Authentically Nita

Jael Custom Designs has spotlighted my blog! Whoo hoo! Jael Custom Designs is an awesome blog. Not only does she do custom designs, but you'll find resources you can use for editing & customizing if you want to do it yourself. There are also some good recipes and articles! Check out the Spotlight here: Sunday Blogger Spotlight

I cannot wait for this movie to come out! PRECIOUS - Trailer This movie has an awesome cast of some of my favorite people & I am counting down the days! Mo'nique Mariah Carey (we'll just forget about that Glitter thing since she was willing to ditch the Diva act when she took this role.) Paula Patton and Gabourey Sidibe as Precious Lenny Kravitz also plays in this movie.

Great news: I have just received my 3rd Blog Award! This award was given by Nanny Dee at New England Blogger . On New England Blogger you can find some really informative advice on infants and children. There are several wonderful posts about parenting so please stop by Nanny Dee's blog to check it out! Exceedingly Charming Award: This award is bestowed on to blogs that are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated.

The challenge for this week was to capture a contemplative photo. I couldn't get a good shot from the kids, so I used this one of me. I took this by using the timer & doing an auto-shot. This little darling is our new kitten, Lion.

I've been kind of MIA from the usual activities that go on here at my Blog. Preparing for the children to start school, preparing for myself to start school & planning my cousin's baby shower, had me pretty busy. I don't know when I'll get the chance to do the I Heart Faces posts again, (but hopeful tomorrow). I would just like to express , that I have no idea how I am going to juggle, a full time work at home position, two classes a week, helping the children with their homework, dinner, shopping, & Blogging! I'm freaking out here! I have no intentions on leaving the Blogosphere, but I guess I won't be blogging as much. With that said, I may (small chance) be adding two other authors to this lovely blog of mine.... More about that later.

Is it just me, or is Back to School shopping extra-expensive this year???? I think it's a combination of my pay check not going as far as it used to and the fact that all of my children are in school now. I only have to buy uniforms for three of them this year, but that doesn't really matter. Looking on the bright side: At least I don't have to buy one of those expensive calculators this year.

The photo I'm using this week takes me back to my days as a little girl when my dad was able to fix any problem I had. My father bought me these two Cabbage Patch Dolls when I was 3 years old. I had lost my first & only Cabbage Patch at the park one day. I cried for days, because she was my favorite doll. Not long after this happened, I received a package in the mail from Germany. It was from dad & he had mailed me these twin Cabbage Patch Dolls to make me feel better. Every time I pull out these dolls, I reminisce. It takes me back to when there was no problem too big or too small for my daddy to fix. There’s nothing like being a little girl and having a wonderful father there to fix your problems and stop your tears. Even when he was in another country, he was still right there when I needed him.