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A COMPANY OR SITE THAT HAS A TOY,PRODUCT,BOOK,CD,OR WANT TO SPONSOR A CONTEST HERE OR ON MY MYSPACE BLOG??? I ALSO ENJOY REVIEWING NEW PRODUCTS AND BOOKS,MOVIES ETC,. AS WELL..

LINK TO MYSPACE BLOG--
CONTACT ME HERE!!!

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HELLO ALL AND HAPPY NOVEMBER !
just a quick update before i begin contest tonight...A lot has been going on this week in the world as well as in my family.I ask you all for prayers for us if you don't mind..We can surely use them..For any of you whom have read my prior blogs or over from myspace,my daughter has come back,but she still is not in rehab.We have tried but she is so defiant,that is still her way or nothing!I also know that some of the anger is from coming off the drugs,,meth...any of you whom has had this in your lives or loved one's know what i am talking about.And to those who don't ,thank god each day that you have not had to deal with this insanity! you can not imagine until you are in it,what goes on inside their minds and how it WILL effect your entire families lives.meth does not mind whose life it takes ,men,women,kids,rich,poor..will take as many and as quick as it possibly canso be aware of the potential at all times..and if you ever suspect your loved one on meth,,SEEK HELP IMMEDIATLY..and what ever you do..DO NOT BELIEVE THE LIES OR FEEL SORRY FOR THEM..IT IS THE DRUG SPEAKING,SAVE THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
...As much as i'd like to say it is on an uphill swing,at this point i still can not..i can only say that i do hear from her every few days now..she has visited with our 2 year old grandson ,but still has not been allowed to be around the 5 year old..he has had such a hard time these past 8 months ,not understanding how mommie could just leave,that we have not decided a of yet that it would be good for him to see her like this...she wants to see him so things will change for the better soon i pray.don't think we are being too hard ,we just have to put his best interest first right now...i have also found out that she is pregnant again ...so that has lot's of worries on my mind as well...
My son darrell and his fiancee,julie, are expecting! this is his dream come true...to have a family..he is 27. she will be relocating here to alabama in the next 3 weeks .she is from arizona..julie is one of the kindest hearted ladies i have ever met..i am proud to have her as daughter in law..she works with children and wants to make that her career.
The boys are doing good,,billy loves school,he is in kindergarten.we will be taking them trick or treating tomotrrow night and also to a church festival next wed.
We are still having problems with our rebellious teenager as well..he is 15.maybe that will chill soon..we keep him on a very tight lease right now ..have too until you can trust him,too many dangers out there now...
i also found out that one and only nephew and his girlfriend may be pregnant..they are sooo young and he has not finished school..he is a very responsible young man and she seems to be as well..but teens with babies....VERY HARD! a very long road ahead for them.He has not told his mom yet ,wants to make certain first.
and oh my gosh ...all the tough things going on around the world now....I feel so bad for all the people who lost homes and property to the fires in california..and to all the animals that suffered as well..just horrible..but maybe now the fires are mostly under control..everything in iran and iraq..and israel..just too many too mention..and then as well as all the presidential hopefuls ..it is almost confusing trying to figure out who stands for what anymore.
i hope all of you had a happy,safe and fun halloween and a great weekend!!!!on to contest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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****************************Crunchy Domestic Goddess CONTEST!**************
this is soooooo cute!!!
Win it!
Win a Bitty Braille t-shirt of your choice, excluding upcoming holiday tees. To be eligible for this giveaway, please sign Mr. Linky, then share the love and link to this post AND Bitty Braille on your blog (non-bloggers are eligible too, but be sure to tell a friend or two), and finally leave me a comment stating which Bitty Braille shirt you like best. You must do all three steps to be eligible. The deadline to enter is Monday, Nov. 5. The winner will be chosen randomly with Random.org number generator and announced on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

CLICK TO READ MORE AND ENTER!

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CONTEST*******************Laura Williams' Musings CONTEST !!!******************




iF YOU HAVEN'T STOPPED BY LAURA'S ,do so now..a really cool site and the lady has some great contest going on as well..
LAURA'S CONTEST FOR SKIN MD-CLICK HERE
also several great books up for grabs! READ MORE AND ENTER FOR My Life Unscripted

DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOST??? HEAD OVER AND COMMENT AND LET HER KNOW..YOU MAY WIN 1 OF 2 BOOKS ''WHEN GHOST SPEAK"!CONTEST ENDS TOMORROW NOV. 5TH
CLICK HERE TO ENTER

MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALL HER OTHER CONTEST AS WELL...BOOKMARK HER SITE BECAUSE SHE IS CONSTANTLY UPDATING! ONE OF MY FAVORITE BLOGS..

