If you're like most people the thought of setting up a home bar may have appealed to you at one time or another. Now that you have young children you may be wondering whether it is a smart idea to set one up or whether you should wait until they get older. Setting up one of these bars does have both pros and cons when you have young children in the home. The pros: While of course the first pro would be that you are fulfilling perhaps a dream of owning your own bar or just putting something in place that you've wanted to do for a while. It's always nice to be able to make a new addition to your home and set it up just so. For some people, owning their own bar is a luxury that they've been looking forward to for quite a few years, and were just waiting to get enough money together to make it happen. It's also nice to have a gathering spot in your own home where you can invite guests over to spend an evening. This is definitely a pro when it comes to having young children since … [Read more...]
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Coupon Giveaway and Red Carpet Viewing Party!
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. The Oscars are this Sunday, Feb. 26th, and you are invited to an online viewing party streaming live from the Toast to the Red Carpet – LIVE, presented by I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Facebook page. Hollywood stars Brooke Burke, Molly Sims, Carson Kressley will discuss the stars and the fashions. Foodies will appreciate watching culinary and entertaining expert Katie Lee prepare best picture themed recipes you can serve at your own Oscar viewing party! I've worked with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter through my association with MyBlogSpark, and I've learned that it can be used to make breakfast, lunch, dinner, appetizer, and snack recipes that have great taste. This recipe for Chili Parmesan Popcorn and Peanuts created by Katie Lee and inspired by "Moneyball" would be great to munch on while you watch Toast to the Red Carpet - LIVE, … [Read more...]
A Fall, A Mini Stroke, and Pneumonia – My Dad Could Use Your Prayers And Thoughts
A week ago Saturday, my Dad was taking a load of laundry out of the dryer, stepped backward, lost his balance, and fell straight back and down. The result was a fractured pelvis. The treatment for a fractured pelvis is six weeks of moving as little as possible. Which means that my Dad has been spending almost his entire day just sitting in the recliner. The problem with not moving is, he wasn't taking deep breaths, which allows fluid to accumulate in the lungs, which then led to pneumonia. BUT, before he knew about the pneumonia, he had told Jean on Sunday morning while they were still laying in bed that he was freezing. She put a doubled up comforter over him, but he was shivering. He started to get up to go to the bathroom, but his legs wouldn't support him and she realized he was going down. She wrapped her arms around him and put her knee in his back and by doing that was able to slide him down to the floor so he didn't fall again. Then she called 911. My Dad has a … [Read more...]
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