Happy Blogiversary to me!
Happy Blogiversary to me!
Happy Blogiversary dear meeeeeee!
Happy Blogiversary to me!
And many moooooooore!
This week marks two years! Two years ago I wrote my very first post! Now, 270 posts later...here I am...a little bit wiser...with my brain, a little bit swellier...and my heart, a lotta bit stronger!
More than anything I want to celebrate! This blog is my lifeboat. On my hardest days I have jumped in and it has saved me. All that saving is absolutely thanks to you! You have listened, loved and more than anything, UNDERSTOOD me. How could I ever thank you!??
Oh I know...but GIVING YOU STUFF!
This year I have teamed up with Medtronic and Lenny the Lion. I owe much of sanity to the insulin pumps that Medtronic produces. They have been a wonderful support to our family...I can't imagine having the success we have had without the genius gadgetry that is the pump!
And Lenny! Well we all know L is a huge fan. And so am I! He is a wonderful representative for our community...and pretty dang soft and cuddly too!
This week I will be giving away 5...count them...FIVE...Lenny the Lion dolls. (And assorted other little surprise treats too!) Each day we will celebrate something that Lenny stands for...and in turn, try to get our creative juices flowing!
Today we are celebrating COURAGE!
Courage: The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery.
I witnessed the most amazing act of courage yesterday...and was lucky enough to snap a picture JUST before the big moment! L agreed to his very first TUMMY SITE! Booya! Let me tell you, it took a good 30 minute conversation, a couple good bribes, and his favorite Lenny to get him to agree!
Below is seconds before the shunk! To win a Lenny the Lion, (just like the one pictured,) all you have to do is fill in the thought bubble.
What is Lenny thinking at this very moment?
Enter the phrase in the comments section, and remember to keep it clean! Each member of our family will choose our favorite bubble quote! The favorites will then be numbered and a random winner will be chosen from Random.org. Make sure to leave your first name! Comments without a first name will be void.
You have only until midnight Pacific Standard Time to enter! Because tomorrow the winner will be announced, and you will have yet ANOTHER chance to win with a new picture, and a new thought bubble being put up!
Good luck! And remember who your audience is! A 16, 13, 9 and 7 year old...and my hubby and me!
Hooray for Blogiversaries! And hooray for Medtronic! There is a new post up on Medtronic's blog THE LOOP today, that talks all about Lenny! Check it out HERE!
Now what are you waiting for! Fill in the bubble baby!
And again, THANK YOU!! Thank you for easing my burden day after day! Thank you for taking this journey with me!
(PS, if you are reading this post through email, you may hit reply and email me your answer. Just make sure I have your first name!)
Oh God I hope this is not going to hurt , be strong L , be strong my buddy .
ReplyDeleteListen Buddy, sometimes I need to pump my stomach too after a big lunch!
ReplyDeleteWhere am I? Why am I naked? AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO L's STOMACH???
ReplyDeleteAwww, good job buddy!
He's doing it? He's doing it! YEAH L!!!! (I hope that Meri lady gives me a kiss for coaching L thru this one!)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure glad this kid has super D powers, otherwise this might hurt!
ReplyDelete"That is one amazing kid, so brave!" Happy blogiversary friend, not sure where I'd be with out your wisdom and encouragement!
ReplyDelete"Hey, is that a cookie someone dropped on the floor? I wonder if I have to bonus for 'found' foods..."
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your blogaversary! - Mo
"Man, this kid is my HERO! So tough, he's not even flinching! Way to go, buddy"
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Lenny! So awesome! Happy Blogoversary, Meri! I'm so grateful to have your amazing blog to read! You're one awesome d-mama!
Happy Blogiversary, Meri! We love you!! Nice giveaway, too.
ReplyDeleteYou can do it, L. I believe in you!
ReplyDeleteFrom Anna
You CAN dooooooo it!
ReplyDeleteGO L!!!
"Tummy sites are soooo scary! I'm glad I've got L to be brave for me. I wish I could do it for him, though. I only bleed stuffing."
ReplyDeleteHappy Blogavesary, Baby! So glad to have "met" you and hope to meet you IRL soon!! Love you!
Sweets saw this and said, "Wait, wait, wait... What is that?!?" I told her.... "Goodness Gracious! This is soooo scary! He must be really brave.". :) I told her "He is!"
"Hey...I'm choking here...hurry up Dad of my best friend!"
ReplyDeleteLisa:)
We are L's . Here us roar. Tummy sites don't hurt. I will share my Lenny Lion courage. Together we can do anything.
ReplyDeleteCameran
Squeeze me tight! I'm here to help you.
ReplyDeleteHurry up and get your site in I'm extra hungry....ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!
ReplyDeleteBTW Happy Blog-iversary! I adore you so much and have learned more from you than you'll ever know. Thanks for thinking of us with this fun giveaway, Isaac would love a Lenny :)
HAPPY BLOG-IVERSARY!!!! I love Medtronic too! I also love Lenny's iPhone app. It really helped me with carb counting. I think Lenny would be saying,
ReplyDelete"I'm here to help L! Just growlllll and by the time you're done so will this!
Happy Blogiversary, Meri!! I can't imagine the DOC without you!!!
ReplyDelete"What's going on over there? I can't see! I can't see!"
You can do this L!- I'm not lyin...well, I am Lion, but not lyin, but I AM LION....oh, you know what I mean!
ReplyDeleteTommy & Allison
I can't look, I just can't look!!!
ReplyDelete"Dear LORD...do they even realize I am naked while they are taking jabs at L's Abs? and snapping a pic?! I don't think so...and...btw, I look a little precarious!!!"
ReplyDeletexoxo Meri.
"If that thing comes near me, I'll have to slap you with a slice of bacon. Yes, I said bacon."
ReplyDeleteBrianna said, Belly sites are awesome! Lenny loves to watch, he is so brave like us!
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blogs, keep up the great job!
Kelly Harp
Hurry up and get this over with! He's squishing my guts out!
ReplyDeleteWhat do I have to do to get some pants around here?!
ReplyDeleteHappy bloggy birthday!
Happy Blogaversary Meri!! What would I do without you???
ReplyDelete"You got this L! Just squeeze me really tight...WAIT! NOT.THAT.TIGHT.I.CAN'T.BREATHE!!!"
"Aaack! You're strangling me! Put me down and let me help you my man!"
ReplyDeleteThanks for blogging Meri. One of these days the girls (and small B) and I will come say hi personally! :)
"L, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
ReplyDeleteKelly
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ReplyDeleteTrue courage is not the absence of fear -- but the willingness to proceed in spite of it. And you, L., are one courageous dude!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the Blogiversary! How did the first tummy site go? -Kandice
Never fear, Lenny's here!!
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Heather Cannady
I am so very proud of him!
ReplyDeleteHappy blogaversary Meri!
I will never complain again about a thorn in my paw!
ReplyDeletewow, this isn't so bad after all. thanks Lenny for helping me be so brave!
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