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Win a $100 gift card from Ghillie Suit Clothing
Ghillie Suit Clothing is running a new contest that is open to bloggers. This is part of our 2007 Christmas campaign and one blogger will get $100 to spend at their favorite store just in time for Christmas Shopping.

The Prize

The winner of this contest will receive a $100 gift card to any of the following retail stores below:

Best Buy
Amazon.com
Borders
Home Depot
Target
If the winner would like a Ghillie Suit instead, we can accommodate that also.((this would be my choice!!! ;)
CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE TO ENTER!!!This contest will run until November 15th and the winner will be chosen at random on November 16th.
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i was just over @ Hope Tree Studio ! if you have not been by there,check it out..and no better time than now..they are running a contest for a beautiful silver crown charm..just leave a comment and your entered!

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****************CHIC AND UNTROUBLED GIVEAWAY BELOW!!!!************************

Do you really need a reason to fall in love with anything that Victoria’s Secret makes?

No, didn’t think so!
This month we’re giving away a one hundred dollar gift certificate to Victoria’s Secret. The contest will run from November 1 to November 31, 2007 at 11:59est. The rules are still the same:

*Must be a US resident.
*Subscribe to ChicandUntroubled
*Leave one comment. If you leave more than one comment, you’ll be automatically disqualified.
NOW TELL ME...HOW EASY CAN IT BE? GO OVER AND GET IN ON THE CHANCE AT THIS PRIZE FROM VICTORIA'S SECRET!!!!

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**************CONTEST !!!!**********MAMA LOVES GIVEAWAYS CONTEST!!!!****************
Deadline: November 5th.
mama loves giveaways!==CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Are you ready to win all of these girly-girl goodies for a precious baby girl in your life?

Well, you must be a subscriber of our Pinks & Blues Lucky Loop email list.

This means that if you are already a subscriber, you are already entered to win.

However, between today and November 5, 2007, each time you refer another subscriber to us, you will be entered again and again - no limit!
GET OVER THERE AND SIGN UP!


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Win a Take-Along Tether, courtesy of Parent Pardners, from Pinks & Blues - and never lose your child’s bottle, sippy cup, pacifier or favorite toy again!!


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Pinks & Blues Baby Girly-Girl Giveaway!click here

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THE NATURAL MOMMY SITE AND CONTEST!
Wanna win something really special? check this out!If you don’t like food, you can just leave this site right now. This giveaway is not for you.

To those of you who are left: Do you like BANANA BREAD?





Do you like CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES?





Do you like PANCAKES?



Do you like eating healthy (or maybe just healthIER)?



And now… (drumroll), do you like eating GOOD, HEALTHY (or healthIER) food, THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAS PREPARED FOR YOU?

Now go back a half-step. Because I’m not actually baking these things for you. But I WILL put together the mixes! All you have to do is provide the perishables, stir in the dry mix, and plop in a loaf pan, cookie sheet, or griddle.

And these are not any dry mixes. They follow the Natural Household Standard of substituting half the white flour for whole wheat four (That’s as far as my husband will allow me to go… for now. Someday we’ll get up to 100% whole wheat flour… someday).
HUNGRY YET?????????? THEN ENTER HERE... THE NATURAL MOMMY SITE AND CONTEST!


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AN ISLAND LIFE -CLICK HERE TO ENTER
CHECK HERE REGULARLY FOR THE BLOGS AND CONTEST!
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THIS IS A GREAT PLACE HERE TO ADD YOUR CHILDREN FOR PRAYER,,YOUR FAMILY AS WELL !! ALSO GO BY AND PRAY FOR OTHERS...


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HAPPY SUNDAY AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU EACH AND EVERY ONE!!!!!
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THIS IS GOING ON OVER AT OHAMANDA.COM!!! READ BELOW TAKEN FROM SITE!
CLICK ON BUTTON TO ENTER,,,,

want to wish you a Merry Christmas! What? It’s not Christmas yet? Nay, not even December? Well, why didn’t someone inform every retail establishment in the country? I have to admit the Christmas trees and snowmen decorations are making me ready for Christmas!

