Mommy and Daddy after trick or treating

Nate and Gretchen after taking Sam around the neighborhood. 

Sam and Halloween

Sam had a wonderful time this evening going from door to door in his neighborhood. 

Spooky Recipes

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Halloween Fun by Jodi Lynn
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"Thoughts of Halloween often conjure haunting visions of buckets of
candy, trays of caramel apples and oodles of other sugary
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Halloween Fun for the Home
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"For little kids, Halloween is about one thing -- candy. But for
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Spooky Recipes from The Stallion Store
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"Halloween is just around the corner!!
Use these spooky recipes to create a dinner your horrified guests
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Music for your Halloween Party
http://amomslove.com/hol-halloween-musicforparty.html

Mr. Jack O. Lantern Cookies
by Jodie Lynn
http://amomslove.com/hg-recipes-halcookies.html

Halloween Safety
by Hege Crowton
http://amomslove.com/hol-halloween-safety.html
"Parents, safety should be one of your biggest concerns when it
comes to your kids going "trick and treating" on Halloween night.
There are a lot of obvious dangers out there that can easily be
avoided if proper precautions are taken...."


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Affiliate Programs: Can I Really make Money?

Affiliate Programs: Can I REALLY Make Money?

As an Internet marketing consultant, I often hear the question, "Can I REALLY make money online with affiliate programs?"

To me, that question speaks of the asker's skepticism, so let's put aside any question of whether money is REALLY being made online before we look any further.

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If you don't have one or two hundred bucks - or can't beg, borrow or steal that amount - then maybe you can get a part-time job and save up to start your online business.

No matter how you slice it, you won't find another opportunity anywhere that has the potential for this much reward for so little outlay. This IS one of the least expensive businesses you can start.

Last but not least - can you stick with it over the long haul?

Persistence is perhaps the MOST important quality shared by all entrepeneurs. That's why you hear about those who make a million, lose a million and then make another million. They go up, then down, then up again, but they never gave up.

You can't let the ups and downs get to you. Not everything is will go your way all of the time. You'll have to make some effort and it won't always be easy.

But, if you keep your goals foremost in your mind, learn what you need to know and invest your resources wisely and with persistence, you virtually can't help but succeed.

That's how you REALLY make money online!

About the Author: Article by Rosalind Gardner, author of the best-selling "Super Affiliate Handbook: How I Made $436,797 in One Year Selling Other People's Stuff Online". To learn how you too can succeed in Internet and affiliate marketing, please visit http://NetProfitsToday.com

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Help! The Curtains are attacking me

I need a break....I am cleaning out my mil's closet upstairs...it's now our house and i have never seen so many curtains. I know this totally doesn't interest many but if you have a need for sheers I can give you a really good deal on the way to the dumpster.

In other news:
I did finish the scrapbook for the graduation party and we did have the party...waiting for daughter numba three to send me the pics...as I was too busy yakking to take pics....
her blog...above are kelly's art's the thing pages.

Below if it shows up below is Kelly's 16th birthday....OK so it's above.

Scrapbooking

I am working on Kelly's Scrapbook.
I found a great site to download free frames and
sets!
http://www.scrapbookscrapbook.com

I did two pages yesterday...I need to do about 38 more!
I hope i get into the hang of it and things go faster.

Menu for the Graduation Party

I was going to try to find unique stuff but decided to do normal:

Fried Chicken...from picnsav
Rigatoni ?
Hamburgs hot dogs on grill
Polska Kielbasa on grill
Carl might make city chicken..have to check with him

Linguini Salad by Mary Ann
Macaroni Salad by Kristi...have to ask her yet
Cukes and Sour Cream by Bernie
kids want me to make noodles and poppy seed???

Watermelon Cornucopia...
maybe kiwi,melons,grapes...?
Dirt Cake....Nate
Choco Chip Cookies...Nate

Condiments:
pickles,ketchup,mayo,mustard,
tomato, lettuce,onions

Drinks:
Bottled Water
Soda
Beer?

