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Winners!!

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:56:06 GMT

Winners of the 6 month subscription are....... bobsfanclub and mommyinchrist. Can you guys email me your email addresses so I forward the information to Shiloh. Congrats and Enjoy!!

jamielea33@gmail.com

Shiloh has offered a great discount for those of you who may be interested but didn't win..... Save 15% right now off a 6 month or 12 month membership by using the following coupon code when checking out: loveyourhome

Thanks again Shiloh for the great giveaway!!!

Friday, September 11, 2009

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:35:57 GMT

** I participated in this project a couple years ago, sense then I think of him and his family every year. I will never forget**

**Original post, 9-11-06

Edward P Felt

November 9, 1959-September 11, 2001

On September 11, 2001 we as a nation lost thousands of our brothers and sisters in a moment that will never be forgotten.

Edward P. Felt was among those lost that day. He was a passenger on United Airlines flight 93 traveling on business. Edward was a loving husband to Sandy and father to two wonderful children, Adrienne and Kathryn.

Mr. Felt earned a bachelors degree in 1981 from Colgate University and in 1983 he earned a Masters degree from Cornell University.

At the time of his death he worked for BEA Systems and below is the press release they issued just after his death.

“The BEA family has suffered the tragic loss of two of its employees. Ed Felt, one of our first employees, best engineers, and most respected and loved colleagues, died in the crash of United Airlines Flight 93. Ed, a senior architect based in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, was one of the original members of the BEA Tuxedo team, and was instrumental in making that product so successful. In fact, this past August Ed was awarded a U.S. Patent for "Method of Authentication Based on Intersection of Password Sets". He was a mentor and friend to many of us, and an inspiration to all.”

BEA later named one of their office buildings after Mr. Felt.

In the last few weeks I’ve struggled with how to truly honor a man I never knew, after a quick search on goggle and an exchange of email between Adrianne and myself, I found that Adrianne seems to have followed in her brilliant father’s footsteps. She and her sister are the perfect tribute to their father.

Adrienne is studying for her BS in Computer Science and Mathematics at University and will graduate in 2008. Instead of spending Spring Break on the beaches of Cabo or in some other tropical local, she spent spring break here Alternative Spring Break teaching english in a rural school and helping at the orphanage there.

In her free time she teaches English to Spanish speaking immigrants and general studies to Middle School age children in Charlottesville.

Adrienne is a strong intelligent young woman who I’m sure makes her father proud everyday. I expect in a few years to read another tribute telling of the accomplishments of his younger daughter Kathryn.

It’s been said, children learn what they live, Edward Felt lead by example and along with his wife Sandy raised two wonderful children. A part of him will live on in his two girls forever.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET

Visit 2,996 to read over 3,400 other personal tributes to those lost on 9/11. \

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:42:30 GMT

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Great website alert and Giveaway!!!

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:18:53 GMT

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:55:40 GMT

As promised last time, my husband did something a couple weeks ago that even shocked me.

Some of you will remember that not too long ago I had his name added to a rose tattoo on my ankle. I never gave much detail, just stuck the picture in with a bunch of others. I got the rose when I was 19, no significance at all, just picked it off the wall.... it always bugged me that there wasn't any meaning to the tattoo, so I added my sweeties name. He was pretty surprised, but not as much as I was when a few months later he announced that he was getting a tattoo, his first, and probably his last. *lol*

I know you can't see the rose in this pic but I just don't feel like taking another pic.

In other news.....

We've been celebrating Savannah's birthday for almost a week now, can you believe she'll be 5 in just about a week. Last Friday night we took her to Dora Live downtown at the Majestic, some of you may remember how much fun she had at Backyardigans last year she enjoyed this that much, maybe more.

