold with glimmers of silver, rims and huge head lights.  The interior was all black.  It had Sirius XM radio, a cd player, a very spacious trunk (perfect for hauling diaper bags and other mommy stuff) and a roomy backseat.  For a whole ten days, we were in Car Heaven.  I think I fell in love just a little bit.  And while I knew our time together was limited, I couldn’t help getting attached.

Oh let me just add that I love the new HP Photo Printing Stations they’ve put in WalMart.  Instead of waiting hours for pictures to process, you can upload as many photos as you want and have them printed or burned to a disc in as little as 5 minutes!!!  Awesome.  And greatest thing is that prints only cost $0.28!!  You can put all your pictures on a cd for under $3.00 and print from home if you like.  You can create party and wedding invitations, birth announcements, calendars and much more on those things.

That is certainly my newest obsession.  I’ve already tried it out twice in one week.  As soon as I rack up another batch of pictures, I’m heading back for my third session.  I know it sounds a little crazy, but I enjoy being up on the latest technology.  And I’m one of those people who has like a million pictures in my phone or digital camera.  So, now I don’t have to get them all developed.  I can pick the ones I want to get made and put the others on a cd that can be mailed to family or friends and uploaded to my computer.  The cds are a great way to keep pictures too because computers crash all the time and in case of a fire or emergency I keep them in a box that  I can pick up and take.

Saturday was a lazy day for me and the fam.  I helped my mom weed through her wardrobe and get rid of some of her older pieces.  I’m talking about stuff she’s had since I was a baby.  We’re slowly but surely trying to move her up in time in terms of fashion and technology.  She’s getting there a little bit though.  But I was actually proud of her for getting rid of over five bags worth of stuff.  I know this seems like a lot, but trust me she still has more that she could part with.  However, for now we’ll take any small victory that we can get.

Later that afternoon it was discovered that we had left our steaks for the 4th in trunk of the car.  Needless to say the heat had cooked them and we had throw them out along with some other stuff we had gotten.  Let’s just say we learned our lesson about shopping and grocery shopping.  Your mind forgets that you’ve gone grocery shopping when you start to buy clothes, shoes and stuff.  Luckily though, I had steaks in the freezer from my last trip to the grocery store.

Now, Sunday we got a new pastor.  And let me just say oh boy is he tall!  I’m talking Shaq tall people.  He’s relatively young, but I can already tell that he is one of those by the book, drill sergeant types.  I’m not so sure how long he’ll be with us.  I think that he will certainly whip our loose ends into shape, but I’d like to see him work on becoming a little bit more warm and cordial.  I take my faith seriously and if there’s a disconnect then I have no problems moving on.  But I’ll give him a month to really get a feel for how he is.

I was also in charge of our firework show!!  I love fireworks too.  I know that I should probably to be over the excitement of such things, but I’m not.  I enjoy all things celebration related, especially fireworks.  We put on quite the show for our neighbors and the passerbys.  One of my sister’s friends even stopped by and burned Sparklers with us.  Moo chose to watch from the safety of the car with my mom and niece.  They love the lights, but can’t stand the sound. LOL.

On Monday, let’s just say we were all a little stir crazy.  Day four was just  a little more weekend than we could handle.  Plus, the heat was blazing and not helping any of our moods.  My mom and I kind of got into a slight disagreement in which she said some hurtful things.  I just kind of listened and didn’t reply.  I’ve learned from my childhood years that it’s pretty much useless to answer to anything she says when she’s in her moods.  It only makes her rant and rave more.  So, upset and pissed as hell, I took off for a walk to clear my mind.

I don’t know what I was thinking because halfway to downtown, I felt like passing out.  Pushing a stroller in jeans and heavy sneakers under a 98 degree sun is no joke.  I could have had a heat stroke but at the time it seemed worth it.  I feel like I haven’t been a burden on my mother at all.  Out of all of her children, I’m always the one she can turn to for help whether it be financially, babysitting or whatever.  So, of course I’ve written a little bit about my nasty split from a year ago that left me a little down on my luck, but I have to say that I haven’t been taking advantage of my situation to bum off my family.

Yet, at times my mom tries to make me feel that way.  I have to constantly remind her that I pull my weight around the house and then some.  It is only then that she tries to apologize and come off her high horse, but of course her words have been said and my spirit broken.  So, I’m looking forward to moving later on this year.  I’ve found a nice place an hour away and it’s currently getting the last remodeling touches put on it.

