July 2018 Ultimate Blog Challenge The July UBC Is starting today! Put your thinking caps on, Start writing away!! Are you as excited as I am to join in on the July 2018 Ultimate Blog Challenge for 2018? It seems like we just finished the April Challenge and now Paul is hosting the third Challenge of the year. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with the previous Ultimate Blog Challenge members and meeting new ones that are just joining in! If you haven’t checked this out, here is a
Life is a Circle Life Story of a Magnificent Caregiver Life is a circle. When parents have children, most love, protect and care for them. As the children grow, so do the parents and there comes a time when the role is reversed and the children care for the parents as they age. This happened with my mom back in 1994. Mom’s Alzheimer disease had progressed to where my dad needed help caring for her. My sister lived nearby but that wasn’t enough so we closed our decorating business in
Nine Week Countdown Lia Faith Brunson It’s getting down to the wire now until our fifth great-grandbaby arrives! Back in April, we learned the gender and what was super exciting, my hubby and I knew the gender before the mommy and daddy did! We planned a fun baby gender reveal party and everyone was so excited to find out they are having a little girl. This is a blog I wrote about the gender reveal, the looks on Alexandra and Stevie’s face in the video are priceless! http://themarthareview.com/baby-gender-reveal/ It seems
MEMORIAL DAY Memorial Day or Decoration Day as it use to be called, is a day for remembering and honoring the brave men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the United States Armed Services. Memorial Day was held on May 30th from 1868 to 1970 but was then changed to be observed on the last Monday of May. ******* One tradition that is celebrated at the many Memorial Day events is the United States flag quickly being raised to the top of flagpole, then slowly lowered to half-mast,
Sterno S’mores Maker Jr. I was so excited to be chosen to host a Tryazon party for the Sterno S’mores Maker Jr. When my party kit arrived, it included the S’mores Maker Jr. with 2 skewers, two extra packages of the Sterno fuel (each having 2 cans), and 2 delicious packs of Plush Puffs Marshmallows. They come in a variety of flavors, I received Caramel Swirl and Vanilla Bean. These are not your ordinary marshmallows, they are hand-crafted and extra soft and brown and melt to perfection with