Tres Anos! (Three Years!) in Pictures.

A tribute to my husband and I in celebration of 3 years together. I couldn't imagine this life with anyone else.  We've been through so much. I couldn't even put it all to words. Good and bad, happy and sad, I love you forever Nicholas Albright! SO very much.

Our first picture together, November 28, 2008

Our Family <3 November 28, 2008

1st Valentines Day Feb 2009

New Years 2010

2010

Our Engagement. Valentine's Day 2010

<3 May 7, 2011 <3

Now :)

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! :)

I truly have so so much to be thankful for. My loving husband, a warm home, bills that are paid, money in the bank.

A supportive and loving family!

Great friends, near and far.

Everyone is healthy, for the most part.

My car. My dog. My God.

The freedom to say and do as I please, within reason.

My job! Great coworkers.

Our service men and women past and present!!!!

My guardian angels. I miss you my precious babies. So much more this time of year. I love you to the moon and back. <3

Those that can no longer be with us, but leave a lasting memory. Thanks for everything, know you're missed.

Laughter. Trust. Love. Hope.

Always hope.

Making over our basement into a good hang out space

Guest post written by Nicole Waterson

I guess that one thing I kind of worry about is my teenagers not having a safe place to hang out with their friends when they want to. Because of that, I like to let them invite their friends over often because I feel much safer with them under my watch. Our house doesn't have a good area for them to do that in though, so I decided to make one out of our unfinished basement.

I looked online to see if I could find a good tip or two about how to make a good hang out space for teenagers. That's when I ran across some info on HOME PRO IMPROVEMENT and after I looked through it some, I decided to use them to replace our roofing. My husband's been shopping around for someone to do that forever anyway. 

But I also found some good resources on how to make over our basement. I decided to paint the walls a light gray to make it look more modern than the current beige color. Plus I bought some slipcovers with geometric designs on them to put over our old couches. I think they were pretty impressed by what I did with the space!

Soulful Sunday

On Soulful Sunday, I post collections of my favorite worship songs, thoughts about religion, God, and life. Excuse me whilst I bring a little church up in here.



I had completely forgotten about the dragonfly in this video until I watched it again.  Thank you for that Lord, I can only hope it is a sign for good things to come. Especially after having some tough days lately.

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GERMS!

Can we talk about germs for a second???

As a preschool teacher, I come in contact with germs a lot more than I would like. I couldn't tell you how many times I've wiped a runny nose, been coughed or sneezed on, or how much I wash my hands when I'm at work.

Sometimes, though, you're somewhere where soap and water aren't always available. That's where Prefense comes in! I can definitely remember several times that I was on the playground or leaving a child's home and wanted to wash my hands.Prefense prides itself in being "a unique, alcohol-free hand sanitizer that provides you and your family proactive security from germs that can make you sick." It is 100 % poison free, alcohol free and safe for kids. Like Prefense on Facebook here!

Prefense is available in many different sizes and types. I was sent a 1.5 fl oz pump style bottle for review which is said to contain 120 sprays.  The spray is silica based, and is supposed to smooth, soften and protect.  It has a light citrus scent, but not enough to be noticeable.

Upon applying the prefense to my hands, I like that it sprays out cleanly.   When I first rub it in, my hands always feel a tad waxy, but that seems to go away quickly once my hands are dry, leaving a smooth finish. My guess is that the silica is what protects your hands from the multiple washings, and knowing how chapped my hands can get, especially in the winter, I really like this feature!


I would definitely recommend Prefense to anyone but especially Moms, teachers and those in the medical field. Such a quick, inexpensive, healthy way to clean your hands when soap isn't readily available!

In fact, Prefense is now offering sanitizing wipes in their online store. I think this would be a great way to clean not only your hands but possibly toys/books that get sticky while you are out on the go! Follow Prefense on Twitter!

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I am a 26 year old, married, preschool teacher. I have a classroom of sixteen 3-5 year old children.  I am not able to post pictures of my preschool class, however I also have nieces and cousins that I love to spoil as well, and can post pictures with them. I was recently married to my husband, age 26 in May. I loved my wedding and enjoy being a newlywed! I have one three year old chihuahua, but she is currently staying with family.  My husband is a paramedic, we are parents to two angel babies in heaven and are looking forward to trying to conceive again soon. My interests are reading, writing, theater, television and movies, fashion, make up and more. I attended modeling school for a year, when I was about 21/22. (lralbright@comcast.net)

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