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Earth Day ponderings 2008-04-22 10:01:49 Well, I wasn’t planning on blogging about Earth
Day. It’s so cliche to that, really, when everyone else in the world is doing it, too. What more could I possibly add? Nothing, really. I’ll just leave you with this cartoon, courtesy thedailygreen.com. Oh, how I can relate to this….
(hat tip: Brian)
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There’s still time to donate 2008-04-26 20:24:20 I know that many of the March of Dimes Walk for Babies events have taken place, or will take place tomorrow, but there’s still time to donate if you haven’t yet. Brian, the boys and I will be walking in our even a week from tomorrow. If you’d like to donate, you can click on the banner in my sidebar.
Green Mother’s Day gifts 2008-04-30 08:21:07 With Mother’s Day just over 2 weeks away, I have (finally) started thinking about what to get my mom. I’m probably a bit late in my planning, but I just have to get through the twins’ birthday before I can think about Mother’s Day. I decided I’d start with a search for the “hot” gifts of 2008. Surprisingly, that didn’t turn much up. Just the usual, flowers, chocolate, jewelry, and handbags…I guess the handbags are the hot item this year, since that was the only constant in each list I found. Then I decided to do a search for green Mother’s Day gifts. Boy, is there a lot of info on that! Alot of them are good ideas; organic perfume and makeup, fair trade organic coffee or tea, flowers from a local flower shop, soy and beeswax candl Read more:Green
Rainy Day fun and brotherly love 2008-04-29 14:53:46 We’ve had such fantastic weather here (up ’til now, anyway). On Saturday, while it was still warm, we had some thunderstorms. In between the showers, I allowed the boys to run through the puddles out back with a few of their neighborhood friends. That was always one of my favorite things to do; run through puddles in the rain. I snapped a couple of pictures, as well as a couple of pics of Ryan and Zach.
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7 years gone by 2008-04-29 14:33:00 Since I wasn’t able to get into my dashboard yesterday, I’m posting this a day late. It’s hard to believe that 7 years have passed since the birth of our twins. We’ve come a long way from the long, endless nights spent in the NICU. Every passing year reminds me of just how lucky we are that the boys have no lasting effects from their prematurity. Every birthday reminds me of how lucky we are, how lucky they are. Thank you, God, for giving us such healthy, happy babies.
We opted out of a party this year because of the whole moving thing. This way, they have time to build up friendships and we have time to build up our finances, lol. We did cake and presents yesterday and we have something special planned for them tomorrow evening. A special members only event for th
Thursday Thirteen, edition #2 2008-05-01 11:20:04 I think this is only the second time I’ve participated in the Thursday
13. I could be wrong, though. I will be trying to do this more in the future. This weeks theme is “alphabet” so, in keeping with a Mother’s Day theme, I chose the letter “m” for mother. Here are 13 reasons I love being a mom:
Thirteen
reason I love being a mom
1. I get to play with toys! Maybe more than that, I get to experiment with “boy” toys, like Transformers, Rescue Heroes, etc. I was such a girly girl when it came to toys, for the most part. I played with Barbies (although my sister and I were known for marrying our Barbies with G.I. Joe’s. Ken was wimpy in our book…Barbie was much more likely to fall for Joe than Ken.).
2. I love hearing my boys sa
A picture is worth 1000 words 2008-05-01 09:09:44
Well, in this case, it could be worth $1000, not 1000 words. I’m participating in a Mother’s Day Giveaway over at 5 Minutes for Mom. Egg Beaters has teamed up with Susan and Janice to give one lucky reader/participant a $1000 American Express gift card. What do I have to do? Submit a photo of what motherhood means to me. It’s a pretty intriguing idea, really. There any number of things I can >em>say that motherhood means to me. But to find a picture takes it to a whole new level. Lucky for me I had the perfect picture in mind. It’s 5 years old, but there’s nothing I have in my photo arsenal that demonstrates motherhood any better. Here is the picture I chose:
I don’t know that this photo needs any explanation, but I’ll do it anyway. We were movin
Friday Fill-Ins #1 2008-05-02 10:20:09 Yes, I’ a meme person today, I guess. I figure since I haven’t had much to blog about lately, I’d better keep my blog at least looking busy. So, I’ll probably have a daily meme (or two….or three) just to give me something to do here, lol.
1. Two of my favorite ingredients in a drink are water and tea, lol. I’m an iced tea gal!
2. My children often amaze me.
3. You can keep doing that forever, the dog is never going to be able to talk.
4. Start with love. Add some frog tails, beauty, energy, dirt and a very loud sound system, mix it all together and voila! You have my 3 boys!.
5. If I had a yard with a garden, I would love to grow tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and watermelon.
6. Rice cakes are best au naturel.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’ Read more:Friday
Mother’s Day 2008 Giveaway 2008-05-02 07:38:36 The fabulous ladies over at 5 Minutes for Mom are giving away some awesome things for Mother’s Day! The first is the new All-in-One Kodak Easy Share printer.