And to celebrate I’m having a Bloggy Christmas! I want to give you, my unbelievable readers (still can’t believe I have those!) some Christmas gifts! For the next few weeks, I’ll be giving away some of my favorite Christmas stuff–books, gifts and well, stuff! All you have to do is come back here every week to check out what’s going on at my Christmas party. One week you’ll be able to just leave a comment and win. The next week, we might have a Mr. Linky up to post a Christmas memory. I’ve got a few fun things planned and I hope you’ll get involved and play along!

I’ve never done a big bloggy shindig (couldn’t think of another “b” word!). I don’t pretend that I’m going to have 50million people show up. I just want to share my Christmas with you. I’m amazed at how much I’ve gained from my blog in these past few months–a new hobby, a creative outlet, a few free books and most of all a huge circle of friends! I hope as I host this Bloggy Christmas you’ll see and hear the real Spirit of Christmas, have a little fun and make some friends along the way!

Each week, I’ll update this page with a link to my giveaway/post/fun thingamajig. (If you’d subscribe to my RSS feed via your bloglines or other feed reader, you’ll know right away when I post a new giveaway! hint hint.)

Week One: (check back on Monday, the 5th!)


******************don't miss this at 5 MINUTES FOR MOM!!! RETRO CAR!+++++
You can choose one of these cool jalopy cars — The Pink Princess Pedal Car, The Harry Car or The Harriett Car. Or take the equivalent value of $179 as a gift certificate towards any item in our store.

And if you don’t have any preschoolers, don’t worry… you can still celebrate the 1950’s with us.

Instead of a pedal car, you could choose the popular Suitcase-Style Portable Record Player was introduced in the late 1950’s.

The Crosley CR89 Traveler Stack-O-Matic takes you back in time as you listen to a stack of old records.

Or you could choose a Coke Classic Picnic Cooler or take a gift certificate and put it towards one of our most popular retro items — A 1930’s style Coke Machine.

These coke machines are an exact replica of the famous Westinghouse Junior Coke Machine of the 1930’s and 1940’s. Our customers love these refrigerated coke machines… they are perfect for keeping cold drinks handy in the TV room or on the patio.

So you can take your pick… choose a pedal car, a record player, a Coke cooler, or take a gift certificate for $179 and use it towards anything in the store.

you want to win this retro prize, simply follow these two steps:

Publish a post on your own blog linking back to this giveaway post and also linking to our store Pedal Cars and Retro Collectibles. We really do appreciate the links to both this post and to our store… you can also link to any of the individual prize product pages if you like for example the Pink Princess Pedal Car.
Leave a comment on this post.
If you don’t have a blog, we understand you can’t link back, but then please spread the word amongst your friends.

We are sorry to say we must limit shipping to US addresses. So Canadians, if you live close enough to the border to pick your prize or purchase up on the US side, then you can still enter. It’s incredibly simple to set this up. We help Canadians do it every day.

We’ll draw the winner on Friday, November 30th.CLICK BELOW!

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?CLICK HERE!
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Angela at MOMMY BYTES is giving away six hp photo books!

HP Photo Books are a fun, easy way to create customized, professional quality photo books at home with an inkjet printer. They come in two sizes, 5"x7" and 8.5"x11", in multiple colors. They are professional looking two-toned linen books which come with 12 sheets of HP Photo Paper and software. You just bend the binding back to replace or rearrange pages and add mementos as you like.It is great for scrapbookers or photo enthusiasts..Mommy BYtes is giving 6 away!!!
three in each size.!
I myself would like to win this!i want to do a grandkids book,,1 for each.. and also most know i am expecting 2 more grandbabies in may ,just a few days apart! would be sweet i think to take pics of the growing mom tummies and the birth's and give to each mom!

To enter, here are the rules:

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CONTEST AT COOL ZEBRA'S~Each week in November I'll be giving away at least one book. The books will be listed on Monday of the week and I'll take "entries" until Sunday, noon, central time.

All you have to do is post my "Celebrate at the Zebras" button on your blog sidebar for whatever week you want to enter, or write a post telling your readers about the contest. Then, come back here and leave me a comment saying you want to enter...and tell me which (or both) book you want to win.

