Turning 8 in the Mormon world equals time for baptism.
It’s a big year for our little guy, baptism is followed by confirmation, which means bestowing the gift of the Holy Ghost by his father who holds the Priesthood. Gifts for an 8 year old little boy include his own new set of scriptures with his name engraved on them, a new suit(!) and a Cub Scout uniform! 8 is Great!
The two men in my life are VERY HANDSOME.
And more proud parent shots…
A little goofy to remember who we REALLY are.
Right before baptism. Father/Son in matching whites. Very precious.
I swore I’d never write a post like this one.
You know. The one where I apologize to ALL my readers (both of you). Where I explain my absence, promise to do better and take a solemn oath never to abandon the bloggy ship again.
Well… I’m not really apologizing anyway.
Don’t get me wrong, I DO have excuses.
Instead of listing them…
I’m thinking I’ll share a few of the places where I HAVE been loading content just not on my personal blog.
(It’s a funny thing when someone asks you to write for them… FOR fame… er for money.)
- WorkingMother.com (How fun is that!)
- I hosted a Turning Forty and Forgetful Party (NO, not for me.. my BFF turned 40)
- My weekly ‘GoodNCrazy’ column for SchoolFamily.com. Good stuff over there. Crazy too.
- I play on the Famigo blog, The VolunteerSpot Blog and a whole bunch of other fun sites as well!
- And I’m super excited to announce that I’ll be writing a monthly article for the Windows Experience Blog over the next 6 months! (Kind of peeing my pants over this one… !)
Also I’ve been having way too much fun with new clients and old friends as well:
Have you met @LaynGo? You haven’t? Well you SHOULD! It’s this terrific little patent pending activity mat… imagine LEGO mess no more! And shhhh I’ll tell you a secret, the COSMO bag has just been released, in time for Mother’s day… you might need to buy one for yourself and just tell your husband afterwards about it. I promise. It’s awesome.
Why do I tell you, because when I first saw the Lay-n-Go line of products I practically begged the mom-inventor: Amy Fazackerley (is that a great name or what?) to let me work with her! And she said yes… I’m in heaven!
GigCoin is moving forward in a big way and Julie Diaz Asper is excited to be working with her life passion and using the platform for Research Marketing. I’m just excited she lets me play along!
I am on the TravelingMom.com Advisory board, which means I get to hang as much as I want with Kim Orlando the founder, and the happy family of contributors. I love me some travel talk!! (You might find me behind the @travelingmoms Twitter account and on the official TravelingMom Facebook page, come say hi!)
Social Media Conferences this year? Why yes. Thanks for asking.
- TypeAConference in June (Thanks to my MIL, and the fact that my husband has a conference the same week in Atlanta, we get to fly out together, drive to Charlotte and back to Atlanta for a whole week together… working!)
- EvoConference in July (I’ll be an official volunteer, so look for me if you are a newbie at EVO! Park City here I come!)
- And I’m dreaming about BloggyCon in September in Cincinnati. It could happen… stay tuned.
No BlogHer this year. New York is too expensive, too far away and too dang hot in August. I’ll see ya’ll back on the West Coast in 2013 instead!
And last… but most excited-est…
I might have a big announcement soon about a super duper project with a charity I’m in love with. I’ll give you a hint.
It might have to do with micro-lending, and helping other women achieve their dreams. I MIGHT LOVE THAT.
So there you have it. I’m not dead. I’m just… GoodNCrazy busy!!
How Ba-AH-ah-AD Can I Be?
(I’m just doin’ what comes naturally)
I came out of the theater singing this song. I couldn’t remember a lot of the other songs but the Ed Helms (Once-ler) song got stuck in my head for DAYS!
How Bad Can I Be?
(I’m just sayin’…)
First. Please forgive me. This WILL get stuck in your head for hours. Possibly days. You might dream about it. I have.
You can catch a Listen to most of the song here—> How Bad Can I Be
The Once-ler as a young start-up. I mean how bad does HE look?
If he doesn’t do it he could end up as someone else’s lu-lu-lu-lu-LUNCH!
I just found out you can get a free copy of this song.
I mean, if you love it as much as I do?
Go to Amazon.com and first follow the instructions “HollerForADollar“. (Includes Tweeting out the Amazon Message.)
Immediately get a $1 credit towards an MP3 purchase and then get this song for free!
I hadn’t tried out the Amazon Cloud before. So far. I LIKE!
And if I understand correctly I can upload my personal music to the Cloud and then play it on my ANDROID phone? (via the Android Cloud Player App)That could be a little piece of heaven I’m holding in my hand!
I’ll let you know how it goes!!
PaperBlanks.com to the rescue! Girly old-school lined paper books to write in with a REAL pen!
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I’m thinking all these yummies could be for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day… Next Wednesday?? Let’s meet and make all of ‘em again real soon.
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SISTERS I took this photo on the oldest’s Birthday back in November. (The day she got her hair cut in fact.) I fell in love with the two sisters smiling like this. And THEN later I saw a Pinterest Pin (I can’t find it now to show you) but it had a framed image [...]
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Did you know? I had no idea? You can deduct Volunteer Driving Mileage! I looked up the rate.. I mean.. let’s get some moolah for all my driving to and from PTO, Cub Scouts, etc. What’s the charitable mileage tax deduction rate you ask?? FOURTEEN CENTS More than a dime, less than a quarter? WHAT’s [...]
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Where have I been, what have I been doing?
You know those Christmas Card letters? A little bit like that—with more snark.
Sometimes this year I have literally forgotten my blog’s password. I shock myself. But I’ve been having sooo much fun landing content in too many other places.
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And THEN you would announce to the Twitter world that you are a failure and need Excel/Word merge help PRONTO.
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I could be in a world of hurt because my 14 year old thinks SHE needs one of these MORE than I do.. WHAT?? I mean. BACK off. Mom first. Right?
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