Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Now I Know What They Really Think of Their Baby Sister

I want to wish everyone a very Happy Holiday, have fun and stay safe, and may Santa bring you everything you wanted and more!! I leave you with a picture my kids messed with and I thought it was funny, and now I know just what they think of their little sis lol

Okay so here is what happens when the older two kids get bored and play with my camera...






Monday, December 15, 2008

I Got A Prize

I got my new (well not mine but Abby's) onesie from Baby Fish Mouth that I won via Happy Panda today and she is so cute in it!!! Thanks BFM & Happy Panda :)






Sunday, December 7, 2008

Gear Live's Awesome HP Mini Giveaway



Check out the amazing HP Mini package giveaway from Gear Live. Their HP Magic Giveaway winner was awesome enough to give back to the community, thus invoking a second giveaway. They’ve got an HP Mini 1000, along with a bunch of software as well. Here’s the prize package:

* HP Mini 1000 (Windows XP)
* Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 with 3 licenses
* Microsoft WIndows Live
* Corel VideoStudio X
* Kung-Fu Panda on Blu-ray disc, and DVD

I have my fingers and toes crossed for this one, but you should go check it out and enter too :)


Thursday, December 4, 2008

Love This

My dad sent me a great poem that I had to laugh at because it is so true :) Enjoy!!

Cleaning Poem

I asked the Lord to tell me
Why my house is such a mess.
He asked if I'd been 'computering'
And I had to answer 'yes.'

He told me to get off my fanny
And tidy up the house.
And so I started cleaning up...
The smudges off my mouse.

I wiped and shined the topside.
That really did the trick...
I was just admiring my work..
I didn't mean to 'click.'

But click, I did, and oops I found
A real absorbing site.
That I got SO way into it.
I was into it all night.

Nothing's changed except my mouse
It's very, very shiny.
I guess my house will stay a mess...
While I sit here on my hiney.


Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Ashton's Fantasy

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Friday, November 21, 2008

Abby at Autism Walk

Hey there family and friends! Here is Abby for all those wanting to see how big she has gotten!And at the end she sees a bubble and tries to chase it lol



Tuesday, November 18, 2008

OMG this is HILARIOUS!!!

I can't stop laughing about this and those that know of the Motrin incident will laugh your butts off!!!!




Sunday, November 16, 2008

Awards Everywhere :-)

I have fallen a bit behind on the awards and for that I am sorry. I thank my blogging buddies who graciously bestowed upon me and my new blog all the following awards:



The Superior Scribbler Award above was given to my by Kristen from La Dolce Vita. Thanks Kristen!










The above awards were all given to me by Firefly Shop. Thanks :-) !!!!!
(oh yeah, and I grabbed an eye candy award too (heehee) for your pleasure)



The 5 women I would like to pass all of the above awards on to are:

Jen at Posh Point of View
Claire at Single Mom Meltdown
Toni at It Is Nap Time
Allison at Mommy To 2 Princesses
The Neurotic Mom

Friday, November 14, 2008

Promoting Blog Peace

I am joining many wonderful blogging women to support Blog Peace. Check out Toni's post below and pass it on!

Now come on all you blogging queens let's join together and let everyone know we won't stand for drama, we won't stand for blocking people from our sites, we won't stand for being immature, we won't stand for bashing other blogs...because we stand for BLOG PEACE!

We come here to have fun, to win stuff, to learn about others and thank God that someone else's child is not ours when we see him/her doing something naughty! It's a place to be yourself and share who you are with tons of people and brighten other peoples day.

Who's with me, who out there in bloggy land is tired of the blog bullies?
Who out there is tired of the mean girls in the blog world?
~And I will be the first to admit I was a mean girl to one blogger in the past and I am so very sorry for what I did~

Who wants to stand up and say
"We want blogging to be fun again",
"We want blogging to be about friendships?",
"We want to not have to look over our shoulder and wonder if we are going to be blogged about".

Let's stand together today and say to everyone out there in blog land "We Promote Blog Peace" and we want everyone to just get along.


A Daily Dose of Toni

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Watch Out She Bites

Funny I never thought I would hear those words coming from my mouth about my daughter. A dog maybe but not my precious Little A. But that is exactly what I am having to tell people now. I know all kids go through this phase (well maybe not all Big A was never a biter but Josh was) and it too shall pass. I know she doesn't do it out of anger on a regular basis she usually latches her teeth on someone cheek when she is trying to be affectionate. She may think she is giving kisses.
I really am not sure but last night was a bad one.

