tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517291762746986632023-11-16T12:09:03.173-05:00Confessions of a Semi-Slacker MomWhere cereal is a major food groupAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.comBlogger720125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-56684483975465633972018-08-16T11:58:00.002-04:002018-08-16T11:58:39.056-04:00So how was your summer?Just read the damn story on my Facebook @semislackerconfessions. I've been sitting here for 45 minutes trying to deal with Blogger & I'm fixing to throw this computer out the dang window.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/280742409063/posts/10156192589519064">I'm Free!!!</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-14744481778109847812018-05-23T15:16:00.000-04:002018-05-23T15:34:25.741-04:00Have y'all missed me?So I know I haven't blogged in forever but my dear friend, <a href="http://www.thehortonfamily.blogspot.com/">Laura</a> asked me to do a guest post while she's on vacation in <strike>hell
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<a href="http://www.thehortonfamily.blogspot.com/">www.thehortonfamily.blogspot.com</a><br />
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And keep your eyes peeled, maybe I'll convince myself to start back. (If only I could do it on my phone.) <br />
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*I wrote the post for Laura in "Notes". <br />
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*And there's a typo...it's grande mal not grand maul, but considering how it's jacked up my life, that kinda fits. <br />
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I now remembered why Facebook won me over from blogger. Where's the eyeroll emoji???<div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-61376591746755492422018-05-03T22:54:00.000-04:002018-05-03T22:54:07.806-04:00MIne till 2021!Confessionsofasemislackermom.com is mine till 2021! Maybe I'll start back by then or print all this crap out for Baby Girl's non-existant baby book...oops.
In the meantime, I writing a guest post for The Horton Family while they go to Disney <strike>Hell</strike> World. Just FYI, there's liquor in Epcot.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-85326881195686737092016-08-17T14:16:00.002-04:002016-08-17T14:16:51.763-04:00This one's kinda sappy...<br />
So last week Sassy aka Queen BAL went Homecoming dress shopping. I know. What? School just started! Like it's still hot outside! But apparently you have to get one before they're all picked over.<br />
And I got tired of being called "the worst mom ever" (which I should totally legally change my name to). Retro took the other 2 to a Falcons pre-season game after school, so off we went to the dress store (the same one I got my senior prom dress at 20something years ago).<br />
We took 2 friends (1 to shop too & to vote). The girls tried on tons of dresses, some I picked some they picked...most they picked.<br />
Then I fell in love with one! Sass really liked it too, (complete shock I know) until she found the "other one". The RED one.<br />
Mine had a hot pink top & floral skirt. I would have rocked that dress 20 years ago. Key word: I. I'm very blonde & not really fair skinned, but blonde hair, blue eyes, white girl. I could never in a million years pull off a red dress, SHE can.<br />
Then the game changer happened, she said "I feel confident in this dress." It was HER dress, HER dance, HER decision. So I sat down. And pouted. I sent pictures to my bestie & her daddy, they voted red.<br />
Both dresses looked gorgeous on her & actually "my" dress cost more. Both dresses were "age-appropriate" which I stood firm on. She tried on both dresses a few more times.<br />
But guess which dress we left with...I guess momma doesn't always know best. 99.9% of the time, but not all the time.<br />
So we have a dress, earrings & a hair & makeup appt. & the dance isn't till Oct. 1st. Oh & no date yet!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plus, it took me about 4 hours to write that last post & I've got shit to do...</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-29228697465370778352016-05-26T14:37:00.001-04:002016-05-26T16:59:42.505-04:00Fun Facts or Confessions? <div style="color: #e4af09; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5. <b>I am legit a Semi-SLACKER Mom.</b> I'm a bad housekeeper, never claim to be an interior decorator - my house is very "lived in", none of my babies were breastfeed (faulty milk ducts), I lie to them ALL.THE.TIME. (Chick-fil-a got a bad health rating, we'll see..., any excuse to get out of doing something.) I don't make them eat vegetables. I make cookies, attend all their activities & spoil them, but not so much that I'm not "the meanest mom ever". I spank them, when needed & hug them in public. They act ugly to us at home, but are not disrespectful to other parents, teachers or authority figures. (That I know of.) They fight like cats & dogs amongst themselves (& their "almost brother" Maddawg) but are not bullies. They will stand up for themselves & their friends. And I cuss way more than I should.