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I have totally made that face before when Big A is talking (and vice versa). :D

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I may not be Lightning McQueen but I sure have ran fast my last two runs! *Disclaimer: I know these times aren't really fast but they are really fast for me.* On Wednesday, the weather was so beautiful (50 degrees) and Moose had been asking to go to the race track (high school track) for a few days. So I put on my running gear with the plans to run 3 miles while my boys piddled around on the

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Moose was born July 1, 2007 all perfect and beautiful, like all other babies are to their mothers. I spent the rest of that summer, feeding, sleeping, changing diapers, and loving on this sweet little piece of creation that God gave me. In September 2007, I started my senior year of college. Everyone (everyone and their dog, to be exact) told me that the first day of daycare would be hard and

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I have been blessed to be a full-time SAHM for about 4 years now. I never thought that would be me - sitting at home, watching soap operas, folding laundry. Well, minus the soap operas, that's me! And I love it. Even the tantrums and poopy pants don't negate the time spent cuddling, reading books, dancing, blowing bubbles (and bubbles and bubbles and bubbles). The smiles given at just the moment

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Have you ever wanted to be a deep person? I have. Ever since I started really living for the Lord in college, I've wanted to be deep. I've wanted to be educated about the Lord, welcoming to His people, in sync with the Lord. I've wanted a mentor - a deep person to teach me to be a deep person. When I had the opportunity to pick a book to review, I was drawn to Going Deep by Gordon MacDonald. I

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for bleach, Febreeze, candles, soap, and my washer and dryer. I think (I think??) sickness has finally left the S Clubhouse. Squirt got sick last night but I'm chalking it up to this: weakened stomach + crying fit (I brushed his hair, heaven forbid) = throw up. Anyway, I'm gearing up to work with my first running coach on Monday! I'm so excited. Well, it's online coaching but she said she's

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Oh my... if this is how 2012 is going to go, can it be December 31st yet?? Squirt got sick on New Year's Eve. Then one of the little boys I baby-sit got sick here about a week ago. Squirt's been sick again (acting like he's teething but he has all of his teeth for now) for a few days (appetite is hardly there at all). Moose was up all.night.long. puking and otherwise. Which means I was up

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 We all know (or you should know) that I love Pinterest. I have several boards that I'm always adding to: food, crafts, clothes, hair, etc. I also love my readers, so I want you to know what I've been up to in regards to my pins (because I'm sure you're on the edge of your seats!).  These are a few crafts I did around the Christmas season. First up, the mother's nest with eggs. I originally made

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The winner of the Bob's Red Mill All-Purpose Flour is #3 (chosen by random.org): Catherine Agnes! The winner of the Mediterranean Snacks Lentil Chips multi-pack is #7 (chosen by random.org): Deanna G! Thank you to everyone who entered!!

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Squirt got sick on New Year's Eve in the midst of our celebration. He was jumping in the ball pit we got from Grandma Fonda and Auntie Amber for their birthday and .... just spewed everywhere (so maybe the title to this post should also say bye-bye ball pit because I was not cleaning out all of those crevices. Yuck). And the poor kid just kept going, so I got to enjoy the rest of the festivities

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After our first appointment with an allergist, Dr. B, we were not happy with the entire experience. His tests showed that Moose was allergic to everything under the sun: molds, grasses, foods, animals. He's never had a rash or any sort of reaction (although this doctor said he had neurological reactions); and the only allergy tie-in I've ever seen to autism is to gluten and casein (proteins found

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I know, I know. Tuesday's almost over (at least here in CST). However, I just finished reading my friend Erin's post about her word of the year: simplify. I wanted to share with you MY word of the year because it's a tough one and I need some support with it! Ten Things I Will Be INTENTIONAL With This Year: 1. My words. I have a big, quick-talking, foolish mouth. There is proverb after proverb

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I decided yesterday that I wanted to actually make something with my sewing machine. I didn't want to continue to practice making straight seams. I also know that the best way to learn something is to do it, over and over. So I found this link to a 10-minute colored pencil roll on Pinterest. if anyone knows how to end my stitch lines without having little threads leftover hanging all over,

