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Duggar Family Expecting #18

Mom — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:41:19 +0000

Congratulations to the Duggar Family. Expecting #18 (or maybe #18 and #19 if it’s twins). God Bless them…and I thought my home was full with 6 kids!

Read more about the big announcement on MSNBC:

Michelle Duggar gives her kids a Mother’s Day surprise: ‘We’re expecting!’

Help the Duggars name the newest baby here

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And The Winners Are…

Mom — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:33:15 +0000

Sheila at My Memories
David Bertolo
Karen at PediaScribe

Thank you to everyone who participated! I enjoyed reading your comments and posts!

Sheila, David, and Karen…check your mailboxes tonight for your $20 Amazon GC. Have fun shopping!

~Maura

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Almost Time To Pick The Winners

Mom — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:35:36 +0000

I plan on drawing names and posting the winners sometime after 3:00pm CST.

Here are the participant’s from this past week:

Kotsengkuba
Julie D.
Starla Brunson
Timothy Sternberg
Angela
Ingrid Jackson
Barbara
Anthony Hedden
Tina Rath
joni chadwell
Miranda Allen
Sarah Lehan
Kim Allen
Nicole Handrigan
gail
trudee carreiro
jane yates
Patricia Treskovich
Katt Lewis
jessica
Rita Singleton
C Duran
Barbara Fox
tim brown
Heather
Tammy OHagan
Michelle Simons
kim crane
Leigh Nichols
Susan Bolden
Allegra Ashley
Vicki Thompson
Terry
Janet M
brandy
Linda Ellis
Rebecca Chavez
sharon
Jim Cincinello
David Bertolo
Catherine copeland
Jess Russell
Phyllis Adams
Suzie Lockhart
Jennifer Barnett
Carissa Davis
Elizabeth Ray
Suzanne Reichel
Roann
Vanessa Hunter
Sand
Leon Hart
Theresa Shafer
jayne burchfield
Lisa Sibley
Suanne Giddings
Rosanne Morrison
Donna Kozar
Kimberly Hall
Sabine Blanch

Please check back later!

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Win a New Printer for your Home Office

Mom — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:15:48 +0000

Mom Gadget is holding a contest, and one lucky winner will be awarded a new printer from Kodak! The Kodak EasyShare 5300 All-in-One Printer lets you print, copy, and scan and is perfect for your home or office.

To enter the contest, simply share your best holiday shopping story. Check out Gayla’s post for more details!

Contest ends Wednesday November 28th at Noon EST.

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Happy Thanksgiving and My Contest Update

Mom — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:25:16 +0000

I just popped my last apple pie into the oven and have some time to post before we head out to my Mom’s.

Happy Thanksgiving!

On this day of giving thanks, I would like to say thank you to my readers!

Only one week left to enter Mom’s “My First Blog Post” contest! C’mon and join the fun and your chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to Amazon. Just in time for the holidays!

Here are the participant’s from this week. I am listing the blogger’s with posts first and I encourage you to check them out! I have enjoyed reading about your first posts!

Sher – Mom Coming Homes Blog Birthday Giveaway
Tamara - My First Blog Post
Caryn – Way Cool Contests
Deb – Six Months Ago…
Jean – My First Post Meme
Karen – A Trip Down Memory Lane
Lesha
Diane
Chief Family Officer
William Causey <—Check out these cool deck designs!
Andy
Judith Musick
David Bertolo
Joanne Danzer
Carol Dziuba
Vicky Boackle
Margaret Smith
Adrienne Gordon
Terrance Carroll
Deborah Rosen
Anthony Malaschak
Staci K
Michele Guinsburg
Veronica Sandberg
April
Pamela Ray
Rhonda
Kirsten
Linda Ellis
Deborah Mahoney
April Gupton
Beverley Justice
Rodney
Lori Harrison
Chrystal Jones
Bob Keck
Soha Molina
Don
Susan Smith
Linda Lansford
Jeff Donahue
Cynthia W
Dennis Pointer
Kathy Scott
Doreen Kuneck
Sharon Haas
Cynthia C
Richard T
Monique Rizzo
Valerie Mabrey
Louis
Ruby
Deborah
Molly Capel
Gregory Hill
Gayle Morgan
Claudette Flanigan
Mike
Sue Farrell
John Mizel

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Contest Update

Mom — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:00:59 +0000

Thanks for helping me celebrate my Blog Birthday!

I’ve been battling cold/flu symptoms this past week, but I’ve had fun reading through your “first blog post” posts! I’m also happy to find new and interesting blogs to read!

Here is the list of contest participants (and a link to their post) so far:

Bloggingcontest.com - Win a $20 Amazon Gift Certificate…
Trina
Kathylynn
aBookworm - Win an Amazon GC
Erz – Mom Coming Home’s Blog Birthday Giveaway
Mr Prizes - http://www.mrprizes.com/individual/listingID_0685.htm
Doreen – Your First Blog Post
Bebemiqui - I Like This Contest
Stacey - You Knew Me When
Laura - My First Ever Blog Post
Tanyetta - My Very First Post –Inspiration and a Giveaway!
Lynn Anne – Back in the Bloggy Day
Laura K
Sheila - Beginnings: My First Blog Post
Kristie - What was your First Post
Erin M
Mama Zen
Pamela Kramer – My First Blog Post
Amanda – My First Blog Post
Marisa
Andrea - Waaaay Back When…
Linda

If you haven’t entered the contest, you have until November 29th! C’mon and join the fun and your chance to win a $20 Amazon Gift Certificate!