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>5. I love my husband</b> more today than the day I married him. We were both delivered at the same hospital by the same doctor 3.5 years apart & we have lived in the same small-town Georgia all our lives, but didn't meet until we were in our early 20s. He's a farmer & I'm a homemaker. We're old fashion Southern that way. We like to party & have dates to the Waffle House & Natalia's (the fanciest restaurant around). <i>He built our house next to my in-laws & I still love him.</i> ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>9. I have 2 tattoos.</b> One on each foot. A "Jesus fish" under my toes on the top of my left foot that I got when I was 21 at The Midnight Iguana in Athens. A wave arrow with ABA under on the heel of my right foot that I got last summer at Ormond Beach. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>10. I have A.D.D.</b> I took meds for it in college. The pills were great for weight loss! <i>(I think it is now banned by the FDA. Buzz kills)</i>. I weighted 98 lbs when I got married. See, major weight loss.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>11. I would love to be a judge on Iron Chef America.</b> <i>(Does that show even come on anymore? Before I started spending all my free time reading, I loved watching Food Network. Kinda like the cookbook thing.)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>16. Biggest "not really" secret...</b> I draw my husband's bath water almost every day. My friends give me hell about it. <i>Another old fashion Southern thing.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>18. Don't tell my kids... </b>I smoked pot in college. among other things. Grown-up drugs are either more effective or just plain boring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>19. True Story:</b> I had a tummy tuck & breast lift 4 years ago. I think I need a touch-up. in my tights. and love handles. or gain 20 lbs to fill in this flab & wrinkly skin.</span></div>
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My friend, <a href="http://thehortonfamily.bolgspot.com/">Laura</a>, (damn! I think that might have worked!) has been encouraging me. I just think I too old to learn new stuff! </div>
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Y'all please be patient with me. I have several great posts in the works (in the notes app on my phone). Cleaver, funny, snarky posts!!! Just like old times. But I've got to make myself learn to work this sonofabitch.</div>
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I wanted to link up today with Thursday Confessions but I couldn't figure out how anymore. So... my confession is I suck at blogging.</div>
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And I am SO FREAKING DONE with school this year!!! Is 1:30 in the afternoon too so to start drinking?</div>
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Think Retro would be pissed if I threw this thing out the offing window?????</div>
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So Little Hot Mess & I just had this conversation. <i>*when I say just, I mean like 3 hours ago.*</i></div>
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<b>Me:</b> (watching Luda's latest Instagram post & he drops the f bomb) <i>*which I know is inappropriate but she's the 3rd child & as long as she's not the one dropping the f bomb, like at school or church or basically anywhere in public, we're good.*</i><br />
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<b>Hot Mess:</b> I'm gonna have to delete your account. Why are you following all these random people on Instagram? <i>*it was on <b>@semislackerconfessions</b> so she doesn't even know that account exists.*</i></div>
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<b>Me:</b> This is not a random person. It's Ludacris! <i>*he lives in Atlanta so we're pretty much neighbors. 100 miles away.*</i><br />
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Call me an old fuddy-duddy but I'm not quite sure why you think hosting a Mother's Day event is the best idea. </div>
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While my children love your facility; where they can skate, bowl, ride go-carts, play electronic games for "<i>awesome" </i>prizes & generally act like they have absolutely no home-training, I (& the majority of my fuddy-duddy mom friends) think of it as our own personal hell. </div>
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I do, however, commend you on the foresight to put in a bar. If I didn't have to fork out roughly $100 per child, I would love a $7 Jack & Coke. But that plastic airplane, which wouldn't get a second glance in the Dollar Tree, is the must have item of the day therefore my child will try his damnest to win the 1000 tickets needed to own this prized possession (that probably won't even make out of the car when we finally get home) so I'll just take this Xanax instead. </div>
