Wow! I can’t believe the number of responses I got for my giveaway! I’m very impressed! Don’t forget you can still enter for your chance to win a $25 Starbucks gift card up until the 2nd of March at 5p EST… Scroll down 2 posts for more information! I’m really looking forward to seeing who wins! And I can’t wait to have more giveaways! I’m already planning the next one which I hope you will all enter into as well! Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions on what they’d like me to do giveaways for? Just let me know!

Last night I wasn’t feeling very well. I had horrible lower back cramps, and my side started to hurt.. Exactly how it did during my last few gallbladder attacks so I discussed it with my hubby and because my doctor said to take my pills at the sign of an attack I had to take my prescription for my percocets.

Boy, am I regretting it now! Last night it took away all the pain, but this morning and all day today I’ve felt awful. My head has been pounding, I’m very dizzy when I stand up and I keep having horrible hot flashes. I really am not sure if its from the prescription because I get very ill off anything strong or if I’m still carrying a little bit of the 24-hour flu I had yesterday also.. Regardless, I feel awful and I hope I don’t have to take the prescription again or at least not for a while..

Well, I guess I should end this now.. My poor head is really hurting! Hope everyone has a great Friday night! :D

A friend of mine recently got her Business Administration Degree and she got a really great job at our local hospital. I’ve always wanted to work as a Social Service worker in a group home or another establishment where I could help out children. But lately I’ve been interested in business administration also. I think having a business administration degree would be very beneifical perhaps I could eventually even do both? I’m of course waiting until my kids are a bit older to figure out what I am going to take and do for sure.. but the options are endless. My friend really enjoys her job, and its very well paid. Its something I’m interested in looking into..

Do you have a business administration degree? Did you get a good paying job from it? If so.. let me know! I’m very curious, and interested in looking into this.. plus all my other options!

So I’ve decided to do giveaways! I know lots of blogs do it and it seems like fun so I’m going to be doing them frequently! The 1st one is a $25 starbucks gift card! Don’t go to Starbucks? Give it to a friend.. Give it to a co-worker.. Everyone loves free stuff right?

There are 4 ways to Win: 1 comment= 1 entry, 4 comments= 4 entries:

1. Leave a comment
2. Follow Me on Twitter and Comment here with twitter name
3. Tweet this: Wow! @alwaysmommy is having a giveaway! http://tinyurl.com/yhdx3d6
then comment back here with link!
4. Blog about this giveaway and leave a comment with your url

GOOD LUCK!

This giveaway is open to US & Canadian Residences Only
You have until Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 at 5pm EST to enter this giveaway! The winner will be chosen at random using Random.org!

Every Saturday Jordan and I go to the library. After today we decided to go to Michael’s craft store and try to find some stuff I have been needing. I really want to get letters for above the kids beds for their names. I found some today but decided I didn’t want them after I realized I had no way to get them onto the wall without drilling holes in them and I don’t want that so instead I’m now on the hunt for shelves for above their beds to put among things letters for their names! I think it will be so cute when its done. So instead of the letters I picked up things called “Paint Your Own Magnet” and these little figures for them to paint. The girls both got a butterfly magnet for on the fridge to paint, and Jordan picked out a worm on a leaf! Then Jordan picked himself a monster and the girls a monkey and a dog to paint; not magnets just figures…

The first few are of them doing the magnets, then the figures… the last 2 are of the finished products Mommy is proudly displaying in our house!

Aren’t they cute? I didn’t even bother trying to help. I stood there and encouraged them and watched.. I wanted these to be just done by them so when I look back ni a few years they will have been done just by them, and these will be something I for sure keep in their keepsake boxes when its time to take them down.. Which, knowing me wont be until they are all grown and out of the house! :) I’m going to be making another trip back to Michael’s and picking up more of these types of things. How cute would the magnets be for Christmas gifts? To Grandparents, Aunts & Uncles? I think it would be a hit in our family!

Well, my hubby is at a meeting.. and I put the kids to bed about half an hour ago so I’m going to take this time to read a little bit of my book that I’m “Currently Reading” then I think I will have a bubble bath. That’s going to be my Saturday night! Before I go I’m going to check out some cytosport muscle milk reviews though… and see what that’ all about! Hope everyone has a great Saturday night!

I know I’m still a bit too young but I’m sure in the next few years (or ten!) I’ll need some myself… But if you are in the market for some wrinkle eye cream give that link a look! I’m not even thinking about any of that stuff at this time.. However, I shouldn’t rule it out! With how quick I get white hair (white not even GRAY!) I shouldn’t even speak about not need this product as I’m sure I’ll need is sooner rather than later! :D

Yesterday morning at 3am I woke up in horrible pain on the right side of my stomach again. By 430a the pain was still there and didn’t seem to be going away anytime soon so I decided I was going to the hospital. I woke my hubby up and told him I was going… and off I went. I got there at 5a there was 1 person in the waiting room who was waiting for someone, and me so I got taken back right away.

I had to pee in a cup, and began waiting…then I was shipped off for an X-Ray. After that I had an ultrasound scheduled at 9a. After my ultrasound within 20 minutes the doctor was back with the results; I have gallstones. She said that my gallbladder wasn’t inflammed though (which makes sense because by 9a when I had my ultrasound my pain had stopped like 45 minutes before) and she said that surgeons won’t remove the stones, or my gallbladder until its inflammed. So, I’m to have a bland diet - or just watch what I eat, and try to remember what I’d eat before that always caused my attacks (greasy foods and mostly ground beef) and she gave me a prescription for percocet. If I feel an attack coming on I have to take a percocet and if that doesn’t help with pain I’m to go back to the ER. At which time I think they’d do surgery. She told me she doesn’t want me to keep having these attacks but because of the lists of people waiting to get gallbladder surgery they wouldn’t remove it until its inflammed. So here’s to hoping I don’t have anymore attacks because I’m watching my food, or if I get one the percocets actually work! I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

I’m going to start taking vitamins and cut down on my cola intake. I was searching a good vitamin for people with gallbladder and I came across vitamins for acne I don’t need any but if you do take a look! Also if you haven’t seen it or commented on it yettake a look at the entry 2 below this one… Its a video of Jayden! :) Very Very cute.

