Cara Bella Photography Is Giving Back….

Cara Bella Photography is giving back! YES! that’s right giving back. For every session done during the month of Aug. Cara Bella will be giving 50% from all those sessions to Duke Children’s Hospital. What a fantastic cause. So many children stuck in a hospital room for whatever the reason maybe, so we thought it wold be a great idea to give 50% to this cause to maybe help make it an easier adjustment for those who are having to stay for any given time. All children are special & its a pleasure for Cara Bella to be able to do something for these kids in our community. Don’t delay book your session today! Also be sure to tell all of your family & friends about our giving back to the children promotion. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post & thanks in advance for your support in this event!

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Home Sweet Home (State)

Finally got a chance to come back and visit my family & friends here in my home state. I usually try to come back and visit between every 6-8 weeks but sometimes it ends up having to be a little longer than I would like.

My oldest daughter has been here for a few weeks visiting Nana & other family & she has been having a blast.

I went & had my hair done yesterday back at home & then we went & packed up the car & hubby drove my youngest daughter & I here.

It took us longer than usual because of traffic & then we ended up hitting some rain but we made it. We stopped at walmart to get a new charger for my phone & the bay (she’s 2) wanted to get some flowers for Nana, so we picked out a nice bouquet of pink roses for her.

The best part is that my Mom has NO idea that we were even coming. She actually had just went up stairs to get ready to get in the bed. My Sister-In-Law some how managed to get her to come back down stairs. The look on her face when she back back through the garage door and saw us standing there was priceless. She was so excited.

My oldest daughter didn’t know that we were coming either so she was very excited too. The girls were very excited to finally be seeing each other again. They are best friends so you can imagine how sweet that little reunion was.

Its now 6:22 AM, Hubby left about an hour or so ago heading back home so he can get ready to go back to work on Tuesday. Also our car likes trying to over heat with this really hot weather so he didn’t want to wait to late into the hot part of the day to leave & try to get home. Good thing he is a Full Service Auto Tech so if anything does happen he’s got that to his advantage. Let’s hope it doesn’t though.

Not sure what we will be getting into today with it being our first day in town. I know I want to at some point go see my Grandpa who just moved here from Maryland. I haven’t seen him in a few months.

I also would love for there to be a cooler day so that we can maybe take the girls to the zoo or something fun like that. Kailee has never been yet.

Have to look online here in a bit to see if I can find any other fun ideas for places to go that are low or no cost. We love to stay busy & have fun.

That’s one of the advantages to getting to work from home. My business goes with me wherever I go so I can work as mch or as little as I want too. For me family always comes first so having a home business that allows me to stick by that is so amazing.

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There’s No Other Like MyMother

There’s no other like my Mother
So kind, gentle & sweet
There’s no other like my Mother
For whom my love runs very deep

There’s no other like my Mother
She’s truly one of a kind
There’s no other like my Mother
And I feel so blessed that she is mine

There’s no other like my Mother
None who could ever compare
There’s no other like my Mother
She always shows she cares

There’s no other like my Mother
She’s my hero & my friend
There’s no other like my Mother
She is a God send

There’s no other like my Mother
And of this I’m very sure
There’s no other like my Mother
And I couldn’t have asked for more

There’s no other like my Mother
She has such beauty & such grace
There’s no other life my Mother
And no one could take her place

There’s no other like my Mother
She is strong enough to pull through anything
There’s no other like my Mother
And she she is so deserving of this name

There’s no other like my Mother
And I’ve been so blessed through all of the years
There’s no other like my Mother
And without her I would not be here

There’s no other like my mother
She has such compassion & such love
There’s no other like my Mother
A true gift from God above

TO HONOR MY WONDERFUL MOTHER & TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE THROUGH THE YEARS AND STILL DO. I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH MAMA!

A Beautiful face, with a sweet soft spirit & a loving heart full of faith .. This is what I see when I look at you, my beautiful Mother!

It’s Been Interesting…

For the past week my husband & I and one of our daughters have had to stay at my In-Laws due to some repairs being made to our apartment. It’s been very interesting. First of all we were lied to about the fact that our apartment would be livable while the repairs were being done. This was so far from the truth it’s not even funny. They wanted to charge us 150 extra a month to move us to a different apartment, which I thought was completely a JOKE… Also we were charged 50.00 for me to be let into my apartment during business house because I had a key that was broke so I couldn’t use it. That was a JOKE too. I even went to the office & told them that I needed inside the apartment because the Health Department was coming out to look at the conditions they expected us to live in. Do you think that stopped them from charging?? NOPE! I found out even more interesting information on top of all this with this place.