I can’t express how trying it’s been to adjust to being back home.  I thought it was going to be great because my mom is a single mom and I’m a single mom.  I figured we’d bond more and she said she would feel more comfortable with me staying with her instead of living by myself with a baby.  I quickly started to question whether she was really being truthfully.  It felt like a part of her was hoping that I’d decline her offer and maybe I should have.  But I’ll take this as a lesson learned.

I’m getting back to my independence and my freedom!!  Glad that this chapter of my life is coming to close and that a new one is on the horizon.  Hope that you all had a blessed weekend and will have an even more blessed week!!!  Oh, congrats to Future Mama!!!  She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl this weekend!!!

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My Weekend WrapUp

My Moo has been officially dedicated to GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!  I’m so excited and happy.  Oh, this weekend was awesome, a little bit stressful and amazing all in one.  As you all know, Saturday was the BIG Day!  I was happy that my brother was able to make it.  This is his senior year of college and we don’t get to see as often.  However, he came him Friday afternoon and we had a blast.

Saturday morning got off to an early start thanks to Moo.  She is an early riser for some reason.  I wish she would sleep in more.  Of course, I wasn’t really planning on sleeping in too late Saturday because we still had to make Moo’s gown. Yes, totally last minute, but not my fault.  Her gown was suppose to be made two days prior to this event. However, somebody (who shall remain nameless) decided to procrastinate and wait until the day of.

And of course, that’s where my stress came in.  That and the fact that Jay and I had gotten into a rather unpleasant dispute the day before and he had said that he wasn’t going to come to her baptism.  So, I was on pins and needles waiting for him to show up.  In the back of my mind, I kept telling myself that he wouldn’t dare miss his child’s baptism ceremony.  Then again, I wasn’t too sure.

So, here we are sewing, ironing clothes and curling hair.  Meanwhile, time is just flying by and before we know it it’s time to go.  Actually, it was past time to go.  We were late to venue and had to rush to set up.  However, we managed to get everything sat up on time.  And her father did show up.  I was thankful.  I want so much for him to win back my family’s good graces.  And I knew for sure that if he missed this event, his chances would be even more shot to hell.

I’m a family person and it’s very important that we all get along.  He’s done some stuff in the past that has made my family a little bit cold towards him, but I feel like he’s trying to seriously turn over a new leaf, but only time will tell.  I’ve given the matter to God.  Whatever happens from here on out is in His hands.  Anyways, the ceremony was beautiful.  The gown turned out amazing.

As you can see, we did not go with your traditional white gown.  No, I wanted something unique and something that paid tribute to her African heritage. Excuse the back pic.  She was having a diva moment and refused to be still.  Had to catch her at whatever angle we could. LOL.
Anyways, I loved the gown and she did too.  In fact everybody loved it.  I can’t say enough about how happy I am to know that Moo is officially welcomed as one of God’s children.  My faith has always kept me grounded and gotten me  through hard times.  I very eager to help Moo establish an equally wonderful relationship with the Lord.
Sunday went well, but could have been better.  I’m learning to not let everything affect me on such a personal level.   Hope you all had a great weekend.
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Homesick

Well, it’s week three of me and Moo being at Grandma’s house and I’m finally getting a little bit homesick.  Don’t get me wrong we have had a wonderful time chilling out, laughing and traveling with the family, but I miss my hubby and my own space.   And to make the situation worse, my treo decided to up and die on me.  Ok so it’s not dead in the sense that it won’t come on because it will.  However, it cuts itself right back off and none of my buttons work.

And if you know me personally then you know that I’m always on my treo.  That thing was my lifeline to my distant friends and relatives.  Not to mention how I stayed connected to Twitter and Facebook throughout the day.  After all it’s just not possible for me to stay glued to the computer all day with a busy almost 2 year old. I’m not going to complain too much though because I’ve already told Santa that I’d like a new phone for Christmas.

Anyways, I’m looking forward to this weekend when I will reunite with the hubby and my stuff until Christmas week.  Hope that everyone had a blessed weekend and will have a lovely Thanksgiving holiday.  Let’s not forget the things we have to be truly thankful for.  And for those of you looking for some Black Friday sales, stay tuned because I will be posting some sales codes from my sponsors that you can use online instead of rushing to the stores.

And don’t forget that I am still looking for sponsors to help YUMMommy donate to the Sponsor-A-Child charity mission going on at the Wallace Family Life Center.  They have roughly 45 families who are in need this year.  If you would like to adopt a child, family or even just send a Visa gift card contact me and let me know.  This is a great opportunity to help get your brand out their as an article and list of all businesses and brands and individuals will be published in the local newspaper.  I will also highlight those brands that assist YUMMommy in donating to this great cause in blog post after December 19th.