See Josh picked her up to kiss her and the next thing he is screaming (and Josh doesn't usually do that) He couldn't pry her off his face. At first I was trying not to laugh and then I saw that she really was latched on to his cheek. Finally after prying her away from and sticking my fingers into the corner of her mouth (dangerous job indeed!) We made her stop biting. Josh had welts in the shape of a little "O" on his cheek. But she is so cute he forgave her :-)



Does anyone have a "biter" too? Any horror stories with that? Please share with me so I know I am not alone!


Sunday, November 9, 2008

Welcome To The Fun Sucker

Hello, just a quick update to say hello to all my friends from around the blogging world. The Dirty Shirt will strictly be a product review and giveaway blog after the first of the new year and I wanted a place to share my pictures and my life with you all so I started The Fun Sucker. And before you are taken aback by the name (lol) it is the nickname my children gave me awhile ago and it seems to have stuck....go figure. To them I was put on this earth to drain every ounce of fun from their lives as I can.......and who knows, maybe they are right :-)

So please get comfy, follow this blog too and let the craziness begin!!!!!!!

I have uploaded previous blog posts from The Dirty Shirt to make it seem less empty.

Networking

Below are my social networking places. Please feel free to add me and I am looking forward to meeting new businesses and friends.

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Socializing

These are the awesome mom blogging communities that I am a part of. Check them all out!


This is one of my favorite communities. The two women that started this place of Poshness are very kind, caring people. Clarissa and Jen really take the time to get to know the members and to help out in any way they can. Being a member there makes me feel like I don’t get “lost in the crowd” like I do at some other places. And while some of the members here are in other groups with me I feel like I have gotten to know them a little better. If you too want to be a Posh Parent please check them out and sign up I would love to welcome you into the Posh Parent family :-)

Beautiful! Fabulous! is an awesome community of women who believe in Beautiful and Fabulous things. The women running this place are also caring women who make sure that no member goes unnoticed and they are chock full of information on everything from the best clothes and shoes to advice on various topics. So if you want to be Beautiful! and Fabulous! then head on over and sign up right away, you don’t want to miss out on anything!!!!!

Mom Bloggers Club (or MBC as it is so fondly known as) was the very first community that I joined when I started blogging. The women (and man) who are a part of this community are very dear people. They helped me out, showed me around and introduced me to a whole new world. I knew the internet was huge but the scope of that hit me after exploring through everyone’s blogs. So please check out MBC to have the best experience to add to your blogging :-)

Posh mama is a community where all women come together to showcase their stores, shoppes and talent. This place was the second place I ran across when I was new to blogging and I can’t thank the Top Posh Mama herself for taking the time out of her day to acknowledge that I was there and thanked me for being an active part in the community. That made me want to be that active in all my other groups. So if you want to be a Posh Mama head on over and check them out :-)



Reviews And Giveaways

Check out my Product Review blog The Dirty Shirt to see all reviews & giveaways! Below are just a few that are currently running:

  • momAgenda Giveaway here
  • Basket of Indulgence here
  • Nola Meadows Giveaway here
  • Serah’s Handmade Soaps Giveaway here
  • Show Me How Giveaway here
  • Carolyn’s Kitchen Giveaway here
  • Happy Panda Baby Giveaway here
  • See Kai Run Giveaway here
  • Zoobies Giveaway here

About Me

I have quickly become a sort of PR person for myself, trying to get my name as a reputable product reviewer out there for others to see. I have made some great connections already and looking to up the "ante" so to speak and include product reviews on tech toys including cell phones, cameras, laptops and video recorders. My reviews are on my blog at The Dirty Shirt

Learning my way around the social networking crowd, and enjoying all the people I meet. Will work on networking on a larger scale by next year where I hope to travel to some major blogging and networking events.

Specialties:

Writer for my product review blog The Dirty Shirt
Contributor in The Posh Parent parent network

This is me, my online identity. In the online world I am all over the place. I am on Facebook, LinkedIn and Myspace as well as a ton of social networking sites, blogging communities and so much more. I am a social butterfly, who takes blogging seriously, loves to meet new people and sees just how much talent there is in the world. In the online world I am a carefree person. I open up (maybe too much) on my blog The Dirty Shirt (where you are now) and love to get comments on my oh so funny posts (lol) Now if I can just find that one person or company that I can join up with that can make use of my socialness I would be oh so happy :-)

This is the real me. Jennifer. I am a 36 year old mother of three children ages 15, 9 and 16 months. I homeschool my two oldest kids in the 4th and 10th grades and I love being their teacher and experiencing the joy of learning all over again. Well most of it anyway ;-)

I have been happily married to my husband for 10 years and have been with him for 14 years. He is my rock and without him I think I would be lost. We have a beautiful family and everyday is an adventure.

