Weekly Confessions Wrap-Up #14

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Back at Saturday again folks.  Seems like I blinked on Monday and somehow here we are!  Great week behind us, but now it is time for another weekend.

Last Saturday, we had a family communion about 3 hours away by car from us.  It was a lovely party and thankfully the rain that hit as soon as we got our car parked passed within 45 minutes and the sun came out fighting and winning out for the rest of the day.  It was truly delicious food, great company and even got to enjoy the outdoor ground the party was held at.

Fun Family Party!!

Fun Family Party!!

Most know I got to use my brand new camera, which was my Mother’s Day gift.  Of course, Sunday was indeed Mother’s Day and it was truly a lovely day, as well for me  Also, we celebrated Kevin birthday on Mother’s Day.  So, all-in-all, last weekend was busy, yet very much an enjoyable one.

Tuesday, we actually also had Emma’s Circus at Pre-school.  She was a tight-rope walker and had to be dressed in her dance tutu and ballet shoes for this one.  We were so proud of her and she did great.  I have tons of pictures and even video, too.  But have been debating putting the video up, because it has the other kids in it as well and don’t want anyone to complain that put video of their kids on here without their permission, but will say the whole thing was simply adorable and can see how hard the teachers did practice with this little kids to get it just right!

Sisters before Emma's Circus!!

Sisters before Emma’s Circus!!

This weekend though, we do have less on our plates, but still do have a few more weeks of dance for the girls.  Their recital is June 9th, so for the next few weeks they will be practicing at their Saturday morning sessions to gear up for it.

Time to Confess!!

Time to Confess!!

On Monday, I actually recapped Mother’s Day and the wonderful communion party we went to with photo collages.  If you haven’t already seen it, click here.

On Tuesday, I offered an amazing giveaway to all my readers in the form of skincare products for acne prone skin. Click here to find out more and enter the Rafflecopter, too.

On Wednesday, I decided I would love to share some of my favorites pictures of my younger brother with my girls and myself to celebrate his upcoming 30th birthday.  To see this, go here.

On Thursday, I divulged a bit of my freshman college days (back in 1995-I know I am old!) and for more on this click here.

On Friday, yet another Finish the Sentence Friday linkup went live with the sentence to finish being, “When I was younger, I wanted to…”. To linkup if you haven’t or just to find out what I wanted to do when I was a kid, as well as what others would have liked to do, too, click here.

And now that another Saturday is indeed upon us, I hope you too have a wonderful, fun weekend. I know that is a loaded sentence and sentiment if you are a mom.  I plan on enjoying as much of this one as I can with Kevin and the girls.  The weather is indeed getting nicer and hope to be outdoors as much as possible, too now.

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Finish the Sentence Friday Blog Hop #20

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Welcome back to Finish The Sentence Friday Blog Hop (FTSF).  We give you a sentence and you finish it (however long or short you’d like).  Please feel free to link up and follow any or all of our hostesses, which are below.

And now for this week’s sentence to finish:  “When I was younger, I wanted to…”
And next week’s sentence to finish:  ”I blog because…”

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When I was younger, I wanted to…

Believe it or not, I wanted to be a teacher. I can remember as far back as about 5 or 6 years old, when I would sit will all the books that my mom had gotten for me to read, as well as the school books our neighborhood teacher friend had given to us for me to work on extra school work at home. I would take these books and play for hours entertaining myself.

And if my friends would come over to play with me, somehow we would always lay school and I ended being the teacher usually. You would think that I would have had enough of school going all day long, but when I was younger and just truly loved it and wanted to go even when we didn’t have school. Thus, the teacher calling I suppose.

Hey don't judge, it was the 80s!!!

Hey don’t judge, it was the 80s!!!

As, I got older and my brother did as well (he is 6 years younger then me), I would force him to play school and be his teacher. Yes, I was probably a bit crazy, but I was the older sister and he very much looked up to me back int he day. Kind of the way, Lily idolizes Emma and always wants to do what Emma is doing.

So, back to teaching, this went on until I was closing in on my teenage years and then of course, I loathed and despised school just like most at this age. And my teachers knew nothing, as did most adults. So, why would I want to be a teacher or spend anymore time in school then I had to?

