Memorial Day - Remember Those Who Have Paid the Ultimate Sacrifice

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As the mother of a soldier who returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan, I am so grateful that he suffered no injuries and has had no lingering mental effects. He did however, lose one member of his unit while he was in country, so I dedicate this post and this weekend to SSG Edwin Rivera and all the other members of the Military who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the service to our country.

 

God bless them for volunteering to protect the United States of America buy doing whatever was asked of them... and blessings and sympathy to their families for all they have sacrificed.

 

To them I dedicate the following songs.....

 

 

As you have your picnics and family fun at the beach or wherever, please remember those who serve our country now, in the past, and those who lost their lives doing so.

God bless our Military and God bless the USA.

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God Made a Dog

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I got an email from a friend that moved me so much, I just had to share it with all of you. Hope you enjoy this.....

 

 

Enjoy your day!

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Happy Birthday Elvis... Gone but Never Forgotten

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Today is Elvis Presley's birthday he is 78 years old today... Happy birthday to the king of rock-n-roll. Now I don't want to hear from any of you asking me, "what I'm talking about, don't I mean he would have been 78 because he died in 1977?"  Elvis isn't dead, he's in Witness Protection somewhere, living out his retirement golfing, fishing, and singing around the campfire.  Now don't you try to tell me any different, it will just upset me and make me cry.

Anyway, in honor of The King's birthday, I wanted to play a few of my favorite songs of his for y'all.  Hope you enjoy.....


This is my favorite Elvis song, ever:




This song is just so sexy and jazzy, I really love it:





This song always gives me chills and fits my blog perfectly:





Happy birthday, Elvis... long may you reign.

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The Singing Bloggers are Back... and I'm One of Them!!

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Toni of A Daily Dose of Toni arranged for several of us to sing all these parts and worked her little tukus off to put it all together. (Thank you SO much, Toni!) We first present to you the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas.....

And now for our next performance:

 

 

Next, Toni arranged us all, with the help of Trisha and Lynsey, to sing The Twelve Days of Blogging. We all had SO much fun with this and I'm sure you will enjoy listening to it... make sure you listen to the end (it is a little long) because it gets funnier as it goes along.....

 

 

 

Don't forget to visit all the bloggers who participated in this amazing video:

Nicole Olea

The Shewbridges of Central Florida

Yellow Tennessee

A Daily Dose of Toni

Mostcato Mom

Mom Dot

The Blonde Critic

Frosted Fingers

Between The Kids

Dirty Floor Diaries

My Little me

Life With Levi

Joyful Musings

Momma D And Da Boyz

Serendipity Mommy

Mom Luck

 

Thank you so much to Toni again for all her hard work on the videos and for the great graphics  - YOU ROCK, MOMMA!!

 

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The Most Outrageous Way to Share a Coke

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Have you shared a Coke with someone anytime in your life? I'll bet it wasn't this way. Some engineering students were challenged to see if they could come up with he most outrageous way to share a Coke. Watch this video to see what iJustine, Josh TheComputerNerd01 and a few new friends came up with -- an incredible one-of-a-kind machine!





This made me smile so huge that I had to share it, hope you enjoyed it.

Once you've watched the video visit http://www.ahhgiver.com to share a Coke with your friends.


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The Classy Driving the Classic - Priceless

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A friend of mine sent me this video and I just had to pass it along. This woman is 101 years old and drives an 81 year old classic car - on which she can change the oil and the spark plugs..... neither of which I can do, by the way.

 

 

She is totally adorable and so proud of her car. Check out at the end how she uses the little red towel to step on the running board without getting it dirty, then brings it with her to use at her destination.  Enjoy.....

 

 



I love this woman and hope I am half as spry as she is when I am her age... Gives new meaning to the Little Old Lady from Pasadena.....





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Go Red For Women ™ Presents: 'Just a Little Heart Attack'

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A friend of mine sent this to me and needed to share it with all of you.  It takes a serious subject and treats it with a slight bit of humor.  How many of you see yourself in this video?  Please take care of yourselves and remember these signs.....






Stay healthy, my friends!


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Thank You PR for Working with Me!!

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Being a member of the Momdot.com Blogging Community is totally awesome. Not only do I get to meet some of the greatest blogging women and men, learn from them, and get their support in every aspect of my life; I am also able to connect with some fabulous PR reps from awesome companies and work with them to learn about exciting products. Then I get to share them with all of my wonderful readers.

