tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50308883228082314072024-02-19T04:14:12.455-05:00Who can find a noble wife? Prov. 31:10Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-75388782327002699292011-06-02T14:31:00.002-04:002011-06-02T14:31:59.971-04:00Baby Talk"Take me down to the little white city....." That's SJ's version of Paradise City by Guns & Roses.Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-72743104075191195532011-05-27T09:56:00.000-04:002011-05-27T09:56:05.577-04:00Gratitude --- MOREI'm behind on my list! Somehow I got SO busy I didn't post for two weeks. Well, here I go again...
27. I'm so thankful that SCHOOL IS OUT FOR THE SUMMER. If this list is still going in August, you will see an opposite post where I'm thankful that school is about to begin....but for NOW this is it!
28. FRIENDSHIP - I won't name them here, but you know who you are!&Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-59551617814895930212011-05-08T09:10:00.000-04:002011-05-08T09:10:07.732-04:00Happy Mother's Day!Do I enjoy being "talked awake" early this morning by the world's most talkative child? Do I enjoy hauling my cookies across town to watch my 90 year old grandmother slave away in the kitchen making lunch for the family? Not especially. But I'm reminded on this auspicious dawn of a day devoted to moms how very fortunate I am to have these people - sometimes inconvenient people -Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-24781615416665647032011-05-07T09:21:00.000-04:002011-05-07T09:21:47.764-04:00Gratitude Day 3 (AKA Motherhood)It's Mother's Day weekend so you can easily guess what is high on my gratitude chart! Today, it's simply MOTHERHOOD (#16). If you know me well, or have followed my blog for a while, then you know that becoming a mother was no small feat for me.
I married the Mr. Wonderful when I was 34 and we struggled with infertility for years before deciding that adoption was right for us..Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-41000536291324760912011-05-06T06:57:00.000-04:002011-05-06T06:57:52.519-04:00Gratitude ~ Day 26. Hearing - I LOVE music and would be sad if I could never hear the voices of those I love. This morning I was regaled from my porch with a symphony from the birds.
7. Roomba - That's right. I'm thankful for a vacuum cleaner. Actually, I am only thankful for this vacuum cleaner that works withOUT me!
8. Dishwasher - Again, I am not thankful for chores, but Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-61485272803590541952011-05-05T20:23:00.001-04:002011-05-05T20:23:40.165-04:00Baby TalkPrayers tonight :: "God, help Nana to have a good birthday in Heaven with a party and cake and everything."Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-24721271082110194952011-05-05T13:58:00.000-04:002011-05-05T13:58:53.146-04:00Gratitude ChallengeMy sweet friend Traci posted a comment on facebook today challenging us to name 1,000 things for which we are thankful. Rather than journaling at midnight all alone, I've decided to focus my blog on this and see where it goes.
Day One ~ I am thankful for (in NO particular order!):
1. My husband - JB is thoughtful and generous and good-natured. He's honest and dependable and Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-35375075325005309212011-03-24T15:34:00.003-04:002011-03-24T16:03:23.077-04:00Mistaken IdentityAs you probably know, we are in the process of adopting another child and Sophie has taken the liberty of choosing her sister's name. Thank Heaven she actually picks pretty names - last month was Miriam Elizabeth; today it's Liz Ann. One time she did pick "Namo" pronounced with a long A...as in "Bingo was his NA-MO." I nixed that one.Anyway, today she brought up names again and we were Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-56191999761666649272011-03-20T22:17:00.005-04:002011-03-21T09:43:44.142-04:00Live & LearnSuck up. Not "suck it up". Suck up.At my age (over 40, oh nosy one) and as the parent of a six year old "suck up" is something I thought was a LONG way behind me and a LONG way ahead for my daughter, but alas, the fine art of cozying, cottoning, fawning and (my personal favorite) bootlicking is alive and well in the "Let's act like we're in middle school even though we've got crow's feet" Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-32420900668608479402011-02-05T15:54:00.003-05:002011-02-05T15:57:45.057-05:00Superbowl ContestWhat do football & organizing totes have in common? Not a thing until NOW! Go to my Thirty-One Gifts facebook page and predict the Superbowl winner and total score. If you guess correctly, you can choose any one item for 20% off. If your item is more than $31, then you can use the February Customer Special and take 31% off a second item!Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-40770309506772736542010-11-03T13:51:00.003-04:002010-11-03T14:05:49.394-04:00It's been a while.....Hello blog. I've missed you. It's been a busy week (OK, it's been nearly a YEAR). Let me start by saying that I am so excited to be working from home as a consultant for Thirty-One Gifts. It's a great way to earn money while making my own hours and allows me the freedom to stay at home with my daughter. My website is http://www.mythirtyone.com/favoritethings because, well, these ARE a few ofGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-17057920498539448712010-02-02T19:45:00.001-05:002010-02-02T19:47:17.241-05:00Bedtime Gem"...please help Violet not to blow up like a blueberry. Please Jesus."Can you tell we've watched Willy Wonka 7 times in the last five days??Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-49615679745853745802009-12-10T07:00:00.001-05:002009-12-10T07:01:35.869-05:00Christmas -- Day 2On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me --2 soy lattes, and a cat climbing in the Christmas tree.Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-23345159094012775562009-12-09T10:07:00.001-05:002009-12-09T10:08:41.567-05:00Coupon links & online codesIn case you are interested in freebies, take a look at http://www.dealblabs.com/. Great online coupons and coupon codes FYI.Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-59689669018170558672009-12-09T10:00:00.002-05:002009-12-09T10:01:02.782-05:00My own version of a Christmas classic.....On the 1st day of Christmas, my true love gave to me....a new kitten that climbs the Christmas tree.....Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-85703031195267439082009-09-15T07:00:00.003-04:002009-09-15T07:21:47.575-04:00Is it FROZEN FOOD MONTH yet?I just prepared my daughter's breakfast. Chocolate milk and a frozen waffle. Let me rephrase that: chocolate milk and a waffle right out of the freezer STILL frozen. I am taking a moment to think of her other favorites and am realizing that this child has a real affinity for cold foods. She doesn't just like for her cooked food to cool off. What the child loves is frozen foods right out of the Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-69349146453296627172009-09-12T15:54:00.002-04:002009-09-12T15:57:45.845-04:00Baby TalkYet another moment of sweetness from my darling daughter...As she was jamming on my 80s playlist, I overheard the following: - "Love sticks. Yeah. Yeah." (aka "Love Stinks" by the J. Geils Band) - "the deep police are a coming for me." (aka "Dream Police" by Cheap Trick)Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-15883843377271806232009-08-28T11:20:00.001-04:002009-08-28T11:44:42.875-04:00Ode To My Fellow Multitaskers...(or Are We Really Uber-Efficient or Plagued with ADD?)I shall start by acknowledging that "Pride is Folly." Yep, I know it to be true today. I generally pride myself on my ability to do multiple tasks simultaneously. I consider myself to be quite efficient this way, and, frankly, I secretly suspect that single-taskers aren't quite as smart as I am. There, I said it. Don't be angry my beloved family of single-taskers. I reluctantly admire your Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-44494000487903889292009-07-31T12:31:00.003-04:002009-07-31T12:38:15.508-04:00A Clothing CoupYou probably already know that my sweet girl is VERY opinionated when it comes to her clothing. She refuses to wear pants without pockets, long sleeves, turtlenecks, and anything with a "ruffle" (the little "gathers" on sleeves). Shopping with her is about as fun as a root canal, and she's only four! Nonetheless, I had a wonderful experience buying school clothes this year. I took the latest Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-40380506419481376152009-07-13T19:28:00.002-04:002009-07-13T19:32:31.225-04:00Good for a Laugh!I just LOVE this definition of "deface" from urbandictionary.com: To remove a 'friendship' from facebook due to having either accidentily [sic] adding him/her as a friend or actually adding them and reconsidering later. "Yeah, there was this guy in my network who added me. I thought he looked ok, but his updates were really cramping my news feed, so I had to deface him.""I went on a date with aGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-1229376229051598842009-07-12T16:29:00.007-04:002009-07-12T20:44:17.603-04:00Oops I did it again...No, I didn't get a new tattoo, shave my head or attack the paparazzi with an umbrella a la Britney Spears. What I did do was to unintentionally offend and hurt someone I care for very much. A couple of weeks ago, I posted a link on my facebook profile to http://www.silencingchristians.com/. This is a one hour movie created by the American Family Association discussing the homosexual political Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-14976858448817562552009-05-22T10:29:00.003-04:002009-05-22T10:36:04.244-04:00Answered PrayerI've been praying for quite a while, and I'm confident that God always answers my prayers. Sometimes, I "get what I want." Other times, He says "No" or "Wait." These are not my preferred answers, but it happens as often as not. Yesterday, we had spent the morning at the garden. Tomatoes were staked; weeds pulled, rows hoed, and seeds planted. As we were leaving, I told Sophie that we needed Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-23846134625928014712009-05-22T10:27:00.001-04:002009-05-22T10:29:24.823-04:00Wanna save some money?Check out the links for $10 Bloom coupon and $5 Whole Foods coupon at Southern Savers. Publix at Thornblade will honor these coupons!Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-54088576881437906702009-05-15T10:51:00.002-04:002009-05-15T10:53:50.207-04:00Baby TalkYet another Sophism:"Hankersniff" - HankerchiefAlso, the child thinks that Jesus has a last name. When she prays, she calls Him "Jesus Price" rather than "Jesus Christ." Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030888322808231407.post-45367212814609706432009-05-13T11:34:00.002-04:002009-05-13T11:42:31.048-04:00Baby TalkA few "Sophisms"to make you smile:"Glitterbox" - Where the cat poops...as in "It stinks in here. Skittles must've just used the "glitterbox.""Dude" - A form of the verb "DO"...as in "Mama, I "dude" it by my own.""Chickalay" - The restaurant "Chic-Fil-A.""Bleed" - Noun form of an injury necessitating a band-aid...as in "I've got a "bleed."My brain is mushy today since I've already forgotten to Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031756412521789810noreply@blogger.com1