UGH!  I know that I was supposed to be publishing posts everyday for my DISNEY WORLD CHALLENGE, but Blogger is pissing me off. (Sorry for the naughty words!!!)  I have been trying to change my header for about 5 days, and it still will not let me do it!  So, for now, it will have to stay the way it is!

A New Leaf

I know that it has been such a long time since I posted a blog, but Life as I Know It has gone CRAZY!!! 

It is a good kind of crazy, but CRAZY all the same.  Our business expanded.  Nick and I, both, started doing MMA.  We are planning a HUGE family gathering.  Gran got hurt.  My Father-in Law was in the Hospital.  Nick is also working on his Eagle Project!  

But today's post is about turning a new leaf.   And that is what I am doing.  I have some goals. 

1) No Yelling at anyone.  I am a yeller!  I admit it. 

2) Less Facebook and Pinterest.  I am addict.  I admit it!

I also will be starting a 30 day exercise/diet challenge.  I will post my before/during/after pics.  I will also post my Work Outs and Menu on here.  I get a lot of ideas from BodyRockTV.  They are AWESOME!!! 


I am calling this challenge Meliah's Walt Disney World Challenge!  Tomorrow is Day 1!

Mixed Martial Arts and the Mom of SIX

MMA!  I have fallen in love!  It is a great work out.  The people at U.S. Ju Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts Center are great!  There are no attitudes.

The instructors go around making sure that everyone is doing things correctly.  Sensei Blackford stopped what he doing to show me how to properly do the moves.

The students work with and help each other.  They are not trying to beat each other up or prove anything.

I have been to many Dojos over the years, and this is one of the best.  I like that they accept individuals rather than taking anyone.  I like that they keep their student/instructor ratio small. 

Check them out on FaceBook.

Dear Patrick

Happy Valentine's Day!  I love you!!

Photo Credit:  I found this on Pinterest, but I think it comes from this blog!

The Journey of Finding My Soul Mate

Finding my soul mate was most definitely a journey. A soul mate is not always someone with whom you are romantically involved. It could just be a friend.

For me, though, my soul mate was both. We were friends, and we fell into a something more long before we should have.  After a while, he decided that it would be best to see other people, so we ended up calling the something off for a while.  It was truly the most pain that I had ever felt in my entire life.   My heart was broken into a million pieces.  I had lost, not only the person I loved, but my greatest friend as well.

I wanted him to just go away. My heart was aching. I prayed for him not to call, email, or IM me anymore. I knew that if he called or wrote, that I would respond. He was first and foremost my friend. Not just any friend, he was my best friend. He was the one who knew my hopes and my dreams. He knew my secrets. He truly KNEW me. He really saw ME.  Did I get what I prayed for??  NOPE!  He called, emailed, texted, IMed constantly.  He would not GO AWAY! 

This is not the end of our story, or even the beginning.  This is just a small part of it.  We have come a long way since then. 

We have been married for a few years now, and are very happy.  We have expanded our family to include a total of 6 children.  It took us a while to get it, but we finally did, and we made it!



Photo Credit: April Hollingsworth who is an AMAZING photographer!

I Don't Usually Eat Bacon

 But, HailNo made these Jalapeno Poppers!  They were SOOOO good!  

Yes, that is HailNo with her delicious concoction!

We are not Exact-Recipe-Followers here in my house, but I do know that HailNo adapted her recipe from my Pioneer Woman cookbook.   Website found here!   I do know that she glazed them with marmalade from Chile.  I think it is peach, but not 100% sure.  I do know that it is NOT Orange marmalade.  

Despite my anti-bacon stance on MOST occasions, I did try these.  It was my MOTHERLY DUTY!  I have to admit, these were AMAZING!!!

Way to go HailNo! 

Dream and the Dreamer

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
Harriet Tubman


I have no desire to change the world.  I do have dreams.  I have big dreams!  Those Dreams include that some day a cure for Autism will be found.  My dreams include, a day without fighting with Colby because he does not like to hear "NO".   

But, Today's dream is: We all get over this nasty cold!


This is LIFE AS I KNOW IT!