tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:24:37 +0000Cross Blog Talk - Aurelia WilliamsFriday Free for AllGodamerican idolelliott yaminproducts for momsspiritual SundayAlyssa AvantAmenChristIndianapolis ColtsWAHMsblessingsboogeymanbusinesscool kids stuffcross blogginggoalsidentitylife coachingmom giveawaysmusicnell talierciorelationshipspeechstresstelecommutingwordwork at homework at home resourcesA little bit of this and a little bit of that - you'll find information here on being a mom, being a work at home mom. All the fun and crazy things that make me who I am...The Wahmmy! Join me and you can be a Wahmmy too!http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)Blogger271125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-675624483225018489Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:29:00 +00002008-01-22T09:32:42.991-05:00I've finally got the new site up and from this point on you can access the site at TheyCallMeWahmmy.comWe've still got a bit of work to do to get the site where we want it, but I hope you enjoy and visit often! Got lots of goodies in store! :)Be sure to bookmark the new site address and also sign up for our RSS feed or change your bookmarks/feeds to reflect the new address as nothing will be http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/were-moving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-9000828315024694819Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:37:00 +00002008-01-21T10:54:40.096-05:00Today's tip is one that many people see as a no-brainer, but honestly it's harder than many work at home moms realize once they actually start their business. With a new year almost a month underway, now is a great time to talk about goals and how to set them for an at home business or job.Patrysha from Easy Results with Radio brings us our WAH Tip this week. My best tips are to set and write http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/make-those-goals-realistic-work-at-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-8657097953894930255Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:28:00 +00002008-01-21T08:29:32.788-05:00Yes, this is a Mom blog, but you know you just have to give a little love to the men in our lives so today I'm posting some Man Rules just for our hubbies! Take note and hopefully you get a kick out of them as I did! Happy Saturday everyone!The Man Rules - Part I At last, a guy has taken the time to write this all down FINALLY, the guys' side of the story. We always hear " the rules" from thehttp://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/letting-ladies-know-man-rules.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-3924770564741803955Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:44:00 +00002008-01-18T09:19:13.892-05:00Happy Friday Everyone! :) Can you believe it's Friday again already? For me this week has flown by and I feel like I'm not even close to having things done I needed to have done by today. Looks like a working weekend for me, but I hope that's not the case for you. As I was starting to plan my grocery list for the next week, I was browsing the net for deals and coupons and as always, my first http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/free-help-for-your-household-grocery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-8171960715304022333Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:07:00 +00002008-01-17T08:35:39.225-05:00Born and raised a Hoosier I just had to do it. ;) If you are a fellow Hoosier, you'll understand. Heck, if you live in the country or other places many refer to as "backwoods" you'll get it too! Listen up City Slickers1. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot.2. Turn your cap right, your head isn't crooked.3. Let's get this straight; it's called a "dirt road." I drive a pickup http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/rules-of-rural-indiana-yeah-im-true.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-4170201590311962766Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:16:00 +00002008-01-17T07:46:09.623-05:00Today is the first day of Tell Me Thursday here at They Call Me Wahmmy. Tell Me Thursday was started by two moms who love all the pictures that appear on blogs for Wordless Wednesday, but really want to know the stories behind them. To participate and learn how it all works head over to TellMeThursday.com and check it out. So, for our first Tell Me Thursday here's the story behind yesterday's http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/story-behind-bucket-head-soldier.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-6002563141086543695Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:52:00 +00002008-01-16T09:48:54.762-05:00http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/wordless-wednesday-ready-for-battle-mom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-2298220025421322707Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:09:00 +00002008-01-16T06:13:59.806-05:00Sorry for the delay of yesterday's recipe post, but I was at the dentist getting a tooth pulled. More about that later though, for now here is Tuesday's recipe. If all goes well I'll have Wordless Wednesday up later this afternoon as well. :) Enjoy! Baked Pork Chops and Onion DressingWhat You'll Need:4 (1 to 1 1/2 inch thick) bone in pork chops2 tbsp canola oil3 (24 oz) loaves of slightly http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/tasty-tuesday-pork-chops-dressing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-107370289732076207Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:36:00 +00002008-01-13T16:55:44.470-05:00AmenChristGodidentityrelationshipspeechspiritual SundaywordToday, I visited the church that my mother and father in law attend, and my husband grew up in, to listen to a guy preach that I went to my first year of college with and attended speech class with. Today after the service, I went up to him to introduce myself, and ask if he remembered me. Oddly enough, my husband and I recalled afterwards that it had been almost 10 years since I had class withhttp://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/we-can-all-come-long-way.