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While researching online, I've scoured numerous gluten-free blogs and come across one company's name: Udi's. Udi's Gluten Free Foods offers a variety of foods for those living a GF lifestyle. We got to try out their cinnamon rolls, granola (vanilla), whole grain bread, and snickerdoodle cookies. Can I just say what a pleasant surprise taste-wise all of these products were? Of all the

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Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you rang in the new year better than our little Squirt did here. Let's just say too much junk food, bounce house, and staying up too late resulted in many changing of the sheets (and destroying of our bounce house). Big A is ever the best husband and daddy in the world - now snoozing in a twin bed with our little puker. I'll be sharing my king-sized with Moose

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Bob's Red Mill has been around for over 30 years providing gluten free flours, cereals, baking mixes, and grain. I had seen several of their items in our grocery store before getting the items we received to review. I had never tried any of them because we tend to be store brand people and Bob's Red Mill comes with a higher price - that's not to say that the products aren't worth it! We got to

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From the Mediterranean Snacks website: The Mediterranean Snack Food Co. is an entrepreneurial, privately-held company founded in 2005. Our mission is innovation to produce great tasting, nutritionally superior snacks. Using the superfood benefits of lentils in combination with whole grains and legumes, we create unique healthy and delicious snacks. We use only the highest quality, non-GMO,

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I'm a little behind on my reviews, so I'll apologize now for the lack of personal posts for the next few days. Once I get pictures uploaded, I'll share some of my cutie boys with you! We've been reading "His Mighty Warrior: A Treasure Map from Your King" little devotions book in the mornings. I guess, we've been off schedule a little with the holidays, but I really enjoy opening my day with my

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I'm a little behind in wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, but I do hope you all enjoyed an extended weekend celebrating the birth of our Savior with family and/or friends. We spent some time with both families, but more with my own. I hadn't been home since June so it was very nice to be back. I honestly wasn't expecting to receive the large gifts I got, but am so thankful. My husband prepared

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Today was Moose's Christmas party and it went pretty well. He's been VERY defiant at school and at home lately. You tell him one thing and he wants the opposite - fairly consistently. But he ended up standing up and singing with his classmates (definitely not as well as he did at church but he could see me today). Overall a really good party. Then I get home and read his planner notes for today.

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Moose is a pretty adept boxer. check out Moose's face - hilarious! Squirt lasts about 5 seconds; he just wants to box Moose. And, of course, who boxes with shirts on anymore? Not the little boys in this house. The Wii is providing many smiles and much laughter.

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Moose & Squirt, I just want you to know that I love you and my prayer is that one day you will both live in a world that is cancer free. Miss D (Moose's teacher), you are a survivor and I'm so proud to know you. I'm so THANKFUL I can know you because you mean so much to my family and so many more families. Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by American Cancer Society.

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My bone to pick with going gluten-free and casein-free is that a lot of the cookbooks that I've seen have really fancy recipes. We are not fancy people - we're meat and potatoes kind of folk. I want someone to makeover my recipes I have and just tweak them to take out the wheat and dairy. Well, Kinnikinnick has helped me begin that process myself. They sent us food that complies with our

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Moose's first snow angel :D can you see the angel? Squirt wasn't so thrilled with the snow but he kept venturing out to check it out and then whining when he got snow on him eating snow Do you play in the snow with your kids? I had such fun this day; I can't wait for more snow!

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 Our family has yet to acquire many seasonal decorations - we don't have anything for Easter or 4th of July and only a few things (that I forgot to put out this year) for Halloween. However, I am happy to say we have Christmas decorations (again, not many but enough). This year I am sharing my holiday home decor and cleaning tips for the chance to win prizes from The SITS Girls and Great

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I'm listening to my "Alabama station" on pandora radio. I love "old" country music (thinking 80s and 90s although I do enjoy some music older than that) that I listened to growing up. My mom loves country music (or at least used to) - my dad was more of an oldies fan back then (CCR, the Doors). My sister, Amber, and I loved country music. George Strait, Brooks and Dunn, Alan Jackson, Reba, Dolly

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Random.org chose the winner of my giveaway for The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That and Chloe's Closet DVDs. Number 8 of 15 entrants is.... Apryl from Studied to be a Mommy said... We LOVE WordWorld in this house. However, I'm super sad that it hasn't been on Netflix recently. We also really like the Cat in the Hat Knows... Pajanimals also looks good, got to love everything from