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Back to the Mother's Day thing. While I love my children dearly (& they are the reason for the whole Mother's Day "holiday") it's other people's children that I'm not a big fan of, especially those who really <b>don't</b> have any "home-training". I'm thinking a better idea would be a NO Mothers Day. Give us the day off! New rule- if you have kids under 18 you get the day off. Daddy's Day at Rigby's, 2 for 1 beer, whatever it takes. Actually I can't think of a single place Retro has taken all 3 kids without me. But that's a whole other post.</div>
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So thanks for the thought, but I prefer to spend my Mother's Day laying out by the pool with my Jack & Coke reading my book while my children virtually ignore me. Or hosting a pool party for my momma's entire side of the family (at least I can yell at those kids or hide in the closet, if need be) which is what I'll be doing. </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Semi-Slacker Mom</strong>- That's me! A Southern 40ish Georgia Peach SAHM of 3, loving farmer's wife, wonderful daughter & DIL, volunteer, room mother, Bunko Babe, Republican & a cocktail drinking Methodist who's a little medicated. <i><b>As I type!!!!</b></i><br /><br /><strong>Retro</strong>- Hubby, Daddy, wonderful husband, hard-working farmer, fisherman & hunter(bc it gets him out of the house) & finally the breadwinner.<br /><br /><b>Queen Bitchalot (formerly known as Sassy)- </b> Teenage daughter, 14, high maintenance, EXPENSIVE, drama queen (only at home-PTL, soccer player, soon to be high school Freshman, the bane of my existence & sometimes my BFF.<br /><br /><strong>Bo</strong>- Son, 11 year old tween, middle child, momma's boy, all-boy acting daredevil (par core, whatever the hell that is) basketball & football player & hip-hop (or something like that) dancer & computer nerd (I could throat punch the inventor of Xbox). He loves his mommy the best!<br /><br /><strong>Badeline/Hot Mess/Baby Girl</strong>- Youngest daughter, 9 years old, Boss Lady, everybody's entertainment, hot-tempered (don't piss her off) with no filter (working on that), softball & basketball player. Her BFF & "our 4th child", <b>Maddawg</b> are inseparable. He's a main character as well.<br /><br /><b>Punkin & Martha Stewart</b>- Our Besties & Maddawg's parents. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><strong>Babsy & Pop, Daddy B/BB & Gammi</strong>-the grandparents.<br /><br /><strong>Beauregard</strong> the English Bulldog, <strong>Buck</strong> the Black Lab & <b>Blue </b>the Catahoula<b> </b>(just google it), cats galore, ducks & geese (who may soon disappear).</span></span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-33869580904963758352016-04-29T16:56:00.001-04:002016-04-29T16:56:23.830-04:00I'm a dot com now! What!?! What!?! My web address is www.confessionsofasemislackermom.com now. My hiatus is officially over. Fingers crossed I can keep the writers block at bay & <strike>avoid </strike>limit my Pinterest addiction! You can also find my sarcastic & usually inappropriate thoughts on Instagram @semislackerconfessions.<br />
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Now I have to parent for a bit...<div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-21608202347289176842016-04-28T13:27:00.001-04:002016-04-29T16:57:36.839-04:00I'm making a comeback! (If my kids will share an iPad.)Remember me? I can't believe it's been 3 years since I've blogged. That is beyond Semi Slacker! If anybody is still around, I'm thinking about making a comeback. If I do, my content may not be all rainbows & roses, since I've become a little more crass in my old age. My give a damn busted & I'm not going to bother fixing it. Sassy has turned into Queen Bitchalot, Bo (my good child) is still Bo & Baby Girl is now referred to as Badeline or Little Hot Mess. <br />
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Currently I'm typing this on my phone & it's taken me a good 2 hours to figure out how to work the damn blog again... So while I'm working out some kinks & begging for a larger device, you can follow me on my new Instagram page to see my sarcastic & probably appropriate posts at @semislackerconfessions.<br />
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If you know me in real life & think I'm sweet & innocent, you might <strike>be delusional</strike> want to reconsider. Oh & I've also been doing ARC (advanced reader copy) reviews of some very trashy (I say that positively) romance novels, so I might post a little about that. And before you judge, they are very good marital aids, just sayin. My daddy is so getting his money's worth out of my journalism degree!<br />
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My crew is still doing the same crazy shit as before, maybe even worse, so you'll get to read about their shenanigans & I may vent (as funnily as possible) about life with a teens & 2 tweens, before I shank somebody. So I hope I can guilt y'all into joining me again!<br />