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My Weekend WrapUp

Wow, this weekend was a long one for sure. Saturday was Moving Day!!!  Yes, Moo and I are back in the city-the Queen City that is.  I’m very excited because she was born here and I love it here.  Feels like I’m finally home again.  Anyways, I never knew that we had so much stuff.  It’s amazing how many belonging Moo has aquired and she’s not even two yet!!  There will be some serious cutting back.

Thankfully, I didn’t have to do any of the actual physical moving. That job went to my lovely fiance, Jay.  (Thanks babe.)  He was such a gentleman about not wanting me to lift anything.  All I had to do was supervise and pack.  And he’s always been that way.  He even unloaded everything once we got to our new spot.

I have to tell you guys that moving is overwhelming. Just seeing all those boxes and storage containers that had to be unpacked made me a little dizzy.  I mean we had boxes in the living room, the kitchen and the bedrooms.  The living room was just a mess and we couldn’t even sit in it the first day. It took me all night just to get the sofas cleared off.  And then it stormed for a while and I decided to call it a wrap.

Sunday was a little better in that we finally made some progress in getting most of the boxes unpacked.  Wow, Moo has a ton of clothes.  Everything from Faded Glory to Kenneth Cole and Calvin Klien.  Her clothes filled up the entire walk-in closet in her room!!  Talk about a wardrobe to die for.  I am really going to cut back on buying her clothes.  Not sure what to tell people to get her this year for her birthday or Christmas since she is not in need of toys or clothes anymore. 

Hmmm….maybe we can do shoes and books instead?  We did take a break from cleaning and putting once we got the Master Bedroom somewhat cleared and the bookshelf put together.  Unfortunately, the Time Warner Cable people did not come out like they were suppose to install our cable and internet.  I was certainly bummed and a little pissed off because I have important things to do like chatting with you guys and work.

I guess you could say that my weekend carried over into Monday starting with a nice trip to the beauty salon.   It felt good to have an hour of Me Time and get pampered.  My hair certainly thanking me for it too. I had been neglecting it since my last hair cut.  And speaking of hair cuts, I can’t believe my hair has already grown back.  I thought it would have stayed short for a while, but I guess not.  I got it trimmed up a little bit so that it wouldn’t be as long.  And i think that I have found a new hair stylist.

The young lady who styled my new do was amazing.  She was polite and friendly.  She kept me me talking but didn’t get too personal.  And she is amazing at what she does.  As she told me, she’s a creator when it comes to hair.  I am certainly looking forward to my appointment with her the end of the month.

I also, went to visit with my family on Monday.  My mom was not too pleased that I was moving and seemed even more distant towards me.  She wouldn’t stay in the same room with me for more than five minutes.  I know that she does not agree with my moving to put my family back together, but this is my life and I have to live it.  I love Jay even after everything that we have been through.  I played just as big of a part in our relationship failure last year as he did.

But you forgive, heal and move forward.  I’m not like these other young couples who are giving up so easily today.  In the words of J.Lo “Stay together, it’s the new trend.”

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My Weekend WrapUp

I’m back!!!!!!  I’ve had a wonderful and trying four day weekend.  I never thought I’d be kind of happy to see the weekend come to end, but I was.  My four day weekend started on Friday and it wasn’t all that bad.  I got to do some shopping with my mother, baby sister, niece and Moo in Rockingham, NC.  I was a little sad that we had to return our lovely rental car though.

We had a 2010 fully loaded Jeep Liberty.  It was an eye catching shade of gold with glimmers of silver, rims and huge head lights.  The interior was all black.  It had Sirius XM radio, a cd player, a very spacious trunk (perfect for hauling diaper bags and other mommy stuff) and a roomy backseat.  For a whole ten days, we were in Car Heaven.  I think I fell in love just a little bit.  And while I knew our time together was limited, I couldn’t help getting attached.

Oh let me just add that I love the new HP Photo Printing Stations they’ve put in WalMart.  Instead of waiting hours for pictures to process, you can upload as many photos as you want and have them printed or burned to a disc in as little as 5 minutes!!!  Awesome.  And greatest thing is that prints only cost $0.28!!  You can put all your pictures on a cd for under $3.00 and print from home if you like.  You can create party and wedding invitations, birth announcements, calendars and much more on those things.

