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Guess Who’s Expecting Along With Me?

My son is due in three short months, and there is a medley of pregnant celebrities also expecting babies and due to have their own babies in the winter, spring, and summer of 2012 (some may even be having them as we speak). Jennifer Garner and husband Ben Affleck are pregnant with their third child, […]

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  • JennySue Makeup

    Wow!! That’s quite a list of prego celebs!! I read that Alessandra was actually 2 months along when she walked in this years VS fashion show- only a supermodel could pull that off right?? Congrats to you!! Babies are so wonderful, that’s why I have 3 of them;-)

  • Blond Duck

    Have a wonderful New Year!

  • April Decheine

    Wishing all these beautiful ladies a pleasant birth 🙂 They are all beautiful!!

  • Wow lots of celebrities having babies! I can’t wait to see Jay Z and Beyonce’s baby!

  • So many new babies coming in 2012 — exciting!

  • Amy

    I wish I looked that good when I was pregnant. Congrats to all the mommies ad best wishes.

  • Courtney

    So many celeb bumps!!

  • Where the heck have I been? I didn’t know about any of these pregnancies. I used to be all into celebrity business, so I’d better step up my game!

  • Tricia Nightowlmama

    hurry I ‘ mean hurray for 2012 babies such a huge blessing Healthy 9 monhts to you all

  • Dee @ Cocktails with Mom

    Beyonce looks gorgeous pregnant!

  • Laurie

    I can never keep up with all these celebrities.

  • Marcie W.

    You are AWESOME with knowing who everyone is and when they’re due, let alone writing it out perfectly. You should have a side job on Access Hollywood Penelope!

  • Lolo

    My sister was due Christmas day but now looks like she is going to have the baby the 1st!
    Love seeing the celeb baby bumps.

  • Anne - Mommy Has to Work

    You have lots of company!

  • Louise

    What cute mommies!

  • Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom

    I hadn’t heard about Maggie Gyllenhaal! It’ll be interesting to see if it’s a boy for Garner and Affleck since Matt Damon and his wife keep trying and have all girls!

  • Janet Callaway

    Congratulations, Penelope. Look forward to seeing the pictures of your new son in a few months. Have you selected the name or are you not yet telling people?

    Best wishes for a year filled with vibrant healthy, happiness in your heart and abundance in all that matters to you. Hauoli Makahiki Hou. Janet

  • Zippy Sandler

    So cool! Have a wonderful 2012 Penelope.

  • Shop with Me Mama (Kim)

    Love this post 🙂 So many preggos out there, wow!!! Congrats to them all and YOU too mama!!!! Hopefully I will be joining you all in 2012 🙂

  • Canadian Mom Blogger

    Awww, they all look adorable. Congratulations to you and all of the celebrity moms.

  • Alison

    I met James Van Der Beek and his wife and daughter, whom is adorable!! They are a very nice couple. I love Kerri Russel ever since she was on Felicity… so happy for all these couples and their babies.

  • Theresa

    Congrats to all the pregnant mamas!

  • monique

    I agree – congrats to you all!

  • Karen

    I had no idea so many celeb’s are pregnant! Congrats on the upcoming birth of your child, too! Babies are such a blessing!

  • Virginia from That Bald Chick

    Wow, there WAS something in water! I had no idea so many celebrities were expecting.

  • Jennifer

    awww so many baby bumps makes me want to jump on the baby wagon asap!

The Knotted Updo (Hair Style Tutorial)

I love updo hairstyles; they add a little bit of elegance and prettiness to a look in an easy way without a lot of work, and updos can be worn casually or dressed up to look sophisticated for a night out or formal event. Like my past hair tutorials for the French Braid Updo and […]

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  • April Decheine

    That is so pretty, I may have to try this on New Years, hubby and I are going to do something fancy!

  • Theresa

    That looks so beautiful! Thanks Penelope! I love the tutorials!

  • Canadian Mom Blogger

    I love that! And it looks easy too.

