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The Sickie Family 2007-04-02 15:02:00 Why am I resisting the urge to write lyrics to the tune of the "Addams Family
" theme song? LOLI woke up Thursday with a tickle in my throat and spent a lot of the day coughing. I had signed up to be a driver for J's field trip that day, so there was no rest for the weary that day.If not for the fact that J's class had spring pictures on Friday, we would have definitely stayed home. It's been raining here since Wed. Friday it started pouring. I picked up 3 movies on my way home from taking J to school. 2 for us girls to watch and 1 for hubster and I to see later. That was the best idea I had all day. I managed to get to rest on the couch for about 4 hours. I didn't get a nap, but I didn't have to move too much. J was entertained and Ava had a nap for a good part of that time.I'd have to say this is the most miserable cold I've had all season. It just drags you down to the ground and stomps all over you. You have no energy to do much of anything. I feel like I've been run over by
Four Words 2007-03-29 20:27:00 Vanilla Creme Hershey's Kisses! Read more:Words
Pretty Pathways 2007-03-29 04:08:00 Spring has Sprung here! For us that means time to think about yard work. It's not my favorite thing in the world, but it needs to be done. When I was out in the backyard the other day, I noticed that the area on the west side of the house was looking a little bare. Last year, the grass was always shorter in that area, I think because the dogs are always running back and forth and barking at the neighbor kids. lolI've been trying to think of a way to make that area look a little bit better. I like the idea of putting down some Stepping Stones. I think they'd spruce up that area and help it to look a little less bare. It would make a nice pathway leading to and from the fence gate as well.When I was looking around over at Online Discount Mart, I saw this great stone that I think my friend Jilley NEEDS to have! She lives on a farm and owns peacock. I think she needs this one! They have a great selection of really unique Stepping Stones. I had a lot of fun browsing around over there! Read more:Pretty
Custom Template Contest! 2007-03-26 19:49:00 Thinking your blog could use a new look?Lindsay over at Splat Designs is having a contest!The big winner gets a custom template with colors, textures, sidebar catagories, a signature and added to their blog. A collage header will be included, if you want... but if you are hoping for a special illustration or image (from istockphoto or similar) you will need to purchase those yourself and email them to Lindsay. Interested? Head over to her site and sign the Mr. Linky, and follow her other instructions. She will pick a winner on April 1st!Of course if you don't head over there, you increase my chances of winning! ROFL! Read more:Contest
How's the weekend going for everyone?
Yesterday w... 2007-03-25 23:40:00 How's the weekend going for everyone
?Yesterday
was pretty busy. I took the girls out to the Washington Pavillion. It was AG day there, and our 4-H group was meeting there instead of the regualr venue for our meeting. They had a lot of fun activities for the kids. Johanna got to make butter and rope (both activities about wore her arm off LOL). There was a puppet show and puppet making and coloring and learning and lots of free stickers too. They even had free lunch.Just as it was time to stand in the lunch line, Ava had the mother of all meltdowns. That was fun. Of course She was overtired and had pretty much had enough of being in the stroller.It was POURING out when we left. Thankfully I was just parked across the street, and it wasn't cold our or anything. It WAS great tho, to stand inside the van and strap the girls in. No more half hanging out of a car to get them buckled in while I get soacked! YAY!I made some cookies later on in the day. It was a nice treat on a rainy afterno
Toothpaste 2007-03-20 22:09:00 Ok, I've been meaning to write this for some time now, I just haven't seemed to manage to find the time.I grew up using Crest Toothpaste
. When the hubster and I got together, he was a Colgate guy. In the interest of saving $, as I was a SAHW I went ahead and just started using Colgate. No need to buy 2 different kinds of toothpaste. Toothpaste is Toothpaste, right?This went on for years until I was PG with Johanna and I couldn't STAND Colgate. In fact I ended up using Crest Kids Toothpaste, cause it was the only thing that didn't make me nauseated.Afterwards, I went back to Colgate. Until I got PG with Ava. Then I just wanted to use Crest. Of course I could barely stand to brush my teeth with her either.So A while back, I bought the hubster a 4pk of Colgate at Sams Club. Later that week I was in WM and they had it for $1/tube. You could buy 5. I had a coupon. So now we are at 9 tubes for him. At the same time, I bought myself a 2 pack of Crest.I can't remember excatly when all thi
