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Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop #46

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Welcome to the Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop. Goodness gracious... my husband has been out of town for the last 2 nights. It's been just me and the babes. I'm so accustomed to J taking the older boys to school while I take SJ to daycare. But when he's away, I fly solo. And I do school

{Photography} Introduction to White Balance

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There’s a light at the end of the long winter tunnel!  What better time to master some new photography tricks in preparation for all of the awesomeness of spring? The park at sunset, blowing bubbles, rolling in the grass...ahhhh - These are the things that make my photographer and mama heart

D&R 022: November, December, and 2013 Total Income Report

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It's time for the monthly income report. Each month “The Wife” crunches the numbers on our earnings while I, “The Husband”, puts together a recap of what happened in our online business. A dangerous combo! As a reminder, this is why we do the income reports: Accountability. These will allow us

A Plea For My Mother-in-Law…MOVE IN!

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I'm probably one of the only chicks on the planet that can say I wish my mother-in-law would pack up her house, her husband and her entire set of cooking skills and move in with us. And not just say it, but mean it. And gawwwd do I mean it. I hear horror stories from women who say

Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop #45

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Welcome to the Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop. It's operation "Back to Reality". After a 5 day tropical vacation and then another week with a live in mother-in-law...I had a MUCH needed mommy break. I should feel refreshed and ready to go, right? So..... Why did I feel like a bag of

A Much Needed Vacation…

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It's been 9.5 years since my husband and I have taken a tropical vacation. We've been to many places, but nothing compares to the beautiful beaches of Cozumel. Holy cow. I'm in love. In true House of Rose fashion.... I give you the, "AHHHHHH! I'm in Cozumel" {with NO kids} pose. ;)

Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop #44

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Welcome to the Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop. I'm officially eating my words. I've been giving my husband crap about being off and on sick for 2 months... AND I woke up today SICK. I'm getting what I deserve I suppose. Or that's what he says anyway. LOL! Luckily my mother-in-law

Deep Wavy Curls {Hair Tutorial}

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It's been YEARS since my hair has been long enough to do fun stuff to it. I mean YEEEEEEARS. I remember at my wedding ceremony when my hair was halfway down my back {over 9 years ago}...but shortly there after I chopped it all off and it's been SLOWLY growing ever since. I almost feel like a

The Verdict Is In…

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WWE. Also known as the World Wrestling Entertainment {and you bet your butt hat I had to google that}. Welp, I am officially no longer a WWE virgin. And I'm not sure how I feel about that. A few weeks ago I agreed to accompany the boys to this wonderfully weird event. And weird it