This girl is having surgery on Friday so please say a prayer that everything goes smoothly. Most of you know she was born with bilateral club foot and she has always been on the fence as to whether or not she needed surgery. She has been through a multitude of doctor appointments, she wears braces on her feet at night when she sleeps and she has been through physical therapy twice and is now at the point where she needs the surgery. It is going to be a long road as she will not walk for 4 weeks (she will be in thigh high casts) and will be in bed or a wheelchair all day. Her Dr will then put her in short walking casts for a couple of weeks and then from there she will wear leg braces for 3 to 4 months 24 hours a day. She has a really good attitude (surprisingly!) about it so far (we'll see how long that lasts) so we plan to just take it one day at a time. In the long run, this will correct her gait and hopefully stop the foot pain she has. We will keep you posted as to how the surgery goes - we expect to be home sometime on Saturday.
Monday, March 8, 2010
THIS GIRL!
This girl is having surgery on Friday so please say a prayer that everything goes smoothly. Most of you know she was born with bilateral club foot and she has always been on the fence as to whether or not she needed surgery. She has been through a multitude of doctor appointments, she wears braces on her feet at night when she sleeps and she has been through physical therapy twice and is now at the point where she needs the surgery. It is going to be a long road as she will not walk for 4 weeks (she will be in thigh high casts) and will be in bed or a wheelchair all day. Her Dr will then put her in short walking casts for a couple of weeks and then from there she will wear leg braces for 3 to 4 months 24 hours a day. She has a really good attitude (surprisingly!) about it so far (we'll see how long that lasts) so we plan to just take it one day at a time. In the long run, this will correct her gait and hopefully stop the foot pain she has. We will keep you posted as to how the surgery goes - we expect to be home sometime on Saturday.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
SNOW DAY
The girls were so excited to wake up and find out they did not have school on Monday - they love snow days! They played outside with the neighbor kids almost the entire day, except a short break for lunch and hot cocoa! I however, stayed inside and got caught up on laundry - it is never ending in our house! So...... here is to hoping for a laundry free week!

Thursday, February 18, 2010
SWAGBUCKS!
I'm sure that you all use Yahoo or Google as a serch engine - how about trying something new and earn points for doing it, then redeem those points for things like Amazon gift cards. Interested? Read on for more details and what Swagbucks is all about!
Swagbucks is a site that lets you earn Swagbucks (points) by literally just searching the web… something we do on a daily basis anyways! They also have an excellent referral program! If you refer someone over to Swagbucks and they earn a Swagbuck, you will earn a Swagbuck too–up to 100 Swagbucks! So you could potentially earn 100 Swagbucks from each friend you refer! Plus, once you accumulate enough Swagbucks, you can cash them in for various rewards, including Amazon.com gift cards! Yay!
How do you get started?
Go here and register on Swagbucks by creating an account
You will get 3 Swagbucks just for signing up!
After registering, you can immediately start searching for anything you want on the web just by using the Swagbucks search engine! Periodically, while searching, you may see a pop up that says you’ve won anywhere from 1 to 10 or more in Swagbucks. Another way to earn Swagbucks, is by entering the Swagcode that is released almost everyday. This is a special code that you can enter in the swagcode box and you will instantly earn Swagbucks without having to search for them! How do you get this special code? Go to the Swagbucks homepage, click on “Ways to Earn” in the top left, then click on “Special Offers” and then click on the “No Obligation Offers” blue box on the right.
One you get to this page, it will state this:
Welcome to Swag Bucks Special Offers. Sign up for the free money-saving offers you like, feel free to skip the rest, and find a special swag code reward at the end.
Skip ALL the offers by clicking the skip button or the See Next Offer button beneath the advertisement. Finally after about 7 pages you’ll be awarded with a Swagcode! Enter the code in the box provided on the homepage to see how much you’ve earned.
After you’ve earned enough points, you can click on the upper tab labeled “Prizes”. Scroll down and under the categories section on the left hand side you should see “Gifts and Rewards”–click there. Now you can start scrolling through all the gift cards they have available. The Amazon.com gift card is by far my favorite reward! You can score a $5 Amazon.com gift card with just 45 Swagbucks, so literally in a month (possibly less) you could earn a $5 Amazon.com gift card!