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Attune Foods has been around (in one way, shape, or form) since 1908!! That's further back that many of us can trace our genealogy! Uncle Sam cereal was introduced in that year, followed by other companies that were bought out by other companies over their history. Finally, Attune Foods acquired Uncle Sam, Erewhon, New Morning, and Skinner's in 2009. This new collaboration of companies now brings

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I signed up for my first half of 2012!! Lincoln National Guard Marathon and Half Marathon - 2012 : Half Marathon : early registration You have successfully registered at GetMeRegistered.com. I'm psyched to run this race! I tried to register last year but it filled up fast (Registration close at 10,000 entrants, with up to 8,000 entrants accepted in the half marathon.). We used to live in

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pumpkin for our dinner with Anthony's aunt & uncle an apple our dinner with Anthony's aunt & uncle Angus Black Chess Pie just because two apples for Thanksgiving - crumb & lattice triple layer chocolate pumpkin for Thanksgiving oatmeal raisin for Thanksgiving mini pumpkins because I had leftover stuff the only one I missed a picture of was my pumpkin but it looked like a

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Ener-g's mission statement: Our mission at Ener-G Foods, as one of the country's foremost producers of foods for diet-restrictive individuals, is to provide a wide range of ready-made foods and mixes that are wholesome, nutritious, risk-free and great tasting. We are constantly responding to the demand for special diets with research, innovative products, and convenience foods. The

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I attended a pie-making class at our church recently and since then I'm a pie-baking expert. Ok, expert may be too strong of a word...but I love to do it! I've made an apricot pie (at the class...and I didn't really make the stuff just put it together but it was delicious), 2 apples, and a pumpkin. Today I made an Angus Barn Chocolate Chess Pie - I'm beginning to be daring. I've found this book

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Moose's class had a Thanksgiving Feast on Monday. It was more than I expected. For Halloween and last year's Valentine's parties we had snacks but this truly was a feast. Turkey, mashed potatoes (with gravy), buttery corn, buttered rolls, and pumpkin pie! Yum. Before feasting we read a book about a moose family (how appropriate for our Moose) who invited a turkey to Thanksgiving not as

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From the NCircle Entertainment studio, I bring to you my review about The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That: Told From the Cold and Chloe's Winter Wonderland (both available from  your local retailer or at NCircle's website for $9.99 each).   My family loves The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That. I, like many of my generation, was raised on the Cat. I've read most of the books by Dr.

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I scoured the internet for running shoes tonight for hours. Seriously. There are so many choices but 1. I don't have that much money. I have $120 - which is a lot of money but shipping costs can add up. 2. All of the cool color combos I have found in shoes I like....are men's and they don't have my size. 3. The coolest looking ones are minimalist ones and I'm not sure I want to make that plunge.

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I would apologize for not blogging for awhile but I am so not sure who is still reading (I know I have more blog stalkers than comments!). It's been quite the week. Today is Day #3 of watching 2 extra boys. Phew am I worn out! I don't know how you mamas of 4 do it. Last night at MOPS, I had to take both boys since Big A had a basketball game. Moose seemed SO excited about it, but both boys acted

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With Moose's autism, we have encountered a lot of differing opinions about his diet, his supplements, his allergies. All well-intentioned people, I'm sure, but changing anything in our son's life will always be a decision that Big A & I come upon as a couple, rather than being influenced by fads. That said, we (more I) have heard so many testimonials of moms of other autistic children about the

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Last night we got our first snow fall of the season. It had rained for a few days prior (I was thinking about praying to Noah to see if I could borrow his ark) then the flakes started as I was coming home from the gym last night. This morning it was a slick winter wonderland as I headed to Bible study. I think snow is amazing when you see it from your kids' perspectives. Moose knows snow - loves

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I made this soup last night & it was delicious, if I do say so myself. My MIL had made some sort of potato soup a few weeks ago and I knew her ingredients, but wasn't so sure of how she put it together. And since we don't exactly have a phone-calling kind of relationship, I made it up myself. I also googled potato soup recipes, but most called for frozen hash browns. Anyway, here's my recipe. 2