I want one of these so badly! Maybe someday…or, hey! Maybe I’ll win this one! You, too, can sign up for the giveaway. Just pop over to their site and leave a comment!
The other fabulous thing they are giving away (besides the $1000 g.c. for the photo contest) is a personalized set of notecards from Come Together.
These products are so neat and would be a great Mother’s Day gift. Shoot, they’d be a great gift for any day! Perhaps in the future I’ll order some and try them out.
You can enter any of the contests by clicking on the banner in my sidebar.
Friday Feast 2008-05-02 07:34:04
Appetizer
What was your favorite cartoon when you were a child?
Oh, wow! I don’t know that I had a favorite, per se. I loved the Smurfs and the Snorks, He-Man and She-Ra, Pound Puppies, Care Bears, Rainbow Brite…oh, I could go on. Just about any of the 80’s cartoons I loved (and still love)
Soup
Pretend you are about to get a new pet. Which animal would you pick, and what would you name it?
Hmmm….probably a puppy/dog. What would I name him or her? Hmm, I dunno. I’d probably let the kids name the pup.
Salad
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how much do you enjoy getting all dressed up for a special occasion?
I guess it depends. If it was an occasion that I was really looking forward to, I’d enjoy it, so probably a 9 or a 10 in that situation. I Read more:Friday
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March for Babies is tomorrow! 2008-05-03 20:42:37 As the co-chair for the Mission Family teams here in Rochester, I get to give a quick 2-3 minute “speech” about why I got involved in the March
of Dimes. That should be fun. I guess I’ll get over my fear of public speaking real quick, huh? DH will be moblogging, so look for random pics from the walk, courtesy dh’s phone On the upside, we got cool purple family team shirts on top of the March for Babies
shirt I’ll get for fundraising. Is that not awesome?! I love what they are doing here and I love being involved!
Alright, off to bed for me. It’ll be an early morning. Thank goodness there will be Starbucks there, lol. I’ll need some. And, boy, I wish I had some extra money this month…they are having a knock-off purse sale, too!
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Mario Kart Wii problems 2008-05-03 11:48:51 The twins got Mario
Kart Wii
for their birthday. it’s a fun game, but we have run into a problem. We want to connect to my sil and play with her. However, after sharing numbers, etc, every time we try to connect with her for a game, we get booted and get an error code (that seems to be for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, by the way). We have tried everything that Nintendo’s site has suggested. I have even googled the problem without much success (obviously) in finding the answer. Does anyone whose been successful at hooking up with friends online have any advice or suggestions?
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What a success! 2008-05-04 13:19:22 I have to say that I am so super impressed with how Rochester does their walk! They had music, a bounce-around, Home Depot Kids Workshops, crafts for the kids, pizza and hot dogs afterwards, Starbucks coffee, donuts, clowns, face painting and more! I did a little spiel about why I got involved with the MOD and then I was interviewed by a local tv station (as you can see from the previously posted picture from dh’s cell phone).
We have been chosen to be the Ambassador family for their golf tournament this summer. I am super excited about that and our meetings will start in a couple of weeks. There’s something about being involved so closely with an organization that really makes a person feel fulfilled, ya know? I just don’t know that I can explain in words what voluntee
March for Babies - Trisha Interview 2008-05-04 09:25:13 March
for Babies
- Trisha
Interview, originally uploaded by purdue_babe007.
Trisha being interview by another Rochester TV station. For some reason they didn’t want me. A little shower but so far so good. Trisha will have more later.
It’s that “school” thang…. 2008-05-08 15:48:49 Lots of school stuff going on today…well, this week, actually. Tuesday we had a parent/teacher conference with Ryan’s teacher and had an impromptu meeting with the speech teacher as well. Today, Alex had his kindergarten physical and 4 immunizations. What a trooper that kid is, I tell ya. He didn’t really cry for the first three shots. The last one, the MMR shot, was the one he screamed for. I don’t blame him, really. That’s the one that stings like heck. He dried right up when he got to choose a toy and a sticker, and I gave him a little packet of Oreo cookies that I still had in my purse from his Bill Gray’s kids meal from last weekend. He isn’t the type of kid that has any kind of reaction to immunizations so I don’t have to worry about gi Read more:thang
Thursday Thirteen 2008-05-08 15:12:40 Today’s ThursdayThirteen
is a “gross” edition, in honor of the 144th edition. We could use any definition of gross, so here’s mine:
Thirteen “gross” things about raising boys.
1. No matter how many times I remind them, they just don’t seem to remember to put the toilet seat up. I can’t even count the number of times I’ve found pee on the toilet seat!
2. I have found that boys can not pee in the middle of the night. By that, I mean that they can’t actually make it in to the bowl but rather they pee all around the toilet. Either that, or they are having way to much fun trying to see how many surfaces they can pee on before mom goes insane!
3. Laughing at bodily functions is a favorite pastime for my boys. I don’t get
The search for the perfect LBD 2008-05-12 19:16:41 DH and I have been invited to a charity gala on Saturday for Habitat for Humanity. When he brought home the invitation, I was super excited. After all, we’ve never been to a “Black tie optional” event before, let alone personally invited! And that’s when it hit me: crap! I have nothing to wear!
