Cure International helping Afghan Mothers

Cure International is helping mothers in Afghanistan by providing care for them while they are pregnant.  Did you know that a woman’s life expectancy in Afghanistan is 44 years?  I was shocked to find a woman dies in childbirth every 30 minutes.  There are so many amazing charities out there but this one really struck my heart.  I have a heart for mothers and their babies.  This is such a simple problem that we have simple solutions too… but it is a devastating one.  You can either send a card and Cure will donate $3 for a pre-natal visit for one mother… or you can look at their online catalog and provide simple needs for the mothers and babies in afghanistan with not a whole lot of money.  Think of it, just your Starbucks latte in the morning could help save a child.  

Life in General

Nothing much new and exciting to write. I have been doing a lot of getting ready to leave for Market in ATL for The Bomb Mom on Wednesday night. I’m praying hard to have lots of needed energy. Also praying people “get it”, what The Bomb Mom is about. I hope we are in the right place, where we need to be at Market. I have never done this before so I’m thankful to be going with someone that seems to know the Market ropes. We need lots of favor to get this thing off the ground.

Rodan+Fields is going good so far. I’m really excited about the brand and LOVING how my face feels. Jeff is starting his regimen today. I also have a neighbor doing an experiment on the Unblemish for me and another friend using the Soothe for her sensitivity. I will have both before and after pictures for those in the next month or so.

The kids… are just so fun. That is when the boys aren’t killing each other. Yesterday Owen was just wailing on Lukas because apparently Lukas pinched him. Owen was on top of him just punching. As a mom I was horrified. I wish I knew how nip that in the bud. I guess we just have to be consistent in disciplining for them. Too bad it doesn’t work overnight.

Jeff is doing great. He has one of his bands, Seabird, in town recording now. As always the guys are sweet house guests.

Update on Aiden- he has his follow up Neurology appointment tomorrow. He looks great! He seems great! But he has had some headaches. Tomorrow they should find out whether or not that is something to be concerned with.

I really have no Avery update except that to me it seems that she is growing. She seems to need a larger diaper too, which I take as proof I’m waiting for a good window of time between her vaccinations and her blood test so that they don’t throw off the results.

That’s it for now!

4th of July Festivities

We started out the 4th with our usual coffee.  Soon after my neighbor texted me that they were outside decorating bikes of the annual Westhaven parade.  Of course I forgot to buy decoration so we scrounged for some red curling ribbon I had  The parade was fun… although my kids always seem to be the only complaining about the length of it.  We ended up at the end of the line because they were hot, sweaty, and tired :) My friend Nicole grabbed some shots (below).

After the parade we spent the day at the pool.  Our friends Craig and Jodi were sweet enough to snag us spots.  What they didn’t know is that we were right in front of where the DJ would set up his PA system.  Lunch took an hour but the owner was sweet enough to give us free sodas all day and ice cream sandwiches for our wait.  THEN the grille caught on fire.  That was sort of funny and scary at the same time.  Everyone was in a frenzy with the fire hydrant trying to put it out.  Some kids got ahold of the macbook running the playlist and graced us with “I kissed a girl” by Katie Perry and the very unedited version of “Gold-digger” by Kanye West.  SO being that there are littles everywhere one of the parents finally disconnected it.  

After the pool we grabbed some showers, thawed some meat and took it over to our friends Peggy and Ians.  They are pretty house stuck as Aiden is recovering from surgery so we figured we would hang with them.  We lit fireworks then it rained.  

All an all it was a really fun holiday not short at all on excitement.  The kids had a blast and that is important.  I’m so thankful to be born in this country.  I hope we can maintain our freedom.  The current administration make me more urgently thankful for every freedom I have… after all we don’t know how much longer we will have them with government growing exponentially ever month. 

My Favorite Things FRIDAY!

This Kids’ Shirt

This Womens’ Shirt

This guilty pleasure.

This school.

This Car.

This Phone.

This Furniture Line.

This Facebook Group.

This News Source.

This Social Media.

This House.

This Skin-Care Regimen.

AND LAST BUT FURTHEST THINGS FROM LEAST!!!!

THESE KIDS!

Rodan+Fields 100% Gaurantee Correction

Last night I posted incorrect information (R+F Sales newby mistake!)  Anyway, you can return any portion of the used portion for a full refund or exchange WITHIN 60 days (less shipping and handling).  Still a great deal.  And it doens’t take 60 days to see results.  :)

Empty Bottle Guarantee

Mommy Zabs readers (and for those friends that read on facebook), I know that I have been obsessive on Rodan+Fields lately.  I promise that this site will not become souly a place to pitch R+F.  HOWEVER I have encountered one question over and over (in the 36 hours I have been selling this!)