Well, this phase lasted into my early twenties, when something snapped and back come all those memories of wanting to be a teacher. And, I decided to return to school, where I ended up with a Master’s in Education for Math Education.

I taught for about 5 years before getting pregnant with Emma. My first teaching experience was absolutely awful and will just say the district was pretty well off and the students families were affluent. I resigned from that position, because I honestly wasn’t happy teaching there. I went on to take a position in another school district, where I taught until I got pregnant with Lily. At that point the economy was heading south and tenured and untenured teachers alike were losing their teaching jobs left and right.

It was at this point that I ended up finding out that I had placenta previa and was put on bed rest. So in hindsight, the lose of my job was for the best at that point. I have now been home with my girls for almost 3 years and as crazy as things are am so happy to have this time with them. The teaching jobs are still pretty scarce here in NY and not sure when that will ever change. But I did get to live my dream even if it was short lived.

What did you want to be when you were younger?

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CampusBookRentals-A Wonderful Alternative for College Textbooks

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It was late August 1995 (totally dating myself here) and I am standing on a long line to purchase textbooks for my very first semester of college. And all over radio stations across the country Alanis Morissette is crooning that, “You Oughta Know”!

Flashback to 1995 with Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill

Totally new experience for me and truly had no clue what I was in for on this!!  It was hot, the air conditioning wasn’t working and recall waiting on this extremely long line, all while sweating for over an hour holding some very big, heavy textbooks that were mandatory for the college courses.

Once I got to the cash register to pay, I recollect spending hundreds of dollars on those books that I used for about three short months.

Fast forward to December, at the end of that semester, where I stood on a long just as long as the original to try to sell back these same books receiving not nearly as much as I had originally paid.  If I got back $75 it was a lot.  And this vicious cycle continued for at least another few more years while I went to college.

It has been awhile for me, but still can picture this time it quite vividly. And back then I would have loved to be able to buy my textbooks in an easier fashion, for a more reasonable amount, as well as sell back and get more money returned to me from my original purchase and investment.

CampusBookRentals for All Your Textbook Needs!!

Well, it is now 2013 and I was recently contacted by CampusBookRentals, which is a textbook rental company for over 5,500 colleges across the country.  Not only can you get all your textbooks needs online through this company not having to stand on long lines as I once did, but the process is so very simple.

Some of the actual perks of CampusBookRentals are as follows:

  • Save 40-90% off of bookstore prices
  • Free shipping both ways
  • You can highlight in the textbooks
  • Have flexible renting periods
  • Also have an excellent support staff and are always only a phone call away.
  • One of the originals in the textbook rental company revolution from way back to 2007.
  • Can save a lot of money when you rent textbooks. And even if you want to keep your books at the end of the semester, you can just pay them the difference and the books are yours.
  • You have 30 days to change your mind and if you do can get a full refund in that time frame.
  • They even donate to Operation Smile (heals children’s smiles, who are born with cleft palates) with each textbook rented.

They Support Operation Smile with Each Textbook Purchase!!

And CampusBookRentals just started a new initiative called RentBack, which now allows students to rent the textbooks they already own to other students.  This is absolutely wonderful, because it makes them 2-4 times more money compared to what they’d make through college campus buyback options of selling their books back at the end of the semester.

RentBack is the company’s newest initiative!!

Isn’t that awesome?!  I mean seriously no more long lines to get back hardly anything in return.  It is a win-win for sure!!

Here are two short videos, which explain this process in more depth:

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So, if you or someone you know are in need of college books, this truly is a no brainer. Definitely hope, you will try them out, because the company truly is extraordinary, as well as the service they provide being impeccable. And my younger self would have been all over this one. So, Happy Textbook Shopping!!

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Happy Birthday Uncle Michael!!!

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In only a few short days, my younger brother will be 30 years old.  Michael was born 6 years after me and for the sheer fact that he will be 30 sure does make me feel old.

But I still remember my dad calling my grandparents house on that fateful day to tell me that I was a big sister to a baby brother.  The first time I laid eyes on him, I knew I loved him so.