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Much love,<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">On the first day of Christmas, Retro gave to me; </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">2 new Louis Vuitton's (purse & wallet will do)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">3 size 4 clones (1 for each child)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">4 meet & greet tickets to Florida-Georgia Line (currently a total fan girl)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">5 days of sleep</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">6 stiff drinks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">7 beach trips</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">8 cases of Coca-Cola</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">9 shots of Botox</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">10 disappearing pounds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">11 date nights</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">12 blue pills (the gift that keeps giving)</span><br />
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Then there's that pesky habit I picked up in elementary school...reading. I thought I had gotten that monkey off my back until that damn Christian Grey came into my life.<br />
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I know you either loved it, hated it or didn't even bother, but I loved it. Can't get enough. Retro loves that I can't get enough (of reading). Well after he figured out that I wasn't illiterate & it didn't take me a month to read 1 book not 3 (keep in mind I was reading some during my recovery so I was stoned a portion of the time). Before the surgery, during book 1& after the recovery, book 3, he was enjoying the benefits. And the 2nd time I read all 3! Yes, I do have a degree in journalism & yes, I realize the author's writing skills are not stellar; but I'm really not reading it for its contribution to literature.<br />
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Then I found Bared to You, a must read if you can't get enough of the book form of entertainment. To me, I found it a bit more relatable. The only thing about it is the sequel doesn't come out till October! Hell, I'll have to read it again before then to remember what's going on. I read a few books at Ormand, then Hubby dearest got me an iPad & I got the kindle app & have been reading all kinds of smut ever since!! All of about 2 weeks! He got his money's worth. And yes, I have editing the heck out of these too!<br />
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On the topic of getting your money's worth...how about Magic Mike? Thoroughly enjoyed the movie, will watch it again on PPV, then on HBO, but if it would have been a book first, it would have sucked. I hated the ending. It would have been so much better if it ending the next morning. If you get what I'm saying. Speaking of movies & back to 50 shades...my vote is for that Henry Cavill kid or Ian Somerhalder, I was holding out for Chris Pine, but these two have won my inner-Cougar over. And I think Ashley Greene would make a great Ana. But that's just my 2 cents. And Angelina Jolie would make the perfect Elena, but that would ruin the movie because I can't even stand to look at her. Yeah, not a fan.<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-27450238686859409122012-08-21T10:34:00.000-04:002012-08-21T10:34:56.137-04:00What's my excuse?I can't believe it's been a year since I really last blogged. Talk about SLACKER! But really I can explain...<br />
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In January my grandmother, Emma Ruth, passed away. For you loyal readers, you may remember I've written about her several times. She was 93 1/2 & lived a wonderful life, but she was ready to go. She was missing the love of her life & all her friends. <br />
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The day of the funeral I woke up with a bloodshot eye, I just assumed it was irritated from all the crying, but it got progressively worse. By that evening, I was at the med stop (where I was misdiagnosed with something I can't remember), the next day I was at the eye doctor where I was correctly diagnosed with Atopic <a href="http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1194480-overview">Keratoconjunctivitis</a>, a relatively uncommon but potentially blinding ocular condition. Yeah. You read that right, potentially BLINDING. I was treated with strong steroids which caused this...<br />
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I was out of commission for over a month, going to the doctor, in the beginning twice a week. My eyes still aren't right, but I can see, even without my glasses. They just water a lot & eye makeup just aggravates it. I've started having to get my eyelashes tinted.<br />
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After all that drama, Retro finally got us a pool. Emma Ruth had always told me I could get one with my inheritance, but the one he paid for was lots nicer that the plain Jane one I would have bankrolled!<br />
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We also built a deck & outdoor kitchen. The whole deal was a major production. And I LOVE it all!!!<br />
But for some reason (this crappy computer) I can't find a good picture of the finished product, but here's my too cool bed swing!
