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This weekend I tackled more of my Tackle it Tuesday projects! Wait to you see my progress on my closet!!! Can’t wait to share it on Tuesday.

I don’t think there is anything better then a hug from your children.  I think that should be prescribed for anyone feeling down!!  My daughter and son are such snuggle bugs!!  I just love there big loving hugs!!

This week coming up I will be talking:

Monday-My fun awards I got this past week and passing them on to some of my favorite Bloggers!!  Click and Comment Monday will be back as well-so make sure to come get some linky love!!

Tuesday-I’ll share my latest accomplishment in my quest to ready my upstairs for my sister’s family!! So excited for them to come!

Wednesday-Look for another fun craft!

Thursday-I’ll be highlighting my guest post on mommy talk

Friday-I’ll be sharing some more Parenting tips

I hope you had a great weekend and look forward to sharing the week with you.  Take a moment and enjoy a big hug from your kids!!

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I got tagged by Michelle from Table for Nine. I have never been tagged before. Thanks Michelle-looks fun!!

Crazy Eights

Rules:
Mention the person that tagged you. Tara of What she really wants tagged me!
Complete the lists of 8′s.
Tag 8 blogger friends, go tell them you tagged them…

8 Things I Am Looking Forward To:

1. My sister and nephew coming to stay with us for a year (kids ask every day when they are coming!)
2. My sister n law and family moving back close to us (kids can’t wait either!)
3. Summer
4. Not worrying about MONEY!
5. Going to the Beach
6. Peace in this world
7. Losing 10 pounds!
8. My garden growing tomatos again!!

8 Things I Did Yesterday:

1. Blogged at Panera Bread, enjoying a cup of coffee
2. Weeded the garden with my daughter
3. Laundry
4. Vacuumed the floor-many times
5. Took my son to karate
6. Snuggled with my kids
7. Unloaded the dishwasher
8. Went to the Post Office

8 Things I Wish I Could do:

1. Run without my knees killing me
2. Wear a bikini
3. Go to the beach more!
4. Go to Italy
5. Go to France
6. Travel across country again
7. Always get to see my kids get on and off the school bus
8. Go to a spa for the day!

8 Shows I Watch:

1. Gray’s Anatomy
2. House
3. Bone’s
4. Desperate house wives
5. Law and Order
6. Blue’s Clues-lol
7. max and ruby
8. Scooby doo

8 Favorite Fruits:

1. Strawberries
2. Grapes
3. Blueberries
4. Cantelope
5. Pineapple
6. Apples
7. Bananas
8. Cherries

8 Places I’d Like to Travel:

1. Zion national park
2. Italy
3. Spain
4. France
5. Sweeden
6. YellowStone National Park
7. Arizona
8. New Mexico

8 Places I’ve Lived:

1. Smithtown, NY
2. Islip, NY
3. Babylon, NY
4. Miller Place, NY
5. Kingston, RI
6. Narragansett, RI
7. South Kingstown, RI
8. Norwich, CT

8 People I’m Tagging:

1. Helene, 2sets of twins
2. Marie, Makes & Takes
3. Karen, KarenKramer
4. SherylLoch,SherylLoch
5. Tina, MommyComplex
6. Stephanie, GreenSAHM
7. Krisitn, NoSmallThing
8. Susan, Lilmomthatcould

If you’ve already played, disregard or send me a link so I can come see your list!  Look forward to reading your crazy 8′s!!

I just discovered Tackle it Tuesday from dominiquegoh.com and then went to 5minutesformom to check it out!! This is so perfect for me right now!! I am working on many projects right now!  My biggest one is organizing my house in preparation for my sister and son to come stay with us for a year.  She is getting her Doctorate in NeuroPsychology and her internship is here.  So while her poor hubby will be stuck without them for a year, I am going to get the fun of enjoying a year of sister and nephew time!!  This does mean some serious organizing!!

My Current project is clearing out my storage area-to make room for things I will need to store for a bit.  I spent 10 hours the other day going through clothes from my daughter since birth!!  I gave some to a friend and some to Big Sisters.  It felt great to get through it all ! I am about halfway there!  Here is the storage area pictures after clearing out the clothes…

Keep in mind this is only half way done!! Hopefully next week I will post completed pictures!! But at least I can walk in here now!!

My other big project is this blog and the 31dbbb challenge and Crowd Mountain to enhance my blog and make it the best it can be!!  Both have been great at helping me focus and improve my blog.  Crowd Mountain has had some great step by step directions that have really helped me!

See others who are participating at 5minutesformom

What are you doing for Tackle it Tuesday?

I just had to share this post I found on the Artful Parent’s Blog!!   I don’t know about you but, I love Doughnuts (and sweets in general-even though I probably shouldn’t!!) so when I saw this post on her adventure making baked donuts and I had to share it!! Let me know what you think!!  The original recipe be found here from 101 Cookbooks.

This isn’t a Toddler Craft but I thought it would be a good idea to share!

I don’t know about you but my kids used to always hate when I would try to lather on the moisturizer after a bath.  This time of year that can be difficult, since with the heat and cold weather (at least here in the North East !) their skin gets very dry!!  But, not anymore!! Here is how I get both my kids to joyfully lather up!!  I call it dot to dots and it is simple and fun!!

Get your moisturizer out and put a tablespoonful on the side of the sink or a little plastic plate.  Then get a q-tip and dab it in the moisturizer.  Then put the dots all over your child! I always sang the “Dot” song (my own made up song, LOL)  When my kids were little I would put it on them.  Now they LOVE to put it on themselves and then rub it in!!  All I need to do is get it set up and they are painting themselves with dots of moisturizer!!

Let me know your fun tricks!!