So about a week ago….I had the honor of having Tim Priest a well known photographer take some pictures of me. I can’t tell you how hard it is to pose when I notice how much I have changed since my 20′s. And now that I am 76 years old..ha! ha! I see the changes in my pictures. I know I have changed but seeing it is believing it. WOW! Time flies! I want to personal thank Tim for doing a great job on my photos!
Check out all of his work here!! http://www.pretephoto.com/
Most of my close friends know that my husband and I have separated and it is one of the hardest decisions him and I ever made. We don’t want to hurt our children but we only get one life to live and we strongly feel we will be better off good friends and the being the best parents to our children. The great part is that we are working really hard to do what is best for the children and their futures!
I have so many supportive friends ones that I know wish I could make it work and others that are behind be no matter what a choose. I have been struggling with the transition…different people come into your life and you never know if it is for a long time or a short time. What some people don’t know is that I am a strong woman and I feel I have a lot to offer my friends in my life. I will do anything for my friends and want my friends to live the best life they can.
If you have someone in your life that is special, you connect with, respect, and have a wonderful time with…. treat that person well! Life is too short!
Give that person the benefit of the doubt and search your soul as to why GOD brought you together! You may be missing something! I strongly believe God has a reason for why he brings two people together…it may be to a stepping stone for another relationship or he may have a bigger plan. Open you heart and see what Gods plan is..you may be surprise!! I think there are many special people out there and I am excited to meet more of you. Sometimes you are just meant to be great friends or maybe more..you won’t know if you never fully give the relationship a chance. ENJOY YOUR LIFE AND THE PEOPLE IN IT!! I ENJOY YOU!!!!
I can’t believe another year is almost over and my kids are growing so fast. This is the first year our little Paityn really understoond what trick or treating was all about. My little peanut was so polite and so good while trick or treating. We always go to church for trunk or treating and one of the kids handing out candy drop three pcs of candy on the ground. Paityn ran over to pick them up. I assumed that she would grab them and stuff them in her pumpkin. Nope, not my little peanut..she picked up all three and just took one pc for herself. I was so proud. What a honey!!
Paityn was the little bunny, Nevaeh my anjelic angel and Korbyn was knight and shining armor!
If you have not seen PINTEREST…then you are missing out! Want a way to save everything you love from a picture to a recipe?
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This weekend has been a bust so far since it is cold here in Michigan. Kind of rainy and the bugs are out of control this year. Nevaeh and I decided to make keep sake craft boxes to hid all of our goodies in. So we took all three kids to Target and found some awesome foam kits for crafting along with a bunch of other fun stuff. You can’t just buy one thing from Target..you have to fill your cart! 
What you need is some foam pieces and Elmer’s X-TREME glue, markers, boxes and scissors.
This glue is so awesome and it holds everything in place.
Choose what ever you want to make your project personal.
These are the foam pieces that we picked up at Target..they also include letters that easy for sticking on.
Here is Nevaeh’s box so far…so cute.
This is the outside of her secret box for hiding her treasures in. So worked so hard on this and was so excited when I told her she could hide her favorite stuff in it.
HERE IT IS…her favorite things. She loves her DS and her Justin B. movie!#
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“This project has been compensated as part of a craft recipe project using Elmer’s #collectivebias” All of the craft ideas and opinions are my own.
LOVE THIS SONG EVEN MORE NOW~!!!
My little princess will be 2 years old in August and is doing such a great job potty training. She knows exactly when she has to go and lets us know..so different from the other two. Maybe I am finally helping her in the right way. Since the other two kids were my test runs!! LOL!
Anyways, this is how Paityn likes to potty…with her sisters hat on. What a little fashionista!
I love our last Playdoh session with the kids. Nevaeh was so creative and made all kinds of great things. So I snapped some pictures to share with my readers…since I love these moments. My camera kept giving off a glare..but you will see a green grasshopper to the left. A rainbow, sun, and a crown were all made by Nevaeh! Great job honey!
Looking back at this picture and all the toys we have…crazy! This is our sun porch and it is packed full of toys! I love this room despite the tons of toys. Just sitting watching my kids play is such a joy. Please remember to take a moment to hug and kiss your kids today!!
Life is passing us by and we need to slow down and take a breath! Breath in your kids LOVE!
Shanda Bauman is a former model, make-up artist and sales rep. She has more than a decade of marketing, sales and social media networking under her belt. Shanda lives with her three kids in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We hope you enjoy the product reviews and find the recipes that will soon become your family favorite.
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