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Retro's sister got married at the end of April & the whole Semi-Slacker fam was in the wedding. We even hosted the rehearsal dinner in the new addition! Thankfully everything was finally completed. The wedding went off without a hitch. All of the children were on their best behavior, with the exception of the fact that Sassy got choked on a piece of London Broil at the reception. Retro had to do the Heimlich! Always some drama!!!<br />
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At the end of May, I had a tummy tuck & breast lift, also a promise from Emma Ruth. I had originally just planned on the boob lift because these girls have never stood up, but my momma & BFF told me I wouldn't be happy with perky boobs & a saggy stomach so... Let me go on record & say I was totally scared of the tummy tuck but it was no where near as bad as I thought.<br />
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I know y'all want to see a picture of my new bod, but I'm not that vain. At least not today...
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In June, the children & I went to St. George Island with my parents & my aunt & uncle. <br />
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In July, Retro & I went to Ormand Beach with several friends.<br />
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And the beginning of August, Retro & I went to Mexico Beach for the weekend, while my in-laws took the children to Rock City & Ruby Falls. But I can't find those pictures on here either!
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And just to spread the Semi-Slacker's love of drama, Retro got bit by a rattlesnake in March thus causing vein reflux (which will be repaired next month), Bo got a stomach bug & spend several hours in the doctor's office hooked up to an IV & Baby Girl spent several hours in the ER for a fever due to a UTI (there's a story behind that one, but I'm not even going there.<br />
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So, how have y'all been?<div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-88377492060715958542012-08-09T20:46:00.002-04:002012-08-10T07:56:39.768-04:00Coming soon...<span style="font-size: large;">Semi-Slacker Mom is planning a return to the blog world!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know each of you is waiting with baited breathe. Because if you still remember me, you must really like me!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-64698309514176759522011-12-18T20:38:00.000-05:002011-12-18T20:38:53.203-05:00Semi-Slacker Mom's Twelve Days of Christmas by Sassy<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's Sassy's version of The Twelve Days of Christmas in honor of me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the first day of Christmas my daddy gave to mom...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a shiny, new white iPhone,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">two Louis Vuittons, (*wow! I only asked for one.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 screaming kids,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4 "Hello There" cupcakes,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5 Girls Nights Out</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6 Bunko dice,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">7 pairs of sunglasses, (again, one would do)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8 cups of vodka, (*with cranberry juice too)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">9 pairs of shoes, (*in reference to last Christmas gift)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">10 Old Navy gift cards,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">11 Cool Ranch Doritos, (*I guess that all I get)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">12 blue pills.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here's wishing everyone a Merry Christmas & a hopeful return to the blog world for me in 2012!!!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-59453968875917652782011-09-22T13:24:00.001-04:002011-11-11T11:11:28.707-05:00Where, oh where, is Semi-Slacker Mom?aka Super-Slacker Blogger.<br />
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I've had Blogger's Block for quite some time, which sucks because I could have been writing about my friend, Joan's new blog<a href="http://chocolatechocolatemorechocolate.blogspot.com/"> Chocolate, Chocolate & more Chocolate</a>. For all you foodies, like me, it's a must check out. Tell her I sent you & maybe she'll bring me some more goodies! (hint, hint Joan.)<br />
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or Sassy's <strong>10TH</strong> birthday...<br />
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or Baby Girl's <strong>5TH</strong> birthday...<br />
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two milestone birthdays for both my oldest & youngest.<br />
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or how 4th grade is kicking my butt. HARD.<br />
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Didn't I promise I would blog more when all 3 of the children started school? Yeah, FAIL.<br />
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Instead, this is what I have been doing with my creative (& I use that term very loosely) juices.<br />