U.S. or Canadian shipping addresses only please.
CLICK BUTTON ABOVE TO ENTER!
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Mamanista's

Cool Contest over at Mamanista's you need to check out!Rockin' Baby is originally known for their ring slings and we have the gorgeous "Suffragette City" ($102 value) to give away to one lucky reader. This sling has a sweetly chic sage and pink butterfly pattern on one side and a hot pink fabric with silver trim on the reverse. The fabric is a delicious, breathable, 100% cotton and the ring slings are held to a high standard of safety--each ring must pass an impact test and a 250 pound pull test before being considered ready to ship.
Contest ends: November 13, 2007 at 11:59 PM EST

((((((((WHILE YOUR THERE,CHECK OUT THEIR OTHER CONTEST! LINKS ON THE RIGHT OF PAGE..GOOD LUCK!)))))))))))))))

Contest is open to: US (including military addresses) and Canada

Want this to be yours?
Here's How To Win It!
i really love the strawberry fields and the cradle of love sling!
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Want to Win a Rocketfish Wireless Multimedia Bluetooth Keyboard and Laser Mouse Combo from Best Buy?Best Buy wants one lucky reader to win the Rocketfish Wireless Multimedia Bluetooth Keyboard and Laser Mouse Combo ($99.99 value) for FREE!

First, let me say that this contest is open to all! No restrictions on shipping.

To enter you must complete both steps:
BEGIN HERE-GO TO MAMANISTA'S
CHECK OUT THE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE @ BESTBUY

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make sure you look over at Pink and blue girls,mama loves giveaways! .They have several contest going on right now! Win a nursing bra,Dogster tshirt,g.c.,Beautiful diaper bag and MORE!
so get over there!!! Enter a Contest!

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One Moms World is having their first contest over at one moms world contest .
The first DVD Back in Shape with Baby - is the neatest concept and says she wishes she would have known about this when her girls were babies. she viewed the DVD and was just amazed. It really is powered to help you exercise and keep the baby happy all at the same time. Now we moms all know that is one great concept! This DVD is geared for moms with babies age 6 weeks to 6 months.

The second DVD is Energize and Exercise with your Preschooler.
the winner will receive 1 dvd of her choice compliments of Exercise with Mommy and a $20.00 gift card to Target to buy her a new exercise outfit compliments of One Moms World.
She will draw one random winner on October 22nd. Good luck to all entries .So head on over and say hi and enter the contest!


Exercise With Mommy

One Moms World

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OCTOBER WRITE AWAY CONTEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Here is a really cool contest going on over at Mother Hood In Alaska's
The theme for the month will be "Things That Scare Me." This could be anything from the mold in your bathroom to the worries you may have as a parent, but share with us what scares and frightens you, what keeps you up at night.
Write a post or find one in your archives about things that scare you and email your post's permalink to me at: scribbit at gmail.com any time through Wednesday October 17th. If you fail to meet the October 17th deadline I will still happily publish the link to your post and include it in the list of entries but it will not be judged. I reserve the right to reject submissions if they fail to meet the topic or if they contain objectionable content.

2. Publish a link to the contest page here at Scribbit in either your entry post or in a separate post.

3. Check back here on Friday October 19th when I will post a complete list of the entries along with the Write-Away Winner and any honorable mentions our judge sees fit to award.

Our guest judge this month is Shalee from Shalee's Diner who, far from being a terrifying person is an absolute sweetie, and will judge the entries based on the quality of writing, the applicability to the topic and the overall ability to engage (or scare) the reader.

The prize you're writing for is a collection of brand new mystery, crime and thriller novels. Last week I attend Bouchercon 2007, the world's biggest mystery writers convention where writers, editors and fans gathered to talk about the genre and learn from the masters. Diana Gabaldon, Robert S. Levinson, James Sallis, Otto Penzler, the big names were all there and they gave out a lot of cool stuff. I have fourteen new mystery stories as this month's prize (let's hope you like to be thrilled!) including:

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND ENTER


***HERE IS MY ENTRY!!!!! A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE

What scares me the most is the realization of all the danger's in the world now and all the abuse.Every time you turn on the tv or the radio,you hear of someone who has killed another,stolen a child ,abuse in all forms and our rights being taken away more and more to protect our homes and families.We are taking God out of everything and wonder why our nation seems to be falling apart.
I grew up in a home in rural alabama(where i still live).Sometime's the door was locked at night,sometimes not.We sat at the table and said grace before each meal,taught please & thank you , yes sir ,no sir,mam etc.We learned at a very young age to work and do your best at all you do.You worked for what you wanted,not steal it.
I look around now and i see young people shooting other children ,16 year old's going to jail for stealing.Little babies being abused and murdered by the very hands that should be tucking them in at night and wiping away the tears they cry.
We abort millions of unborn children yearly and we don't even want to acknowledge they are even alive under the name of choice.Thousand's of children are stolen yearly,and a high percentage are brutally killed after their captor's are through ''having their fun''.Drugs and alcohol are destroying families and killing mom's and dad's.A broken family is the norm now.
This scares me badly when i look in the eyes of my grandkid's and see into a small part of their future lives.What will it be like in 20 years,30 years..
I can't say that much anything scares me ,like animals,and things that go thump in the night..I love halloween and the fright of the ''boogers'' and the kids.
But what i fear only grows stronger each and every day.A world without LOVE.