I am an active social networker. I discovered blogging about 5 months ago and have been addicted ever since. I take pride in my blog and tend to keep it more G rated with the occasional NC17 rant or post thrown in every now and then. I am a member of a plethora of blogging groups.

I am a product reviewer for a few family and mom groups as well as searching on my own for awesome products to review. (Have one? Send me an email at thedirtyshirtblog(at)gmail(dot)com and I will get you on the schedule) I love this aspect of my blog because through it I have run across products for my family that I didn’t know were out there.

Through my blogging and social networking I have met some wonderful women who I have forged great friendships with. Again without blogging I would probably have never met them.



Sunday, November 2, 2008

Are You A Posh Parent?

If you are a registered member of The Posh Parent I would like to ask a favor. Please head on over and vote for my Little A in The Posh Parent Cutest Baby Dancing Contest, that is if you think my Little A is a cute dancer :-) Guess it would help if I told you her name is Abby she is the top entry.

If you aren’t a member, then wait no longer! Head over to The Posh Parent and join in the best parenting community!


Wednesday, October 29, 2008

I Love Kristen's Custom Creations!

My friend Kristen from Kristen’s Custom Creations has the best hand stamped jewelry around!!! Her designs are awesome and the ideas she has when creating custom pieces are amazing! I first met Kristen at Mom Bloggers Club and became familiar with her jewelry line when she created a custom piece for MBC that I just had to have.

We became fast friends and I was recently a Featured Reader on her blog La Dolce Vita. During that month I was entered into a contest to win a custom piece and guess what????? I WON!!!!! I was so ecstatic. And look what she made for me:

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!!!!! She has done another awesome job, and I am so happy with it. It is the only piece I own with all my kids names in one spot, and I can’t thank her enough!!

So stop by Kristen’s shop and pick something up for Christmas for yourself or a loved one. She also has beautiful pieces that represent Autism, Breast Cancer, and Resolve.

Kristen, to you I say thank you for your kindness, friendship and jewelry. I am so happy to have found you and your shop and I hope that you prosper in your business!!!!


Sunday, October 26, 2008

My Dream Camera

So yeah, while surfing around my favorite websites for tech stuff I happened across the most beautiful (can you say that about cameras?) camera, the camera of my dreams. I fell in love instantly and the more I read about it the deeper that love went. I would like to introduce you to my new love (shhh, don’t tell the hubby) the wonderful Sony Gray Cyber-Shot T700 Digital Camera

Isn’t it amazing? I mean seriously look how sleek it is and so nice. Gah!!! I have to have this! See recently my camera (won’t name names and point fingers) crapped out on me. It has been going downhill fast and funny thing is it isn’t even a year old. That’s what I get for not buying from my favorite company. And with a baby that is ever changing I need a good dependable camera to capture those moments before they are gone.

Here are just a few of the specifics on this beauty:

  • Portable Photo Album
  • Smile Shutter Technology
  • Face Detection Technology
  • Double Anti-Blur Solution
  • Intelligent Scene Recognition
  • In Camera Retouch
  • Image Management

And so much more!!!! I am so impressed with this I can’t even tell you. So, Santa, if you are listening, or should I say reading this, I have been a REALLY good girl this year, and this wonderful camera is at the top of my list.



Saturday, October 11, 2008

All Settled and Fun Stuff

Yeah we are finally all settled in our new place :-) Took almost a full week but we managed to get everything unpacked and put away. We still have stuff to buy and things to organize but at least now we can function. Little A has already fallen and split her lip (and I almost passed out from too much blood) and found out that she can’t throw her head back during a fit because she won’t find carpet anymore she will find a hardwood floor. She is having a problem adjusting. Too many new things at once I guess but man I am missing so much sleep I look like a zombie.

Speaking of zombies, my husband and I were able to sneak away and join my sister and his brother (they are married too) at Universal’s annual Halloween Horror Nights. Let me just say I hate scary stuff but we have been going since the very first one and its a tradition. I do not go into the houses because they scare me too much but my favorite thing to do is sit and have a drink or two and watch all the people walking by get scared from the “monsters” jumping out at them. I fell victim to at least 4 that came from no where and had me screaming (and spilling my drink! grr!!) It was fun but boy did I pay for it afterwards. We went to bed at 1am and Little A woke up at 3. But it was worth getting away for a bit.

So many exciting and new things going on with me here and in some of my communities. Will post more soon but stayed with me as things really get rolling. Lots of great reviews and giveaways coming up, plus all that boring stuff about me lol :-)