Tag: postaday2011

and it hit…

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Inspiration, that is.

It was easy today.

There is a blog that I have followed for a few months now.  A momma in Florida, who is also an excellent photographer, writes this blog.  I always look forward to her posts.

So, please visit her blog.  Read the birth story of her 2nd born, Nella. I cried. Hard. It hit me. The true emotion that she was able to share was amazing to me.

When I think I am having a hard day I think of Kelle and her beautiful daughters, who are close to the same ages of my children.

I don’t know this woman personally, but I wish I did.

This woman inspires me.

Please read her latest post and if you can donate $5, please do.

Pay it forward for Nella’s Rockstars!

home is…accepting and including individuals with Down syndrome (really, ANYBODY, for that matter).

timing is everything

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Now that this post a day 2011 is here, and I have accepted the challenge, I am wondering how I will accomplish it.

How do I blog EVERYDAY?

Is it better to blog first thing in the morning before the kids get up and the chaos begins?

Or, should I wait until the end of the day when I have a lot on my mind to write about, but little energy to actually do it?

OR, should I just write whenever I get the chance to like I have been doing?

There are positives and negatives to all of the above.

What would you do?

what do you do…

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…with all of the holiday cards that you receive?

Over the years I have kept them in baskets during the holidays and then put the photo cards in a notebook/photo album after the 1st of the year. I hated the thought of throwing out (or even recycling) the cards that our friends and family put a big effort in to sending to us every year!  My aunt had (and hopefully still has) photo albums filled with all of the cards they had received over the years and I used to love looking through them on Christmas day when we celebrated at their house with our family.

During the month of December I displayed our cards on the bulletin board in the playroom that normally holds the artwork from the kiddos. It was nice to look up at friends and family from near and far while we spent time in this room over the month of December. Our Christmas morning was shared with all of you as the tree was also in the playroom and this is where we spent our Christmas morning opening gifts.

I plan to get those photos into an album…eventually.  I still have all of last years cards in a drawer waiting to be put in the 2009 album!

By the way, don’t we have some good looking friends and family?!

Do you display your holiday cards?  If so, how?  And, do you hold on to them after the holidays, or toss (recycle) them?

home is…having all of your friends and family with you for the holidays…even if it is just their photo!

i’m posting everyday in 2011

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Well, the folks at WordPress have put up a challenge for 2011.

And, I am accepting it.

Well, I’m accepting it a bit late, but better late than never.

So, as of today, I am going to post everyday in 2011.

If you already read my blog I hope you will encourage me with comments, likes, and passing my posts on to others if and when you find them interesting.

(You can also “like” Home is what you make it on Facebook and share my blog with your Facebook friends!)

It’s going to be tough, but it’s also going to be fun and inspiring…and that’s what this blog is all about!

home is…challenging yourself.