Day 15 of 30 Blog Challenge

Day 15: A confession/secret of yours

This is going to be a fun one. At least I know that if my husband were to read this, he already knows this 😊

Taste of the Wild Wet Cat Food, Purrrrrfect For Your Furry Friend

*Disclaimer: I received these products from Chewy.com for my honest opinion. All opinions are 100% my own. There is no compensation for this review*

Luna and Salem are my babies, other than my kids, and I tend to spoil them both quite often with wet food mixed in with their dry food.

Blue Buffalo Red, White, and Blue Bars Dog Treats

*Disclaimer: I received these products from Chewy.com for my honest opinion. All opinions are 100% my own. There is no compensation for this review*

Blue Buffalo came out with their Holiday Crunchy Dog Treats, a perfect treat for your pet.

Day 14 of 30 Blog Challenge

Day 14: Something you miss from your childhood

Day 13 of 30 Blog Challenge

Day 13: Talk about your piercings and/or tattoos

I just have the typical piercings, my ears, I know I’m a wild one ha-ha I only got them done twice. I have always wanted to get my nose and tongue done, but for some reason I just never got it done. I have one tattoo now, wanting to get a few more though. I have a blue heart with a banner that says “Dad” and under it, it has the date that he passed away 9/17/05

Day 12 of 30 Blog Challenge

Day 12: Something you don’t leave your house without

The one thing that I would have to say that I never leave the house without would have to be my cellphone. No matter where I go that thing is on me pretty much 98% of the time. There have been times when I have ran to a friends apartment (they live below us) to talk to them and left my phone upstairs.

Day 11 of 30 Blog Challenge

Day 11: What was the last movie you saw in the theater?

The last time that I went to a movie theater was 6 years ago, crazy I know! I was on a date night with the hubby and we went to go and see “American Pie Reunion.” Pretty good movie tasty food, good company, all around a good night. I just can’t believe that it’s been 6 years!

Chewy.com Dog Food and Cat Food

*Disclaimer: I received these products from Chewy.com for my honest opinion. All opinions are 100% my own. There is no compensation for this review*

The fur babies got some more yummy treats, okay not treats this time, they got some yummy food. Copper and Boomer got Holistic Select Small & Mini Breed. Luna and Salem got Purina Pro Plan Wet Cat Food.

Day 10 of 30 Blog Challenge

Day 10: Put your playlist on shuffle and write down the first 10 songs that play

So if you go to and see the actual list it say iPod/mp3 play, but I don’t have any of those, I use Spotify. So let me get my playlist on shuffle and get the first 10 songs written down 😊

1. Can’t Buy Me Love by The Beatles

2. If I Ruled The World by Big Time Rush

3. Poker Face by Lady Gaga

4. What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction

5. Cowboy by Kid Rock

6. Bless The Broken Road by Rascal Flatts

7. Boondocks by Little Big Town

8. Lights, Camera, Action by New Kids On The Block

9. As Long as You Love Me by Backstreet Boys

10. I Thought She Knew by NSync

Day 9 of 30 Challenge

Day 9: Five places you want to visit

Paris:

I have always wanted to go to Paris. Going there for a honeymoon with Neil would just be the greatest thing in the world to me. It just looks so beyond beautiful there and I would love to go to the Eiffel Tower, that would just be amazing! On top of that there are so many things to do in Paris, I honestly wouldn’t even know where to start!

London:

London is one place that I have always wanted to go to since I was a little girl actually. It has always caught my attention, and I really don’t know why really. But I would really love to take my two oldest sons there (Matthew and Jackson) so they can see where part of them are from (their biological father is was born there) and maybe meet up with their Aunt Suzie (she’s a Marilyn Monroe impersonator).

New York:

New York has been another place that has also always caught my attention. I don’t know what it is about the big city, maybe it’s all the business about it, or all the people, or all the stores. But I have always wanted to go there, maybe even visit with some of Neil’s family that lives there too.

Australia:

I would love to go to Australia as well. Honestly, if I could have like a 4 week vacation where I go to Paris, London, Australia, and Rome I would be in 7^th Heaven. That would be the GREATEST vacation ever! Australia looks like a very beautiful place to visit and the beaches look very gorgeous. Taking a day and just spending it on the beach to relax sounds amazing!

Rome:

Rome is such a gorgeous place to visit, granted I have never visited there, but it does look gorgeous. This is a place that I would love to take a vacation with Neil to, it looks like it is definitely a couple place.

Chewy.com Cat Food and Dog Treat

*Disclaimer: I received these products from Chewy.com for my honest opinion. All opinions are 100% my own. *

My fur babies were treated to Hill’s Science Diet Savories with Peanut Butter & Banana Dog Treats and Purina Pro Plan Seafood Favorites Variety Pack Canned Cat Food.

Day 8 of 30 Blog Challenge

Day 8: Three things you want to say to three different people

Okay, so I won’t lie, this is going to be hard, because not only are there more than three people that I want to tell something too, but the three people that I am choosing to tell something too, there are more than three things that I want to tell them. So just to keep things on a more personal level, I won’t put their names out there, I’ll just name them, Person 1, Person 2, and Person 3. Ok, let’s get started.