It’s My Birthday and I’ll Give Away Money If I Want To

Mom — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:49:56 +0000

It’s actually my Blog’s Birthday…3 years. I know it’s only 3 months since I started blogging regularly, but I needed a reason to celebrate!

I love looking through old photographs and journals. It’s interesting to see “how things were” at a given point in time, and to compare how things are now.

Here’s my first post at Mom Coming Home (my how things have changed):

November 6, 2004: “Beginnings”

Welcome! The purpose of this blog is for me to have a webspace to record my thoughts about becoming a SAHM (stay-at-home-mom) or possibly a WAHM (work-at-home-mom).

Over the past thirteen years, I have worked outside the home. Some years full-time, some years part-time, and some lean years self-employed. As of November 4, 2004 I have worked two consecutive years full-time. Before that I was self-employed for four years as a network engineer. Networking, as in “LAN/WAN” not the marketing variety.

To sum things up, I work outside the home while my self-employed husband is at home with our five children. We are both completely ready for a role reversal….or would that be a role re-reversal? Anyway, my goal is to be AT HOME next year.

Stay tuned for more details on how I’m getting there.

Wow. 3 years ago, I worked full-time outside of the home and dreamed of the day when I could quit my job. Now I work at home for that same company. And with the addition of Baby A we have six kids! It’s funny how things work out.

To celebrate my birthday, I’m holding my first blog contest for the month of November.

The Contest is about “Your First Blog Post”

Each comment left on this post will count as an entry. To receive an additional two entries, write a post on your blog about your first blog post and link back to Mom Coming Home…I would love to read about how things have changed for you over the months or years.

To show my appreciation, I will post a list of participants each week linking to both your main blog page and your specific blog entry (if you wrote a post).

The Prizes:

On November 30, 2007 – Three random participants will win a $20 gift certificate to Amazon!

Mom’s Rules:

The three prize winners will be selected at random and receive their $20 Amazon Gift Certificate via e-mail, so please provide a valid e-mail address.
My kids read my blog, so please keep it clean.
Let me know you’ve entered the contest via my Contact page
All entries must be posted no later than Thursday, November 29th.

Have fun reminiscing and thanks for celebrating with me!

~Maura

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Comments not working – Fixed

Mom — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:28:42 +0000

***Update – 11/06/07 – Comments are now working!***

A kind reader e-mailed me to advise that comments are not working on the site. It appears that this is related to the WordPress conversion.

If you tried to comment in the past week and received a blank page, I am sorry. We are looking into the problem now.

~Maura

What Are You Thankful For

Mom — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:34:37 +0000

Here in the US, we celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving this month. Instead of waiting until the official holiday to reflect on what we have to be thankful for, why not take some time out to think about it right now.

In our family, our motto is: Count Your Blessings, Not Your Problems.

When we learn to recognize and appreciate what we have, it helps us gain perspective on our lives.

Jenn at Everyday Randomness is holding a contest this month – What Are you Thankful For? Check it out for your chance to win some yummy scents for you and your home.

I am thankful for many things this year, but here are a few at the top of my list:

The safe birth of Baby A
That our oldest daughter made it through her illness (resulting in a scary ICU stay) without permanent lung damage.
That all of us are healthy

***11/05/07*** Update: Only one day after I wrote this, my 5 year old cousin died in a car accident. Please keep my family in your prayers – especially her parents as they grieve the loss of their precious girl.

I tucked my children in last night and wept in gratitude that they are safe and we are here together another day. Life is so very precious and we must not take it for granted.

October Review

Mom — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:35:56 +0000

October was an amazing month for me. Here are some of the highlights:

First the “Bloggy Stuff”

Mom Coming Home hit an all-time record of traffic this month, and I hope that November and December do even better!
I know the big “G” slapped many of the “big” people…but my little blog went up to PR 2.
My new blog design was put in place and it puts a smile on my face! ←Rhyme intended!
Not only did Liz from Successful-Blog name me a S.O.B. she also held
a magnificent birthday party in honor of her blog’s 2nd Birthday and I had a blast! Thank you Liz!
YC from Internet Marketing Mind wrote a great two-part article that you must check out:
Make Money Online – Excuses Part 1 and Make Money Online – Excuses Part 2
His articles motivated me to start on a website project that I’ve neglected for over a year. I’m making good progress on writing the content and hope to share results soon. Thank you YC
for the kick this mom badly needed!

October was a month of great work accomplishment

My team completed a work project that’s been in the making for almost five years (seriously). Due to a number of issues, mainly budget cuts, this project was always put on the backburner…until this year.

I derive deep satisfaction from knowing it’s done and seeing the many ways our company will benefit from it.

We kicked the Starbucks Habit!

Last month, I wrote about the Starbucks breakup and as promised here is the update on how we’re doing.
In 28 days, we went twice. We saved $230 this past month by breaking the daily foo-foo coffee habit! WOW!

Dad and I are examining other areas of spending to see where else we can cut back.

November is promising to be a great month!

My workload will be heavy as another big project gets underway, but I am looking forward to Thanksgiving and spending time with family. I hope everyone reading can take time this month to spend with their loved ones.

What are you looking forward to?