Also my husband has been running a low grade fever for a week that over the last 3 days has been bouncing up between the low & a high one. He went to the doctor while it had been staying at a low fever & they told him he had a virus. Well a few days later he started spitting up blood, which is NOT good. So we took him back & he got to see his regular doctor. Well he was ordered to have a chest xray done & you know that really want to know something when they want you to go on a Saturday to get the xray done. (He was seen Friday) Well hubby did not do this & not we have to wait until Monday for him to get the xray done. I am not sure as to what is going on with him, but I hope that whatever it is they can fix it so that he can get better. I really hate to see my husband or my children sick. He has been a smoker since he was about 12 years old & he will be 29 this month, so it’s been quite a few yeas with this bad habit. Right now he has not smoked a cigarette since I believe Wed.. but of course he is sick right now & to nervous to do so. My concern is afte he gets better will he start up again. Gosh I really hope not. So we’ll have him get his xray done on Monday & hopefully see if we can gets some answers to his issues.

My youngest daughter started having seizures about a month ago and we are already on number 6. The doctors at this point don’t seem to know that is causing them so we had to put her on seizure meds which she will remain on for two years & they will repeat her EEG to see if that one will tell them anything. If that one does not tell them anything then we will try to take her off the meds to see how she does. We are hoping that this will be something that she will grow out of.

We just found out that there are a few people on my husbands side of the family who have seizure disorders so that was not something that made this concerned Mommy feel any better about this whole situation. I just want her to get better & not have to keep having the seizures. It’s never any fun to have to watch your child go through things like this or even to just be sick in general. She’s been a trooper thought that’s for sure.

Luckily my older daughter has not ever really had any health issues or anything like that, which we are very thankful for. She is a great helper with her little sister & they sure do love each other. It’s so fun to watch the way that they interact together. The oldest one happens to be visiting with Nana at the moment so the baby seems a little lost sometimes as to what to do with not having her sister here to play with. I think she really misses her.

I just hope that everything starts to settle down & that we can find a way to move back to NC. With all the issues we have had with the place that we live at & having been ignored and pushed to the side for so long I just don’t have much of an interest in playing games with them there anymore. I have a family to take care of. You know what I mean? Well Thanks for letting me vent. Until next time…

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I stay warm with hot chocolate

Yumm – hot chocolate on a winter’s day

My favorite way to stay warm during the winter time I would have to say would be snuggling with my husband & having a nice cup of hot chocolate. There’s nothing like that nice quality time with hubby & a nice cup of hot chocolate to warm things right up in a jiff. I love to watch the snow fall & the way it lays with such beauty, but I don’t care much what so ever for the cold that has to come with it. Sometimes I wish that we could have it without having to have to coldness with it. Wouldn’t that be nice? Of course we all know that’s wishful thinking. lol I also have thought time and time again about getting one of those cute little snuggy blankets but some how manage with everything else not to get around to it. Seeing that it’s only July hopefully by the time it actually starts to get cold again I’ll have gotten one. lol Of course with the busy schedule that our little family runs on I won’t hold my breath waiting for it to happen. So wish me luck on that note..

Hope you all stay warm this coming winter with your preferred methods

Becoming a parent changed my life for the better

WOW! Where to even begin? Finding out that my husband & I were expecting our first child was amazing. I was so thrilled & I couldn’t wait until she was born. It’s one of those things in life that you love even before you REALLY experience it. I always knew that I wanted to be a Mother so finally getting to that point in my life was one one of the happiest times in my life. My second daughter was born about 19 months after m first & she was our surprise baby, but was still just as excited about the news of expecting her. Becoming a Mother is just about the most amazing feelings anyone could ever experience. Some would say at times that it might be the toughest job you’ll ever love. I wouldn’t trade being a Mom for anything in this world. It’s the best & I love it with all my heart.

I know that not everyone in life has the opportunity to experience the chance to be a Mother but for those of you that have I’m sure you can relate here.

For those who haven’t yet, but want to I really wish for you that you will get the wonderful experience of becoming a Mother.

Family makes me smile

My family always makes me smile. What can I say? I love being around them & I just wouldn’t have it any other way. I enjoy being a Wife & a Mother & wouldn’t trade it for the world

It's not spring without some Chocolate marshmallows bunnys

Chocolate-covered marshmallow

I always get excited about them bringing back chocolate covered marshmallows… Ohhhh so YUMMY!

Reruns of '7TH Heaven, Full House & Roseann' still hold up

7TH Heaven, Full House & Roseann
I just enjoy them. Especially 7TH Heaven that’s been one of my favorites for I don’t know how long.