  • I love this — super cute! Thanks for the tutorial!

  • ohkeeka [The Type A Housewife]

    I love this–so pretty! It makes me want to grow my hair long again so I can do things with it. 🙂

  • Anne - Mommy Has to Work

    That is so pretty! I’m always in a rush, though.

  • Marcie W.

    I LOVE it & it’s easy (which I need)

  • Karen

    You have amazing hair!! I love the look!! I just cut my hair, but could possibly pull this off! Thanks for the tutorial!!

  • Sandra

    Despite the very detailed explanations and the pictures showing us how-to, I can guarantee you that I would get tangled in my own hair. Clearly you are naturally good at doing hair! I would feel much better if you did the updo on me. Thank you 😉

  • Lolo

    That is really cute! I am going to have to try it!

  • Sheila

    That is really cute. My hair isn’t long enough to do thing like that but I love to see others be creative with their hair.

  • Tammy

    I’m all thumbs when it comes to doing hairstyles, but this looks like one I could actually do.

  • Virginia from That Bald Chick

    Very pretty!

  • Louise

    So beautiful!

  • looks super cute on you and super easy to do luv it

  • Zippy Sandler

    Penelope you are just so talented. I can barely run my fingers through my 1″ of hair without it looking like a mess.

  • You have the most beautiful hair! And I can’t believe you did this all by yourself. Awesome!

  • Fawn

    This is fabulous! I love updo hairstyles but am updo challenged so I tend to settle for the bun at the nape of my neck. I even bought one of those hair accessories that are supposed to make creating a french roll as easy as 1-2-3. I still haven’t figured it out :(. But this looks fantastic and if my fingers and hair become more coordinated, I think I can give it a try :).

  • I am so jealous of your pretty hair! Mine is really thick, curly and wavy and I never got to do things like that!

  • Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom

    What a glamorous look – I love this!

  • Shop with Me Mama (Kim)

    Gorgeous Penelope! I love your hair anyways, so anything you do to it is pretty 🙂 I will have to try this one out.

  • Jennifer

    omg gorgeous! I can’t believe you did it by yourself. I always wish I had 20 hands so I could do a hairstyle like this

  • Tesa @ 2 Wired 2 Tired

    That is a beautiful hairstyle! I love that you did it yourself too. I’m not very talented when it comes to hair, but I’d love to try this sometime.

  • Courtney

    Very pretty!

  • Wow so pretty. I think I may wear my hair like this tomorrow!

  • Laurie

    This is soooo pretty!

  • monique

    Very pretty! I was hoping for a belly pictures snuck in there!

  • Donna

    How beautiful! I still probably couldn’t get mine to look like that. lol.

  • deb

    Very pretty. Thanks for sharing.

  • Jen-Eighty MPH Mom

    Oh I love this style!

  • Stefanie

    I love it!! I wish I could do that with my hair!

  • yulissa

    Do you have any pretty hairstyles for thick curly hair?

  • Very cute and looks easy enough to do!! I love hair styles that are different and pretty quick to do!!

Inspired

I’m always astounded by people…whether it’s someone who has everything yet has no hope, no happiness, no appreciation, or someone who seems to have been short-changed in life, but still lives a full life, with joy, love, laughter, and friendships. This guy inspired me, and I wanted to share this today, while I’m spending the […]

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  • Donna

    I agree, Nick is such an inspiration. He reminds me to just suck it up when I want to start whining about my life. I’m so truly blessed!

    Merry Christmas, Penelope!

  • Thanks for sharing that Penelope, truly and inspiration. Happy holidays to you and your family!!!

  • Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom

    Thanks so much for sharing this! I’ve never heard of Nick before but he is so inspiring. For someone to overcome all that he has WITH a smile on their face is an amazing accomplishment.

    Merry Christmas to you and your family!

  • Barbara Platt

    that’s a great video

  • Annie @ Mama Dweeb

    Thank you so much for sharing this Penelope! it really touched my heart!