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My friend, Sarah, is due any day now with her first baby. On Facebook, she has been asking for advice on some topics: diaper bags, when you can fit back into pre-baby pants, etc. I thought maybe I would help her out and see what advice you guys have! 1. What kind of diaper bag did you use? Purse-type? Diaper-bag type? Did your husband carry it? Did you use the straps to hold it on to the

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Last Sunday, our pastor spoke about the Holy Spirit. He asked how many of us rely on the Holy Spirit daily...honestly. Most of us get by without His help, we do! Isn't it incredible? We just go about our day and do not ask for the help (and subsequent blessings) of our Counselor? I decided to wake up every day and ask for help. I've looked back at my life, my recent life, and realized that it's

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Back in August, I had the opportunity to attend the Women of Faith conference (read more about my experience here). Patsy Clairmont has been a speaker for this women's conference for many years and she was a keynote speaker for this event, too. Much of Patsy's talks for this event stemmed from her new book, "Stained Glass Hearts," in which she she writes about "seeing life from a broken

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Although the boys did the local business' trick-or-treat as Mario and Luigi... That night, Moose decided to become Mickey Mouse. Mickey's costume? My tights (lace on the bottom...so thankful he doesn't know that's a girl thing), his shorts, his 3T (yes 3T!) Mickey Mouse jacket with ears, and my black t-shirt. Thank goodness for a non-picky kid! And, consequently, I become Minnie

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 Truth be told, we love our costumes in this house! But we love them so much, it's hard to decide what to wear for Halloween.  Can you guess what we'll be? Mr. Incredible Mario & Luigi : Trick-or-treat #1 Grandpa adorable shoes, don't you think? Mario & Luigi : trick-or-treat #2 costume change in the kitchen another adorable pair of shoes...man these kids

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Today my better half is at the Husker football game. Leaving me to hold down the fort and keep the children alive. So basically, this has merely added another week day to my week and taken a weekend day from my weekend. Ugh. Oh well. It's been a fairly productive day. We made it to the library for some computer time...and discipline time when the sharing of the computer wasn't working out so

Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672734106526742507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634377503052850191.post-76119319166880484082011-10-28T08:50:00.000-05:002011-10-28T08:50:20.407-05:00

 My favorite part of having a Mac computer is Photobooth. Moose loves to take pictures on here (and now he has figured out how to do it himself) and I love taking silly pictures with my boys. So I thought I would share some of my most recent favorites with you all on this, our sick/movie day.

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Since learning of Moose's autism diagnosis, there have been many cases of information overload. With that overload come differing opinions, extremists, and what-the-heck moments. It's so hard to know what to believe, what is true, what will help, what is hooey. Yesterday's trip to the allergist was no different. This allergist had come highly recommended by friends but our doctor was hesitant

Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672734106526742507noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634377503052850191.post-32027865617543152222011-10-24T13:29:00.001-05:002011-10-24T13:31:27.959-05:00

Sorry if anyone was looking for the winner of the Cat in the Hat & Word World DVDs. The days have just flown past me and I missed that date. So the winner is Renée! Please email me ASAP at sclubmama (at) gmail (dot) com with your address so I can get that information to NCircle and you can get your DVDs. Winner has 48 hours to email me or I will have to choose another winner.

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I'm reading a book called "God's Blogs" by Lanny Donoho. It's pretty funny and cute, although it has made me tear up a few times (and I'm not that far into it). One thing it made me think about last night before bed was.... I'll bet God had so much FUN creating the universe and everything on Earth. We always (or at least I usually) think of God as this stoic Zeus-looking guy, but He obviously

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My friend, Erin, from Home with the Boys is hosting 31 Days of Being a Woman on her blog. This past weekend, she wrote about influence - how we influence others and others whom influence us. She asked us to write a post about the woman/women who influence us. What a hard prompt. I have women who influence me in different areas (fashion, parenting, loving others, being a wife, fitness). I

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 I got my haircut on Friday (day before pictures) and I love it! The bangs were a little scary but I really really love them. They make me feel very girlie! And I love how they look with my ponytail. I also gave the boys haircuts...not great ones, but free ones. You can see how uneven Squirt's is but Moose's is only really bad in the back. It looks like a bowl cut and then I went a little too