 

Trisha from Momdot.com, along with several other bloggers (listed over on her site) put the following video together to let these fabulous reps know how much we appreciate working with them and how much we appreciate their value of our talents and time.... Please enjoy:

  

Once again, thank you to all the PR reps I have worked with in the past and I look forward to working with many more of you in the future.

If you are looking for a wonderful group of bloggers to hang around with, grow with, and learn from, come and join the Momdot Community.... and if you are a PR firm or business that needs bloggers of any size or any niche for upcoming campaigns, contact Trisha(at)Momdot.com.

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How to Gently Exfoliate your Skin

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With the approach of Spring and Summer, we all want to look fresh and new and exfoliating will help us do that. However, many exfoliates contain harsh ingredients that can irritate our skin. Watch the following video by Mary Radford, RN to learn about gentle exfoliates that will make your skin healthy and beautiful.



If you'd like to get any of the products Nurse Mary spoke about, you can contact me at my website, my email, or call me (407) 433-2806. Plus, with every $75 purchase, you receive a free Lip Micro-Dermabrasion and a Lip Shield SPF 25 as your gift from me.


Have a happy, healthy, spring!

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And You Only Thought John Travolta Could Dance to "Stayin' Alive"

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I got this via email from a friend of mine this morning and completely loved it, so I had to share it with all of you. This is when dancing was truly dancing.....




Hope you enjoyed that... Have a great day!

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Dramatic Dolphin Rescue in Brazil

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A friend shared this amazing video with me this morning and I was so moved that I had to share it with all of you... The immediate cooperation of all the people there just touched my heart and made me cry. I hope you enjoy it.

Have a great weekend everyone.

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Canine Freestyle Dancing - Incredible!

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I found an article on AOL regarding exercise for you and your dogs and one of the recommendations was Canine Freestyle Dancing. I could never see our dogs doing this, but the following video is incredible. Hope you enjoy it.....

 

How adorable is that? Don't they look like they are having fun?

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Happy 77th Birthday Elvis Presley - You're Still the King!

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Today Elvis Presley would have been 77 years old - did any of you think I'd let this day pass without mentioning it??? I bet if he was still around, he would be  rockin' and shaking his hips and making ladies (myself included) swoon. A beautiful life taken much too soon. Here is something from me to him....




He was The King of Rock and always will be....

Some great photos throughout his amazing life:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ELVIS

You will always be #1 to me!!

Thank you to abcNEWS and RareElvisPresley.com for the photos.

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Monday's Music Moves Me: 1/2/2012 ~ Duets for the New Year

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Here I go again, messing up on the day again.

What a way to start off the new year. I swear I'll be better next week.

I forgot yesterday was Sunday, so I'm late again....

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Welcome to 2012's Monday's Music Moves Me!!! We are going to make this meme SPECTACULAR this year!!  But of course, we cannot do that without all of you... so come on share your music with us and get your friends to share with us, too. Our fearless leader is none other that the sweetest and most wonderful Marie of XmasDolly. Helping her keep this train running ar ME, my dear friend Stacy of Stacy Uncorked and the lovely Callie of Jamerican Spice.  We will also have some helpers along the way when we need to because life is.... well, life!


Here is what you need to do to play along.....

First step: Head on over to You Tube, or anywhere you get your music videos and post them on your blog! Upcoming themes are to you LOWER RIGHT of XmasDolly's blog.


Second Step: Grab our "Monday's Music Moves Me" Button, mine is on my right sidebar, or off of any of the hosts' sites.


Third step: SIGN THE LINKY - Follow your hosts, grab their buttons too when you visit them and show them some love by leaving a comment.. (mine is on my right sidebar above the 4M button)


Final step: Go visit the other Rockers on our Linky and PLEASE show them some love by leaving them a comment, you know you like comments, they do too!

Today's theme, chosen by our very own Stacy, is "Duets" - so pick your songs, write up your post and share with us because we love music and we love you all.


Here is what I have been grooving to today:


This is such a beautiful song and it reminds me of the Community Chorus I belonged to in Connecticut when I lived up there. I dedicate it to my dear friend, Betsy who was in the Chorus with me and unexpectedly lost her life on Monday, Dec. 26th - Rest in Peace, Betsy, I love you and you will be missed.....


The Prayer ~ Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli




Another beautiful one .....


I'm your Angel ~ Celine Dion and R Kelly




..... and of course I had to get back to my roots with my all time favorite:


In the Ghetto ~ Elvis and Lisa Marie Presley




Now, once you write up your post, don't forget to sing the linky (on any of the host's blog - they are all connected) and you may be chosen as our SPOTLIGHT DANCERS like this week's lucky couple in our #1 and #2 linky spots.....

