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The Moo Moo: Not Just for Grandma

August 5, 2014

When I get home from work the first thing I usually do is run to my room and take off all my clothes and put on my “Moo Moo”.

For as long as I can remember my Grandma and my Mom have worn things like this:

This is usually referred to as a housecoat or “duster”.

Whelp. I’m slowly morphing into that….

I bought this swim cover at Lands End earlier this year and have never actually worn it AS a swim cover…but let me tell you it makes the perfect Moo Moo!

My child loves to be in every single photo 🙂 He’s legit. I love him. And that mirror is DIRTY! I posted my Moo Moo on Instagram last night and I loved hearing that I’m not the only one who is morphing into granny wear.

Give me my “duster” and my Moscato and I’m a happy girl!

Fruit Shoot #StuntHunt Contest

August 4, 2014

Fruit Shoot is currently celebrating imaginative activities with a really special competition. Fruit Shoot is looking to families across the U.S. to share videos of your kids doing amazingly active stunts.

Here’s the trick: Your submission has to feature a Fruit Shoot bottle and a ball of your choice. The best of your videos will get the Hollywood treatment with special effects added to bring your kids’ imagination to life! You’ll instantly receive a coupon for a free bottle of Fruit Shoot just for registering!

Need a cool ball to shoot your video with? Any time you buy 6 bottles of Fruit Shoot in-store, you can send away for a FREE Waboba ball, the ball that bounces on water!

So grab your camera, and show us what you can do!

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Fruit Shoot has yummy flavors like Apple, Berry Burst, Orange, & Strawberry Raspberry.

Here is Connor’s video below “Bowling for Fruit Shoot“:

“I Have Failed as a Mother!”

July 31, 2014

It’s starting to become very apparent to me how much Connor is actually soaking in. For instance, Terence and I watch the morning news while we get ready for work in the mornings. Which is a tornado in itself. Connor is usually in our room too and I’m sure he’s been seeing all the news about the planes going down and stuff like that (let’s not even get started on the Ebola virus…which is scaring the **** out of me!!! Maybe I should just ban myself from watching the news? But it’s good to be in the know right? Whatevs.

So, Terence was on a business trip earlier this week and Connor saw a plane on the news and said “Did my Daddy die in an airplane?” WTH-eck? “Of course not!” “Why would you think that?”

Seriously that scared me and I was just thinking how in the world he would have picked that up!

Then earlier this week he told me “Mom I really miss my church friends and I want to go back to Sunday school”. Queue the MOM FAIL. We’ve had visitors from out-of-town every weekend for the last month and are too lazy to get our bums out of bed and go to church. But he’s noticing and that hurts my heart. That’s like God saying “BAM! You need a reality check Becky.”

In the words of Beverly Goldberg (My favorite TV Mom)

“I have failed as a MOTHER!”

I’ll be the first to admit I’m not a perfect person and definitely not a perfect wife or mom. I fail a TON.

First and foremost I want my family to feel loved and like they are my top priority. I hope they know this. It’s crazy how life gets in the way and all of a sudden you forget the little things that seep in the cracks.

Other thoughts:

Sure, I’d like to lose 30 lbs. But am I willing to give up my mean chocolate habit? Uhm…………..Occasionally.

I haven’t had that “Aha” moment and I’m certainly not going to go on a cleanse or post pictures of myself half-naked on Instagram showing how fit I am or how much weight I’ve lost. Although I am proud of these women…dang it makes me feel like poo.

Seriously how do these people exercise a bazillion hours a day and do everything else that needs to get done? Their stories are inspiring….but I want to read about something OTHER than before and after pics and how many calories they’ve burned that day. Gah. (That’s just myself saying boo on me) Guilty as charged.

Because frankly, after 8+ hours of work I just want to sit on my sofa & watch The Mindy Project and drink a glass of wine.

Also, the outfit posts. Oh the fashion blogging storm….mercy. I like fashion just like the next chick. I love to shop. But how in the WORLD do people post different outfits every.single.day and I’m sitting here wearing the same pants 3 days in a row? I love the outfits, I like the fashion inspirational posts…..but again….I want to read more than what brand of jeans you are wearing that day. And about your $3,000 shoes. Like, what is actually in your noggin?

I’m going on a little rant here that I didn’t intend to…..

I’m feeling out loud and probably over-sharing too much….blah….blah….blah. But I want to read about YOUR lives….as I know you want to read about mine. (Yes I have the occasional review post because I’m NOT made of $$$ and it doesn’t grow on trees and as long as it’s something I would enjoy doing…they why not!) DON’T JUDGE. And I don’t want to forget why I started blogging in the first place. To read about every day challenges and have that support system.