Now, to most women, this doesn’t seem like such a daunting task. WhatR
Manic Monday 2008-05-12 08:28:58 I hope everyone had a great Mother’s Day. We went to church and were transferred in as new members. Then, my dad bought us a gas grill as an early Christmas present, so dh grilled steaks for dinner. I finished my photomosaic puzzle (it only took me a week!) and had a pretty relaxing day. Now, on to todays meme!
If the statement, ‘You are what you eat’ was true, I would be a cup o Read more:Manic
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DH is going to jail 2008-05-14 16:18:52 Yep, you read that right. 2 weeks from tomorrow, Brian’s being locked up. To be released on good behavior, he needs to raise $800 for his bail. Whatever did he do to get thrown in jail, you ask? Why, he’s MDA’s Most Wanted Citizen! It’s time for the 2008 Rochester “Stars Behind Bars” campaign for the MDA, and Brianis being locked up to raise money. To help him r
Friday Fill-Ins #2 2008-05-16 07:57:09
1. There is absolutely NO way you can get me to bungee jump!
2. Seeing all the flowers and trees bloom reminds me that summer is almost here!
3. I cannot live without my computer!
4. Knitting and quilting are two things I’d like to try.
5. When life hands you lemons trade them in for oranges.
6. Camping with my grandparents all over the country is my favorite childhood memory.
7. And as f Read more:Friday
Friday Feast 2008-05-16 07:43:23
Appetizer
What is the nearest big city to your home? Well, technically, I live in a big city. Otherwise, I’d say Buffalo, NY.
Soup
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how well do you keep secrets? I am a 10 No, really I am! I can keep a secret for years!
Salad
Describe your hair (color, texture, length). I recently cut 16 inches off my hair and donated it to Locks of Love. So, I̵ Read more:Friday
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Thursday 13 2008-05-15 09:57:25 Because hte Indianapolis 500 is only ten days away, I’m doing an Indy Car TT this week So, here goes!
Thirteen Things about the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500
1. This is the largest rookie class since 1997. Thirteen rookies are entered in the Indianapolis 500, the most since 1997 when the 13-member rookie class included Kenny Brack, Greg Ray and Sam Schmidt. Eight rookies have w Read more:Thursday
I love being frugal 2008-05-17 13:55:12 I am a member of an onine twins community. We are parents or grandparents of twins. They are such a great resource. Our twins range in age from babies to adults, so somewhere, someone has either been though what you have or will go through it. Most of us have children in addition to our twins. I just love being part of a community of people like that. I became really good friends with someone from
Tackle It Tuesday 2008-05-20 21:47:14
My Tackle It Tuesday
comes in two parts today. They both coincide with each other, however. The first is the ever-present pile of laundry:
The second is the daunting task of packing suitcases. Oy. I have decided that I can no longer fit all 3 boys in the same suitcase so Alex now gets his own, smaller, duffle bag. As much as I hate to pack even one extra bag due to space in the van, I am really
Friday Fill-ins 2008-05-23 09:10:10 1. On my laziest day I like to lay on the couch either reading a book, or watching a movie!
2. Getting all the laundry done makes me feel like I’m being productive.
3. I love little kisses and big hugs.
4. This summer I want to try to enjoy myself and discover all Rochester has to offer.
5. Living so far away from my friends and family made me start my blog.
6. Red apples and orange flowers. Read more:Friday
My accent is no accent at all 2008-05-29 12:19:40 This quiz was fun. I’m from northern Indiana, though, not southern.
What American accent
do you have?
Your Result: The Midland
“You have a Midland accent” is just another way of saying “you don’t have an accent.” You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we kn
Love the new WP update! 2008-05-29 10:34:06 My fantastico FINALLY had the new WP update and I must say that I LOVE IT! I have spent a good part of the morning trying to get used to the new look. I love that I can automatically update any out-of-date plugins (which I did, by the way) I don’t remember the old version allowing me to do that, but it may have. I know it told me when they were out of date, but I believe I had to dl them mys
Thursday Thirteen 2008-05-29 09:32:14 Thirteen
Things about Trisha
1. Public bathrooms gross me out.
2. I do not use port-a-potties…EVER!
3. I am a bookworm
4. I consider myself an amateur photographer.
5. I have 1 sister, 1 step-sister, and 3 step-brothers. I am the oldest of us all.
6. I do not make friends easily.
7. I am an introvert.
8. I have wanted to be a teacher since I was 3 years old.
9. I am a musician, both in Read more:Thursday
Friday Fill-ins 2008-05-23 09:10:10 1. On my laziest day I like to lay on the couch either reading a book, or watching a movie!
2. Getting all the laundry done makes me feel like I’m being productive.
3. I love little kisses and big hugs.
4. This summer I want to try to enjoy myself and discover all Rochester has to offer.
5. Living so far away from my friends and family made me start my blog.
6. Red apples and orange flowers. Read more:Friday
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