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So the very hungry caterpillar ate through a whole bunch of crap, got a tummy ache, ate a leaf, and felt much better.  He was no longer hungry or skinny. *this is also the reader's digest condensed version. He built a house, called a cocoon (or tatoon in 2-year-old chatanese), around himself. He stayed inside for almost 2 weeks, then fell off the door.  The nice

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1. Please look both ways when turning. Perhaps that seems simple, but you would be surprised how many people look the way they are turning only. 2. Don't just look for vehicles. Unless it's your plan to hit a pedestrian, please be on the look out for runners, walkers, bicyclists. 3. Use your blinker! It really would help me (and other drivers) to know which way you're turning or if you are

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Managing God's Money by Randy Alcorn is a Biblical guide to using God's money for His purposes. Too often we think of only our tithe as God's money, but it all belongs to Him. Basically that's what Mr. Alcorn shares in this book. In the Bible itself, Jesus shares more about money than any other topic. It's a vital part of our lives - we need money to buy food, shelter, clothing. However, money

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Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! I love dressing up: be it Wonder Woman or Dorothy (or this year's hopeful costume of Princess Peach). I love trick-or-treating. I love Halloween candy (who doesn't?). I love scary movies and silly Halloween movies/tv shows. This last love comes in handy when we were asked to review The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That: Tricks & Treats and WordWorld:

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love that tongue sticking out! You thought that title was talking about me? Yeah right! So far, Moose has not inherited my competitive streak.  I love watching him play Wii Baseball. He's terrible. Ha!  He doesn't want to bat, only pitch, so all of his players strike out.  But the shining moment of the games? No matter who hits and gets on base: single, double, triple, home run...this

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Sunday, September 25, 2011 marked 7 years of Big A & myself. It also marked our second round of the Omaha half marathon (last year's recap here and here)! The morning was chilly but seemingly warmer than last year. I was still pretty jazzed from my Biggest Loser experience, so I was feeling really good. Tired though...here's that back story. On Saturday, Big A & I took the boys up to my sister's

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I promise I will write my recap of my half soon...I just need some energy back before tackling that. So for now I want opinions. I'm so so so so so tired of my current hair. I'd really like to dye it BUT that upkeep is more expensive than I can handle right now, so I'll go for a cut (once I find a date when I wouldn't have to take my kids). I don't know if I have the guts to make a drastic change

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Mama Kat's (pretty much) World Famous Writer's Workshop gives us bloggers a break on figuring a topic once a week. It's been awhile since I've participated but I love Mama Kat & always read her blog. This week I'll be writing on prompt #5: What’s your stance on ‘labeling’? Were you labeled as a child? Have you labeled your own children? How do you feel about this?  I wasn't labeled as a kid. My

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If you've known me for awhile, you know that I love (LOVE) The Biggest Loser. We started watching in 2007, off and on Season 3 & 4. I remember watching Caroline Rhea as host but not much else about the season; I don't even remember Kim as a trainer. The next year, we really got in to Season 5 (the one with Ali Vincent as the first female winner). And from there I've been hooked! Big A says I

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Remember my review post and giveaway about L-Bows, the cute little bows my friend Laura makes? She is hosting a contest to win an adorable one-of-a-kind swirly Husker bow (or another red team bow)! If I win this bow, I will take the readers who helped me out and host a giveaway for this very bow on my blog. So to enter to win this blog, please go to Facebook and "like" L-Bows. After that (this

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Had a date night with this kid while the other two went fishing. Learned a few things. 1. We cannot divorce. Ever. Not because God says not to (ok that too) but we couldn't separate these kids from one another or their daddy. Squirt threw a HUGE fit when I drove off with just him and not his Bubba or Gaga (Moose or Daddy). 2. The local tanning place/cafe/movie rental place (yes, you read

Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672734106526742507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634377503052850191.post-44361901622563789752011-09-21T05:30:00.000-05:002011-09-21T05:30:02.497-05:00

Headed up to naptime. So sweet. No pulling, no yanking. Just hands held. Leading. Why can't it be like this all the time? ...because this wouldn't be nearly as sweet.

