Dandelion Dayz

Compassion Bloggers in El Salvador

2009-11-13T09:00:00.001-05:00

The Compassion Bloggers were in El Salvador this past week. Read all about their trip at the Compassion Bloggers Blog. I love to read the stories of when one of these bloggers meets a child they sponsor. I love to see how Compassion is changing the lives of these children and their families. I love getting the letters from our own Compassion child. It would be an amazing blessing to

Friday Roundup

2009-11-13T08:40:00.000-05:00

PSSST. I just realized today is ,you know, Friday and the date has a 1 and a 3 in it. Not that I'm superstitious or anything. I'm just telling you so that you don't do anything that you normally wouldn't do today like go skydiving. Maybe save it until tomorrow. Rain and Cold It has been rainy and windy and cold here for 4 days now. North Carolinians are not used to this, y'all. We

A Christmas Carol Review

2009-11-12T08:42:00.002-05:00

My son was invited to a birthday party yesterday since the kids were out of school. It was at the movie theater. I did not even know that there was a private party room there. It was a fun party, although it looked to be lots of work for the parents. If I'm going to pay that much money for a party, I don't want to work that hard, ya know? Anyway, the movie they chose to see was the new

Favorite Vacation Spot

2009-11-12T08:14:00.000-05:00

I've been wanting to join in on Genny's Talkin' About Thursdays for sometime now. Today she is talking about favorite vacation spots. Well, any vacation is a good one, I say! Living in North Carolina we have pretty quick access to the beach and the mountains. Both are a short drive and end up being some of the most beautiful places I've ever been. We go to our favorite beach each

Thank you.

2009-11-11T11:00:00.001-05:00

We appreciate your sacrifice and your family's sacrifice. We pray for the soldiers away from home right now and pray that you are safely reunited with your loved ones very soon. Thank you.

Pie is Not Meant to Be Slurped

2009-11-10T15:42:00.000-05:00

I learned this week that pie is meant to be eaten slowly. Enjoyed with a fork. Every bite savored. It is not meant to be slurped. Not meant to go in your nose and you definitely should not try to consume an entire one in 90 seconds against 5 men. Beasts, I tell you. For some crazy reason...I'm crying peer pressure, I was strong-armed convinced to participate, in my husband's absence, in

Skip the Non-Stick

2009-11-10T08:57:00.001-05:00

A friend passed along this link to me this morning. It's from the Enviromental Working Group about the dangers of cooking with non-stick cookware. It's not news to her. It's not news to me. It may not be news to you. But it might and that's why I'm posting it. Cooking on non-stick cookware is not as safe as we are led to believe. Many countries have actually banned the use of non-stick

Linked Up

2009-11-07T11:04:00.000-05:00

Some posts I loved this week and wanted to share. Happy Saturday everyone! Change at the Gremlin Wrangler Yes Edward, There is a Santa Claus at Little Bit of This and That Reverse Blessings at Fill My Cup My Name is Kellie...and I'm a Co-Dependent Blogger? at La Vida Dolce

That's Just How We Roll

2009-11-06T12:08:00.000-05:00

Painting Paint that is. Get it? How we "roll"? Paint roll-er? I really do entertain myself some days. Anyway, we did it. We painted the family room and kitchen these last two days. Warm Pantina. Don't you just love the name? It's actually a discontinued color from Sherwin Williams. I really just wanted something lighter in those rooms, so I found the paint color that is throughout

Color My Walls

2009-11-04T09:08:00.000-05:00

Look what I got yesterday! New carpet in my family room and stairs! Yippee!!! I have been waiting for carpet for awhile now. We DESPERATELY needed to replace our 10 year old, 2 kids, 2 dogs, builder grade carpet. I will admit that I was embarrassed by it. A year ago we started the process of getting new carpet and then the economy tanked so we put the brakes on large purchases. But my

Making My List

2009-11-03T09:00:00.001-05:00

When I am making my lists of things to do during the week... Yes, I do make lists. Most of the time. Anyway, when I'm making the list and looking over my calendar, I don't insert things like, Monday, 2:00 - Worry about... Wednesday, 4:15 - Stress out about... Thursday, 5:30 - Get mad about... Friday, 8:00 - Doubt... Yet, these things that are not on my list -these things that have

Random Q & A

2009-11-02T09:20:00.000-05:00

I've got lots of posts in draft but none that are ready to go. I need to clean my bathrooms and run some errands, so I guess I won't be able to spend time blogging this morning. I did get this meme from Kellie at La Vida Dulce last week and it seemed fun, so here it is. Play a long if you want in the comments or on your own blog. Let me know if you did! 1. What's the last state you

Prom Queen, A Ninja and Too Much Candy!

