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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Country Bobs and Relevant Conference

Ever heard of Country Bobs All-Purpose Sauce
I had not heard of it until about a month ago.  And, what a sad thing that was...
I've tried tons of different sauces - I'm a dipping kind of girl.  I've always liked having something to dip my food in...  In fact, when I was in college, my friends and I would "spice" up our college diet, by dipping crackers in different sauces.  Strange, yes. But, we were in college.  Does anything normal actually happen during those years?
Anyway.  Back to County Bobs.  So, I heard about it a month or so ago, and was excited to find it and to try some. But, the kind people at Country Bobs actually sent me some to try - Yipee!
When my husband brought me the box, I couldn't wait to try it.  The problem?  We were headed to a BBQ restaurant instead of having dinner at home.  So, I just threw the Country Bobs in my bag and off we went.  When my food arrived, I pulled out my little bottle of Country Bobs and tried it.  
It was pretty amazing. 
My husband refused to try it (at that moment) because he was a little horrified that I would bring my own sauce into the restaurant. Thankfully, he didn't stay horrified and instead just laughed when I said that he might need to protect me from the restaurant police.  Humor is always a good thing.
Needless to say, I did not get into trouble from the restaurant and I now have a favorite sauce!  I'm looking forward to trying it on something that we actually cook at home.  I'll let you know how it goes.  I'll even have a giveaway - then you can try some of this fabulous sauce for yourself.  And, even take it into a restaurant, if you so desire!  If you want to know more about Country Bobs right now - visit their Blog!  
Now, I bet you are wondering how I even found out about Country Bobs.  Well, I've love to tell you!
There is a blogging conference coming up this fall - The Relevant Conference.  Country Bobs is one of their sponsors.  I am hoping to be one of their attendees.  I made hotel reservations.  I'm hoping to get a ticket and somehow I'll find money for airfare.  I know that if it is suppose to work out, it will.  So, I'm praying about it and I'm happy knowing that if I need to be there, He will make it happen.  
I'm new to this blogging thing.  I've never been to a blogging conference.  Are you wondering why I would want to go? Well, I think that their mission statement explains it the best: 


"The Relevant Conference exists to offer a place of face to face interaction with Christian women bloggers who want to be relevant in the larger blog and social media world.  Our goal is to go beyond the surface into intentional blogging and real life living.  We support women turning their hearts toward home and using their blogs to bless their families while engaging the world for the glory of God. Relevant is a one-of-a-kind conference that seeks to engage women by teaching blogging techniques and social medial skill while also encouraging women to live fully integrated lives with their faith and family."
A place that will encourage me, teach me how to be a better blogger, unite me with other Christian women bloggers from all over and allow me to hear from some amazing women? Sign me up.
In case you didn't catch that last part, there are some ladies speaking who I really, really, really want to hear.  
Ladies whose blogs that have made me smile, made me think, helped me to be a better Mum, a better wife and have brought me closer to my Heavenly father.  I found out about the conference from one of my favorites, A Holy Experience.  I've posted about Ann's blog before, but I don't think I could point you to her enough. 

So, bottom line.  I'm pretty excited about The Relevant Conference and I'm hoping to be able to attend!
I'm also now starving, thanks to remembering how much I loved my Country Bobs sauce...

Wordless Wednesday

Saturday, June 26, 2010

grateful for . . .

  • time well spent with a sweet friend (367)
  • laughter between mums (368)
  • a sparkle in the little one's eyes when he and his adorable friend play with bubbles (369)
  • God's grace (370)
  • blue skies (371)
  • mint Oreos (372)
  • Self control to not eat the whole package of aforementioned Oreos (373)
  • 4 top teeth and the new smile they created (374)
  • the little one's head resting on my chest (375)

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

RAW(e) - pets and animals

Have you ever heard of RAW(e)?  It is quite cool.
Sami @ Sailor and Company chooses a different RAW(e) theme every week - You should make a note to check out her blog.  Or, better yet - just do it right now!
This week's theme was perfect for me - Pets and Animals.  I'm out of town- missing my family, my dogs and especially my sweet Maggie Mae.  Tonight, I spent some time looking for some pictures of my little girlie.  
Looking for a picture of her was sad, but fun.  (Thankfully, I only have my laptop with me, so I didn't have tons of pictures to look at!) When looking at them I cried, but I laughed even more.  She and I had such fun together!  So, here is one of my favorite pictures of my crazy little girl...
Blessings today:
  • A great group of girls who I was blessed to spend the last 2 days with - I love my job, but days like today make it that much better!  (360)
  • Pictures of Maggie Mae - such a great way to remember her fuzzy little face! (361)
  • My little one is having a BLAST with his cousins - knowing this throughout the day keeps me smiling. (362)
  • The way the sun shines when setting on the Pacific (363)
  • Crisp, ocean breeze (364)
  • A beautiful bungalow that I have been blessed to stay in for the past 2 nights (365)
  • a little box of chocolates, waiting patiently on my pillow... (366)

Monday, June 21, 2010

It's been a rough few days. . .

Since I have been traveling so much, my little Maggie Mae has been staying at my parents.  For those of you who don't know her, she is my precious little shih-tzu.  On Saturday, I got a call from my mom that she was missing.  I diverted from my original plans and drove to my parents to find her.  It isn't normal for her to be away from the house, so I knew that this was not good.  The little one and I hiked all over searching for little Maggie Mae.  But, we couldn't find her.  The next morning, as we were leaving for church, Mom and I noticed birds circling in the air over the back hay field.  Not good.
My brother went searching and found her.  He is such a loving brother who understands my craziness with little Miss Maggie Mae.  He brought her back to the house and dug a grave for her.  He buried her in a beautiful spot - near the creek, in-between a few small trees.  Around noon, the sun shines straight through the trees and onto the rock on her grave.  It's really pretty.  I'm really thankful to have such a great brother.  
Maggie Mae and I have been through so much and I am going to miss her like crazy...