FREE SAMPLES!  No we do not give out free samples.  The most obvious reason would be that results do not come overnight and not even in a week.  Rodan+Fields recommends 60 days of treatment before you give up.  The good news??  You can purchase a system use the whole thing up and if you are not happy… send it back and get a refund.  That is how confident Rodan+Fields is that you will love the product. 

ALSO, once you do love your Rodan+Fields product you can become a preferred customer by subscribing to your favorite products.  As long as your order comes to $80 every 2 months, your order will be shipped to you automatically.  This entitles you to 10% off and FREE shipping!  

All right, Visit Rodan+Fields and go for it.

CORRECTION:  Last night I posted incorrect information (R+F Sales newby mistake!)  Anyway, you can return any portion of the used portion for a full refund or exchange WITHIN 60 days (less shipping and handling).  Still a great deal.  And it doens’t take 60 days to see results.  :)

Rodan + Fields- Reverse Regimen

Reverse is the first Regimen I tried and now here I’m selling it.  I love the way it makes my skin feel.  Here is what the Rodan+Fields website has to say about REVERSE,

“It’s not what you see…It’s what you don’t see. Exposure to the sun and the environment can leave you with less-than-youthful skin. Erase the signs of premature aging, including brown spots, dullness, and sun damage. REVERSE Regimen exfoliates, lightens, brightens, and protects your skin for a more even tone and texture. Recognized on Allure Magazine’s A List. The REVERSE Regimen features 4 full-size products: Deep Exfoliating Wash 100 mL/3.4 Fl.Oz.; Skin Lightening Toner 125 mL/4.2 Fl.Oz.; Skin Lightening Treatment 50 mL/1.7 Fl.Oz.; and UVA/UVB SPF 15 Sunscreen 50 mL/1.7 Fl.Oz.”

I have remnants of pregnancy mask on my face that I swear is getting lighter.  In a few weeks I’ll have pictures to post and show you the difference.  The won’t be absolutely “before” because I have already been using it.  But if this stuff keeps working you should be able to tell a difference between now and then anyway. 

If you are wanting to reverse the results of sun damage this product is a definite MUST SEE for you!

Rodan + Fields

Okay… some of you may think I’m crazy,  But I just signed up to sell a facial care regimen called Rodan+Fields.  I never thought I would join up to sell something that has more of a multi-level selling structure because in my experience SOMETIMES people doing that get super pushy and you feel used.  So please know right up front I will never ever do that to you  But I am really impressed with this product and not only that… love that it is an anti aging regimen created by the makers of PROACTIVE.  I have so much respect for proactive and what it has done with acne.  To me that gave/ gives it a very legit name.  This time the makers of proactive (Rodan and Fields) decided to do with sun damage and again skin care what they did for Acne, but selling it through direct sales.  

I’m happy to be selling it and would love for you to check out my new site for more information.  This company only has 1500 ACTIVE sellers in the US so it is also a great thing to get into if you would like to sell it.  It’s on the ground floor so there are really great opportunities to make some money from home.  I know a lot of us look for that since we want to stay home with our kids.  Anyway, enough said.  Let me know if you are interested in buying or selling (or both!)

In Sickness and in Health, For Better or Worse

Lately some things have been brought to the front of my mind.  It’s about my dad.  I have written many times on here in the last 5 years about the period of life when my mom died.  I rarely write about how ugly or terrible watching what the cancer did to her body was.  Or how much she could not do for herself because of how sick she was.  I don’t give the gory details.  Anyone who has lost someone due to terminal illness doesn’t need an explanation.  There are just some things you don’t like to burden other people with unnecessarily.  But in few words, lets just say there were many times during that season that were horrific.  That being said, as I reflect, there was still something very beautiful out of it.  My father.  

My mom and  my dad did not have a perfect marriage (who does).  I know he has his regrets and I know that she lived with her own regrets as well.  But it is often said that when someone is hard pressed on every side you see who they really are… if that is the case, my father is a beautiful person.  He kept his vow to my mother to love her for better or worse, in sickness and in health. 

Until now, I took this for granted… that is what one is expected to do right?  But lately I have heard more and more stories of this not being the case.  It’s not an easy call.  It’s a very tough one.  It is one that requires the emptying of oneself.  It says in the Bible that “greater love has no man than this, to lay his life down for a friend. “  To care for someone you love who is utterly helpless, this is laying your life down.

Dad, I’ll always be grateful for the example you have set before me.  I’ll never forget how devastating that season of life was.  I thank you for not running.  I thank you for being with mom through all the ugliness.  I thank you for being with her until the very last minute and holding her in your arms as she passed into perfect healing.  I pray that I can love those around me in the same selfless way.  I love you Dad.