Person 1: I want to thank you for the last 11 ½ years. You have showed me that being loved and loving someone was possible again. I am so thankful that you so willfully came into my life, knowing that I had children and took them into your life as if they were your own.

Person 2: When we met 3 years ago at the bus stop, we just clicked, and we just knew that we were going to be best friends from the start, we were just the same. You are the one of the best friends in my life and I can’t see you never being in my life ever. You will forever be a part of my life and a part of my family and the same with you kids, you guys will never be able to leave me!

Person 3: With you, well there are more than three things that I want to say to you. I honestly don’t know how you could not want anything to do with the one son that wants something to do with you. I don’t get how a parent, like you, could just push a child aside and not even speak with them.

Day 7 of 30 Blog Challenge

Day 7: Screen shot of your desktop of lock screen

Day 6 of 30 Blog Challenge

Day 6: What are your favorite quotes?

“Never talk down anyone’s situation because in a blink of an eye you could be walking in their shoes.”

“Apparently, when you treat people the same way they treat you they get offended.”

Day 5 of 30 Blog Challenge

Day 5: The meaning behind your Twitter and/or Instagram name

My Twitter name is @Sassy_Mom17, I picked that name because I am always being told by those that are close to me that I am just as sassy as can be. Of course, this has been told me ever since I was young, so it would make sense that it would continue into my adulthood. Obviously, the mom part is because I am mom. The 17 just represents the year that I restarted all of this.

My Instagram name is sassy_momto4. I think this pretty much speaks for itself. I am sassy, I am a mom, and I have 4 kids. Pretty self-explanatory.

Day 4 of 30 Blog Challenge

Day 4: 10 likes and 10 dislikes

10 Likes:

1. My husband, my kids, and my fur babies (ok, well I love them all more that like them!)

2. My closest friends

3. Photography

4. Stargazer Lilies

5. The Walking Dead

6. Trying out new recipes

7. Brush Lettering

8. Doing new DIY projects

9. Going to the beach (especially Lincoln City, OR)

10. Dr. Pepper (can’t help it, got to have this on my list of likes)

10 Dislikes:

1. Spiders

2. Snakes

3. People who use others

4. People who drive slow in the fast lane

5. Liars and Cheats

6. Small spaces

7. Laundry (come on now, who would put that on their like list)

8. Scrubbing Toilets (ha-ha yeah this is NOT a fun job when you have 3 boys)

9. People who get mad about the smallest things

10. When people talk on their cellphones while driving (those that hold the phone in their hands while driving)

Finding out our son has EoE

*Disclaimer: This is a personal blog post. Any views or opinions represented in this blog are personal and belong solely to Life of a Sassy Mom of Four. All photos are the work of Viertel Photography and Life of a Sassy Mom of Four.

Do you know what EoE (Eosinophilic esophagitis)? If not, than that’s okay, because I didn’t know what it was either, I had never heard of it before. This all started back in the beginning of March though when our son Jackson was getting sick out of the blue. There was no cause to it, no other symptoms, just throwing up anything he ate or drank. In all honesty I am surprised that he didn’t lose any weight. EoE is is a chronic, allergic inflammatory disease of the esophagus.

Day 3 of 30 Blog Challenge

Day 3: A picture of you and your friends

*Beth and I in Lincoln City, OR*

This is my best friend and sister Beth. We met about 4 years ago at our apartment complex, we are actually neighbors. Through the years we have gotten very close and consider each other family. Her children will call me auntie and my children call her auntie. I am so glad that her and I have met and have built such an amazing friendship. My life wouldn’t be the same with her not it in.

Christina and I in the Target parking lot enjoying our shopping day

This is my best friend Christina and I. This was taken back when she lived with us. She was first friends with my husband and his ex-wife. Than I came into the picture, her & I hit it off, and have been the best of friends ever since! We have had each other's back since day one and even though we are currently 1,765 miles apart (give or take some), we always know when one of us needs each other, we know what the other one is thinking, etc. I love her and her son to death and I miss them both so very much!

Day 2 of 30 Blog Challenge

Day 2: What are your nicknames and how did you get them?

I have a few nicknames that I have gotten from various family and friends through the years. My nicknames are Manda, Manda Panda, Manders, Pooh Bear or Pooh (because I love Winnie-the-Pooh, he is my favorite), and Princess (my uncle always called me this and still does to this day actually).

Day 1 of 30 Blog Challenge

Day 1: Post a picture of yourself with 10 facts

1. I am 36 years old

2. I have had 3 miscarriages – one being my oldest sons twin

3. I love to get my nails professionally done

4. Only been married once and we are still together after 11 years if marriage

5. I’m a say at home mom and love every minute of it

6. My youngest son is Level 2 Autistic

7. My two oldest sons both have ADHD

8. Photography is my favorite past time

9. I have been pen palling since I was 18 years old and have made quite a few lifelong friendships

10. I would love to have another baby, I got my tubes tiled 5 ½ years ago

30 Day Blog Challenge

Recently I tried to do a 61 Day Blog Challenge and well I didn’t do very good at keeping it up. So, this time I am going to start it off easier and do a 30-Day Blog Challenge. With the blog challenge, I see this as a clever way to have you, my readers, to get to know me just a little bit more. So, let’s get this party started shall we!