Vacation time in Oregon!

Pilot Butte

We headed to Oregon to visit our friends that moved there almost a year ago.  We have been trying to go on vacation for awhile now, and finally found the time to do it!  My husband and daughter have never been to Oregon before, and I had never been to Bend, Oregon.  The drive was about 8 hours long, but it was worth it when we pulled up to our … [Read more...]

A Parody about Comment Love from Telling Dad – featuring bloggers!

Telling Dad blogger Parody

I have something incredibly fun to share with you! The ever clever Greg from Telling Dad worked really hard to put together a blogger parody/montage about how much we all want comments! After you watch, please visit Greg - and while you are there, make sure you check out his Male Enhancement post and his Best Buy post. They are two of my … [Read more...]

Meeting online friends in person – it is a beautiful thing!

meeting online friends in person

Friends across the miles are something new to me. When I started blogging, I found a group of friends through a forum, and a few of us started talking on Skype. By talking I don't mean face to face, but more like a chat room. Initially there were quite a few of us there - it was a wonderful group. These are the people that you could tell … [Read more...]

Monday Minglers take note: A New Vlog Meme – with lizziebtv!

I want to share some very exciting news with my readers, and my  minglers!  I have just been introduced to Lizzie.  Lizzie is the founder of lizziebtv and she is a fellow vlogger.  I was fascinated learning about her - she is from the Bay Area, just like me.  After I discovered this, I immediately liked her : ).  She has also met quite a few … [Read more...]

I am so blessed – this song reminds me

Some days, and I think we all go through this, we find ourselves getting down on life. We think of things we do not have, things we cannot do, and places we cannot go. We complain, or even just think to ourselves, "if only I had more money", "I hate my house", or any other number of things. We all have our daily frustrations and … [Read more...]

Birthday Love from My Friends!

Have I ever mentioned how much I love my friends?  Since I started blogging, I have met some amazing people...people I honestly and truly love. I am proud to call each and every one of them "friend".Today is my birthday...and look what I received from my friends:{Pardon the jagged cutting of the cake - I was doing it one handed. No, I could … [Read more...]

Sunday Featured Blogger – Mevolving

Welcome to this week's Sunday Featured Blogger...this week's featured blogger is: Amy from Mevolving! I chose Amy to be my featured blogger this week, as she always puts a smile on my face, and I love her writing style. She is a faithful Monday Mingle participant and is always quite entertaining. I am completely smitten with her accent too! … [Read more...]

Saying Goodbye is Never Easy

You know those friends that you just "click" with from day one? My husband and I have just those friends and recently we went to a party at their house to say good-bye. I somehow managed to hold myself together (unlike the previous day when I bawled like a baby while talking to her on the phone). You see, they are moving to Oregon on October … [Read more...]