Travel

The best thing about my childhood?  Memories...specifically memories made on family vacations.  It's time to start making memories with your children, husband, wife, parents, whatever your family looks like, memories are what will last a lifetime.

I have recently become a travel consultant with a great company that is on the fast track to greatness.  People that I know are having great success with this awesome company and I'm extremely excited to be a part of this great company.

If this opportunity interests you, I would be thrilled to share more about our company with you.

However, that is not the purpose of this post.   The purpose is to ask you to consider booking your travel with me...to consider sharing my website with your friends and families that might need to book travel at any time of the year.  I have done many searches between my site and others and I am almost ALWAYS cheaper.  In fact, I just searched for flights between Wichita, KS and Portland, OR and each ticket was FIFTY DOLLARS CHEAPER between my site and the other top travel sites!  How can you beat that?!? 

My site is: http://www.vickersvacations.rovia.com/ and I would be honored to have you check it out.  OR, if you prefer help booking your travel, I would love to do the searches for you and let you know the results. 

Not only can you book flights, hotels, cruises, etc on my site, but you can also book all-inclusive packages that are AMAZING.  If you're looking to travel, please check out my packages, because there are some awesome deals available! 

Please, friends of cyberspace, help me get my name and site out there!  I would greatly appreciate it and will work to get you the best deals available!

And don't forget, if you'd like to find out how you can get a piece of the action, just let me know!  :)

Home is where the HEART is

thank goodness it is. we are home. put that home in quotes. the function key and the shift are not working on my phone for some reason. the only way that this is home is the fact that our family is now complete and reunited. it is cold and we have 6 inches of snow. i am slowly trying to find places for everything. 2400 square feet of furniture. storage containers. toys. and stuff does not very well fit into 1500 square feet. it is going to be a process for sure. we are here though. we do not yet have internet and i am not sure when we will get it. just wanted everyone to know that we are alive and kickin up here in snowy nebraska. i will update more when my keys work better.

LAST CHANCE!!!

Last chance!  Tastefully Simple is being packed up, loaded up, and moved to Nebraska!  Here's the list of what is left:

Artichoke and Caper Slow Cooker Sauce (10.72) 7.72


Asian Honey Mustard Dressing (7.23) 5.21

Balsamic and Basil Dipping Oil (9.65) 6.96

Berry Sunrise Pancake and Waffle Mix (9.65) 6.96

Cake Batter Chiller Mix (8.04) 5.79

Creamy Caramel Sauce (9.65) 6.96

Gotta Lotta Garlic Salsa (9.65) 6.96

Juicy Watermelon Slush Drink Mix (10.72) 7.72

MMMMM Mojito/Juicy Watermelon Mini Bucket Drink Mix Duo (10.72) 7.72
Onion Onion (9.65) 6.96

Samba Sangria Slush Drink Mix (10.72) 7.72

Simple Salad Dressing Mix (6.03) 4.34

Spinach and Herb Dip Mix (9.65) 6.96
Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler Mix (10.72) 7.72

Sunny Orange Pancake and Waffle Mix (9.65) 6.96
Sweet Pepper Jalapeno Jelly (6.84) 4.93

Truffle Fudge Brownie Mix (8.25) 5.94

Overwhelmed and Underpaid

I don't get paid enough for this job...

I had better get lots of hugs and kisses from my husband once I get up to Nebraska!  I'm pretty sure he owes me big time!

I am in the midst of packing...packing an entire house!  Yes, you heard right.  We've decided to move the whole house.  It is mainly a financial thing.  It is going to cost us around $1000 minimum to move.  We don't want to do it twice.  It would shave the cost down a bit...maybe $700 each time, but STILL!  We don't want to do it twice!  So, we're going to get it all packed up, loaded up, and shipped out.  What does this mean?  That I am TERRIBLY behind schedule!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two weeks ago, my sweet friend was going to come help me pack.  I opted for a girl's night instead.  BAD CHOICE!

That same week, a sweet friend DID come help me pack.  I sent her home early saying that I just didn't know what else needed to be packed at that point in time.  BAD CHOICE!

This past week, I rounded up some ladies for a last hurrah at Carlos O'Kelly's instead of rounding them up to come pack.  BAD CHOICE!

A different day this week, I had people over and had them do minimal things because I didn't really think that I had that much left to do.  Keaton wouldn't let me put him down, so they did a few minor things while playing with the kids and I took a shower, got all dressed and fixed up, etc.  BAD CHOICE!

Do you see a trend here?  I seem to be losing ground here.  Don't get me wrong.  I wouldn't go back and change my choices.  I needed those times with the girls and everything.  At the time, we were planning to only move the essentials.  Now, we're moving out everything that we own.  We're clearing out the house and our lives from Wichita as far as material possessions are concerned.  We went from half moving to full house moving and it is a LOT to do with 3 kids.  When mom comes to help, one of us is doing something for the kids the whole time.  It's kind of like trudging through mud!  I know we're making some progress, but it is SLOOOOOOW!

