Music Monday - Dirty South Boyz

This week for Music Monday I want to take a lil break from Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac and share a special video with you. This is my son Jordan and today is his 20th birthday.... it's his twin brother Justin's birthday too...lol... but Jordan is a rap artist. He's following his dream to persue a successful career in rap music. Now rap is soooo not my thing... but I support him in his struggle.... and to honor his birthday I want to share with you a video of him performing with a group he formed a few years ago... I think he was 15 maybe 16 at the time... he works mainly on his own now... but this is the only video that I have. The boys sold everything they could get their hands on to take a trip to Atlanta to perform in a huge rap thing down there called Hood Hard.... they only had 2 microphones to share and the sound is not great... but this was their first public performance.... they were even on the radio a few times :) Jordan is in the middle. This is their performance... not bad for 3 young southern boys if you ask me :)

If you like rap and like this performance you can visit his MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/jayflow09 and hear his more current work..... he's grown a lot musically since then.

Here are The Dirty South Boyz!

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A Lil Enchanted,
~LaShan~

Blogger Buddy Award... Thank You Stacie!!!!

Stacie at Super Mommy To The Rescue has given me the Bloggie Buddy Award.... and she is definitely one of my best Bloggie Buddies..... Thank you Stacie! I am so honored to receive this and honored to be one of Stacie's best bloggie buddies. Makes me think of all the great bloggie buddies I have met through blogging.

Now I am passing this on to some of my Best Bloggie Buddies:

PJ at PJ's Prose
Storm at Confessions of a Psychotic Housewife
Kat at Candles, Crafts and WhatNot
Stace at All Stace, All The Time
Russ at Grampy and You
Maria at Conversations With Moms
Jodi at Bargain Central
Becki at Harmony In Motion
Sherri at Luv A Bargain
Jennifer at J. Leigh Designz
Melissa at Melissa's Homeschool Blog
Annie at A Nice Place In The Sun
Bingkee at I Love/Hate America
Dorothy at Grammology
Chatty at Chatty Crone
DJ at Nodin's Nest

Just want to thank you all for being the best bloggie buddies anyone could ask for! Your comments and visits mean the world to me!

A Lil Enchanted,
~LaShan~

Buckle Up!... Mercury Retrograde Is Around The Corner

Buckle up your seat belts... both actual and mental... Mercury retrograde begins on Monday. I'm terribly afraid that this one is going to be a doozy. I've been feeling the effects of it for weeks... and I'm not the only one. This is known as the "shadow phase" and can be felt for up to 3 weeks before and after the actual retrograde period. I'll bet if you think about it you've felt it too.

If you don't know already... Mercury retrograde effects all things having to do with communication and transportation and anything to do with machinery and mechanics.... which means computer issues... things getting lost in the mail... or just in translation and understanding.... telephone issues... bills getting lost... vehicle issues... being late for appointments... weakened concentration.... beware of signing contracts... read them carefully more than once..... watch other drivers on the road more carefully etc.

This retrograde period falls into Libra for the first half which is not so bad.... but it will have more of an effect on those with Libra strongly in their charts.... which is me.... I'm a Scorpio with Libra Rising and the Libra in me often outweighs the Scorpio and the Scorpio in me gets very frustrated with the Libra... it's very conflicting. But back to MR.... Libra is the sign of balance, love, beauty, introspection, money and art. So the first half doesn't sound so bad and could even bring some welcomed changes for the good (but don't let your guard down!lol).

On September 18 batton down the hatches... Mercury moves back into Virgo which is the sign of anal retentivenesss....lol.... seriously.... it's the sign of health, employment, perfectionism, daily life, routine, analysis and critical ability... and is Mercury's own sign of transportation and communication. So as you see this is where the trouble will probably lie..... like a double whammy.

This retrograde period lasts from September 7 until September 29th.... with the shadow period being from August 18 through October 18. Fortunately Mercury goes back into Libra on October 10. So to break it down Mercury turns retrograde in Libra while the Sun is in Virgo on Sept. 7, but retrogrades into Virgo at the Virgo New Moon on Sep. 18 while the Sun of course is still in Virgo. The Sun moves into Libra at the Equinox on Sep. 22 while Mercury is still in Virgo, but Mercury heads back to join the Sun in Libra on Oct. 10.

