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My oldest son never did this

it was too dirty for him

Colton could spend hours digging...

and the days it's nice outside

he does!

I love this little guy!

Linda was young at heart and full of life. She loved everyone around her and had a strong faith. She loved being a Grandma and it's always sad to me that she died before she got to see all of her grandchildren born. 

I knew that breast cancer was the most common form of cancer in women, but I didn't know that in 2007 over 200,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer. That number is way too high. 

I have been looking through LifeScript.com and found vast amount of information about breast cancer. LifeScript.com provides medical information, tips and advice that are all written by professional health writers, experts and physicians. 

On LifeScript there is a test you can take to access your risk. For me, having no family history of breast cancer, my risk is very low. But I still need to do self-exams and do what I can to lower my risk even more, by adjusting my daily activities. LifeScript talks about great natural ways to lower your risk of breast cancer. 

Knowing the symptoms of breast cancer can also help, here are a few: 

- a lump in the breast or armpit area

- a change in the shape or size of your breast

- a sore on the breast that doesn't heal

If notice these or any other symptoms, contact your doctor right away.

When we found out that Linda had breast cancer, the Internet was still fairly new to us and I remember not knowing much what it meant to have breast cancer. I sometimes think that we didn't do all that we could have to support her while she was going through all of this, just for lack of knowledge. With Lifescript you can find all of the information needed about breast cancer, including new advancements and treatments and great link for support sites.

Want to find more posts about breast cancer? Then make sure and check out these articles: 

- The Truth about Estrogen

- Famous Faces of Breast Cancer

- Breast Exams Explained

Visit LifeScript.com for useful information on Breast Cancer and other prevalent medical conditions related to women's health. 

Do you ever have a cute or funny slogan that runs through your head

and you think...

that would make a great t-shirt?

I do!

A while back I made a t-shirt on a popular t-shirt making website. 

It was super difficult.....because.....I'm not a graphic designer!

I made a logo (not a great one)

and it took me forever to re-size my logo up enough for it to work.

It was a headache.

Recently, I discovered TeeSpring.com

What a breath of fresh air!!!

You can design the cutest t-shirts

and have ZERO design experience! 

TeeSpring is geared towards people that would like to raise money for certain situations.

Like, this couple that made and sold shirts to fund their adoption. 

Or this shirt that raised over $85,000 for Boston relief. 

With TeeSpring, there is no investment from you...at all....ever.

Unless you buy one of your own shirts! 

The beauty is that you can make and sell a shirt for anything!

(Think....family reunions, school fundraisers, shopping money because you had a catchy logo!)

I'm going to donate all of my proceeds to the Shriner's Hospital. 

Here's how TeeSpring works:

Starting your shirt is easy. Just to to TeeSpring.com/design

Deciding what you want your shirt to say is probably the most difficult part of making a t-shirt on TeeSpring.

There is so much flexibility on TeeSpring!

They have a ton of fonts available.

And you can make it as big or as small as you like and move it around the shirt any which way, along with changing the color. 

If you wan to add an image, you can do that too.

They make it easy with a TON of images...all nicely categorized for you!

You can also upload your own image! 

TeeSpring also has a great selection of shirts for you to choose from.

T-shirts, tank tops, hoodies and more!

You'll be able to see the base price for each shirt too.

I love the different colors you can choose too - and be able to see right in front of you what your shirt will look like. 

Then you move onto your sales goals and how much you want to sell your shirts for.

TeeSpring will tell you exactly how much money you will make it you sell "X" amount of shirts for "X" dollars. 

And they'll send you all the proceeds to your Paypal account. 

Can't get any easier then that. 

After that, you get to name your shirt...and tell folks why they should buy it. 

You get to choose how long your "campaign" lasts (the amount of time your selling your shirt).

Lastly, you name your website link, where buyers can go directly to purchase your shirt.

You can preview your site and then you're ready to sell!!

I LOVE this site!!!

It's so easy, I made a cool looking shirt...and it took me LESS then 10 minutes! 

I love this site so much, I made two shirts!

Here's my other one... http://TeeSpring.com/WineMoms

Head over and check out TeeSpring now! I promise you'll love it!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Come back and leave the link for your TeeSpring shirt!

1/3 cup sugar

The result was a moist, yummy muffin!

You'll also get the health benefits from the blueberries and the coconut oil - this is all around a great muffin! 

My kids gobbled them right up!

Enjoy!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

1980-ish. Look at all that hair! I have similar pictures of him on a mower with my boys. 

I remember this picture. My parents had just bought their first nice camera and tripod. 

Our last family picture taken at a friends wedding.

Because I had such a great role model in my dad,

I married a great man too.

He'll play football or basketball with our boys till the bitter end.

He's the dad who is wrestling on the floor.

He's the dad who helps coach the teams.

Chris also changed the diapers, kissed the boo-boos and listens when the kids want to talk.

All while putting up with me! =)

He is stern with the boys when that's what they need and tender when they need that too.

Chris tells the boys how smart they are and how proud he is of them.

He tells them how much God loves them and how special they really are.

Like I said, two great dads. 

This is Mitch Langley.

I have a feeling that one day very soon

everyone who listens to Christian music will know his name.

Mitch has a new album out called "Until That Day"

This is a beautiful CD.

I love every single song on it.

Mitch really has a wonderful voice.

Here's a little bit more about Mitch....

I have Mitch's last three albums 

and I love them all!

He also has another album coming out in September!

I don't know how he does it!

You can listen to songs from Mitch's current album on Reverbnation. 

You can also purchase "Until That Day" for just $12 right on Mitch's website. 

You can also follow Mitch on Facebook. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

They have a ton of water sports, an amusement park, beaches and great hotels.

I love this picture above...it's my parents (pink and yellow shirts in the second row and Chris in the row behind them on the roller coaster.) My dad hated roller coasters, but he would actually go on this one.

Mostly, I like relaxing there.

Laying on the beach.

Swimming.

Hanging out.

I cannot wait!

So, this week will be busy with packing and making sure the dog gets boarded and all that stuff. 

And, we're camping - so they'll be extra planning of food and supplies.

(I'll have some great camping tutorials when I get back...just for you!)

I have plenty of posts planned for when I'm gone, so make sure and stop back by this week!

Thanks for stopping by today...

time for me to get this week started!

Have a great week!