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Redefining at Mom 2.0

May 8, 2016 by Elaine

“I have what I call ‘moments of great gumption’”. – Meredith Sinclair “All I have to be is me.” – Allison Slater Tate “Allow your schedule to be altered.” – Danielle Walker “For tweets – it should be something you would say to your friend.” – Kj Dell’Antonia These are not my words. They are…

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Filed Under: beach, blogging, Friends, Mommy Bloggers, Motherhood, Outings, Parenting, traveling, vacation, writing Tagged With: IRIS Awards, Mom 2.0, TODAY Parenting Team

Mothers, Mothers Everywhere!

May 14, 2014 by Elaine

In the last few weeks I have listened to so much and read a lot and felt so much about Motherhood.  Because of that and also because of the phase I am at in my life, the meaning behind the act of Motherhood seems to be taking on new life for me. Recently I came to the epiphany that I…

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Filed Under: Family, giveaway, Happy Mamas, LTYM, Mommy Bloggers, Motherhood, Parenting

The Happy Mama Movement Begins!

January 28, 2014 by Elaine

My kids surprise me sometimes.  I mean, actually, they surprise me a lot.  And of course not always in a way I want to be surprised. Sometimes they come around the corner in a Batman mask to purposely surprise me and I pee a little.  That way is definitely not my favorite. And sometimes they…

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Filed Under: childhood, children, Instagram, Kids, Mommy Bloggers, Motherhood, Parenting, Uncategorized

Name That Kindergartener

March 11, 2013 by Elaine

Update: We have our winners! Congratulations to Amy Pike, the grand prize winner of a $300 Amazon gift card!  Runners up were Renee and Julie!  Thanks to everyone who played along – we hope you had fun! So, did you guess me right?  It was pretty easy.  Same “squinty” eyes as always. 😉 And here…

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Filed Under: Friends, fun stuff, Kindergarten, Mommy Bloggers, School, the past

Bloggy Boot Camp, Round 1

October 25, 2010 by Elaine

I have a lot to say about this “little” conference. And when I use the word “little” I only mean it in the sense that it has a smaller attendance per city (since it has and will be in a total of 10 places, I think) and in that it is a one-day conference. I…

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Filed Under: blogging, Bloggy Boot Camp, Friends, Mommy Bloggers, Texas

New Friends, New Places

July 26, 2010 by Elaine

Last Friday I loaded up the kids and headed for Alexandria. Louisiana, that is. Don’t my children look just thrilled? They really were, it was just very sunny. Oh and apparently Baby K was already scopin’ the animals… There’s a zoo there and we met up with Heather and her kidlets. Aren’t they cute?? In…

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Filed Under: blogging, Mommy Bloggers, Outings

I’ve Returned…

April 27, 2010 by Elaine

…to home and to blogging. My weekend was wonderful, relaxing, hilarious and a little painful (I’ll explain) and just a beautiful, fun time with good friends. There’s a lot to say and many pictures to post. But some will have to wait because frankly, I’m adjusting back to reality now that my MIL and BIL…

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Filed Under: blogging, Friends, Mommy Bloggers, traveling

Medicine Cabinet Meme

January 29, 2009 by Elaine

My good pal Supermommy @ Three Boys One Mommy decided it would be a good idea to peek into some of our medicine cabinets. (BTW, I KNOW we are good pals because we are friends on Facebook. So there.) After I was done blog-hopping, twittering and checking email the night after I saw her post,…

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Filed Under: Friends, fun stuff, meme, Mommy Bloggers

You Know, This Blogging Thing is Kinda Fun

January 27, 2009 by Elaine

So, I’ve been blogging for over two years now but it’s only been about a year that I really started getting involved in this community of woman bloggers (and a few guys too!) that continues to propagate itself (I ‘m constantly amazed at the new blogs I find EVERY. DAY.) The other day when I…

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Filed Under: blogging, contests, Linking, Mommy Bloggers, Winner

Christmas Eve, Good…

December 29, 2008 by Elaine

Christmas Day… not so much. Our Christmas was good until early Christmas Day morning. I have been debating in my head whether or not to mention that tid bit here on the blog. But the fact of the matter is, this is a record of our life and well, this one will definitely go down…

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Filed Under: baking, Christmas, Friends, Holidays, Mommy Bloggers, Parents

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Miss Elaine-ous Me

Hi! I'm Elaine, a transplanted Texan who has spent almost 16 years living in Cajun country. I am re-married to Brandon and we have five "kids" together, ages 21, 18, 17, 16 and 15 and crazy but cute dog, Charlie. I am also an office manager, occasional writer, prayer, and lover of life! Find me on Instagram (misselaine0375) and contact me at misselaineous0375 (at) gmail (dot) com.

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