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Foodie Friday: Chicken with White Wine Gravy (Pantry Meal)

October 15, 2010 in Poultry Recipes..., Recipes
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  Aricka has been nominated for Best Foodie Blog of the Year!!!!!!! If you agree, which you should!! πŸ˜‰ go on and vote for her, voters are also eligible for a prize! http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/504857 Don’t forget to add her name on the bottom of the form for the vote to count “Shamrocks and Shenanigans” Guess what day it is?!?...
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12 yrs married + 6 deployments + 6 kids = 2 burnt out Parents!

October 13, 2010 in Uncategorized
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What describes my Husband and I? the title does, we are: 12 yrs married + 6 deployments + 6 kids = 2 burnt out Parents! I recently entered a contest on Facebook for a trip to “paradise” πŸ˜‰ Jade Mountain in St. Lucia!!! It said to write one small paragraph describing why you need this trip, my title should...
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Tag, you’re it!!

October 12, 2010 in Uncategorized
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Welcome once again to “Tag, you’re it!” We are on our 36th week!!! πŸ˜‰a weekly meme where you can sign up ALL of your sites for NEW FOLLOWERS! Blog, Facebook, NetworkedBlogs, Twitter, Giveaways, Votes, Clients to your Etsy and OpenSky Stores
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Our Special Family dinner…

October 11, 2010 in Uncategorized
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Once a month our Family has a special backyard dinner on the grill.  We light the torches on the deck, and enjoy the beautiful view of San Diego at night time.  With such a large Family and all of us having different schedules, we rarely have time to sit and eat as a Family.  This weekend was very hectic, so our Family’s grill dinner was the perfect thing for us to enjoy each others...
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Foodie Friday: Crock Pot Roast with Gravy recipe with Shamrocks & Shenanigans

October 8, 2010 in Beef recipes..., Recipes
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              Aricka has been nominated for Best Foodie Blog of the Year!!!!!!! If you agree, which you should!! πŸ˜‰ go on and vote for her, voters are also eligible for a prize! http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/504857 Don’t forget to add her name on the bottom of the...
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Tag, you’re it!!!

October 7, 2010 in Uncategorized
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Guess what?! We got through our 37th week of Tag πŸ˜‰ It has been fun, I appreciate everyone who played along  πŸ˜‰ If you don’t know what “Tag, you’re it!” or “Tag Tuesday” is: You “Tag” your new friends and they...
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Sony Playstation Move

October 6, 2010 in Uncategorized
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  This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of PlayStation MOVE. All opinions are 100% mine. Have your Children asked you for the Sony Playstation Move yet?  Mine haven’t yet, but my Husband and I...
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Tag, you’re it! (Tuesday’s follow meme)

October 5, 2010 in Uncategorized
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Welcome once again to “Tag, you’re it!” We are on our 35th week!!! πŸ˜‰a weekly meme where you can sign up ALL of your sites for NEW FOLLOWERS! Blog, Facebook, NetworkedBlogs, Twitter, Giveaways, Votes, Clients to your Etsy and OpenSky Stores
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Sniff, Sniff, hurray!

October 4, 2010 in Uncategorized
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A big box came to my door, surprised and curious I ran to open it on the couch.  Inside there was another big box.  A box from Gain.  I opened it and there was cheering, and I saw a bottle of Gain’s new dishwashing liquid, along with 3 T-shirts, each one was the color of the new scents.  Everything was so...
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Foodie Fridays… Fast & Spicy White Bean Chili

October 1, 2010 in Comfort Foods..., Recipes
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I have a surprise!!! After many weeks, I finally got the courage to ask a wonderful friend, who’s blog I LOVE, if she would like to do a Foodie Friday weekly post on my blog.  She said “YES!” ;D  I am so excited to share with you my friend, her blog, and great recipes.  Meet Aricka, writer and great cook on Shamrocks and Shenanigans.  She is a Mom, a Wife to a...
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Helping The USO, our Military, and their Families…

September 30, 2010 in Uncategorized
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As you may know I am a Military Wife, but aside from participating in events for our Military, I have volunteered with the USO for years, as well as with many other organizations that ship packages to our Troops that are deployed. Amongst the many events that the USO hosts for Military Families, the USO is also home away from home to many of our Military.  It’s a...
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Tag, you’re it!!

September 28, 2010 in Uncategorized
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Welcome once again to “Tag, you’re it!” We are on our 34th week!!! πŸ˜‰a weekly meme where you can sign up ALL of your sites for NEW FOLLOWERS! Blog, Facebook, NetworkedBlogs, Twitter, Giveaways, Votes, Clients to your Etsy & OpenSky Stores
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Hi! Welcome to our little world! My name is Lily, I am a Mommy to 5 kids; and a soon-to-be ex-wife to a US Navy Sailor. I have always loved sharing our life and our adventures and I hope you will come with me as I continue this journey through a different road! Divorce is hard y'all! I will be sharing all of the ups and downs that I encounter as well as hopefully bringing you more of the content that you have loved so far! Recipes, DIY, Travel, Parenting, Divorce, Special Needs and so much more, tighten your seat belts! If you'd like to contact me, you can try any of the above & below methods, or you can email directly at [email protected]

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