Memory Lane 2007-03-20 21:35:00 Sometimes, I love the fact that things on the web are archived forever. Kelli was sending me links via IM to her old blog, thanks to way back. She had a lot of pics of S as a baby.That got me looking for my old website from when we lived in MN. Pretty funny to see that and my Tom Eplin Fan site. I wish I could remember my URL for that stuff from before I moved to MN. Owell.Then I remembered that my Old blogspot blog is still around. LOL So I looked at that. I started there when I was pregnant with Johanna and then moved to my Xanga Blog. I've had a lot of fun reading those old entries. Even more fun reading all the comments. It also makes me a bit nostalgic.... not just because it was my first PG and an exciting time for us, but because there's so many people who commented that I've lost touch with, or don't talk to that often anymore. :( Read more:Memory
Friday's Feast 2007-03-17 02:45:00 Appetizer:Name two things that made you smile this week.My silly girls playing together. It's so much fun to watch them interact and play.My new ride! I smile whenever I look at it!Soup:Fill in the blank: Don't you hate it when ________?Fill in the blank: Don't you hate it when people are rude? Of course you do! Rude people stink!Salad:When you can't go to sleep, what is your personal remedy to help yourself drift into Lullabyland?I'm not really very good at this. lol Sometimes I try to clear my mind of the 9 million things I'm usually thinking about when I can't sleep. Sometimes, I'm successful. Other times, I end up getting back up and surf the web for a while until I get sleepy.Main Course:What is something about which you've always wondered but have not yet found a good answer?I often wonder what attracts certain people to one another. Some people, it's just obvious why they are friends. They get along, the seem similar, but why DO opposites attract. Especially ones that Read more:Friday
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What does it mean? 2007-03-15 23:24:00 I frequently hear the term Search Engine Marketing. Either on the PayPerPost forums or just on various website. I have an idea of what it entails, but I never really looked into it all that throuroughly.Search Engine Marketing is simply the marketing of one's website through a search engine. This can be through paid search or via search engine optimization. You will often see it abbriviated on the web as SEM.Apogee Search has a great SEO Glossary. There you will find a great glossary of terms commonly heard, well, seen in the SEM industry. It's a great little cheat sheet to help you figure out what everyone is talking about when it comes to SEM or even to make it look like you know what you are talking about! LOLThey also have a great blog, with lots of news, info and helpful tips.
New Ride! 2007-03-15 22:52:00 There I go being MIA again!Vans, Vans and more Vans! I was Vanned out!! We spent the weekend looking at Vans, We spent Monday looking at Vans. We went to dealerships to look at Vans. We went to small, used car lots to look at Vans. We got online and looked at Vans. I DREAMT about looking at Vans.Tuesday, we drove an about an hour away to Madison, SD. We got an email from a guy at Cars For Les up in Madison about a 2005 Town & Country they had. I emailed him telling him how much we had to spend and if he thought that was doable before we hauled both kids an hour away or not. He replied and said "it was close" we took that as salesman talk for "yes". LOLSo after an hour or so of the usual cat and mouse games, we left my grand-am with them, and brought home a van!YAY! I'm SO glad to be done car shopping, at least for maybe another 10 years or so. LOLSo, I now have a Mom-mobile! Isn't it purty? Go Me!!
Duuuuuuuude!! 2007-03-12 19:49:00 Are you looking for a good deal on a new Dell? Look no further than Cheapstingybargains.com There, you can find some great Dell Coupons and hot deals!You all know how I love to find a good bargain, and this site is just chock full of them!They have an extensive list of great Dell Deals, from Notebooks and Desktops to MP3 players and home audio systems.You can also find a great deal on a digital camera through Dell. I know that quite a few of my friends shopped around for a good deal on a digital SLR only to end up buying one through Dell, because the price was amazing! So if you are in the market for a new PC, MP3, Camera or even home audio system, be sure to stop by Cheapstingybargains.com before you buy!
