Aimymichelle: June 2013

Friday, June 28, 2013

Happy Aloha Friday!

Hey there people and a very Happy Aloha Friday to you all! Welcome to the most hoppingest of all hops - The Aloha Friday Hop :)

We have a great team for June - I know you're going to love them! Just don't forget to head down to the linky to click and follow them when you link up your own lovely blogs :) Our hosts and co-hosts links are always the first you will see, so it's easy for you to click and follow.

Grab a button and link up below! If you'd like a different sized button click here.

Don't worry if you already have Jean's lovely Aloha buttons on your blogs - switch if you'd like to. Or choose one of Jean's buttons here.

The rules are the same as before and are posted below. The Aloha Hop is one of the most hoppingest hops of the week, attracting over 400 linkups on the regular. Let's keep that blogging tradition going people!

If you'd like to host future Aloha Hops with us then please get in touch at our swanky new email address alohahop@gmail.com

We're all set for July with lots of lovely co-hosts but feel free to get in touch about August onwards. We have two spots open for August at the present time. If you were down to co-host July check your spam folder as I sent out a request for details today :)

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Here's the extra special addition to our lovely hop. It's an oh-so-easy opportunity for you lovely participants of the Aloha Friday Blog hop to get some exposure to your blogs!! What do you have to do to enter? Just link up to the Aloha Friday Blog Hop Below!! It's that easy!! No extra forms or hassle, just link up! Each week we will pick a linker to featured at random and invite you all to say ...

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Aloha Hoapili translates as Hello Close Friend. So, without further ado let me introduce you to this week's featured friend ...

Sarah at The Not Quite Military Wife .

Sarah blogs all about being a newlywed mama and a military wife. Want a little taste of her blog? Check out these posts to find out what you've been missing:

Crib Training Conquered Little Miss Soaking Up The Sun Attempting a Four Hour Schedule

As it's the end of June our lovely June hop team wanted to go out with a bang by hosting a giveaway for you. Have a look at the lovely prizes on offer above, then enter to win via the Rafflectopter below. Good luck!

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Now let's start hoppin'! Click on the links in the linky to visit some lovely bloggers and make new friends. Oh, and don't forget to link up yourselves!

Aloha and have a great day people!

Thursday, June 27, 2013

long week..

Its been a long week and i'm just exhausted honestly. Probably doesn't help that i'm pmsing but gosh the stress of the whole week is crazy.

The dentist was alright I was super emotional period. And then I ended up having one cavity. I don't have the money for it really but its how it is so I have to deal with it.

We finally heard about the boys job and he has one so thats good.

I have a new obsession which is banana chips, I got them at trader joes in my search to find dried fruit for snacks since we can't really snack on chips. Although we did find root veggie chips at trader joes also. So thats pretty good. I was always pricing out/seeing what kinds of food we can have for road trips for august! So i'm excited about that.

Also with that I am able to use my moms car which is great! So everything is finally falling into place. Now if only I had a nanny job i'd be golden.

I just feel so blah lately I don't have much motivation and I feel yucky. But with the food thing i'm doing good. Just looked up a bunch of recipes and looked up menus at restaurants to see what we can eat and not be in too much trouble haha.

So thats exciting. I dunno what else to talk about. I just haven't been doing enough reading or anything like that. And I really am still annoyed about google reader. But such is life

until next time people.

Monday, June 24, 2013

VeggieTales Dvd Reviews!

Well i'm very behind in reviews so i'm going to clump them together. These are all veggietales movies and they are all available now.

First is-

Lettuce Love one another:

This is a compilation of three different veggietales shows, with other messages in between. its really awesome in my opinion i love to have a compilation like this. its cheaper and when you find that all of them go together to find the same message it makes it more awesome. i had shown this one to some of the kids i watch and they loved it. none were scary or anything. i just love the humor and the message.

next is -

The Little House That Stood:

this one was SO awesome it was so funny and so true and i love when you as an adult can still pick up on new things you didn't know before. the kids LOVED this one and while watching they would pick up on little lessons and mention what the characters were doing wrong. it made them talk a lot about it which was great to hear 4 5 and 6 year olds doing.

and last is-

A Very Veggie Easter Collection:

This is a really great easter show compilation. it comes with two dvds and 2 cds. while watching "twas the night before easter" one of the little boys got really scared of some parts. so we had to turn that off. but overall the episode was awesome other than that while watching it on my own. the other one was alright for the kids to watch and they loved it and talked about Jesus rising from the dead and what easter meant to them. the cds are alright i preferred the Hosanna one to the other one but not something i'd really listen to normally.

check these out and keep an eye out for new veggietales releases!

i was provided these products in exchange for my review from Big Idea i was not compensated in any way.

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Slow Moon Rising by Eva Marie Everson

“One family, one secret--and one chance to make it right
The beautiful Claybourne home on Cedar Key has long been a place of rest, healing, and release. Each member of the family has turned there in times of confusion, loss, and hurt, only to feel their spirits renewed and their hearts restored.

But Cedar Key might also be the birthplace of a lie that is poisoning the family from within.

