KIDS

Brittany is such a good kid. Well I guess thats adult now YIKES she recently turned 21. Crazy to think we will have a new baby and an almost 22 year old.

DO you SEW !!!!

Feeling a bit better today then most days. I decided to get out the sewing machine and see how my skills were on a new outfit for baby creamer.
What do you think ?
Here is one almost complete.

TIKI MAN

My husband went through a TIKI phase here are a few around our back yard.
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DO you have a backyard theme ? What is it ?

Relaxing in the backyard

We have a Great backyard. I wanted to share a few pics from this past weekend as we get all the flowers blooming  

Id love to see your backyard.

WOW delayed blog !

Hello readers,
It’s been so long since I blogged here so I must apologize. I wanted to share with you why. I’ve been a little busy making a human !!! Yes that would be I’m pregnant. This is my first and I’m almost 40. It’s kicking my tail. I’m about 14 weeks so I’m hoping to loose the yucky tummy and I will start to feel better soon. I”ll to return soon with more DIY, Hamptonroads news, real estate topics and general rambling.
A bit Chucky but the IVF meds packed on the pounds before baby came.

I did make this pretty up-cycled maternity shirts. Here is where you can find the link to make your own Shirred Tunic.
Tell me what are first time Mommie tips ?

Social TV and new Social Media avenues

Social TV
Remember the days when it was just you and your family in the living watching a good TV show. Laughing and enjoying the moment ? It was a time to bond with your loved ones. In the world of social media and smart phones this has all changed. We have become a society that needs to involve not only our family but the world with every thing we do. Soon we will all have a second screen to watch as we enjoy our TV. Its called a “back- channel conversation” Places like Twitter and Facebook are well known for share your thoughts about whats going on in your life, but have you checked out GET GLUE ? This social media site allows you to “checkin” when you watching tv or a movie. You can post a comment and watch the stream of what others are saying online about the show.
The creators of the shows are watching this and popularity of comments. The show Walking Dead had over 850k social media post about it. The Super Bowl had about 12 million comments , The royal wedding’s buzz about 252 tweets a minute, and 8800 tweets per minute posted when Beyonce revealed she was pregnant.
Have you seen talk bubble ? Bravo led the way with ability to post and view the activity during the show. The Voice has tweets posted about the episode on the screen and project runway used tweets to encourage viewers to buy the products.

Source inspriation Source:3-26-12 The Virginia Pilot The Daily break
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Identity protection

Identity protection

Im pretty certain my readers don’t know this about me but when I read recent article and I heard a news story I felt the need to at least open the door to my VA friends.
Im a prepaid legal member and I have the options to assist in helping others get this policy as well. I don’t push it and i don’t talk about it a lot but I know the value.
I have a policy that covers family as well as my business.

A recent artical by Carolyn Shapiro in the Virginia Pilot highlighted this gorwing issue and it made me think to share this program here on my blog. I dont like to approach people with the sales tactic ” Would you like to buy insurance”. We all know that answer to that is 95% ar resounding NO . However when put in a manner that does make you think deeper about the protection and the world we live in now you might actually consider at least asking more quesitons.

The FTC received more complaints about Identity theft then any other type of problem in 2011. This was the 12 consecutive year this has been the #1 issues for complaints.
FTC reports 279156 complaints about stolen personal information. Virginia ranked 5th in genral fraud complaints. That number for Va identity complaints was 5416.

Medical fraud is starting to become one of the fastest growning theft. I had never thought about it till I was introduced to some terriable stories of how it affected people. There is also Postal fraud.

If you want to know more about a very very low cost option that not only monitors your identity on many levesl like Medical, Postal and Financial fraud and it will RESTORE your indentity not just motitor it send me a mesage. I would be happy to send you a DVD you can watch in the privacy of your own home then meet with you about questions. This is not the same as your bank or credit card and this is not like that company I think its called safe lock or something. Its much deeper and more aggressive back by the company that the government used to pursue Sadam Hussains finances .

Gun safety rant

Kids and Gun safety !

WTF !!!!! Amazing how people can be so stupid. Im not someone who thinks guns are bad or they need to be banned. I think people do need the right to bear arms, with in measure. Thats an entirely different blog topic. What Im up in arms about today is SB389 that got killed when it reached the house of delegates.
David Marsten’s bill that would have banned “look a like” guns at school was killed with a 4-1 vote and no discussion.
REALLY !!!!! Wow I cannot imagine what they are thinking. So banning pneumatic guns that fire bb’s or similar pellets from gas cylinders from schools and buses is not a good idea ?
When one of the types of guns was shown as an example its clear they look very real. I would think any law enforcement officer faced with this would think there life is in danger and would shoot in defense. OMG Im ranting but these people are flipping stupid ! WHy in the heck would they think its okay to take something like that to school or on buses ?
Okay parent when your kid gets blown to bits because they point a toy gun at an officer but the officer could not tell it was a toy don’t be upset !

Bookers Brew and Cafe

Bookers Brew and Cafe

I love this !!! booker T Washington high is teaching real life skills to the students. Special Education students will get the opportunity to know what is in store for them once High School is complete. When they come to the cafe its a real job. These students get to understand customer service, business skills and relationship skills be tween the customer and employee. I think this is an amazing opportunity for them. the coffee shop is located in the former book room and is open for business on the 1&2 period of the day. The cafe serves, hot beverages, oatmeal, and snacks to the teachers.
This is an amazing collaboration with in the educational system. The Cafe employees are learning a valuable skill and the main stream students now have a different connection with them as well. This has also been profitable and the Students divid the tips. Can you imagine he sense of accomplishment these students feel ? Its a wonderful and amazing program I would love to see more schools take advantage of. Go BOOKER T WASHINGTON for seeing the value in this program !

Me and instagram

I love instagram. I just cant seem to figure out some of the post from people who have amazing filters and features. If you use just the right filter you can look like an amazing photographer. Share with me links to your favorite instagram photo.