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See our fun lunch?  Grilled cheese, bananas, and a strawberry.  Yum!

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Today is a movie day...again. This one is prompted by Moose's being sick. The kid is so stubborn he refuses to throw up even when I KNOW it'll make him feel better. Ugh! So to cheer myself up, I get to pick a winner. ... Wow that was easy. Only one entrant. Seriously? I know that my blog gets more traffic than that! C'mon, I don't have super big requirements for giveaways! Oh well, the lucky

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Tonight (I'm writing on Friday), I was getting the boys ready for bed. I had the door to their room closed to let their space heater heat things up before bed. We were in the "hallway" and Squirt reached up to his growth chart and tore it down. It ripped the top section off. Not a big deal, right? But how do I react? "No! Oh Squirt, why did you do that?!" Not yelling but definitely not calm. And

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Metamorphoo: Greek for "transformation." Root of the word "metamorphosis." This is the primary goal of The Truth Project: for individuals to be transformed into the likeness of Christ by gazing on the face of God. This process is not easy and we often struggle with God's Truth claims in the "cocoon. our caterpillar!! Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of

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Scene: The boys are watching a preview for "The Lion King" (on "The Fox and The Hound" VHS). Hyena 1: "Did we order this dinner to go?" Hyena 2: "No, why?" Hyena 1: "Because there it goes!" Moose: "Because scary ghost!" as he runs across our living room. Oh I love that boy!  Winner of the L-Bow bow is Apryl of Studied to be a Mommy. I used random.org to pick a winner. Winner will be notified

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Moose has been having a difficult time this year with following directions. His teacher says she can tell he's testing the waters, seeing how far he can go. I've noticed it here, too, at home. I know this is an important developmental milestone that all kids reach (usually much sooner than 4-years-old, too). It's also a frustrating milestone. I dislike hearing that Moose tells his teachers, "no,

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UPrinting.com is one of the versatile printing companies found online. They are well known for their labels because they can customize it according to your needs, offering unique custom labels. My family has a large print of our family photo hanging on our wall that was printed by UPrinting.com. It's one of my favorite pictures - mostly due to the high quality of such a large photo.

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This is about what I remember from 9-11. I was a sophomore in high school, sitting in my school's computer room, waiting for class to start. A guy from my class came in and told us a plane crashed into the World Trade Center. I thought he was joking - I don't think I was the only one. Our teacher turned on the tv...and that's what I remember about most of the rest of the day. In almost

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Did you see my new little family silhouette at the bottom of the page? I'll give you a minute to scroll down.... .... .... ok you're back. Isn't it cute? I think it's a great representation of our little family! I think the mom seems pretty happy and short enough to be me. The dad isn't quite as tall as Big A or as built, but he'll do. Moose isn't quite that small and wouldn't wear a vest - but

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The winner for the Aurora Softy Soakers giveaway is.... (drumroll here) Chicken Little of Journey of a Whittle! Please email me your address so I can pass it along to the company so you can receive your prize! Congrats and thanks to...well, the only other person who entered. :) C'mon people! My entries are few and easy, give it a try! Try your luck by entering to win an L-Bow hairbow, too!

Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672734106526742507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634377503052850191.post-91804006169726561822011-09-07T06:00:00.000-05:002011-09-07T06:00:15.442-05:00

 Go Huskers! images taken at the Lincoln Children's* Museum.  *That's right, a kid museum.  Who says parents can't have fun, too?

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LABOR DAY GIVEAWAY! L-Bows is the brain child of my friend, Laura. Besides being my best friend, Laura is a stay-at-home mom of 5 foster sons (one of whom she and her husband are adopting!) - not to mention on weekends they often have more children through respite care. I know how busy two boys make me, so I know that Laura is super busy! However, she has carved out some time for a home-based

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This is excerpted from my husband's Facebook status: Big A: so where did September come from? Kurt: It came from God...He created it so that football could exist...and mankind rejoiced! Big A: ah yes how could I forget that famous verse from the book of Huskers 15:7 which says "And the Lord God said Go Big Red." Cale: Big A it is actually spelled Huskiah 15:7 Matt: I like the part in chapter

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The winner of the Gruffalo DVD is Becky D of Two Ladies and a Gent. Congrats Becky! Email me your address at sclubmama (at) gmail (dot) com. Thanks to everyone who entered. Be sure to enter my giveaway for the Aurora Softy Soaker (ends Sept. 8th). Disclaimer: Winner was chosen by random.org.

