Laura in the Motor City

National Wear Red Day – February 3rd

Laura in the Motor City — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:29 +0000

National WEAR RED DAY February 3rd, 2012 The facts are clear. More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined. Unfortunately, the killer isn’t as easy to see. Heart disease is often silent, hidden and misunderstood. The truth is: our lives are in our hands. We can stop our No. 1 killer …

Last Day of the Month GIVEAWAY for January!

Laura in the Motor City — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:16 +0000

I’ve decided to try something a little different this year, so I am implementing a last day of the month giveaway system. What does this mean? Well, dear readers, it means that on the last day of each month for the next 12 months, I will have a new giveaway. Some months it will be …

Arrietty Goodies from Disney!

Laura in the Motor City — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:44 +0000

COMING ON FEBRUARY 17TH IS “THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY” Residing quietly beneath the floorboards are little people who live undetected in a secret world to be discovered, where the smallest may stand tallest of all. From the legendary Studio Ghibli (“Spirited Away,” “Ponyo”) comes “The Secret World of Arrietty,” an animated adventure based on …

MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE ON TWITTER

Laura in the Motor City — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:02:19 +0000

“MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS” ASSEMBLE ON TWITTER MARVEL STUDIOS SPONSORS GLOBAL TWITTER CHAT WITH DIRECTOR AND CAST FOR FANS AROUND THE WORLD PARTICIPANTS GET TEASE OF “MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS” 30-SECOND SUPER BOWL SPOT AND CHANCE TO WIN PRIZES BURBANK, CALIF. (January 27, 2012)–Marvel Studios announced today that they will be sponsoring a Global Twitter Chat …

The Winter of My Stomach’s Discontent…

Laura in the Motor City — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:39:26 +0000

Last Monday was a good day. I worked from home, was super-productive, had a good homework night with the boys, put a healthy dinner on the table courtesy of my lovely Father…you get the general idea. After I put the boys to bed, Hubby went to bed too and I sat down to lose myself in a …

The Year In Review

Laura in the Motor City — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:27:18 +0000

Greetings All! 2011 was a great year for my family, my blog, and my life in general. There were some very sad moments (we’ll get to those in a bit), but overall, I am happy to have had such a blessed year. Instead of writing a traditional Christmas Letter, I decided that I would summarize …

Tech Review: HTC Rhyme

Laura in the Motor City — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:33:00 +0000

Back in October, I had the opportunity to use the HTC Rhyme during my vacation in Kissimmee. Overall, I liked the model. There were some very interesting features that I hadn’t encountered on a smart phone before, like the charm and the cool plum color. Let’s talk about some of the other features below: …

From Russia with Love – An Adoption and Travel Story (Part IX): Where IS That INS Form?!?!

Laura in the Motor City — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:51:52 +0000

Where We Left Off… We went to Russia for the first time to meet both the boys. While there, we spent time with both of them and made our official decision to adopt them both. We then headed home to finalize things in the United States and wait on one final form necessary before we …

Hello Again, Hello…

Laura in the Motor City — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:50:57 +0000

Whew! What a whirlwind the last few weeks have been. Sorry to have been absent for a while, but I took the family on vacation and part of the trip was my stint as a guest blogger on the Kissimmee Visitors Blog, which didn’t leave me much time to write for my own blog. I’ve …

Happy Birthday to a Beautiful Man…

Laura in the Motor City — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:00:30 +0000

A little fun before the mushy. When Joe asked me to marry him, he requested only 3 things – he wanted to pick the wedding date, he wanted my dress to have a train, and he wanted me to wear my hair down. I gave in on 2 of his requests – he got to …