Saturday she and I went to the mall to have her ears pierced, she was such a big girl, didn't cry at all. We picked her birthstone, which we share, my b-day is 3 days before hers She was so excited that we "matched"

We're planning a luau pool party on Saturday, Tony will be home from Houston and we're having a couple kids over to swim. She's very excited, this is her first b-day party with other kids, she helped me spend too much money at the party store on Monday *lol* I justified that with dh by explaining that we could use the majority of the stuff again and again

Stick a fork in me..... I'm done!!

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:36:48 GMT

Surprised my Mom today, spent 3 hours at her house while she was at work, cleaned her house from top to bottom. She called my cell a couple times while I was at her house but had no idea I was there, think she was pretty excited to walk into a nice clean house. She's working full time and going to school 3 nights a week and she still watches the kids for us at least once a month, I may start doing it every Monday. Her house is small, so I'm pretty sure I could clean the whole thing in about an hour, took me a little longer today but I spent extra time on her bathroom floor.

Other than that..... we had a slow 1st day back with homeschooling, slow but still a good day. I cleaned here a bit, watered my grass and now I'm pooped. Think I'll take some sleep aid and watch a little tv.

Hubby has an appointment tomorrow, something very out of character for him, people will be shocked. I'll share more next time Have a great night xanga friends.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:08:43 GMT

Just a few pictures so you don't totally forget who I am and so you don't think I've been totally slackin *lol*

Some projects I've worked on this summer....

Before....

and After.....

The pool, I opened a can of "what the heck was I thinking" with this one! Been working on it for 2 weeks and might finish before the end of the swimming season. I'm cleaning years of hard water stains (some of this was here when we moved in almost 11 years ago) with a straight razor! Yes a razor, the kind you use to take paint off windows and such. Just hit me one day that it would work and the rest is insane history.

If you can't tell where I started and stopped, well then please don't tell me *lol* Trust me it's making a huge difference. I also added the umbrellas this year, 90% off last year, paid $1.24 a piece for them. Hubby is a "pastie white boy" and they provide just enough shad that he can swim with us without burning, well at least at certain times of the day. I also just bought 2 great tables to go between my chairs this weekend at a yard sale, paid $5 a piece for them still with the $30 Dillards sticker. I'll get a pic of those later.

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My little Diva.....

Getting a beauty treatment at my mom's house and here she dressed herself, the temp outside was 104!

and Sea World pics. We bought 2 year season passes but it's been 100 plus degrees here in TX for the last couple weeks so we've only gone twice so far.

Is it just me, or is xanga dead lately??

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:01:45 GMT

I know lots of people have moved over to facebook, but facebooks not really a blog. I do tend to get more "interaction" with people on facebook though. Anyway, I paid for lifetime so I'm still here

Fred started his vacation today, he's off for the next 10 days Instead of a big vacation like last year, we're enjoying a "stacation", just chilaxin around the house, swimming in the pool, maybe a visit or 2 to Sea World later next week. We bought the 2 year season passes again, it's just SO very hot in S. Texas right now. Hot like 104 kind of HOT. We thought about a day trip or maybe even overnight to the beach but the kids and I did that while Fred was visiting his Dad in IN. Anyway, we decided on the "stacation" and so far I'm enjoying just me and my family relaxin' at home, we'll see what next week brings.

Today we hung out in the pool, ate dinner at our favorite Mexican spot and then dropped by my Mom's for a bit. I'm pretty tired, it's 1am, I'm sure we'll sleep late tomorrow but that's what's good about the "stacation", no itinerary. *lol* Hope all my xanga friends have a wonderful 4th.

Congrats to my Sweet Boy and His #1 Daddy!

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:16:20 GMT

Trey's Fathers Day essay was published in one of the San Antonio monthly publications. Only 6 essays were published, on July 12th three winners will be chosen. It was supposed to be a Fathers Day surprise but neither of us could keep the secret when we found out it had been published

My little homeschooler is a Published Writer!

How a homeschooling Mom can tell it's summer??

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:40:28 GMT

My house if FULL of public school kids, is it time for school to start back yet/?????