Centerpieces for 13 or so tables for Grauation Party...Kelly is going to Penn State so I am doing Blue and White.... I got the flowers at JoAnn Fabric very cheap and the 99 cent bucket there as well.

 

Our Prayers are with and for Big Ben

Our prayers are with Ben and The Roethlisberger Family!

At the Olive Garden

 

At the Olive Garden

 

Kelly with diploma

 

After Graduation

 

Kelly Chuck out to the mall

Here is Kelly in her Jackie O sunglasses
and chuck in his troopers 

Little Baby is Growing up

Today, Kelly has her senior project presentation.
She did an art show at the Lauglin Memorial Library...
it was a very organized successful affair.

So, now it's crunch time...presently doing invitations for
her to pass out to friends.
Have to plan the party and any ideas anyone?

Pastel

 

Drawing and Paintings

 

Poe Chaplin Glasses

 

Looking at the exhibits

 

Kelly Chuck Sam

 

Kelly in the Library with Sam (Sr. Project)

 

Print Mother's Day coupons and Mother's Wishes

Mother's Day Coupons
and
Mother's Day Wishes

Getting Ready for the Prom

Charlie and Shauna are going to the prom this year.
On Thursday Charlie and I went to get his tux.
It was a good thing we went when we did because they
were out of everything it seems.

Moms, make sure you get your son's tux at least two weeks ahead of time!

Shauna will wear a white dress with red trim...i have not seen
it yet. We will get red and white flowers with a white bow.
At the mistletoe Rachel, Chuck's older sister made Shauna's flowers..but
Rachel, just recently married, is not in town...and I don't think I want to tackle
the job:)
Here are the flowers Rachel did for Shauna for the mistletoe:

Laughlin Art Show

Art Show
Come support the local art scene at
Laughlin Memorial Library in Ambridge
May 3rd through May 15th.
Library Hours:
10am to 7pm, Mon. - Thurs.
10am to 4pm, Fri. and Sat.
Ambridge High School Students
and Local Ambridge Artists
(Maria Anguiano born in Mexico and
Abstract artist Bernard Shaw.)
Hosted by Laughlin Memorial Library
and part of Ambridge Area High School student Kelly Shaw's Senior Project.
Come enjoy the distinctive architecture
of the Memorial Library midst sixteen - 13 ft. Monolithic Marble Columns of Italian Black and Gold Marble..."the largest monolithic columns fo this type of marble in the world."
Contact: Library - 724-266-3857
Email: mom@amomslove.com
Kelly: 724-417-3685

Kelly's Senior Project

Here is Kelly's Senior Project that opened yesterday.

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Clyde the Bandit

 

Sam's Fourth Birthday Party

Here is a pic of Sam at his Birthday Party...

Kelly and Sam Color easter eggs

Sam came over last evening and we colored eggs...
He helped Aunt Kelly...they then went out in the yard to play
with puppy, Clyde the Bandit.

Easter Fun, Links, Recipes, Articles

Articles on the Magazine:
Easter Fun with Little Ones
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"Have a Blast With Sponge Painting...If you are looking to add a few fresh ideas for your little onesthis Easter, how about introducing them to sponge painting?"

Family Traditions for Easter
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"Mommy...Daddy...why does the Easter Bunny bring us candy?
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Spring Cleaning

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Lost our Lady

Early morning Saturday, March 18, Lady passed away.
Bernie and Bridgette took her to five points vet.
Friday morning Charles noticed Lady had trouble standing and
she just fell over...but then did get up again.
When i popped in at 11 for lunch she met me on the porch and seemed fine
just what i thought was her normal arthritic struggle to stand up...
By the time Kelly got home from school Lady was not standing...not doing anything.
Everyone was very upset.
Her trip to the vet (at 8:30...they couldn't see her any earlier) where the vet said she had severe anemia and her liver looked very bad,
but the vet loaded her up with a vitamin shot and pills and she came home to Industry where
Bernie and Charlie carried her in and laid her on the kitchen floor on her black and red blanket.

