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Minted Giveaway!

April 15, 2013 by Elaine

Minted stationary has come through my mailbox a few times, mostly from my friend Haley.  She sends Christmas cards from them and the quality is always really wonderful. I have also seen some of their business cards and was impressed with those as well.  And, well, I just like pretty paper. Here is a lovely quote…

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Filed Under: fun stuff, giveaway, Minted, review

Nurturing The Soul of Your Family

March 13, 2013 by Elaine

Do you have the perfect family? Admittedly, I do not.  On the outset we probably look that way.  Three cute blonde kids, a Mom and a Dad.  Pretty photos, vacations, stories of love and time together.   And we have all that, we do, but it’s FAR from perfect.  We also have yelling and fighting and…

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Filed Under: children, Emotional, Family, Motherhood, Parenting, reading, review

Life Shotz – A Review

January 31, 2013 by Elaine

Do you feel tired a lot of the time?  Do you wonder what is the best way to get all those vitamins and minerals that are recommended for our healthy bodies?  Do you want to be in a better mood around your kids and family? Well… I have a friend from junior high and high…

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Filed Under: health, review

Photo Bomb. I mean explosion. (2012 Review)

December 31, 2012 by Elaine

I took gobs and gobs of photos in 2012. (which reminds me that I need to do another back-up soon…) I took photos mostly of my kids and my family but I was blessed to take photos for other people as well. This year was a HUGE learning curve for me in regards to my…

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Filed Under: Family, Kids, Photography, review

iPieces – Review & Giveaway

December 6, 2012 by Elaine

While at BlogHer this year I came across a booth in the expo with these fun little pieces that work with games on the iPad, called iPieces.  Basically you turn your iPad into an interactive game board.  I thought that was SO cool! The kids and I got pretty excited when our own pieces showed up…

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Filed Under: blogher, giveaway, review

Lazoo For You! {review & giveaway}

September 5, 2012 by Elaine

So, this one time at BlogHer… I was standing in line to use the little girl’s room and I started talking to this nice lady from Utah.  I mean, we had plenty o’TIME to chat, people.  And she was so nice.  And then another nice lady behind us starting talking to us too and mentioned…

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Filed Under: fun stuff, giveaway, Kids, Lazoo, review

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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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