I am not going to lie when my mom was pregnant and I first found out, I actually told my parents that the baby told me it was a girl and sister for me.  But seriously once Michael was here, all I wanted was to be a little mother to him and love on him.  I truly thought of him as one of my baby dolls.  For god sakes, he was pretty much the same size, but neither here nor there.

As he grew and was able to interact more with me, he became my best friend and yet a bit of a pest, as well. See I wanted to play with him, but then times, because of the age difference I just wanted to be left alone. Yes, I was a brat at times, but Michael loved me through it all.  I was his big sister or his “Ninee”.  Yes, he couldn’t quite say Janine when he was real little, but called me “Ninee”.

As, we grew, so did our bond though.  We were sister and brother and banded together when we didn’t quite agree with the parental units!!

And flash forward to more recent times, when I got married, he was one of my husband’s groomsmen, because he and Kevin get along as though they could actually be brothers.  Then, when Emma came along, Michael was one of the first to arrive on the scene at the hospital to hold her literally minutes after she was born.  He even is Lily’s god father.  Each year, he dresses up as Santa for both my girls since Emma’s very first Christmas.

Pretty much all year, he is my best friend and the one I turn to whenever I need help or just need to talk. He is there for Kevin and the girls, too.  Just a few days ago, he brought them home Jelly Belly Minnie/Mickey Mouse Jelly Beans (because he knows they adore Mickey & Minnie, as well as candy!), because that is just Michael always taking care of everyone especially his nieces.

So, since his birthday is indeed on May 20th, I thought I would use today Wordless (or Wordful in my case) Wednesday Post to share a collage of pictures to celebrate an awesome brother and uncle!!

Happy Birthday Uncle Michael!!

Happy Birthday Michael!!!

Happy Birthday Uncle Michael!!!

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Dermagist Ultimate Clarifying System for Acne Prone Skin Review and Giveaway

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Pimple popper!! Yes, I am guilty of popping more then my fair share of pimples on my face over the years.

Ironically, I truly didn’t have much acne as a teenager, but developed adult acne in my twenties. It seemed linked to my menstrual cycles and the birth control pill, I was on. Yes, just another thing I get to blame on PMS and hormones (real or synthetic).  Most would tell you it wasn’t that bad, but still enough to annoy me and make for interesting cover up moments for me.

Throughout my twenties and even early thirties though, I fought acne monthly. I even went to a dermatologist for a bit, but found the creams he prescribed were drying out my skin more then I would like. So, I stopped going and then I went off the pill to have my children.

When I was off the pill and even pregnant, I got very little acne. But since having both my girls and going back on the pill, I have gotten back the dreaded side effect of acne. It returned quite frankly with a vengeance. And I even have gotten yelled at often enough from Kevin that I was picking my face again. Sorry, it may be a bad habit, but I just couldn’t resist squeezing my pimples. Gross, I know, but still just still had to do this.

And of course, the pimple infected area would not only be a a bump, but quite red and inflamed, too. This would always happen when I would have somewhere to be and I learned the fine art of covering them up as best as I could, but still would have loved to not have to do this at all.

Recently, I was contacted by a representative from Dermagist about trying out their Ultimate Acne System. I honestly jumped at the chance and wanted to see if I could find something to indeed help with my pimple laden face.

The Ultimate Clarifying System for Acne Prone Skin

Well, I started using it over, two weeks ago and must say I am quite impressed. The kit (45 Day Supply) contains:

  • One Jar of Acne Clarifying Cream (used twice daily)
  • One Bottle of Detoxifying Cleanser for Acne Prone Skin (used twice daily)
  • One Jar of Acne Scar Fading Cream (begins about two weeks into the program).

The ingredients are all natural and this system targets the acne causing bacteria, but without the horrible side effects of Benzoyl. Plus, Resveratrol is a world renowned anti oxidant with tremendous anti aging benefits. So, the Dermagist Clarifying System for acne-prone Skin targets the acne bacteria, calms and soothes the skin, PLUS has tremendous anti aging benefits.

Also, Dermagist has created this system with the aim to help not only with the acne itself, but with the redness and irritation that make the breakouts look worse and cause permanent scarring.   This system, in essence, aims to combat the whole picture.

It really is a wonderful kit and has helped my skin out a great deal in only the short time, I have been using it.

