I am Back to Blogging – Happy New Year 2018

I am back! After taking a year off to finish writing my book I am finally back to updating this blog and writing articles for my online magazine, The Healthy Moms Magazine. My manuscript is complete and it is currently going through the editing process. I  will let all of you know when it will be published as soon as I can. I am excited, relieved and nervous about getting my first book published. If it is a success there will be more to come. What have we been up…

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A Boy and His Dad – #WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday

I was out for a walk with Chris and our nine-year-old the other night and snapped this photo. xVisit these great blogs for more Wordless Wednesdays.           Rules of this #BlogHop Grab our New button for your blog so I know that you are linking up here. Add your Wordless Wednesday Link Leave me a comment so I can visit your blog. Visit the other blogs linking up. An InLinkz Link-up Check out these great blogs that participate in Wordless Wednesday each week. RCH ReviewsCrafty Allie…

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Weekend Reflection #40 We are Going to the Moon

This was first posted to the Healthy Moms Magazine on January 11, 2009. Back then I was a mother of three children ages 11, 3 and 1. The Talbert family lived in Sacramento, CA in 2009.   I’m sorry I’m posting this late. This week was pretty busy. I actually stuck with my work plan and blogged for 5-6 hours each day. I saw my traffic go up as a result. Now I know what I need to do to increase my readership on this blog. But, yesterday I decided to…

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Holy Shoes – #WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday

My son has Holy shoes.  They must go to church a lot. Or, maybe it’s time for some new ones.  This is our Wordless Wednesday for the week. xx Visit these great blogs for more Wordless Wednesdays.           Rules of this #BlogHop Grab our button for your blog so I know that you are linking up here. Add your Wordless Wednesday Link Leave me a comment so I can visit your blog. Visit the other blogs linking up. An InLinkz Link-up Check out these great blogs…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – The Birthday Boy

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post. Parrot’s birthday was on Friday. I made him a plants vs zombies cake. I love making birthday cakes. We had cake, ice cream and he opened one small gift from his dad. I also made my famous tuna casserole for dinner. I wish I had more time to write in my blogs and read your blogs. This summer has been crazy busy and I’ve been going non stop. First we moved. Then we drove out…

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#WordlessWedneaday with #linky on a Tuesday – Before and After

 Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post. We move to the new house next Saturday. It’s all ready except I need to vacuum the carpets. Last weekend we painted over the beautiful angel. Parrot wanted his walls painted an ocean blue. He loves marine life. I am glad I took photos of the angel before we painted over her. Before After I hope he likes it! If you are participating in Wordless Wednesday scroll down and leave your link. Thanks for visiting!…

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#WordlessWedneaday with #linky on a Tuesday – Angels and Dolphins

 Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post. I haven’t been blogging as much since school ended. Between getting the new house ready for our move, shuttling Goose to work and back, taking the younger kids to their appointments at the Pioneer Center I just haven’t had much time to blog. It’s frustrating. But, I’m trying hard to deal with my stress in a positve way. Too much stress leads to weight gain and belly fat. My youngest was born nearly 5 years…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – Parrot’s New Puzzle

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post.Parrot loves puzzles. When he puts one together I have to frame it and hang it on his wall. Some day I will share photos of all the puzzles he has hanging in his room. It’s pretty impressive. Especially since he is only seven years old and he put all of them together on his own. Parrot got his first 1,000 piece puzzle from his Aunt and Uncle for First Holy Communion.  He’s put together a 750…

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Preparing Children with Asperger’s for the Sacraments

I am sitting here listening to Christian music and thinking about the past weekend.  It’s been a while since I wrote here. For some reason, I just can not keep up with this blog the same way I do with my other one. I consider the Talbert Zoo my diary. Usually people update their diaries every single day, but my life is way too crazy for me to keep up with that pace. For now I will write a post here a couple of times a week. On Saturday Parrot…

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Video Flashback – Parrot

Can you tell which country is missing? The kids were watching some of our old You Tube videos on our Fire TV this morning before school and they found this one from May of 2011.  Parrot is a Geography wiz. When he was three he knew all fifty states, where they were located and their names.  Today, he knows all the state capitols and most of the countries of the world. He just completed a world puzzle a few weeks ago. The puzzle pieces are in the shapes of the…

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