That is certainly my newest obsession.  I’ve already tried it out twice in one week.  As soon as I rack up another batch of pictures, I’m heading back for my third session.  I know it sounds a little crazy, but I enjoy being up on the latest technology.  And I’m one of those people who has like a million pictures in my phone or digital camera.  So, now I don’t have to get them all developed.  I can pick the ones I want to get made and put the others on a cd that can be mailed to family or friends and uploaded to my computer.  The cds are a great way to keep pictures too because computers crash all the time and in case of a fire or emergency I keep them in a box that  I can pick up and take.

Saturday was a lazy day for me and the fam.  I helped my mom weed through her wardrobe and get rid of some of her older pieces.  I’m talking about stuff she’s had since I was a baby.  We’re slowly but surely trying to move her up in time in terms of fashion and technology.  She’s getting there a little bit though.  But I was actually proud of her for getting rid of over five bags worth of stuff.  I know this seems like a lot, but trust me she still has more that she could part with.  However, for now we’ll take any small victory that we can get.

Later that afternoon it was discovered that we had left our steaks for the 4th in trunk of the car.  Needless to say the heat had cooked them and we had throw them out along with some other stuff we had gotten.  Let’s just say we learned our lesson about shopping and grocery shopping.  Your mind forgets that you’ve gone grocery shopping when you start to buy clothes, shoes and stuff.  Luckily though, I had steaks in the freezer from my last trip to the grocery store.

Now, Sunday we got a new pastor.  And let me just say oh boy is he tall!  I’m talking Shaq tall people.  He’s relatively young, but I can already tell that he is one of those by the book, drill sergeant types.  I’m not so sure how long he’ll be with us.  I think that he will certainly whip our loose ends into shape, but I’d like to see him work on becoming a little bit more warm and cordial.  I take my faith seriously and if there’s a disconnect then I have no problems moving on.  But I’ll give him a month to really get a feel for how he is.

I was also in charge of our firework show!!  I love fireworks too.  I know that I should probably to be over the excitement of such things, but I’m not.  I enjoy all things celebration related, especially fireworks.  We put on quite the show for our neighbors and the passerbys.  One of my sister’s friends even stopped by and burned Sparklers with us.  Moo chose to watch from the safety of the car with my mom and niece.  They love the lights, but can’t stand the sound. LOL.

On Monday, let’s just say we were all a little stir crazy.  Day four was just  a little more weekend than we could handle.  Plus, the heat was blazing and not helping any of our moods.  My mom and I kind of got into a slight disagreement in which she said some hurtful things.  I just kind of listened and didn’t reply.  I’ve learned from my childhood years that it’s pretty much useless to answer to anything she says when she’s in her moods.  It only makes her rant and rave more.  So, upset and pissed as hell, I took off for a walk to clear my mind.

I don’t know what I was thinking because halfway to downtown, I felt like passing out.  Pushing a stroller in jeans and heavy sneakers under a 98 degree sun is no joke.  I could have had a heat stroke but at the time it seemed worth it.  I feel like I haven’t been a burden on my mother at all.  Out of all of her children, I’m always the one she can turn to for help whether it be financially, babysitting or whatever.  So, of course I’ve written a little bit about my nasty split from a year ago that left me a little down on my luck, but I have to say that I haven’t been taking advantage of my situation to bum off my family.

Yet, at times my mom tries to make me feel that way.  I have to constantly remind her that I pull my weight around the house and then some.  It is only then that she tries to apologize and come off her high horse, but of course her words have been said and my spirit broken.  So, I’m looking forward to moving later on this year.  I’ve found a nice place an hour away and it’s currently getting the last remodeling touches put on it.

I can’t express how trying it’s been to adjust to being back home.  I thought it was going to be great because my mom is a single mom and I’m a single mom.  I figured we’d bond more and she said she would feel more comfortable with me staying with her instead of living by myself with a baby.  I quickly started to question whether she was really being truthfully.  It felt like a part of her was hoping that I’d decline her offer and maybe I should have.  But I’ll take this as a lesson learned.

I’m getting back to my independence and my freedom!!  Glad that this chapter of my life is coming to close and that a new one is on the horizon.  Hope that you all had a blessed weekend and will have an even more blessed week!!!  Oh, congrats to Future Mama!!!  She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl this weekend!!!

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My Weekend WrapUp

My Moo has been officially dedicated to GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!  I’m so excited and happy.  Oh, this weekend was awesome, a little bit stressful and amazing all in one.  As you all know, Saturday was the BIG Day!  I was happy that my brother was able to make it.  This is his senior year of college and we don’t get to see as often.  However, he came him Friday afternoon and we had a blast.

