The Green Eyed Momma

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Today's Prompt: Why I need...to say thank you. Why I need... to say thank you. My home town, Pacific/Catawissa, Missouri; lost a hero and saying thank you just doesn't seem like enough. The town I was raised in, rallied together on Saturday by standing in the rain, to pay respect to a young man who chose to serve his country, and paid the ultimate sacrifice. Army Spc. Jeffrey L. White Jr. Died April 3, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom 21, of Catawissa, Mo., assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; died April 3, in Khost province, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by an improvised explosive device. The Associated Press PACIFIC, Mo. — The body of a soldier killed in Afghanistan is coming home. The remains of Army Spc. Jeffrey White Jr., 21, of Catawissa are scheduled to arrive in St. Louis on April 14, acco...

Today's Prompt: Who I would love to bring with me to Bloggy Conference! I would love to bring my best friend Jennifer H. to Bloggy Conference! She lives in Ohio, has a blog, and I can not tell you how much I miss her! Jenn and I met in junior high school, and for some reason we just clicked. (We shared the same first name and quickly became Jen and Jenn, or double trouble.) We did so many glorious things though out high school, and were rarely apart our Junior and Senior. She and I both worked at Six Flags, and have many dear memories from our times behind the scenes of the theme park. To her credit she learned photography while working there...whereas I just learned to flirt with boys. (Funny story... she married the guy she worked with at Six flags and her date for our Senior Prom.) We lost touch for many years as, our lives headed in different directions. We both married, and moved away from our home town. She would be in Texas, and I was in New ...

Macaroni Review Got A Mess? Get A Toydozer! We're Giving Away Two! Editor's Note : A special thank you to our guest writer, Jenny Fortner for another great review.  I hope you like Toydozer...we do! I was contacted by Shae Jackson, of Macaroni Kid Northwest Baltimore, to write a review, on her behalf, for the Toydozer! We played hard today, and I was overwhelmed at the thought of having to pick up the boys mess of blocks, for the second time in one day. This mess was a full construction site, post demolition and I knew that there was only one tool that could help this clean up!   I introduced the Toydozer to the boys, and the kids wanted to know how it worked? I explained that the "gatherer," is like a bulldozer, and the "scoop," is like the scoop on a bulldozer. Both kids were wide eyed, and very interested to see it in action! I told them that it would make clean up so much faster, and it would give them more time before bed to extend ...

If this is your first time visiting The Green Eyed Momma, welcome!! I am so happy you stopped by to say hello. Hello, my name is Jenny, and I am the voice behind The Green Eyed Momma! This little blog tells the story of our wild ride as a family and my journey of motherhood.  My goal this year was to start blogging, although I have had my blog for three years. Writing is a true art form, and putting your thoughts into words takes time, love, and a passion for learning how to express yourself. I am a huge fan of ice cream, cheese cake, lasagna, St. Louis Cardinal baseball, and Mizzou college football. I am an avid reader, crafter, and baker who spends way too much time on Pinterest . I never leave the house with out a camera, and love capturing all of the little moments we share as a family. My days are filled with building towers out of blocks, digging in the dirt, blowing bubbles, snuggling ...

Today's Prompt: This year is flying by so fast... This year is flying by so fast, and I am just loving all of the things that are on our schedule. Are there times when I wish things would slow down or I could freeze time? YES!!! Where did the first half of the year go? March and April have just flown by; January and February seem so long ago! I can not get over the fact that the boys are growing so quickly, and I am shocked at how time has just flown by. It is almost May, and it means that I will have a 5 year old. Ummm, I'm sorry but when did that happen??? Seems like I was just holding Michael Jr. and kissing his sweet little hands and feet for the very first time. Now he is a bundle of energy and is always on go-go mode, seriously this kid is just wired and runs circles around me. My three year old just asked what a hot dog was made out of...whoa, Dude...when did you become the little scientist, and seek greater learning? I didn't want to dash his dreams by ...