BETTY

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love letters to a child

Our Seven Qtpies has a great contest going on right now...
Do you long to connect deeply with your children? To have a positive impact on their lives? To celebrate successes and discoveries as well as ordinary moments spent together? If this is what you want, but the distractions of daily life get in the way, then this book is for you.

Writing a love letter or making an entry in a journal for your child takes only 10 minutes and is an effective way to
Affirm your child’s uniqueness as a creation of God
Bond with your child
Celebrate and encourage character growth
Document milestones in your child’s spiritual journey
Establish a family legacy

This book provides examples and ideas to get you started. Years from now you’ll be glad you did.

You can find the book at Amazon or with the publisher Winepressbooks. I know you are going to love this book, my friend Nikki is using it now and has a review up on her blog.

The give-away ends October 14, and the winner will be announced on October 15th.To win an autographed copy of Tracey's book:

Click Here To Enter

Hello all...
Hope your night is going well and hope you find a little time this weekend for yourself.If you are like me,those moments are few and far between,,lol,,
My grandson's other nanna has them for tonight and tomorrow,so computer time tonight and cleaning tomorrow.A "little me time".I found a few contest tonight that are really nice and wanted to share..Hope you enjoy and good luck to all entrants.

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Homemom3 is giving out a brand new, still in the packaging Word World DVD. Read below for the review and how you can enter to win.

Review:
This is a great new program that we got to preview before the release in September 3, 2007 for PBS Kids and let me tell ya this will be one kid show we tune in to EVERYDAY.

Isabella, age 3, was so excited when I popped this little video in and she was so into the show that once each one ended I had to click the next, but when there were no more shows, I figured she’d just go back to playing with her toys, instead she asked if she could watch them again.Even now, she continues to watch Word World every single day, not just once a week....

click here to enter contest

homemom3 giveaway click here

Word World

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My Weekend

well ,me and the boys spent the weekend together,kolby-2 and billy-5. billy was going back to other nanna's this afternoon,but he has next week off school and he wanted to stay some more..so i will take him to othe nanna's wed. i think..i really enjoy my time with them..that is another bad thing about ''our situation'' right now,they are separated at times and it hurts them.but we keep them together as much as possible ,so they will always be close and their bond is not broken.Bily climbs to top of his tree outside now,a big milestone for him.lol...
we have been talking about halloween the last few days and planning. kolby has his suit already,he is a puppy. i will get billy his this weekend.at school they are having dress up day week after next and he will be ''elvis''! nanna nacy is ordering the suit.and of course picture day has come and gone so we have class pics to buy.
still no direct word from my daughter,only through people saying they have seen her.
tired..off to bed for tonight...

An Island Review: Win The Junglebook DVD

An Island Review: Win The Junglebook DVD: "Win The Junglebook DVD Host Blog: My Memories Deadline to Enter: October 12, 2007 Prize: The JungleBook DVD To win your copy of the newly released version of The JungleBook, "

“Miss Charge It” costume contest ,check it out

Hey Mom!
Do you need a simple, but fun costume this year?

Since we moms love shopping, we thought this
“Miss Charge It” costume would be perfect!
Click on the image for larger detail.

So read on to find out how you can EASILY win!
GOOD LUCK! =)

WHEN:
Effective Friday, September 28, 2007. This contest will End on Thursday, October 18, 2007 and the winner will be announced on the Moms Love Shopping Show on October 19, 2007 and contacted via email.

http://momsloveshopping.com/win-a-miss-charge-it-halloween-costume-from-moms-love-shopping/
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Reason why it is as it is..................

