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Week 28: Feet Week

Face Painting

Today was the second event that I did face painting for. I hadn't done this in years, but this summer a lot of people have asked me to paint faces at their parties. It's actually pretty fun. So today my daughter and I did some faces at our little cousin's 5th Birthday Party. This is me painting a princess crown on arm. The first steps to painting a tiger face. My daughter painting a clown face. Everyone wanted a butterfly. My Glorious wanted a Rainbow. The only thing I forgot was my mirror.

My Cousin turned me into a zombie

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Thursday Thought: Purpose

“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” – William Shedd My thoughts right now : Life's to short not to explore other options. Staying in this spot is making me restless.

Wordless Wednesday

Bad Days

I could go down the list of everything that went wrong for me today, but instead I will just hope tomorrow is better. Gotta think positive you know?

I Heart Faces - Week 27

July 6th -I Heart Faces-Telling My Story: Patriotic

I ♥ Independence Day Celebrating! We had a blast this past Saturday as we showed our Patriotic side for July 4th Celebrating :) After we picked our red , white and blue outfits, we headed to my mother's house. We had fun in the sun I did Patriotic face paintings We ate good food Drank some drinks Headed to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway And enjoyed the Fireworks!

Being A Mom

Smiles, Looking into your sparkling eyes, Wiping your boo-boos When you cry. Combing your hair When you get dressed. I thank the Lord Because I am blessed. Nothing else has ever Made my heart rest Like being a mom. Written by: Juanita M. Harris Copyright 2007-All Rights Reserved Published in RIP-Rejection, Inspiration & Peace

Thursday Thoughts: Barbeque Bickering

"Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance ." ~ Robert Quillen It's July 2nd and my family still can't decide on the location of our annual 4th of July Family Barbeque. This happens every year, but this year it seems to be taking longer for everyone to just pull together. I don't think I need to say how frustrating that is. If they keep this up I may just take my children downtown and say forget it.

No Words Needed (aka-Wordless Wednesday)

Thursday Thoughts

I guess there comes a time when every mother has to come face to face with their teenager and let them know who's boss. Mother/daughter relationships can be difficult during these years. This Thursday's Thought: "Mother Nature is providential. She gives us twelve years to develop a love for our children before turning them into teenagers." ~William Galvin The reason behind the thought: My daughter crossed a line last night. This line crossing showed blatant disrespect and has changed our relationship forever. My daughter turned 13 in March. It's only been a few months and one of my worst fears has already come true. The fear that she would one day forget how much I love her and how much I've been here for her through the years. I've never had a teenager before and this is all new to me, but one thing I am not going to do is play friends with her and allow her to disrespect me.

My Daughter's Walk Team Video

Check out our Walk Team Video for the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes. We're getting an early start this year and I am hoping to get more people involved. I chose the song "Some Say Love," sung by LeAnne Rhimes. I think this song is so beautiful. It's like she is singing a poem. Here are the lyrics: Some say love, it is a river, That drowns, the tender reed. Some say love, it is a razor, that leaves, your soul to bleed. Some say love, it is a hunger, An endless aching need. I say love, it is a flower, And you it's only seed. It's the heart, afraid of breaking, That never, learns to dance. It's the dream, afraid of waking, That never, takes the chance. It's the one, who won't be taken, Who cannot, seem to give. And the soul, afraid of dying, That never, learns to live. When the night, has been too lonely, And the road, has been too long. And you feel, that love is only, for the lucky, and the strong. Just remember, in the winter, Far beneath, the bitter

In Search of a Good Song

I am putting together a video for our family's JDRF Walk for the Cure Team. The video will be about my daughter's life and struggle with diabetes and will contain text and images. I have everything except the background music. Here is my list of songs to choose from (none of them seem to fit): When You Believe-Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston Some one's Watching Over Me- Hilary Duff Angel of Mine - Monica If I Could - Regina Belle Everybody Hurts -R.E.M. Beautiful - Christina Aguilera Wind Beneath My Wing - Bette Midler Hands - Jewel Because You Loved me Tears in Heaven Okay, so these are basically a bunch of songs that I love and find inspirational, but none of them seem to fit. Does anyone know of a good inspirational song, or a song about hope, or persevering?

"We'll match you, dollar for dollar"

Not long ago I posted a Blog about this wonderful organization and how they are helping inner city youth experience life outside of the city. I think this is great because it is at no expense to the children and could make a world of difference in their lives. Apparently I'm not the only one who thinks so! A group of generous donors has decided to match all donations received in the month of June, dollar for dollar. Please donate by June 30th so that your donation can be matched. If you'd thought about this before and thought to yourself, "$25.00 is nothing." This is the time to erase that thought. This month $25.00 is $50.00. So if you can spare it, and you feel that this is a good cause, please contribute to The Fresh Air Fund .

Hoping Stem Cell Research Will Help Find a Cure for Diabetes

According to the ADA, the total annual economic cost of diabetes in the USA in 2007 was estimated to be $174 billion. On March 9, 2009, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order removing the limitations on federal funding of research involving embryonic stem cells that had been in place since August 2001. I know this is old news, but I was online today browsing Diabetes Research (again) and dreaming that there will be a cure sometime during my daughter's life. This makes me so much more hopeful. Even if most of the research is being done for adults and not children, she'll be an adult soon enough and one of my main concerns now, is how having this diseaes all these years, will effect her later in life. As she gets older, it'll only get worse. Right now we have hopes that a cure will be found. But imagine if I could tell her, that once you're this age, you can get this cure. That would be something to look forward to.

Sedation, of a Toddler

Does anyone know what a 3 year old drunk acts like? Loopy and unable to walk straight. Won't sit still. They say stuff that would normally get them tapped in their little mouth, or at least scolded. Once you get them to sleep, they will sleep for long periods of time. They wake up in the middle of the night muttering about events that happened the day before, then quickly fall back to sleep. She will wake up the next morning acting very hyper. My youngest daughter was given medication at the hospital, so that she could have all her dental work done in one shot. This is what happens when your child is under the influence (of legal narcotics). Thank goodness this is all over and I have my little girl back.