Every Once in a While...

...we need a good cry :)

My Charming Kids

Nothing Like a Good Dose of Humble Pie to Calm Your Nerves

Click here to see where Stellan's been

After I wrote this morning's post, I stepped on over to My Charming Kids blog and realized just how silly my issues are just sat and bawled my eyes out because I'm so unemotional :)

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Please Pray

As you know, I normally post a "Not Me Monday" originating from MckMama over at My Charming Kids -- Yet this morning, I'm asking for your prayers for this precious baby, Stellan, who almost died in MckMama's womb from STV -- You can read his story here --

He was born perfectly healthy and the doctor's called it a "medical miracle" -- He is 4/5 months old and was admitted into the hospital over the weekend and through a series of events, the STV reared its ugly head...

I may post later... but my heart is heavy as I've been following her for nearly 8 months and have simply fallen in love with her children... Please pass on the word if you feel you want to --

Let It Snow, Let It Snow... you know how it goes

Born in Delaware, raised in South and North Florida and living 10 of my adult years in Pennsylvania, I understand the dynamics of weather -- Really. I do. -- As you may or may not care, I know reside in a small town in North Carolina -- This is where people call their mother's Mama and their dads Papa and their dogs Butch -- Not that there's anything wrong with these terms, I'm just setting the stage --

More stage setting: A clear view of butt cracks on broken down Ford trucks drinking beer at 8:00 a.m. wouldn't be considered odd -- Belk is the largest and most sale anticipated store in our town -- Dairy Queen is considered a restaurant -- Lowe's is where you go for a date and Walmart is the largest hangout in the area -- Seriously.

Setting the stage was important, my friends, so you'd understand why they have shut down every school, every college and every doctors office in town for this:

(no, I do not live on a playground :)

Earlier this week when the weather station was making special reports that the high for the evening was going to be 17 degrees -- While this certainly isn't tanning weather, I chuckled thinking of the irony of it all that I'd just read that MckMama over @ My Charming Kids was experiencing -22 degree weather and live where 2 months out of the year people live on ice --

Last night, our local station literally interrupted our program to announce this Possible 4-6" of snow in **** area of NC -- I'm not even going to comment on that - Oh, wait. I just did. Anyway... Just thought you might be as excited as the folks here in NC we all are about the sprinkle of dust snow --

HAPPY TUESDAY!!

Drum Roll Pleeeaassseeee.......

After putting in all 31 AWESOME! bloggers into Random.org and hit randomize (or something like that) -- COURTNEY has won my Holiday Giveaway!

She will receive....

• A Starbucks Gift set including 2 Starbucks mugs, French Roast Coffee, Hot Chocolate (peppermint flavor), Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti and of course... marshmallows to top it all off... all complements of SBUX!
  
• She will also receive a collection of First Colony coffees similar to this but this gift set includes 12 different coffees... A pot for every day of the 12 Days of Christmas!

I hope Courtney likes coffee!!! If not... I hope her husband or guests do :)

Secondly.... She found my sight through MyCharmingKids and so MckMama will also be receiving something very cool (hot, actually) -- You can find it here -- This is offered by my very best friend, Leila, who can hook you up, too!!

Thank you, ALL!!! for entering and you may just want to keep coming back...... I've got another (even bigger and better) giveaway coming soon! (Click FOLLOW ME on the right so you don't miss out!)

Have a fantastic week!!

Fryed, Not Baked

This post is in honor of MckMama --

Thank you for sharing your beautiful family with us so openly...

I know my life is enriched because of you and your family --

(Click each photo for the story where that pic came from)

Once upon this time there was a MckFamily and they live on a lake that's sandy -- The husband of the house, Prince Charming; and MckMama his princess and darling have been married five years, have four charming dears and are living so faithfully ever after; it's clear!

Big Mac is the oldest of four, he loves to ask questions and more, he has a love for dinosaurs, plays with them on the floor and a smile that's simply to die for --

MckNugget is second, with a Mohawk that beckons and free spirit that needs no introduction -- Third, is baby girl, Smallfry, who's blond and with blue eyes and a face that could light up the sky... (more about her in time...)

The newest to the clan is the miracle baby MckMuffin -- He's tiny and sweet with such baby feet and making these four a MckMiracle --

I turn my attention to Smallfry -- This is a Fryday post and I want use Smallfry -- She's the little lady of the four charming kids... If you read about her long enough, you'll find that she loves dirt, hates party hats and is as curious and lively as any 1 year old -- I can imagine that her laughter is the sound of pure joy and it takes no assumption that her smile is like medicine to a hurting heart -- The innocence in her face, the wonder in her eyes and safe posture in which she plays reminds me that there is still hope in a society where it can seem so overwhelmingly evil -- This child has been beautifully raised by two people who clearly love their children more than life itself --

This Smallfry will grow up knowing that beauty isn't skin deep and that imagination comes from within... not the TV -- She will know how to carry meaningful conversations with people, cope with stress in a proper manner and choose a man who is as stable and healthy as she -- She has been blessed... blessed beyond what I could have ever imagined for a life -- She is and will be the product of a family who makes sacrifices not often seen in today's modern world... She is the little lady of this MckFamily and as I read, cry, laugh and sit in awe of each of them... my life is blessed -- Therefore... I'll take my days Fryed, not baked :)




I'm sharing this story because their family truly makes up a MckMiracle and you can read about them here:

All photos by MckMama from her blog MyCharmingKid