Archive for January, 2009

Head on over to Live Lightly to read about the sale of our RV to the fabulous Kevin and Annmaire Gianni!

Here are a couple blogs that I’ve been enjoying:

Passionate Homemaking
I’m sure some of you are already familiar with Lindsay’s blog, but I just recently came across it. Our interests intersect nicely, so I’ve had a great time peeking around her blog…especially in her recipe section. Good stuff there. Her site is super organized and easy to navigate…and although I’ve never corresponded with her, she just seems like a mama you would want to sit down with over a cup of tea! Currently, she is holding a book discussion and giveaway for a book that I would love to read, Practicing Hospitality. Be sure to check it out!

Ordinary Life Magic
As we delve deeper into our unschooling journey, I’ve been looking for inspiration…and this blog is full of it! It’s a display of one unschooling family’s adventures in their “ordinary”, but magical life. Whenever I look at her photos, I’m reminded to slow down and enjoy life’s ordinary moments and to see the world through the eyes of a child.

What blogs have you discovered (and loved) lately?

I thought it was only appropriate for me to share MY favorite things with you…because I’ve so enjoyed reading yours!

1. I Love Beautiful Things, 2. I Love Farm Fresh Eggs, 3. I Love Reunions with Old Friends, 4. I Love the Mountains of Montana, 5. I Love Hot Caramel Lattes from Rockford, 6. I Love Cozy Fires, 7. I Love a Good Snow, 8. I Love Cherries, 9. I Love Fun Kitchen Towels Sent in the Mail by Best Friends, 10. I Love Handmade Mugs with Hot Drinks in Them, 11. I Love Hangy Things, 12. I Love Plants, 13. I Love Stars, 14. I Love Photos on the Fridge, 15. I Love Original Art By Bella, 16. I Love our Amazing Family, 17. I Love Unexpected Blessings, 18. I Love Memories of Our Travels, 19. I Love Dates with Deea, 20. I Love My Man, 21. I Love This Magical Being, 22. I Love Iowa Sunsets and the State Fair, 23. I Love The Lake, 24. I Love Spring Rolls, 25. I Love The Ocean, 26. I Love The Outdoors, 27. I Love Goats, 28. I Love That We Were Able to See So Much Together, 29. I Love Becky Reading To Me, 30. I Love Her Style, 31. I Love My Friends, 32. I Love The Open Road, 33. I Love (and miss!) Dear Friends, 34. I Love Red Curry with Tofu, 35. I Love Iowa (and all the people there!), 36. I Love Drinking Tea with Friends

I was delighted a few weeks ago when I went to my PO Box and discovered that my favorite ladies at Prairieland Herbs had sent me a box of their baby goodies…congratulating me on our upcoming arrival. Weeeeeee! I was so excited. When Bella was a baby, I hadn’t met Donna and Maggie yet…so I was using Burt’s Bees products. This time around, I will definitely be using their line…simply because it’s more pure. It has less ingredients and smelly “stuff” in it than Burt’s Bees and I love it.

The great news is that we’re doing another giveaway…of all the products you see above! Calling all pregnant mamas, mamas with babies/toddlers, or those of you with pregnant mama friends: we are giving away the New Baby Gift Set…PLUS a stick of Belly Balm!! I love all the stuff in the gift set…especially the lavender powder (it smells so yummy!)…but my favorite so far has been the Belly Balm. I just used it once before my recent midwife appointment and as soon as I pulled my shirt up, she commented on how good my skin looked! I’m crediting the belly balm. It’s good.

The gift set includes:

1 – 8 oz. Baby’s Milk Bath
1 – 4 oz. Baby Bubbles
1 tube Baby Soft
1 Bottom’s Up Baby Powder

Plus the Belly Balm (which is not normally in the gift set)

You can read more about each product here, along with all the ingredients.

If you place an order with them…be sure to mention that you saw them on my blog and they will throw in a sample of the Baby’s Milk Bath! They also do a “Freebie Friday” giveaway each week on their blog, so if you love their products like I do…be sure to subscribe so don’t miss it.

To enter yourself in the drawing to be held in one week (I’ll do a random pick at 12:00 PST on Friday, Jan. 16)…leave me a comment and tell me one of your current FAVORITE THINGS. Your favorite memory from the holidays, your favorite blog right now, your favorite book from the last couple of months, or your favorite indulgence…you pick. I love hearing about favorites.

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