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Mother’s Day Surprise and So Much More

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Surprises are really still the best feeling in the world.  This past Friday night, I was just sitting down finishing up some last minute items before officially starting Mother’s Day weekend, when Kevin, Emma and Lily walked into the bedroom.  Emma was carrying this large brown mailing box.

“Happy Mother’s Day, Mommy,” she shouted with a big smile on her face!!

Kevin was beaming and Lily just followed along for the ride.  I immediately asked what was in the box and was told by Kevin to open it.  So open it I did.  I found the Canon N Series Powershot that I got to preview back during Easter Weekend.  I mentioned it here.

To say, I feel in love with the camera was an understatement, because it has all sorts of unique features, including wi-fi capabilities and even a creative shooting mode, where it takes one picture, but produces six different shots from that one picture, such as the original, plus black and white, zoom in, and even color enhancements.

Canon Series N Camera–My Mother’s Day Surprise!!

I was completely psyched and indeed truly surprised.  Saturday, we had a cousin on Kevin’s side of the family’s communion up in Middletown, NY at the Orange County Arboretum. And Sunday was, of course, Mother’s Day and also Kevin’s Birthday.

So, we had tons of reason to celebrate for this weekend, as well as take pictures.  I was so overjoyed to have a new camera to take pictures with for these occasions.  I honestly didn’t think I was getting this camera, because it wasn’t cheap and we are saving hardcore to buy a house in the near future.

I even asked Kevin Thursday night, if he could try to borrow the loaner N Series camera that he had from Easter.  When he came home Friday night, he had psyched me out by telling me that it was no longer available.  So, I resigned myself to using my older Canon Powershot for the weekend.  Yes, Kevin works at Canon and we only do own Canon Cameras, because of this association and discount he receives.

But again, I do have a wonderful husband who went the extra mile to totally surprise me.

However, no surprise comes without a bit of craziness, because I am the mother to two small children.  So, of course I have to share with all of you, because that is what I do best!!

Saturday morning getting ready to leave for the communion, which was over 2 hours away from us by car was chaotic to say the least.  I was dressing both girls to have Emma crying about needing help getting wiped in the bathroom, while I look up to see Lily, who has yet another cold (seriously so done with cold season already if haven’t mentioned this before) to having yellow snot in her bangs!!  Gross and now I had to wash the front of her hair and then dry it before I could even continue to dress my kids. Seriously, it took all my restraint not to blow a fuse and utter a few choice obscenities at this very moment.

But by the time, I finished I seriously needed a stiff drink to relax me, not to mention I still needed to get dressed.  Where was my knight in shining armor, you may ask?  Showering and then ironing his clothes for the day!  Love how he only had to worry about himself at that time!!  But I digress.

I had charged the camera the night before, but since I was so busy that morning never actually looked at the camera manual for any last minute details.  I used the loaner before, so I thought I would be good to go though.  But just in case was going to look on the way up to communion, while Kevin drove.

Well, the road to hell is totally paved with good intentions, because when I turned the camera on for the first time in the car, I found out it was in video mode and recording.  I had no clue how to turn that off and get back to just taking pictures.  Kevin, of course, acted like I was crazy for not looking at it sooner and told me he would look at it when we arrived at the party.

About an hour later, we finally arrived having gotten lost on the actual park grounds that Arboretum was located on.  As soon as we did arrive and park, the skies opened up and it was pouring raining.  I swear it was as if the god’s were against us in the moment.  I had a huge golf umbrella and carried Emma in as fast as I could.  While, Kevin carried Lily.

Thankfully, the rain was short lived and the sun came out after we had the main course.  We actually got to go for a tour of the grounds, which were spectacular complete with gardens and a water feature, too. Really just a wonderful party venue.

By the way, Kevin finally did figure out how to get the camera out of video mode by googling the camera manual online.  And we actually got some really beautiful pictures of the Arboretum, as well as our family, too.

And we even got to use the camera for Mother’s Day and Kevin’s Birthday too on the following day.

Happy Birthday Kevin!!

Happy Birthday Kevin (Poor Lily Still With a Cold)!!