2009-11-01T16:57:00.001-05:00

One Prom Queen (her creation), One Ninja (his dream), And one glorious Halloween night of good spooky fun... Ends with an OBSCENE amount of candy.

Yellow

2009-10-30T09:45:00.000-04:00

Look at the stars Look how they shine for you And everything you do Yeah, they were all yellow. -Coldplay Yellow makes me happy. Yellow gives me a feeling of warmth. I wonder if that was His intention when he created it.

6pm at Midnight

2009-10-29T09:44:00.000-04:00

I'm posting about a great shoe sale over at Chic Critique today! Check it out HERE. photo courtesy of 6pm.com

O' Lonely Peas

2009-10-28T00:16:00.000-04:00

So, while I was out living it up with my NC fellow bloggers, my husband was home with the kids force feeding them their peas. Or so my kids tell me. Anyway, B decided to try to sing her way out of eating them with the Sandra Boynton song, O Lonely Peas. Hubby was not convinced but they sure got a good laugh. What is most amazing about this is that we have not listened to this song in

Going to Meet Some Women I Met Online

2009-10-27T00:00:00.006-04:00

That's what I told my husband as I headed out the door on Saturday night. Oh, and that most of them I actually had never even chatted with online! I've been following Kellie at La Vida Dulce for some time now and was just very excited when she put this little dinner party together! She is even more lovely than she is online - absolutely real and beautiful! Me, Kellie Even though, I

Frigidaire and Save The Children

2009-10-26T20:05:00.001-04:00

Commit to do an activity with your child for an hour. Easy, right?!?!!? I thought so. They are some of my favorite people to hang out with. You can pledge to spend one hour with your kids and be entered into a drawing for a Frigidaire Professional Wall Oven! Oh yes, you can! AND for every pledge made, Frigidaire and actress Jennifer Garner will donate $1 to Save The Children U.S.

Goodest Eggs

2009-10-26T09:00:00.004-04:00

Conversation with my 5 year old son one morning. Him - Those were the goodest eggs I've ever had, Mom. Me - Thanks Buddy, but you should say, those were the BEST eggs. Him - Okay, they were the BEST eggs, Mom. Sigh. I can no longer allow him to say his cute little words. I guess in a selfish mommy act, I've just let him say "goodest" because it sounds so cute coming from my sweet little boy

Sunday Word - Every Knee Will Bow

2009-10-25T14:53:00.001-04:00

"You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat. It is written: "'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, "every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.'" So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind

Multi-Cultural Markers

2009-10-23T12:48:00.000-04:00

My daughter won an art award at school this week and this was one of her prizes. I think these markers are very cool! See how you can get your own from the Crayola site HERE.

Sweet Surprise Not So Sweet

2009-10-23T09:43:00.007-04:00

While reading a copy of Scholastic Parent & Child magazine yesterday, I came across THIS ad defending High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS). The ad labeled Dry Cleaner was the one in the magazine. Go ahead and open that up - it will pop up in a new window. You might want to see the ad to understand where I'm coming from. I have to tell you that it gets under my skin a little lot. First of all, I

Homemade Hummus

2009-10-22T08:33:00.001-04:00

My kids love to dip fresh veggies in this hummus. I was buying it from Trader Joe's for a long time but if you look at the ingredients it's hard to buy a store made hummus that doesn't have soybean oil in it. Not to mention more salt than I want. So, I remembered that my Sister-in-law sent me this recipe a few years back from her neighbor who was of middle-eastern descent. So, I easily

Play With Me

2009-10-21T09:17:00.000-04:00

I think he wants to play with the ball, what do you think? Every SINGLE time I sit down at my computer he brings his ball to me. If I ignore him, he places the ball on my keyboard or some area close by. Then waits for me to throw it and sometimes he even catches it in mid-air. He is seriously too funny.

Sponsoring a Compassion Child Does Matter

2009-10-20T11:33:00.001-04:00

Want to know if sponsoring a Compassion child really make a difference? Watch this video from a recent Catalyst Conference where a sponsored child meets his sponsor of 19 years. All I can say is Wow. Catalyst 2009 Compassion Moment from Catalyst on Vimeo. If you don't sponsor a Compassion child and would like to - go HERE. It will be one of those things you will never regret doing. I