Naila Moon of Just the Stuff Ya Know

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 Tamirisc of Chronicle from the Man Cave

(who by the way are a married couple - how cool is that!!)

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Don't forget... if you are one of the lucky ones chosen for our spotlight dance, you get to grab the Spotlight Dancer Button from Dolly's right sidebar and proudly display it on your blog... WooHoo!

Now, don't forget to sign the linky, visit the participants, and leave a comment - you know you like them, so does everyone else. For more Monday music fun, visit Lady Estrogen and my friend Denise at Run DMT.

ROCK ON MY FRIENDS

AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I'm very sorry to say there are some people not playing along just using our linky to get traffic for their blogs! Unfortunately, these bloggers will be marked and ignored, you will not get any benefit from our linky, so don't bother. All we ask is that you leave a comment, grab our button, ad/or follow us. If you don't want to post a video, you can post a link to a video, or post some lyrics, but please - at least attempt to make it music related.

*** Just one more thing...

PLEASE, we are family friendly blogs and while we really don't want to censor anyone,

but we do ask that you keep your songs rated PG13 or less.

If you find that you need to post songs of an explicit sexual nature or language,

please find a different venue. If your song does contain a small amount of questionable Language, please put a disclaimer BEFORE the video.

Thank you very much!***

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'Tis the Season for Healthy Skin

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‘Tis the season for little black dresses, holiday parties and New Year’s toasts – with the continuous flow of holiday celebration, December and January offer endless reasons and opportunities to indulge in a drink … or two. While there’s no shame in the occasional glass of champagne, remember that alcohol can take a toll on your appearance. Check out this week’s webisode of Skinpact News, “Raise A Glass To Good Skin” for insights from Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields on how you can counter the undesirable effects of alcohol on your skin.



Watch more webisodes of Skinpact News at www.facebook.com/rodanandfields.

If there is anything I can do to help you with your skin, let me know by checking out my Rodan + Fields website or contact me at LJSBlog@aol.com.

Wishing you all a very happy, healthy new year!

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I Love Christmas Post #14

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This is one of the sweetest videos I have  seen all year.....



Hope you all have the best Christmas ever!

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I Love Christmas Post #10

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Most of you know that I LOVE my rock and roll music, but I don't know how many of you know that I also love Christmas lights that are synchronized with music. We have a house here in town that is absolutely beautifully done each year and he takes donations for local charities.

This house however, my hubby found and sent it to me because he knew I would LOVE it. It combines my love of all things rock and all things Christmas. Get ready to ROCK YOUR SOCKS OFF.....

AWESOME... ROCK ON, DUDES!!!





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I Love Christmas Post #8

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Carlson School of Management Flash Mob

Monday's Music Moves Me: Nov. 14, 2011 ~ Color My World

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Welcome to a Monday's Music Moves Me, the fantabulistic music meme hosted by me, my dearest of friends Dolly from XmasDolly, Callie from Jamerican Spice and the wonderful Stacy from Stacy Uncorked. This week's theme songs or a band with a COLOR in the Name! You could also pick a song from your prom (if you can remember that far back - I can't).


I have loved this song since I was a kid....

It's Not Easy Being Green ~ Kermit the Frog



You can't do a theme of colors without this song.....


Yellow Submarine ~ The Beatles



And to close out the session, you know I have to add a good old rock and roll tune.....


Purple Haze ~ Jimi Hendrix




So what's got you moving today? Write up a post and let us know... Here is all you need to do to play along:


First step: Head on over to You Tube, or anywhere you get your music videos and post them on your blog! Upcoming themes are to you LOWER RIGHT of XmasDolly's blog.

Second Step: Grab our "Monday's Music Moves Me" Button, mine is on my right sidebar, or off of any of the hosts' sites.


Third step: SIGN THE LINKY - Follow your hosts, grab their buttons too when you visit them and show them some love by leaving a comment.. (mine is on my right sidebar above the 4M button)

Final step: Go visit the other Rockers on our Linky and PLEASE show them some love by leaving them a comment, you know you like comments, they do too!


Once you write up your post, link up with us (on any of the host's blog - they are all connected) and you may be chosen as our SPOTLIGHT DANCERS like this week's lucky couple in our #1 and #2 linky spots.....

Beth from Seeking my Sanity ~~ and ~~ Gillian from A Daft Scots Lass

CONGRATULATIONS!!

