tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.comments2012-02-10T14:03:18.586-05:00Mom2Amarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00533902850974337396noreply@blogger.comBlogger2447125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-1897594626229640042012-02-10T14:03:18.586-05:002012-02-10T14:03:18.586-05:00Ha! I love you anyways! And I want to go to spin! I heart spin class!MoninaWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03355687153261101470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-59174106897465534682012-02-10T14:01:56.570-05:002012-02-10T14:01:56.570-05:00Oh Mo, it&#39;s MJ as in Molly not one of your glam CHI friends. Sorry to disappoint. I&#39;m still going to make you spin or run with me soon. We&#39;ll discuss at Bunco on Sat :=)MJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317022120746214415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-44188669912472199302012-02-09T12:01:40.154-05:002012-02-09T12:01:40.154-05:00Allison, going to have to look for that lotion!<br /><br />And MJ, amen to that! And I want to see you in CLE! And for that matter, I&#39;ve been in Chicago so much the last few months. How have I not seen you??MoninaWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03355687153261101470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-71760923112682054732012-02-08T13:52:32.485-05:002012-02-08T13:52:32.485-05:00Beauty products and hair color can fix (nearly) anything. at least for a little while! <br />Glad you got a fix. Be warned, I will be bringing you on a run or to a spin class in the very near future (like maybe Sunday but we&#39;ll discuss!). We can sweat out some stress and then get all prettied up :-)MJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317022120746214415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-60304830775459555082012-02-08T10:25:32.236-05:002012-02-08T10:25:32.236-05:00um..........there&#39;s also something to say about really nice body lotion from Kiehl&#39;s too. It&#39;s amazing!Allison M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04348778557772621239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-45061094159030915062012-01-26T15:55:08.883-05:002012-01-26T15:55:08.883-05:00Kids today know and understand so much more than we think they do. It is hard to watch them struggle with things that are hard for us but just like you she will get through it. Hang in there. It will get better. (((Hugs))) to you, my friend. - Lanalivinglifewithraandfmshttp://livinglifewithraandfms.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-79410147798467345612012-01-16T19:40:38.488-05:002012-01-16T19:40:38.488-05:00Thinking of you both and sending love vibes your way.hazelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337627602545684279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-44671062647207914022012-01-16T17:11:34.052-05:002012-01-16T17:11:34.052-05:00i feel as if kelly clarkson comes out with an album at the most perfect times and I feel that this entire one fits perfectly for me this time around my current situation. <br /><br />strange how that works out, right?<br /><br />side note- amara rocks.Allison M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04348778557772621239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-89094527649043329812011-12-29T12:02:36.978-05:002011-12-29T12:02:36.978-05:00Here&#39;s to a better 2012 my friend!!! So glad to have met you too, certainly made 2011 a lot sweeter!!!Karen At Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130760203772746374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-82907533633014936262011-12-27T21:16:31.577-05:002011-12-27T21:16:31.577-05:00Oh girl, you did indeed have a rough 2011. Hugs Hugs Hugs....<br /><br />But, only good things and up up up for you in 2012! <br /><br />I can&#39;t begin to say how excited I am to have made new friends (like you) in 2011 though....2011 (for me) was so wonderful...because of people like you!!!<br /><br />Happy New Year!!!My Gotfamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16626393688165307172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-1857327069694511912011-12-08T10:12:00.804-05:002011-12-08T10:12:00.804-05:00RIP. No matter how much times passes, we never stop missing them. On December 20, it will be a year since we lost my brother. When the tears come, it feels like it was only yesterday that we lost him and I am not sure it is the same for you. When I feel really overwhelmed by those feelings, I sit and write him a letter. It helps me to get through that moment where the pain and loss feels so strong and so recent.livinglifewithraandfmshttp://livinglifewithraandfms.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-57715419778828206562011-12-08T10:11:58.163-05:002011-12-08T10:11:58.163-05:00RIP. No matter how much times passes, we never stop missing them. On December 20, it will be a year since we lost my brother. When the tears come, it feels like it was only yesterday that we lost him and I am not sure it is the same for you. When I feel really overwhelmed by those feelings, I sit and write him a letter. It helps me to get through that moment where the pain and loss feels so strong and so recent.livinglifewithraandfmshttp://livinglifewithraandfms.