Monday, April 4, 2011

Ultimate Blog Party

I'm joining the Ultimate Blog Party from Five Minutes for Moms!

To get aquainted, my name is gail and I am a mom and grandmom in the northeastern USA. My life is full and busy looking after my home and my five year old granddaughter, Isabella, who is on the autism spectrum.



Currently, I am organizing, for the second year, our walk for Autism Speaks. Last year, our team raised nearly $3000! I even painted my nails blue for the occasion!



In January, I joined Weight Watchers and have taken off 14 pounds of the 50 I hope to lose. My treadmill has been dusted off and, I am happy to say, it is getting a work out. I am tired of being frumpy Booboo, as Isabella calls me.

Finding new recipes that are appealing to my family and are WW friendly has become a mission in my life. I will be happy to share.

Looking forward to meeting new "friends" through this outreach.

Blessings, gail
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13 comments:

  1. Style, Decor & MoreApril 4, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    Congratulations on the weight loss!
    I'm a new follower from the blog hop!
    Hope you can hop by and follow me?

    http://stylendecordeals.blogspot.com/

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  2. AnonymousApril 5, 2011 at 2:39 AM

    Thanks for stopping by my blog today. It is so nice to meet you! Congrats on your weight loss! That's excellent. I host a meme each Monday where you can link up any post you'd like motivation and encouragement on. I'd love if you join me.

    http://AHippoWithAHeadband.blogspot.com

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  3. Amy's Blah, Blah, BloggingApril 5, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Gail, that is so awesome that you lost 14 lbs! I am so impressed! Congrats on that.

    Hope you meet lots of fun people this week. I love visiting new blogs and wish I could see all of them. Lots of fun!

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  4. UnknownApril 5, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    Congrats on your weight loss.

    New follower via ultimate blog party. Hoep you will follow me too @ http://masalabowl.blogspot.com/2011/04/day-298-ultimate-blog-party.html

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  5. Martha WingerApril 6, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Stopping by from UBP. I love your positive messages in handling stress. Sharing your panic attack experiences is so helpful! I made three trips to the ER before I figured out I was having them, too! These lives we're given are messy but never boring. Keep on keeping on!

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  6. No GuileApril 6, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    you sound like a busy lady. :)
    http://noguilelifeandotherstoriesfromautism.blogspot.com/

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  7. CathinaApril 6, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Hi Gail, thanks for the visit...it's nice to meet you and you have a beautiful grand daughter...

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  8. Kanesha @it's a full nestApril 6, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Hey! Nice to find you via UBP11.
    My mother-in-law lives with us and it's FANTASTIC to have that support with the kids. Thanks for a great site.

    Stop over and party with us a bit.
    http://www.itsafullnest.com/?p=3033

    -Kanesha

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  9. msposhApril 7, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    Congrats on the loss!

    I'm passing through from the UBP to say hello.
    Have a great day!
    POSH
    http://poshonabudget.com/

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  10. Martha JinApril 8, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    dear G, I love your BLUE nails!! Are they painted blue again? maybe I cold join u in doing that just as a show of support to what you're doing there. I can't be there, buT I'll cheer you on as you work for the Isabella team :)
    It's also wonderful you lost so much weight! I didn't know. I'm trying hard to loose too..but it's tough. Tips G? Maybe a post on how to loose weight. haha..
    HUGS

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  11. :DISTherapyApril 8, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Hi Gail,
    #UBP11 visitor here (also from the northeast)! Your granddaughter is soooo lucky to have you in her corner. I have a child with ASD, and would like to share his outcome with you at:
    http://www.distherapy.com/2011/03/tale-of-march-madness-how-basketball.html
    Nice to meet you :DM

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  12. gailApril 8, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    I painted my nails blue for the walk last year but am thinking of doing them earlier.....

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  13. AnneApril 12, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    Hi Gail! I’m belatedly stopping by from the UBP. Nice to meet you!

    I have two blogs, and I’d love for you to stop by when you get a minute. We're giving away a $100 Visa gift card at Giveaway Corner. Thanks!

    http://giveawaycorner.blogspot.com/ (A free giveaway every weekday)
    http://anne-somekindofwonderful.blogspot.com/ (Family blog)

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