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How long before I get burnt out on this???<div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-75072141511625620582011-08-16T16:44:00.000-04:002011-08-16T16:44:35.105-04:00Semi-Slacker Summer Summary - Part 2<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can check out Part 1 <a href="http://semislackermom.blogspot.com/2011/08/semi-slacker-summer-summary.html">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So there we are 3 days into a 7-day vacation. And there was no way I was leaving. I'll camp out on the beach before I go home. And at home our electricity NEVER stays out for more than a few hours. <span style="font-size: x-small;">Good job Flint EMC</span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tuesday morning we woke up fully expecting the power to be on, it wasn't. I felt the need to investigate the situation, come to find out during the storm, a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterspout"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">waterspout</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> took out 2 power polls in the bay. Lovely. Now I know that Retro is coming Wednesday evening & he would be pissed if the power was out. (Remember this is the 1st beach trip he has been able to attend. And nothing was going to screw that up.) So I told the workers they had till Wednesday afternoon to get things fixed & they (actually one guy) assured me it would.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So in the meantime, my partner-in-crime, Hooch & I took over the island on our golf carts. </span><br />
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And we don't usually dress like this, it was her littlest's bday.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Fortunately the liquor store had a generator, the ice cream store didn't but the liquor store did & I'm glad they had their priorities in order. Hooch & I became regulars, the cashier even let us charge up our phones!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Guess what day power was restored...Wednesday. Guess what time...5pm. Guess what time Retro got there...6pm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Aside from the power thing, which <strong>now</strong> makes for a funny story, we had a great va-cay. Maybe it was the fact that I became a liquor store regular. Sassy started eating oysters. yum. I had the best shrimp & grits EVER. (If you have a good recipe, send it.) And... I got a great family beach picture.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">July was spent swimming & more swimming; attending a surprise party; tripping to the water park; VBS, awesome this year I did the games; we got a new pet store in town & became regulars, <span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>at the beach-liquor store regular, home- pet store regulars.</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I had some surgery, an ovary removed, laparoscopic. It almost made me reconsider a tummy tuck. almost. And Baby Girl got her nose broken over an altercation over a DS.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">What did y'all do? <span style="font-size: x-small;"> <em>I tried to write "what did" like I say it, but couldn't & whatcha ain't it. </em></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-28198151130025901152011-08-13T19:03:00.001-04:002011-08-15T09:38:47.849-04:00Semi-Slacker Summer Summary<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Due to my lack of blogging, I'm sure those of y'all still reading this think the Semi-Slacker's have had a jam-packed summer. Right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wrong. I've just been lazy & the fact that every time I get on the computer I either get sucked in by FB (I'm such a Nosey Nellie. I can't help it.) or one of my children (mostly Baby Girl) will insist on using it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So now the Semi-Slacker children are all in school. The <em>same</em> school, finally. Baby Girl is loving "big school". She was already "known" throughout the Lower School, so she's right at home. And I can get back to my regular blogging schedule. maybe. *click the pictures to see better*</span><br />
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</tbody></table> <span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks to everybody for the great teacher gift ideas. Here's what I did <em>the day before:</em> I got some of these from the Dollar General,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Since y'all missed out on all the Semi-Slacker shenanigans this summer, I've decided to give y'all a brief (it's not going be brief) summary.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We celebrated Emma Ruth's 92nd birthday with a party at her assisted living center i.e. "the old folks' home". She loves it there. It's like a sorority house for senior citizens, except they take pills instead of drink. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I read 2 books this summer & all I usually read is People magazine! <em>The Help</em> & <em>Water for Elephants</em>. Both great books, <em>The Help</em> was the best, I have to admit. I guess I could relate better. I had a lady that kept me when I was little named Nina Mae & she was "old school" like the ladies in the book with the uniforms & all. I can't wait to see the movie, I'm about to go by myself! And <em>Water for Elephants</em> comes on PPV next month!