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Moose is on to his 2nd year of preschool. I'm already getting the question, "so will he go on to kindergarten next year?" Um...well, I don't know less than 2 weeks into the year. I'm thankful he is a July birthday so we really could go either way. So far, everyone who has asked has been very supportive about 'if there's any doubts, hold him back.' Apparently that's a common thing to do here,

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I don't normally (or haven't for awhile) post about other giveaways on-line. BUT I would really like the extra entries over at Two of a Kind Working on a Full House's blog. Dee is a friend of mine and she has a Chuggington train set to give away. My boys have only seen one episode of Chugggington about a million times, but they absolutely love it. And I do too; it's super cute! So if you want to

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This is your last chance to enter to win the Gruffalo DVD! Think of it as an investment in an early Christmas gift. If you win, you could get the DVD and then go buy the book. That's a nice little bundle for under the tree. Giveaway ends 8/31 at 11:59pm CST. Please click the link on "Gruffalo" to enter entry comment there.

Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672734106526742507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634377503052850191.post-1387451615128437772011-08-29T06:00:00.000-05:002011-08-29T06:00:02.273-05:00

The penguins have always been our largest stop at the zoo. I adore the penguins - standing around, watching for something. They always look like they're having fun swimming. Then I also think of Happy Feet and am kind of sad that they are so clueless as to where they are (and possibly disoriented). I love how close you can get to them! I found old pictures of Moose at the zoo by these

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Recently at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, they put in a ski-lift type contraption called the Sky-Fari. We convinced Moose to go on it (he wanted to ride the train, of course) by telling him he would be flying! He bought that hook.line.sinker. and we all enjoyed the ride! Plus it was cheaper than the train - woohoo! me and my Moose kiddo! we were above giraffes - how amazing! to

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Moose Mama Squirt Big A I knew I married a gorilla!

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We happen to live 2 hours from the world class zoo: Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, NE. I have always enjoyed my visits to the zoo, but more so since having kids. Each year is more and more fun! This year was no exception. I wanted to share my pictures with you. getting ready to see the animals! giraffes are always a favorite of mine! the boys did pretty well holding hands

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Brand new from Aurora, creator of soft and cuddly plush toys (like Moose's fox from the Henry Doorly Zoo), is a new line of toys: Softy Soakers! Softy Soakers are plush and super colorful sea life pals that, when soaked in the water for just a few seconds, will grow from a 2D animal to a 3D animal! We got the shark to soak and play with. Moose caught on right away when I dipped Shark in the

S Club Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13061586966925524808noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634377503052850191.post-91861334690744728432011-08-23T08:30:00.000-05:002011-08-23T08:30:24.561-05:00

"God has so many promises for us. But one thing He didn't promise. Nowhere in Scripture did He promise me a baby. He has not let me down. It's good to desire a baby. But I cannot demand it of Him. Children are a blessing, but they are not promised to us individually. You do not receive blessings because you're a good person or because you earn them. They just come." I got this quote from an

S Club Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13061586966925524808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634377503052850191.post-72439047536473244492011-08-19T06:00:00.000-05:002011-08-19T06:00:12.299-05:00

I've been putting off this post. Not because I don't WANT to share everything about Women of Faith with you all, but because I don't know how to put it into words. I love conferences, let me just say that. I love women's conferences! I love being around crowds of people - and even more so when they are all worshiping God with me. So,  needless to say, this was a great weekend for me! I had never

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Today, I finally convinced my sons to watch The Gruffalo with me. They are little creatures of habit and love to watch the same things over and over again. I can gladly say that I now The Gruffalo will be added to their "List of Most Watched" shows.  I had never heard of the book "The Gruffalo" except through a blog post by my friend, Erin. So I was unsure of how I'd like this movie, having

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I'm a bit belated on birthday party posts (only a month), but I wanted to share some of my favorite pictures with you! The theme was Trains, Planes, and Automobiles! Mostly because I couldn't decide between Thomas the Tank Engine and Cars 2. family & friends hanging out on our porch slip n' slide! more of the gang Big A giving the kids a push just noticed M's face

