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San Diego heatwave……

September 27, 2010 in Our Family Adventures
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2 days ago it was cloudy and cool in San Diego, Ca.  It was a beautiful night, what looked to be the start of a wonderful Fall season for us.  The next day it decided to be hot, now that’s typical weather in San Diego, and then it hit us.  A heatwave in Fall.  It’s 100 degrees and feels horrible! To top it off our kids are on Fall break from School.  No a/c in...
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Shopping at CSN’s 200 online stores…

September 24, 2010 in Uncategorized
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Have you been to the CSN website yet?  With over 200 different online stores, you are bound to find more than enough things to put in your cart 😉  You can seriously find just about anything you are looking for, from a coffee table to baby furniture, gorgeous cookware, and patio furniture; when I said they have it all, that’s exactly what I meant! My favorite has to be this one…
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole

September 22, 2010 in Uncategorized
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On Sat Sept 18, 2010 My Family attended the Premier Pre-Screening for the movie Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole which is based on the books by Kathryn Lasky and is the animation debut of Zack Snyder.In the movie Soren is a young owl who is in love with the adventures his...
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FREE Die Cut Business cards….

September 19, 2010 in Uncategorized
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That’s right, I said free die cut business cards from UPrinting.  I know that you have seen the typical rectangular business cards that everyone carries, I’m guilty of having those as well, but not for long 😉I am here to tell you about UPrinting’s awesome line of die cut business cards! They have different shapes to help you stand out, as you should!!! The card shapes...
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What is your Passion?

September 14, 2010 in Uncategorized
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I ask you this, because of two things:1) I believe that many people take life for granted and don’t enjoy the passion in their life as much as they should, I should know, i was like that 😉 2) I came across a contest that asks for a picture of what your passion is, so I am curious to know what yours is? I thought long and...
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The Alpha and Omega 3D Movie Premier…

September 13, 2010 in Movie Screenings..., Movies, Our Family Adventures
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Today My Family attended The Alpha and Omega Movie Premier in 3D IMAX, and WE LOVED IT!! The great cast consisted of Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci, Danny Glover, The Late Great Dennis Hopper, Larry Miller, Eric Price, Chris Carmack, Vicki Lewis, Brian Donovan, Kevin Sussman. The graphics...
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peeking out from the shadows….

September 12, 2010 in Uncategorized
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As you may have noticed, I have been absent since last week… We cleaned the house carpets last weekend and cleaned the house as well.Well bleach happens to be one of my migraine triggers, but I was in such a cleaning mode and happy to see the results that I wasn’t thinking.  The cleaning started on Sunday and went through Monday night, by...
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A free vacation with your chain of friends?

September 4, 2010 in Uncategorized
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This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hampton Hotels. All opinions are 100% mine. As many of you know, I love to go on Adventures with my Family and friends, but being a one income Family of 8, has many disadvantages as you can imagine.  All of our vacations and weekends are carefully planned.  After staying at The Hampton Inn & Resorts, I...
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Tag you’re it!!! Our 30th week!!!

September 1, 2010 in Uncategorized
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Have you signed up for  “Tag, you’re it!”? What are you waiting for? We are on our 30th week!!! 😉1st & oldest meme where you can sign up ALL of your sites...
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catching up with my friends ;)

August 31, 2010 in Uncategorized
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I thought for some unknown reason, that switching from .blogspot.com to .com was going to be nothing more than a click of a button and a 2 day wait. Boy was I wrong!! It has been over a week and i am still having trouble with switching some of my links, and of course everyplace I was subscribed too, I have either had to re-apply or switch over the blog URL.
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Who doesn’t love Mrs. Field’s Cookies?!?! but FREE!?!?

August 26, 2010 in Uncategorized
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Get this… Free Mrs. Field’s cookies for joining their mailing list!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It really can’t get any better than that right?!?! All you need to do is refer 3 of your friends to subscribe to their email newsletter and you receive a free cookie tin delivered to your house/COUCH! If...
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I found the perfect way to show off a picture!

August 25, 2010 in Uncategorized
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Let me tell you,I just found about the coolest toy for us Moms!!! It’s called “Fracture”Have you heard of it?!Get this;a product that let’s you print your digital pictures right on to the glass!!!No paper, film, or anything else needed!!!Ink & Glass, isnt that cool!?!? The way it works is that you upload your picture to FractureMe.com and they print it on glass for us,...
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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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