The R Family Diaries

Yeah!  I am ALL KINDS OF EXCITED!   Pauline over at berriesweetpicks ran a contest for an ADORABLE bag:   And, I won!  Oh. My.Stars.  You must go check out her blog immediately, she has just the coolest "picks" and coupons codes!   Love the bag? Hoohobbers . They've got all kinds of cute fabrics to choose from and here is a coupon code for 15% off . Also, stop by her personal blog Diapers and Deadlines (especially the post called, "Who is Allergic to P-A-M-P-R-I-N".  So funny.  Turns out, she also suffered from Hyperemesis, just like me.  Ah, a fellow survivor.) Thank you Pauline !

Lula! made a comment on Carrie's recent post that got me thinking... So do you remember the Friends episode where they all write their list of celebs that they would be allowed to have "relations" with if the opportunity ever arose? (Okay, so maybe you wouldn't get all physical, but just go to dinner...and maybe dessert.) Again, my usual disclaimer. In no way does this post diminish my love for all the hunky hotness that is Candy Man. Well, I want to know your 5. It will speak volumes about you. Here are mine. In no particular order. 1. Vince Vaughn (The humor and height is hot.) 2. Morris Chestnut (Where do I start?) 3. Edward Cullen (I know he isn't real, and, he could potentially kill me. Don't care.) 4. Channing Tatum (Step Up. I was enthralled. And, it wasn't the story line.) 5. Michael Buble. (That voice? Anytime, anywhere.)

GO TO   www.eyeslipsface.com Rumor has it Nordstroms just bought them out and is going to use this line as their own. TONS of makeup only $1... designer brush set: $12.00 If you spend over $15.  use the code CAROLINA for 50%  off!! (wish I had read the email completely   before I ordered!) I just got lots of lip gloss, bronzer, mineral make up...GO!

We are SO excited by your responses to The Secret is in the Sauce!   A few things:  1.  This is NOT a contest.  You will ALL be featured on the blog during the next 2 months.  We are featuring bloggers in the order received. 2.  The blog is set to open on Monday.  Come get your "SITS" button for your blog and find out the details. 3.  For the first five days, we will just be spreading the word... there is a contest involved. 4.  What is a "best post"?  Imagine you have a blog shop, which blog posts would you display in the store front window?  Anything... recipes, funny stories, great photographs... whatever best represents YOU.   5. Please feel free to submit posts from other bloggers that you think people should know about! This is gonna be great, I tell you, GREAT!

Do you love comments?  Yes, I am a comment whore. Do you get all kinds of excited when your map thingy has tons of flags?  Yes, it makes me bite my toes. Do you want your blog (and you) to be more popular... maybe even famous? Yes.  Oprah needs to get the green room ready. Well, so do Heather and I.  We want all these things for ourselves and for you!  We have been planning and scheming, and we think we have figured out a way for all of us to help each other. Wanna play?  Send 3 links of your BEST posts to secretinthesauce1@gmail.com  We will be featuring great posts on the new site and our friends get first crack at it! And see this baby?   How cute is she?  There is one for your blog.. available soon... real soon!

In honor of Kathy's paying it forward.  I am re-posting this... most of you haven't read it, it was one of my first posts. Okay, well maybe there are 3 if we are going to count "the spot", but that's a whole different post..(to come (no pun intended), I promise).  But, for now I want to rave about what I like to call "The Two G's".                                   Gratitude and Generosity I have worked through my sadness and frustration of yesterday's bleak view of the world provided by Fox.  I began thinking about how Grateful I am for the "riches" with which I have been blessed.  Gratitude always brings me home.  Back on track, back in focus. I can impact my little corner of the world.  I choose to do this with Generosity. Generosity is a funny thing.  I truly believe that most of us humans are Generous by nature.... we just don't know how to go about sharing it.  Being Generous to a stranger, has become somewhat, well, uncomfor...

Stephenie Meyer will be the next post I promise.  If Kyla doesn't get off her butt and email me the photos, I will do some creative re-inactments. But, in the meantime.  I received one of those emails about the things kids say.  I am the person that stops the madness and doesn't forward them on....(yes, you are welcome). Anyway, one jumped out as me as the most succinct definition of love.  I hope you like it.  And, I hope it's what you have in all your relationships.   "When Someone Loves You, The Way They Say Your Name Is Different. You Know It's Just Safe In Their Mouth."   Billy Age 4 Thank you CM for keeping my name (and the rest of me) safe.