hAPPY FRIDAY ALL....
setting here this afternoon ,waiting on my oldest son to pick up my 5 year old grandson to bring to me...dark clouds filtering in from the east,still related to the tropical storm that went way south of us.wasn't so many years ago yesterday that opal tore through a # 3 hurricane...
WOW! what a night that was,and for several weeks after...
as i said on an earlier post,i have custody of my 2 year old grandson and me and the other nanna split it with the 5 year old grand.(they have different dads)
the reason for this is my daughter got on meth...for almost 7 months now,she has been gone.to protect the children we went and got temp. custody...the 2 year olds dad is also hooked on prescription drugs.pain pills etc...he od'ed in feb. of this year and almost died..did he stop? no he got worse..and drinks to go along with it.at the very least we give my daughter respect for leaving the babies with us before she left..we know they are safe.the 5 year old's dad helps with him. my 2 year old ha not seen mom for 7 months ,nor dad for 4 months.....
this is a story i am hearing more and more from people..drugs and alcohol are tearing our families apart..what can be done??? what can we do???
i know what we can't do. after the age of 21 ,you can't have them put anywhere uless they are suicidal or get busted!!!! if there has been a ''spotting'' of them when they leave ,you put out a missing persons bulletin ,you may be responsible for the man power put into it! you will be billed!!!! there is no where you can take someone that is ''drugged up'' unless you have thousands of dollars upfront...i will tell you from someone who knows the hard way....if this happens to your family,mostly your hands are tied to do anything that may save them...about all you can really do is pray....
it is sad that we do not have the facilities to save our kids after they reach 21,,,it is a bad thing to lay down at night and think your daughter may be dead ,or will happen. it is sad to hear your grandbabies want to know where mom and dad are ,and all you can say is ''i don't know,but we love you.......
I PRAY YOUR FAMILY NEVER EXPERIANCES THIS PAIN......

contest going on over at KANGAROODLE.

if you have never stopped by KANGAROODLE's,now is the time! they have a Coupon Code: DREAWD that you can use right now to get
15% off any product! all kinds of really cool things for the baby and mom! just a really beautiful site...also a great contest where you have a chance to win a 50.00 gift certificate...

so pour you a cup of coffee and let's go shopping 2007 style....

http://www.kangaroodle.com/

The Changing American Family

just setting here this morning ,thinking on a few things..mainly how much things have changed in just 40 years...the time i can remember..

i think on morals...
i was raised to say thank you and yes mam and no sir..you said the blessing at every meal and when you laid down at night,you had your prayer talk with god...if you needed something ,you asked for it..you did not just take it..if you borrowed something,you returned it and took care of it while it was in your care..
i tried as well to raise my 2 kids that way as well..my sons dad died before he was born in 1980. i was 17. a story for another time. remarried 2 years later to my daughters dad..10 years later we got a divorce,a very abusive situation, a story for another time... so the kids had half their life with a single parent..tried to be mom,dad and friend,which WAS not smart-just be which ever parent you are-be a friend when they are grown,until then -BE PARENT;
still tried to instill as much moral and unconditional love as possible...
I think on family...wasn't anything else like being at my grandparents ,taught me most of values,mom too, to trust .love , and most of all that they would be there for me no matter what as long as god allowed them...
now i am raising my grandson -age 2 and 1/2 full time and my 5 year old grandson i split time with the other nanna...i am glad they are here,i know where they are,what they need ,so i don't have to worry about things like that....
but what worries me is that i am seeing more and more of this..the problem is not that these babies /kids are being with us,the problem is they are missing out on a family structure..no mom and dad when they want to see them.it is nannas,aunts,foster, that tuck them in at night..what has happened in our culture??? seems it is more important to a growing # of young people to remain childless-but at the same time-making babies....Now don't get me wrong...these kids should be with the ones that will take best care of them...what i am asking is ,,,what in the hell has happened to the ticker inside you that just makes you fall in love when that little one looks at you and smiles??????? it is suppose to just warm your heart from the inside out.....NOT allow you to leave it....i just do not understand....

i am grateful i am allowed in this life to be as close to my 2 grandsons as i am..i am grateful for the friendship of my grandsons other nanna. we are proud to have them...but we can't do the things other grands do...we can't ''spoil and send em home''...we have to be the disciplinarian , it is not part time ...and as we get older i can't help but think on years to come..these bodies age quickly i am afraid
well , time to go...the little one beckon's ....

Mom Blog: Who Would Have Thought Bed Bugs Would Be Fun?

Mom Blog: Who Would Have Thought Bed Bugs Would Be Fun?


everyone should go over and check out the mom blog...a lot of work has went into the site and very worthy of reading...
let me know what you think....a lot of nonsence blogs online now..good to find some cool ones.

betty