Happy Father's Day ~ Dad, Step-Dad, Pop

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I just want to wish all the dads, grandads, soon-to-be dads a very happy Father's Day!!


There is one father in particular that I would like to mention.... my dearest husband Bill.




Isn't he just so handsome?  =)


Generations of Shewbridge Men


Bill raised two children of his own by the time I met him and they are both wonderful people, just like he is... which he got from his father, a

Thursday Recipe Swap Meet ~ Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

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OK... we know you have all these recipes that you love to make. You got them from your mother, your grandmother, a magazine, or maybe you made it up, perhaps you don't even remember where the recipe came from. Well, how about sharing them with all of us? We are going to share ours with you every Thursday!


My good friend and (according to her husband) excellent cook, Dolly over at XmasDolly

Friday Photo Flashback ~ Bill and the Boys

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Alicia from More Than Words says she started Friday Photo Flashback because "I have so many pictures from my PRE-digital camera days. I thought it would be fun to scan them and share them here with you.. I'm having so much fun doing this, that I would love for you to join me, too! So dig out the photo albums and put your scanner to good use! Don't forget to link up so we can all visit and

Monday Mingle ~ May 16th: American Idol and Mother's Day

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“Mingling with you since August 2009!”

 "Welcome to Monday Mingle! Each week three questions are asked, and you can answer via a written post, or a vlog post. If you have always wanted to try vlogging, Monday Mingle vlog meme is a fun way to try vlogging. If you’d like to join in the fun, answer the 3 weekly questions in short vlog on your blog, or a written blog post, then link up over on

Monday's Music Moves Me ~ Tribute to our Military

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(First let me apologize for being late, I had a horrible migraine yesterday and had to go to bed early.)

Welcome to Monday's Music Moves Me the fantabulistic music meme

Happy Mother's Day

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Wishing all of you Mother's a wonderful day of love and happiness. I hope you get to spend time with the ones you love and that you have a fabulous day. Being a mother is one of my favorite things, my boys have grown into young men that I am SO proud of and I love dearly.




Whatever you are doing today, please take a moment to remember those mothers who are away from their children because

Friday Photo Flashback: Disney World

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Alicia from More Than Words says she started Friday Photo Flashback because "I have so many pictures from my PRE-digital camera days. I thought it would be fun to scan them and share them here with you.. I'm having so much fun doing this, that I would love for you to join me, too! So dig out the photo albums and put your scanner to good use! Don't forget to link up so we can all visit and

Friday Photo Flashback ~ My Little Boys

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Alicia from More Than Words says she started Friday Photo Flashback because "I have so many pictures from my PRE-digital camera days. I thought it would be fun to scan them and share them here with you.. I'm having so much fun doing this, that I would love for you to join me, too! So dig out the photo albums and put your scanner to good use! Don't forget to link up so we can all visit and

Happy 20th Birthday to my Baby, Alexander & Belated 23rd to Nikolaus

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Today I want to wish my baby boy Alexander a very happy 20th birthday... I just can't believe it has been that long since I held my "little" 9 lb. 10 oz. baby boy in my arms... Yep, I gained 50 pounds during my pregnancy and he was a big baby... I'm still trying to lose those last 30 lbs of baby weight.  :-)

Boy do they grow up so fast:

 






One of my favorite photos of Alex

  

Not-So-Wordless Wednesday: Nikolaus & Alexander Spend Christmas Together

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WORDLESS

I shipped Nikolaus and Alexander some Christmas gifts including their stockings that used to hang in our house when they were little. Of course I included things that I also included in the stockings that I used to include when they were little.  The two boys spent the night together having a great time opening their gifts, eating the cookies I baked for them and even sent me this

More Christmas Silliness from the Shewbridges

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I just wanted to share some more fun that I had with my family and JibJab. This one includes Nikolaus and Alexander..... ROCK ON, people!



Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

Only THREE more days until Christmas... are you ready? Are your stockings hung by the chimney with care? Again, as a favor to me and Nikolaus, please remember to keep those who are serving our

My Little Boy is Back on American Soil

Just wanted you all to know that my little boy Nikolaus arrived back in the U.S.A. on Wednesday morning around 10:30am - talk about a totally relieved mom!!


He still has some things to do at his post in Connecticut, where he lives with his girlfriend, Michelle, and where he is based out of, but as soon as everything gets settled, he and Michelle are going to come down here to visit us... You

News from Afghanistan.... Guess Who's Coming Home

I got a message on Facebook from my son Nikolaus in Afghanistan... he should be back in the United States in a few days... WooHoo!!
Guess who is doing the happy dance???    

Cartoon of the Day - The Best Part of Being a Mom

This was always my favorite part of having kids, now it's my favorite part of having the puppies.



Don't forget to take some time out today from whatever you are doing each day to spend a little fun time with the kids. Take it from me, they grow up WAY too fast.


Then

Now

Happy 10/10/10

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I realized yesterday that today's date would be 10/10/10 and at 10:00 this morning it would be 10/10/10 10:00... pretty cool, huh?  I'm sure there are lots of people out there that figured that out LONG ago, but I'm a little slow on the uptake (blame it on my pain meds).

So, in honor of today, I thought I'd list 10 of my favorite things and ask you my dear friends to list them in

Cartoon of the Day - Dad School

This cartoon reminded me of the old proverb: "Anyone can be a father, but it takes a real man to be a DAD."

Even though Bill is Nikolaus and Alexander's step-father, he has always been a "dad" to them and they have always appreciated everything he has done for them and they really love him and consider him their dad.

So we dedicate this cartoon to him...



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Bill,

Nikolaus on R & R in Connecticut

My son Nikolaus was able to go home from Afghanistan for two weeks on R & R a couple of weeks ago.  Because his unit is based out of Connecticut, that is where they flew him back to and he didn't have enough time or money to come down here to Florida to see us, but that was OK, I was able to talk to him and text back & forth a lot.  There was also a going away party for my niece who is moving to

An Update from Afghanistan with Photos

I got a message from Nikolaus on Facebook the other day thanking me for some care packages I sent him along with some photos of him and his buddies in Afghanistan, so I wanted to share them with you all.
This first one is of him and his unit, they are doing pretty well after losing one of their guys, but all the support they receive from home - along with all of you - has kept them strong.  So

Happy Father's Day

You could call Sonora Smart Dodd the "Mother of Father's Day." After all, the holiday, celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, was inspired by her.


Dodd's mother died in 1898 during childbirth, leaving her father, William Jackson Smart, to raise Dodd and her five younger brothers (including the newborn baby) on a remote farm near Spokane, Wash. While attending a Mother's Day sermon in

Memorial Day 2010

On this day of remembrance, please keep in mind the families of those who have lost loved ones doing the something that they felt was their duty - something I truly appreciate, the protecting of our country. Also, please think of those still serving both here and abroad. Remember, Freedom isn't Free! God bless America! Thank you to all of my wonderful readers who are there for me during my son