Rob Tillett from Astrology.com sums it up like this....
"It is not exactly wise to make important decisions while Mercury is retrograde, since it is likely that such decisions will be clouded by misinformation, poor communication and careless thinking. Mercury is all about mental clarity and the power of the mind, so when Mercury is retrograde these intellectual characteristics tend to be less acute than usual, as the critical faculties are dimmed. Make sure you pay attention to the small print!"
http://www.astrologycom.com/mercret.html

So be aware... be alert... and be careful! Hopefully we'll all get through this with minimal damage and upset :)

A Lil Enchanted,
~LaShan~

Friday Frustrations

My main frustration right now is Entrecard and Adgitize....grrrrr...

For the last several days EC has been working only sporadically... I've been really busy this week and have had lil time to spend visiting blogs and dropping EC's... between my computer running slow and the EC drop button not showing more than half the time it's been very difficult to get much done. Adgitize hasn't helped since they changed their list of "blogs not dropped on today" to the preferred blogs list (or whatever they are calling it)... because now it does list ones I've already clicked on so I can't even depend on that to go to unclicked ones. Also speaking of Adgitize... I've been trying for 3 months now to earn the $14 just get my ad on there.... and I'm still lacking about $5.... so I'm frustrated that it hasn't added up a lil faster.... at this rate I still won't have the complete amount even after another month :(

Another frustration.... I decided to try The Grocery Game... I've been thinking about it for awhile... this week was pay week and grocery shopping time... so Monday I signed up hoping to find great deals and make getting my list done easier and quicker. Well... it wasn't.... I spent over 6 hours on Monday getting familiar with using it (it'll be be quicker next time because I know how it works now).... and getting my coupons and list together. I was doing like it suggested and just marking my coupon flyers with the date they came in the paper... this is how they tell you where to find the coupons to get the great deals. Well it took forever to find them that way because I had to keep going back through each flyer every time I wanted to find a coupon and there were tons that I wanted to find. So most of Monday was spent getting my shopping plan ready. It also didn't help that my old printer (the only one that has ink in it) would not print my lists from the website... that would have made things much easier and faster as well. So I've decided that I need to clip all of these coupons (100's 0f them) and file them alphabetically so I can find them faster. This is a task that I've been needing to do for quite some time... and one that will take hours :( Then it took the majority of Tuesday and Wednesday to do the actual shopping because I went to 7 different stores... I got a late start on Tuesday so I had to carry it over to Wednesday... and I had to drag Steffers along which makes everything take longer.

I have to say that I did find quite a few bargains by using The Grocery Game... so we'll see how it goes next trip (in 2 weeks).... if you want to give it a try they offer a free 4 week Trial Membership... and please list me as the person who referred you ALilEnchanted@gmail.com.... I can earn free weeks of membership :)

I'm still frustrated with the condition of my home... though I've been making myself spend more time cleaning. I really need to spend some major time focusing on getting it into shape.... it's almost fall and that means fall decorating... and then Christmas decorating etc.... and I always get the cleaning bug in the fall.... most people Spring Clean.... I Fall Clean. Soooo I've been seriously considering taking a week off from blogging to focus on my home... I haven't decided yet if I can have the will power to do it....lol... but I'll let you know if I decide to go through with it. I really do need to do this. Maybe now would be a great time since EC isn't working well anyways.... but geez I'll miss everyone :( .... I'll let you know in a few days what I decide to do.

Time seems to always be my biggest frustration... I need a few clones so I can get everything done.... can they speed up the process on that clone thing??? lol

A Lil Enchanted,
~LaShan~

Random Silliness From Sarah

A couple of days ago I posted the video of Steffie in all her cuteness... so today I'll post a video of Sarah in all her silly weirdness... well you won't actually see much of Sarah... but you will hear her... this is a hilarious lil clip she that she randomly recorded one day a couple of years ago. I ran across it and just laughed really hard... because it's so her... and so silly... it may be funny to you all as well... or maybe you'll think it's just silly and stupid... but anyways here is random silly Sarah doing what she does...

Thank You August Top Droppers!