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alyssa)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-3959476775884203608Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:27:00 +00002008-01-11T07:23:23.084-05:00A few weeks back I talked about starting a prayer journal. Well this week's freebie is on the same topic. Journaling can be a very rewarding experience. Even if you don't have a journal specific to prayers or God, it's still a great way to look back on things that have happened in your life and see just how far you have come. Journaling is also a great motivator. For me personally, I journalhttp://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/journaling-ecourse-friday-free-for-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-7481535455640771279Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:30:00 +00002008-01-10T17:02:52.242-05:00I've been tagged again and this time around I actually saw it before the day was over. ;) Christina over at Surviving at Home, tagged me to do the 4's meme. This one should be a bit easier than the last one and if you want to see Christina's check them out here (she's got some interesting ones). 4 jobs I have had: Car HopAssistant Manager of Radio ShackLead Accounting ClerkVirtual Assistant 4 http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/my-4s.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-663389526220821912Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:15:00 +00002008-01-10T16:19:30.562-05:00I can never find my name on name meaning sites, etc. so when I took a stroll over to Lisa's Educational Toy Factory blog and saw the hidden meaning of her name I thought "hmmm, I'll give it a shot, but my name probably isn't in their database." Well, I am happy to say I was wrong. So, here is the hidden meaning of my wonderful name, Arika! Amazingly, a lot of this is pretty true too.What Arikahttp://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/finally-meaning-to-my-name.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-319219724725841643Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:13:00 +00002008-01-10T08:47:46.959-05:00Cara over at Cara's Coffee Break tagged me in the newest (well probably old now since I took so long to reply) blog meme. She wants to know 7 Weird Things about the Wahmmy.Here are the rules (we have to post them first.)Link to the person’s blog who tagged you.Post these rules on your blog.List seven random and/or weird facts about yourselfTag seven random people at the end of your post and http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/as-if-you-didnt-already-knowim-weird.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-580199391965261139Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:59:00 +00002008-01-09T07:23:37.453-05:00Adyn Patrick Wilkinson1/08/087:05 pm6lbs 10.7 oz19 incheshttp://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/welcome-to-world-adyn-patrick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-8341209691909760649Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:49:00 +00002008-01-08T06:56:47.246-05:00I absolutely love pound cake. I'll eat it with no topping at all - sometimes a whole loaf in a day. I love it with strawberries or cherry toppings too. Here's a raspberry sauce recipe to help liven up your pound cake.Devilish Raspberry SauceWhat You'll Need:1 package (14 oz) caramels8 squares (1 oz each) unsweetened chocolate1 can (4 oz) sweetened condensed milk1 stick margarine1/2 C seedless http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/spice-up-your-pound-cake-devilish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-6500456445975566059Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:10:00 +00002008-01-07T15:17:10.414-05:00I know it's only January and my boys' birthdays are still awhile away, but I came across a site today and just had to share what I found with you in case your child's birthday is coming up or you're like me and wondering what you're going to do for their party this year.Normally we don't do anything extra special for the boys' birthdays. Just cake, ice cream and presents with family and maybe a http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/were-having-pirate-themed-birthday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-9208938850103516019Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:13:00 +00002008-01-07T12:16:26.491-05:00Welcome back everyone! :) Although my original intention was not to take so much time off, I am well rested and ready to roll with the new year and I hope you are too!First let me welcome a new contributor to the blog! You may have seen her first post yesterday, but in case you haven't had the chance yet, head on over and meet Alyssa Avant a.k.a The Spiritual Wahmmy by clicking here. I know http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/getting-back-on-horse-wah-tip-monday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-5727583849652741171Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:21:00 +00002008-01-06T19:03:42.908-05:00Alyssa AvantblessingsboogeymanGodspiritual SundayMy God is Bigger than the Boogeyman. Thank the Lord. This morning, I have seen the power of God all around me. As I sat here thinking about that the words to a Veggie Tales song pop in my head. No, it isn't because i have children, it's because Veggie Tales was born when I was a teenager and I stood in a room of thousands of teenagers at Centrifuge watching the very first Veggie Tales clips onhttp://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/spiritual-sunday-my-god-is-bigger-than.