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I took the children to see<em> Judy Moody</em> &<em> Zookeeper</em>. Guess which one I preferred. Here's a clue, it ain't <em>Judy Moody</em>. My besties & I saw <em>Bridesmaids & Changing Up</em> & Retro & I saw <em>Crazy, Stupid, Love</em>. That may be my favorite movie of the summer, but remember I haven't seen<em> The Help</em> yet. Retro & I had several of our version of "date night", where we lay in the bed & watch movies on Pay-Per-View. We saw <em>Take Me Home Tonight </em>(R's fave), <em>Just Go With It, Limitless</em> (I need some of that!), <em>Lincoln Lawyer, Hall Pass & Arthur</em> & something I've probably forgotten.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Retro turned the big 4-0. Of course I threw him a little party the night before we left vacation/relocation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This year's relocation to the beach was the best one we've had, child behavior-wise. We got there on Saturday, the other family that went with us (same time, different house) got there on Sunday. Monday night we took the children to the bar (they had food too, plus that's how we roll) to do karaoke, one song in & up came a storm. By the time it was over, the electricity was out. for the next THREE days...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll leave y'all with that for now. Stay tuned & I promise it won't be a month this time. </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-60380810923794263832011-08-06T15:44:00.000-04:002011-08-06T15:44:41.769-04:00Help!! I need teacher gift ideas!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yeah, I'm still around. In fact, I'm working on an awesome post right now. Well...not right now, but this week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Semi-Slacker children are ALL going to big school this year. I may too poor to pay attention (3 children in private school), but at least I'll get a little break. Baby Girl is telling everyone that I'm going to "take a nap" while they're at school. <span style="font-size: x-small;">maybe just 1 or 2 a week</span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">But the problem at hand is that I need some clever ideas for Back to School teacher gifts (that I can get/do before next Wednesday). Y'all have read all about my children, I feel I need to start off the year with a bribe. Plus, Baby Girl's teach had Bo & Bo's teacher had Sassy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So... who's got some fabulous, not-to-expensive teacher ideas that doesn't scream "teacher". I'm not a big fan of apples & stuff!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Y'all help me out & I promise to get back on the blogging track as soon as school starts back!!!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-48810788318047500322011-06-21T16:11:00.000-04:002011-06-21T16:11:52.906-04:00Still around...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now even Retro has called me out for not blogging, except his comment was something like 'you haven't blogged, thank God'. Whatevs he knows he likes it, otherwise why would have been checking it out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The Semi-Slackers are gearing up for our annual summer relocation to St. George Island. For those of you (if any) that are new, no we are not moving to the beach. I call it a relocation, because it's not a vacation...really, just same old stuff, different place + covered with sand. But this year, Mr. Semi-Slacker may be able to make an appearance for a few days. We calling this year's adventure, Camp Chaos. And t-shirts are being made.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Aunt Crissy & I took the children to see <a href="http://judymoodymovie.com/">Judy Moody & the Not so Bummer Summer</a>. Judy is almost as Bi-polar Betty as Sassy. ALMOST. I was a cute movie, but movie ticket prices are OUT.RAG.OUS!! $60 later. And in 6 months I can watch it 47 times on HBO. (or STARZ, MAX, whatever)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We recently acquired a new addition to our family...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I just got the book, <a href="http://www.kathrynstockett.com/">The Help</a> to read at the beach, but I read the first chapter while Bo was at the dentist & now I don't want to put it down. And usually the only thing I read is People magazine!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Anyway I feel bad about not blogging much, but I must say that I've got the best tan I've had since college! Now if I could just lose 10 lbs. but fat does look better tan.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-2705797884855406772011-06-06T16:21:00.001-04:002011-06-06T16:57:07.856-04:00Look! A new post!!!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm know I haven't been blogging, but now I'm catching flack from my friends & family that fuss when post about them (or rather their pictures)!! I think at this point they'll take anything. Even my daddy said something!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">But I'm not going to write anything earth-shattering, just give you a little taste of what's going on according to my Facebook status updates!!</span><br />
