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Happy Mother’s Day – in St. Augusutine

May 13, 2012 By Anne

We had an early Mother’s Day last weekend. My mother in law was in town, so we took both her and my mother out to breakfast and then a tour of St. Augustine. It was a great day!

Breakfast at Georgie’s Diner. My mother is on the left.

Waiting for the trolley at The Old Jail.

Waiting at one of the trolley stops.

Stopping for a walk at the Mission of Nombre de Dios & Shrine of Our Lady of Leche.

A beautiful view of one of the many St. Augustine bridges.

The end of our trip at the Old Jail. There are so many things to do in St. Augustine. We will have a great time exploring more this summer!

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Hope you all have a wonderful Mother’s Day!

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

Super Moon w/w

May 8, 2012 By Anne

I decided to take the family to the beach Saturday night to check out the Super Moon. We looked around for shells, but only found crabs. Big crabs!! I think I like it better in the daylight!

lol, Hunter decided on the pose.

Anne

In My Way…. w/w

May 1, 2012 By Anne

Why is it all the lizards, beetles, grasshoppers and every other bug want to cross the sidewalk right as I’m running by?!

I really don’t want to step on them!

Anne

Beach Finds w/w

April 24, 2012 By Anne

I was surprised we saw two of these guys. (update: these are man-o-wars)

Love the birds!

My very first shark tooth!

Anne

Microdermabrasion

April 20, 2012 By Anne

As most you may know I am not working right now. We moved to northern Florida after living in South Florida for over 30 years.

I worked in a doctor’s office that also had a skin care clinic. I loved visiting the skin care clinic!

Katheryn is the esthetician there and she gave wonderful microdermabrasions and facials!

Fortunately we could get ours done at a great price, but was usually not the same that a full paying customer received. It depended on how much time we had to visit. Usually only a half hour at lunch was all the time I could spare.

Before the “clinic” was opened I tried one of those microdermabrasion at home kits. It had a little spinning brush and seemed to work well. That was probably 10 years ago and I am ready to check out what is new in home kits. Florida sun can damage your skin for sure. I’ve been looking around online, at sites like ShopNBC, and have found some great microdermabrasion at home kits that I might be able to use.

Basically microdermabrasion removes the top layer of skin, the dead skin. It’s a non-invasive treatment that can be done in a doctor’s office, salon, or at home. Dermabrasion is similar in procedure, but removes deeper layers. After a microdermabrsion your skin may be sensitive. I remember getting mine on a Friday and Katheryn always telling me to wear lots of sunscreen over the weekend!

I wash my face and wear sunscreen, but it’s time I got back into a routine!

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Do you microdermabrasion often?

This post brought to you by ShopNBC. Photo credit form the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.