Date night, according to Johanna 2007-03-11 20:05:00 So J tells E he should ask me out on a date...the following is the play-by-play I'm giving to Kelli on IM as they talk.Cynthia Merrill: j trying to set me and e up on a dateCynthia Merrill: she's telling him car dealers aren't romanticCynthia Merrill: she's suggesting he get me chocolatesKelli: So she knows all about romance, eh?Kelli: Good girl!Cynthia Merrill: he has to take me to a dinerCynthia Merrill: not a food courtCynthia Merrill: perkins is not romanticCynthia Merrill: cause he had "messy sloppy food" there last nightCynthia Merrill: he got sausage gravyCynthia Merrill: ice cream is romanticKelli: I agreeCynthia Merrill: oh and he has to feed me a cherryKelli: :sorry, mind wandering:Cynthia Merrill: she saysKelli: :reeling my mind back in:;:::::Cynthia Merrill: "put the cherry in her mouth and tell her to shut it"Kelli: WTH has she been watching? Cynthia Merrill: i'm in tearsCynthia Merrill: e says so i take her out and shove ice cream in her mouth?Cynthia Merrill: J sa Read more:Johanna
Colds, Car Shopping, and Cats, Oh MY! 2007-03-11 16:43:00 The girls are still snotting around. Fun times. LOL Thankfully the weather's warming up, and I've even opened a window or two during the day. We still have quite a bit of snow on the ground that needs to melt, but it's getting there.Since it was so nice out yesterday, the Hubster talked me into going out to look at cars. It was less than successful. I seem to have champagne tastes on a beer budget! LOL I'm sure we will find something at some point, even if it means pitching in my PayPerPost money to help out! LOLWe also FINALLY got Ava to Stride Rite for her first real shoes. She's less than impressed. Oh and since we had to take the girls' seats in and out when test driving, when we put Ava's back in my car, we put it in forward facing. She was NOT dealing with all this change very well. By the time we headed home from supper last night tho, she seemed to be enjoying her new perspective.We stayed up way to late last night. I was chatting with Laura and looking at cars online (I Read more:Colds
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Lots'O'Stuff 2007-03-09 02:13:00 First off, thanks for all the great comments, everyone! I've read them all via email, and I need to go and visit some blogs still. I'm hoping to get to that before the party is over. :)Wednesday, I stayed in and worked on cleaning up down here. I had intended to do it Tuesday as part of Tackle It Tuesday, but that didn't happen. I was even prepared to humiliate myself and take pics to show you all of just HOW bad it was down here.Let's just say I ended up with several trash bags and 3 bags of toys and clothes and shoes to take to GoodWill.I still need to do so minor picking up and run the Roomba and the Scooba. I'm hoping to do that tomorrow.Sadly, we still have way too many toys down here. We seem to have fallen into a vicious cycle that is thrift store shopping and garage sale hunting. "Momma, can I have THIS?" Oooh, look a cute barbie car for $1. "Sure, why not" and before you know it, you are drowning in stuff.At least, buying used toys, it seems more like recycling or at the
Where's Cyndi?? 2007-03-08 00:09:00 Yeah so I was kinda MIA yesterday. Ava had a bad night on Monday, and I got little to no sleep. I was pretty much a walking zombie on Tuesday.I finally chased the pounding headache away thanks to 3 ibuprofen and 2 diet cokes. Most of the afternoon was a blur of trying to keep sick-girl happy. She finally had a late nap, but then didn't go to sleep until almost 9pm. So ya, it was a loooooooooooooooooooooong day.I was going to post more about today, but someone is screaming at my feet, and I need to make supper. Read more:Cyndi
Quiz Time 2007-03-07 20:45:00 You Are a Life Blogger!Your blog is the story of your life - a living diary.If it happens, you blog it. And make it as entertaining as possible.What Kind of Blogger Are You?
PostieCon! 2007-03-06 02:20:00 Have you heard about PostieCon
? It's a blog conference that the PayPerPost team is putting on in Florida. The dates have been set for May 31st-June 2nd. This conference isn't just for Posties, it's for ALL bloggers!The theme of PostieCon '07's is "You're A Rock Star" and the goal is to educate bloggers on how to build up traffic and their readership. The conference is going to be held at The Ballroom at Church Street inOrlando, FL.I think Florida is a great place to have PostieCon! You could take the whole family and make a summer vacation out of it! OR you could just plan a little getaway for yourself. Leave Dad home with the kids and hop a plane for some fun in the sun! Meet fellow bloggers, learn a few things, make new friends, pretend you are a rockstar for a few days!Curious what the Schedule looks like for PostieCon? Look here.Robert Scoble of Scobleizer.com will be the Keynote speaker. Other PostieCon speakers to date will be David Ponce of ohgizmo.com, Michelle Madhok f
Oriental Trading Company 2007-03-06 01:26:00 The OrientalTrading
Company has been around forever it seems like. I can remember being a young teen, and my cousins wife and and her SIL's would all go in together on an order to buy birthday or holiday supplies for the kids. I used to have a lot of fun looking through the catalog, in fact, I still do! By going in together on the order, they were able to save quite a bit on shipping costs. Thankfully today we have online coupons! There's currently a great Oriental Trading Company deal where you get 15% off AND Free shipping on orders of $60 or more. Seems like a lot to spend, but if you buy some Easter bunny supplies and maybe some birthday things, you'll be up there in no time! I also love how you can get a complete birthday party themed kit there, for a lot less that shopping at some of the better known party supply places. They usually even include a pinata too!