She just laid there.

Bernie pet her and said goodnight to her about 1:30 and told Chuck to check on her before he went to sleep.

Chuck came up to our bedroom and said .....Look of extreme sadness....me: "I know Charlie, it's very sad." Chuck: "No, it's....." I said, "Is she dead?" chuck: Yes.

We are very sad.

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Who's Gonna Watch You die?

Chuck said, mom listen to this and he played What Sarah Said by Deathcab for Cutie
and all those tears that had been saved for years watching dad die, mom die, dad s. and
mom s. slowly seep away.

and there i was again in the hospital last week with leslie, my soulmate,
as my uncle learned of a brain tumor.
and there sat lez.

Standards and kids

I am up tonight doing assessement anchors and just having a wonderful
time.
did not get to see the light go out at the olympics but saw a little bit of entertainment.
at least have the apprentice to watch tom.

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Let it Snow!

snow, finally, but not enough!

 

Milk: To drink or not to drink...that is THE question

OK, I am sick of it... anytime, you read something and say, that really makes sense, hmm, I think I will do that, a minute later, after you do some digging, you find an entirely believable opposite opinion that makes you say, uh, well, that sounds good too.

Should we drink milk or shouldn't we? Anyone out there done any research on this subject...
Go here and read the reviews on Robert Cohen's "Milk, The Deadly Poison" Ther are 50 some reviews...go ahead and read most of them..and see why I am pulling my hair out.
Also, take a look at Cohen's website: http://www.notmilk.com

A Mom's Love

A Mom's Love

Fixins (food) to Watch The Steelers Tromp the Broncos

Chuck's Pittsburgh Steak Sandwich
I took Chuck to Primante's last week for a steak sandwich, so he said mom, let's make one at home and we went to the grocery store and this is what Chuck put together:
1 box of Sandwich steaks (Giant Eagle Brand)1 Loaf of Italian Bread (sliced thick)1 red onion (sliced thin)1 Bag Ore-Ida Extra Krispy Golden Krinkles1 bag of pre-made cole slawMarzetti's Cole Slaw dressingFrank's Red hot Sauce
Fry french fries then fry steak (45 seconds one side, 15 the other side) Place steak on one slice of Italian bread, pile some french fries on steak, layer with onions, layer on cole slaw you have mixed with cole slaw dressing and sprinkle with some hot sauce, place other slice of bread and take a bite. hmmm, sooo good.
This week, Charlie's girlfriend came over and we watched The Day After Tomorrow. (good movie) She said let's have a chicken wrap sandwich, so we went to the grocers and bought:
Shauna's Chicken Wraps
Boneless Skinless Chicken BreastsBig Flour Tortillas1 green pepper1 tomato1/4 red onion sliced thin1 can of black olives slicedRed lettuce1 bottle of ranch dressing
Cut up chicken into bite size pieces and saute' in olvie oil, dice pepper into small pieces, dice tomato. Warm tortillas in oven or microwave. To assemble open tortilla and put chicken then green pepper, tomato, onion, olives and ranch dressing. You can sprinkle some Frank's Hot sauce on it too.
Now that's good eating!
Caroline
About the Author: Caroline Shaw is a mom of six, she lives with her husband, Bernie, three children, (still at home) two kitties and a collie near Pittsburgh. A graduate of Duquesne Univ. in Pittsburgh, she is publisher and editor of an online magazine, A Moms Love, written for and by Moms. She also authors two newsletters: Momslove and Workathomeideas.
© 2005 Caroline Shaw

Go Steelers!

Yay! Go Steelers!

Internet Radio Changed Mom's Business and Life!

Internet Radio changed Mom's Life and Business!
by Kelly McCausey

Internet Radio changed Kelly McCausey's business and it ended up changing her life.