Other then a few bumps in the road on both days, including getting ready as mentioned earlier, Lily getting spaghetti sauce on her fancy dress and waking out of a dead sleep on the way home only to cry so hard she made herself throw up (yes notice a trend with Lily!!), the weekend was a success.  And I am happy to report that I am now taking Saturdays and Sundays for myself through the rest of the spring and summer, too to spend with Kevin and the girls.

And now I would love to share the collage I put together on PicMonkey from Saturday.  I honestly love this new camera and playing around with the collages, too.  And seriously a wonderful surprise for sure. Hope you enjoy!

Fun Family Party!!

Fun Family Party!!

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Weekly Confessions Wrap-Up #13

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Back at Saturday again folks.  Seems like I blinked on Monday and somehow here we are!  Great week behind us, but now it is time for a bit of weekend fun!!

This Saturday, we have a family communion about 2 1/2 to 3 hours away from us by car each way.  So, I will truly be away from my home most of the day and admitting not checking in here all that much.

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day and also just so happens to be Kevin’s Birthday, too.  So, looks like I have my work cut out for me. I will truly be busy both days and should be a fun filled weekend.

So, for that reason, I have decided to take another Sunday off from the blogging world.  It worked so nicely last weekend, when Saturday night we had a wonderful date night out with drinks and yummy food, too.  And then Sunday we celebrated Cinco De Mayo with Kevin’s family.  Yes the irony didn’t escape any of us that a bunch of pasty Irish people were making Mexican dishes and celebrating the day!).

However, after how relaxed and how much I did enjoy last weekend, I have decided that I will be posting up my wrap-ups on Saturday, but no longer posting on Sunday for the foreseeable future.  Especially now that the weather is getting so very nice and we are doing more outdoor activities with our family now.

Hope all of you have a very well rested and enjoyable weekend, too. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers and mothers-to-be out there, too!! And now it is time to catch up with my weekly recap now!!

Time to Confess!!

Time to Confess!!

On Monday, I previewed next week’s Mommy Blog Hoppers Mommy Cubed topic with a blast fromt he past with my girls’ first step memories.  If you haven’t already read it, click here.

On Tuesday, I was so very fortunate and lucky to be featured as the SITS Blogger of the Day.  It was a ton of fun and a real hopping party on my site that day. Click here to find out more.

On Wednesday, I decided I would love to share some of my favorites pictures of Emma Lily, Kevin and myself for a real Mother’s Day celebration.  To see this, go here.

On Thursday, I divulged my secret passion for the color pink from way back in the day with a review for a hot pink mobile iPhone case and for more on this click here.

On Friday, yet another Finish the Sentence Friday linkup went live with the sentence to finish being, “This summer I plan to…”. To linkup if you haven’t or just to find out what I plan on doing this summer, as well as what others would like to do, too, click here.

And now that another Saturday is indeed upon us, I hope you too have a wonderful, fun weekend. I know that is a loaded sentence and sentiment if you are a mom.  As I said earlier, I will be out of my house for most of the day and they only bright spot is no dance this morning, because there just isn’t enough time to go for classes and get to the party. But as always so much to do, so little time to get it all done!!

Also for the upcoming week, another giveaway is coming up soon, as well more Flashback Wednesday action and keep in mind that Finish the Sentence Friday will be happening again for next week’s sentence click here and as always going live this Thursday night at 10 pm EST!! And that is a wrap-up!!

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Finish the Sentence Friday Blog Hop #19

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Welcome back to Finish The Sentence Friday Blog Hop (FTSF).  We give you a sentence and you finish it (however long or short you’d like).  Please feel free to link up and follow any or all of our hostesses, which are below.

And now for this week’s sentence to finish:  “This summer I plan to…”
And next week’s sentence to finish:  ”When I was younger, I wanted to…”

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This summer I plan to…actually take a few days off and spend some time with Kevin and the girls.

I truly have been looking forward to the summer, because it my favorite season. I love the warm, hot weather. Seriously, the hotter the better for me.

Love This Time of Year, Flip-Flops & All!!!

I have always felt for me it is easier to cool down the warm up (as in be freezing in the winter).

I have never his my pure distain for winter, cold and snow.

Maybe, this is because I was born in the real beginnings of the summer. I am Gemini and my birthday is June 10th. Growing up, my birthday was the perfect way to kick off the summer.