Now, dear readers, I ask you one question: Why am I taking the time to do a blog update when I feel this way?  Simple.  I needed a "get my mind together and straight" break before I lost it...my mind, I mean.

Now, I feel better and refreshed and I'm going to go pack up some DVDs.

the end

Let's try this...

I have videos of both kids singing the old testament.  They both have learned all 66 books of the Bible.  Conrey's is hard to understand, so you might want to watch Cassie's first.  Sorry they're sideways.  I don't know what to do about that.  I hope that they'll upload!

Let the countdown begin

So, we're in the home stretch, ladies and gentlemen (If there ARE any gentlemen that read my blog.   No, Dustin...you don't count...sorry)!  The event that we have been looking forward to...waiting and watching for...it is almost here!  I can finally say that, Lord willing, 11 days from right now, I will be in my new home in Alliance, Nebraska!  WOOT!  We have been waiting since the beginning of July to be able to plan a day that we would all be together in NE.  At first, it was "as soon as baby comes."  Then, it was "as soon as Mark finds a house."  It was "this" and "that" and we thought that it was NEVER going to all come together.  Now, my dear readers, it has and we're going to be reunited on Nov 6th! 

So, obviously, we got the house.  Now, there was confusion about the floorplan.  No, there is no bedroom with a bathroom in the middle of it out in the open.  That was a misled conclusion.  But, there IS a rec room that has a sink in it and a closet with a toilet in it.  There IS a laundry room with a shower in it.  There IS a masterbedroom with old, orange carpet.  We are getting a brand new dishwasher.  We are just pretty stinkin' excited to get there.  Mark moved in tonight.  He got okay'd to move in yesterday, packed up everything he had last night, and moved today.  How's that for desperate?!?  :)  He was more than ready to kiss his old, yucky apartment good bye.  Thank you, Lord, for an awesome anniversary present for him!

Oh, did I mention that it's our 8th anniversary today?  We made it through the 7-year itch with no itching problems!  :)  Years 6 and 7 were T-O-U-G-H.  However, our marriage has never been stronger.  We have never been closer.  We have never loved each other more.  We were in the burning fire, but found out through it all, that we are fireproof...and we intend to remain in that state with a lot of hard work and prayers.  Alliance is a town with little to do.  We're excited to spend real, quality time with each other and with our kids with no cable TV (they have cable service...we're just opting out)!  This morning, my doorbell rang and I was presented with 8 roses for 8 great years by the Dillon's delivery man.  What a sweet guy I married!  He's so thoughtful and considerate!

So, that's where we stand.  We will pick up anchor either the evening of the 5th and drive part way or the morning of the 6th and drive straight through.  Either way, God is bringing us back together and we are ecstatic!

Thanks everyone for the continued prayers, the strength and encouragement, and for holding my hand through all of this.  Keep the prayers coming over the next couple of weeks!  I'm gonna need them!!!

Tastefully Simple SALE

[EDIT] The list continues to shrink!  If you're undecided about something, you'd best jump on it before it is gone!!!  If you have any questions about my products, please don't hesitate to ask!

Here's what I've got left, folks:  I sold a BUNCH today and will only have these items on the 30% off sale until I move...then they'll be back to full price.  If I talked to you about a specific product today, I probably took it off of the list to save it for you, so ask me...don't just think that it is sold.  Thanks!

Artichoke and Caper Slow Cooker Sauce (10.72) 7.72
Asian Honey Mustard Dressing (7.23) 5.21
Balsamic and Basil Dipping Oil (9.65) 6.96
Berry Sunrise Pancake and Waffle Mix (9.65) 6.96
Cake Batter Chiller Mix (8.04) 5.79
Creamy Caramel Sauce (9.65) 6.96
Gotta Lotta Garlic Salsa (9.65) 6.96
Juicy Watermelon Slush Drink Mix (10.72) 7.72
MMMMM Mojito/Juicy Watermelon Mini Bucket Drink Mix Duo (10.72) 7.72
Nana’s Apple Cake Mix (6.84) 4.93 (ONE left)
Onion Onion (9.65) 6.96
Samba Sangria Slush Drink Mix (10.72) 7.72
Simple Salad Dressing Mix (6.03) 4.34
Spinach and Herb Dip Mix (9.65) 6.96 (TWO left...this one is a HOT item)
Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler Mix (10.72) 7.72
Sunny Orange Pancake and Waffle Mix (9.65) 6.96
Sweet Pineapple Chipotle Salsa (9.65) 6.96
Sweet Pepper Jalapeno Jelly (6.84) 4.93
Truffle Fudge Brownie Mix (8.25) 5.94