And someone to honestly tell me what it’s like and smack me over the head and say “Get it together!”

I’m not saying to stop what you’re doing. Just show more of yourself. Being honest, raw, and not being ashamed of what you have to say is something in itself.

Love you peeps. Thanks for listening and have a happy Thursday!

“Orange you glad it’s Thursday?”

Not the Money Pit — Revamping the House on a Budget

July 22, 2014

Home décor doesn’t come cheap, but there comes a time when you simply have to do something to make your home beautiful once again! Instead of breaking the budget (or making your credit card cringe away to the back of your purse) why not try out some or all of the following cheap and cheerful ways to brighten up your décor?

Light it up

Most rooms in the home benefit from having more than one source of light, so investing in a pair of table lamps could make all the difference to your living room. Position your new lamps carefully, so as to throw pools of light where they’re needed, banishing shadows and opening out the whole room. Simply changing the shades on existing table lamps can also have a great impact on your décor, but do be aware that darker shades will swallow up some of the light, whereas lighter ones will brighten up the room.

Comfort with cushions

Interior designers love cushions, no matter if they’re working in luxurious mansions or small two bedroom cottages and there’s good reason for this: cushions are fantastic! They inject that much-needed pop of color to any room, they infuse the décor with comfort and can help to properly finish off any décor scheme. They’re also very handy if you need a quick nap during the day!

Reflect on mirrors

Mirrors aren’t just for checking your appearance before leaving the house, they can work for your décor in a number of ways. First of all, mirrors reflect light around the room and can effortlessly brighten up a dull corner. Secondly, they create the illusion of space in your home. As the room is effectively doubled in the mirror, you can make even small and poorly proportioned rooms look spacious and attractive.

Blessing of the windows

Your window treatments — be it curtains, blinds or opaque vinyls — are the décor equivalent of the room’s clothing, so make sure that they fit well with your intended décor look. Long, floor-length curtains (which should start from high up the wall, near the ceiling) give a room gravitas and elegance, while shorter curtains are more practical and are ideal for children’s bedrooms and the kitchen.

Walk around your home and look for “easy fixes” such as those mentioned above. You might not be able to redo the whole house (or want to!), but you’ll be delighted at how simply you can minimize or improve a lot of the problem areas, leaving behind a comfortable and attractive home for you and your family.

My sister and I….sigh

We love and fight with each other like nobody’s business! Starting with clothes from each other’s closets, sharing a car growing up, starting our first job together. We’ve been through it all TOGETHER.

I’m so BEYOND happy for her that she’s finally found happiness with Vinny and Jarrett has a great Daddy. God truly answered prayers.

Some people ask us what it’s like to be a twin, but it’s hard to describe. It’s especially hard living so far from each other. But absence makes the heart grow fonder right? So when we see each other we get so excited….then we fight again…then we make up! Ha ha! It’s a vicious cycle!

As we grow older things have changed, and it’s definitely hard to be separated. No matter what I know we can always pick up where we left off. We disagree a LOT….but it’s crazy how similar we are on other things.

Everything is always “equal” and “fair” because if one of us got something the other liked better then queue the CRAZY crying!

Anyway, it’s a relationship like none other. But it’s one I’d never mess with or change.

I love being a twin 🙂

We always said if our husbands die first we’ll move in together and hot roll our hair. I guess we came into the world together and if we have to we can go out the same way! At least I have a place to go right?

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When I get home from work the first thing I usually do is run to my room and take off all my clothes and put on my “Moo Moo”.

For as long as I can remember my Grandma and my Mom have worn things like this:

This is usually referred to as a housecoat or “duster”.

Whelp. I’m slowly morphing into that….

I bought this swim cover at Lands End earlier this year and have never actually worn it AS a swim cover…but let me tell you it makes the perfect Moo Moo!

My child loves to be in every single photo 🙂 He’s legit. I love him. And that mirror is DIRTY! I posted my Moo Moo on Instagram last night and I loved hearing that I’m not the only one who is morphing into granny wear.

Give me my “duster” and my Moscato and I’m a happy girl!

Today is our 13 year anniversary 🙂

We celebrated over the weekend and saw a movie called Lucy….which was a weird movie in my opinion. Terence’s Dad kept Connor for us so we could spend some time together and you know how it is after you have a kid you don’t know what to do with yourself when you are ALONE! Ha ha!

No, really we had a great time movie watching, dining, and just talking about life & the future.

I love you baby and here’s to another 50 years <3

Throwback to our wedding day. No digital photos and I had just gotten a cell phone because beepers were phasing out. Isn’t that crazy? It makes me feel old!

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