Saturday morning I’m hitting the road for Florida. First to Nanny’s house for a couple nights, then on to our cruise. For those of you just tuning in, Nanny is my 86 year old Irish grandmother. She married my Pappy during the war and moved from Ireland to America with him. He was a dashing American soldier so who could resist? She still has a pretty thick accent and is full of spunk. Pappy died 2 years ago and Nanny’s been down lately. I’m hoping this trip will beer her up.
We’ve been talking a lot in preparation for the trip. She’s so funny. She was telling me “Now Shannon. I can’t walk around in all that heat in Nassau so I’m going to stay on board & enjoy the ship. But perhaps you’ll meet a nice wee girl and you can visit the island with her & her family. Maybe you’ll make a friend at dinner you can tour around with.” Uh, Nanny. That’s not how this works. Hi! We’re the Smith family! Who wants to tag along on our Caribbean vacation? Oh, are you traveling with your frail, elderly grandmother? Perhaps I shall kill you both and rob you of all your posessions. Or maybe I shall sell you into a life of slavery and no DVRs or internet shopping.
I’d better set her straight before she strikes up a deal with some swarthy seaman!
Power Ranger!
As Batman!
Papa in his pimp hat & Halloween shirt.
This year for Halloween we went to Papa & Gigi’s house. Every year all the neighbors in their cul-de-sac gather together to eat and pass out candy. We’ve always heard about it but have never seen it in action. Sara, Marc, Jacob, Joey & I piled into their truck with our potluck dishes, card table, and chairs and joined the fun. Everything was going great til the rain started. It rained and rained. We sat out there under umbrellas ( yet somehow still getting soaked) passing out candy to the trooper trick or treaters. I went inside with Momo around 7 to do her Halloween makeup. She was a she devil & looked great!
Busy day today! Baking in the morning and a Halloween gathering tonight. Hope y’all have a bootiful day!
Last night I went to my first focus group. It was for Carolina Pad, the same company that sponsored my Hot Chocolate giveaway. We were there for 2 hours discussing notebook design and functionality. For our time we each received $30 and a cute gift set of products. It was fun and who doesn’t love swag?! You know I love office supplies so I can certainly chat about them. I hope to do some more of these soon!
I am all about the lotions and potions and all fun beauty products. I’m interested in checking out this new line. Mally Roncal is known for her amazing ability to bring out any woman’s “inner diva” with her high-performance beauty products and techniques, working with famous faces like Angelina Jolie, Beyonce, and Jennifer Lopez. After taking the red carpet by storm, Mally unveils her signature Mally Beauty Fragrance, available for the first time on QVC. Developed from the Sampaguita flower from the Phillipines, Mally has created a clean, fresh, and romantic scent with a dash of mystery. Top it off with her Volumizing mascara or Evercolor Starlight Waterproof eyeliner and you’re red carpet ready! Visit Mally online at http://bit.ly/1ehrt
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Last February I recorded a little video of CSP playing with our pug puppy Zoe. It’s really cute so I uploaded to America’s Funniest Home Videos in July. Well I received an email from AFV at the beginning of October that they want it on the show. So we filled out a stack of release forms and sent them in. I just heard that our video will be on America’s Funniest Home Videos in January! Most likely the 17th but I’m to check back with them in early January to confirm.
I’d show you the video but AFV has you take the video off the web until after the show.
CSP, in his pajamas, playing with Zoe, on national Television! So excited!!!
I know I’m a walking commercial, but this is seriously good stuff and sharing is caring
If you own a BlackBerry or iPhone you need to get this app. I downloaded it the other day and it has already earned a spot on my first page of apps. What it does is lets you message between other iPhone or bberry users. Kind of like texting and/or instant messaging. But free. And you don’t need to set up a buddy list or log in. The app can tell if your friend has the app (as long as you have their phone number in your contact list/address book). Then pick the person you want to message and you’re good to go. It does push notices and landscape typing. Mainly it saves you $$ on texting! Love it!
I got I the other day and it was free but now it’s 99 cents in the App Store. It will be well worth your dollar. If you get it let me know and we’ll chat!