Join the five Claybourne women--Anise, Kimberly, Jayme-Leigh, Heather, and Ami--as they search the past and confront the truth. Their unique paths will lead them through heartbreak, misunderstandings, and pain. But their journeys will also bring reconciliation with each other and the precious renewal of love in their own lives.

In her lyrical, evocative fashion, Eva Marie Everson weaves a tapestry of complicated relationships that, when complete, reveals the most beautiful work of art there is--family. “

Slow Moon Rising is the final installment in the Cedar Key series of novels. While reading it at first it was hard to distinguish which character was which and if I knew them before. But I was pleasantly surprised when it finally hit me that these characters were in the previous ones. It kind of went back and forth between characters and back in time and then to present day. It was AWESOME. I never new what was coming next and I loved just how the whole novel was layed out. Eva sure knows her stuff. It was a really great novel and you should check it out.

Available June 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

I received this novel in exchange for my review, I wasn't compensated in any way.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Happy Aloha Friday!

Hey there people and a very Happy Aloha Friday to you all! Welcome to the most hoppingest of all hops - The Aloha Friday Hop :)

Grab a button and link up below! If you'd like a different sized button click here.

Don't worry if you already have Jean's lovely Aloha buttons on your blogs - switch if you'd like to. Or choose one of Jean's buttons here.

If you'd like to host future Aloha Hops with us then please get in touch at our swanky new email address alohahop@gmail.com

I believe we're all set for June with lots of lovely co-hosts but feel free to get in touch about July onwards.

If you'd like to spread the love even more, why not tweet and twitter all about it? Just click the pic below :)

Grab a button if you were featured this week!

Aloha Hoapili translates as Hello Close Friend. So, without further ado let me introduce you to this week's featured friend ...

Sara at Live It Well .

Sara blogs all about living well, eating well and life in general. Want a little taste of her blog? Check out these posts to find out what you've been missing:

Exotic Beef Salad Homemade Soft Pretzels Free Crochet Pattern

Now let's start hoppin'! Click on the links in the linky to visit some lovely bloggers and make new friends. Oh, and don't forget to link up yourselves!

Aloha and have a great day people!

Friday, June 14, 2013

a big bunch of crazy!

So I am totally insane. I haven't written in awhile cause I didn't know what to write. But here we go and brace yourself for some of insanity.

Anxiety:

I have it. And i'm seriously going insane. So i'm freaking out a bout a lot of things lately. One is the boys job. Its supposed to be transitioned to a no contract/permanent position. But you have to submit your resume/interview for it. And the fact that you have to do that too the slight possibility that he could get bypassed for it is like freaking me out. He works with these people every day but ugh its driving me crazy.

Next bit of anxiety, teeth. First it was my retainer that was breaking. I got that taken care of. But now I noticed spots on my teeth and I have gone through this whole huge thing of me freaking out and crying about the fact that I could have cavities. Cause honestly I don't have money to do any of this. And cavities I sure don't have money for and it just terrifies me.

I was watching an episode of keeping up with kardashians today and lamar has like tons of cavities. I seriously was cringing and getting all freaked out and full of anxiety at the thought of the dentist. I'm so SO crazy. I got the nervousness and the wanting to throw up and everything. So I was freakin gout so bad about my teeth this week that I made an appointment to get my teeth cleaned. And then I had more anxiety. I did switch toothpastes so I looked again today and some of my spots are lighter. But sheesh. I dunno what I do with myself.

I'm sure there is more anxiety I have but who knows what that is right now. Its best I don't think about it. Haha.

So my best friend colin is getting married. SO weird but so awesome. Hes 40 so its kind of about time. I approve of his lady even if I haven't met her. I generally have feelings about people and hes had some really bad ladies before. So i'm happy hes happy. But that means I have to drive down to oregon to see it. Which i'm happy to do but it'd be better if I was the one that didn't have to do all the driving. But it is what it is. I was toying with the idea of renting a car because i'm not sure my car is ready for that. Its 253,000 miles but it is a honda and the majority of miles on my car were freeway miles. But I dunno. Hopefully I can use my moms car.

Another thing we're doing is going on a low carb diet. Honestly I have an addiction to pretzels/chips/cereals. And i'm fat so we are starting this new way of eating. Its kind of like paleo but not really. I dunno i'm just trying to not think about the things I can't have. But so far its going good. We aren't totally all in it yet. But its alright. The weird thing is you eat things that the full fat. Like whole milk, full fat cottage cheese. I've never had that stuff before until recently. But I like it! Hopefully that will help me with my weight and also for my hair. I'm so discouraged sometimes about how thin it is. I know its hard to wait for it to grow. I'm not sure if my iron is the right level but i'm hoping it is. Anyways.

This past weekend we had my cousins boys and we haven't seen them in months and months its so sad. But it was SO fun to have them. They are hilarious especially the youngest one. It makes me sad that we don't see them but maybe that will change soon. I wish he would still snuggle though. I miss that.

My foot is still kinda weird but not all the time. And I can wear flip flops if they have support so thats good I just ordered some.