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-7405528490181278392011-11-29T14:25:26.146-05:002011-11-29T14:25:26.146-05:00MJ, while I think you and your brother are fab photographers, Sarah is pretty great herself!MoninaWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03355687153261101470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-58796968325043378442011-11-29T13:36:30.778-05:002011-11-29T13:36:30.778-05:00Wonderful photos and memories for the kids! I love the candid moments the photographer captured. I will be giving her a call to maybe do our family photos in the spring - will tell her you sent us! :)MJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317022120746214415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-77976976548075485802011-11-28T21:01:21.892-05:002011-11-28T21:01:21.892-05:00All the kids are gorgeous!! Pictures are fantastic, she did such a great job! Great reminder to stop and count our blessings.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399240247397000143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-2750711493622958972011-11-28T20:48:37.712-05:002011-11-28T20:48:37.712-05:00There were dozens more of fantastic photos. I&#39;m so grateful to have a pretty daughter and to have met Sarah. I won a Facebook contest with her but honestly wanted to share her work because I was so super impressed.MoninaWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03355687153261101470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-19917911508670057072011-11-28T20:37:17.433-05:002011-11-28T20:37:17.433-05:00What a touching post. It&#39;s wonderful that you are able to count your blessings and that you have such an incredible daughter. She&#39;s adorable and sounds like such an amazing kid. It looks like she had fun on her photo shoot, the pictures turned out beautifully and captured her well.2Wired2Tiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537905575190521235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-20451051827866670782011-11-28T17:40:23.501-05:002011-11-28T17:40:23.501-05:00Thank you for the kind words. I had a blast photographing Amara and her cousins. You really do have a lot to be grateful for - what a wonderful family. :)bilanciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671313203099225469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-7509181138391850362011-11-28T13:11:06.740-05:002011-11-28T13:11:06.740-05:00Yes, you are so very blessed. We all need a reminder sometimes. She is growing up so fast. <br />--Lanalivinglifewithraandfmshttp://livinglifewithraandfms.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-53973478329819158252011-11-28T11:26:07.947-05:002011-11-28T11:26:07.947-05:00Holy crap she&#39;s gorgeous!! Great photos!!My Gotfamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16626393688165307172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-31055024843776173712011-11-25T13:06:07.157-05:002011-11-25T13:06:07.157-05:00Oh girl, I&#39;m so sorry. I wish I could hug you and make anything feel better. I know you&#39;re a strong woman though, and Amara sounds like such an incredible little woman...I&#39;m sure she knows that you&#39;re right there with her always (because you are always thinking about her). <br /><br />Just keep going forward...all will straighten out and all will be so much better in the long run! And if you should feel frustrated....Kelly and I can arrive with Christmas Ales at anytime!!My Gotfamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16626393688165307172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-2573035116169116292011-11-24T09:49:56.989-05:002011-11-24T09:49:56.989-05:00Hugs. I&#39;m sorry...have not been online as much lately and did not know about the changes happening. You are strong, Amara is strong and it will get better.jen@odbthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669577977587833584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-8228899013410293392011-11-24T09:04:09.020-05:002011-11-24T09:04:09.020-05:00Amara will be fine and so will you. She has learned strength by watching you. I am sorry for what you have been through in the past few months but it will get better. Hang in there. Have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving.livinglifewithraandfmshttp://livinglifewithraandfms.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-46032089678516054062011-11-10T13:40:42.800-05:002011-11-10T13:40:42.800-05:00We&#39;re ok. Promise! Amara is a tough cookie. And I know that even though she&#39;s asking for something that I will never be able to give, in the long run, it&#39;s the best gift I could give her and our family. And I&#39;ll let Santa be magic...at least another year.MoninaWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03355687153261101470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644250.post-41006320407370420842011-11-10T13:06:07.953-05:002011-11-10T13:06:07.953-05:00My heart just broke a little bit for you and Amara :(MJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317022120746214415noreply@blogger.com