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A Friend of the Blog (Best) Kind. #HappyMamas

May 5, 2015 by Elaine

I found friends on the internet a while ago.  As the story goes, shortly after I started my blog a friend of a friend sent me an email about something and at the end of her message there was a link to her blog. Once I visited her space, I discovered she had links to many other…

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Filed Under: blogging, Friends, Happy Mamas Tagged With: Shari's Berries

What ARE We (AM I) Doing??

October 26, 2014 by Elaine

I recently read this article by Allison Slater Tate – Parenting as a Gex-Xer: We’re the first generation of parents in the age of iEverything.  If you are about the same age as me and you read this you will be nodding your head the entire time, I promise.  I can relate to everything she…

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Filed Under: blogging, Elaine, Emotional, Family, Life, thoughts, venting

You DON’T Have a Blog??

September 2, 2014 by Elaine

I was in church the other day and I was supposed to be listening to the priest.  And I was, for the most part. But my mind drifted for minute or two, as it tends to do sometimes,  and I noticed a woman and her family – her husband and their three sons – in the front…

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Filed Under: blogging, Friends

Old School Blogging, Wrapping Up Summer

August 13, 2014 by Elaine

My boys went back to school today (and K starts on Monday!) so you know what that means right?  Even though technically, there is still over a month of Summer left, it’s over.  The lazy mornings and pool time and PJ days are a thing of the past.  Well, until next June anyway. And here’s…

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Filed Under: #OSBlog, blogging, fun stuff, Linking, Listing, Old School Blogging, summer

So, How Was BlogHer?

July 30, 2014 by Elaine

  It was pretty good, I have to say. Many of my friends were there and the sessions I went to (3) were quite good.  Especially the session within in a session with Cheryl Dumesnil where we talked about creative writing, and she used poems as examples.  That was really great!  And I loved the small…

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Filed Under: blogging, blogher, Friends, fun, traveling, video

Blogging Lives On…

June 26, 2014 by Elaine

I have been reading blogs for almost as long as I have been writing one. I started writing here (or, at alguires.blogpost.com) in November of 2006.  Then a year later I found OTHER blogs through a friend of a friend. Mind. Blown. (I was so cute back then, figured only 10 other people were blogging…

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Filed Under: blogging, Friends

It Was Truly Amazing

May 7, 2014 by Elaine

There is a popcorn kernel on the rug next to K’s cute silver sandals, dropped there by G.  There are LEGOs on my desk in front of me that G built, a “unicorn” for each of us.  He even used a Sharpie to make smiley faces on them.  In the chair next to me is B, navigating…

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Filed Under: blogging, Elaine, Emotional, LTYM, writing

Out Loud

May 1, 2014 by Elaine

For those of you who read here regularly and/or are friends with me on Facebook, you know about the show coming up this weekend, Listen To Your Mother.  As the official “producer” of the show, and with Jennifer at my side as the director, a lot of hard work, worrying, laughter, and even a few…

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Filed Under: blogging, LTYM, writing

The What, Why and How of My Writing

April 27, 2014 by Elaine

It’s kinda funny to write about writing, right?  I mean, I think so. But Jennifer (and actually Angela too) pushed me into encouraged me to put it out there about how I write so here goes.  Let me know if your writing process is similar to mine.  Also let me know if it is not….

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Filed Under: blogging, Elaine, writing

Old School Blogging, Random is Back!

March 12, 2014 by Elaine

I started Old School Blogging last year because I really do enjoy answering and reading other people’s responses to random questions.  Like the “old” days of blogging, when  we were all getting to know each other.  Geez, that was a long time ago!  The cool thing about blogging though?  I am continually making new friends….

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Filed Under: #OSB, #OSBlog, blogging, fun stuff, meme, Old School Blogging, Questions

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Hi! I'm Elaine, a transplanted Texan who has spent almost 15 years living in Cajun country. I am re-married to Brandon and we have five kids: together, ages 19, 16, 16, 14 and 14 and crazy but lovely dog, Charlie. I am also an office manager, occasional writer, prayer, and lover of life! Find me on Instagram (misselaine0375) and contact me at misselaineous0375 (at) gmail (dot) com.

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