Last thing is I LOVE trader joes. With this whole new food thing we went to trader joes and found meats that have no nitrates or nitrites. Man that tastes SO amazing. But I also got new shampoo there with no harsh chemicals. I decided to go try it because I have super itchy skin and a really dry itchy scalp that sometimes burns. And honestly I was tired of it so I wanted to try it out. Well it totally went away and my dry flaky skin has gone away too. Its amazing. So I love trader joes.

Thats about all I have for now. Comment friends. And hi new followers!

Aloha Friday!

Hey there people and a very Happy Aloha Friday to you all! Welcome to the most hoppingest of all hops - The Aloha Friday Hop :)

Grab a button and link up below! If you'd like a different sized button click here.

Don't worry if you already have Jean's lovely Aloha buttons on your blogs - switch if you'd like to. Or choose one of Jean's buttons here.

If you'd like to host future Aloha Hops with us then please get in touch at our swanky new email address alohahop@gmail.com

I believe we're all set for June with lots of lovely co-hosts but feel free to get in touch about July onwards.

If you'd like to spread the love even more, why not tweet and twitter all about it? Just click the pic below :)

Grab a button if you were featured this week!

Aloha Hoapili translates as Hello Close Friend. So, without further ado let me introduce you to this week's featured friend ...

Leyla at This Day I Love.

Leyla blogs all about life, love and her littles. Want a little taste of her blog? Check out these posts to find out what you've been missing:

Kiddies and Tidy Books A Mile in Memory A Birth Story

Now let's start hoppin'! Click on the links in the linky to visit some lovely bloggers and make new friends. Oh, and don't forget to link up yourselves!

Aloha and have a great day people!

Monday, June 10, 2013

Denise Hunter’s “Barefoot Summer” Summer Sun Giveaway!

Madison’s heart has been closed for years. But one summer can change everything.

In the years since her twin brother’s tragic drowning, Madison has struggled with her ability to trust God—or anyone else, for that matter. It was her brother’s dream to win the annual River Sail Regatta in their small harbor town of Chapel Springs, Indiana. And Madison’s determined to honor his legacy by making his dream her own. Maybe then she can finally find closure.

But learning to sail means learning to swim. And her instructor is Beckett O’Reilly, a man who already has two strikes against him in Madison's eyes. Being on the water terrifies Madison. But Beckett’s calming presence and unwavering confidence eases her fear. And as much as she’d like to deny it, the chemistry between them is electrifying.

As her feelings for him grow, a fledging faith begins to take root in her soul, as well. With Beckett, Madison feels alive for the first time in years –carefree and confident she can win the regatta, maybe even find love.

But Beckett harbors a secret that will test the limits of their love and the depth of Madison's faith. Will their love survive summer's challenge? And will achieving her brother's dream give Madison the peace she desperately seeks? - book description from amazon.com

My Thoughts:
I've been a fan of Denise Hunters writing for awhile now. and i was SOOOO excited to read this new novel. i've been anticipating it for months. and it was just as awesome as many i've read by her. the characters have a deep connection and the family just seems so great. its definitely a book for summer since it talks about summer activities. mainly sailing. i'd totally recommend this if you love to read a light novel with amazing characters. Denise will never disappoint me in writing at all.

Thank you to litfuse and thomas nelson for providing me with a copy of this novel for review. i was not compensated in any way.

Denise Hunter is celebrating her new Chapel Springs Romance series with a Summer Fun Giveaway. The first book, Barefoot Summer, is already a favorite with readers. “Hold-your-breath romance, heartache, and laugh-out-loud moments. It’s more than a good read. It’s a delight.” -- Lisa

Summer: it’s all about sunny skies, star-gazing, swimming, spending time with loved ones, and living as if a small part of the weight of the world has been lifted off your shoulders.

Get ready for some serious summer fun with Denise’s 12-Day Summer Sun giveaway. From June 10-21, keep your computer near as you head to the lake or your friend’s barbecue because Denise will be giving away a summer essential each day!

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Aloha Friday Blog Hop!

Hey there people and a very Happy Aloha Friday to you all! Welcome to the most hoppingest of all hops - The Aloha Friday Hop :)

Grab a button and link up below! If you'd like a different sized button click here.

Don't worry if you already have Jean's lovely Aloha buttons on your blogs - switch if you'd like to. Or choose one of Jean's buttons here.

If you'd like to host future Aloha Hops with us then please get in touch at our swanky new email address alohahop@gmail.com

I believe we're all set for June with lots of lovely co-hosts but feel free to get in touch about July onwards.

If you'd like to spread the love even more, why not tweet and twitter all about it? Just click the pic below :)

Grab a button if you were featured this week!

Aloha Hoapili translates as Hello Close Friend. So, without further ado let me introduce you to this week's featured friend ...

Penny at Penny's Treasures.

Penny blogs all about vintage, home decor and life in general. Want a little taste of her blog? Check out these posts to find out what you've been missing:

Penny's Junk Yard Decorating on a Budget Grocery Cart Planter

Now let's start hoppin'! Click on the links in the linky to visit some lovely bloggers and make new friends. Oh, and don't forget to link up yourselves!

Aloha and have a great day people!

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