Saturday morning got off to an early start thanks to Moo.  She is an early riser for some reason.  I wish she would sleep in more.  Of course, I wasn’t really planning on sleeping in too late Saturday because we still had to make Moo’s gown. Yes, totally last minute, but not my fault.  Her gown was suppose to be made two days prior to this event. However, somebody (who shall remain nameless) decided to procrastinate and wait until the day of.

And of course, that’s where my stress came in.  That and the fact that Jay and I had gotten into a rather unpleasant dispute the day before and he had said that he wasn’t going to come to her baptism.  So, I was on pins and needles waiting for him to show up.  In the back of my mind, I kept telling myself that he wouldn’t dare miss his child’s baptism ceremony.  Then again, I wasn’t too sure.

So, here we are sewing, ironing clothes and curling hair.  Meanwhile, time is just flying by and before we know it it’s time to go.  Actually, it was past time to go.  We were late to venue and had to rush to set up.  However, we managed to get everything sat up on time.  And her father did show up.  I was thankful.  I want so much for him to win back my family’s good graces.  And I knew for sure that if he missed this event, his chances would be even more shot to hell.

I’m a family person and it’s very important that we all get along.  He’s done some stuff in the past that has made my family a little bit cold towards him, but I feel like he’s trying to seriously turn over a new leaf, but only time will tell.  I’ve given the matter to God.  Whatever happens from here on out is in His hands.  Anyways, the ceremony was beautiful.  The gown turned out amazing.

As you can see, we did not go with your traditional white gown.  No, I wanted something unique and something that paid tribute to her African heritage. Excuse the back pic.  She was having a diva moment and refused to be still.  Had to catch her at whatever angle we could. LOL.
Anyways, I loved the gown and she did too.  In fact everybody loved it.  I can’t say enough about how happy I am to know that Moo is officially welcomed as one of God’s children.  My faith has always kept me grounded and gotten me  through hard times.  I very eager to help Moo establish an equally wonderful relationship with the Lord.
Sunday went well, but could have been better.  I’m learning to not let everything affect me on such a personal level.   Hope you all had a great weekend.
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My Weekend WrapUp

Wow, this weekend was a long one for sure. Saturday was Moving Day!!!  Yes, Moo and I are back in the city-the Queen City that is.  I’m very excited because she was born here and I love it here.  Feels like I’m finally home again.  Anyways, I never knew that we had so much stuff.  It’s amazing how many belonging Moo has aquired and she’s not even two yet!!  There will be some serious cutting back.

Thankfully, I didn’t have to do any of the actual physical moving. That job went to my lovely fiance, Jay.  (Thanks babe.)  He was such a gentleman about not wanting me to lift anything.  All I had to do was supervise and pack.  And he’s always been that way.  He even unloaded everything once we got to our new spot.

I have to tell you guys that moving is overwhelming. Just seeing all those boxes and storage containers that had to be unpacked made me a little dizzy.  I mean we had boxes in the living room, the kitchen and the bedrooms.  The living room was just a mess and we couldn’t even sit in it the first day. It took me all night just to get the sofas cleared off.  And then it stormed for a while and I decided to call it a wrap.

Sunday was a little better in that we finally made some progress in getting most of the boxes unpacked.  Wow, Moo has a ton of clothes.  Everything from Faded Glory to Kenneth Cole and Calvin Klien.  Her clothes filled up the entire walk-in closet in her room!!  Talk about a wardrobe to die for.  I am really going to cut back on buying her clothes.  Not sure what to tell people to get her this year for her birthday or Christmas since she is not in need of toys or clothes anymore. 

Hmmm….maybe we can do shoes and books instead?  We did take a break from cleaning and putting once we got the Master Bedroom somewhat cleared and the bookshelf put together.  Unfortunately, the Time Warner Cable people did not come out like they were suppose to install our cable and internet.  I was certainly bummed and a little pissed off because I have important things to do like chatting with you guys and work.

I guess you could say that my weekend carried over into Monday starting with a nice trip to the beauty salon.   It felt good to have an hour of Me Time and get pampered.  My hair certainly thanking me for it too. I had been neglecting it since my last hair cut.  And speaking of hair cuts, I can’t believe my hair has already grown back.  I thought it would have stayed short for a while, but I guess not.  I got it trimmed up a little bit so that it wouldn’t be as long.  And i think that I have found a new hair stylist.