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<span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's Make A Deal has the best ideas for Halloween costumes. A man was just dressed as a 1 Night Stand. <span style="color: magenta;">(not that I would dress any of my children like that. Sassy asked "why just 1".)</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My house is a freaking zoo! <span style="color: magenta;">(Well duh.)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Victoria's Secret - Beach Sexy® Bikini Mixer®<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;"> (ordered a new bathing suit, to match my awesome sunhat- pink & white polka dot!)</span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Praying for my friend, Darlene McDonald. <span style="color: magenta;">(seriously. She had a bad accident, swelling on the brain & crushed leg. Please pray.)</span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mini Flask Key Chain </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.baronbob.com/">http://www.baronbob.com/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">A Mini Flask Key Chain just enough to take the edge off bored meetings from BaronBob.com the world's wackiest gift gallery.</span> <span style="color: magenta;">(won this!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's hot! Happy 92nd Birthday to my grandmother, Emma Ruth! <span style="color: magenta;">(like 100 hot!!! And y'all remember in March they sent her home from the hospital to die.)</span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's going to be a long summer... <span style="color: magenta;">(and hot! When does school start back?)</span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Great weekend! Bridesmaids & Outback with the besties Saturday night & pool party today! <span style="color: magenta;">(Pretty funny. Almost too crude for my tender ears. {insert sarcasm} Can't wait to see Hangover 2!)</span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1st day of summer & they get up at 7:30!! <span style="color: magenta;">(Now they have learned that 9:30 works better, except this week is Basketball Camp for Bo & Art for Sass, so we're back to the 7:30.)</span></span> <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">And just because I'm a sweetie, here's the cutest picture of me & my kindergarten graduate.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">*Please excuse the screwy spacing. Not my doing!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-90127523350976484622011-05-16T11:24:00.000-04:002011-05-16T11:24:18.249-04:00Pretty Personal Gifts 10th Anniversary GIVEAWAY!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And because I am so ready for summer, my friend Janine from </span><a href="http://www.prettypersonalgifts.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pretty Personal Gifts</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> & I have teamed up for a giveaway to celebrate her 10th Anniversary!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you haven't checked out her website, you must do so right now...I wait. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some of my "personal" favorites are the</span><a href="http://www.prettypersonalgifts.com/silver-disc-name-misc.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> hand-stamped name charms</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. I get compliments on mine everytime I wear it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Janine & I decided since it's almost summer here in the South; well it's only 70 today, but last week & this weekend will be in the 90s (Georgia weather is crazy!), we would give away to one lucky reader this cute <span class="content"><strong><a href="http://www.prettypersonalgifts.com/embroideringcoolerbag.html">Monogrammed Insulated Cooler Bag</a></strong></span>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Perfect for the pool, the beach, the ballpark (ugh!) or a spur of the moment picnic!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Y'all excited yet? Ready to win?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">To enter-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">1. Leave a comment naming a gift you like or something from the <a href="http://www.prettypersonalgifts.com/">website</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">2. Like <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PrettyPersonalGifts">Pretty Personal Gifts on Facebook</a>. (and tell me) If you already like it, that counts too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Bonus entries:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">*leave a comment on PPG's FB page mentioning this contest.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">*blog, FB or Twitter this contest (points for each)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">*leave me a comment with your number of enteries</span><br />
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Contest ends Friday (5/20) at midnight.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Tell me what you think. My Semi-Slacker mind wants to know!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-4097016835677164362011-05-11T16:55:00.000-04:002011-05-13T16:36:16.114-04:00What happens in a small town...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">goes on my blog. & Facebook. & the local newspaper....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This weekend, in Smalltown, GA, was our annual "festival". Somehow I got roped into the "pie-eating contest".</span><br />
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