If you are one of the lucky ones who is chosen for our spotlight dance, don't forget to grab the Spotlight Dancer Button from Dolly's right sidebar and proudly display it on your blog... WooHoo!

Now, don't forget to sign the linky, visit the participants, and leave a comment - you know you like them, so does everyone else. For more Monday music fun, visit Lady Estrogen and my friend Denise at Run DMT.

ROCK ON MY FRIENDS!!!

We're very sorry to say there are some people not playing along just using our linky to get traffic for their blogs! Unfortunately, these bloggers will be marked and ignored, you will not get any benefit from our linky, so don't bother. All we ask is that you leave a comment, grab our button, ad/or follow us. If you don't want to post a video, you can post a link to a video, or post some lyrics, but please - at least attempt to make it music related.

*** Just one more thing...

PLEASE, we are family friendly blogs and while we really don't want to censor anyone,

but we do ask that you keep your songs rated PG13 or less.

If you find that you need to post songs of an explicit sexual nature or language,

please find a different venue. If your song does contain a small amount of questionable Language, please put a disclaimer BEFORE the video.

Thank you very much!***

Monday's Music Moves Me: October 31, 2011 ~ Spooky Halloween Time

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Welcome to a Monday's Music Moves Me, the fantabulistic music meme hosted by me, my dearest of friends Dolly from XmasDolly, Callie from Jamerican Spice and the wonderful Stacy from Stacy Uncorked. This week's theme is all about Halloween! So, what's moving you today???

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays... we decorate the house with lots of scary animated spookies, plus some cute Disney items ~ I'm a complicated woman, what can I say. HaHa.  I love the music of the holiday, too, so here are some great songs to get you in the mood.....

I know this one isn't really a Halloween song, but it has that creepy music so it's what I think of when I hear it......

Teddy Bears Picnic ~ Henry Hall and The BBC Dance Orchestra



This is Halloween ~ Disney's Nightmare Before Christmas



The Monster Mash ~ Bobby Pickett and The Cryptkickers



And finally just for the silliness of it.... and because my goal in life is to make you smile.....


Witch Doctor ~ Marvin Suggs and his Muppaphone




Happy Halloween, y'all!!  Now, what's moving you today? Write up a post and let us know... Here is all you need to do to play along:

First step: Head on over to You Tube, or anywhere you get your music videos and post them on your blog! Upcoming themes are to you LOWER RIGHT of XmasDolly's blog.

Second Step: Grab our "Monday's Music Moves Me" Button, mine is on my right sidebar, or off of any of the hosts' sites.
Third step: SIGN THE LINKY - Follow your hosts, grab their buttons too when you visit them and show them some love by leaving a comment.. (mine is on my right sidebar above the 4M button)

Final step: Go visit the other Rockers on our Linky and PLEASE show them some love by leaving them a comment, you know you like comments, they do too!


Once you write up your post, link up with us (on any of the host's blog - they are all connected) and you may be chosen as our SPOTLIGHT DANCERS like this week's lucky couple in our #1 and #2 linky spots.....

Katie of Katie Talks Carolina ~~ and ~~ Tracy of  The Dinner Belle

CONGRATULATIONS!!

If you are one of the lucky ones who is chosen for our spotlight dance, don't forget to grab the Spotlight Dancer Button from Dolly's right sidebar and proudly display it on your blog... WooHoo!

Now, don't forget to sign the linky, visit the participants, and leave a comment - you know you like them, so does everyone else. For more Monday music fun, visit Lady Estrogen and my friend Denise at Run DMT.

ROCK ON MY FRIENDS!!!

 

Wishing you all a happy and safe Halloween, please send any left-over candy my way, I don't have any kids that go trick-or-treating to steal, err share with. HUGGLES!!

We're very sorry to say there are some people not playing along just using our linky to get traffic for their blogs! Unfortunately, these bloggers will be marked and ignored, you will not get any benefit from our linky, so don't bother. All we ask is that you leave a comment, grab our button, ad/or follow us. If you don't want to post a video, you can post a link to a video, or post some lyrics, but please - at least attempt to make it music related.

*** Just one more thing...

PLEASE, we are family friendly blogs and while we really don't want to censor anyone,

but we do ask that you keep your songs rated PG13 or less.

If you find that you need to post songs of an explicit sexual nature or language,

please find a different venue. If your song does contain a small amount of questionable Language, please put a disclaimer BEFORE the video.

Thank you very much!***