May 2nd, 2009 Brunette
I LOVE going to the mailbox and finding new adventures waiting inside. Don’t you? Well, not junk mail adventures! But, those fun adventures that will take you away and allow you to experience life, love, happiness, and sadness.
Today, I was lucky enough to have delivered to me a new adventure. I took a quick 30-foot walk, opened up my mailbox and found inside a new awesome book to read and review for you all here titled Shelter Me by Juliette Fay. I have been looking forward to receiving this book and happy to finally have it.
A quick synopsis of Shelter Me without giving too much away is “a mom’s rebirth after her husband’s death.” I know, that alone has a ton of you crying. I tell myself I can hold my own, but I am sure I will share in the tears with you all. Through the tears, I am waiting for the moment where she begins to live again. I think it will be a wonderful book.
I am hoping to have the review up for you all in the next 3 weeks. Be patient with me though because I am reading a few other books 
that i hope to finish up this week and then I can start on Shelter Me. I plan to add this review to the MamaLit review blog as well. If you have not been by there, you should check it out. MamaLit has ten ladies reviewing books. There are some great reviews on there!
~ TTFN
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May 1st, 2009 Brunette
That be me!
Like a few of you out in the blogoshpere, I received an email from Kelly McCausey, General Editor of Sparkplugging, about participating in a new 10-week internship for Sparkplugging. I was anxious as I read the email because Sparkplugging and Kelly McCausey are top names that you hear repeated throughout online communities everywhere.
I finished reading the email and jumped on filling out the application. I’m a 30-something mom of two and my whole purpose for filling out the application and sending it in, opportunity. Opportunity to learn; growth - both personally and professionally, and the best feeling of all, accomplishment. The accomplishment of ten weeks of challenge that could only make be a better person all around.
Send. Off went the email.
Ding. I had mail.
Later that evening I received an email from Kelly. She wanted to talk with me more about possibly joining the internship. We scheduled our Skype chat for late morning today. If you have never chatted with Kelly, she is awesome. Extremely easy to just chat with and can make you want to chat maybe more than she has time for.
Outcome? Well, I am now part of the 10-week internship – well, almost. I am waiting for my internship forms to read over and to accept the commitment. Once I do, I will be part of a great team of interns. Granted I don’t know any of the other possible interns, but we have to be great! We are going to be learning from an awesome lady and will be part of a wonderful team that can only get better!
I will add notes here and there about how I am doing during the internship. Of course I can’t share the work with you, but I can definitely share with you how I am doing. Keep your eyes open for updates!
Wish me luck. Wish all of the interns luck!
~ TTFN
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May 26th, 2008 Brunette
Well, not for me, my oldest. After years of battling bike accidents, that led to jaw and teeth surgeries, that led to major screwed up mouth issues, he has now reached the point to get braces on. Thankfully! In two weeks, the metal will be a shining in my son’s mouth.
It is sad, but I had to put off getting the braces for my son for about six months just so I could find an Orthodontist that would fit my budget. The good thing about it, I actually found the top Orthodontist in my area AND he was willing to work with the payments I can afford. There is something said for being patient.
Now, if I could only find someone to give me reduced prices on tires and free plastic surgery, I am good to go. Oh, did I mention I would REALLY love an iPhone? You know, I am a busy mom, have to keep a ton of schedules together!
Anywho, Mr C is thankful for the braces at last. He is truly the one that has kept me going trying to find someone that would work with us. He is embarrassed by his teeth and even his friends have made fun of them. He wants braces on and he now has gotten his wish.
Do you remember back when we were first getting braces on - like 20-some years ago? OMG! has it really been that long? We hated the thought of the metal, being called names like “train tracks,” all for the sake of some beauty. Back then, we were use to crooked teeth. That’s just how it was.
Today, it is second nature to have braces put on. Everyone does it, but stupid insurance still sees it as a cosmetic surgery, so they don’t cover near what they should on costs. Oh well. If they would take a gander at my son’s teeth, Orthodontics might get a big boost in coverage. They wouldn’t want any child’s teeth like that.
Trust me, his is to keep the bully’s from making fun, but also so that he can eat a tad bit normal.
So, wish us luck over the next few weeks, as he gets them on, and mom has to take care of the mouth as I listen to how much it hurts. I know. Been there. That is gonna suck and I will need to exercise some extreme patience with him.
Oh the joys of parenting. We LOVE it thought!
TTFN ~
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I LOVE going to the mailbox and finding new adventures waiting inside. Don’t you? Well, not junk mail adventures! But, those fun adventures that will take you away and allow you to experience life, love, happiness, and sadness. 
