Those are three words that I never thought I’d ever say.  I remember back when I had one blog over at blogger and was complaining I couldn’t afford to move to my own blog.  Let me tell you, moving my blog was the best thing I did.  I have slowly been adding blogs, and I have even started to do a little branding. It is getting to the point that I am going to need some company logo shirts done!  These blogs are all a work in progress, so let me know what you think.

My other blogs (besides this one):

Lisa Travels (formally My Road Less Traveled By)

Lisa Reviews

Lisa Cooking

Lisa’s Contests (the brand new one!)

Happy reading!

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We just got back from another weekend up in Green Bay.  I had a wedding shower on Saturday for one of my cousins who gets married in six weeks.  Everybody had a great time.  Since my parents only have dial up, I don’t bring up my laptop computer which means I am behind with both my blogs and my emails.  I am slowly but surely catching up, but I probably won’t be completely caught up till tomorrow.  I plan on going to bed soon.  However, I just love this picture.  I took it while we were at the Wildlife Sanctuary this morning (will be writing a review on it over at My Road Less Traveled By soon).  The kids loved the ducks and geese there.  We also checked out the buildings that are located there, and they had a blast.  Somehow, Bill managed to get two mosquito bites.  I think I am going to be going to bed shortly, so I’ll update some more tomorrow.

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I was going through my pictures, so I could write some posts up over at My Road Less Traveled By, and I came across this picture.  Man, I miss this.  Here in Chicago, it is cold and everything is dead.  This was our view driving in from the resort to downtown Sedona.

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I love being a blogger.  Want to know why?  I have meet so many interesting and genuinely nice people over the last 2 years I have been blogging.  Through blogging, I have been given an inside glimpse into their lives and they into mine.  I have to give a shout out to two fellow bloggers that have helped me tremendously this week.  First, there is Elizabeth from Table for Five.  She helped me rewrite an article I have put countless hours into that I couldn’t get right.  On her first try, she got exactly what I was looking for!  She wouldn’t let me pay her for her help (though I am donating to her BlogHer fund!)  The other person I have to thank is Jenn from Everyday Randomness.  She helped me with header over at My Road Less Traveled By.  Actually, she redesigned the whole thing so my title of the blog shows up.  She also didn’t ask for anything for this work.  In a world that is so jaded, it is nice to know so many nice and caring people out there.  I have always tried when possible to help others too.  Even so, I was surprised to see this at my door:

This postie pack was sitting on my front steps.  When I first opened the box, I thought maybe, since my birthday is next week, this was just a present of sorts.  Instead, it had a hand written note from Ted (CEO of Izea) thanking me for my help and dedication on the Izea forums.  I have to admit that I was impressed that Ted took time out of his busy schedule to do that.  He could have very easily just printed off a form letter.  Madison absolutely loves the pen.  She immediately took it out of the box and started playing with it.  I had to leave for my chiropractors appointment, so I had to quit playing with everything and go.  By the time I got home tonight, we ate supper and the kids went to bed.  I will get a picture of Madison tomorrow with her new pen.  It is soooo cute.  You guys seriously made my night.  I can honestly say I have never been given award ever, so this made my day.  I actually called my mom and sister on the way to my appointment to tell them, because I was so excited.

Ted, I’d like to thank you too.  You made a company that allows moms like me to make money and stay home with their kids.  You’ve allowed people to supplement their incomes when needed.  There are so many things that wouldn’t have been possible at my house without the added income that blogging has provided my family.  It has been a long and bumpy road, but I am so glad I have been along for the ride.

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