The Ultimate Blog Party 2007-03-02 14:59:00 My blog wants to party all the time, party all the time, party all the tiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeee..........Ok, I probably didn't sing that any better than Eddie Murphy did either. :)Welcome Party
Goers!!!The 5 Minutes for Mom Ultimate
Blog Party has begun!My name is Cyndi, I am a SAHM and I live in Sioux Falls, SD. We are currently (still) under a storm watch. They extended it through tomorrow morning, and looking out the window, I can see why. Earlier this morning, my husband commented that it was a good thing for all the houses in the neighborhood, otherwise it would be a total whiteout.I keep telling him, that is exactly why they used to tie a rope between the house and the barn back in the prairie days. :)St any rate. My husband, Eric and I have been married going on 10 years now. We have two daughters. Johanna is 5 and in Pre-K, and Ava is 13 months. We have 2 dogs. Dottie is going on 4and a Springer-Basset hound mix (yes, you heard me.. LOL) and Buddy is going on
The Ultimate Gift 2007-02-25 00:08:00 Have you heard about this movie?? I comes out in the theatres on March 9. The premise of the book is this:Red Stevens was a self-made man who gave his family everything. When Red dies, his estate of oil companies is divided among his greedy relatives, however, one family member is singled out in his will, Red’s great-nephew, Jason.In order to gain his Uncle Red’s inheritance. Jason must go through a series of challenges, learning a different lesson each step of the way. It sounds like a really great story. I may need to see if my library has this book and get it read before the movie comes out!The movie stars Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin, James Garner, Ali Hillis, Drew Fuller (from Charmed!!) and Brian Dennehy.Like the book, the movie is based on the message that "The only way you can truly get more out of life for yourself is to give part of yourself away.”This is the official site of the movie "The Ultimate
Gift" and the grass-roots movement its starting to help chari
What Is beautiful to you? 2007-02-15 23:53:00 Belisi asks, "What's Beautiful to You?"Belisi has launched a new campaign, entitled "What's Beautiful to You?" Peter Belisi has said that there is more to beauty than just glitz and glamour. The most beautiful people he has seen are not models or celebrities, but everyday people, who make the world better. They've launched the "What's Beautiful to You" campaign with the hopes that others agree with his point of view. My answer to this question? I see beauty everywhere. Beauty is my children. It's the way the care for one another and their friends. It's the frost covered trees, the animals at the zoo. It's the uniqueness of everyone and everything that surrounds me. Beauty isn't just a look, it's a feeling. It's how you feel when your husband looks at you, even when you are in your PJ's. It's how your daughter tells you are the prettiest Momma in the world, when you are frazzled from taking care of a crabby baby all day. Beauty is the everyday things in life that we sometim
It could be worse... 2007-04-03 17:58:00 My friend Heidi and her family are just gettng over a round of rotovirus.... so it could be worse. I keep reminding myself of that.I ended up bringing the baby into the ER last night. I was pretty sure it was Croup. I was right. I wasn't the cough that bothered me, but how she sounded while nursing. A couple few hours and a steroid shot later and we were home in our own bed. yay.Unfortunatley, we all had to get up and take the hubster to work this am. His car's in the car ER today. lol Wonder which bill will cost more, the babys' or the cars'? lolSuper Mom that I am, I managed to get us girls home, fed, showered dressed and to J's school only a few minutes late.I stopped at Caribou for a "wake me up" thanks to Kelli . Then we hit Wal-Mart. I've learned I really should NOT go shopping while I am this tired. I forgot several key ingredients for the things I planned on making for suppers this week. :-P I will pick them up tommorrow. Tonite, i guess we will be having Chicken nuggets
"Mom My Ride" 2007-04-03 03:26:00 Have you seen this? My BIL sent it vis email. lol
Photo Hunters 2007-04-09 19:04:00 I just found this site, and decided to join in. I'm a couple days late for this weeks theme, but, better late than never, right? :) Read more:Photo
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Dumb Holiday 2007-04-09 18:20:00 Found at Angela's, where she found is somewhere else. I thought this was too funny not to post!More Fun Quizzes at QuizPox.com Read more:Holiday
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