I Am A Gemini Through and Through!!

Now, it is always right around the time of my girls’ dance recitals. So, we usually celebrate the two events pretty much simultaneously.

Dance Recitals Are On Tap!!!

Dance Recitals Are On Tap!!!

Also, now Kevin takes most of his vacation days in the months of June, July and August in the form of long weekends, so we can spend some quality time together as a family, but spread it out instead of it being one, long vacation.

We are talking about taking the girls somewhere possibly beach or amusement park related for a long weekend. And some other fun filled day trips locally as well.

Hoping to Have More Fun at The Amusement Park This Year!!

Hoping to Have More Fun at The Amusement Park This Year!!

And now that it is May, I guess I should think about doing some planning. If anyone has any suggestions, hit me up in the comments. We do have a few ideas, but always looking for some good feedback from all!!

Now tell me, in the comments, about your summer plans. Or write a post and link it up! And be sure to share my story with all your FB and Twitter friends. We’ll also be featuring some of our favorites on Twitter with the Hashtag #FTSF and our Facebook pages too, so make sure to follow. Don’t forget to grab a button and put it somewhere people will see. We’d are hoping to keep this hop going strong and continue this for a long time to come!

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‘The Pink Girl’ Gets Her iPhone Case Review

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Obsessed and in love!!  That is how I feel about my iPhone.  I grew up in a time where rotary phones were still king and at around the age of 20 or so, beepers came into play.  I didn’t get my first cellphone until my mid 20s and back then they were on the larger scale and certainly there wasn’t anything known as smartphones back then, let alone iPhones.

I have had many different cell phones though over the course of about 10 years now and when I finally did get my iPhone I was head over heels from day one!  And I needed to have a case, because I have two little ladies, who would indeed be using my phone.  At 13 months old, Lily would run around the house yelling iPhone and by 18 months old would tell me, “I need my phone!”  Yes, the phone somehow became hers, go figure.

So recently my original case was actually breaking and I was in need (desperately) of a new one.  I am most likely going to be getting an updated iPhone version later in the year when I am eligible for an upgrade, but for now I still am using my iPhone 4, but a new case was definitely on the agenda.

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As luck would have it, I was contacted by a company called Mobile Fun, asking if I would be interested in reviewing an iPhone case.  It was pure coincidence and just totally awesome timing.  I explained my situation and they sent me a brand new pink case for my iPhone 4. 

Let me tell those who don’t know me, if I am obsessed with my iPhone the only other thing I may be obsessed with more is the color pink.  I swear to god, I was actually called, “The Pink Girl”, by one of my favorite uncles (Uncle John) back in the day.  If you don’t believe me, you can ask my mother or my aunt, they both read my blog religiously and can attest to this.  So, new case and a pink one at that, “the Pink Girl” in me was in seventh heaven!!

The cover sent to me was the Case Mate Barely There for iPhone 4/4s and for more iPhone cases, please click here.

Mobile Fun, though carries a fantastic range of cases and other peripherals, such as the Genuine Galaxy Note 2 flip cover and the iPhone 5 Moshi iGlaze.  Both awesome cases and when I do possibly get the iPhone 5, will be looking into them for my next cover.

But for now, the Case Mate Case is truly awesome and again “The Pink Girl” is so happy with it.  And know you too will be extremely happy ordering all your mobile devices accessories from Mobile Fun.

This post was written as a sponsored post for Mobile Fun and I was compensated by them for my honest opinion.

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Mother’s Day Favorite Pictures

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This week I am truly going to try to make this Wordless Wednesday post short and sweet.  This Sunday is Mother’s Day and coincidentally in our house Kevin’s birthday, too.  He always says May 12th is a special day and this year it is times two.

I thought for this week’s picture post, I would share a few of my favorite pictures including my very first Mother’s Day, when I was pregnant with Emma and my mom threw me my baby shower, plus a few more Mother’s Days thrown in for good measure and one of my favorite 1 Snap A Day pictures of the girls from this past year.

So sit back and enjoy this week’s Flashback collage, that this mom is very proud of indeed.

Happy Mother's Day!!

Happy Mother’s Day!!

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Last, but not least, Happy Early Mother’s Day!!

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