I received this award from the sweet Claudia So sweet, and nice of her! And so very exciting.. I’ve never won an award, let alone one for my blog which I love doing!

What comes with this prestigious award is the following:

1. Thank the award giver.
2. Copy award and add it to my blog. done & done.
3. Link the individual the award was given by.
4. Share 7 things about myself.
5. Then nominate seven more beautiful bloggers.

1. Claudia, Thank you so much for this sweet and generous award. I love writing on my blog, and it’s nice to know people actually read it and enjoy it too! Thank you SO much.

2. Seven things about me:

1. I found out yesterday I have gallstones.
2. I get more migraines a month than I can count.
3. I can be very overprotective of my kids.. Okay, that’s not true.. I’m VERY overprotective.
4. I can’t stand know-it-all people. Especially when it comes to kids/babies.. OY.
5. I want to get re-married, to my husband.. and have a real big white dress wedding.
6. I’m very opinionated and always try to tell it like it is.
7. I get really car sick when on long drives.

3. Seven Beautiful Bloggers who I am giving awards to.

1. Erin at b0mbshell.nu
She is one of the sweetest people ever. She is due to have her 1st baby boy in March!

2. Sarah at theaccidentaltexan.com
Sarah is one of the origianl bloggers I ever remember reading back when I first started blogging… She is the mommy of twins, and has baby #3 on the way!

3. Sam at giprincess.org
I enjoy reading her blog! I don’t know her very well but from what I know, she is very very sweet.

4. Emmysuh at emmysuh.rachieann.com
Emmy is hilarious. She has a very entertaining blog, She is very smart and creative.

5. Kecia at southerngirlramblings.com
Kecia is expecting her first baby! I really enjoy reading her site!

6. Amy at shakemybooties.com
Amy has a great blog and she is very sweet. She is another blog I really enjoy reading.

7. Amanda at forever-waiting.net
Another Mama! She has a beautiful baby girl, and again I enjoy reading her blog! :)

It’s been a very long time since I’ve posted a video. I used to do it all the time but I never even think about it anymore to be honest with you. Whenever theres an “Oh my gosh, must capture” moment I always just grab my camera and snap away.. Now, hopefully I’ll start to remember the video option. Anyways, I’ve posted videos of Ava and her dancing queen moments, and videos of the kids dancing together but I have yet to post one of baby Jayden. So, everyone this is Jayden!

ISN’T THAT JUST THE CUTEST? I couldn’t resist taking a ton of photos of him, but my hubby suggested a video - of course, because I didn’t think of it! - so I figured I might as well share cause I just thought it was full of cuteness. He just recently within the past month learned to sit up on his own (lazy baby!) and he’s always been rocking.. Ever since we got him the Jumperoo.. He’s a jumping/rocking baby! He’d rock and jump if you were holding him, he’d rock while he danced to music.. So Kyla brought this upstairs for him to play with and of course he loved it!! So there you have it, my baby boy! (don’t mind the kids you can hear in the background.. they were in the kitchen finishing dinner with daddy.. and Ava was yelling at everyone!)

In other news I’ve decided to start doing giveaways every month. I’ll start doing them the first week of every month; I need some ideas though! I’m not exactly sure what to do for my 1st. I want it to be geared for everyone not just mommies and mommy to bes. Of course I’ll have tons of those, which I already have so many good ideas for but the 1st one I want to be for everybody. So suggestions are welcome!

I need to get site back to the way it was before I had Jayden. Of course I’m super busy with 4 kids, but at night or when they nap during the day I can pop on and get things done, I miss interacting with everyone and people actually coming around to say hi! My stats tell me people are still coming, they just aren’t saying hello anymore. Please, if you stumble upon my little piece of the web here.. say hello!

Before I end this I just want to ask; has anyone been watching the Dr. Phil family? I will be doing a blog about it in the next few days - So if you’ve been watching the show, look out for my post! Also, I’ve heard a lot of talk lately about Sugar cleanses, Cranberry cleanses, and colon cleanse.. Do any of you do any of these types of things to get your body cleaned out? if so what do you do?

Get commenting.. there’s a lot to reply to in this post! :P

Well heres the new site!! I actually finished this last night but of course little things bother me so I’ve been having to change things, and move things… It’s been nuts. I’m still not 100% happy with it.. but it is what it is. This isn’t the theme I purchased, which by the way I purchased one through etsy on the weekend and still haven’t received it. So when I do, I’ll keep it for the next theme change. This one is a pre-made that I downloaded off the web for free, and I tweaked it… Like I said - it is what it is!

I’m going to start blogging a lot more, and hopefully even adding more to the site as I go. I added a cool section to the right - Purchases as a mom I couldn’t resist, and had to have! You can click on the item and it will take you to the proper website to find out info and/or buy! I think you should all take a look!

Anyways, this is just a quick post to say ITS UP AND READY!!! I will post a real blog tonight when the kiddos are in bed and my hubby is at his meeting!

Until then are you trying to find a way to do some quick and easy weight loss? Who isn’t really?

Diet pills are no joke! After reading blogs, and seeing tv shows A LOT lately about diets, diet pills and the extremes people go to when they want to lose weight is insane. Please inform yourself, and find out about diet pill side effects before you take them, better yet… and I’ve posted this before - exercise, eat right and stay healthy instead!