Thank you to everyone who visits my blog. I really appreciate that you take the time to stop by and to leave your wonderful comments. My August Top droppers are:

PJ's Prose	31
All Stace, All the Time	30
Momspective Reviews	29
Momspective	29
Wii Mommies	29
Luv a Bargain	29
Mom's Place	28
My Reflections and Impressions	28
Mike's Blog Marketing Tips	28
Patsy's Words of Wisdom	28

I hope everyone has a great September... I look forward to another month of your visits and especially visiting your blogs as well :)

A Lil Enchanted,
~LaShan~

All About Kids

I wanted to participate in the new meme created by Stacie at Super Mommy To The Rescue. If you would like to participate as well just click on over to her blog and grab the button.... then add your own blog to the list. I thought starting out with these lil videos of Steffie would be fun.... and I promised them yesterday... so here goes...

As promised here are a couple of short videos of Steffie singing and dancing along with her favorite Stevie Nicks song I Need To Know. She was about 2 years old and used this baby rattle for her tambourine. Notice how intently she watches Stevie's movements on the tv and tries to copy her. It's sooo adorable :) At the beginning of the Stevie concert her father comes out and says "Please welcome my daughter Stevie Nicks" and for the longest Steffie called her "my daughter Stevie Nicks"... it was sooo cute!





A Lil Enchanted,
~LaShan~

Music Monday - I Need To Know by Stevie Nicks

I Need To Know was written by Stevie's dear friend Tom Petty. I heard it for the first time when I saw the HBO Special back in 1982 and I immediately began my search to find what album this song was on. I was a fairly new Stevie fan and we didn't have the luxury of doing an internet search back then so information was a bit harder to come by... remember those days??? I searched and searched for this song along with Gold and Braid which was also on the HBO Special.... and neither was anywhere to be found other than this live concert... which was only available on video. Turned out that neither song had ever been recorded on a Stevie Nicks (or Fleetwood Mac) album.

I have loved this song since the first time I heard it... it's one of the rare few that she sings but didn't write herself.... it's just such a rocker!.... and I'm sorry Tom (Petty).... but Stevie rocked it waaaay more than you did!

This is also Steffie's very favorite Stevie song... she's been singing it since was barely 2 years old.... later I'll post a lil video of her singing it too :)... but for now here is Stevie Nicks performing I Need To Know live from the HBO Special....




Lyrics | Stevie Nicks lyrics - I Need To Know lyrics

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A Lil Enchanted,
~LaShan~

Well I'm back to my old speed of slowness which is much much better than my new speed of slowness was. Apparently the new version of Firefox which was supposed to be much faster just doesn't like my computer.... so I downgraded back to my old version and all is well... after 2 days of torture and frustration. I should have learned the first time around.

Steffie is still sick though not terribly... her cough got worse so they called her in some meds a few days ago. Then last night she woke up crying with an earache. After ibuprofen and some sweet oil drops in her ear she went back to sleep and slept well. Wish I could say the same for myself.... the last two nights I have slept terribly... dreaming of suffocating... my sinuses are horrible so I can't breathe well... especially at night... and my throat has been a bit scratchy... so I guess I have what she has. But at least we don't feel horrible... not the kind of horrible that makes you want to stay in bed all day. I called her pediatrician this morning and they're calling her in an antibiotic so hopefully that will put her back in health.

My son Jordan has been sick for 2 weeks with fever, cough and general cold and flu symptoms. He says he feels better today. If he's not noticably better by Monday I'm taking him to the health department to get checked for swine flu.... that's all we need! He's pretty much kept in his room away from the rest of us... so I don't think what we have is what he has.... he feels much worse than we do.

Adrian is off work tomorrow so Steffie will get her Daddy time... I'm sure that will make her feel better :)

A Lil Enchanted,
~LaShan~

Computer Issues

I seem to be having some computer issues. Yesterday Entrecard sent out a notice that their toolbar had been updated to work with the new version of Firefox so I upgraded both and have been having issues ever since. It's really strange though... yesterday I was having trouble getting Google and Blogspot blogs to pull up but other web sites worked fine and this was happening on Adrian's computer as well... so we assumed it was a Google issue since both are Google apps.

But this morning I'm still having a lil trouble with that... though it seems to be a lil better... at least I could log in... and hopefully this posting will go through.. what I spent time working on last night didn't save or post :( . My e-mail is also not working this morning.... don't know if it's a G-mail issue or Incredimail.... it appears to be G-mail and that would be consistent with the Google issue.


Anyone else having problems with Google apps?? I don't know how much EC dropping I'll get done today if this continues... I didn't get to finish yesterday either... but I'll keep trying.

A Lil Enchanted,
~LaShan~