Swagbucks is 4 Yrs Old! Celebrate with Us!

On the 27th of this month Swagbucks will turn 4 yrs old. To celebrate they are having a HUGE Birthday Bash, and giving out four $1000 prizes to their users. Yes! That's me and you! What? You aren't signed up for SwagBucks?! Go now, and when you sign up, use the code BIRTHDAYBASH12. That code will give you an additional 110 Swag Bucks if you use it during sign up! Then you will start with 140 SwagBucks instead of the usual 30!

Please, invite your friends and join me HERE on the 27th, for Swagbucks 4th Birthday Bash! You could win $1000!

BlogDare Feb. 16 ~ Ten Years From Now...

Ten years from now I will be 60. When I first thought about that I thought, "Ugh. Sixty." I remember thinking the same thing about 50, but to be honest, it wasn't that bad!

In ten years, all of the children will be over 18 and (fingers crossed) out on their own. We will have the house, and the farm to ourselves. I cannot imagine how quiet and peaceful it will be then! I am sure we will have the kids and grandkids over every weekend, but the weekdays will be so wonderful.

I am hoping my blog is still going strong in ten years, and even better than it is now. Hopefully it will have thousands and thousands of followers, and I will be sharing even more about the farm. I hope to be doing even more attractive reviews by then too!

I am keeping my fingers crossed that in ten years we will have a new barn, and chicken coop/duck & goose pen, that will be more attractive and more efficient. We want to be selling our fowl at some of the bird fairs within the next couple of years too, so maybe that will bloom into a profitable venture.

I am pretty much a 'here and now' kinda girl, so, if this post is a little bland, that could be the reason. I don't like to plan too far ahead because those types of plans usually end up crushed, especially with 6 kids and 11 grandkids. So, check back in ten years and we'll see what's really happening then!

What do you want to be doing ten years from now? Leave your dreams below!

Color, Click, Capture Challenge ~ Week 3 Yellow

This challenge is hosted by East 9th Street, A Helicopter Mom, Nap Time is My Time, and Sunshine and Sippy Cups. The Color, Click, Capture Photography Challenge is so easy. Each week you snap a pic of something that corresponds to the color of that week! This week the color is yellow. Want to join us? Grab your camera! Take a pic of something that shows the color of the week, and write your post, then link up! You have a week to link your picture. Next week the color will be GREEN!

Here is my contribution this week...

I love how the yellow fades into orange on this little flower I saw on the beach.

And of course I had to include a pic of a tiny chick! They are the softest yellow ever!

And last, the stretch VW Bug we saw at the Home & Garden Show

Ok, that's it for this week! Please join us in this challenge! You can link up here...

Purex Ultra Packs Are Here!!

Triple Action Purex UltraPacks are finally available in your local store! I have been using these amazing little packs since I told you about them in January. These little bubbles do a great job in any machine (yes, even HE washers!). I was very impressed with these little bubbles!



So, you don't like to buy things before you get a chance to try them? I can help with that too! Just go to FreeSamplePurex.com and fill out the form. They'll send you a couple of bubbles to try for yourself!

BlogDare Feb.15 ~ Ten Years Ago...

Ten years ago, I lived across the street from my hubby and his two boys. At the time I had a different boyfriend, and he and his daughter lived with me, and my youngest daughter. Unfortunately, he was not Prince Charming, and that relationship ended when I told him he needed to find somewhere else to live. I did not think he would pack up everything (and when I say 'everything' I mean darn near 'EVERYTHING' - his things, AND MINE) and move out while I was at work!

I had a good job, and the only thing I missed when he moved out was my CD's and movies...lol. I certainly didn't miss his daughter smart-mouthing me, sneaking out her bedroom window, smoking, and stealing from me. I also didn't miss him lying to me about working late, and calling me a liar, when I informed him that his daughter was sneaking out and getting in cars with guys in the middle of the night. Fortunately, our neighbor (Hubby, now) witnessed it, and told him about it one day when I was not around.

Ten years ago, I was only 40. My children were all grown, well, almost. My youngest daughter was around, but all grown up none-the-less. I owned my own home, and actually had for several years. Sure, it was/is a mobile home, and I still owed money on it, but I bought it myself. I did not depend on a man to do it for me.

Ten years ago, my boys lived across the street from me, but many days I would find them in my yard (they were not quite 2 and 4 years old then). They always came over to play in my yard with all the resin animals I had in the garden. Their incubator (biological mother), was too busy with the neighbor men and her drug dealers to be bothered with watching the boys.

A year later she would abandon them for what would be the last time. I would start watching them so their Daddy could work. By the end of that year Hubby and I were together. Somewhere during that year we would find out that Hubby's ex, and my ex, had been messing around with each other, off and on...and doing drugs together.

In June Hubby and I will have been together for 9 years. Probably the easiest 9 years of my life, as far as relationships go.

Great Coupons

Here we go... I found these great coupons and I thought I would share... Happy Valentine's Day!!