About Me

 About Me
The Mom Behind the Blog
The Mom Behind the Blog

Kelli

Hi! I, Kelli, live in a small town on the coast of Southern Alabama with my husband (Ricky) of almost 11 years, our three wild and wonderfully different little boys, and one totally spoiled little dog named Annie.

Tripp turned 10 in November and is lovingly referred to as our Computer Geek.  He owns a blog called, “A Dose of Nascar… as told by a 9 year old racing fan” and has received quite a bit of fame from it.  In addition to being contacted by our local news station, he has also been interviewed by “Racing News Digest.”  Tripp is homeschooled due to his disabilities.  Tripp is Gifted and is also in the Autism Spectrum.  Throw ADD and OCD (gets them honestly) in the mix and you have my wonderful little boy!

Zack turned 8 in April.  This kid has used hair gel for two years, puts on cologne every day, owns a gold chain, and only wears button up shirts to go somewhere… unless, of course, he goes down the road to visit his friends.  Then, he goes shirtless to show off his “muscles.”  Consequently, we call him Joe Cool. ;-)

Tank is our baby.  He will turn four at the end of August.  He idolizes his brothers and follows them everywhere they go – much to their irritation and our amusement.  We consider him the Class Clown, because he loves attention and will do most anything to get it.

Ricky is a Special Education Teacher, Varsity Baseball Coach, and Freshman Football Coach at our local high school.  All of those jobs keep him busy, but when he gets a bit of freetime he makes model cars.  You can find him watching TV most evenings.

Annie is short for Little Orphan Annie.  She was found at the Mississippi/Alabama state line after Hurricane Katrina.  Annie and several of her siblings were only a couple weeks old, motherless, and homeless.  My Father-In-Law picked her out of the bunch and told us to come get her. :-)   Of course, he told us he had a Chihuahua for us… turns out he was wrong (or at least partially… she has Chihuahua IN her). LOL!  I love dogs and Annie, although I think I like her least of all five of us.  She, on the other hand, thinks the sun rises and sets with me. :-)   Good thing for her I am a softy. :-D

I am an avid reader and enjoy all things crafty like: scrapbooking, jewelry making, knitting, cross-stitching, baking, cooking, and dollhouse miniatures.  I have always been a writer, so blogging just comes naturally to me.  I post an average of 2 posts a day and typically have several giveaways running.  Ok, I admit it… I am addicted to the internet.  I have a list of over 100 sites (blogs, forums, & groups) that I visit randomly.  I also frequent Stumble, Technorati, Twitter, and FaceBook.

My family has many varied interests that keep us busy at all times.  We spend tons of time in the outdoors, but have to come in when it rains.  In the summer, you can find us in our pool during the hottest times of the day.  We also visit parks, beaches, and family regularly.

I love doing reviews and my family really likes trying new things.  So far, I don’t really have a “favorite thing to review.”  I have a varied audience of moms, homeschoolers, single women, and organizers and I try to review items that work for all of those groups.

This was hard!  LOL!  Oh, my dream review: I would love to be able to take my kids on a great vacation somewhere as that is not something we can afford to do on an Alabama Teacher’s salary.  We love our little cabin in Mississippi (not ours!  we rent it for about 200 dollars for 8 days!) but that is a relaxing time, not an adventure.  So yeah, Disney, Six Flags, Busch Gardens, a Cruise… something like that is my dream review.

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  • 1 shannon flora // Dec 4, 2009 at 10:21 am

    i love your giveaways and reviews! and your kids are soooo cute! keep up the good work

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  • 2 Danetta // Jan 14, 2010 at 8:10 am

    Hi Kelli. It’s so nice to “meet” you and your family. You have a fabulous looking family! I have a Chiweenie, named Obi, that looks very similar to that pretty pooch in your header. I have a picture of Obi uploaded to photobucket.
    http://s834.photobucket.com/albums/zz262/talonsmom731/?action=view&current=pup2.jpg
    The picture is almost 1 year old, but he still looks pretty much the same.

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  • 3 Pamela // Jan 15, 2010 at 5:32 am

    Hi Kelli,

    I am just wondering if your giveaways are open to Canadians?

    thank you

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  • 4 Shaunak Dave // Jan 22, 2010 at 10:47 am

    Hi Kelli,

    Great blog! Love your fmaily and you are a true mommie-preneur! Keep it up and wish you all the best!

    Best,
    Shaunak

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  • 5 Ms. Bibi // Jan 26, 2010 at 12:06 pm

    You ha e a wonderful family.

    I coming by after reading about you at Simple Stacy…

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    Kelli Reply:

    @Ms. Bibi, Ms. Bibi, thanks so much for visiting me! I hope you stick around a bit. :-)

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  • 6 Vanderbilt Wife // Feb 8, 2010 at 9:37 am

    Kelli, It was so nice to visit with you at Savvy Blogging. Thank you so much for your encouraging e-mail, too! Can’t wait to discuss guest posting. :)

    Love,
    jessie

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    Kelli Reply:

    @Vanderbilt Wife,

    Thanks hon!! You give me a hollar whenever!

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  • 7 Misty // Feb 11, 2010 at 7:46 pm

    love your site :)

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    Kelli Reply:

    @Misty,
    Thanks very much for your comment. :-)

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  • 8 cosmetic dentist in denver // Mar 24, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    Kelli, this is a great looking blog. I enjoy reading about your family. Keep up the great posts!

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  • 9 Oral Implant Dentist in Westchester NY // Apr 3, 2010 at 11:57 am

    I like you’re blog and you’re logo is so cute. Keep growing and I’m sure you’ll earn that vacation you want!

    Colleen

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  • 10 Jenn @ Beautiful Calling // Jun 24, 2010 at 6:38 am

    I’m completely with you on internet addiction. I can hardly remember life before internet! LOL.

    The dream vacation sounds great. Good luck!

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  • 11 Josh // Jun 29, 2010 at 7:07 am

    Hi, hope its OK to contact you here. would love to include your blog on our giveaway blog network: Giveaway Scout (http://www.giveawayscout.com). Have a look and if interested drop us a line on our contact form (http://www.giveawayscout.com/contact/). thanks, Josh

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  • 12 Marie // Jul 14, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    Love your blog–beautiful and well written. I too have three boys (aged 3 to 13), but without a dog, and love blogging too.

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    Kelli Reply:

    @Marie, Thanks so much Marie! :-) Boys are the BEST aren’t they?

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  • 13 karen // Aug 5, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    those boys make me want to pinch some cheeks…they are sooo cute!!!!

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  • 14 Michelle Ayers // Aug 7, 2010 at 5:58 pm

    Hi Kelli

    Your boys are adorable!

    Michelle

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