In early 2002 Kelly turned to the internet to help her earn some extra money. She built her first business website to promote a freelance desktop publishing company that she would be doing from home to provide some much needed extra cash. Already employed full time, she just wasn't making enough money to make ends meet. As a single Mom, Kelly wanted to earn more without sacrificing the amount of time she had to be home with her son.

Interestingly enough, the only job offers that came her way were not to do desktop publishing but rather friends and acquaintences asked her to build them a website or to help with their web graphic needs. Just a few weeks later Kelly tweaked her website to highlight these services instead and she soon had a steady flow of clients.

It was in 2003 that she first learned about internet radio. A longtime audible learner, she searched for programs of interest and found one that talked often about internet business and occassionally highlighted a work at home Mom. She devoured the audio archives and couldn't wait to hear the next episode each week.

She became so enamoured with internet audio that she looked for ways to incorporate audio with her existing websites, choosing to launch a short audio newsletter for her work at home Mom directory website, USAWAHM.com . The newsletter was only five minutes a week and quickly grew a listenership.

Then the worst happened. The internet radio program that she enjoyed so much went off the air. After several weeks she realized it wasn't coming back and search as she might, there were no other programs out there with similar content. This got her thinking seriously about how to bring more audio content to the web for other Moms like her.

With the sponsorship of InternetBasedMoms.com, Kelly launched Work at Home Moms Talk Radio in November 2003. An independant internet radio show on a shoestring budget, the show had over 250 weekly listeners before the end of the year. When podcasting exploded in fall of 2004, Kelly jumped onto the podcast wave, further growing her listenership and increasing her excitement about audio on the web.

Kelly believes that more Moms should launch internet radio programs and podcasts on a wide range of family freindly topics. She created a tutorial that shows how it can be done and is forming a network of programs to help to co-promote one another's shows, The Mom Cast and Mom's Radio Network.

WAHM Talk Radio changed the face of Kelly's business. She rarely accepts design work and has instead developed a large portion of her income through affiliate marketing. She mentors other work at home Moms in creating successful online businesses as well.
While Kelly discovered that what you start out with is not always what you end up with in business, it is important to find something that you feel passionate about and will enjoy doing over the long term. Internet business success is cumulative and she feels that she is just now reaping the true profits from her many hours of hard work over the years.

Moms, Get more Ideas here!

The Play Opens tomorrow

We will be attending Life and Other One-Man Shows tomorrow.
Rachel will be doing a monologue.

amomslove

Life. And Other One-Man Shows

cup-a-jo productions presents
Life. And other one-man shows.

Multimedia production with theme of suffering.

Pittsburgh, PA January 12th - 28th, 2006
cup-o-jo productions presents
Life. And other one-man shows.
january 12th - 28th(with opening night soiree)
gallery opens @ 7pmshow @ 8pm
thursday - saturday@ pittsburgh playwrights theatre
penn ave & 6th st. downtown
between starbucks and subway

thursday $8
friday & saturday $10

play by joanna lowe

films by eric sipple, joanna lowe
& lucas mcnelly

poetry by sarah williams, robert isenberg, joanna lowe,matt reed, kahmeela adams-findley

music: Stephen Vesolich composer/musician);

dance: Lisa Laura Lucci (choreopgrapher/dancer), Beth Ratas, Kacey Byrne-Houser;

acted by bridget carey, jeffrey simpson, greg caridi,
everett lowe, molly semeret, chris bondi, joanna lowe,
joe lyons, rachel shaw, dianna ifft, jasonta roberts-deen, mark muzopapa, leah klocko, allison cahill, j.p. patrick, dan stiker

art by andres ortiz-ferrari, jason findley, robert isenberg, sarah williams, allison hoge

call or e-mail for reservatiions
412-334-3126
e-mail cupajoprod@gmail.com

Rachel in the Brides Room

Getting ready for the wedding. 

Took the Tree Down

So sad, played Christmas carols for the last time.
Cleaned the corner out where the tree stood and packed
everything up.

Now I have to concentrate on redo-ing this house.