Category Archives: Family & Personal

Trying something new can have a HUGE affect!

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Thank you to P&G’s Have You Tried This Yet? program and Kroger for sponsoring my writing about trying new things and breaking out of my everyday routine. Click here to find great savings on high-performing P&G products at a Kroger store near you. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do. I am the type that tends to stick with the same things over and over. For example, I only really know how to make a dozen or so recipes and those are pretty … Continue reading →

An Ideal Family Great Getaway!

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SocialMoms and Alamo have joined forces bring another great writing campaign! This time they want to hear all about our great suggestions for a perfect family getaway location! My family and I love to travel as it’s a great way to spend quality time together as a family and really get to relax and have some fun! We travel usually 2-3 times a year so we have been to quite a few locations. Though we have been to many places, my ideal place to escape to with my family is San Diego. It’s a short … Continue reading →

Simple Changes for a better New Year!

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SocialMoms (previously known as TwitterMoms) has teamed up with Simply Orange Juice to bring about a really neat writing campaign! They have asked for posts about simple changes I have planned to make this year that will improve my life! This comes less than 3 weeks into the new year when I have already been thinking about these things a lot and have had a chance to try out my resolutions for the new year already.The most important simple change my family and I have been working on is to read the scriptures together as … Continue reading →

Things that bring Comfort & Joy to my life!

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I was given the chance to reflect on things that have brought me comfort or joy to my life and in my times of need. Having recently had a baby I had many experience of friends and family and even neighbors being so kind! It has been fun to reflect on some of these times!After the birth of my last baby I had so many friends who reached out to help me! Several friends offer to bring me in meals! They were so thoughtful to bring in large meals that lasted beyond just the initial … Continue reading →

Baby Update – 6 weeks old!

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I can’t believe it but my “newborn” is now already 6 weeks old!! He is smiling and starting to coo a little bit! I’m beginning to settle in as a mom of 3, though my house is still like a whirlwind and the toddlers bicker to get attention! We went to the Zoo the other day and it was SOOOO nice! It’s finally feeling more like Fall here in Phoenix. It was low 70′s and a little overcast so we didn’t have the sun beating down on us! We got to see the Koala’s that … Continue reading →

Tour My Home – Part 8 – Kitchen & Dining Room

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I love my Kitchen because it is very open and it has a lot of cupboard space! I also LOVE my dining room table! It is square or you can unfold each side to make it a round table that seats 8! I usually have it square with 5 seats at it and then the other 3 at my bar as my table is counter height so the chairs work great at the bar as well. The table also matches my cabinets really nicely so I love that about it as well! We put curtains … Continue reading →

Blogmania – A bit about me and my Website!

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Welcome to BLOGMANIA! I hope you are enjoying your time blog hopping and finding some great new sites along the way! I thought I would do a little intro post so you can get to know me and my website and hopefully continue to check back in here following the Blogmania event! My name is Janel and I started this blog on April 1st 2010 (No joke!). I was able to participate in the first Blogmania Event and really enjoyed it so was excited to sign up again! I am a mother of 2 boys … Continue reading →

5 important “firsts” my family has experienced

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I thought I would discuss some of my favorite family first as I just had baby #3 and my thoughts filled with what is really most important and it’s been fun to reflect on what were our most important firsts as a family! 1. First Sight -  This one might seem like a strange “first” to include but how we met is pretty unique and really shaped all of our first together. My husband and I both signed up for a Caribbean cruise one week before it was scheduled to depart as fill-in’s for some … Continue reading →

My Handsom Man!

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Just a couple pictures of my handsome little man! And just for fun – from the guesses about the birth Fritter was the closest in weight, Pam got the date right, and the Worthy’s were very close to the time! If you missed the announcement or birth story you can find them here: -Announcement -Birth Story

Birth Story!

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On Tuesday, September 7, 2010, I asked Danny to take take me for a walk around the neighborhood to try to make some labor progress and hopefully have the baby sooner! I was due on September 5th so was already 2 days late. My husband went and grabbed his wallet and cell phone and I was a little bit curious as I was just planning a short loop around the neighborhood. When we finally got out the door he walked us straight to the entrance and then out of my development and down the road … Continue reading →