Remembrance

September 11, 2007· Filed under Reflections

I am sitting here in my house all alone, much like September 11, 2001. I had just dropped my daughter off at preschool and on my way home I heard the news of the first airplane. I remember being glued to the TV, sobbing, angry, and worried. I remember things feeling so surreal. Phone lines were jammed and my husband was out of town. My heart broke as the rest of the day’s event started to unfold.

Last summer we took a trip to New York City. We wanted to show the kids the sights, but also have the opportunity to see Ground Zero for ourselves. The picture above is one we took at Ground Zero. Until you see it for yourself, the enormity of it just is too hard to explain.

Today (and every day), the victims, families and heroes of the 9/11 tragedy are in our thoughts and prayers.

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MomAgenda Giveaway Winner

September 11, 2007· Filed under Contests

I would like to thank everyone who entered my first giveaway at Casual Keystrokes. There were 51 entries (that included 11 bonus entries for posts). And the winner is:

Jill of Our Family Journal

Jill looks like another busy Mom with 4 kids and lots of activities - so I am sure she will get good use from the MomAgenda planner and Kitchen Folio.

I will start another giveaway tomorrow - but I’m not telling what it is yet, you’ll have to stop back in and find out!

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Menu Plan Monday - September 10

September 9, 2007· Filed under Uncategorized

We are back in the full swing of school year schedules which means afterschool sports practices and crazy evenings. It also means the CrockPot is going to get a work out.

• Monday - Baked homemade macaroni & cheese, veggies & dip
• Tuesday - TBD (take out or left overs)
• Wednesday - “Chinese Take Out” Lemon Chicken and rice
• Thursday - Sloppy Joes, Tater Tots, Green Beans
• Friday - Quick Quesadillas (pick your own toppings), refried beans

Need some help getting your planning started? Visit Laura at I’m and Organizing Junkie for more Menu Plan Monday ideas and more participants. You can also download my menu planning worksheet if you need help getting started.

PS - You still have time to enter to win your own MomAgenda Desktop Planner and Kitchen Folio set. I will also be announcing another giveaway this week.

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Casual Friday - Let’s Get Busy

September 7, 2007· Filed under Casual Friday

I can feel the energy in the air! The kids are back in school and parent’s everywhere are creating to do lists, starting new projects and feeling super productive.

For Casual Friday today, I want to know what you have planned this fall. Are you gearing up your business or do you have home improvement projects you are ready to tackle? What are you doing for you? Have you started a new fitness plan? Anyhow, let’s talk about it.

Thanks to Mike, BrownBaron, Gayla, HomeMom3, Laura, Yvonne, DevDad, Amanda, Kailani, Charity, Angela and Michelle for joining the fun last week.

PS - Did enter to win your own MomAgenda Desktop Planner and Kitchen Folio set yet?

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Wacky Wednesday Links Worth Mentioning

September 5, 2007· Filed under Link Love

I spent my morning with a stack of construction paper and a pair of scissors while helping out the Kindergarten resource teacher at the kids’ school.  As much as I enjoyed getting a chance to see the Kindergarten students and teachers in action (my hat’s off to you ladies - you are amazing), it kind of screwed up the way my day went.

So, here are some quick links for you:

• If you have a site that has a product/consumer type audience, then Auction Ads might be a good monetizing option for you. I have it running on a few of my sites and am really happy with it. Auction Ads is running a promotion for new publishers right now. Every new Auction Ads publisher that signs up will automatically get $25 put into their Auction Ads account to get the ball rolling.  This is a really good deal, especially with the holidays coming up. For complete details, check out the post I did about it at Essential Keystrokes.
• Vivien at Inspiration Bit is running a Group Writing Project that I think many of my readers can relate to - it is on the topic of Time Management. How do you juggle it all? What are your sanity strategies and downfalls. This is a project that you have all month to work on - check out the specifics and get writing!
• Did you see Island Review’s beautiful new design? Love it!
• Oh, WorkFromHomeMomma did a really nice interview on me last week. Laura has done a great job on that blog and I highly recommend you stop over and check it out.
• Have you got a tidy desk? If so, show it off at the Organising Queen’s tidy desk contest. If your desk looks like mine does right now, use this as an excuse to take a before and after photo enter like Laura did.
• And while you are in an organizing mood, don’t forget to enter my giveaway for a MomAgenda Desktop Planner and Kitchen Folio. You know you want one!

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