The young lady who styled my new do was amazing.  She was polite and friendly.  She kept me me talking but didn’t get too personal.  And she is amazing at what she does.  As she told me, she’s a creator when it comes to hair.  I am certainly looking forward to my appointment with her the end of the month.

I also, went to visit with my family on Monday.  My mom was not too pleased that I was moving and seemed even more distant towards me.  She wouldn’t stay in the same room with me for more than five minutes.  I know that she does not agree with my moving to put my family back together, but this is my life and I have to live it.  I love Jay even after everything that we have been through.  I played just as big of a part in our relationship failure last year as he did.

But you forgive, heal and move forward.  I’m not like these other young couples who are giving up so easily today.  In the words of J.Lo “Stay together, it’s the new trend.”

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Homesick

Well, it’s week three of me and Moo being at Grandma’s house and I’m finally getting a little bit homesick.  Don’t get me wrong we have had a wonderful time chilling out, laughing and traveling with the family, but I miss my hubby and my own space.   And to make the situation worse, my treo decided to up and die on me.  Ok so it’s not dead in the sense that it won’t come on because it will.  However, it cuts itself right back off and none of my buttons work.

And if you know me personally then you know that I’m always on my treo.  That thing was my lifeline to my distant friends and relatives.  Not to mention how I stayed connected to Twitter and Facebook throughout the day.  After all it’s just not possible for me to stay glued to the computer all day with a busy almost 2 year old. I’m not going to complain too much though because I’ve already told Santa that I’d like a new phone for Christmas.

Anyways, I’m looking forward to this weekend when I will reunite with the hubby and my stuff until Christmas week.  Hope that everyone had a blessed weekend and will have a lovely Thanksgiving holiday.  Let’s not forget the things we have to be truly thankful for.  And for those of you looking for some Black Friday sales, stay tuned because I will be posting some sales codes from my sponsors that you can use online instead of rushing to the stores.

And don’t forget that I am still looking for sponsors to help YUMMommy donate to the Sponsor-A-Child charity mission going on at the Wallace Family Life Center.  They have roughly 45 families who are in need this year.  If you would like to adopt a child, family or even just send a Visa gift card contact me and let me know.  This is a great opportunity to help get your brand out their as an article and list of all businesses and brands and individuals will be published in the local newspaper.  I will also highlight those brands that assist YUMMommy in donating to this great cause in blog post after December 19th.

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Thankful Thursday

I am finally back home after an almost three week stay at my mom’s house.  I have missed you all and not being able to interact and blog as much as I wanted to.  Anyways, I just want to jump right into Thankful Thursday and say that I am thankful for the time I did get to spend with my family.  They were all surprised by  how much JJ had grown and changed.  I am thankful that we were all able to come together and celebrate my niece’s 6th birthday yesterday!! 
We had a blast.  I have lots of pics and crazy videos that I have been sworn to keep private. LOL.  However, I might just have to post a few to YouTube. Just kidding.  But I’m already anticipating the next birthday in our family.  I got stuffed full of pizza, ice cream and juice.  Yes, I will have to start working our harder for real to shed those pounds.
I am thankful that JJ got to bond with his grandma, aunties and cousin during our visit.  I think that he will certainly remember them the next time we go down.  Babies are a little apprehensive about anybody other than mommy and daddy for the first couple of weeks.  So, this time away from home really helped him adjust better to them.
I am thankful that I had safe trip back home.  We had a really nasty storm before we left and are expected to have more rainy weather later today.  However, God was with us and allowed the weather to stay clear our entire ride back home.  I am thankful that JJ went back to his normal sleeping through the night schedule and that he slept in his bassinet.  He did not sleep a wink during the night at my mom’s.
I am also thankful that I got to wake up to my loving husband this morning after weeks apart.  They say absence makes the heart grow fonder and they’re right.
What do you have to be thankful for this week?
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Tell Us Something Good: Sisterly Bonding

The Life of Rylie...and Bryce too!
As many of you know, my baby sister graduated high school this past June.  Well, it’s almost August and time for her to head off to college.  It amazes still how fast time flew by.  It seemed like it took forever for me to get out of high school but I blinked and she was already a senior.

Anyways, since she’ll be going to school 4 whole hours away from me, I’m down at my mom’s yet again to spend as much time with her as possible.  You could say that I kind of took her time here at home for granted.  Yea, I always knew she would go to college but I never imagined it would be so far away.  I know that she’s going to succeed and have a blast.

And I’m glad that I took this week to enjoy her company.  I think that our sisterly bond has certainly gotten closer.  I wouldn’t trade the overwhelming feelings of love, pride and joy that I have for her ever!