I am so excited to start using Swagbucks on a daily basis! I’ve heard from other bloggers and readers that they were able to pay for all of their Christmas presents last year by using Swagbucks! Can you beleive that? They had earned so many Amazon.com gift cards, that the gift cards covered the full cost of their purchases!
Let me know if you start using Swagbucks and how it is going for you - I've been using it for about a month and already have 60 swagbucks - that's not too bad for searching the web, which i would have been doing anyway!
Swagbucks is a site that lets you earn Swagbucks (points) by literally just searching the web… something we do on a daily basis anyways! They also have an excellent referral program! If you refer someone over to Swagbucks and they earn a Swagbuck, you will earn a Swagbuck too–up to 100 Swagbucks! So you could potentially earn 100 Swagbucks from each friend you refer! Plus, once you accumulate enough Swagbucks, you can cash them in for various rewards, including Amazon.com gift cards! Yay!
How do you get started?
Go here and register on Swagbucks by creating an account
You will get 3 Swagbucks just for signing up!
After registering, you can immediately start searching for anything you want on the web just by using the Swagbucks search engine! Periodically, while searching, you may see a pop up that says you’ve won anywhere from 1 to 10 or more in Swagbucks. Another way to earn Swagbucks, is by entering the Swagcode that is released almost everyday. This is a special code that you can enter in the swagcode box and you will instantly earn Swagbucks without having to search for them! How do you get this special code? Go to the Swagbucks homepage, click on “Ways to Earn” in the top left, then click on “Special Offers” and then click on the “No Obligation Offers” blue box on the right.
One you get to this page, it will state this:
Welcome to Swag Bucks Special Offers. Sign up for the free money-saving offers you like, feel free to skip the rest, and find a special swag code reward at the end.
Skip ALL the offers by clicking the skip button or the See Next Offer button beneath the advertisement. Finally after about 7 pages you’ll be awarded with a Swagcode! Enter the code in the box provided on the homepage to see how much you’ve earned.
After you’ve earned enough points, you can click on the upper tab labeled “Prizes”. Scroll down and under the categories section on the left hand side you should see “Gifts and Rewards”–click there. Now you can start scrolling through all the gift cards they have available. The Amazon.com gift card is by far my favorite reward! You can score a $5 Amazon.com gift card with just 45 Swagbucks, so literally in a month (possibly less) you could earn a $5 Amazon.com gift card!
I am so excited to start using Swagbucks on a daily basis! I’ve heard from other bloggers and readers that they were able to pay for all of their Christmas presents last year by using Swagbucks! Can you beleive that? They had earned so many Amazon.com gift cards, that the gift cards covered the full cost of their purchases!
Let me know if you start using Swagbucks and how it is going for you - I've been using it for about a month and already have 60 swagbucks - that's not too bad for searching the web, which i would have been doing anyway!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
FREE PICTURE COASTERS

Not sure how long this deal will last - I just ordered mine and got them FREE! If you are interested I would hurry as it probably won't last long.
Wanna get started?
First, you’ll need to go here and register through this link for a new Snapfish account. Once registered through the link, you’ll have earned a credit for a FREE set of 6 Photo Coasters ($24.99 value)! This credit (along with a few other free credits) will show up when you click on the “Your Account” tab after registering. It will be listed under “Your Credits and Offers”!
Thanks to my favorite coupon site Hip 2 Save for this information!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Snow Much Fun
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Daddy Daughter Dance
Every year in February the girls school puts on a Daddy Daughter dance - this year just Sara went with Art.
With as picky as Sara is with her clothes we were lucky to not have to buy a dress and were able to borrow from a friend - she looked very cute!
Jennifer opted not to go this year and do something with Mom instead! We went shopping and to dinner to celebrate her all A report card!
I asked them to kiss each other so i could get a picture and they would not do it - then they decided they could just pretend kiss!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Basketball & Hot Cocoa
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