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alyssa)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-4219665708467197864Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:08:00 +00002008-01-04T13:08:36.349-05:00businessFriday Free for AllgoalsI subscribe to the Marketing Profits Newsletter over at Internet Profit Planning as well as frequent Angela Will's blog there where she lists a Free Tool Friday each week that helps online business owners in some way. This past weekend, Angela created and posted a very helpful tool for me and I'm sure other's alike. Being it's the New Year, it is a great time to really sit down and focus on http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/friday-free-for-all-internet-profit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-2294215567845839428Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:34:00 +00002008-01-02T06:35:40.098-05:00cross bloggingnell talierciotelecommutingwork at homeIn this edition of my cross blog talk with Nell Taliercio, the Telecommuting Answer Lady asks me about my target market. Here's specifically what she wants to know:“How did you pick the target market you’d like to work with in your VA business and did the target market have anything to do with how you picked the hourly rate you charge?"But, before I answer her question, make sure head on over http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/nell-wants-to-know-more-about-my-va.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-5904589417554332288Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:05:00 +00002008-01-01T14:37:22.051-05:00Cross Blog Talk - Aurelia Williamslife coachingstressOk, with today being the first day of the 2008, first I want to wish Aurelia and each and every one of my readers a Happy New Year! May this year bring you peace, prosperity and tons of fun! I have started on my new and improved Arika for 2008 over the last few days and I'll post more about the things I have in the works in another post, but for now, it's on to the cross blog conversation with http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2008/01/stress-free-on-tv-aurelia-is-smokin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-3060434025244823838Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:58:00 +00002008-01-01T10:42:10.733-05:00Out of the mouths of babes oft time come gems! *****************A nurse on the pediatric ward, before listening to the little ones chests, would plug the stethoscope into their ears and let them listen to their own hearts. Their eyes would always light up with awe, but she never got a response equal to four-year old David's comment.Gently she tucked the stethoscope into his ears and placed the http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2007/12/spirtual-sunday-jesus-is-knocking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-8023168610042605282Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:48:00 +00002007-12-28T17:50:53.407-05:00A Woman's Version of the Night Before Christmas T’was the night before Christmas and all through the kitchen; I was cooking and baking and moanin and bitchin.I've been here for hours, I can't stop to rest.This room's a disaster, just look at this mess! Tomorrow I've got thirty people to feed.They expect all the trimmings. Who cares what I need!My feet are both blistered, I've got cramps in my http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2007/12/amazingly-my-christmas-eve-wasnt-quite.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-2409643102547289748Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:53:00 +00002007-12-28T17:49:52.195-05:00While browsing some blogs this morning while waking up, I came across The Diary of a Hope Filled Mom and saw this cute elf name generator. I just had to try it out and here are my results.My Christmas Elf Name isGet your Christmas Elf NameI found it rather fitting actually because my Grandmother nicknamed me Sunny Sunshine as a child and right now I'm all tummy! :) Yeah I'm a dork...it's still http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-does-your-elf-name-say-about-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783410.post-7464524482459321246Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:35:00 +00002007-12-21T06:41:55.823-05:00If you have a website, you know that in order to get anywhere you need to have people visiting your site. But, did you know you can get tons of visitors (ones who are really interested in what you have to offer) without paying a penny?Yep, you sure can and today's freebie will show 7 ways to do just that. Want the report above? Just click the link here and it's all yours. This is a pdf file so http://lewisfamilyinva.blogspot.com/2007/12/traffic-to-your-website-for-free-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mama Arika)0