  • Shop with Me Mama (Kim)

    Merry Christmas my sweet friend!!! <3

  • Lolo

    Wow, he is such an inspiration!

    I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!

  • Courtney

    He’s absolutely amazing!

  • Jade

    He came to my classroom and spoke, he is so inspiring! It is so refreshing to have people like him be so enthusiastic and happy to just be here

  • and a MErry Christmas to you and your family

  • Tammy

    He is awesome. Merry Christmas.

  • Thanks so much for sharing — what an inspiration!

  • Theresa

    Thanks for sharing Penelope!

  • Virginia from That Bald Chick

    What a fantastic video. Thanks for sharing.

  • Marcie W.

    So SO wonderful! I have a friend named Garrett with a story very similar to Nick’s. I love overcoming obstacles.

  • Louise

    Thanks for sharing.

  • Wow! He made me smile; so fabulous!

  • Zippy Sandler

    Wow, it just proves that you can do anything you want in life no matter what.

  • Holly

    This would be the kind of person that I would love to settle in to a bottle of wine with and talk to for hours, he seems so approachable and high spirited… And I agree, very handsome too!

  • Amy

    Awesome video and a great reminder to us all.

  • Laurie

    We can all use inspiration

  • yonca

    Great reminder, Penelope. Thanks for sharing!

Frugal Living Through Cheap Insurance

This post is brought to you by a guest author on the importance of protecting your family by retaining insurance during financially lean times, and ways to do so. How The Economy Affects Insurance Decisions 

In this economy, people are looking to cut costs wherever possible. While no one wants to be without insurance, it […]

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  • There are SO many variations in insurance plans, and even though it can be time consuming to pore through them all, there’s usually something that works for everyone.

  • Karen

    We really need to find a new insurance company. Thanks for posting.

  • Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom

    I hate paying for insurance but it gives me peace of mind knowing that I’m protected just in case!

  • Anne - Mommy Has to Work

    Thanks! Ours is okay, but hoping when we move to will get even cheaper!

  • I work in insurance and most of the time, if it’s too good to be true — it probably is. Just keep that in mind.

  • Courtney

    My job offers insurance. It’s $400 per person, per month. My husband has excellent coverage, but a rule just went into a effect that if spouses job offers it you cannot cover them. Very odd. So looks like I’ll be paying out the butt again soon.

  • Penelope

    Why is it their business if a spouse can get coverage, or even works? Seems like an invasion of privacy.

  • Courtney

    They’re cheap. It’s a union so they don’t want to pay more than they need to pay. I only found out after cutting my fingertip.. They wanted to revoke coverage right then and there. Thankfully my job doesn’t have open enrollment until July 2012, which in that case they can’t uncover me because there’s a clause that they have to cover a spouse if they aren’t able to access coverage. Hubby and I came to the conclusion that I will not be renewing my contract in July since we’re expecting. $400 for medical then $1000 for daycare is more than my monthly income since I only work part-time. We’d prefer one of us with the baby anyway. Kind of works out.

Jack Bauer Interrogates Santa

My husband has been watching this in YouTube over and over again…I don’t know, Jack Bauer is pretty hardcore sometimes, he doesn’t seem to have any boundaries. I was really scared for Santa:

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  • Alicia

    Oh my gosh..this is HILARIOUS because I LOOOOVE 24!!

  • April Decheine

    This is pretty good, I love 24 too!

  • Canadian Mom Bloger

    LOL…my husband is a huge fan of 24.

  • Tammy

    That is a scary thought. The video was very intense.

  • Theresa

    That is HILARIOUS! 🙂

  • Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom

    I’ve only watched the first couple of season of 24 but this is so funny! The only thing missing is Jack’s daughter being kidnapped.

  • What a funny video.

  • Virginia from That Bald Chick

    HILARIOUS! We just discovered 24 about 3 weeks ago, and have watched the entire first two seasons since. We are working on season 3 now (love Amazon Prime) but had to take a break this week since we are visiting the in-laws.

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