My Life as Mama Jodi

Join Us For Tackle It Tuesday

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The project can be little or big – whatever you want. Basically, Tackle It Tuesday is about giving ourselves incentive, deadlines and satisfaction in getting our household tasks done.

This week I am tackling my bookcase. It is overflowing of books and photo albums. We tried to move it a little bit a few weeks ago, so we could plug in the air conditioner and the bottom panel cracked. Too much weight on this bookcase I am thinking.

Before

AfterThree of the shelves had double rows of books, and now are just a single row of books. I now have 3 large grocery bags full of books I no longer have a use for, time to donate or giveaway

This week its all about your date gone wrong. From Annie ” You know I like to keep things positive right? Well, for this week’s time travel tuesday we are going back to a date gone wrong… with husband or before marriage it’s your choice. I think it is healing to find humor in bad situations. “

A date gone wrong. I had to do some thinking on this one, but I remembered one. This went back some years ago.

To this day I still have his class ring. I am so glad that this had happened, because if I would have stayed with him I wouldn’t be in the place I am in today.

Just passing on another great giveaway. Love Shak, Baby is giving away a $250.00 gift certificate to Gymboree!! Now who couldn’t use that!! Check it out.

John and I have signed up for the Married 4 Life progam over at Winning at Home with Dan Seaborn.

From the get go divorce was not going to be an option for either of us. We are committed for life. Sure we have struggles, but we work through them and lean on God for our strength.

So if you are committed to your marriage 100%, then head on over and join the M4L and be part of 1 millions couples that are married 4 life!

This was posted on the mom board I co own, that I thought fit well with this post:

The ring finger

Why should the wedding ring be worn on the fourth finger? There is a beautiful and convincing explanation given by the Chinese..

The Thumb represents your Parents.

Second (Index) finger represents your Siblings.

Middle finger represents your-Self .

Fourth (Ring) finger represents your Life Partner.

And the Last (Little) finger represents your children.

First, open your palms (face to face), bend the middle fingers and hold them together - back to back.

Second, open and hold the remaining three fingers and the thumb - tip to tip

Now, try to separate your thumbs (representing the parents)…they will open, because your parents are not destined to live with you lifelong, and have to leave you sooner or later.

Please join your thumbs as before and separate your Index fingers (representing siblings)…they will also open, because your brothers and sisters will have their own families and will have to lead their own separate lives.

Now join the Index fingers and separate your Little fingers (representing your children)… they will open too, because the children also will get married and settle down on their own some day.

Finally, join your Little fingers, and try to separate your Ring fingers (representing your spouse). You will be surprised to see that you just cannot…..because Husband & Wife have to remain together all their lives - through thick and thin!!

Please try this out………….
ISN’T THIS A LOVELY THEORY?

It’s Monday again. Time to get your menus planned. Stop on over at Laura’s and see if you can find some tasty new ideas for dinner.

Spoon meat mixture into baked shell. Top with remaining ingredients.

You have to head on over to 5 Minutes for Mom and check out the newest giveaway they have going on now!! This time it is for a 37? Flat-Panel LCD HDTV!!!

And sign up for this one as well, Horizon Organic for approx. $300 in organic products. You can check out their site here.

Annie had her daughter choose the 5 lucky winners, I wasn’t one of those 5… but she then chose 10 more lucky winners!! She is such a sweet gal! So below you will see the siggy she has created for me.

Thanks Annie!! ?

Annie had her daughter choose the 5 lucky winners, I wasn’t one of those 5… but she then chose 10 more lucky winners!! She is such a sweet gal! So below you will see the siggy she has created for me.

Thanks Annie!! ?

Appetizer
Describe a toy you remember from your childhood. Baby Tender Love, this was one of my favorite dolls. You could feed her and take her in the tub.

Main Course
When was the last time you learned something new? I learn new things every day.

Dessert
Fill in the blank: I have boys but I haven’t any girls.

Come feast with others over at Friday Feast

We decided to go up to Mackinac Island for a few days. Tuesday we got up there and did all the touristy stuff on the mainland in the lower peninsula, had some dinner then headed across the bridge to the UP. We had to stop at the Mystery Spot. This is a cool place, but it messed with my vertigo, and had me off balance for a while afterwords.

On Wednesday we spent the day on the island, riding bikes (8 miles around the whole island, go me!), checking out the shops, and then a nice carriage ride around the island.

Trent on the boat
Trent and I in “Devil’s Kitchen”
Me on the shore of Lake Huron
Arch Rock, so cool.
John and I in front on Arch Rock