Simply Mel(Formerly Mama Monoblogs)

Change Is In The Air...

So, I'm thinking of finally doing a complete blog makeover. I'm finally going to purchase a domain name for my blog and get the premium membership from typepad that will allow me to design my blog the way I want. I will be speaking with my brother about this but if he can't do the blog designing I'll find someone else. I know my friend Sondre just had a great blog makeover and the person who did hers did a great job.

I'm also thinking of........

changing the name of my blog.

I know! How many times can I do that, right? Well, with the whole thought of purchasing a domain name it made me start rethinking "Mama Monoblogs" as the final name. I don't know if that name encompasses all that my blog is about. I do have a few names in mind and I don't think I'm going to do a survey this time. I pretty much have one particular one in mind.

We'll see.

So, there's going to be some changes 'round these parts. I'm also going to update  my blog roll, all my pages and my "About Me" page.

I'm excited. And a little overwhelmed. But, I can't wait to see the end result of my personalized blog.

 

Shout Out To Keurig!

I love coffee. I drink it in the morning. I drink it in the afternoon. Sometimes I drink it at night. And mid-morning. Because my husband knows this he bought me a Keurig Single Brew coffee maker over a year ago for Christmas.

   

I have lovingly used this machine every day since. It has brewed me some pretty incredible cups of coffee. All in about 30 seconds. Since I love this machine so  much I decided to bring it with me on our trip to Texas. Once I got here it brewed one cup of coffee and then started making a horrible grinding noise and then quit working altogether.

I was very distraught over this.

I called Keurig's customer service line three times. They gave me instructions on how to fix the problem every time. I was told to descale it. De-scaling, apparently, solves most issues with  a Keurig coffee maker. Minerals and other water junk can build up in the coffee maker and cause all sorts of problems. You're supposed to de-scale every three months.

I didn't know this. I had never tried to de-scale the thing. I knew I should have read the user guide. But seriously, who ever reads the user guide??

Then I called customer service to tell them the machine wouldn't even let me de-scale it and they told me that I had waited way too long to de-scale it. I admitted that this was true. They also said I was just a "little over warranty". So I'm thinking they are either going to tell me I have to mail the thing in to get fixed for a fee or that I have to buy a new one. So, I was pretty pleasantly shocked ,to say the least, when the lady on the other end of the line told me she would mail me a new one- for FREE!!! Then she went on to tell me that I need to de-scale this one every three months.

"I will certainly do that!!!" I happily told her. "Heck, I'll de-scale every day!"

Ok, I didn't say "every day" but that's what I was thinking. I received my new coffee maker today via Fed Ex and it is beautiful!

I am now and forever a huge fan of Keurig and their wonderful customer service. I encourage you to buy one if you are a coffee fanatic like me. You won't be disappointed!

 

All Atwitter...Again

In case you wondering(and you know you were) the issue with my Twitter updates not showing has been resolved. You can now check on what I'm doing all day long. Isn't that exciting?? I thought so. My tweets are on the bottom left of my blog. So check away my friends, check away.

On to the next order of business. I finally uploaded and edited all my pictures from our "extended stay" trip here and I will hopefully begin posting them tomorrow. But, right now, I'm really tired and really need to get off this computer. I'm going to go crawl into bed next to my soundly sleeping and cute bed partner for now-Katelyn.

Ta Ta!

About Pictures,Pearls and New/Old Friends

I am taking the girls to get their pictures taken tomorrow. Technically, I'm taking Kate for her three year pictures but I'm going to sneak Maddy in a couple of shots so I can have a recent professional shot of both of them. I went to Target with my new/old friend Kim  today and purchased matching outfits. Wish me luck.

New/old friend you ask? I'm glad you did. Interestingly enough I met Kim through facebook. We have been writing to each other for a couple of months now and finally actually "met" each other at Target today. We have a lot in common and I felt as if I already knew her. I had a lot of fun and really enjoyed meeting two out of three of her adorable(and shall I say very well behaved) children. I never thought I would end up doing something like that but glad I did.  I look forward to more play dates with Kim so we can continue our friendship. Hi Kim!!

I also wanted to let you know that per Lauryn's request(the winner of my Clever Caption Contest) I will be making a donation to "String Of Pearls". This is actually and extremely wonderful cause and I am thrilled to be making a donation to them in  Lauryn's name. String of Pearls is a non profit, Christian organization that offers help to families who have chosen to carry a baby who has been given a fatal diagnosis. Here is an excerpt from their Mission Statement:

"String of Pearls was created to provide a nurturing and safe place for families as they navigate the path following a fatal prenatal diagnosis that will result in the death of their baby prior to, or shortly after birth. The path between grief and hope is a difficult place to walk; our desire is to provide guidance, compassion and practical suggestions as plans to honor the life of pre-born babies are crafted. Each life has a story worthy of telling and we are here for support as stories are lovingly written."

Their website is www.stringofpearlsonline.org

Check out their website when you get the chance and pass on the info to anyone you know who may be able to use their services. What a wonderful,compassionate and heart breaking cause this is. Thanks Lauryn!

 

 

 

Don't Mind Me!

..as I play around with my background. I'm still trying out all that Typepad has to offer and keep thinking I would like a different background. So, you may be seeing something different everytime you log on. Just an FYI

I'm Twittering On Typepad!

If you could kindly direct your gaze to the lower left hand side of my blog please. Yes, that's right, keep going... I know there's a lot of stuff on that side. There! You will see " Twittering About My Day". I've added the Twitter function to my blog. Now you guys can see what I'm doing and thinking ALL DAY LONG. Isn't that exciting??  I brightened your day didn't I? Well, I do what I can. Hope you enjoy this new function and you can always leave me a comment about whatever I twittered about.

So long for now.