S Club Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13061586966925524808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634377503052850191.post-15766274547155138062011-08-11T05:15:00.000-05:002011-08-11T05:15:01.356-05:00

I agreed to read The Quotable Rogue: The Ideals of Sarah Palin in Her Own Words (edited and with a foreword by Matt Lewis) awhile back and it's taken me a few weeks to get to this book because of other items I'm reading. However, this book was a simple read. It's basically a book of Sarah Palin quotes that is edited into different categories: on abortion, on the economy, on family, etc. I can't

S Club Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13061586966925524808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634377503052850191.post-76032097353212092272011-08-10T13:26:00.000-05:002011-08-10T13:26:57.056-05:00

Out of a Far Country is the journey of two prodigals: a mother and son, finding their way to the love of the Lord. Angela Yuan was in a loveless, lifeless marriage with rebellious sons. She was so lost and felt so alone that she was {  } this close to committing suicide. Then she started to read a pamphlet about Jesus and how much He loved her. As Angela began to live for the Lord, her prayers

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Congratulations to Apryl from Studying to be a Mommy. She won my second pacifier pocket! An email will be sent, letting her know that she won! Thanks for entering my giveaway; stay tuned for another (hopefully) by the end of this week. I'm a little behind writing a few book reviews due to vacation...and not just getting it done. ha! I will also (hopefully) upload some pictures for you all of our

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Congratulations to Jewelry by J! She is the winner of my MiMyBelle Pacifier Pocket. I do have one pacifier pocket left, but I only had that one entry for the last one. I don't think that you all understand how wonderful a pacifier pocket is for parents who have a child with a pacifier. I lose that sucker all.the.time. So I will open the giveaway for one MiMyBelle Pacifier Pocket until August 10,

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If you are in the Omaha area and want to go to Women of Faith, I do have one ticket to give away. It's a first come, first serve thing. I'm also putting this on my Facebook page. I just happen to have this extra ticket and would really love for someone else to have the opportunity to go to the conference.

S Club Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13061586966925524808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634377503052850191.post-31519448109157456682011-07-29T06:00:00.000-05:002011-07-29T06:00:01.084-05:00

<p><p><br><br><br>In <br></p></p> In about 2 weeks, I am going

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Hi MOB Society! I am Randi aka S Club Mama. On the S Club 4 blog you will find posts about God/faith, motherhood, autism, silly boys, and reviews and giveaways (right now I'm giving away a MyMiBelle Pacifier Pocket! This is a super useful product if you have a pacifier baby or as a shower gift!). I am a SAHM of two young boys. I enjoy reading (I majored in English in college), watching movies (

S Club Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13061586966925524808noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634377503052850191.post-38050293394063708952011-07-26T06:00:00.006-05:002011-07-28T07:33:16.813-05:00

Since I can't remember to post this on Mondays I'll be turning it into Tuesday Meanderings. :)  *Edit, I wrote this on Tuesday and it saved as a draft instead of scheduling. Ugh* Bible Study... Preparing to start Breaking Free but also doing Beth Moore's Paul. Memory Verse... I don't have one... Husband Encouragement... ♥ Be supportive of his softball tournament this weekend. ♥ Get dishes

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Name: Randi S aka S Club Mama 2. Age: 25 3. Zodiac sign: well, it used to be Aries, but didn't all of that change? So I don't know. 4. Male or Female: female 5. Hair color:  blonde 6. Tall or short: I'm short but I prefer tall.   7. Are you ticklish: yes.  8. Dress or jeans: dress 9. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be: I could do so much

S Club Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13061586966925524808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634377503052850191.post-40968489415631375242011-07-22T10:01:00.004-05:002011-07-22T12:08:47.700-05:00

MiMyBelle is an adorable Etsy shop full of various items: purses, wristlets, changing pads, headbands, tampon taxis (love this!), and pacifier pockets. Michelle sent me a train pacifier pocket for Squirt's "pa pas." Oh let me tell you how much I despise when we cannot find his "pa pa" while traveling (heck, even sometimes at home!). I know that other moms (and dads) with little ones who have

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